A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears, Sept. 15–21, 2025.

Robert Rich – Rainforest (Hearts of Space; 1989)

Robert Rich/Steve Roach – Strata (Hearts of Space; 1990)

Robert Rich – What We Left Behind (Soundscape; 2016)

Robert Rich – Sunyata & Inner Landscapes (Soundscape, Auricle/Soundscape; 1982, 1988/2013)

Robert Rich – Trances & Drones (Soundscape; 1982–84/2013)

IQ – A New Day Festival, Faversham, Kent, UK, Aug. 16, 2025 (ROIO; 2025)

Robert Rich – Neurogenesis (Soundscape; 2020)

Robert Rich & Markus Reuter – Flood Expeditions: Farmington CT, 15 May 2018 (Soundscape; 2018)

Robert Rich & Markus Reuter – Flood Expeditions: Streamside, 17 May 2018 (Soundscape; 2018)

Robert Rich & Markus Reuter – Flood Expeditions: The Gatherings, 19 May 2018 (Soundscape; 2018)

Swans – Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA, April 9, 1992 (ROIO; 1992)

Swans – Howard Theater, Washington, DC, Sept. 5, 2025 (ROIO; 2025)

Billy Hart Quartet – Multidirectional (Smoke Sessions; due Nov. 21, 2025)

Caroline Mallonee – String Tunes – Buffalo Chamber Players (Buffalo Chamber Players; 2023)

Glissando Bin Laden – Drone Level Orange (Carrier; 2009)

Caroline Mallonee – Whistler Waves (from Built for Buffalo 2) – Feng Hew, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra/JoAnn Falletta (Beau Fleuve; 2018)

Prairiewolf – The Neighbor, Fort Collins, CO, Sept. 12, 2025 (Archive.org; 2025)

Lex Korten – Canopy (Sounderscore; 2025)

Zoh Amba – Sun (Smalltown Supersound; 2025)

Alfredo Colón – Blood Burden (Out of Your Head; 2024)

Nicola Caminiti – Vivid Tales of a Blurry Self-Portrait (self-released; 2024)

Lex Korten – Foreward (self-released; 2021)

Tyshawn Sorey – Unfiltered (self-released; 2020)

Robert Rich – Nest (Soundscape; 2012)

Robert Rich – What We Left Behind (Soundscape; 2016)

Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla – Back to Nature: Čiurlionis & Gražinis – performances by Onutė Gražinytė, AIDIJA Chamber Choir, Upper School Choir of the National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Art, Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France/Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (Deutsche Grammophon; 2025)

Tim Berne’s Snakeoil – IN LIEU OF (Screwgun; 2025, recorded 2012)

Robert Rich – Tactile Ground (Soundscape; 2019)

Robert Rich – Live at the Gatherings 2015 (Industry 8; 2017)

Steve Roach/Robert Rich – Waves Of Now (Timeroom Direct/Soundscape; 2024)

Bob Dylan – Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK (ROIO; 2000)

JD Twitch – May Day EP (Optimo Music; 2020)

Various artists/Optimo – Optimo Espacio – BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix Nov 2006 (Soundcloud; 2006)

Poet and the Roots – Dread Beat an’ Blood (Front Line; 1978)

Castle Rat – Into the Realm (King Volume; 2024)

Barry Schrader – Ambient : Aether (self-released; 2025)

David Behrman – On the Other Ocean (Lovely Music; 1978)

David Behrman – Leapday Night (Lovely Music; 1987)

Castle Rat – The Bestiary (King Volume; 2025)

Tentacult – Synaptic Perfidy (Transylvanian Recordings; 2025)

In Shame – Looming (Transylvanian Recordings; 2025)

Phish – Bourbon & Beyond Festival, Louisville, KY, Sept. 12, 2025 (LivePhish; 2025)

JD Twitch – JD Twitch (Optimo), 5918mins. (5918mins./Soundcloud; 2020)

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[Title key: Phish, “Chalk Dust Torture”]