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Interview with Light Conductor: Stephen Ramsay on Vintage Synths and the End of a Trilogy

September 11, 2026

Stephen Ramsay Talks Sequence Three Ahead of the Constellation Records Release Transmission 425: Interview with Light Conductor Light Conductor complete their trilogy this September with … Read more

Steve Bates An Infinite Antenna interview

Steve Bates on Static, Radio Dials and His New Album An Infinite Antenna: Interview

September 10, 2026September 9, 2026

The Montreal sound artist on punk beginnings, field recordings and his second Constellation album Transmission 423: Interview with Steve Bates Steve Bates is a Montreal-based … Read more

Lawrence English

Lawrence English On Acid Nostalgia In The Rest Is My Ghost

September 2, 2026

De-Contouring History Through Sound With Lawrence English Transmission 420: Interview with Lawrence English Lawrence English released The Rest Is My Ghost on 7 August 2026 … Read more

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Jon Spencer on Personal Loss, Protest and Rock and Roll’s Fighting Spirit

August 5, 2026

The garage rock veteran discusses his new Shove Records album, out June 12, 2026 Transmission 414: Interview with Jon Spencer Jon Spencer has been one … Read more

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EbE404 Talks “Grass Time,” CARTHAGE Remix, and Three Years of Silence

July 30, 2026

EbE404 Premieres CARTHAGE Remix Ahead of Cortisol LP Transmission 410: Interview with EbE404 EbE404 is a Minneapolis-based post-industrial and dark ambient artist. Growing up surrounded … Read more

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Punk Pop Pioneers Shonen Knife on Reworking a Lost Classic

July 10, 2026

Naoko Yamano remembers Osaka’s punk beginnings and the tribute album that reached Redd Kross Transmission 403: Interview with Shonen Knife Naoko started Shonen Knife in … Read more

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Modesty Blaise’s “Melancholia” at 25: An Interview with Jonny Collins

July 8, 2026June 22, 2026

PREMIERE – Jonny Collins talks about baking old master tapes, broken cello strings and the sessions behind a baroque pop masterpiece. Transmission 393: Interview with … Read more

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Kush Arora Interview: Only Now, Jaijiu, and the Making of Rebel Cry

June 18, 2026

Only Now and Jaijiu Talk Rebel Cry, Congolese Production, and Making Records Without Meeting Transmission 390: Interview with Only Now + Kush Arora is a Bay … Read more

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BIG|BRAVE Interview: Building Biomes Out of Distortion

June 15, 2026June 15, 2026

Robin Wattie and Mathieu Ball on their tenth album for Thrill Jockey, out 12 June 2026 Transmission 387: Interview with BIG|BRAVE BIG|BRAVE are a trio … Read more

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hackedepicciotto on LICHTUNG: Settlement, Liberation, and the Language of Madness

June 14, 2026

Alexander Hacke and Danielle de Picciotto on settlement, German poetry, and the emotional weight of departure Transmission 386: Interview with Alexander Hacke and Danielle Depicciotto … Read more

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Dowser Interview, Inside the Unconscious Sound Collective 

June 8, 2026June 7, 2026

Hiroyuki Nagashima on Dowser and Schema 1+2  Transmission 381: Interview with Dowser Hiroyuki Nagashima formed Dowser in the late 1980s, during Japan’s economic bubble, when … Read more

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Blake Watt Talks Family Stereo Debut Album The Thread on Bella Union

May 24, 2026

Family Stereo Interview: Blake Watt on Drums, Drama, and Folk Songwriting Transmission 372: Interview with Family Stereo Family Stereo is the recording alias of Blake … Read more

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Point Line Plane Interview: Portland’s Synth and Drums Duo Reopens the File

April 24, 2026April 24, 2026

Nate Carson and Joshua Blanchard on two decades away, Haunters outtakes, and the Skin Graft pressing. Transmission 347: Interview with Point Line Plane Point Line … Read more

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American Lips Interview: The Anti-Burnout Manifesto Behind On Strike!

December 17, 2025

Sebastien Grainger Discusses the Oct 29 American Lips Release Transmission 296: Interview with American Lips American Lips is a trans-continental garage-punk unit comprising Sebastien Grainger … Read more

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Interview with EarthBall: Psychedelics, Nanaimo Noise, and Basement Jams

April 27, 2026December 8, 2025

EarthBall on Improvising Outside Over There for Upset The Rhythm Transmission 292: Interview with EarthBall EarthBall is a Canadian quintet operating out of the industrial … Read more

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Dave Pen Talks ‘Life Inside The Feeder Mind’ and DIY Recording Process

April 27, 2026November 30, 2025

Dave Pen Discusses Modern Anxiety and Self-Production in New Interview Transmission 291: Interview with Dave Pen Dave Pen is a British vocalist and guitarist whose … Read more

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Interview with The Flowering Eyeballs on Sudden Ray

November 10, 2025November 10, 2025

Magical Tea and Improv: Discussing The Flowering Eyeballs first “proper” studio album, Sudden Ray Transmission 283: Interview with The Flowering Eyeballs The Flowering Eyeballs is … Read more

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Interview with Light Conductor: Stephen Ramsay on Vintage Synths and the End of a Trilogy

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