Nina X Nicholas

Originally aired on City Wall Radio on the 2nd of November 2024.

This is Vol. 21 of <2 (two & under). A continuous stream of short musical creations, each under two minutes, miniature masterpieces interwoven, transitioning seamlessly from the briefest to the longest—a perpetual motion of sound.

49a by Salvador Sobral
<2 Intro
Epilogue (Restored) by Bill Evans
Le Jardin la Nuit by Hildegard
Outro by dust
Three Little Devils by Harmony Korine
mixed with
Code by lilic
mixed with
Backyard Echo by Perila
fui ver meu amor by Salvador Sobral feat. Abe Rábade
Gutenberg by Lou Val
Takeaway by RIP Swirl
Perversione [Attesa] by Carlos Savina
Even Heaven is Uneven by Nicolas Jaar
down by Willow
</> by Two Shell
Tarmac by Samba Jean-Baptiste
Many Eyes by Pencil Legs
Reprise by Nick Dorian
Shopping centre curfew by Oliver Coates
Green’s Dream by Dialect
Geodesic Dome I by Naran Ratan
My Gawd by Semiratruth
The Bear and the Turtle by Dark Canyon
Past + Present = Future by Bennie Maupin
A Single Grain of Sand by CS + Kreme
Arpèges d’April by Verschu & Bougiouzis
Voicemail (Excerpt) by Isabelle Lewis
All Night Stand (Mono Mix) (Demo) by The Kinks
La Lluvi De Guadalajara by Y La Bamba
Coda by lilic
place of worship emoji by Young Man in a Hurry 
I Did The Math by John Roseboro feat. sign crushes motorist
LAUNDRY by Les Sons du Cosmos
Tongues by Ryland Bouchard
Flowers by Molina
greaser by The Crying Nudes
Grows Along the River Slow by Elori Saxl
mixed with
Entry 10-4 (Mood Recipe) by Contour
Segundi Garinasso by Horse Vision
Wife by Matt Kivel
Window by Gunk
R.I.P. (Running in Place) by Peel Dream Magazine
Up in a Tree by Helvetia
-Out by Laurel Halo

<2 (two and under): Vol. 21

The Frisky Whisker ATL (Pt. 2) | Vinyl | 4/4/25

Black and White Memories Ignited by the Scent of Springtime (w/ Lila Tristram) out now:
https://thelastdinosaur.bandcamp.com/album/black-and-white-memories-ignited-by-the-scent-of-springtime-explode-in-colour

"As if airing some precious lost and unmixed tapes from a recently discovered secret studio session involving Vashti Bunyan and guest players that Ivo Watts-Russell once conscripted from his extended 4AD family for This Mortal Coil albums." Concrete Islands

"This album is wistful and downbeat, yet comforting and captivating. It's a beautiful work of art, and a wonderful display of musical talent. Brilliant stuff." Fog Songs
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The Arteries of New York City self-titled album:
https://thearteriesofnewyorkcity.bandcamp.com/album/the-arteries-of-new-york-city

“A soundtrack to a movie whose images have been deleted” Marc Masters (Pitchfork, Bandcamp) - Best of Bandcamp Experimental
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Wholeness (released 2020): https://thelastdinosaur.backl.ink/wholenessalbum

"Wholeness is wonderful. Rarely has sorrow sounded so seductive." Elizabeth Alker, BBC Radio 3

"A deeply personal record and all the more affecting for it." Electronic Sound

"A very personal & artistic triumph, ‘Wholeness’ shimmers and dazzles like no other. Truly outstanding."
★★★★★ Get Ready to Rock

"The ultimate message of the album is that hope remains possible even in the hardest of circumstances. Demons can be conquered, at least for a time, long enough to declare the essential goodness of life." A Closer Listen

"Wholeness speaks to the heart with unrelenting intensity." Echoes and Dust

"This follow-up is poles apart from its predecessor. To use a Talk Talk analogy, if The Nothing was the semi-mainstream The Colour of Spring, Wholeness is a leap into Spirit of Eden/Laughing Stock territory." No More Workhorse

"Prepare yourself for a timeless moment of twenty-six minutes of delicate reverie between trembling folk, orchestral, and rainy ambience."
★★★★ 1/2 Sound of Violence

“Life is a muddled melting pot of uncertainty, joy, emptiness, confusion, hope and longing, one that we only drift through for a brief time before realising that everything is temporary and there are no real answers, and this album is no different.”
82% Belwood Music

"Wholeness is an acknowledgement that a human’s state is always temporary and mostly random, whilst at times exponentially breathtaking."
7.5 out of 10 Live4Ever
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The Nothing (released 2017): smarturl.it/TheNothing

"Elegiac, cathartic, rewarding, and beautifully moving."
★★★★ Uncut Magazine

"A labour of love about life's transience and fragility."
★★★★ Mojo

"An extended meditation on life, death and memory."
★★★★ The Independent

"This profoundly personal album will linger long."
★★★★★ Music News

"All told, it’s the kind of record you could obsess about; the kind of record you’ll foist on friends, music that you know you’ll be playing months from now. Highly recommended."
★★★★ The Skinny

"Poignant."
★★★★ Classic Pop

"A wide-screen dreamscape of a record, brimming with emotion without ever becoming maudlin."
★★★★ NARC

"It's one of the albums that just needs to be heard."
★★★★ Norman Records

"An outstanding second album & mesmerising musical journey."
★★★★ AmericanaUK

"To say this is one of the best albums of 2017 doesn't do it any justice. It's beautifully written & composed, from its delicate atmospheres to its sweeping harmonies and bright, elaborate arrangements. One of the most accomplished indie folk albums you'll come across this year besides Father John Misty's Pure Comedy."
91% Sound & Silence

"It's soul bearing, heart wrenching & most importantly; breathtakingly honest. These qualities are the hallmarks of truly great artistry and Jamie Cameron has firmly cemented himself as a time transcending artist of impeccable quality."
The Line of Best Fit

"The Nothing manages to be elegant without pouring into the lachrymal or the neurasthenic. And just for that, it deserves all your attention." TSUGI

"The Nothing is an album of transcendent beauty and is one of the finest pieces of music I’ve had the privilege of reviewing."
93% -Belwood Music
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Hooray! for Happiness was home recorded + released April 2010. Listen: smarturl.it/hoorayforhappiness

BBC 6 Music "One of the most underrated bands in the country."

Uncut Magazine "An album that's warm, engrossing and impressively original."

The Line of Best Fit "One of the most refreshing, creative and inventive records of the year."

4or The Record "This is a masterpiece, and each second is a reminder of that"

The 405 "One of the most refreshing, original and gratifying records of the year."

God Is In The TV "Hooray! For Happiness is a revelation."

Echoes & Dust - "Filled with moments of startling beauty and gloriously melodic melancholy."

kraftwitch (aka John Moletress, Jake Cassavetes) is a genre-fluid artist, musician, DJ + producer on occupied ancestral Lenni-Lenape land (Philadelphia). They produce the queer dance party CURFEW @youknowwherethechildrenare , facilitate the cross-city vinyl collab Needle Exchange and contribute a monthly mixed genre show CHROMA to Great Circles Radio. 

Upcoming:
8/15 Acid Layer Cake RELEASE / Warehouse Disco
8/23 Curfew at WOW
8/29-30 Bottom Forty Campout Seattle￼
8/31 The Cuff Complex Seattle 
9/6 Say No More PHL
9/19 The Detroit Eagle
9/21 Jackhammer Chicago
9/22 Chairis Chicago
9/27 Curfew at WoW
10/3  Oberon NYC
10/10 Curfew at WOW
10/24 The Greyhound London
10/25 MENERGY Gibus Club Paris
10/26 De Trüt Amsterdam
10/30 Club Church Amsterdam
11/14 LORE ATL
11/29 CURFEW at Warehouse on Watts

Bookings—threewandsrecords@gmail.com

IG: kraftwitch, threewandsrecords, youknowwherethechildrenare

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