Archive - Beta’s Substack

June 2025

In the Fried Archives: Terry Riley

From 2023, an unpublished interview with the legendary American composer about late Coltrane, tuning tamburas with Pandit Pran Nath, and being…

Jun 25 •

Twofer Tuesday #4

A lost masterpiece from Guadaloupe and a heavyweight dub set from the island of Great Britain and feeling mortal amid such Godlike drums

Jun 24 •

The Lot for June

Special Father's Day edition with Brian Foote

Jun 19 •

Twofer Tuesday #3

Twofer the late, great Billy Jones

Jun 17 •

Twofer Tuesday #2

Two radiant ambient duo albums bathing in golden light

Jun 10 •

In the Fried Archives: Grace Jones

From 2017: Bloodlight, Bami, Bowie, Twerking, A One Man Show, and hitchhiking to Paris on acid.

Jun 9 •

Perhaps a new weekly experiment in talking about albums in tandem

Jun 3 •

May 2025

Chatting with the Dutch artist about nature walks, micro-seasons, M.C. Escher, making and breaking patterns, and avoiding Vivaldi

May 27 •

On Universal Consciousness, Carnegie Hall, continuous sound, and being a candle in the midday sun.

May 23 •

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