Different Noises

This collection traverses a diverse sonic landscape, blending gritty, guitar-driven intensity with introspective, atmospheric textures. It moves fluidly between raw, high-energy performances and moments of contemplative, melodic stillness, creating a tapestry that feels both unrefined and carefully put together. By weaving together elements of post-punk, experimental folk, and hypnotic soundscapes, the playlist captures a compelling tension between urgency and reflection, resulting in an evocative and unpredictable listening experience.
PLAYLIST
Ed Kuepper - Also Sprach The King Of Euro-Disco (Edit) - The Exploding Universe - Live
Fancy Weapon - Buddy’s Echo - Fancy Weapon
Cinder Well - Beyond The Pale - A Blooming Body
Lawrence English - One Line Sky (alone) - The Rest Is My Ghost
Chat Pile - Deep Blue - Who Loves The Sun
Dominic Carlton Jones - Song For Matthew - Song For Matthew
Elina Felice - Bury Me - Bury Me
Thætas - Dhuka - The Irredeemable Age
Spiral Galaxy - Future Fauna - II
Thrum - Here I Am - Rifferama
Pirámides - Mas Da Una Bandesra - El Bienestar del Espíritu
Thee Holy Brothers - High In My Balloon - High In My Balloon.
Jah Wobble and Tian Qiyi - Tomorrow Never Knows - Mystic Liverpool: The Beatles’ Psychedelic Psongbook
Laughing Clowns - Eternally Yours - Law Of Nature
Martin Green - The Disappearing Platelayer (featuring Moff Skellington) - The Martin Green Machine: First Sighting
Green Desert Water - Eerie Meadows - Eerie Meadows
TFS - Bumma Sanger - Deep States
Nick Batterham - As The Days Progress - RONE • HOME
Tönky Hönk - Hush - The EP
Nick Batterham - La Petite Mort - La Petite Mort
The Junta - Night of The Junta - Exposure
Smoked Salmon - Fix Me Up - Totally Sick!!
Moff Skellington - Sinister Box Puller - Dawn Ablutions
The Go-Betweens - Mrs Morgan (Acoustic) - G Stands For Go-Betweens: The Go-Betweens Anthology - Volume 3
Danny Short - Wish Me Luck - HALT
The Dream Syndicate - How Did I Find Myself Here - Live Through the Past, Darkly
Things Of Stone And Wood - Fade Away - Rae Street
Salem Trials - Nothing Left Inside - TELL
 

This playlist presents a compelling cross-section of contemporary creative music, bridging the pioneering electric fusion of the late 1960s with the sophisticated and fluid improvisations of 2026. At its core, this selection celebrates the “collaborative impulse” The music here traverses the boundary between the composed and the unscripted. By juxtaposing the foundational studio-as-instrument techniques developed by Miles Davis and Teo Macero with the modern approaches of labels like 577, Adhyâropa, and Libra, this sequence highlights a group of artists who use the jazz idiom not as a static historical artifact, but as an ever-shifting architecture for personal expression and sonic exploration.
PLAYLIST
Nduduzo Makhathini “Tethered” from The Myth We Choose (Blue Note Records) 00:00
Matthew Putman, Hill Greene, Francisco Mela “Hidden Secrets” from Bright Sun Outside (577 Records) 05:34
Steve Khan “Green Room” from Green Room - Ralph Towner | A Tribute (Blue Canoe Records) 15:15
The Pentland Bergonzi Quartet “O Hey, Earthling. Salut!” from Windward (GroundTone Records) 23:23
Satoko Fujii Orchestra Kobe “After The Storm 3” from After The Storm (Libra Records) 28:55
Ilaria Capalbo “Ode” from The Brightest Sun (Bluenord Records) 38:57
Nicola Miller’s Living Things “Spit!” from SPIT! (Watch That Ends The Night Records) 44:49
Brent Birckhead “Cacao” from Exchange, Live At The Keystone Korner (Self Released) 54:55
Satoko Fujii’s Bunker Ulmenwall Orchestra “Yamantaka” from Bunker Unmenwall Orchestra (Libra Records) 1:09:10
Mary Halvorson & Ambrose Akinmusire “Slo-Mo Neon Luminate Hoverings” from Slo-Mo Neon Luminate Hoverings (Nonesuch Records) 1:20:45
Elsa Nilsson Band Of Pulses “Andetag” from Liminal (Adhyâropa Records) 1:28:26
Miles Davis “Sanctuary ” from The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions (Columbia/Legacy) 1:35:37
Miles Davis “Recollections” from The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions (Columbia/Legacy) 1:46:31

There is no uniform template here. Instead, you are invited to navigate an unpredictable sequence that moves effortlessly from raw underground punk and heavy, atmospheric metal to intricate avant-garde jazz, roots-driven dub, and classic Australian indie-pop. Along the way, the journey dives into intimate acoustic demos, sweeping cinematic soundtracks, and literary chamber folk. Prepare to have your expectations continuously reset by a selection that thrives entirely on contrast, texture, and creative independence.
PLAYLIST
Scatter - Punching Deck - Tech Hell Cyber Thrash
The Junta - Mother (feat. Loop-aznavour) - Euphoria
Moff Skellington - Hide the fizzy truth - Derti Berlap
Foreign Film - Santa Carla - A Love Letter
The Greenberry Woods - Very Good Year - It’s All Good Sugar
Shannon Jae Ridout - The Day I’ve Had Enough - Two Busted Boots And A Broken Heart
The McDades - Dance Around The Spinning Wheel - Thread The Light
Carol Martini - Mosquito Bite Blues - Running Out Of Pockets
Make - Forking Paths - Exegesis At The End Of The World
MV Wells - Stone That Was Thrown - Le Dauphin
Oopsie Daisies - I’m Gonna Tell My Therapist About You - HAGS
Blood Incantation - Dawn - All Gates Open (Original Sound Track)
Helen Svoboda - Veins (feat. Selma Savolainen) - Headwater
K Trio - Dickens on Friday - Parientes De La Vida
Dubmatix - Dread Frequency - Dread Frequency
Deardarkhead - In Another Life - The Pendulum Swings
Ashley Naylor - Racing Time - Racing Time
Julia Greenberg - Born Sentimental - Born Sentimental
Joey’s Coop - In The Pines - Sawdust Memories
Huxton Creepers - King Of The Road - 12 Days To Paris
Dren McDonald - Fading (Featuring Sophia James) - Vox Pterous
The Junta - Stop The World (Feat. Ian Moss) - Euphoria
The Go-Betweens - In Her Diary (Acoustic Demo) - G Stands For Go-Betweens: The Go-Betweens Anthology - Volume 3
Danny Short - Drunk Again Blues - Halt!
Robinson Kirby - Somebody Else - Gone
Joan As Police Woman - We Don’t Own It - Real Life Evolution
Norman Meehan, Hannah Griffin, Bill Manhire - Little Prayers - Little Prayers
Fucked Up - Monkey Meets The Dragon - Year Of The Monkey

This selection of tracks from new releases charts a vivid course through the expansive world of contemporary jazz and avant-garde improvisation, seamlessly blending fiery genre fusions with deep, atmospheric explorations. From the vibrant, polyrhythmic energy of Latin-infused big bands to the stark, boundary-pushing textures of free improvisation and cross-cultural instrumentation, the music constantly shifts between structured elegance and raw, spontaneous dialogue. Featuring an eclectic mix of international masters and visionary collectives, the playlist serves as a compelling testament to the limitless possibilities of modern jazz, where traditional boundaries dissolve in favour of bold sonic curiosity and profound emotional intensity.
PLAYLIST
Conrad Herwig “Litha” from The Latin Side of Chick Corea (Savant Records) 00:00
Early Times “Succubus” from Border Crossings (Dealers Choice Records) 06:46
Mario Mocho and Jorge Torrecillas “Kochi” from Mata Natsu (dForma) 16:41
Camilla Nebbia and Chris Corsano “A Paper Cut In Smoke” from Six Or Seven Ways Towards Becoming Undone (Relative Pitch Records) 25:39
Greg Kelley and Yoona Kim “Dispute” from Distractions For Trumpet And Ajaeng (Relative Pitch Records) 37:37
Luciana Bass, Ezekiel Jaime, Federico Isasti “Con los huevos alimento a las víboras” from Vi La Pampa Arder (Relative Pitch Records) 52:24
Ochibo no ame “Studio Recording (Excerpt)” from Studio Recording (Relative Pitch Records) 1:03:44
Jorge Torrecilas Pablo Vázquez, Marcelo von Schultz “Caliope” from physis (Plus Timbre) 1:17:49
Armen Donelian “Inverted Reality” from Inquiry (Sunnyside Records) 1:22:42
Rosino Serrano & Orquesta Moderna “Concierto para piano y big band “Escenas de una ciudad” from Coalescencia : Music by Alex Mercado (Fonarte Latino S.A. de C.V. ) 1:33:51
Ben Ferrell “Song For Stilgar” from Sextet (Adhyâropa Records) 1:49:18
Miles Okazaki “Thermopolis” from Boomtown (Pi Recordings) 1:59:29

This collection of tracks brings together an incredibly wide mix of styles, eras, and sounds. It jumps from the raw energy of industrial punk and electronic beats to the quiet precision of classical string quartets and chamber music. Alongside stripped-back acoustic demos and personal song-writing, there are eccentric spoken-word pieces, creating a balance between dark, heavy moods and dry, deadpan humour. Held together by independent storytelling, this list explores everything from deep vulnerability and memories to bold musical experimentation. This is the future of quality music.
PLAYLIST
DEAFKIDS - CICATRIZES - CICATRIZES DO FUTURO
DEATĦ B¥ LØVE - Cosmic Power - 444
Replaced By Robots - Replaced By Robots - Replaced By Robots
Keir Gogwilt - Otra Llrona - The Zarabanda Variations
Moff Skellington - Sponsor Me Missus - A Slapstick Life
Mekons - The Western Design (Version) - Horrorble
Jacqui Hunt - Mother - Desiderium
The Joy Thieves - I’ll Be Your Hammer (radio edit) - Apocalypse Pending
Barb Waters - Farmer’s Wife - Single
Moff Skellington - One Broken Ankle - A Slapstick Life
Jade String Quartet - String Quartet No. 1 : Mvt 1-7 - Melencolia
Alec Ilyine - Mekong Meanders - Drift Lines
Peter Hammill - The Comet, The Course, The Tail - Been Alone So Long (The Naked Songs Tour, Bremen, 1985)
Peter Hammill - Curtains - A Headlong Stretch: The Fie! Albums 1992-1996 (2026 Remaster)
Moff Skellington - Fragile Comfort Seeker - A Slapstick Life
Erin Propp - Alert To Glory - The Longing Years
Things Of Stone And Wood - You’d Gone Before You Went - Rae Street
Things Of Stone And Wood - The Windmills Turn - Rae Street
Dave Graney and Clare Moore - People I Think About - Laburnum of the Mind
Moff Skellington - Remembering A Slapstick Life - A Slaptick Life
The Go-Betweens - Girl Lying A Beach (acoustic demo) - G Stands For Go-Betweens: The Go-Betweens Anthology - Volume 3
Danny Short - Swimming - Halt!
Smoked Salmon - Shine Some Darkness On Me - Totally Sick!!
The Nearly Brothers - Stung - You Can’t Hide From Your Yesterdays

This playlist brings together a blend of contemporary jazz, avant-garde improvisations, and expansive orchestral textures from across the globe. Seamlessly shifting between intimate duos, driving quintets, and the rich, layered dynamics of modern big bands, the collection celebrates both the precision of meticulous composition and the raw freedom of sonic exploration. From hushed, atmospheric soundscapes and deeply personal improvisations to vibrant dialogues, these tracks showcase a diverse spectrum of visionary musicians pushing the boundaries of their craft. It is an immersive journey designed for deep listening, where tradition meets innovation and every piece tells its own compelling, wordless story.
PLAYLIST
Ralph Alessi “A Sun That Never Sets” from A Sun That Never Sets (ECM Records) 00:00
Columbia Icefield “Howard Beach” from A Silence Open (Out Of Your Head Records) 06:40
Flavio Zanuttini “Introito” from Requiem For Democracy (Aut Records) 18:34
Giovanni Nardiello “A.O.E.” from Perspectives (Aut Records) 24:42
Miguel Zenón and Barcelona Art Orchestra “Xiuxiueix - Esglai” from Expressions (Miel Music) 36:29
Brad Goode Quintet featuring Ernie Watts “Half Moon” from Live Your Dream - Live at North Street Cabaret (Origin Records) 52:11
Graziano Gatti Quadri & Massimo Betti Nest Duo “L’è stacc ol vent” from A Whisper Of Roots (Aut Records) 1:03:20
Cipher “Lean In” from Lean In (Smeik) 1:11:10
Darren Pickering Small Worlds “Taylor Time” from Three (Rattle Records) 1:16:12
Nils Berg & Norrbotten Big Band “Hunden” from Paid To Cry (Hoob Records) 1:24:36
Pritesh Walia & Henry Godfrey Jazz Orchestra “Hopetown” from Journey To Nowhere (Self Released) 1:30:58
Tom Challenger & Evan Parker “May Spring Last A Lifetime (Excerpt) from May Spring Last A Lifetime (False Walls) 1:43:56

A playlist built on sharp sonic contrasts and unpredictable shifts through the fringes of independent music. This collection moves from jagged math-rock and blistering, chaotic noise to sophisticated pop-rock and avant-garde jazz. Balancing raw, underground intensity with moments of quiet melody and atmospheric dread, it is put together for listeners who prefer musical whiplash over predictable playlists.
PLAYLIST
The Freqs - John Travolta - No God On The Gold Coast
Stereo Listening Booth - Broken Reeds - STREET ep
Fancy Weapon - 27 Minutes - 27 Minutes
Smoked Salmon - Self Replicator - Totally Sick!!
The Spongetones - (I Really Need) To Kiss You - (I Really Need) To Kiss You
Danny Short - You Left In Style - You Left In Style
Joan As Police Woman - I Defy feat. Krystle Warren - Real Life Evolution
Huxton Creepers - My Cherie Amour - 12 Days To Paris
Godthyrmm - Truth In My Own - Projections
Diminishing - Part II - The Outcome
Fowl Weather Vein - Nothing We Can Do But Wince - Fowl Weather Vein
Party Dozen - Special Unit - Special Unit
Party Dozen - Mad Rooter - Mad Rooter/Ghost Rider
Party Dozen - Ghost Rider - Mad Rooter/Ghost Rider
Lydia Lunch + Marc Hurtado - Ghost Rider - Metempsychosis- Reincarnate the Music of Alan Vega + Suicide
Dubmatix - Black Market Dub - Rebel Massive
Ava Shadmani - Shemshai II - Yesterday’s Seven Thousand Years
The Go-Betweens - Getaway (Acoustic Demo) - G Stands For Go-Betweens: The Go-Betweens Anthology - Volume 3
Dave Graney and Clare Moore - Little Bands Suck - Laburnum Of The Mind
Peter Hammill - I Will Find You - A Headlong Stretch: The Fie! Albums 1992-1996 (2026 Remaster)
Moff Skellington - Paperboy And Chelsea Bun - Dawn Ablutions
Stereo Listening Booth - Red Lines - STREET ep
Danny Short - Watching Rainbows - You Left In Style
Highbush Caribou - Matter - Matter
The Dream Syndicate - Glide (Live from WXPN, Philadelphia, 2019) - Live Through The Past Darkly
Mercedes Brown - Playing With Fire - Light The Fire
Wooden Overcoat - Heaven Right Now - Hello Sunbeam
Dan O’Farrell & The Difference Engine - Hang Me on The Wall - Hang Me on The Wall
Ornette Coleman - We Now Interrupt For A Commercial - New York Is Now
Salem Trials - Wicked King Wicker - Fingerprint On A Blind Eye

The conventional meets the experimental with a mix of new releases including three new ones from Ivo Perelman and some archive UK jazz from a band that never got around to releasing an album in their lifetime. A spicy mix of straight ahead jazz together with the best in current improvisation.
PLAYLIST
Rich Willey “Hip, Slick & Cool” from Laid Back Volume One (Boptism) 00:00
Paul Hecht “My Chromatic Romance” from Pyrography II (ears&eyes) 09:15
Le Boeuf Brothers “In Captivity” from Off Centre (SoundSpore Records) (18:34)
Ivo Perelman, Elliott Sharp, Cyro Baptista “Sacred Geometry of the Tropics” from Traicontagon (defkaz Records) 24:16
Audrey Lauro, Christian Pruvost, Peter Orins “Dans-sons as we are” from Dans-sons as we are (circum-disc) 38:28
Ivo Perelman and Damon Smith “Five” ftom Duologue 6 : Core Of Existence (Squidnote) 52:17
Hernán Cassibba “Resistencia” from Nuevos Aires (ears&eyes) 1:09:24
Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Bobby Kapp “One Sense” from Synesthesia (defkaz Records) 1:16:34
Alan Skidmore’s Tenor Tonic “That’s My Life- Here And Now” from That’s Our Life (Jazz In Britain) 1:32:48
Paul Dunmall “I Am Afraid To Speak” from Afraid To Speak (Discus Music) 1:51:10

This playlist is a diverse collection of contrasting textures, bringing together driving punk, abrasive post-rock, and avant-garde jazz alongside quiet acoustic folk and experimental electronica. The track selection moves between heavy, rhythmically dense instrumentation and fragile, stripped-back arrangements. Rather than sticking to a single style, the compilation shifts between different atmospheres, moods, and musical traditions to create a varied listening experience from start to finish.
PLAYLIST
Johann Kloos - Wartime
Big | Brave - in grief or in hope
Crow - Skyline -
Dad Fight - Reality Check
Meanies - Blacklist
Alexandria Maillot - Cherry Pit
Severed Heads - The Voice Of Russia (Perth)
Burial Clouds - Eyes Without Light
Celestial Power - Politics of Ecstasy
Roma Amor - Into The Wood
Peter Black - Dressing Gown Blues
Columbia Icefield - El Derecho 4
Luciano Bagnasco - 2da. parte
Peter Hobbs - Noctural Hive Mind
Julia Greenberg - Sometimes The Sea
Jordan White - Left Arm Orthodox
GEINS’T NAÏT & LØ - Prag Teshima
Empire Child - By Boat
Gustavo Cortiñas - Dialogue With The Ancestors (iii)
DUAL - Becket/Rabascall/Vieira - La Part Animal
Michael F. Williams - Ascension
Amsterdam Klezmer Band - Diaspora Tanz
The Go-Betweens - Don’t Touch Anything (Acoustic)
Asteroid Ekosystem - Sounds Have Dreams/A Slower Dance
Dave Graney and Clare Moore - Laburnum Of The Mind
 

This weeks playlist highlights musical contrast and deep ensemble chemistry. The selection begins with hypnotic grooves, cinematic depths, and global, prayerful textures, before navigating lyrical introspection and evocative writing. The second half features a run of heavy-hitters, including fiery electric fusion live from Montreal, precise chamber-jazz, and intimate hard-bop recorded straight from the bandstand. The music then pushes into avant-garde free-improvisation, dynamic big-band arrangements of archival masterpieces, and a monumental, 24-minute performance captured live at a legendary jazz shrine.
PLAYLIST
Jeff Parker ETA IVtet “Happy Today” from Happy Today (International Anthem/Nonesuch Records) 00:00
Hayes Greenfield “Film Noir” from Painting In Sound (Sunnyside Records) 20:23
Ize Trio “Stars” from Global Prayer (Self Released) 27:33
Randy Ingram “Aloft” from Sound Within (Chill Tone) 37:07
Randy Trubitt “PTW” from (Peace is Not) An Awful Lot to Ask (Signbearer Records) 42:22
James McClure “iBhengezo” from A dizziness from the unsaid (MOLK Records) 51:21
Miles Davis “Speak (That’s What Happened)” from What It Is: Montreal 7/7/83 (Live) (Columbia/Legacy) 58:15
Steve Swallow “Six” from Winter Songs (ECM Records) 1:10:40
Ted Chubb “Little Flower Girl” from Live at The Statuary (Circle 9) 1:15:58
Juanma Trujillo, Kenneth Jiménez, Vasco Trilla “Breaking Statues” from Nada es Nada (Ramble Records) 1:23:52
Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra “Tattooed Bride” from Ellington Masterworks (MCG Jazz) 1:32:32
Immanuel Wilkins “Composition IX” from Immanuel Wilkins Quartet: Live At The Village Vanguard (Blue Note Records) 1:44:40