Threading The Needle

Threading The Needle

A diverse trip through music new and old with a heavily reliance on left of center artists. Expect focused listening and new discoveries with guests regularly featured. Broadcasting on WRFI Community Radio for Ithaca 88.1 FM. wrfi.org

Episodes

April 26, 2025 119 mins

Music inspired by, influenced by or driven by the sounds of Pink Floyd 1969-1972.

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A greener time is approaching. These songs reflect that, as such.

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So many great women doing feature vocals on some of the spiritual jazz of the 70s. Here's some examples.
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March 6, 2025 119 mins

Sullen country rock, lost folk, spaced-out psych and strident indie rock to close things out.
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Picking records both weird and psychedelic, from the Acid Archives. With special guest George Johann.

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January 31, 2025 119 mins

A whole batch of oddball and left-of-center confections. Experimental, avant-garde, ambient and out-there-indie-space
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January 19, 2025 122 mins

Jangle, indie and post-punk from various scenes in the underground.
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2024 music examined, new music and archival with special guest Anna.

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December 26, 2024 116 mins

Canterbury, prog-like symptoms and art rock from the Uk, France and beyonder.

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December 5, 2024 119 mins

A batch of Brazilian, psych, indie, cosmic sounds and other others

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Interview and discussion with Chandra, with her bandmates and music played from her various recordings.
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November 24, 2024 119 mins

Special guest Nick joins me to navigate a wide array of jazz, from post-bop, to spiritual, to jazz-funk.
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November 12, 2024 120 mins

A collection of songs from my cassette stash with an emphasis on drone and lo-fi experimental plus some garagey-jangle-psych.
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November 11, 2024 119 mins

Special guest Noah joins me to run through recent joys in listening. 
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November 10, 2024 112 mins

The history of Takoma records from the early recordings of John Fahey to Robbie Basho, to Bukka White as well as Leo Kottke and Craig Leon. 
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November 10, 2024 118 mins

Back in the helm, without a guest this time, navigating favorite songs over the last 2 weeks.
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November 10, 2024 118 mins

A debut show, and a reformation, with guest Angela navigating all kinds of interesting sounds.
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May 4, 2024 116 mins

Playing the hits (so to speak) and signing off.

Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/18910010/Searching-For-A-Thread

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Free spiritual jazz, avant-garde and improvised sounds for the free thinkers among us.
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April 12, 2024 104 mins

Songs suited for sky-gazing and phenomena viewing. S  P  A  C  E  R  O  C  K.
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