{"id":4256,"date":"2021-12-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-19T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/?p=4256"},"modified":"2021-12-19T09:58:01","modified_gmt":"2021-12-19T17:58:01","slug":"soundwave-90-sean-sleight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/soundwave-90-sean-sleight\/","title":{"rendered":"SOUNDWAVE : 90 : SEAN SLEIGHT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today\u2019s guest deejay is Sean Sleight<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

A year ago, while perusing Boing Boing<\/a> I read a post<\/a> about Hollow Earth Radio<\/a>, a Low Power FM (LPFM) non-commercial DIY radio station based out of Seattle. I was intrigued about the station\u2019s promise of \u201clocal music, found sound, paranormal encounters, crank calls, dreams, etc.! 24 hours a day!\u201d and tuned it. The station is a delight, and I became Sean\u2019s show, Aquanautic Frequencies<\/a>, and invited him to guest deejay on Soundwave.<\/p>\n\n

Aquanautic Frequencies broadcasts every Wednesday from 11 am-1 pm PST. Spinning strange and groovy and tunes from the deep. Featuring clangy krautrock and kosmische musik, brain-melting prog, afrobeat, and jazz from Saturn, pulsing psych, weird Bungley rock, Pacific Northwest favorites, outsider music from Finland and beyond, turntable experiments, avant-metal, random radio transmissions, and even the occasional jangled pop number as long as it fits the mood.\u00a0His shows are broadcasted live at the station with vinyl only, programmed from his music collection, or home recorded with two turntables and mixer fed into a recording console.<\/p>\n\n

In addition to the radio show, Sean is a scientist and has made music a creative outlet for about 20 years. He is the co-founder of Fringe Biology Recordings<\/a> (fringebiologyrecords.com), a Seattle-based record label of outsider\/self-educated recording artists specializing in experimental rock, avant-electronic music, sci-fi soundtracks, kosmische musik, and science-inspired music.<\/p>\n\n

What I love about Sean\u2019s mix is that it took Soundwave\u2019s instrumental aspect and ran with it. And Sean\u2019s mix obviously showcases some of his obsessions in music. I always welcome music from Secret Chiefs<\/a>, Sun City Girls<\/a>, Can<\/a>, and Sun Ra<\/a>, and I was happy to be introduced to artists like Bo Hansson<\/a>, Thomas Dinger<\/a>, and Diminished Men<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Sean has some words about his mix below.<\/p>\n\n

Join us next week when our guest deejay will be Alex Haas<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

See you then.<\/p>\n\n

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\"Sean
Sean Sleight<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n

Many thanks for the invitation to contribute a mix. I wanted it to have a positive vibe in these weird times and thought of Winter Solstice when daylight is at its minimum. Now that it\u2019s almost the darkest time of the year, I thought maybe it was time to reverse polarity and share some warmth for the days ahead.<\/p>\n\n