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Mixtape #180

02 February 2026

Emerging from the fertile Chicago post-rock scene of the late 1990s, Pullman features members of Tortoise, Directions in Music, Rex, Come, and Eleventh Dream Day. A studio-born acoustic supergroup, the band brings together Ken “Bundy K.” Brown, Curtis Harvey, Chris Brokaw, and Doug McCombs, with drummer Tim Barnes rounding out the lineup. Conceived as a space to explore instrumental ideas outside of their other bands, Pullman released two acclaimed and influential albums, Turnstyles & Junkpiles (1998) and Viewfinder (2001). More than twenty years on, Pullman returns with III, a beautiful, intimate and gentle record shaped by long friendship, trust and collaboration. One of the year’s most rewarding listens, it’s been a real joy spending time with it since it landed last month. So we couldn’t be happier to share the superb mixtape Pullman put together for us, offering a window into the sounds and influences that feed into their world. Press play and enjoy.

  1. Bill Orcutt – The Sun & Its Horizon [Palilalia Records]
  2. Daniel Bachman – Feel the ground beneath your feet (some sticks and leaves, but mostly earth…)
  3. Andrea Belfi & Jules Reidy – alto [Marionette]
  4. Angine de Poitrine – Sherpa [Les Cassettes Magiques]
  5. Grouper – A Lie [Yellow Electric / Kranky]
  6. Collections of Colonies of Bees – fa.ce (a – 04 Untitled [Crouton]
  7. BCMC – Ripple in High Tide [Drag City]
  8. The Dwarfs Of East Agouza – Neptune Anteater [Constellation]
  9. Jessica 93 – Poison [Teenage Menopause Records / Music Fear Satan]
  10. Tom Verlaine – Fragile [Warner Bros. / BGO Records]
  11. Califone – Burn the Sheets Bleach the Books [Jealous Butcher]
  12. Duffy X Uhlmann – In the Spirit of Fair Play [Orindal Records]
  13. Roy Orbison – Leah [London Records / Monument]
  14. X – The Unheard Music [Fat Possum Records]
  15. Captain Beefheart – A Carrot Is As Close A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond [Virgin]
  16. Marisa Anderson & William Tyler – News About Heaven [Thrill Jockey]
  17. Gregory Uhlmann, Josh Johnson, Sam Wilkes – Frica [International Anthem]
  18. Mallard – Yellow
  19. Kieran Hebden & William Tyler – Secret City [Temporary Residence]

Gregory Uhlmann announces new album Extra Stars and shares lead single ‘Lucia’ feat. Alabaster DePlume

23 January 2026

Photo: Joyce Kim

Chicago-raised, Los Angeles-based guitarist, composer, and producer Gregory Uhlmann is a very talented and busy musician, known for his membership and collaborations with bands and artists like SML, Typical Sisters, Perfume Genius, Hand Habits, Fell Runner, Tasha, Josh Johnson, Uhlmann Johnson Wilkes, and many more. He has announced the release of his new album Extra Stars, marking his solo debut on International Anthem. A beautifully immersive and quietly absorbing collection of fourteen short pieces, Extra Stars draws on everything Uhlmann has absorbed over years of collaboration.

Alongside the album announcement, Uhlman has shared the whimsical and balmy lead single ‘Lucia’, featuring label-mate Alabaster DePlume. Of the track, he says:

“This song began with a field recording of the waves in Big Sur. Named after the Lucia Lodge, my partner and I stayed there for a couple nights and found the sound of the waves both calming and a little unnerving. There’s an intensity to being on a point with waves crashing down around you. I wrote the piece years ago and always had Gus (Alabaster DePlume) in mind to play, but finally worked up the courage to ask him recently. What he added was perfect and beyond what I could’ve hoped for.”

Listen to ‘Lucia’ below and grab Extra Stars when it drops on March 6th.

Mixtape #172

02 June 2025


It’s no secret we were completely drawn in by Sheldon Agwu’s work after stumbling upon his music earlier this year. A longtime presence in London’s music scene, Agwu has collaborated with artists like Jordan Rakei, Yussef Dayes and Bonobo, and held musical director roles at iconic venues like Jazz Cafe and XOYO. The London-based guitarist, producer and multi-instrumentalist released Kintsugi in April, a stunning and sublime debut inspired by and named after the Japanese art of embracing imperfection. With this album, Agwu channels years of exploration into a deeply personal and affecting work, blending virtuosic electric guitar with influences from jazz, hip-hop, trip hop, and ambient textures. So we’re over the moon to have him at the helm of this month’s mixtape. Featuring tracks from Jon Hassell, Thelonious Monk, Bitchin Bajas, Madlib, Sam Gendel and more, it opens a window into the creative world that helps shape his own music. Press play and drift away.

  1. Andrew Pekler – Forever (Is No Time At All) [Faitiche]
  2. Thelonious Monk – Ugly Beauty [Columbia]
  3. Jon Hassell – Empire V [Editions EG]
  4. Daniel Villarreal – Things Can Be Calm [International Anthem]
  5. Gregory Uhlmann, Josh Johnson, Sam Wilkes – Marvis [International Anthem]
  6. Dorothy Ashby – Wax & Wane [Cadet]
  7. Kenny Burrell – Theme IV, Recapitulation [Cadet]
  8. Yesterdays New Quintet (Madlib) – Julani [Stones Throw Records]
  9. Ken Brown – Continental Drift [Temporary Residence]
  10. Jeff Parker – Jrifted [International Anthem]
  11. Can – Spray [United Artists Records]
  12. Tony Williams – Circa 45 [Polydor]
  13. Natural Information Society & Bitchin Bajas – Clock No Clock [Drag City]
  14. Bilal – Evr Chngin Nrml
  15. Triosk Meets Jan Jelinek – The Lake [~scape]
  16. Bitchin Bajas – Amorpha [Drag City]
  17. Sam Gendel – Two Tone [Leaving Records]

Gregory Uhlmann, Josh Johnson & Sam Wilkes share second single, ‘Arpy’

20 February 2025

Photo: Roman Koval

Guitarist Gregory Uhlmann, saxophonist Josh Johnson, and bassist Sam Wilkes, who are some of most daring and brilliant musicians of the LA new jazz scene, have recently joined forces for a new chamber trio. They had previously announced the release of a debut collaborative album, Uhlmann Johnson Wilkes, and shared then the immersive and enthralling ‘Frica’, which instantly got us under their spell. Ahead of the album’s release on March 14th through International Anthem, they are teasing it again with new single ‘Arpy’, an utterly engrossing, emotive and atmospheric track. Take a listen now.