Threading The Needle

Indie, jangle and underground rock from this year and then. Playlist: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/22620223/Threading-The-Needle

New primitive (and some old) folk music with special guest artists Glenn Jones & Liam Grant. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/22505037/Threading-The-Needle

Underground post-punk, dub, pop, experimental and all-around production chameleon Brenda Ray explored in depth. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/22287842/Threading-The-Needle

Non-rock "solo" artists multi-tracking suites of sound on their very own. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/22368163/Threading-The-Needle

Exploring some new records making into Dusty's home. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/22296967/Threading-The-Needle

Italian music. Avant-garde, minimal, fusion, psych and experimental Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/22154263/Threading-The-Needle

When indie went psychedelic, when psychedelic whent indie in the 90s. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/22084628/Threading-The-Needle

Curious pulls sparked by space rock, kosmische, lo-fi 4th world, library music, free folk and cosmic avant-garde. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/22014035/Threading-The-Needle

Free and improv jazz from the 60s to the 80s, as inspired by the newly published book Now Jazz Now. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/21942909/Threading-The-Needle

UK Dubbed up post-punk and arty rock. With a dash of Jamaican dub in between Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/21872894/Threading-The-Needle

Electronica inspired fusions of cosmic interplay, synthy ideas and folky curiosities Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/21804650/Threading-The-Needle

As it says, favorite new music I heard in 2025 as well as some amazing archival releases, first released to vinyl in 2025 Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/21732899/Threading-The-Needle

Abstract, drone and experimental folk bands and projects from the 1990s and early 00s Playlist: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/21670556/Threading-The-Needle

Where jazz-rock, fusion and krautrock meet plus another healthy dose of eastern and African influence. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/21601107/Threading-The-Needle

​Refried and once fried, oddballs and wunderkinds from near and far. Playlist: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/21532742/Threading-The-Needle

An international sound excursion making some stops in familiar territories. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/21462534/Threading-The-Needle

A little trip down the UK popsike, rock and pop trailway from the late 1960s. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/21393259/Threading-The-Needle

Some synthesized sounds throughout the ages. Modern and old Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/21324206/Threading-The-Needle

During the WRFI fundraiser, special guest Angela was brought in to be delighted and horrified by a batch of weirdo selections. Actual gong in effect! Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/21272167/Roundabout

Country rock, psychedelic rural sounds and far-out torch songs. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/21256072/Threading-The-Needle

A diverse look into weirdo rhythms in jazz, fusion, avant-garde, synth and post-punk. Playlist: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/21188236/Threading-The-Needle

A lot of 90s indie rock sound with millennial shoegaze and post-rock. Playlist: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/21119726/Threading-The-Needle

A trip down the golden path of cosmic music, much of it from Germany. Playlist: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/21056553/Threading-The-Needle

Moody indie, space, droney rock and related thinking pieces with special guest Brother John. Playlist: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/21023916/Threading-The-Needle

A little deep dive into 4 very distinctive jazz drummers: Rashied Ali, Robert "Cleve Pozar", Jacques Thollot and Steve Reid. Playlist: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/20958428/Threading-The-Needle