Observations of Deviance with David Mittleman: Playlist from May 17, 2025

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Upcoming events:

Sat. Jun 21st, 7pm - 10pm: Solace of the Mind: Amina Claudine Myers Interview (More info...)

Chicago’s 60-year-old Association for the Advancement of Creative Music (AACM) is known for fostering musicians who strive to express their own personal voice. Pianist, singer and songwriter Amina Claudine Myers, longtime AACM member and NEA Jazz Master, rates high among her peers for her distinctive Gospel/Jazz/Blues sound, rooted in the Black Southern church. Host David Mittleman interviewed Amina Claudine Myers about her six-decade musical journey and her forthcoming solo piano album, Solace of the Mind, for a three-hour feature on her music.

Sat. Jun 28th, 7pm - 10pm: Fantôme Vibraphone: Sasha Berliner Interview (More info...)

Sasha Berliner is at the leading edge of a wave of new Jazz vibraphonists. Since 2019 she’s released three albums , including “Fantôme” earlier this year. While on tour in Tucson, AZ host David Mittleman interviewed her for a three-hour special focusing on her music, her album “Fantôme” and the growing popularity of the vibraphone.

Sat. Jul 12th, 7pm - 10pm: Made Through Ritual: James “Plunky” Branch Interview (More info...)

Jazz sax player James “Plunky" Branch has created Avant-Garde Afro-Centric Jazz for over 50 years. His group Ju Ju recorded several albums for legendary independent Jazz recored labels such as Strata-East and Black Fire. Host David Mittleman interviewed Plunky about his lengthy musical career and his latest album (Plunky & Oneness of Juju Made Through Ritual) for a three-hour special devoted to his music.

Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	Comments	Images	New * / Special ***	Approx. start time
Paal Nilssen-Love	5th of March 2021 - track 3   → "5th of March 2021 - track 3" by "Paal Nilssen-Love"	5th of March 2021	PNL	2025		https://pnlrecords.bandcamp.com/album/5th-of-march-2021			0:01:56 (Pop-up)
The Descendants of Mike and Phoebe	Coltrane   → "Coltrane" by "The Descendants of Mike and Phoebe"	A Spirit Speaks	Strata-East / Mack Avenue	2025		https://mackavenue.com/products/the-descendants-of-mike-and-phoebe-a-spirit-speaks			0:06:58 (Pop-up)
Majid Bekkas - Nguyên Lê - Hamid Drake	Gore Blues   → "Gore Blues" by "Majid Bekkas - Nguyên Lê - Hamid ...	Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XVII: Gnawa World Blues	ACT	2025		https://www.actmusic.com/en/			0:11:53 (Pop-up)
Sasha Berliner	Khan Younis   → "Khan Younis" by "Sasha Berliner"	Fantôme	Outside In Music	2025		https://sashaberliner.bandcamp.com/album/fant-me			0:19:55 (Pop-up)
Peter Brötzmann Octet	Machine Gun   → "Machine Gun" by "Peter Brötzmann Octet"	Machine Gun	BRÖ	1968					0:32:47 (Pop-up)
ØKSE	Cellular Device   → "Cellular Device" by "ØKSE"	Cellular Device	Backwoodz Studioz	2025		https://backwoodzstudioz.com/collections/okse			0:49:53 (Pop-up)
Agustin Pereyra Lucena	Casi-Numbe   → "Casi-Numbe" by "Agustin Pereyra Lucena"	Puertos De Alternativa	Far Out Recordings	2025		https://apereyralucena.bandcamp.com/album/puertos-de-alternativa-2			0:54:57 (Pop-up)
Siraba	Dâmba Kéle   → "Dâmba Kéle" by "Siraba"	Dâmba Kéle / Kôngô	Real World X	2025		https://siraba.bandcamp.com/album/d-mba-k-le-k-ng			1:03:29 (Pop-up)
DJ Haram	Voyeur   → "Voyeur" by "DJ Haram"	Beside Myself	Hyperdub	2025		https://djharam.bandcamp.com/album/beside-myself			1:07:06 (Pop-up)
The New York Bass Violin Choir	John Coltrane   → "John Coltrane" by "The New York Bass Violin Choir"	The New York Bass Violin Choir	Strata-East / Mack Avenue	2025		https://mackavenue.com/products/the-new-york-bass-violin-choir			1:10:21 (Pop-up)
The Royal Revue Featuring The Fascinations	Is it Because I'm Black   → "Is it Because I'm Black" by "The Royal Revue Feat...	Sock It To Me Part 1 / Is It Because I'm Black 7"	Numero Group	2010					1:24:14 (Pop-up)
Fatboi Sharif & Driveby	Battlestar Galactica   → "Battlestar Galactica" by "Fatboi Sharif & Driveby"	Let Me Out	Deathbomb Arc	2025		https://deathbombarc.bandcamp.com/album/let-me-out			1:28:22 (Pop-up)
Farhot	Mars   → "Mars" by "Farhot"	RAQS (105-118BPM)	Kabul Fire	2025		https://farhot.bandcamp.com/album/raqs-105-118bpm			1:33:45 (Pop-up)
Brain Damage x Emiko Ota x Mad Professor	Baku Dub   → "Baku Dub" by "Brain Damage x Emiko Ota x Mad Prof...	Oide Oide	Jarring Effects	2025		https://braindamagedub.bandcamp.com/album/oide-oide			1:37:38 (Pop-up)
Adrian Sherwood	The Grand Designer   → "The Grand Designer" by "Adrian Sherwood"	The Grand Designer 10"	On-U Sound	2025		https://adriansherwood.bandcamp.com/album/the-grand-designer			1:41:44 (Pop-up)
Vélo	Lékol La   → "Lékol La" by "Vélo"	Nostalgies Caraîbes	Célini / Aux Ondes	2007					1:44:50 (Pop-up)
Debre Damo Dining Orchestra	Mami Wata   → "Mami Wata" by "Debre Damo Dining Orchestra"	DDDO VOL. 4	DDDO	2025		https://debredamodiningorchestra1.bandcamp.com/album/dddo-vol-4			1:55:40 (Pop-up)
Pitch, Rhythm and Consciousness	Prepare A Refuge   → "Prepare A Refuge" by "Pitch, Rhythm and Conscious...	Sextet	Reva	2025		https://tonyjonessax.bandcamp.com/album/sextet			2:02:22 (Pop-up)
Clifford Jordan	John Coltrane   → "John Coltrane" by "Clifford Jordan"	Glass Bead Games	Strata-East / Mack Avenue	2025		https://mackavenue.com/products/clifford-jordan-glass-bead-games			2:10:27 (Pop-up)
Gard Nilssen's Supersonic Orchestra	Machine Gum   → "Machine Gum" by "Gard Nilssen's Supersonic Orches...	...And It's Yours Forever	Action Jazz	2025		https://tigernet.no/releases/993328-and-its-yours-forever			2:17:12 (Pop-up)
Kio Nawab, Daniel Klimaz, Farhot	NOWROZ 1404   → "NOWROZ 1404" by "Kio Nawab, Daniel Klimaz, Farhot"	NOWROZ 1404	Kabul Fire	2025		https://farhot.bandcamp.com/album/nowroz-1404			2:24:41 (Pop-up)
DJ Haram	Rug Burn   → "Rug Burn" by "DJ Haram"	Hypervigilant / Never Nostalgic Beat Tape	DJ Haram	2025		https://djharam.bandcamp.com/merch/hypervigilant-never-nostalgic-beat-tape-cassette-pre-order			2:28:16 (Pop-up)
Makeshift Spirituals feat. Daniel Carter, Ayumi Ishito, George Draguns, Ed Wilcox	Aldous Anorexics Cartwright Part 2   → "Aldous Anorexics Cartwright Part 2" by "Makeshift...	Volume 1	577	2025		https://danielcarternyc.bandcamp.com/album/volume-1			2:34:09 (Pop-up)
Schweizer - Carl - Dyani - Bennink	Freizeit   → "Freizeit" by "Schweizer - Carl - Dyani - Bennink"	Irène's Hot Four	Intakt	2025		https://ireneschweizer.bandcamp.com/album/ir-nes-hot-four			2:45:32 (Pop-up)