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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Thank you @maryhalvorson.bsky.social and Sylvie Courvoisier for coming to New Mexico and putting on an INCREDIBLE show last night. It was my daughter’s first music show and wow, what a doozy. She’ll never forget this one. One of those shows I wish I had recorded start to finish.

A stage with two people. One seated with a microphone (Mary) and another at a piano (Sylvie). A young fan sits in the foreground in the audience

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Incredible work by @patrickshiroishi.bsky.social and Jason Nazary. Absolutely an AOTY contender. patrickshiroishi.bandcamp.com/album/here-i...

patrickshiroishi.bandcamp.com

here i am no i, by Patrick Shiroishi & Jason Nazary

7 track album

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Yo what!?! I hadn’t seen this announced yet. I love both these guys

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Thanks! I’ve been looking forward to this trip for the past year. But I just herniated a disc in my back and can’t sit down (so flying is gonna be painful)…I’m worried I’m gonna have to back out 😭

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Matt Gold on 8/26 too should work!

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Yooo this does look cool!! Thanks for sharing it here. That 8/23 date might be perfect (depending on time)

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I’m only gonna be in Chicago Sunday-Wednesday, so I can’t even hit listening hours at the Land School 😭 I’ll plan better next time

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Dash killed it on that review tho. I got a whole new appreciation for a lot of the lines on here I didn’t pick up on before

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

9.3 because it’s great. I got nothing humorous to say about it. Super relatable album even tho I haven’t gone through a romantic breakup in ages. Beats. Incredible. Rhymes. Incredible.

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

For real. It’s literally harmless. One of my son’s teachers made him email several profs to critique a think piece they had to write. I was like “no one is gonna respond”. And most didn’t. But a BYU prof emailed back a detailed response. It made my son’s day. It’s also fine to ignore them tho

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

It’s incredible. Just incredible. If I was pitchfork I’d slap that best new music label on it so hard

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Let’s goooooooo! Hearing the new @mike-eagle.bsky.social x Kenny Segal early >>>>>>

A white turntable with a vinyl copy of DOOMED! by Open Mike Eagle and Kenny Segal. The vinyl is blue and red with black splatter.

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Daniel Bachman @danielbachman.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Excited to share the premiere of my film The Witness tree, which explores narratives of colonialism & climate change through the biodata sonification of trees in Virginia, sponsored by Yale’s Institute of Sacred Music, Religion, Ecology, & Expressive Culture Initiative. ism.yale.edu/events/2026-...

Me holding up a field recorder to a very large boxwood tree on the grounds of the barboursville plantation ruins in barboursville va.

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Good call! That was a great listen

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Really cool album and great review

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Many thanks, I knew you could come thru! All these places look great. The Land School got me super intrigued, I didn’t realize that was HQ. I wish I had time to hit all these places (and record shops!!). If I’m lucky I’ll run into you, give a proper thanks 👊

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

They will soon, just a matter of time I’m sure

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Need to recommendations for record shops, too!

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I’m going to be in Chicago toward the end of August for a week. I need recs for venues where I can catch some cool music. @intlanthem.bsky.social I know y’all got the scoop. Tap me in! I’m down with any type of left field music but my fave to see live is creative improvised instrumental type.

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

This was my son’s first CD. Went out and got him a new CD so he can spin Happy Today

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Somehow, Jeff Parker ETA IVtet and the IARC sound, in general, gives you a feeling of presence and community even when you’re listening by yourself with headphones. It’s incredibly powerful. I could never quite find the words to express that, but the homie Dash has a way with words.

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

This review captures the magic of JP ETA IVtet — and many in the @intlanthem.bsky.social sphere in general — wonderfully. “The IVtet’s power is in presence…The simple act of finding space with other people can help you touch the infinite”. @gardenerjams.bsky.social pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...

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Jeff Parker / ETA IVtet: Happy Today

Read Dash Lewis’ review of the album.

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Shout out to you guys for curating a list of who was screening the film/ carrying the vinyl. IARC is so good at growing community you’re helping grow the music community out in New Mexico even 😍

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

I am *hyped* to find a record shop in New Mexico carrying @intlanthem.bsky.social. Picked up a few records and watched a screening of the Jeff Parker ETA IVtet film at No Logo Records. Incredible album and great shop. I will be back. Next, we just gotta get the IVtet to come here for a show!

A record shop display with the new Jeff Parker album, with a screening of the film in the background projected on a white sheet

IARC promo flyer showing locations that will screen the Jeff Parker IVtet film, with a location in Santa Fe, NM circled

3 records, 2 cassettes, and a CD on a table

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Gonna stop posting anything work related on this account, it hasn’t worked so well to try and have a personal/ work account. Will set up a work account for anyone interested in research updates!

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

I think it’s time I showed that one to my kids. I loved that movie back in the day. Does it hold up as entertaining today?

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

I am happy to see some good news!

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Wowee what a stellar album! The vibes are like Ambrose Akinmusire meets Carlos Niño and I love it. Really unique debut album as a leader (I think) from Aaron Shaw aaronshaw.bandcamp.com/album/and-so...

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And So It Is, by Aaron Shaw

8 track album

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Anyone not already tapped into jaimie branch should check this out as a starter. Cool video. My kids and I watch it randomly from time to time. m.youtube.com/watch?v=lSC4...

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jaimie branch - Fly or Die

YouTube video by International Anthem

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

My Fly or Die shirt prompted a couple conversations about jaimie branch today at the rock gym. Hopefully a couple new listeners to the fly or die universe. Thanks @intlanthem.bsky.social for making sure her legacy lives on! The shirt has been helping me educate the world every time I wear it.

A person standing in a rock climbing gym wearing a black shirt that reads “fly or die” in white letters. The fly or die slogan is a nod to the fly or die series of albums by trumpeter and all-around amazing person, jaimie branch, who tragically passed in 2023.

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

And I preordered the new Daniel Bachman yesterday before realizing today was Bandcamp Friday danielbachman.bandcamp.com/album/revolu...

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Revolutions, by Daniel Bachman

4 track album

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

I scooped up both these for Bandcamp Friday (along with this uurydon tape: uurydon.bandcamp.com/album/ocean-...)

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OCEAN CALE, by UURYDON

5 track album

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

I’m excited for this! Love the cover artwork

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Sad to admit it, but I did enjoy that for a solid 24 hrs I could say “sorry, I can’t do that right now”

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Feels like the type of public-facing argument among scientists that could get almost as much attention as the “Covid is airborne” debates

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

The major cities really are insanely expensive here in the US, too. The city I’m in is still sorta affordable. It is definitely not a major city, though. Nice size, ~500,000 people so it feels like a large town. Just not big enough to get Armand Hammer to come through 😭

too.th

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

That’s incredible. And possibly the most unique 90s experience

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Good point; London is expensive, so I guess you pay for access to all those shows. We loved it there when we visited this summer, but even a few days in hotels was rough lol

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

You’re so spoiled in London lol. Hardly anyone comes close to my city (for example, I’d have to drive 7 hours to see Armand hammer on their upcoming tour). I’m so starved for live music I’d got to a tribe show if it was just q-tip 😭 But if I were in your shoes maybe not

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Today’s soundtrack for boxing up Christmas decorations. Things got more and more free as the day went on

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Crazy coincidence, I was spinning this last night along with Big Fun. Miles’ electronic era was probably my favorite.

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

It makes me sad that I’ll soon have to take down this epic holiday light display that we made out of a dead tree stump. I’m tempted to keep the dead tree in place for next year…

A dead tree stump wrapped in ribbon and Christmas lights topped with Santa hats on the dead branches. The picture is taken during the day with blue sky in the background

A dead tree stump wrapped in ribbon and Christmas lights topped with Santa hats on the dead branches. The picture is taken during the night with the lights on

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

I love To Cy and Lee, I’m glad it was part of the IA11 series so I could discover it like it was new. I’m surprised I wasn’t tapped in when it originally dropped but no matter. I’m tapped in now!

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LEVITATOR @microlevitator.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

This was a fun year where I eagerly awaited the announcement of the albums that were part of the IA11 series. Universal Beings was the fitting choice for the final album. It kicked off my loved affair with this label. For that reason alone this album meant more to me than just the music.

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