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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This week's program came together as stream of consciousness. A melding of sound and concepts to hopefully create a cohesive whole. Listen and enjoy! envelope.podbean.com/e/9-19-26-pu... #experimental #avantgarde #classical #jazz #ambient #drone #progrock

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

9/12 PTE: Hmmm... Carl Stone, Spanish prog, Mexican experimental electronics, Bryan Ferry & Ray Manzarek. And that's just Phase One! Phase Two: Petridisch, India Gailey & Leah Plave, Mark Kirsenmann, Panayiotis Kokoras, Brad Meldhau, Gentle Giant & Philip Glass. Enough variety? bit.ly/4yxnqR1

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

9-5 PTE: A sport truncated PTE, featuring a pair of memorials, some fine new & classic progressive rock and closing out with Swedish jazz. Listen & Enjoy! envelope.podbean.com/e/9-5-26-pus... prior programs & playlists: envelope.podbean.com #prog #jazz #experimental #avantgarde

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

8-29 PTE: Much recent music plus more classic thrift store acquisitions! Listen & enjoy! envelope.podbean.com/e/8-29-26-pu... #avantgarde #experimental #ambient #classical #electronic #gamelan

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

8/22 PTE: Except for the opening track, this week's program features field recordings: raw, processed, and composed. I've also included several of my own raw field recordings and compilation tracks. Listen & Enjoy! bit.ly/4gvzFGu #fieldrecordings #experimental #avantgarde #drone #ambient #dub

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

8/8 PTE: Lots of new things with a Phase Two focus, sampling unique collaborations and solo work from guitarist Kevin Kastning's recent releases. Listen & Enjoy! bit.ly/4wY0utK prior programs & playlists: envelope.podbean.com #experimental #avantgarde #jazz #drone #ambient #prog #rock

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

7-18 PTE: This week's focus is on a trio of extended compositions from Robyn Jacob, Louis Andriessen & Michael Gordon peppered with Sanskrit chant, fusion, electronics & drone. Listen & enjoy! bit.ly/3RkRb7K #classical #experimental #avantgarde #chant #ambient #drone #electronic

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

7-11 PTE: This week's PTE leans into the worlds of ambient, drone & noise w/ side-tracks of new/classic Berlin electronic and contemporary composition. Listen & Enjoy! bit.ly/4gz304u prior programs & playlists: envelope.podbean.com #ambient #drone #noise #classical #avantgarde #experimental

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

7-4 PTE: Since today's program falls right on July 4th, I've decided to return to an older PTE tradition of playing only progressive rock; new, classic and in-between. Listen & Enjoy! envelope.podbean.com/e/pushing-th... #prog

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

6/27 PTE: A focus on Alabama based composer, William Price starts out today's PTE, followed by music spanning varied genres and time, highlighting many recent releases. Listen & Enjoy! bit.ly/3SMHWgQ #classical #experimental #avantgarde #ambient #jazz #prog #electroacoustic

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

6/6 PTE: New x 4 (Lua Jungck, b.mez, murmer, Petridisch & Society of Composers), bouncing balls, Phase Two focus on Niblock, Hooker, Soldier & First's, "Paiva River Songs" and closing out with Squid In Chains. Now if that's not variety! Listen & Enjoy! bit.ly/4uTrMzJ #experimental #ambient

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

5/30 PTE: Scattered throughout the program are takes on Miles Davis's "Blue in Green" (Happy 100th, Mr. Davis!). What started as a coincidence between Laurie Altman and Morten Qvenild tracks turned into a quest for unique covers, featuring Dave Fiuczynski & Oregon. Listen & Enjoy! bit.ly/4uZvEjj

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

5/23 PTE: Phase 1 focuses on new music and a piece for electric guitar & piano by Canadian composer, Tim Brady. In Phase 2 we celebrate Robert Fripp's 80th birthday with classic works featuring Mr. Fripp with prestigious collaborators! Listen & Enjoy! bit.ly/4wWYPVJ

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

5/16 PTE: All kinds of neat stuff this week, with my faves being the new releases from Edward Givens, "biomes, vol. 1-4" and Stereo Minus One's, "The Acid Tape (Original Soundtrack)". Listen & Enjoy! envelope.podbean.com/e/5-16-26-pu... #experimental #jazz #avantgarde #ambient #drone #prog

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

5/9 PTE: I've assembled another themed show for your listening pleasure, this time: Fire & Smoke, including all the assorted genres you've come to know and love on PTE. Listen & Enjoy! bit.ly/4fmFMOb #experimental #avantgarde #classical #jazz #ambient #fusion #prog

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

5-2 PTE: "Phase 1 includes new releases and acquisitions. Phase Two honors composer Michael Harrison RIP and Viet Cuong's "Re(new)al", a percussion concerto about renewable energy. I recently saw the Columbia Symphony perform this piece in my hometown of Columbia, MD." Listen & Enjoy! bit.ly/4dgx29G

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

4-25 PTE: We start with a couple of prog adjacent new releases from our friends at Cuneiform Records followed by organ and organ-ish pieces. The balance of the program roams all over the place. Listen and Enjoy! bit.ly/4eXiaQ0 #prog #classical #fusion #avantgarde #jazz #ambient #electroacoustic

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

4-11 PTE: Let's see...we've got some contemporary gamelan followed by a bunch of blues-based experimental stuff, leading to some interesting vocal pieces, only to close out with a smorgasbord of new and old pieces. There. That'll about do it. Listen & Enjoy! envelope.podbean.com/e/4-11-26-pu...

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

3-28-26 PTE: Many new musics in store for you with a second phase nod to memory & music of Keith Emerson upon the 10th anniversary of his passing. Listen! bit.ly/4bYB5br To check out prior programs & playlists: envelope.podbean.com #experimental #avantgarde #ambient #noise #prog #classical

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

3/14 PTE: The program opens highlighting the ambient space music of Robert Scott Thompson, followed by a potpourri of classic tracks, ranging from Alec Wilder & Ozric Tentalces to b.mez (a Birdsongs of the Mesozooic spin-off) & Frank Zappa! Listen & Enjoy! envelope.podbean.com/e/3-14-26-pu...

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

2/21 PTE: Mostly new goodies for your listening pleasure, aurally illustrating the hyphenated word "multi-genre". Listen & Enjoy! envelope.podbean.com/e/22126-push... Prior programs & Playlists: envelope.podbean.com #experimental #avantgarde #classical #prog #ambient #noise #improvisation

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

2/7 PTE: Sports-truncated show. Pianos! Listen & Enjoy! envelope.podbean.com/e/1-10-26-pu... Check out prior programs & playlists! envelope.podbean.com #experimental #avantgarde #jazz #classical #piano

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

1-3 PTE: Only the first half of this show was aired due to a sports pre-emption, but here's the whole thing in it's glorious completeness! Listen & Enjoy! envelope.podbean.com/e/1-3-26-pus... #experimental #avantgarde #prog #classical #electronic #jazz

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

12-27 PTE: New music from Jon Porras, Uterocele, John Oliver, Lingyuan Yang, Ian Smit & Bryan Day/Ernesto Diaz-Infante. Plus recent tracks from Ye Gods, Avant Orchid Zone & Fletina, with older cuts by Gary Husband, Robert Wyatt & Bill Laswell's Miles Davis mix. Not too shabby at all! bit.ly/3N1YWgo

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

2/20 PTE: Happy Holidays, Y'all. Lots of new things. Acoustic & electronics, songs, noise & even Tangerine Dream (then and now). Listen & Enjoy! envelope.podbean.com/e/12-20-25-p... #avantgarde #experimental #electronic #noise #ambient #classical

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

12/13 PTE: All over the place this week! Starting on more of a jazz note, meandering all over the place to more ambient/atmospheric things from the folks at Projekt Records and focusing on new releases in Phase Two. Listen & Enjoy! bit.ly/4qdtLNg #jazz #ambient #experimental #avantgarde #noise

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

12/6 PTE: I'm happy to open this week's program with Kevin Kastning's two latest, paired with long-time compadres, Sandor Szabo & Carl Clements. We also honor the memory and music of the late Jack DeJohnette and feature the debut release from percussionist/composer Pauline Roberts. bit.ly/496sPo4

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

11/15 PTE: Limited time = longer pieces. We return to Tim Brady's current release for the title track, the Nakedeye Ensemble's take on a classic Frederic Rzewski piece and Pamela Z's new composition, "Simultaneous" in it's entirety. Listen & Enjoy! bit.ly/3JSSTJR #experimental #avantgarde

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

11-8 PTE: This week's program was constructed with a kind of "stream of consciousness". Comparisons of the same piece, pieces w/ words, spacey ambience, contemporary composition, kalimbas & fusion. Why not? Listen & Enjoy! bit.ly/43Ul5CJ #ambient #experimental #avantgarde #fusion #prog #classical

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

10/25 PTE: We've got music for every taste: New Orleans-influenced horn music (like Ken Field's Revolutionary Snake Ensemble), experimental guitar (Bill Frisell, Ian Smith, Trey Gunn, Tim Brady) and classic and new tracks across multiple genres. Enjoy! bit.ly/4oodbd8 #jazz #experimental #ambient

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

10-11 PTE: Includes a new track from my friend Joe Benzola, the latest from Jessica Pavone (who I had the pleasure of driving for her High Zero Festival appearance in Baltimore) and a classic track by Carl Stone. (lots of current releases and new acquisitions, too!) Listen & Enjoy! bit.ly/49dpOCY

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

10-4 PTE: Let's see...we've got electronica, microtones, trombone and voice with a big chunk of gamelan and gamelan influenced music. Hot Dog! Listen & Enjoy! envelope.podbean.com/e/10-4-25-pu... #experimental #avantgarde #electronic #microtonal #gamelan

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

9/27 PTE: This week, more prog and prog adjacent music prior to an upcoming jaunt to New Jersey to attend ProgStock. Plus, we start the program with two new releases featuring Canadian artists and labels. Listen & Enjoy! bit.ly/4nVA1YM #prog #experimental #ambient #drone #chant #avantgarde

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

9-20 PTE: This week we wish happy 90th birthday to Arvo Pärt after which there are some recent releases & a dollop of new and classic prog!! Listen & Enjoy! envelope.podbean.com/e/9-20-25-pu... #classical #experimental #avantgarde #prog #electronic #ambient #drone

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

9/6 PTE: Lots of current releases. So much music, so little time. Listen & Enjoy! envelope.podbean.com/e/9-6-25-pus... #experimental #classical #ambient #drone #avantgarde #jazz #improvisation #electronic #fieldrecording

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

The 9/13 edition of PTE presents an audio stew consisting of some more recent thrift store goodies, new releases & a couple of tracks buried on my hard drive. Listen & Enjoy! envelope.podbean.com/e/9-13-25-pu... #experimental #jazz #ambient #classical #noise #avantgarde #gamelan

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Belated Happy International Strange Music Day! The brainchild of composer Patrick Grant of Tilted Axes fame, it took place on 8-24. In true PTE style, we're late, but not a dollar short, as we present a plethora of interesting pieces for your consideration. Listen & Enjoy! bit.ly/4mOJCjY

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

8/23 PTE: Phase One has us delving into the realm of Dub in it's many incarnations, followed by many new releases in Phase Two. Listen & Enjoy! envelope.podbean.com/e/8-23-25-pu... #dub #experimental #ambient #avant-garde #noise #electronic

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

@ 8/16 PTE: I would like to share in the bounty of my Bandcamp Friday haul for August! From avant-big band pop and microtonal music to impaired kidney function electronics and multiple Casio CZ-101s, it's all here! Listen & Enjoy! bit.ly/41NN7yM @sevenfour.bsky.social @ureterocele.bsky.social

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

For the 8/9 edition of PTE we have everything from neo-classical orchestral music to outright noise. Multi-genre avant-garde as it should be! Listen & enjoy! envelope.podbean.com/e/8-9-25-pus...

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

7/26 PTE:Airing "Intortus," the winner of the 2024 Musicworks electronic music composition contest, created by composer Rocío Cano Valiño. In addition, you'll hear the unique cornucopia of interesting music that has defined PTE for the past 35 years. Listen & Enjoy: bit.ly/41CgYKq

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Greetings! In the musical assortment that comprises the 7/19 edition of PTE: new/new, old/new, new/old, old/old. Your job, figure out which is which. Listen & Enjoy! envelope.podbean.com/e/7-19-25-pu... #jazz #drone #experimental #prog #classical #ambient

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

PTE 7/5: Phase Two brings new prog releases, including a taste from a 10-disc Caravan live box set and 2 tracks from the soon to be released 2-disc Dave Bainbridge (Iona co-founder) extravaganza. Phase One is diverse. Listen: bit.ly/3Gdp7Oa #jazz #drone #experimental #prog #classical #ambient

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

The 6/28 edition of PTE features lots of new releases, an older Jah Wobble track and a couple of things I concocted in my basement lair. Listen & Enjoy! bit.ly/4kgQLro #experimental #ambient #classical #electroacoustic #electronic #avantgarde

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

6/14 PTE: A couple of new jazz items from our friends at 577 Records, some carnivalesque music in Phase One, classic stuff from the ready to re-boot label Table of the Elements and a smathering of other goodies! Listen & Enjoy! bit.ly/442WdI9 #jazz #drone #experimental #prog #classical #ambient

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Just back from Providence, Rhode Island where I experienced the I Heart Noise Fest 2025 in all it's noisy #ambient, #drone, #experimental, rocked out, spacey glory. 6/7 PTE presents the featured artists who played that evening. Kudos to Ilya S. who put it together! Listen & Enjoy! bit.ly/45iNKTG

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Joel Krutt / Pushing The Envelope @envpusher1.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

5/31 PTE: I've been sifting through a passel of new releases, most from artists not currently in my purview. These make up a sizeable chunk of today's program, along with a few classics/favorites. Listen: bit.ly/43zviVB #experimental #ambient #classical #electroacoustic #electronic #avantgarde

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