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Raga of the spine, stretched like honey dripping, body-recalibration drones. The Mexico-born, Chicago-based visual and sound artist discusses three important albums.

Rocio's picks:

Weyes Bluhd – Strange Chalices Of Seeing
Carl Stone – Mom's
David First – Privacy Issues (droneworks 1996 – 2009)

Rocio's debut album, Invisible Miracles, is out now on Monastral. Check it out over here. Rocio has a website and is also on Instagram.

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Matt's picks:

This Heat – Deceit
Mindflayer – Take Your Skin Off
Ultralyd – Chromosome Gun

The excellent new album by Sly & The Family Drone, titled Gentle Persuaders, is out now. Head over to Bandcamp to buy it, and have a peek at what the band are up to on Facebook.

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Fez spoilers, triphop Americana, musings on completionism. The composer and multi-instrumentalist talks about three important albums.

Cee's picks:

Darren Korb – Bastion OST
Disasterpeace – Fez OST
Tomáš Dvořák – Machinarium OST

Connect with Cee via Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, and support their work on Patreon. Be sure to check out their wonderful album The King over on Slip. Read a mammoth ATTN interview with Cee right here.

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Unprecedented Oud, the phenomenal character of the Čahārgāh, blending tradition and technology. The Iraqi multi-instrumentalist discusses three important albums.

Khyam's picks:

1) Jamil Bashir – Ud traditionelle en Iraq - évocations modales - Arabesques 4

2) Mohammad Reza Shajarian – Dastan

3) Wendy Carlos – Beauty In The Beast

Keep up to speed with all of Khyam's latest activities over at his official website.

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Sneaking into the galaxy bar, bubbles in the park, 69 occurrences of time. The Brussels-based composer talks about three important albums.

Christina's picks:

1) Laurie Spiegel – The Expanding Universe

2) Vangelis – Opéra Sauvage

3) Hiroshi Yoshimura – Green

Read more about Christina and her music over on her website and on Bandcamp, and keep up to date with her latest happenings on Facebook.

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Lobster spaceships, unleashing the beast, flying capos. Ben Chasny talks about three albums that informed his Hexadic System.

Ben's picks:

1) Khanate – Things Viral

2) Fushitsusha – The Caution Appears

3) Morton Feldman – Triadic Memories

For more on Six Organs On Admittance, head over to the official website or the Six Organs Bandcamp. Be sure to dive deep into the Hexadic section on his site too.

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Synth jams in the coal shed, collective escape, drum machine rebellion. The Sheffield-based artist discusses three important albums.

Mark's picks:

1) African Head Charge – Off The Beaten Track

2) Alternative TV – Vibing Up The Senile Man (Part One)

3) Unique 3 – Jus' Unique

Keep up to speed with Mark's exhibitions and performances over at his website.

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High vibration resonance, nostalgia in dub, ecstatic dancing. The Oakland-based composer discusses three important albums.

Zachary's picks:

1) Linton Kwesi Johnson – LKJ In Dub

2) Sun Ra – Atlantis

3) Éliane Radigue – Naldjorlak I II III

You can find Zachary's music over on Bandcamp. For more on Black Spirituals, head over to their website or to the SIGE Records Bandcamp.

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Creation in solitude, human connection, rhythms in collision. The Norwegian composer / singer discusses three important albums.

Hanne's picks:

1) Moses Sumney – Aromanticism

2) Kelela – Take Me Apart

3) Espen Reinertsen – Nattsyntese

Hanne is currently on tour for her new album Trust, which you can buy over at Musicglue. Check out her website here, her tour dates on Songkick here, and stream tracks from the new album via SoundCloud right here.

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