R. Davis et al. // LEVITATOR
@microlevitator.bsky.social
Scientist & research professor. Aerosol/ physical chemist. Defying gravity, trying to improve the world. Vinyl & music enthusiast digging for new sounds. Electronic production, field recording, urban microfarming, hiking on the side. Burqueño af. Views own
My pepper plants do not look well but they gave up another harvest. Probably their last. We have not had a frost here yet. It’s rare to be this deep in November and not have a frost.
November 8, 2025 at 7:05 PM
My pepper plants do not look well but they gave up another harvest. Probably their last. We have not had a frost here yet. It’s rare to be this deep in November and not have a frost.
Next up, jaimie branch’s Fly or Die Live. Jaimie was an incredible innovator and improviser. It really shines on this album.
BTW, International Anthem just announced a special reissue of Fly or Die II. Very excited for that
BTW, International Anthem just announced a special reissue of Fly or Die II. Very excited for that
November 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Next up, jaimie branch’s Fly or Die Live. Jaimie was an incredible innovator and improviser. It really shines on this album.
BTW, International Anthem just announced a special reissue of Fly or Die II. Very excited for that
BTW, International Anthem just announced a special reissue of Fly or Die II. Very excited for that
I’m holed up sick, but music is the healing force of the universe, so I’m spinning lots of music to get better.
First up, Ruler Rebel by Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah.
The first in the centennial trilogy. Taking the next step in his stretch music philosophy.
First up, Ruler Rebel by Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah.
The first in the centennial trilogy. Taking the next step in his stretch music philosophy.
November 4, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I’m holed up sick, but music is the healing force of the universe, so I’m spinning lots of music to get better.
First up, Ruler Rebel by Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah.
The first in the centennial trilogy. Taking the next step in his stretch music philosophy.
First up, Ruler Rebel by Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah.
The first in the centennial trilogy. Taking the next step in his stretch music philosophy.
New Tortoise arriving just in time for the mood boost I really needed! The blue ‘seamount axial’ vinyl is even better than it looked online. Another gem from Tortoise and IARC
November 1, 2025 at 9:32 PM
New Tortoise arriving just in time for the mood boost I really needed! The blue ‘seamount axial’ vinyl is even better than it looked online. Another gem from Tortoise and IARC
Travels took me through Phoenix, so I stopped at @stinkweeds.com and the In Groove, two of my fave record shops in the country. Picked up some gems from Low, Charles Tolliver, Angel Bat Dawid, Marc Johnson, and Morton Subotnick.
@intlanthem.bsky.social has their own section at Stinkweeds now!
@intlanthem.bsky.social has their own section at Stinkweeds now!
September 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Travels took me through Phoenix, so I stopped at @stinkweeds.com and the In Groove, two of my fave record shops in the country. Picked up some gems from Low, Charles Tolliver, Angel Bat Dawid, Marc Johnson, and Morton Subotnick.
@intlanthem.bsky.social has their own section at Stinkweeds now!
@intlanthem.bsky.social has their own section at Stinkweeds now!
Seeing all these semi trucks jamming up the road, burning a bunch of fuel makes me wonder if there’s a better way to transport cargo? Like maybe a single truck could pull a bunch of the cargo containers?
And since there’s so many of them, maybe give them their own road.
And since there’s so many of them, maybe give them their own road.
September 14, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Seeing all these semi trucks jamming up the road, burning a bunch of fuel makes me wonder if there’s a better way to transport cargo? Like maybe a single truck could pull a bunch of the cargo containers?
And since there’s so many of them, maybe give them their own road.
And since there’s so many of them, maybe give them their own road.
To celebrate the announcement of Mercy — the new collaborative album from Armand Hammer and the Alchemist — I am spinning my pride and joy. My deluxe edition of Haram with an alternate cover (thankfully)
September 10, 2025 at 11:46 PM
To celebrate the announcement of Mercy — the new collaborative album from Armand Hammer and the Alchemist — I am spinning my pride and joy. My deluxe edition of Haram with an alternate cover (thankfully)
I made a move 2 hours after the album announcement and still missed out on one of the vinyl variants. I was bummed to miss it but happy to see AH got people hyped like that
September 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I made a move 2 hours after the album announcement and still missed out on one of the vinyl variants. I was bummed to miss it but happy to see AH got people hyped like that
New arrival: Hyperglyph, the excellent new album from Chicago Underground Duo.
Via @intlanthem.bsky.social, the label that doesn’t miss
Via @intlanthem.bsky.social, the label that doesn’t miss
September 3, 2025 at 12:18 PM
New arrival: Hyperglyph, the excellent new album from Chicago Underground Duo.
Via @intlanthem.bsky.social, the label that doesn’t miss
Via @intlanthem.bsky.social, the label that doesn’t miss
Here’s how summer 2025 has gone in New Mexico. In Albuquerque, the Rio Grande is entirely dry in spots. In the Sandia Mtns, the east slope — the side that gets the most rain — has acres of dry, dead/ dying pine trees.
Maybe I’m old fashioned, but this doesn’t seem good.
Maybe I’m old fashioned, but this doesn’t seem good.
August 20, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Here’s how summer 2025 has gone in New Mexico. In Albuquerque, the Rio Grande is entirely dry in spots. In the Sandia Mtns, the east slope — the side that gets the most rain — has acres of dry, dead/ dying pine trees.
Maybe I’m old fashioned, but this doesn’t seem good.
Maybe I’m old fashioned, but this doesn’t seem good.
I am sooo happy with how the Flow soundtrack vinyl turned out. Well worth the 5 month wait. The wax is beautiful. The styling on the sleeves is cleverly done (you can change the cat eyes by rotating the inner sleeves). Nice touches all around. This is epitomizes the appeal of vinyl. Via Mondo.
August 9, 2025 at 3:26 AM
I am sooo happy with how the Flow soundtrack vinyl turned out. Well worth the 5 month wait. The wax is beautiful. The styling on the sleeves is cleverly done (you can change the cat eyes by rotating the inner sleeves). Nice touches all around. This is epitomizes the appeal of vinyl. Via Mondo.
Beautiful night for some baseball
August 1, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Beautiful night for some baseball
Man what a good idea. My fave minor league hat here. The Albuquerque Isotopes have an alt identity, the Green Chile Cheeseburgers, and within that one of the alt logos is a chile pepper roaster. Super niche regional reference
August 1, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Man what a good idea. My fave minor league hat here. The Albuquerque Isotopes have an alt identity, the Green Chile Cheeseburgers, and within that one of the alt logos is a chile pepper roaster. Super niche regional reference
Put me in, coach.
@intlanthem.bsky.social @backwoodzstudioz.bsky.social
s/o @evbotcutest.bsky.social for recognizing game :)
@intlanthem.bsky.social @backwoodzstudioz.bsky.social
s/o @evbotcutest.bsky.social for recognizing game :)
![Screenshot of a discord exchange showing one user posting pictures of various vinyl, including several from International Anthem and Backwoodz, with another user commenting “[those record labels] should put you on their street team, your pics always make me consider copping”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lltihb253ittccsq452onvuy/bafkreia5ecxjrlhz3q6ksahz4frnek2zomjdvhpe4jefvkjhy2lsjgg344@jpeg)
June 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Put me in, coach.
@intlanthem.bsky.social @backwoodzstudioz.bsky.social
s/o @evbotcutest.bsky.social for recognizing game :)
@intlanthem.bsky.social @backwoodzstudioz.bsky.social
s/o @evbotcutest.bsky.social for recognizing game :)
Amazing album! The obi strip description is perfect and says it better than I can. “Tellurian psychedelic fantasia of old familiar folklore and avant-garde blues seduces and inoculates with the irreverence and joy of free music”.
June 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Amazing album! The obi strip description is perfect and says it better than I can. “Tellurian psychedelic fantasia of old familiar folklore and avant-garde blues seduces and inoculates with the irreverence and joy of free music”.
The only thing better than coming home from work travel is coming home to a stack of new LPs and getting to hear the new Ben LaMar Gay and Defcee/ Parallel Thought albums before their release dates.
It is gonna be an @intlanthem.bsky.social summer. Horizons and Yowzers are perfect summer albums
It is gonna be an @intlanthem.bsky.social summer. Horizons and Yowzers are perfect summer albums
June 5, 2025 at 12:27 AM
The only thing better than coming home from work travel is coming home to a stack of new LPs and getting to hear the new Ben LaMar Gay and Defcee/ Parallel Thought albums before their release dates.
It is gonna be an @intlanthem.bsky.social summer. Horizons and Yowzers are perfect summer albums
It is gonna be an @intlanthem.bsky.social summer. Horizons and Yowzers are perfect summer albums
ASMS has an exhibit on Dragonfly, the planned mission to Titan. A cool example of using mass spectrometry to interrogate other worlds, hopefully shedding light on origins of life +. Dragonfly will be one of the coolest things to happen in my lifetime.
cc @planetdr.bsky.social made me think of you!
cc @planetdr.bsky.social made me think of you!
June 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM
ASMS has an exhibit on Dragonfly, the planned mission to Titan. A cool example of using mass spectrometry to interrogate other worlds, hopefully shedding light on origins of life +. Dragonfly will be one of the coolest things to happen in my lifetime.
cc @planetdr.bsky.social made me think of you!
cc @planetdr.bsky.social made me think of you!
I am in Baltimore for the ASMS conference, so of course I had to stop in for an Orioles game! Beautiful ballpark
June 1, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I am in Baltimore for the ASMS conference, so of course I had to stop in for an Orioles game! Beautiful ballpark
New arrival:
Aesop Rock - Black Hole Superette
It’s up there with his best work ever (Labor Days, Impossible Kid) and the limited edition vinyl is crazy. I don’t think I’ll have the nerve to break open the door on the cover for a few years, tho…
Aesop Rock - Black Hole Superette
It’s up there with his best work ever (Labor Days, Impossible Kid) and the limited edition vinyl is crazy. I don’t think I’ll have the nerve to break open the door on the cover for a few years, tho…
May 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM
New arrival:
Aesop Rock - Black Hole Superette
It’s up there with his best work ever (Labor Days, Impossible Kid) and the limited edition vinyl is crazy. I don’t think I’ll have the nerve to break open the door on the cover for a few years, tho…
Aesop Rock - Black Hole Superette
It’s up there with his best work ever (Labor Days, Impossible Kid) and the limited edition vinyl is crazy. I don’t think I’ll have the nerve to break open the door on the cover for a few years, tho…
Wildfire smoke is decimating our otherwise immaculate air quality here in New Mexico. On the left is a typical view of the mountains from my home. On the right is the view from a few minutes ago. And it’s actually improved since this morning!
This used to be rare, but it happens a lot now.
This used to be rare, but it happens a lot now.
May 31, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Wildfire smoke is decimating our otherwise immaculate air quality here in New Mexico. On the left is a typical view of the mountains from my home. On the right is the view from a few minutes ago. And it’s actually improved since this morning!
This used to be rare, but it happens a lot now.
This used to be rare, but it happens a lot now.
Swans - Birthing
This may be the best Swans yet. There isn’t a single song that reaches the highs of, say, Apostate or Bring the Sun/ Toussaint L’Ouverture, but the entire album is so consistently exceptional in a way no other Swans is. There is no low point here.
This may be the best Swans yet. There isn’t a single song that reaches the highs of, say, Apostate or Bring the Sun/ Toussaint L’Ouverture, but the entire album is so consistently exceptional in a way no other Swans is. There is no low point here.
May 31, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Swans - Birthing
This may be the best Swans yet. There isn’t a single song that reaches the highs of, say, Apostate or Bring the Sun/ Toussaint L’Ouverture, but the entire album is so consistently exceptional in a way no other Swans is. There is no low point here.
This may be the best Swans yet. There isn’t a single song that reaches the highs of, say, Apostate or Bring the Sun/ Toussaint L’Ouverture, but the entire album is so consistently exceptional in a way no other Swans is. There is no low point here.
Just arrived:
No School by @gregdavismusic.bsky.social aka Asterisk.
Incredible producer album featuring some of my favorite indie emcees.
Nice touch to the physical is the * and ** to indicates sides 1 & 2. Little touches like that are why I collect physical records.
No School by @gregdavismusic.bsky.social aka Asterisk.
Incredible producer album featuring some of my favorite indie emcees.
Nice touch to the physical is the * and ** to indicates sides 1 & 2. Little touches like that are why I collect physical records.
May 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Just arrived:
No School by @gregdavismusic.bsky.social aka Asterisk.
Incredible producer album featuring some of my favorite indie emcees.
Nice touch to the physical is the * and ** to indicates sides 1 & 2. Little touches like that are why I collect physical records.
No School by @gregdavismusic.bsky.social aka Asterisk.
Incredible producer album featuring some of my favorite indie emcees.
Nice touch to the physical is the * and ** to indicates sides 1 & 2. Little touches like that are why I collect physical records.
Peak living. Two days up in the mountains, no cell service.
May 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Peak living. Two days up in the mountains, no cell service.
Listening to Moor Mother this Mother’s Day morning. This is a collaboration with metal band sumac. Spectacular. My wife and I’s favorite of shared-like albums this year.
(I’m surprised Moor Mother didn’t migrate to Bluesky)
(I’m surprised Moor Mother didn’t migrate to Bluesky)
May 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Listening to Moor Mother this Mother’s Day morning. This is a collaboration with metal band sumac. Spectacular. My wife and I’s favorite of shared-like albums this year.
(I’m surprised Moor Mother didn’t migrate to Bluesky)
(I’m surprised Moor Mother didn’t migrate to Bluesky)
True nerds watch Star Wars on mute while listening to Brubeck on 5/4
May 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
True nerds watch Star Wars on mute while listening to Brubeck on 5/4