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
New primitive (and some old) folk music with special guest artists Glenn Jones & Liam Grant.
Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/22505037/Threading-The-Needle
Underground post-punk, dub, pop, experimental and all-around production chameleon Brenda Ray explored in depth.
Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/22287842/Threading-The-Needle
Non-rock "solo" artists multi-tracking suites of sound on their very own.
Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/22368163/Threading-The-Needle
Exploring some new records making into Dusty's home.
Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/22296967/Threading-The-Needle
Italian music. Avant-garde, minimal, fusion, psych and experimental
Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/22154263/Threading-The-Needle
When indie went psychedelic, when psychedelic whent indie in the 90s.
Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/22084628/Threading-The-Needle
Curious pulls sparked by space rock, kosmische, lo-fi 4th world, library music, free folk and cosmic avant-garde.
Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/22014035/Threading-The-Needle
Free and improv jazz from the 60s to the 80s, as inspired by the newly published book Now Jazz Now.
Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/21942909/Threading-The-Needle
UK Dubbed up post-punk and arty rock. With a dash of Jamaican dub in between
Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/21872894/Threading-The-Needle
Electronica inspired fusions of cosmic interplay, synthy ideas and folky curiosities
Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/21804650/Threading-The-Needle
As it says, favorite new music I heard in 2025 as well as some amazing archival releases, first released to vinyl in 2025
Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/21732899/Threading-The-Needle
Abstract, drone and experimental folk bands and projects from the 1990s and early 00s
Playlist: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/21670556/Threading-The-Needle
Where jazz-rock, fusion and krautrock meet plus another healthy dose of eastern and African influence.
Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/21601107/Threading-The-Needle
Refried and once fried, oddballs and wunderkinds from near and far.
Playlist: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/21532742/Threading-The-Needle
An international sound excursion making some stops in familiar territories.
Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/21462534/Threading-The-Needle
A little trip down the UK popsike, rock and pop trailway from the late 1960s.
Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/21393259/Threading-The-Needle
Some synthesized sounds throughout the ages. Modern and old
Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/21324206/Threading-The-Needle
During the WRFI fundraiser, special guest Angela was brought in to be delighted and horrified by a batch of weirdo selections. Actual gong in effect!
Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/21272167/Roundabout
Country rock, psychedelic rural sounds and far-out torch songs.
Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/21256072/Threading-The-Needle
A diverse look into weirdo rhythms in jazz, fusion, avant-garde, synth and post-punk.
Playlist: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/21188236/Threading-The-Needle
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