I have to confess, I am really not that crazy about music labels. Especially, in this current age where so many diverse sounds, textures, and cultures can be woven into any one composition, labeling can become a fool’s game trying to dissect and tease out an array of singular terms that are meaningless individually and confusing as a collection. Too often, I find they get in the way of appreciating music for what it is. I often remind myself to just listen and hold off on the labels. This week’s show illustrates the challenge of labels by playing music that combines and also transcends a number of musical categories...is it ambient?...folktronica?...experimental?...progressive?...all the above, none of the above? Ultimately, you decide. Join me this week as we listen to music that spans the greater textural and sonic landscape defying, I hope, simple description.
Lend an open ear and listen live on Tuesday at 9AM, if you can. Also, don't forget that you can listen to all of the music from last week's “Alloy Goes to the Grammys” show right from the comfort of your browser (click here). Thanks for listening! (This week's show artwork, “ambiguous” is by yours truly.)