
An underated singer of the decade. If there is one record company who keeps publishing brilliant but unknown singers, Touch and Go/Quarter Stick would be the champion. Just ask John Peel, he recorded six sessions with Nina Nastasia during his reign at the BBC. Started appearing in NY scene around 1998, Nina brought her own brand of post-rock accoustic writing like no other group. Her songs are built like medieval castle, full of strings, accordeons, subdued vocal, and deceivingly simple guitar rythm. A quiet expression of solitary strength. They are intimate but with gigantic atmosphere through [...]

This is second part of 'Finite Modulation' list. 6:30 a.m list. A salute to WFMU morning broadcast style, this list is created to underline the reality of popular music listening. That a list exists within the context of daily activities and its rythm and texture are intimately intertwined. This list also nudge Infinite Mixtape post by Pitchfork to remeasure style breath, the need of listener listening context awareness, and how songs relate within playlist. Part of a large series of playlist, next one will be a midday list "Morning Modulation" [...]