Seven mysteries

Music in this episode:

Peter Gabriel - “Solsbury Hill” (1977)

Pink Floyd - “Money” (1973)

Dave Brubeck - “Unsquare Dance” (1961)

The Beatles - “All You Need is Love” (1967)

The Grateful Dead - “Uncle John’s Band” (1970)

The Grateful Dead - “Estimated Prophet” (1977)

Cordelia’s Dad - “Brother Judson” (2002)

Venetian Snares - “Szamár Madár” (2005)

Eleni Prodana - “Milo Mou Kokkino” (2014)

Gothart - “Jovano, Jovanke” (2000)

Şevval Sam feat. Onay Şahin - “Çay Elinden Öteye” (2008)

Vojko V - “Zovi Čovika” (2018)

Angine de Poitrine - “Fabienk” (2026)

Here’s Angine de Poitrine’s iconic KEXP performance:

References:

Ulf Olsson - Listening for the Secret: The Grateful Dead and the Politics of Improvisation

David Bruce - “Angine de Poitrine’s Math Rhythms Explained”

Andrew James Gustar - “The Closest Thing to Crazy: The Shocking Scarcity of Septuple Time in Western Music”

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