Sam Foshee — Music

Kid A — Radiohead

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Kid A by Radiohead · album · 2000

The album that made me realize how much you can do with a guitar band by removing most of the guitars. “How to Disappear Completely” is one of the most arresting tracks ever recorded — the slow swell of strings under the loop is mass-and-gravity in audio form.

The Life of the Mind — Various

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

The Life of the Mind by Various · playlist

A rotating set of tracks I put on for sustained reading sessions — mostly instrumental, mostly low-tempo, occasionally minimal techno. The criterion is “doesn’t pull attention away from the page.”

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Ambient 1: Music for Airports — Brian Eno

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Ambient 1: Music for Airports by Brian Eno · album · 1978

Listening to it gets harder the more you know about it. The simplest of the four parts is the longest in actual minutes; that always struck me as either an accident or the whole point.

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Late Night Low BPM — Various

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Late Night Low BPM by Various · playlist

The criterion is “doesn’t ask anything of you.” A rotating set of slow-tempo, mostly instrumental tracks I put on after dark when I want music in the room without it being a statement.

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Alice Coltrane — Alice Coltrane

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Alice Coltrane by Alice Coltrane · artist

The harp on “Journey in Satchidananda” is the sound of weather changing. Her later devotional recordings are harder to find but worth the looking.

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