Getting to the Tracks

I think sometimes about not just what I listen to but how I get to the music I listen to, how a recording ends up being a focus of my attention. For example:

▰ Taylor Deupree is often on my mind, in his capacity as a musician, and a record label owner, and the moderator of a great Discord, which is an offshoot of his record label. And he has an excellent newsletter on his process, which is how I ended up spending this afternoon listening to some forays into what he calls “digital degradation territory.” Beautiful stuff. Definitely give it a listen.

▰ It was then through another Subtack, dated earlier this month, from the musician Lia Kohl, that I came across the name Dorothy Carlos, whose Split EP, which came out in August, I’ve been listening to quite a bit:

▰ And then there’s Julian Lage doing the bluesy “Nocturne” live in Manchester, thanks to the steady feed of his YouTube channel:

▰ And the instrumental of Casual’s “That’s Bullshit,” which I sought out after a friend informed me that the rapper Saafir (who appears on the track) had died. Choice taut sampling.

▰ And a couple tracks off the upcoming Oneiris from Chloe Lula. I learned about it from her Instagram. She’s melding her cello with her interest in electronic music. Dramatic stuff.