Actress's Statik!

Hi everyone,

New album, composed in an extensive "flow state," pushes into all sorts of strange, delightful spaces. Oh what fun!

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Shpongle's Live at The Roundhouse London 2008!

Hi everyone,

16 years on SpiritPlants Radio! Wowee-zowee again! As a fun treat, & calling back to my first show as I like to do, here is this brilliant live set from this wonderful group! Give Shpongle a try! You won't go back :)

Happy anniversary, SPR!

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John Zorn's Ballades & Lamentations!

Hi everyone,

John Zorn's 2024 Ballades & Lamentations are the last two of wonderful run of Zorn brilliance I've been featuring on this show recently. Mr. Zorn is 71 years old & brilliant as ever. Find the deep comfort here, if you need it . . . 

PeaceNstarZ,

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John. Zorn's Nothing Is As Real As Nothing!

Hi everyone,

Free Jazz Collective writes: "Composed by, arranged by, and produced by John Zorn, the music on Nothing Is As Real As Nothing continues Zorn’s exploration of music for guitar. Zorn brings together three guitarists, Bill Frisell, Gyan Riley, and Julian Lage, all outstanding musicians on their own right, to perform compositions that blend their contributions together in gentle undulating lines - lines that bring to mind sea journeys and distant shorelines."

This music calmed me this week, when nothing else could. Where there's life, there's hope.

PeaceNstarZ,

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John Zorn's New Masada Quartet, Volume Three!

Hi everyone,

This record was recorded live on May 24, 2024 at Roulette in Brooklyn, New York. Crazy but playful. Master jazz players at work. Wish I'd been there!

PeaceNstarZ,
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John Zorn's New Masada Quartet, Volumes One & Two!

Hi everyone,

In 2019, Zorn formed the New Masada Quartet with Julian Lage (guitar), Jorge Roeder (bass), and Kenny Wollesen (drums). They rework tunes from the original Masada from the 1990s. Honestly, though, I don't think you need to know any of that to enjoy this wild, wonderful music!

PeaceNstarZ,

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John Zorn & Bill Laswell's Memoria!

Hi everyone,

John Zorn & Bill Laswell are two of my favorite human beings & Artists, & I LOVE that they are friends & collaborators. Last year they released the beautiful tribute Memoria, dedicated to Pharoah Sanders, Milford Graves, & Wayne Shorter, & my heart will filled new. Above is a shot of them in 2022 arriving to perform TURBINES at Sessions | Gagosian Premieres (bonus track on show, plus a couple of other treats). Shabby coolness was never so cool ;)

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