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Cover photo by Harald Krichel

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Rebecca Foon has long been a fixture of the Montreal music scene, known as a key figure in and/or founding member of groups like A Silver Mt. Zion and Esmerine. She stepped into a lead role starting with her Saltland project in 2013 and is now about to release another new album called Black Butterflies under her own name in October for Envision Records. She is this week's spotlight artist.

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Esmerine - Dalmak (Constellation/2013)

Set Fire to Flames - Sings Reign Rebuilder (Alien8/2001)

Fifths of Seven - Spry from Bitter Anise Folds (Les Disques Du Soleil Et De L'Acier/2005)

Saltland - A Common Truth (Constellation/2017)

Sarah Neufeld, Richard Reed Parry, Rebecca Foon - First Sounds (Envision/2024)

Rebecca Foon - Waxing Moon (Constellation/2020)

A Silver Mt. Zion - Born Into Trouble as the Sparks Fly Upwards (Constellation/2001)

Rebecca Foon - Black Butterflies (Envision/2025)

 

Track Listing

 

Esmerine - Barn Board Fire [0:00]

Set Fire to Flames - Love Song for 15 Ontario (w/Singing Police Car)... [4:09]

Fifths of Seven - Coeur, Arteries and Veins [7:18]

Saltland - Under My Skin [12:09]

Sarah Neufeld, Richard Reed Parry, Rebecca Foon - Day Three [15:27]

Rebecca Foon - Ocean Song [20:14]

A Silver Mt. Zion - Tho You Are Gone I Still Often Walk w/ You [24:21]

Rebecca Foon - In a Time of Truth [29:04]

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Surgery 366

Mexican electronic artist Fernando Corona has recorded and performed as Murcof since the early 2000s. After making the Leaf label his primary home early on,  he's since branched out in styles, collaborations, and variety of projects, though his focus on the acoustic orchestral and it's combination to electronics has remained. His most recent releases have been under the Twin Color banner for InFiné recordings. He is this week's spotlight artist.

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Erik Truffaz + Murcof - Being Human Being (Mundo/2013)

Murcof + Vanessa Wagner - Statea (InFiné/2016)

Murcof - The Etna Sessions (Facade Electronics/2024)

Murcof - Lost in Time OST (Casino Luxembourg/2014)

Murcof - Remembranza (Leaf/2005}

Murcof - Utopia (Leaf/2004)

Murcof - Twin Color (Extended Play No. 2) (InFiné/2025)

 

Track Listing

 

Erik Truffaz + Murcof - Human Being (edit) [0:00]

Murcof + Vanessa Wagner - Gnossienne n°3 (Erik Satie) [5:27]

Murcof - Valle del Bove [11:18]

Murcof - Chapitre VIII [15:54]

Murcof - Ruido [18:44]

Murcof - Muim (Colleen mix) [20:47]

Murcof - Cosmic Drifter (edit) [25:08]

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Surgery 365

In a short time claire rousay has amassed an incredibly impressive discography of work, both solo and collaborative, that showcases her skill at a variety of styles from concrete sound to ambient electronics to subtle pop that explores very emotional depths. She is this week's spotlight artist.

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claire rousay + more eaze - never stop texting me (Orange Milk Records/2022)

claire rousay - everything perfect is already here (Shelter Press/2022)

claire rousay - a softer focus (American Dreams/2021)

claire rousay - sentiment (Thrill Jockey/2024)

claire rousay + more eaze - an afternoon whine (Ecstatic/2021)

claire rousay + more eaze - no floor (Thrill Jockey/2025)

claire rousay - a little death (Thrill Jockey/2025)

 

Track listing

 

claire rousay + more eaze - arms [0:00]

claire rousay - it feels foolish to care (excerpt) [4:26]

claire rousay - a kind of promise [8:22]

claire rousay - sycamore skylight [11:12]

claire rousay + more eaze - smaller pools [16:13]

claire rousay + more eaze - the applebees outside kalamazoo, mich [21:11]

claire rousay - just (feat. m. sage) [27:02]

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Surgery 364

UK electronics artist Stephen Bishop has been recording an uneasy blend of ambient, noise, and dance music as Basic House since 2012. He is also the founder and operator of Opal Tapes, which is where his most recent release can be found. He is this week's spotlight artist.

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Basic House - I'm Not A Heaven Man (Sores, Sound + Matter/2012)

Basic House - Ambrosias Vol. 1 (Koppklys/2012)

Basic House - Pathetique (Vis/2017)

Basic House - Calm in Bird Form (Digitalis/2014)

Basic House - Non-Canon (Opal/2025)

 

Track Listing

 

Basic House - Soft Cores [0:00]

Basic House - Amateur UFO Films [4:10]

Basic House - Double XP [10:54]

Basic House - Field 0.08 [17:27]

Basic House - Holding a Dead Hand [22:47]

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Surgery 363

cover image by Tinyflare

This week's spotlight artist is Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, whose new album Gush is due out soon on Ghostly International. Enjoy the bounty of Buchla and more!

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Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - The Kid (Western Vinyl/2017)

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Euclid (Western Vinyl/2015)

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Useful Trees (Bandcamp/2012)

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Let's Turn it Into Sound (Ghostly International/2022)

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - EARS (Western Vinyl/2016)

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith & Suzanne Ciani - FRKWYS Vol. 13: Sunergy (RVNG Intl/2016)

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - The Mosaic of Transformation (Ghostly International/2020)

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Gush (Ghostly International/2025)

 

Track Listing

 

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - To Follow & Lead [0:00]

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Escapade [4:52]

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Spruce [8:32]

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Then the Wind Came [11:28]

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Envelop [14:21]

Suzanne Ciani & Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Closed Circuit (excerpt) [19:10]

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - The Spine is Quiet in the Center [22:42]

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Gush [27:39]

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Surgery 362

Steve Gunn has a new record coming soon on Three Lobed Records, so it seemed like a good time to Spotlight his discography. Given what seemed to be his consistent presence of late it was a bit of a surprise to find that his recorded output starts less than 20 years ago, but in that time he has established a guitar imprint that combines tradition fingerpicking, Easter-influenced psychedelia, and free ranging improvisation. Enjoy!

cover image "borrowed" from Foxy Digitalis

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Steve Gunn - Boerum Palace (Three Lobed Recordings/2009)

Steve Gunn - Nakama (Matador/2022)

Steve Gunn & David Moore - Reflections Vol. 1: Let the Moon Be a Planet (RVNG Intl/2023)

Beings - There is a Garden (No Quarter/2024)

Gunn-Truscinski Duo - Ocean Parkway (Three Lobed Recordings/2012)

The Black Twig Pickers & Steve Gunn - Seasonal Hire (Thrill Jockey/2015)

Steve Gunn & Mike Cooper - FRKWYS Vol. 11: Cantos de Lisboa (RVNG Intl/2014)

Steve Gunn - Music for Writers (Three Lobed Recordings/2025)

 

Track Listing

 

Steve Gunn - Dusted Mind [0:00]

Steve Gunn & Mdou Moctar - Protection [4:57]

Steve Gunn & David Moore - Painterly [9:26]

Beings - Morning Sea [13:51]

Gunn-Truscinski Duo - Minetta River [15:39]

The Black Twig Pickers & David Gunn - Cardinal 51 [20:45]

Steve Gunn & Mike Cooper - The Enchanted Moura [25:08]

Steve Gunn - Sky (debesis) [27:41]

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Surgery 361

Brad Rose is one of those artists who seems to have discovered extra hours in each day. He is prolific, not just producing new music both solo and in a variety of collaborations under a panoply of aliases, but he's also the curator and head content generator at The Jewel Garden and the Foxy Digitalis website. Cover image "borrowed" from the Artists Creative Fund website. Enjoy.
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Peak Eloquence - Fifth Column (The Jewel Garden/2023)

Brad Rose - Reflexive Wizardry (The Jewel Garden/2021)

Indian Weapons - Messiah (Sunshine Ltd/2013)

Space Dive - 21st Century Sport (Digitalis Ltd/2009)

Altar Eagle - Mechanical Gardens (Type Records/2010)

The North Sea - Last Great November (Private Chronology/2011)

Ajilvsga - Choker (The Jewel Garden/2022)

Brad Rose - A Life We Once Lived (Quiet Details/2025)

 

Track Listing

 

Peak Eloquence - Clay Shards [0:00]

Brad Rose - Code Spectrum [5:06]

Indian Weapons - False Claimant [7:51]

Space Dive - Gargoyles[16:13]

Altar Eagle - Honey [19:23]

The North Sea - Keystone Process Revealed [23:33]

Ajilvsga - Untitled [26:31]

Brad Rose - Particular Phantoms [29:51]
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Surgery 360

Our next summer spotlight is on Lucrecia Dalt. This Colombian artist exemplifies the long-running tagline of the show, "exploring the soft boundaries between experimental and pop music." Her work has been accompanied by artitst such as Gudrun Gut, Nicolás Jaar, and Aaron Dilloway, with whom she's collaborated on two albums. 2022 was a big year, with two soundtracks for the films The Seed and The Baby, and her RVNG Intl. album ¡Ay!  picked by The Wire as record of the year. Her follow up, A Danger to Ourselves, is due out on RVNG Intl. in September. Enjoy

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Lucrecia Dalt - Cognost (Pruna Recordings/2011)

Lucrecia Dalt - Commotus (Human Ear/2012)

Lucrecia Dalt - Syzygy (Human Ear/2013)

Lucrecia Dalt - Anticlines (RVNG Intl/2018)

Lucrecia Dalt - No era sólida (RVNG Intl/2020)

Aaron Dilloway & Lucrecia Dalt - Lucy & Aaron (Hanson Records/2021)

Lucrecia Dalt - Ou (Care of Editions/2015)

Lucrecia Dalt - The Seed OST (Invada/2022)

Lucrecia Dalt - ¡Ay! (RVNG Intl./2022)

Lucrecia Dalt - A Danger to Ourselves (RVNG Intl./2025)

 

Track Listing

 

Lucrecia Dalt - Car Song [0:00]

Lucrecia Dalt - Escopolamina [4:34]

Lucrecia Dalt - Levedad [8:29]

Lucrecia Dalt - Eclipsed Subject [10:06]

Lucrecia Dalt - Endiendo [11:22]

Aaron Dilloway & Lucrecia Dalt - Voyria [15:37]

Lucrecia Dalt - Iot (edit) [17:07]

Lucrecia Dalt - The Gardener [19:07]

Lucrecia Dalt - Contenida [20:30]

Lucrecia Dalt - Caes (ft. Camille Mandoki) [24:58]

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Surgery 359

So, I decided, a week or two too late perhaps, to make this a spotlight summer. What this means is, rather than our usual flow of brand new music, we would do pocket summaries of artists who've been putting out great work for some time and who've kept popping up in the show's playlists over the years. Nothing fancy, just fun. First up, Steven R. Smith. You can check out his bio and discography here at Worstward, which is also where the episode photo was 'borrowed' from. Enjoy.

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Steven R. Smith - Turning (Worstward/2025)

Ulaan Khol - Milk Thistle (Desastre/2023)

Steven R. Smith - In the Spires (Cold Moon/2021)

Steven R. Smith - The Anchorite (Important/2006)

Ulaan Markhor - Spiral Horns, Black Onions, et al. (Soft Abuse/2014)

UIaan Passerine - Dawn (Worstward/2023)

Hala Strana - These Villages (Soft Abuse/2004)

Steven R. Smith - Ending / Returning (Immune/2013)

 

Track Listing

 

Steven R. Smith - Turning [0:00]

Ulaan Khol - Rain Tea [3:27]

Steven R. Smith - Scaffolds [7:51]

Steven R. Smith - Procession [11:29]

Ulaan Markhor - No Train Like Water [14:43]

Ulaan Passerine - Birds of the Corporeal Age [18:28]

Hala Strana - Dressed in Rushes [22:16]

Steven R. Smith - Last Town on Earth [25:02]

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Surgery 358

Okkyung Lee - just like any other day (어느날): background music for your mundane activities (Shelter Press)

The FURICO Music Team - Le Cube Dans Mon Rêve (Kitchen.Label)

Julia Gjertsen & Gustav Davidsson - Wandering Mind, Drifting Weather (Whitelabrecs)

Alexander Holm - Head Stroll (Stroom.tv)

Akhira Sano - D-R (Laaps)

Jo Johnson - Escape Now (Quiet Details)

 

Track Listing

 

Okkyung Lee - good morning, harrison, it's time to go [0:00]

FURICO Music Team - Le Rêve Restauré (Dream Restored) [3:02]

Julia Gjertsen & Gustav Davidsson - Into the Night [8:21]

Alexander Holm - Song Passing [13:27]

Akhira Sano - Réponse Deux [18:26]

Jo Johnson - An Unexpected Observation [23:24]

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