A tribute to singular musician and spiritual leader Alice Coltrane in celebration of her 85th birthday. Here’s another very special happening coming up at Grand Performances in downtown […]
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Efficient Space returns with another narrative driven comp, this time focusing on the regional backwaters of North America. If you were a regular at the ISC listening bar, […]
With 2022 more than halfway gone, we figured it was time to wrangle some of our favorite records into a loose collection. What follows is a selection of […]
Watch the first part of a two-part doc portrait of the unorthodox Jazz piano great, featuring live performances at the Village Vanguard and intimate BTS footage of 1967 […]
There is no equality without access to comprehensive reproduction health care. Another dark day in America last Friday as the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade eliminating the […]
Recent favorites from Italy, Brazil, Leipzig, Memphis, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. Each week the global listening community gets bombarded with new releases, reissues and restocks. As music […]
Watch an ’80s tourist promo for the legendary open-air Ibiza nightclub that rivaled Studio 54. Summer has officially arrived, and in light of all this heat and sunshine […]
We’re back with another staff selects playlist! Haven’t done one of these in a minute! Thanks for following along as always. We love putting these together and so […]
A short retrospective on the Twin Peaks crooner, along with some of our favorite recordings from the late dream-pop icon. Eerie, otherworldly, the epitome of ethereal, Julee Cruise […]
A living legend and one of the all-time great sonic explorers, Bill Laswell, needs our help. It is no exaggeration to say that we are huge fans of […]
Baltimore-based musician PJ Dorsey aka Tarotplane shares his five favorite Kosmische records. After giving up music for almost 10 years in the late 90s to mid 2000s, Baltimore-based […]
An ambient music exhibit featuring spatial audio works by Morton Subotnick, Patrick Gleeson, Craig Leon, Suzanne Ciani, and others. Dublab’s long-running Tonalism series is making it’s way to […]
Watch the 2011 film documenting the genesis of lover’s rock featuring interviews and footage of Dennis Bovell, Jean Adebambo, Janet Kay, and more. The Story of Lover’s Rock […]
Recent favorites from the Bay Area, Indonesia, London via Shanghai, Berlin, and Hungary. Each week the global listening community gets bombarded with new releases, reissues and restocks. As […]
Watch the seven-part surreal and transcendental TV opera by the American avant-garde giant. The complete seven acts of Robert Ashley’s celebrated visual work Perfect Lives have been uploaded […]
Support one of the best independent radio stations in the world during their annual Membership Drive Fundraiser. We all love dublab… The non-profit, listener-supported radio station has been […]
Pachyman comes through with 5 selects prior to his appearance at This Ain’t No Picnic festival. Los Angeles-based musician, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and all around dub champion Pachy García […]
Crates LA is back for another record pop-up this Saturday 1-7pm at In Sheep’s Clothing Records. In anticipation of the record sale this Saturday, Crates LA has sent […]
Our good friend Lauren Fay is covering our monthly playlist slot with another of her classic themed playlist. “Slow ‘n’ easy daytime drifts with a Hawaiian twist (+ […]
Our friends lost their home, musical equipment, and countless records in a tragic fire. If you frequented our residency at Neuehouse this past summer, you might’ve attended a […]
Celebrate the release of “Recordings from the Åland Islands” tonight at 2220 Arts + Archives. Out now via Chicago’s International Anthem, electronic musician Jeremiah Chiu & violist Marta […]
A look into the great Zulu Warrior, legendary dub soundsystem operator and producer Jah Shaka. “It’s something like seeing the Wizard of Oz for the first time; all […]
Six essential new releases to get you through the week. Each week the global listening community gets bombarded with new releases, reissues and restocks. As music freaks who […]
Members of the Sai Anantam Ashram will be performing Swamimi’s devotional music Sunday, April 10th at the Immanuel Presbyterian Church. If you missed The Sai Anantam Ashram Singers […]
Shoegaze, indie, and synthesizer magic live at Zebulon on April 16th. We’ve been patiently waiting for this one… Suzanne Kraft aka Diego Herrera will perform songs from his […]
A must-see pipe organ performance from the Royal College of Music alumnus Kali Malone. If you ever visited the In Sheep’s Clothing hi-fi bar in the morning, you […]
Downtempo beats, soaring ambient, and dubby electronics for spring. Spring is here and with it comes another playlist from your friends at In Sheep’s Clothing. We’ve been picking […]
Beautiful guitar atmospherics, fragile lyricism and droning incidentals. Calling all fans of the Sky Girl compilation frequently played at the In Sheep’s Clothing listening bar… Here’s another gorgeous […]
TIOH Arts & Culture and dublab proudly present Morton Subotnick’s ‘As I Live and Breathe’ on Thursday, March 31. Our good friends over at dublab bring you an […]
The Amsterdam-based label has released a 17-track compilation with all proceeds donated to Red Cross Ukraine. One of our favorite labels doing more great things… Music from Memory […]
Recent favorites from New York, Detroit, Akron, and Ukraine. Each week the global listening community gets bombarded with new releases, reissues and restocks. As music freaks who read […]
In Sheep’s Clothing announces the first edition of our ISC Hi-FI Selects series. Back in 2018, Pino Palladino, Blake Mills, and Sam Gendel played one of the first […]
Archie Shepp, Jack J, Troth, Psychic TV, and more selects from In Sheep’s Clothing. Hello friends… It seems a dark cloud is forming just as a bit of […]
The lost 1984 follow-up to ‘Kakashi’ and ‘Utakata No Hibi’ will be released on NYC label Palto Flats. Japanese experimental saxophonist, producer, and composer Yasuaki Shimizu needs no […]
Dive into the origins of Weatherall’s personal mantra “Fail We May, Sail We Must.” Yesterday, February 17th marked the second anniversary of the passing of Andrew Weatherall aka […]
In celebration of Valentine’s Day, here are One Hundred Love Songs, a dive into Lesley Duncan’s seminal 1969 ballad and the endless covers that followed. If you’ve been […]
A memorable and crucial 2021 set from our good friend Scott Zacharias. Here’s your listening sorted for today! The weekly podcasts from Detroit’s No Way Back: Streaming From […]
Watch the Lovely Music composer’s classic TV opera on February 11th at 2220 Arts + Archives. Here’s another great thing going down at the new 2220 Arts + […]
Recent favorites from Los Angeles, Melbourne, Munich, Dublin, and Algeria. Each week the global listening community gets bombarded with new releases, reissues and restocks. As music freaks who […]
Hauntingly beautiful “soulfolk” from the segregated south. Our friends at Forager Records continue their streak with yet another crucial archival project. Beyond the Willow Tree traces the early […]
Quiet reflection and pensive sounds to ease you through the winter. Hey friends, how have you been? It’s been a cold winter (not just the weather) even in […]
Cosmic soul, breezy soft rock, and latin funk from Crates LA. Crates LA is a blog and music channel dedicated to uncovering obscure and unknown songs across a […]
Art Don’t Sleep’s jazz series is back at The Lodge Room on March 13 with The Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra. If you’re a jazz fan in Los Angeles, […]
A rare pre-Hats interview with The Blue Nile on Deirdre O’Donoghue’s SNAP! radio show. As avid Blue Nile fans, we’re constantly scouring the internet for anything (interview, documentary, […]
Coffee, books, sandwiches, and dub! The year is finally coming to a close and boy, has it been one: Lockdowns, social distancing, vaccines, variants, worlds opening and closing […]
Join us New Year’s Eve for a special In Sheep’s Clothing set supporting DIIV. Shoegaze and dream pop have been making their way back into our collective consciousness. […]
You love reissues. We love reissues. Here are some more favorites from 2021. From rare midwestern soul, cosmic jazz, Angolan funk and Swiss library music to Armenian disco, […]
Classic indie acts, your favorite DJ’s, and the McIntosh-powered Despacio soundsystem all in our backyard. Goldenvoice along with some friends of ISC have recently announced a new festival […]
Another strange year in the books. In 2021, we finally begin to crawl out of this once-in-a-lifetime pandemic. It hasn’t been a smooth transition by any means, but […]
“A light, guiding you home” compiled by NTS Radio’s Flo Dill and Bruno (Perfect Lives). It’s here! Our good friend Flo Dill (NTS Radio) has put together a […]
Moody and nostalgic fall/winter songs to close out the year. Selections by the team behind In Sheep’s Clothing. Strangely, this year is coming soon to a close… and […]
“Like the last embers of a fire burning” Our friends at Motion Ward have announced their final release of the year with a “CD of dimly lit tunes […]
“My Definition Of Techno House Is A Shrimp.” Earlier this year, German electronic label Transmigration released the much anticipated Space Teddy Collection, a 2xLP compilation of tracks from […]
Nearing the holidays with more great new music from the UK, France, Switzerland, and Bay Area. Each week the global listening community gets bombarded with new releases, reissues […]
“A fusion of sounds.” More selections from the Armenian Diaspora (1971-1982). Darone Sassounian is an Armenian-American DJ, selector, and producer in Los Angeles who spent three years tracking […]
The two-day celebration includes a film screening, panel discussion, and musical performance. In 2017 David Byrne’s Luaka Bop label released an album of Alice Coltrane’s music recorded with […]
Join the crew behind Discostan at 2220 Arts for the first Los Angeles theatrical screening of ‘Showgirls of Pakistan’. If you’ve been following along, you may remember Discostan […]
An eclectic selection of new favorites from Séance Centre, Warp Records, Club Romantico, Nothing But Net, and Into The Light Records. Each week the global listening community gets […]
The innovative vocalist and composer will premiere a new piece at Mills College in Oakland. Vocalist, composer, choreographer, artist, and ECM favorite Meredith Monk has a new piece […]
Haunted jazz, voodoo dub, devil’s dance, and ghostly guitars. What makes a song spooky? Does the spook come from particular melodies or instruments – eerie synthesizers, ghostly strings, […]
The Promises saga continues with new behind the scenes footage released by Luaka Bop. From the very first notes of Promises, it’s clear that something magical is about […]
Join us as we continue to grow and build new listening experiences. In 2017, we set out to create a space where analog culture, including records and hi-fidelity […]
Film noir, exotica, and cinematic sounds from our friend Lauren Fay Levy aka Lost & Sound. Hey friends, back with another playlist! If you’ve been following along, you […]
The ensemble formed by jazz legend Horace Tapscott performs this Saturday, October 23, at the World Stage in Leimert Park. Horace Tapscott’s Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra performs live […]
Fresh sounds from Zurich, Brooklyn, Russia, and British Columbia selected by your your friends at In Sheep’s Clothing. Each week the global listening community gets bombarded with new […]
ICYMI, watch dublab’s Artbound episode exploring Los Angeles’ emerging generation of community-focused black musicians. Our good friends over at dublab just celebrated their 22nd anniversary this past weekend […]
A look into some of our favorite audiophile bars around the globe, old and new, from Hong Kong to Miami. In recent years, hi-fi and listening bars have […]
Sunday, October 10th In Sheep’s Clothing joins 30+ vendors at Fault Radio’s Shifting Plates Record Fair. Our good friends at Fault Radio are back after a long hiatus […]
Better late than never… A new playlist from all of us at In Sheep’s Clothing. Oh my October has creeped up on us! Apologies for the missing September […]
The listener-funded non-profit radio station will host a patio and dancefloor party at Zebulon in Frogtown. Our good friends at dublab continue their annual tradition with a 22nd […]
Recent reissues and new releases shared by your friends at In Sheep’s Clothing. Each week the global listening community gets bombarded with new releases, reissues and restocks. As […]
Five new releases we’re extremely excited about. Each week the global listening community gets bombarded with new releases, reissues and restocks. As music freaks who read these missives […]
New Tara Clerkin Trio, spiritual free jazz, Chinese dreamscapes, and more of that “Now Sound” selected by the team behind In Sheep’s Clothing. Each week the global listening […]
New releases selected by the team behind In Sheep’s Clothing. Each week the global listening community gets bombarded with new releases, reissues and restocks. As music freaks who […]
Hey friends! Somehow we’re still here and still listening. We hope you are too <3 Here’s some music we’ve been listening to this past month. This month’s playlist […]
Multi-instrumentalist, drummer (CMON, Drugdealer), and NTS radio host Josh da Costa shares five gems. CMON (Confusing Mix Of Nations) is the studio project of Josh da Costa formerly […]
“Not exactly a sporting selection” from hero Chee Shimizu. For anyone looking for some musical inspiration today, here’s a perfect playlist from our friend Chee Shimizu. Selected for […]
Contemplating summer with moody guitars, sunset electronics, and vanishing ambience. Hello friends! It’s been over a full month since we’ve started our dedicated listening residency at Neuehouse. Apologies […]
From June 23 – September 25, the team behind In Sheep’s Clothing will host a series of dedicated listening sessions four nights a week at Neuehouse. After more […]
Summer is fast approaching – here’s more music to go along with your sunny days. Hello friends! Hope you’re well… We have some exciting news incoming that we’ll […]
Our good friend Frosty has a new project out with dub legend Lee “Scratch” Perry. Last year before the pandemic blew everything apart, Dublab co-founder Mark “Frosty” McNeil […]
Released by Mute and Spoon Records, ‘Live in Stuttgart 1975’ is available to stream today. Looks like listening for today is sorted! Here’s one and a half hours […]
Our recent favorites from NTS, dublab, Bar Part Time, and XLR8R. Music discovery has always been a central mission of In Sheep’s Clothing. Whether among staff, patrons, or […]
A cute and wholesome bit of performance art from the Japanese ambient music pioneer. This archival video comes from one of our favorite music blogs Fond/Sound and is […]
“The asymmetric relationship between those who give orders & those who must obey is always demonstrated by who controls access to the soundscape.” Our friends at Radio Alhara […]
Shared listening selections from ISC staff including tracks from Melody as Truth, Harold Budd, Lee “Scratch” Perry, and more! Hello friends! We’re back with another staff listening playlist […]
A recent performance from Mwandishi member Bennie Maupin revisits the magic of his cult classic on ECM. Missing live music? So are we. Here’s something to keep you […]
‘Promises: Through Congress’ will premiere virtually on April 24th 12pm PT at The Broad and Whitney. Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders, and Luaka Bop head into the second chapter […]
A rare TV appearance from the cult English singer-songwriter. We’re big fans of Virginia Astley here at ISC HQ. Her conceptual debut From Gardens Where We Feel Secure […]
A wonderfully cheeky video from John Darko on how plants affect the sound of your listening room. If you’ve ever visited audiophile message boards, you’ll notice they’re filled […]
A beautiful portrait of the magnetic artist and educator who played with Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Art Blakey, and many others. Alto saxophonist Jackie McLean is a true […]
Featuring tracks from Teenage Fanclub, Arthur Russell, Pixies, The Go-Betweens, Frank Zappa, and many more! Looks like we have our listening sorted for today… ISC favorite Suzanne Kraft […]
Shared listening selections from ISC staff including tracks from Music from Memory, Joe Zawinul, Selda Bağcan, and more! Hello friends! Excited to announce that we’re bringing back our […]
Third Side Music has announced their signing of tenor sax legend Pharoah Sanders to a worldwide deal. Some more incredible Pharoah Sanders news… Following the release of his […]
Listening, a recent film by Stereophile, explores how one deaf audiophile experiences music through a Mylar balloon. In a touching video tribute to late writer Art Dudley, Stereophile […]
A rare look into the complex mind and artistry of composer Ryuichi Sakamoto. Here’s some more Yellow Magic Orchestra adjacent content… Tokyo Melody is a documentary by French […]
Our friends at dublab have released George Martin’s incredible “Ray Cathode” electronic tracks. During his storied seven-decade career, producer, composer, and music executive George Martin actively nurtured his […]
Happy birthday to the late great Holger Czukay of seminal krautrock band Can. “God gave Holger the tape machine and the devil gave him a pair of scissors…” […]
Our favorite record shop in Los Angeles is finally opening the doors of its new location in Hollywood. Like many record obsessives in Los Angeles, we were extremely […]
A new audio-visual installation is on display at the Jerry Moss Plaza from March 20 – April 18. The Music Center and dublab have selected 71 films as […]
Promises: Chapter I, a non-visual experience, has been announced for 11AM PT on Sunday, March 21. Five years in the making, Promises is a historic collaboration between electronic musician and […]
15 ECM selections from the man behind the Obscure Sound disc guide. We have a very special edition of “Home Listening” today… Our friend Chee Shimizu has shared […]
Fresh Bread is out now on Leaving Records. Sam Gendel walks us through five records in his current rotation. If you’re not yet familiar with Sam Gendel’s work […]
Join the party with Keith Haring and friends. Featuring music by Gwen Guthrie, Eddie Kendricks, Ministry, and NYC Peech Boys. “I’ve been watching these videos nonstop and everything/everyone […]
Daft Punk forever. French electronic music duo Daft Punk announced their retirement today after 28 years of iconic dance music. They broke the news with an 8-minute video […]
Rest in peace Milford Graves <3 Full Mantis is available to stream on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Milford-Graves-Full-Mantis/dp/B07NGRL22J
A historic Sun Ra ensemble performs at the Philharmonie, Berlin. One of the greatest jazz lineups we’ve ever seen: Archie Shepp, John Gilmore, Don Cherry, Lester Bowie, Philly […]
From Sun Ra to Lena Platonos, here is a selection of songs featuring words not sung but spoken.
“Some of the sounds that filled the abode of James Baldwin in St. Paulde-Vence, a town in the south of France. These songs document the vinyl records left […]
New documentary shows how six African American women – Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier – changed American culture. American Masters: How […]
The music lounge known for hosting eclectic listening sets from selectors around the world closes permanently at their At Six Hotel location. Hosoi’s founder, Victor Sanchez, shared this […]
Sharing an article from the Vanity Fair archives for our favorite Star Man’s birthday today. In Vanity Fair’s November 2003 issue, David Bowie reveals, in no particular order, the […]
Like many people around the world, we’ve been heavily listening to and remembering Daniel “MF DOOM” Dumile through his music over the last few days… One of the […]
Revisiting one of our all-time favorite music pieces today from our good friend Randall Roberts. The Lost Art of Deep Listening encapsulates the essence of the In Sheep’s […]
Happy Holidays! Here’s a second helping of ISC playlists. Compiled by our newest staff member Tana Yonas, More Christmas Sounds focuses on festive jazz, funk, and soul classics […]
You might’ve noticed from our collection entries that we’ve been in a bit of a reggae mood these past few months at In Sheep’s Clothing. Albums like East […]
We can’t say enough about how much we love the Aquarium Drunkard music blog. From the podcasts, to the AD Picture Show, to the amazing year end reviews, […]
Reissues. We love them. But can there be too many? Surely not, so here are 11 reissues and archival recordings that you might have missed during this tumultuous […]
The pandemic. George Floyd’s murder and the furious protests that followed. The election. The isolation and its physical and mental tolls. Brilliant creators like Harold Budd, Charley Pride, […]
Hey friends, we’re back with the final “Collection Favorites” playlist of the year. Here are 40 more select tracks from our growing record collection. We hope it’s the […]
“The word ‘ambient’ doesn’t ring a bell with me. It’s meant to mean something but is, in fact, meaningless. It’s not relevant for me. My style is the […]
To accompany our soundsystem feature on historic NYC discotheque Paradise Garage, we’ve put together a little playlist of some of our all time favorite Paradise Garage classics including […]
LALA Magazine recently asked us to create a playlist to accompany the “Turning the Tables” article featured in their Fall edition. In the article, Erin Bunch speaks to […]
For those following along and enjoying our weekly record store drops, here’s a handy way to listen to all of our featured selections in one playlist. We plan […]
Here’s a break from what looks like an extended election cycle… Test Pressing‘s Apiento has recorded a tribute mix to the late Ibiza DJ and Balearic music legend […]
It’s been a strange and scary year for the world, to say the least… There’s probably enough spookiness around us even without cobwebs, ghosts, and vampires, but here’s […]
Our next playlist comes from our friend Jocelyn Romo, who hosts one of favorite shows on NTS Radio. Heaven and Earth Magic is dedicated to “exploring inner and […]
Whether you’re new to reggae or a longtime listener, this BBC documentary will leave you in awe of how contagious and powerful music can be. David Rodigan is […]
If you hung out at In Sheep’s Clothing during daylight hours, before we lit the candles and weren’t primarily pouring whiskey, you may have noticed another collection. Yes, […]
This week’s playlist comes from our good friends Scott Gilmore & Eddie Ruscha (Secret Circuit), who released an album earlier this year titled Doctor Fluorescent on legendary French […]
Introducing a new series where we highlight the hidden gems, one trackers, and undervalued full listens found in your local record store’s dollar bin. In the record collecting […]
Few artists have so masterfully combined oxygen, lung-power and brass to create beauty as Pharoah Sanders. Across his 80 years on the planet, the great tenor saxophonist has […]
Hi friends, we’re back with another playlist in our “Collection Favorites” series featuring 40 new selections from our growing record collection. If you haven’t noticed, we’ve been slowly […]
The decision to sell records at In Sheep’s Clothing came naturally. Music discovery has always been central to In Sheep’s Clothing’s DNA. A year after we opened the […]
A tribute to all the black musicians and artists that have been such a huge part of In Sheep’s Clothing from the very beginning. This playlist includes classic […]
Music discovery has always been a central mission of In Sheep’s Clothing. Whether among staff, patrons or record fair-goers, our physical space was aimed at introducing people to […]
Next up in our Home Listening series we have a special playlist from our friend Parker, who runs the excellently curated peasantries + pleasantries record shop. Parker was […]
The jazz musician follows up his excellent album ‘My Garden’ with a relaxing, introspective series featuring Los Angeles’ best. In case you missed it, our friend John Carroll […]
This week’s Home Listening playlist comes from our friend Chris Bear – multi-instrumentalist, Grizzly Bear drummer, and composer for HBO’s High Maintenance. We love his new solo project […]
Here’s a fresh one from London’s bright young jazz scene by tenor saxophonist and composer Nubya Garcia on the iconic Concord Jazz imprint. Garcia’s debut album follows a […]
Notice anything in the recordings in our audio player? Maybe Alice Coltrane’s World Galaxy hums differently than on vinyl or streaming platforms? Perhaps it sounds a little more […]
