The Beat Oracle

Summer’s almost over and in the Midwestern U.S. the skies can’t stop crying. This week’s selections reflect those cloudy sentiments with new music from Synkro, Virginia and Different Sleep. There’s also some sunshine peaking through courtesy of DJ Tennis, Bwana and Gelka. Waterproof those headphones and go outside – this downpour is for dancing! Playlist Download 08/20/2016

This week we air a special 2-hour mix that was put together in honor of our friends Jeffery & Keli, who got married last weekend. Congratulations! This mix played during dinner after the wedding and features many Beat Oracle instrumental classics from Tortoise, Air, Boards of Canada, Four Tet, Synkro, UNKLE, Madvillian and more. Playlist Download 08/13/2016

This week’s edition soundtracks a trip to the moon’s surface with some serious atmospheric beats.  Helios does a stellar remix of a newer Synkro track, Tissu creates hypnotic ambient rhythms, and there are classics from Convextion, B12, Nemesis and more. It’s a mix that will set your mind into an orbit of chilled, spaced-out wonders. Enjoy! Playlist Download 08/06/2016

Center your consciousness around this cluster of cyborganic sounds from ’16. Nuage starts things off by recalling the future’s past. There’s new Avalanches and Kettel! The Magician returns to cast a new spell on the dance floor, Marek Hemmann drapes techno in purple, and Dusky gets another perfect remix (this time by Bwana). All this and more in this week’s sound collage! Playlist Download 07/30/2016

This week Noah delivers a special memorial mix for Simon the Tron Warrior. This 2-hour sound collage features sounds from Simon’s favorite music, original recordings from Simon’s digital vaults, and soundtracks from his favorite games. The show is presented in its original form, uninterrupted with vocal announcements. Download 07/23/2016

This episode is a concoction of various beat styles, from glitch, to breakbeats, mixed with ambient textures and moody electronics. It features new music from early aughts pioneer Christian Kleine, Bakradze (aka Gacha), Christian Löffler, Segue, Aphex Twin, Christopher Rau, and many more. Tune in for your weekly dose of forward-thinking beats. Cheers! Playlist Download 07/16/2016

In this hour, the Oracle opens up a limited-time-only space portal to the Galaxy of Infinite Summer. The journey begins with a surprising downtempo number from Komon. New tunes from Fakear, Niki & the Dove and The Natural History Museum assure your arrival on a truly beaching planet! There’s also a long lost treasure from 1980 in the form of New Musik’s “On Islands” – a song that never made it to U.S. shores back when it was released. There’s more fresh future finds to discover in this trip. Enjoy! Playlist Download 07/09/2016

This week’s show features new music from several longtime Beat Oracle favorites: ambient hip-hop from DJ Shadow, heady rock from Radiohead, electronic music from Plaid, minimal house from Lawrence, and a long, lush experimental piece from Jim O’Rourke & Fennesz that spans most of the duration of the second half of the hour. Playlist Download 07/02/2016

This set is all about summer. It’s inspired by waves, sun, shade, and crisp evenings. The hour is dominated by exceptional 2016 releases from Yumi Zouma, Maria Usbeck, Nite Jewel, Bibio, and more. Older standouts from The Radio Dept, The Embassy, and The Sea and Cake are included for good measure. It’s an infectious, pop-leaning edition that we hope you enjoy. Thanks for listening! Playlist Download 06/25/2016

The Oracle communes with the ancients through the language of fire this week. Travel to the birthplace of humanity with Classixx and Kidnap Kid. Embark on a journey with M83 and Mind Enterprises. Transmute the darkness into light with The KLF vs Glove, Dwaallicht and MNEK. The flames flicker and long-forgotten thoughts thaw. Thanks for listening. Playlist Download 06/18/2016

This week’s mix features a series of heavy new releases, as 2016 keeps on giving! The first half of the show starts off very human and slowly moves into computer generated electronics while coming out on the other side in soulful meditation. New music is included from Oliver Coates, Sven Weisemann, Autechre, and Matthewdavid’s Mindflight among others. Cheers. Playlist Download 06/11/2016

It’s the start of a new era for the show. This hour-long set features some spaced-out atmospherics, breakbeats, dub, and other hallucinatory Future Music sounds. New releases from Lone, Sepalcure, Andy Stott, and Huerco S. are all feature within. Thanks for listening, and enjoy! Playlist Download 06/04/2016

This is the last two-hour edition of the Beat Oracle (for the foreseeable future). Starting this coming Saturday, the show will scale back in length (but not quality) to a weekly, one-hour show. We decided that after nearly nine years, this was the most viable way forward. We hope you enjoy this episode, as it is filled with some great tunes from Submerse, Jessy Lanza, Luomo, Axel Boman, Radiohead, Mark Pritchard, and many more. The three of us will continue to bring the best in Future Music and hope you continue along the sonic journey with us! Cheers, Playlist Download 05/28/2016

This special episode is dedicated to cybernetic rastabots in the net and daydreams of days off in zero gravity. Digital dub abounds with heavyweights like Swayzak, Leftfield and The Orb. A couple sharp new cuts from DJ Vadim and Rudimental. Classic selections from Massive Attack, Yagya and Aural Float. And concluding, we go back to the roots with a production from the original master of dub music, Lee “Scratch” Perry. Start up the sound system, put the ship on autopilot, and set the holodeck to tropical paradise. Summer’s almost here. Playlist Download 05/14/2016

Last week, in celebration of Earth Day, leaders in global Future Music met within a two-hour set to express concerns about the environment and celebrate a diverse range of musical sounds. The results were recorded and are presented here. Notable attendees included Anohni, Manu Chao, Thom Yorke, Ata Kak, Bjork, Orbital, and many more. Listen below. Playlist Download 04/23/2016