Patchworks

Host(s): 
Landon Morrison
Timeslot: 
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 - 6:00pm
Length: 
1 hour
Type of Show: 
Music

Bleeps, bloops, and blurbs. Tune in weekly for an eclectic playlist exploring the strange sounds of synthesizers in electronic music. Each episode showcases a variety of styles for “patching” these musical machines, mixing music with bits of historical and cultural context to pique the listener’s curiosity.

Genres: electronic music, experimental, avant-garde

Past Episodes

  • Patchworks (1/14) Aired: Wednesday, January 14, 2026
    • Silver Apples, “Oscillations” (1968)
    • Can, “Quantum Physics” (1974)
    • Neu!, “Neuschnee” (1973)
    • Tangerine Dream, “Part 1” of Richochet (1975)
    • Kraftwerk, “Die Roboter” (1978)
    • Yellow Magic Orchestra, “Rydeen” (1979)
    • Tonto’s Expanding Head Band, “Timewhys” (1971)
    • Mother Mallard’s Portable Masterpiece Co., “Waterwheel” (1976)
  • Patchworks (1/07) Aired: Wednesday, January 7, 2026

    Tracklist:

    • Aphex Twin, “Xmax_evet10” (2014)
    • Squarepusher, “Theme from Ernest Borgnine” (1996)
    • Autechre, “T ess xi” (2013)
    • Venetian Snares, “Magnificent Stumble” (2016)
    • Oneohtrix Point Never, “Zebra” (2013)
    • Clark, “Herr Barr” (2006)
    • Stereolab, “Brakhage” (1997)
    • Broadcast, “Microtronics 15” (2022)
    • Aphex Twin, “Tree” (1994)
  • Patchworks (12/31) Aired: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

    Tracklist:

    • Stevie Wonder, “Race Babbling” (1979)
    • Herbie Hancock, “Rain Dance” (1973)
    • Weather Report, “River People” (1978)
    • The Bley/Peacock Synthesizer Show, “Loss of Consciousness” (1971)
    • Sun Ra, “Moog solo/ Live in France” (1970)
    • Dinosaur, “Renewal (part II)” (2018)
    • Nala Sinephro, “Space 6” (2021)
    • Stockhausen Syndrome, “Nobody gets comfortable around here” (2019)
  • Patchworks (12/24) Aired: Wednesday, December 17, 2025

    Tracklist:

    • Francois Bayle, “Solitude” (1966-72)
    • Bernard Parmegiani, “L’oeil écoute” (1970)
    • Beatriz Ferreyra, “Souvenirs caches” (2020)
    • Francis Dhomont, “Les flux des sons” (2010)
    • Natasha Barrett, “Innermost” (2019)
  • Patchworks (12/3) Aired: Wednesday, December 3, 2025

    Tracklist:

    • Pauline Oliveros, “I of IV – ending” (1967)
    • Don Buchla and David Rosenboom, “How much better if Plymouth Rock had landed on the pilgrims” (1978)
    • Carl Stone, “Ryouund Thygizunz” (1972)
    • Suzanne Ciani, “Improvisation on Four Sequences” (2023)
  • Patchworks (11/26) Aired: Wednesday, November 26, 2025

    Tracklist:

    • Grateful Dead Movie, “Opening Credits" and "US Blues” (1977)
    • Ned Lagin, “Seastones, IIIb – Va” (1975)
    • Ramon Sender, “Xmas Me” (1968)
    • Terry Riley, “Songs for the Ten Voices of the Two Prophets” (1983)
    • Pauline Oliveros, “I of IV” (1967)
  • Patchworks (11/19) Aired: Wednesday, November 19, 2025

    Tracklist:

    • Fhloston Paradigm, "Portal 1 -- Race to the Moon" (2014) 
    • Richard Devine, "Microscopium Recurse" (2018)
    • Matmos, "If All Things Were Turned to Smoke" (2022) 
    • Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, "When I Try, I'm Full" (2016) 
    • Geologist and Doug Shaw, "Ripper Called -- Loose Gravel" (2025)
    • Vince Clarke, "Mitosis" (2023) 
    • Kali Malone, "Living Torch II" (2022)

     

  • Patchworks (11/12) Aired: Wednesday, November 12, 2025

    Tracklist:

    • Sam Prekop, “Open Close” (2025)
    • Caterina Barbieri, “Scratches from the Readable Surface” (2017)
    • Suzanne Ciani, “Concert at WBAI Free Music Store” (1975)
    • Morton Subotnick, “Silver Apples of the Moon, pt. B” (1965)
    • Dick Hyman, “The Moog and Me” (1969)