Ari S.
@zzz12312.bsky.social
Grateful Dead / Columbo / sleep enthusiast
prob lowest on my ranking of Donald Byrd x Mizell Bros collabs
but that is very relative, since it still a stone jammer (expected from a Mizell/Sky High production), all-time cover art (Hirschfeld portrait), and killer band (alphonse mouzon, patrice rushen, gary batrtz, james jamerson, etc)
dig!!!
but that is very relative, since it still a stone jammer (expected from a Mizell/Sky High production), all-time cover art (Hirschfeld portrait), and killer band (alphonse mouzon, patrice rushen, gary batrtz, james jamerson, etc)
dig!!!
November 21, 2025 at 12:27 AM
prob lowest on my ranking of Donald Byrd x Mizell Bros collabs
but that is very relative, since it still a stone jammer (expected from a Mizell/Sky High production), all-time cover art (Hirschfeld portrait), and killer band (alphonse mouzon, patrice rushen, gary batrtz, james jamerson, etc)
dig!!!
but that is very relative, since it still a stone jammer (expected from a Mizell/Sky High production), all-time cover art (Hirschfeld portrait), and killer band (alphonse mouzon, patrice rushen, gary batrtz, james jamerson, etc)
dig!!!
digging in the part of my haul from the @wfmu.bsky.social record fair last weekend.
5 gems scooped up for $5 a piece
dubby, dank, early ‘80s goodness from WACKIE’s
BRONX FINEST
#cdfriday
5 gems scooped up for $5 a piece
dubby, dank, early ‘80s goodness from WACKIE’s
BRONX FINEST
#cdfriday
November 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
digging in the part of my haul from the @wfmu.bsky.social record fair last weekend.
5 gems scooped up for $5 a piece
dubby, dank, early ‘80s goodness from WACKIE’s
BRONX FINEST
#cdfriday
5 gems scooped up for $5 a piece
dubby, dank, early ‘80s goodness from WACKIE’s
BRONX FINEST
#cdfriday
one of my favorites pieces of music ephemera, obtained after a show circa 2002
happy birthday and RIP to the king IDRIS MUHAMMAD 👑
happy birthday and RIP to the king IDRIS MUHAMMAD 👑
November 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
one of my favorites pieces of music ephemera, obtained after a show circa 2002
happy birthday and RIP to the king IDRIS MUHAMMAD 👑
happy birthday and RIP to the king IDRIS MUHAMMAD 👑
RIP to the Queen,
Donna Jean Godchaux-Mackay
“If you don’t ride for Donna, you can’t ride with me.”
Donna Jean Godchaux-Mackay
“If you don’t ride for Donna, you can’t ride with me.”
November 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
RIP to the Queen,
Donna Jean Godchaux-Mackay
“If you don’t ride for Donna, you can’t ride with me.”
Donna Jean Godchaux-Mackay
“If you don’t ride for Donna, you can’t ride with me.”
music for a sunday evening
Basra, by
Pete La Roca w/
Joe Henderson 🔥
Steve Kuhn
Steve Swallow
next level and very unique mid-‘60s Blue Note record
Basra, by
Pete La Roca w/
Joe Henderson 🔥
Steve Kuhn
Steve Swallow
next level and very unique mid-‘60s Blue Note record
October 27, 2025 at 12:25 AM
music for a sunday evening
Basra, by
Pete La Roca w/
Joe Henderson 🔥
Steve Kuhn
Steve Swallow
next level and very unique mid-‘60s Blue Note record
Basra, by
Pete La Roca w/
Joe Henderson 🔥
Steve Kuhn
Steve Swallow
next level and very unique mid-‘60s Blue Note record
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.
October 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.
absolute gorgeousness.
the 6- and 12-string solo guitar playing matches the beautiful cover art (both from Steffen Basho-Junghans)
The Dancer on the Hill
the 6- and 12-string solo guitar playing matches the beautiful cover art (both from Steffen Basho-Junghans)
The Dancer on the Hill
October 16, 2025 at 12:18 AM
absolute gorgeousness.
the 6- and 12-string solo guitar playing matches the beautiful cover art (both from Steffen Basho-Junghans)
The Dancer on the Hill
the 6- and 12-string solo guitar playing matches the beautiful cover art (both from Steffen Basho-Junghans)
The Dancer on the Hill
on Jerry Garcia’s “Big Ears,” from Steve Silberman’s totally fantastic book in the April ‘78 box: an eclectic record collection, smoking joints& listening to stockhausen, name checking garcia’s fav guitarists, contemporary songwriters he dug, &a thoughtful reframing of the maligned Disco-Dead sound
September 16, 2025 at 12:56 AM
on Jerry Garcia’s “Big Ears,” from Steve Silberman’s totally fantastic book in the April ‘78 box: an eclectic record collection, smoking joints& listening to stockhausen, name checking garcia’s fav guitarists, contemporary songwriters he dug, &a thoughtful reframing of the maligned Disco-Dead sound
good morning music
Jake Xerxes Fussell - What in the Natural World
Jake Xerxes Fussell - What in the Natural World
September 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
good morning music
Jake Xerxes Fussell - What in the Natural World
Jake Xerxes Fussell - What in the Natural World
tripping through the seasons with Wendy Carlos,
proto-new age/ambient Sonic Seasoning, combining nature/field recordings with electronics and synthesizers
proto-new age/ambient Sonic Seasoning, combining nature/field recordings with electronics and synthesizers
September 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
tripping through the seasons with Wendy Carlos,
proto-new age/ambient Sonic Seasoning, combining nature/field recordings with electronics and synthesizers
proto-new age/ambient Sonic Seasoning, combining nature/field recordings with electronics and synthesizers
some records (and a tape) from visiting some of the many cool shops in Montreal
September 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
some records (and a tape) from visiting some of the many cool shops in Montreal
as a sleep scientist and a @wfmu.bsky.social freak this WFMU marathon swag thrills me to no end!! 😴
August 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
as a sleep scientist and a @wfmu.bsky.social freak this WFMU marathon swag thrills me to no end!! 😴
pair of amazing finds ($2 each!) from seattle’s easy street records
Sonny Sharrock - Ask the Ages: all time classic spiritual/avant/punk-jazz
Henry Kaiser covers album including a sidelong 30-min deep dive into Dark Star/Other One with Joey Baron, Hank Roberts, Kermit Driscoll
#cassunday
Sonny Sharrock - Ask the Ages: all time classic spiritual/avant/punk-jazz
Henry Kaiser covers album including a sidelong 30-min deep dive into Dark Star/Other One with Joey Baron, Hank Roberts, Kermit Driscoll
#cassunday
July 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
pair of amazing finds ($2 each!) from seattle’s easy street records
Sonny Sharrock - Ask the Ages: all time classic spiritual/avant/punk-jazz
Henry Kaiser covers album including a sidelong 30-min deep dive into Dark Star/Other One with Joey Baron, Hank Roberts, Kermit Driscoll
#cassunday
Sonny Sharrock - Ask the Ages: all time classic spiritual/avant/punk-jazz
Henry Kaiser covers album including a sidelong 30-min deep dive into Dark Star/Other One with Joey Baron, Hank Roberts, Kermit Driscoll
#cassunday
irie in a dancehall style
Bunny Wailer, Rootsman Skanking
Bunny Wailer, Rootsman Skanking
July 19, 2025 at 8:58 PM
irie in a dancehall style
Bunny Wailer, Rootsman Skanking
Bunny Wailer, Rootsman Skanking
one of my first tapes and still one of my fav shows. set 2 is perfect!!
July 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
one of my first tapes and still one of my fav shows. set 2 is perfect!!
a moving and beautiful performance last night at Union Pool, commemorating a new archival release of a 1977 live set, by William Hooker with Alan Braufman and James Brandon Lewis (filling in the David S Ware tenor spot from the original)
williamhooker.bandcamp.com/album/a-time...
williamhooker.bandcamp.com/album/a-time...
June 26, 2025 at 10:54 PM
a moving and beautiful performance last night at Union Pool, commemorating a new archival release of a 1977 live set, by William Hooker with Alan Braufman and James Brandon Lewis (filling in the David S Ware tenor spot from the original)
williamhooker.bandcamp.com/album/a-time...
williamhooker.bandcamp.com/album/a-time...
yes please!
“RIYL: Charles Kynard, Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Charles Earland, Leon Spencer Jr.”
with some early Steely Dan / 70s AOR and golden era fusion thrown in
very unique and highly enjoyable record from Hooteroll? legend Howard Wales
“RIYL: Charles Kynard, Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Charles Earland, Leon Spencer Jr.”
with some early Steely Dan / 70s AOR and golden era fusion thrown in
very unique and highly enjoyable record from Hooteroll? legend Howard Wales
June 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
yes please!
“RIYL: Charles Kynard, Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Charles Earland, Leon Spencer Jr.”
with some early Steely Dan / 70s AOR and golden era fusion thrown in
very unique and highly enjoyable record from Hooteroll? legend Howard Wales
“RIYL: Charles Kynard, Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Charles Earland, Leon Spencer Jr.”
with some early Steely Dan / 70s AOR and golden era fusion thrown in
very unique and highly enjoyable record from Hooteroll? legend Howard Wales
a good afternoon for Tuareg guitar mastery
Group Bombino: Guitars From Agadez, Vol. 2
“dry guitar sound on side one, with side two showcasing the full electric fury…”
Group Bombino: Guitars From Agadez, Vol. 2
“dry guitar sound on side one, with side two showcasing the full electric fury…”
June 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
a good afternoon for Tuareg guitar mastery
Group Bombino: Guitars From Agadez, Vol. 2
“dry guitar sound on side one, with side two showcasing the full electric fury…”
Group Bombino: Guitars From Agadez, Vol. 2
“dry guitar sound on side one, with side two showcasing the full electric fury…”
…and the main event
Two kings meet
Wadada Leo Smith & Milford Graves: Sacred Ceremonies
Two kings meet
Wadada Leo Smith & Milford Graves: Sacred Ceremonies
May 30, 2025 at 9:45 PM
…and the main event
Two kings meet
Wadada Leo Smith & Milford Graves: Sacred Ceremonies
Two kings meet
Wadada Leo Smith & Milford Graves: Sacred Ceremonies
digging in to an afternoon of Wadada Leo Smith + Drummers
1. w/ Ed Blackwell
2. w/ Sabu Toyozumi
3. w/ Jack Dejohnette
4. w/ Louis Moholo-Moholo
#CDFriday
1. w/ Ed Blackwell
2. w/ Sabu Toyozumi
3. w/ Jack Dejohnette
4. w/ Louis Moholo-Moholo
#CDFriday
May 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
digging in to an afternoon of Wadada Leo Smith + Drummers
1. w/ Ed Blackwell
2. w/ Sabu Toyozumi
3. w/ Jack Dejohnette
4. w/ Louis Moholo-Moholo
#CDFriday
1. w/ Ed Blackwell
2. w/ Sabu Toyozumi
3. w/ Jack Dejohnette
4. w/ Louis Moholo-Moholo
#CDFriday
another absolutely electrifying performance from New Masada Quartet:
John Zorn, Jorge Roeder, Kenny Wollesen, Julian Lage. see this band at all costs.
5/23/25 Roulette
JZ still the 🐐
John Zorn, Jorge Roeder, Kenny Wollesen, Julian Lage. see this band at all costs.
5/23/25 Roulette
JZ still the 🐐
May 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
another absolutely electrifying performance from New Masada Quartet:
John Zorn, Jorge Roeder, Kenny Wollesen, Julian Lage. see this band at all costs.
5/23/25 Roulette
JZ still the 🐐
John Zorn, Jorge Roeder, Kenny Wollesen, Julian Lage. see this band at all costs.
5/23/25 Roulette
JZ still the 🐐
Somebody else’s idea of things to come
Need not be the only way to vision the future
What seems to be
Need not be..
For what was is only because of an adopted source of things
Some chosen source as was
Need not be the only pattern
To build a world on
www.cc-seas.columbia.edu/wkcr/story/s...
Need not be the only way to vision the future
What seems to be
Need not be..
For what was is only because of an adopted source of things
Some chosen source as was
Need not be the only pattern
To build a world on
www.cc-seas.columbia.edu/wkcr/story/s...
May 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Somebody else’s idea of things to come
Need not be the only way to vision the future
What seems to be
Need not be..
For what was is only because of an adopted source of things
Some chosen source as was
Need not be the only pattern
To build a world on
www.cc-seas.columbia.edu/wkcr/story/s...
Need not be the only way to vision the future
What seems to be
Need not be..
For what was is only because of an adopted source of things
Some chosen source as was
Need not be the only pattern
To build a world on
www.cc-seas.columbia.edu/wkcr/story/s...
55 yrs ago today, Grateful Dead at harpur college, binghamton NY, 5/2/70
acoustic set (rightfully) gets a ton of attention/love—
but never sleep on the absolutely blistering electric sets
🔥 ⚡️ 💀
acoustic set (rightfully) gets a ton of attention/love—
but never sleep on the absolutely blistering electric sets
🔥 ⚡️ 💀
May 2, 2025 at 9:05 PM
55 yrs ago today, Grateful Dead at harpur college, binghamton NY, 5/2/70
acoustic set (rightfully) gets a ton of attention/love—
but never sleep on the absolutely blistering electric sets
🔥 ⚡️ 💀
acoustic set (rightfully) gets a ton of attention/love—
but never sleep on the absolutely blistering electric sets
🔥 ⚡️ 💀
bliss out pairing:
(surprisingly found) Heady Topper from the local grocery store + Rose City Band’s Earth Trip
(surprisingly found) Heady Topper from the local grocery store + Rose City Band’s Earth Trip
March 30, 2025 at 8:35 PM
bliss out pairing:
(surprisingly found) Heady Topper from the local grocery store + Rose City Band’s Earth Trip
(surprisingly found) Heady Topper from the local grocery store + Rose City Band’s Earth Trip