Kexp Live Performances Podcast

On the show this time, it’s the dual drummer groove-tronica of French band Meule. Meule is an atypical power-trio. Instead of the standard drums, bass, guitar - they went with drums, drums, guitar. The two drummers face each other across the stage, and actually share a single kick-drum. The guitar player facing down-stage looks over the top of the two sets. But - very important - there is also a massive modular synth, looming behind and operated by the guitar player. It’s big enough and interesting enough to almost count as a fourth member. The band plays their blend of psych rock / kraut rock / electronica / punk with relentless momentum. Their 6 song LP 'Meule' is available on Bandcamp, and new recordings are imminent. Recorded 12/07/2022. Songs: GETAWAY FLUSH No Couchette Watch the full Live on KEXP session on YouTubeSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the show this time, it’s the dual drummer groove-tronica of French band Meule. Meule is an atypical power-trio. Instead of the standard drums, bass, guitar - they went with drums, drums, guitar. The two drummers face each other across the stage, and actually share a single kick-drum. The guitar player facing down-stage looks over the top of the two sets. But - very important - there is also a massive modular synth, looming behind and operated by the guitar player. It’s big enough and interesting enough to almost count as a fourth member. The band plays their blend of psych rock / kraut rock / electronica / punk with relentless momentum. Their 6 song LP 'Meule' is available on Bandcamp, and new recordings are imminent. Recorded 12/07/2022. Songs: GETAWAY FLUSH No Couchette Watch the full Live on KEXP session on YouTubeSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the show this time, it’s the Estonian zither songs of Duo Ruut. Duo Ruut is the stunning musical project of Estonian musicians and songwriters, Ann-Lisett Rebane and Katariina Kivi. They play a large Kannel, an Estonian Zither, while singing in harmony. They draw from Baltic traditions, but in reality they are creating a completely new sound. They have released an album - 2019’s 'Tuule sõnad,' and the EP 'Kulla kerguseks' available on Bandcamp or through their own website. Recorded 12/07/2022. Noore kuu tervitamine Tuule sõnad Veresõnad Nightingale Tantsma kutsumine Watch the full Live on KEXP session (recorded at Trans Musicales) on YouTube.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the show this time, it’s the Estonian zither songs of Duo Ruut. Duo Ruut is the stunning musical project of Estonian musicians and songwriters, Ann-Lisett Rebane and Katariina Kivi. They play a large Kannel, an Estonian Zither, while singing in harmony. They draw from Baltic traditions, but in reality they are creating a completely new sound. They have released an album - 2019’s 'Tuule sõnad,' and the EP 'Kulla kerguseks' available on Bandcamp or through their own website. Recorded 12/07/2022. Noore kuu tervitamine Tuule sõnad Veresõnad Nightingale Tantsma kutsumine Watch the full Live on KEXP session (recorded at Trans Musicales) on YouTube.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

beabadoobee is the stage name for Filipino-British artist Beatrice Laus. Her latest album 'Beatopia' is available on the independent label Dirty Hit. The music is unabashedly pop, with most songs clocking in from 2 ½ to 3 ½ minutes. She grabs your attention, hits you with the hooks, and moves on. Her light, airy delivery compliments first person lyrics about love, breakups, and magical matters of the heart. Recorded 11/21/2022. 10:36 Talk Don’t Get The Deal The Perfect Pair Watch the full Live on KEXP session on YouTubeSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

beabadoobee is the stage name for Filipino-British artist Beatrice Laus. Her latest album 'Beatopia' is available on the independent label Dirty Hit. The music is unabashedly pop, with most songs clocking in from 2 ½ to 3 ½ minutes. She grabs your attention, hits you with the hooks, and moves on. Her light, airy delivery compliments first person lyrics about love, breakups, and magical matters of the heart. Recorded 11/21/2022. 10:36 Talk Don’t Get The Deal The Perfect Pair Watch the full Live on KEXP session on YouTubeSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the show this time — try saying this band’s name ten times fast. It’s a downright disco revival with… Say She She. Say She She is a seven-piece group based in Brooklyn, and it's led by three women with awesomely powerful vocals. Their album 'Prism,' which host Larry Mizell Jr called "one of the best debuts of the year," came out last year on Karma Chief Records.  Recorded 11/17/2022. Fortune Teller Blow My Mind Forget Me Not NORMA Watch the full Live on KEXP session on YouTubeSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the show this time — try saying this band’s name ten times fast. It’s a downright disco revival with… Say She She. Say She She is a seven-piece group based in Brooklyn, and it's led by three women with awesomely powerful vocals. Their album 'Prism,' which host Larry Mizell Jr called "one of the best debuts of the year," came out last year on Karma Chief Records.  Recorded 11/17/2022. Fortune Teller Blow My Mind Forget Me Not NORMA Watch the full Live on KEXP session on YouTubeSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the show this time, it’s the power and the drama of Hartford, Connecticut’s producer-composer, Xenia Rubinos. Her album 'Una Rosa' came out in 2021 on ANTI- Records and is much more than an audio experience. You can see it for yourself on our full Live on KEXP session on YouTube.  Xenia joins DJ Albina Cabrera for this session. They discuss the choreography and performance aspects of the album, as well as how she tapped into her cultural heritage when composing. Recorded 11/04/2022. Ay Hombre Working All The Time Sacude Did My Best Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the show this time, it’s the power and the drama of Hartford, Connecticut’s producer-composer, Xenia Rubinos. Her album 'Una Rosa' came out in 2021 on ANTI- Records and is much more than an audio experience. You can see it for yourself on our full Live on KEXP session on YouTube.  Xenia joins DJ Albina Cabrera for this session. They discuss the choreography and performance aspects of the album, as well as how she tapped into her cultural heritage when composing. Recorded 11/04/2022. Ay Hombre Working All The Time Sacude Did My Best Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the show this time, it's the startling sound of future-soul wayfinder Spellling. “Spellling,” with 3 “L’s” is the name of Oakland, California artist Tia Cabral’s ambitious solo project. If you were lost in a mythical forest, or a futuristic city, or even just stumbling aimlessly somewhere along Telegraph or San Pablo Avenue in Oakland - It's not that Spellling would know the way home (though she might.) It’s that, without a doubt, she would create a pathway to somewhere, and the journey to that new place would be delightful. It would be enchanting. Her latest album is called “The Turning Wheel,” embracing - both in title and in spirit - the karmic circle of life. The music combines her flexible airy voice with mischievous harmony, synths with acoustic orchestra, and natural or supernatural topics. It's available on Sacred Bones Records. Recorded 10/29/2022. Under The Sun Always Revolution Boys At School Watch the full Live on KEXP session on YouTubeSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystu

On the show this time, it's the startling sound of future-soul wayfinder Spellling. “Spellling,” with 3 “L’s” is the name of Oakland, California artist Tia Cabral’s ambitious solo project. If you were lost in a mythical forest, or a futuristic city, or even just stumbling aimlessly somewhere along Telegraph or San Pablo Avenue in Oakland - It's not that Spellling would know the way home (though she might.) It’s that, without a doubt, she would create a pathway to somewhere, and the journey to that new place would be delightful. It would be enchanting. Her latest album is called “The Turning Wheel,” embracing - both in title and in spirit - the karmic circle of life. The music combines her flexible airy voice with mischievous harmony, synths with acoustic orchestra, and natural or supernatural topics. It's available on Sacred Bones Records. Recorded 10/29/2022. Under The Sun Always Revolution Boys At School Watch the full Live on KEXP session on YouTubeSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystu

On the show this time, it’s the potent post-punk predilections of Preoccupations. Preoccupations is a post-punk rock quartet from Calgary, Alberta.  Their latest album - “Arrangements” - is a bleak indictment of the human race, having wasted opportunities to change - now facing its own inevitable, self induced destruction.  There is no escape - “everything tastes like the bitter end.” We are hopelessly awaiting death. Self-loathing. Staring at the ash and the dust, with “catastrophe eyes.” This music is relentlessly compelling, begging the question - Why is ruin so beautiful? The record is available on Flemish Eye / Jagjaguwar. Recorded 10/28/2022. 1. Death Of Melody2. Ricochet3. Advisor4. Tearing Up The Grass Watch the full Live on KEXP session on YouTubeSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the show this time, it’s the potent post-punk predilections of Preoccupations. Preoccupations is a post-punk rock quartet from Calgary, Alberta.  Their latest album - “Arrangements” - is a bleak indictment of the human race, having wasted opportunities to change - now facing its own inevitable, self induced destruction.  There is no escape - “everything tastes like the bitter end.” We are hopelessly awaiting death. Self-loathing. Staring at the ash and the dust, with “catastrophe eyes.” This music is relentlessly compelling, begging the question - Why is ruin so beautiful? The record is available on Flemish Eye / Jagjaguwar. Recorded 10/28/2022. 1. Death Of Melody2. Ricochet3. Advisor4. Tearing Up The Grass Watch the full Live on KEXP session on YouTubeSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the show this time, it’s the infectious & ferocious power punk of Japan’s Otoboke Beaver. Otoboke Beaver is a punk rock quartet from Kyoto, Japan. They’ve got a sense of humor to complement their freak-flag feminism, and an awareness of their growing global audience. Their latest album is named 'Super Champon.' You might misread it as Super Champion - but Champon means “mixed” like the pork and seafood ramen of the same name. The self-described “Japanese girls 'knock out or pound cake' band” are incredible musicians, with a super fun inclusive energy. The record is available on Damnably and Bandcamp. Recorded 10/14/2022. I am not maternal (​ア​イ​ド​ン​ビ​リ​ー​ブ​マ​イ​母​性​) YAKITORI (​ヤ​キ​ト​リ​) I checked your cellphone (​携​帯​み​て​し​ま​い​ま​し​た​) datsu . hikage no onna PARDON? (​パ​ー​ド​ゥ​ン​) I don’t want to die alone (​孤​独​死​こ​わ​い​) Watch the full Live on KEXP session on YouTubeSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the show this time, it’s the infectious & ferocious power punk of Japan’s Otoboke Beaver. Otoboke Beaver is a punk rock quartet from Kyoto, Japan. They’ve got a sense of humor to complement their freak-flag feminism, and an awareness of their growing global audience. Their latest album is named 'Super Champon.' You might misread it as Super Champion - but Champon means “mixed” like the pork and seafood ramen of the same name. The self-described “Japanese girls 'knock out or pound cake' band” are incredible musicians, with a super fun inclusive energy. The record is available on Damnably and Bandcamp. Recorded 10/14/2022. I am not maternal (​ア​イ​ド​ン​ビ​リ​ー​ブ​マ​イ​母​性​) YAKITORI (​ヤ​キ​ト​リ​) I checked your cellphone (​携​帯​み​て​し​ま​い​ま​し​た​) datsu . hikage no onna PARDON? (​パ​ー​ド​ゥ​ン​) I don’t want to die alone (​孤​独​死​こ​わ​い​) Watch the full Live on KEXP session on YouTubeSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the show this time, it’s the punk charisma and energetic currency of Amyl and the Sniffers. Their second studio album, ‘Comfort to Me,’ came out in 2021 on B2B Records.  Along with her fellow “Sniffers,” lead singer Amy Taylor brought a snarling grimace to the KEXP Live Room from Melbourne, Australia. The band started in 2016 with an EP that they wrote and recorded in just 12 hours. That’s the same amount of time that it’d take you to listen to… like… 30 episodes of Live on KEXP! Piece of cake! Recorded 10/06/2022. Don’t Fence Me In Guided By Angels Choices Hertz Watch the full Live on KEXP session on YouTubeSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the show this time, it’s the punk charisma and energetic currency of Amyl and the Sniffers. Their second studio album, ‘Comfort to Me,’ came out in 2021 on B2B Records.  Along with her fellow “Sniffers,” lead singer Amy Taylor brought a snarling grimace to the KEXP Live Room from Melbourne, Australia. The band started in 2016 with an EP that they wrote and recorded in just 12 hours. That’s the same amount of time that it’d take you to listen to… like… 30 episodes of Live on KEXP! Piece of cake! Recorded 10/06/2022. Don’t Fence Me In Guided By Angels Choices Hertz Watch the full Live on KEXP session on YouTubeSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the show this time, it’s the epic afrobeat-rap-rock disco-garage-prog of King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. No two ways about it, this Melbourne, Australia eclectic-fusion group is one of our favorite bands out there.  And they are way out there!  You could spend years trying to decipher their messages about cuttlefish and mushrooms, or trying to successfully categorize them into some sort of rock taxonomy, or trying to nail their perfectly imperfect groove.This record (we are afraid to say their most recent - cause there might be a new one any second) is called - Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava.  It’s available on their KGLW label.  It is their 21st studio album. Annnnnd - it’s only their 5th album in a year. Recorded 10/07/2022. Ice V Iron Lung Magma Watch the full Live on KEXP session on YouTube  Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the show this time, it’s the epic afrobeat-rap-rock disco-garage-prog of King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. No two ways about it, this Melbourne, Australia eclectic-fusion group is one of our favorite bands out there.  And they are way out there!  You could spend years trying to decipher their messages about cuttlefish and mushrooms, or trying to successfully categorize them into some sort of rock taxonomy, or trying to nail their perfectly imperfect groove.This record (we are afraid to say their most recent - cause there might be a new one any second) is called - Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava.  It’s available on their KGLW label.  It is their 21st studio album. Annnnnd - it’s only their 5th album in a year. Recorded 10/07/2022. Ice V Iron Lung Magma Watch the full Live on KEXP session on YouTube  Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.