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: jordanlee.life🎵 Ruth Garbus - Profound (Orindal 2026)
\nI try to check out everything Orindal releases and was rewarded by the new Ruth Garbus record which has a wide-open quality vacillating between the childish and, yes, the profound. Lyrically and musically I feel privileged to be let into this rich inner world
\n![](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/283804/2026/94f7d11400.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://jordanlee.life/2026/06/14/ruth-garbus-profound-orindal-i.html","date_published":"2026-06-14T18:15:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Jordan Lee","url":"https://mutebenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F00%2F1859258.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mutebenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"18:15","date_timestamp":1781460936,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91905548","content_html":"đź“š Ways of Seeing by John Berger (1972) : jordanlee.life
Marion Milner's Creative Confrontations by Akshi Singh in Parapraxis: jordanlee.life
","summary":"","url":"https://jordanlee.life/2026/06/09/marion-milners-creative-confrontations-by.html","date_published":"2026-06-09T14:02:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Jordan Lee","url":"https://mutebenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F00%2F1859258.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mutebenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-09 14:02","date_timestamp":1781013777,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91526302","content_html":"🎵 Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl, Macie Stewart - BODY SOUND (International Anthem 2026) ![\"\"](\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/283804/2026/80036a401e.jpg\")
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🎵 Touch Girl Apple Blossom - Graceful (K Records 2026)
\nNamed after a Beat Happening lyric, I really enjoyed TGAB’s upbeat, jangly set at Providence Popfest last month. Luckily the album, out on K Records, is a great encapsulation of that same catchy DIY charm.
\n![](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/283804/2026/67dc725249.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://jordanlee.life/2026/05/24/touch-girl-apple-blossom-graceful.html","date_published":"2026-05-24T15:43:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Jordan Lee","url":"https://mutebenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F00%2F1859258.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mutebenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-24 15:43","date_timestamp":1779637435,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90826791","content_html":"đź“š Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman (1985) ![\"\"](\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/283804/2026/9780143036531.jpg\")
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🎵 Matt Evans - Daydream Observatory (2026) ![\"\"](\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/283804/2026/479ff96091.jpg\")
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A new type of LLC for artists (via [hyperallergic](https://hyperallergic.com/art-problems-wtf-is-an-a-corp/?ref=blog.metalabel.com)): jordanlee.life
","summary":"","url":"https://jordanlee.life/2026/05/19/a-new-type-of-llc.html","date_published":"2026-05-19T13:50:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Jordan Lee","url":"https://mutebenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F00%2F1859258.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mutebenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-19 13:50","date_timestamp":1779198616,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90368732","content_html":"Critical Listening interviews Maine Music Alliance: jordanlee.life
","summary":"","url":"https://jordanlee.life/2026/05/17/critical-listening-interviews-maine-music.html","date_published":"2026-05-17T19:24:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Jordan Lee","url":"https://mutebenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F00%2F1859258.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mutebenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-17 19:24","date_timestamp":1779045897,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90367897","content_html":"🎵 Judee Sill - s/t (1971)
\nThis blog is making me realize I have a type- quasi-religious mystics who make folk music that draws from a wide array of influences. In this case Sill’s songs switch seamlessly between winsome country to baroque counterpoint in her lyrical cosmology of angels and cowboys.
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/283804/2026/judee-sill-judee-sill-album.png\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://jordanlee.life/2026/05/17/judee-sill-st-this-blog.html","date_published":"2026-05-17T19:13:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Jordan Lee","url":"https://mutebenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F00%2F1859258.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mutebenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-17 19:13","date_timestamp":1779045211,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90031183","content_html":"🎵 Two Steppes - Bowl of Flowers (2025)
\nThis cassette arrived in the mail today from fellow Brooklyn DIY lifers Two Steppes. After taking a long break from music I’m so glad that Drew Gibson is back- pivoting away from harsh noise to something hazily melodic but with hidden depths and textures.
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/283804/2026/9b8d9b0ad0.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://jordanlee.life/2026/05/12/two-steppes-bowl-of-flowers.html","date_published":"2026-05-12T19:09:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Jordan Lee","url":"https://mutebenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F00%2F1859258.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mutebenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-12 19:09","date_timestamp":1778612941,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90028931","content_html":"🎵 The Vernon Spring - Under a Familiar Sun (2025)
\nI had missed this album last year but was reminded of it through a collection of remixes that came out last week. Producer Same Beste has a way of pulling at the heartstrings with these glitchy piano de-compositions from which beautiful sounds bloom
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/283804/2026/2d7613b01a.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://jordanlee.life/2026/05/12/the-vernon-spring-under-a.html","date_published":"2026-05-12T18:40:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Jordan Lee","url":"https://mutebenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F00%2F1859258.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mutebenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-12 18:40","date_timestamp":1778611241,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89637519","content_html":"🎙️ Martha Schwendener interviewed by Ben Davis about Vilém Flusser ![\"\"](\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/283804/2026/e8da801725.jpg\")
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🎵 Jeanines - How Long Can It Last (2025) ![\"\"](\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/283804/2026/f887d2582d.jpg\")
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Aidan Walker's review of Language Machines by Leif Weatherby: jordanlee.life
","summary":"","url":"https://jordanlee.life/2026/04/29/aidan-walkers-review-of-language.html","date_published":"2026-04-29T19:44:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Jordan Lee","url":"https://mutebenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F00%2F1859258.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mutebenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-29 19:44","date_timestamp":1777491871,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89264919","content_html":"đź“š Muskism by Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff: jordanlee.life
","summary":"","url":"https://jordanlee.life/2026/04/29/muskism-by-quinn-slobodian-and.html","date_published":"2026-04-29T19:11:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Jordan Lee","url":"https://mutebenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F00%2F1859258.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mutebenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-29 19:11","date_timestamp":1777489891,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88851541","content_html":"🎵 Parallelisme - mui zyu (Father/Daughter 2026)
\nI enjoyed the melancholy art-pop of mui zyu’s last album so I was intrigued by her cover of Miharu Koshi’s 1984 song Parallelisme. I not only loved the cover but found the original’s harsher industrial textures to be an equally compelling contrast.
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/283804/2026/030aeb1586.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://jordanlee.life/2026/04/23/parallelisme-mui-zyu-fatherdaughter-i.html","date_published":"2026-04-23T13:11:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Jordan Lee","url":"https://mutebenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F00%2F1859258.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mutebenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-23 13:11","date_timestamp":1776949897,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88712868","content_html":"interesting interview with Nathan Schneider on governing online spaces: jordanlee.life
","summary":"","url":"https://jordanlee.life/2026/04/21/interesting-interview-with-nathan-schneider.html","date_published":"2026-04-21T15:22:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Jordan Lee","url":"https://mutebenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F00%2F1859258.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mutebenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-21 15:22","date_timestamp":1776784945,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88303584","content_html":"Neti-Neti - Echo of Being / Grace in Rot (2024) ![\"\"](\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/283804/2026/77f55c5309.jpg\")
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🎵 Flore Laurentienne - Volume III (2026)
\nThis is the first time in the history of this young blog where I post about the same artist twice, but I’ve been enjoying Flore Laurentienne’s new work as a continuation and expansion of his past two volumes of instrumental string and synthesizer work.
\n![](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/283804/2026/e3cb9a47f2.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://jordanlee.life/2026/04/14/flore-laurentienne-volume-iii-this.html","date_published":"2026-04-14T13:36:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Jordan Lee","url":"https://mutebenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F00%2F1859258.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mutebenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-14 13:36","date_timestamp":1776173787,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88048317","content_html":"🎵 Stan Getz Featuring Joao Gilberto - Aguas De Março (1976): jordanlee.life
","summary":"","url":"https://jordanlee.life/2026/04/11/stan-getz-featuring-joao-gilberto.html","date_published":"2026-04-11T13:52:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Jordan Lee","url":"https://mutebenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F00%2F1859258.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mutebenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-11 13:52","date_timestamp":1775915527,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87767828","content_html":"Kevin Munger on Vilem Flusser's Communicology: jordanlee.life
","summary":"","url":"https://jordanlee.life/2026/04/07/kevin-munger-on-vilem-flussers.html","date_published":"2026-04-07T14:35:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Jordan Lee","url":"https://mutebenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F00%2F1859258.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mutebenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-07 14:35","date_timestamp":1775572556,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87766744","content_html":"Wendy Eisenberg - s/t (Joyful Noise 2026)
\nI’ve enjoyed seeing Wendy play guitar in a wide range of experimental contexts over the decade but this new record takes those experiences and applies them to more conventional song structures. With their cosmic lyrics and Mari’s strings, I’m totally hooked
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/283804/2026/4b3db614ce.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://jordanlee.life/2026/04/07/wendy-eisenberg-st-joyful-noise.html","date_published":"2026-04-07T14:16:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Jordan Lee","url":"https://mutebenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F00%2F1859258.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mutebenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-07 14:16","date_timestamp":1775571383,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87535451","content_html":"The Price of Democracy: The Revolutionary Power of Taxation in American History: jordanlee.life
","summary":"","url":"https://jordanlee.life/2026/04/03/the-price-of-democracy-the.html","date_published":"2026-04-03T15:12:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Jordan Lee","url":"https://mutebenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F00%2F1859258.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mutebenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-03 15:12","date_timestamp":1775229134,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87328681","content_html":"Tristan Allen - Osni the Flare (RVNG 2026)
\nI have been spellbound by the new album by puppeteer and composer Tristan Allen, whose delicate instrumentals dance across piano keys, bells, and reeds before dissolving into the air. It reminds me a bit of Ichiko Aoba, another favorite composer of mine.
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/283804/2026/4f333db8bc.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://jordanlee.life/2026/03/31/tristan-allen-osni-the-flare.html","date_published":"2026-03-31T16:00:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Jordan Lee","url":"https://mutebenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F00%2F1859258.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mutebenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-31 16:00","date_timestamp":1774972856,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"81973515","content_html":"@wiggitywhitney You might like the song A Ballad, it reminds me of sound check ;)
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mutebenny/81973515","date_published":"2026-01-13T17:22:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Jordan Lee","url":"https://mutebenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F00%2F1859258.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mutebenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-13 17:22","date_timestamp":1768324952,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81648710","content_html":"@mattypenny I’ve always meant to get into The Pogues, do you have a favorite album?
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mutebenny/81648710","date_published":"2026-01-08T21:40:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Jordan Lee","url":"https://mutebenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F00%2F1859258.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mutebenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-08 21:40","date_timestamp":1767908430,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}}]}