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Sound & Vision: Zoon’s Daniel Monkman Connects with their Ojibway Heritage and Community through Moccasin Gaze Music

Daniel Monkman makes music under the name Zoon, blending shoegaze with traditional First nations. sounds like a tribal drum. KEXP’s Dusty Henry spoke with Zoon to learn how making music brought them closer to their Ojibway heritage.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight in a Perfect World: Mr. Linden

Mr. Linden is the alias of Jeremy Linden, an Alaska-raised, Seattle-based DJ, designer, and producer who's an integral part of the local underground electronic music community.


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Interviews Sound and Vision

Desert Collage: Tacoma's J.R.C.G. on Alejandro Jodorowsky, Ajo Sunshine, and the Intergenerational DIY Spirit

Ahead of a performance alongside a screening of 'El Topo,' Justin Gallego talks about his latest solo album and the intersection of music and visual art.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Lychee

NYC-based DJ and event organizer Lychee delivers a hypnotic guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World that swims through cerebral underground techno and adventurous dancefloor rhythms.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Yaya Bey

Brooklyn-based artist Yaya Bey showcases her love of soulful, eclectic, and timeless R&B music on her hypnotic guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World.


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Interviews Sound and Vision

“Grief is Love With Nowhere to Go”: Rocky Votolato Finds Healing Amidst Tragedy on Wild Roots

The Seattle songwriter pens songs for his family and grieves the loss of his child on his latest album.


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Midnight In A Perfect World: Max Tundra

London's Max Tundra showcases his influential synth-pop sound on his colorful exclusive guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World.


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Midnight In A Perfect World: George FitzGerald

Fresh off the release of his album Stellar Drifting, South London musician George FitzGerald delivers a guest DJ mix that takes the listener on a melodic journey through late-night electronic rhythms.


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Sub Pop 30th Anniversary Count-Up

In 2018, KEXP celebrated the 30th anniversary of local record label Sub Pop with a four-month retrospective, "counting up" every catalog number in their vast discography of over 1,200 releases. Dig into the archives of our catalog coverage, featuring in-depth coverage on the history of their releases.


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