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The AM @theam.ca · 21h

All-timer autumn albums. I’ll start:
Bibio - Vignetting the Compost
Overshadowed by Ambivalent Avenue’s pop transformation that same year, VtC bridges that album with his warblier early releases, delicate fingerpicked melodies falling like fresh leaves.

Vignetting The Compost, by Bibio

16 track album

bibio.bandcamp.com

The AM @theam.ca · 1d

Jonathan Richman is joy and sincerity and wisdom and silliness, an absolute blessing to see him perform. It’s a wonder how he makes every song sound so alive, and forces the audience to be so present.

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The AM @theam.ca · 2d

Reverse Death, Melody's Echo Chamber, Stereolab, Vincent Delerm, Fortunato Durutti Marinetti, Felt, Ducks Ltd., Freak Heat Waves, Yuutsu, The Cords, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, and No Joy.

Spotify playlist (missing a few tracks): open.spotify.com/playlist/62R...

The A.M.

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The AM @theam.ca · 2d

Tortoise, The Hylozoists, Rachel Kitchlew, Meiko Kaji, Hermitess, Radiohead, Snakeskin, Dania, POSTNAMERS, Avi C. Engel...

Apple Music playlist: music.apple.com/ca/playlist/...

The A.M. by Peter Hemminger on Apple Music

Playlist · 176 Songs

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The AM @theam.ca · 2d

Featuring music by: Parallel Worlds, Piotr Kurek, Fabiano do Nascimento, Cosmic Tones Research Trio, Flur, M. Sage, Blue Lake, Alex Stevens, C.R. Gillespie, Ess Whitely...

The A.M. – Episode October 6, 2025 – CJSW Radio

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The AM @theam.ca · 2d

This week's AM on @cjsw.bsky.social: a throwback to the album that introduced a generation of insufferable indie rockers (myself included) to experimental electronics, plus your usual AM mix of ambient electronics, shoegaze, dream pop, pastoral jazz, and other soothing sounds.

It's a good one, IMO.

The A.M. — The AM: October 6, 2025

The AM: October 6, 2025Hey Calgary: Early voting starts today,so if you know which way you’re leaning, look up your nearest voting station and fill out your ballot. Everyone else: Enjoy three more...

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The AM @theam.ca · 5d

Not to mention:
• Sam Prekop's latest (samprekop.bandcamp.com/album/open-c...)
• Mulatu Plays Mulatu (mulatuastatke.bandcamp.com/album/mulatu...)
• The Black Albumen's OVEREGGINNIT (buriedtreasure.bandcamp.com/album/overeg...)
• Dania's trippy downtempo (somewherepress.bandcamp.com/album/listless)

OVEREGGINNIT, by the black Albumen

15 track album

buriedtreasure.bandcamp.com

The AM @theam.ca · 5d

Oh, and EPs from Project Gemini (mrbongo.bandcamp.com/album/time-s...) and Castle If (castleif.bandcamp.com/album/truth-...). Too much. Just, too much.

The AM @theam.ca · 5d

• Shrunken Elvis - Shrunken Elvis (Spencer Cullum, Sean Thompson, and Rich Ruth connecting to cosmic bliss)
shrunkenelvis.bandcamp.com/album/shrunk...
• Yoo II avec Nolan Potter - S/T (Space rock excess from Yoo Doo Right, Population II + Nolan Potter)
yoodooright.bandcamp.com/album/yoo-ii...

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The AM @theam.ca · 5d

• Rachel Kitchlew - Flirty Ghost (Pitch-perfect jazz harp library grooves)
hipdozer.bandcamp.com/album/flirty...
• Sanam - Sametou Sawtan (Atmospheric rock experiments from Beirut)
sanambeirut.bandcamp.com/album/sameto...

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The AM @theam.ca · 5d

• Go Kurosawa - Soft Shakes (Gentle motorik from Kikagaku Moyo's drummer/vocalist)
gokurosawa.bandcamp.com/album/soft-s...
• Oruã & Reverse Death - Reflectors Vol. 1 (Split cassette of Brazilian lo-fi psych and Seattle "ambient fuzz pop", lovely stuff)
halfshellrecords.bandcamp.com/album/reflec...

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The AM @theam.ca · 5d

• Area 3 - View (Ambient side project from Khotin, hazy and hypnotic)
heart.bandcamp.com/album/view
• Blue Lake - The Animal (Instrumental neo-folk bliss.)
bluelake1.bandcamp.com/album/the-an...

View, by Area 3

6 track album

heart.bandcamp.com

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The AM @theam.ca · 5d

Can't resist tossing out a few #BandcampFriday suggestions for fans of pastoral ditties, ambient electronics, dreamy psychedelia, and gentle kosmische. A thread of great recent releases from the past month or so, in alphabetical order:

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The AM @theam.ca · 6d

100% agreed, this is fantastic. Especially the title track’s mix of Floydian/Fortean grooves and vocals recorded through the black lodge’s curtains. Perfect October vibes.

boomkat.com @boomkat.com · 6d

Piotr Kurek's excellent new album for Unsound is like a Gastr del Sol album collaged from AI hallucinations crossed with Vincent Gallo's classic sides for Warp, assembled with Escher-like levels of detailed eccentricity

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The AM @theam.ca · 9d

Sanam, Automatic, Yoo II avec Nolan Potter, Immersion, Go Kurosawa, Ora Cogan, Malled, Peel Dream Magazine, Lael Neale, and Juana Molina.

The A.M.

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The AM @theam.ca · 9d

Sessa, Jimi Tenor, Project Gemini & Wendy Martinez, Castle If, Bernard Estardy, Broadcast, Badge Époque Ensemble, Yves Jarvis, The Leaf Library, The Black Albumen (sorry for fading this one out!)...

The A.M. by Peter Hemminger on Apple Music

Playlist · 169 Songs

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The AM @theam.ca · 9d

Featuring: Flore Laurentienne, Proxima Psychoacoustics, Lord of the Isles, Cor Karoli, Sam Prekop, Steve Hauschildt, Cristina Lord, RAMZi, Wihtikow, Peter Gagliardi, Bitwashere...

The A.M. – Episode September 29, 2025 – CJSW Radio

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The AM @theam.ca · 9d

New episode: My return to The AM after a three-week absence. A throwback to the 20th anniversary of Broadcast’s Tender Buttons, new music from Juana Molina, The Leaf Library, Project Gemini, and wihtikow, and other early morning goodness awaits.

theam.ca/post/7960807...

The A.M. — The AM: September 29, 2025

The AM: September 29, 2025Peter returns to The AM after a three-week absence. Hopefully this is good news to you. A throwback to the 20th anniversary of Broadcast’s Tender Buttons, new music from...

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The AM @theam.ca · 15d

Oh, and Sanam, but I feel like I need time to process that one. Something special, for sure.

What say you, #musicsky?

The AM @theam.ca · 15d

I've been on holidays, what September releases have I missed? Already been looping Shrunken Elvis, Rachel Kitchlew, Area 3, and Go Kurosawa, and enjoying Yoo II avec Nolan Potter, the Oruã & Reverse Death split EP, and new Kara-Lis Coverdale.

What else is good in the ambient/jazz/dream/psych world?

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The AM @theam.ca · 22d

For both awards, I'm still as curious as anyone about who the overall winners will be. I have a sense of where it landed, but the reveal will still be a surprise. Consider tuning in to see who gets the $50k and the acclaim—but the most fun part is always debating the decision the next day.

The AM @theam.ca · 22d

I was glad to get Mort Garson, Franck Derveaux, and Do Make Say Think onto the Heritage list, and to be exposed to Strawberry for the first time—a true hidden gem if ever there was one.
As a community radio nerd, I love the chance to help folks discover (and fall in love with) underheard music.

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The AM @theam.ca · 22d

I was lucky enough to be part of the heritage prize and grand juries for Polaris, and spent many hours in deliberations with fellow music fans from across the country was a delight. Amazing chance to dive deep into some records I love, some others that I don't, and to hear many in a new light.

Polaris Music Prize @polarismusicprize.bsky.social · Sep 4

BIG NEWS. The 2025 Polaris Music Prize Concert & Awards ceremony at @masseyhall.bsky.social will be live streamed on CBC Music's YouTube page and CBC Gem, starting at 8 p.m ET on Sept. 16. Find all the details on how to watch at the CBC Polaris hub.
cbcmusic.ca/polaris
#Polaris2025

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The AM @theam.ca · 26d

One for the spacerock heads: Canadian post rock and psych juggernauts Yoo Doo Right and Population II join bedroom-Zappa Nolan Potter for five tracks and 40+ minutes of coughing cosmic riffs.

yoodooright.bandcamp.com/album/yoo-ii...

Yoo II avec Nolan Potter, by Yoo Doo Right, Population II & Nolan Potter

5 track album

yoodooright.bandcamp.com

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The AM @theam.ca · Sep 3

Last time I did one of these threads was May, but here it is if you're looking for more recommendations:

The AM @theam.ca · Jun 5

Time for another monthly round-up: 25 AM-approved albums from May 2025, in alphabetical order. Playlists included here, or dig into the thread for Bandcamp links—and let me know what I've missed. Probably lots.

Apple Music: music.apple.com/ca/playlist/...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/4W7...

The AM: May Favourites 2025 by Peter Hemminger on Apple Music

Playlist · 23 Songs

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