PUTF Podcast

The PUTF Podcast: Laraaji Interview at Dripping 2025This interview was recorded at Dripping Festival in New Jersey in June 2025.Laraaji is a seminal figure in ambient and New Age music—a pioneering multi-instrumentalist, composer, and spiritual practitioner. Known for his expansive body of experimental and meditative work, he has released dozens of albums and led laughter meditation workshops worldwide, weaving together sound, joy, and mindfulness into a deeply transformative practice.Laraaji’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/laraaji_official/Laraaji’s Website: laraaji.blogspot.comDripping explores the authentic connections between sound-system driven club music and the experimental avant garde.Dripping is organized by Daniel Martin-McCormick and Leo Miller. Dripping at Nowadays is organized by Daniel Martin-McCormick and Sol León. Design and website by M.C. Madrigal.Dripping’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/dripping.fyi/Dripping’s sonic archive: https://soundcloud.com/drippingfyiDripping’s website: https://www.dripping.fyiDripping's linktree: https://linktr.ee/drippingfyiLaraaji's photo courtesy of Dripping.PUTF’s interview series is dedicated to showcasing inspiring creatives from the PUTF community and beyond. Guests are invited to share their unique career journeys, stories, and visions.Pick Up The Flow, is an online resource based in NYC striving to democratize access to opportunities. Opportunities are shared daily on this page and website, and weekly via our newsletter.Newsletter: https://putf.substack.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/pickuptheflowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/pickuptheflownyc/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pickuptheflowYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@pickuptheflow#laraaji #dripping #pickuptheflow#creativeprocess #artist #nyc #spirituality #drippingfestival #music #sound #career #newage #ambient #dripping #consciousness #spirituality

The PUTF Show - Episode 19 / Doug HenwoodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/pickuptheflownyc/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pickuptheflowDoug Henwood is a journalist and broadcaster based in Brooklyn. From 1986 to 2013 he published Left Business Observer, a newsletter on economics and politics. Since 1995 he’s been the host of Behind the News, a weekly radio show originating on KPFA, Berkeley, that enjoys a vigorous afterlife as a podcast. He’s the author of four books, notably Wall Street: How It Works and for Whom (Verso, 1997), After the New Economy (New Press, 2004), and My Turn: Hillary Clinton Targets the Presidency (OR Books, 2016). He’s written for many publications including Harper’s, The New Republic, The Nation, and Jacobin. He’s been working for all too many years on a book on the rot of the American ruling class.Doug's Website: https://lbo-news.comFollow Doug on X: https://x.com/DougHenwoodDoug Henwood's Radio Archives: https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.htmlWall Street book: https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/WSDownload.htmlWe also requested Doug to share with us some of his favorite things.Catch them all in our newsletter: https://putf.substack.com/The PUTF show is an interview series, dedicated to showcasing inspiring creatives from the PUTF community and beyond. Guests are invited to share their unique career journeys, stories, and visions.The PUTF show is produced by WAVDWGS, a video production company based in NYC.https://wavdwgs.com/https://www.instagram.com/wavdwgs/If you'd like to support this project: https://www.patreon.com/pickuptheflowPick Up The Flow, is an online resource based in NYC striving to democratize access to opportunities. Opportunities are shared daily on this page and website, and weekly via our newsletter.#doughenwood #journalism #behindthenews #news #radio #economics #politics #nyc #writer #leftbusinessobserver

The PUTF Show - Episode 17 / musclecarsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/pickuptheflownyc/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pickuptheflowNative to New York City, musclecars is a DJ / Producer duo consisting of Brandon Weems and Craig Handfield. As musicians, they nod to great classic and soulful dance music, but with their added twists of transcendental jazz, deep elements, and cinematic mood. They also run the NYC staple party Coloring Lessons (now also a record label and radio show), pulling on a musical lineage passed down by the generations before them, and influenced by their black and brown ancestors. They aim to spread the music that has been influential to them, and share it with a younger generation of their peers.https://www.instagram.com/musclecars.nyc/https://musclecars.bandcamp.comSugar Honey Iced Tea! :https://musclecars.bandcamp.com/album/sugar-honey-iced-teahttps://coloringlessons.comhttps://www.instagram.com/coloringlessons/The PUTF show is an interview series, dedicated to showcasing inspiring creatives from the PUTF community and beyond. Guests are invited to share their unique career journeys, stories, and visions.The PUTF show is produced by WAVDWGS, a video production company based in NYC.https://wavdwgs.com/https://www.instagram.com/wavdwgs/If you'd like to support this project: https://www.patreon.com/pickuptheflowPick Up The Flow, is an online resource based in NYC striving to democratize access to opportunities. Opportunities are shared daily on this page and website, and weekly via our newsletter.Listen to this episode on audio platforms:Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/spotify-putfApple: https://tinyurl.com/putf-applepodcast#nyc #musclecars #artist #nyc #dj #coloringlessons #community #interview #career #artist #inspiration #motivation #podcast #producer #pickuptheflow #music

Guarionex Rodriguez, Jr. is a Dominican-American artist based in Brooklyn, NY. He received a BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design in 2011. His work explores the ways in which diasporic unity and niche musical movements have served in the creation of community and identity in the recent past and present. Simultaneously, he experiments with analog techniques to bring elements of abstraction to his figurative images. This manual practice heightens the intimacy of his work while additionally asking himself and the viewer to consider the ways in which we influence and are influenced by our surroundings. Rodriguez has been featured in various publications including Forgotten Lands, Hola Pardo, It’s Nice That, and Musée Magazine. Currently exhibiting at Busan’s Museum of Contemporary Art. He has been selected as a finalist for Aperture’s 2023 Portfolio Prize, a finalist for Lucie Foundation 2023 Open Call, and long listed for Foam Talent Call 2023.https://www.instagram.com/guarionex_jr/https://x.com/Guari1xhttps://www.guarionexjr.com/Episode with Guarionex from 2022: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/putf-podcast/id1586663974?i=1000579259279We also requested Guarionex to share with us some of his favorite things.Catch them all in our newsletter: https://putf.substack.com/The PUTF show is an interview series, dedicated to showcasing inspiring creatives from the PUTF community and beyond. Guests are invited to share their unique career journeys, stories, and visions.The PUTF show is produced by WAVDWGS, a video production company based in NYC.https://wavdwgs.com/https://www.instagram.com/wavdwgs/If you'd like to support this project: https://www.patreon.com/pickuptheflowPick Up The Flow, is an online resource based in NYC striving to democratize access to opportunities. Opportunities are shared daily on this page and website, and weekly via our newsletter.

The PUTF Show - Episode 15 / DreamcrusherInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/pickuptheflownyc/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pickuptheflowDreamcrusher is a New York City-based musician and artist, who describes the project as 'nihilist queer revolt musik.' Dreamcrusher’s work is at once personal and abstract, revealing and antagonistic; performances and recordings shift between genres while subjecting the characteristic elements—melodies, beats, instrumentation—to distortion until the point of transformation. Dreamcrusher has released dozens of recordings with labels such as PTP, Fire Talk, and Corpus, as well as on Bandcamp and other online platforms. Dreamcrusher is also a member of the duo Centennial Gardens with King Vision Ultra.https://dreamcrusher.bandcamp.comhttps://www.instagram.com/drmcrshr/https://linktr.ee/drmcrshrxhttps://x.com/xdrmcrshrxMerch: https://shop-dreamcrusher.creator-spring.comA note from Dreamcrusher: “Unfortunately I’m navigating 2024 unemployed and overdrawn… in desperate need of kind donations yet again. I hate asking, and I hate how hard I’ve worked this past year with little to no yield (and I’m definitely not the only one). I hope that the work I have coming this year truly supplements my life in a real way. Twenty-one years in now! THIS YEAR WILL BE BETTER FOR US ALL!!! If you’re reading this and have the means, please consider donating and sharing. As always, I very much appreciate the continued support.  https://account.venmo.com/u/drmcrshr “We also requested Dreamcrusher to share with us some of their favorite things.Catch them all in our newsletter: https://putf.substack.com/The PUTF show is an interview series, dedicated to showcasing inspiring creatives from the PUTF community and beyond. Guests are invited to share their unique career journeys, stories, and visions.The PUTF show is produced by WAVDWGS, a video production company based in NYC.https://wavdwgs.com/https://www.instagram.com/wavdwgs/If you'd like to support this project: https://www.patreon.com/pickuptheflow

The PUTF Show - Episode 14 / Kyle GarnerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/pickuptheflownyc/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pickuptheflowYoutube: www.youtube.com/@pickuptheflowKyle Garner (aka KG) is an artist, designer, curator, DJ, and the visionary behind Light and Sound Design studio. He has been hosting a gathering called Last Saturday Dance since 2016 and in 2022 launched an offshoot weekly deep listening series called Present Sounds. His work investigates the intersection of community, happenings, architecture, performance and music. http://www.lightandsound.designhttps://lightandsounddesign.substack.comhttp://instagram.com/lightandsounddesignWe also requested Kyle to share with us some of his favorite things.Catch them all in our newsletter: https://putf.substack.com/The PUTF show is an interview series, dedicated to showcasing inspiring creatives from the PUTF community and beyond. Guests are invited to share their unique career journeys, stories, and visions.The PUTF show is produced by WAVDWGS, a video production company based in NYC.https://wavdwgs.com/https://www.instagram.com/wavdwgs/Pick Up The Flow, is an online resource based in NYC striving to democratize access to opportunities. Opportunities are shared daily on this page and website, and weekly via our newsletter.Listen to this episode on audio platforms:Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/spotify-putfApple: https://tinyurl.com/putf-applepodcast

Relaxer is the project of Daniel Martin-McCormick, fka Ital, member of Black Eyes & Gaze, ex-Mi Ami, Halal & Relaxer, Sleeper Cell, Interplanetary Prophets, and more. Rooted in the US punk/noise underground of the late '90s and early 2000s, Martin-McCormick's music embodies a sensual, visceral edge that reflects and extends that legacy. His hardware live sets, honed over a decade of tours, are exhilarating, white knuckle rides, while his DJ sets fluidly cross genres and eras with a cathartic sense of play. He's been a repeat performer at Berghain (where the Relaxer project made its live debut), De School, Unsound, Nowadays and many others. On albums "Concealer" (Planet Mu), "Coconut Grove" (Avenue 66) and "Hedonic Fatigue" (Climate of Fear), his productions stretch out, weaving strands of wormhole techno, minimal, noise, UK hardcore continuum and fractured ambient into a rippling, mesmeric tapestry. Recent club-focused EPs "Licking" and "Candy" (Lovers Rock Recordings) sharpen the blade, amping up his music's animialstic snarl and erotic undertones. Following his recent composition studies with Morton Subotnick, Relaxer's music has evolved a new modality: alongside his club works there have been concerts of long form durational works featuring spoken word and richly spatialized sound design. His debut performance in this new style was a standout at Sustain-Release Year Seven. These works were released in the Summer of 2022 as "Force Field: A Guide for the Perplexed" on Club Night Club. "In Softening Air," the follow up, is out on Lovers Rock Recordings April 1st. Behind the scenes, Martin-McCormick has been a consistent force shaping the US underground. He is the co-founder of Dripping camping festival and NY-based event series. He was a key member of Sustain-Release from its inception and co-director from 2017-2021, founded the labels Lovers Rock Recordings & Climate of Fear, was one of the first residents at Bossa Nova Civic Club. He currently holds residencies at The Lot Radio and Mansions.https://relaxerelaxer.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/relaxerrelaxerhttps://www.dripping.fyiWe also requested Daniel to share with us some of his favorite things.Catch them all in our newsletter: https://putf.substack.com/The PUTF show is an interview series, dedicated to showcasing inspiring creatives from the PUTF community and beyond. Guests are invited to share their unique career journeys, stories, and visions.The PUTF show is produced by WAVDWGS, a video production company based in NYC.https://wavdwgs.com/Pick Up The Flow, is an online resource based in NYC striving to democratize access to opportunities. Opportunities are shared daily on this page and website, and weekly via our newsletter.Listen to this episode on audio platforms:Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/spotify-putfApple: https://tinyurl.com/putf-applepodcastWatch on:Youtube: http://tinyurl.com/putf-youtube

Ruth Saxelby is a writer and editor based in Queens, New York, with a background in electronic music journalism. Born and raised in the UK, she got into writing through clubbing in the north of England in the late '90s. She was the clubs editor at The Leeds Guide (2001 -2003), new music editor at Dummy (2009-2013), and managing editor at The FADER (2014-2018). Some of the things she's written include a column about listening for NPR, record reviews for Pitchfork, memoir essays for Hazlitt, and a libretto for an opera by Actress's Darren Cunningham. https://ruthsaxelby.comhttps://twitter.com/ruthesaxelbyWe also requested Ruth to share with us some of her favorite things.Catch them all in our newsletter: https://putf.substack.com/The PUTF show is an interview series, dedicated to showcasing inspiring creatives from the PUTF community and beyond. Guests are invited to share their unique career journeys, stories, and visions.The PUTF show is produced by WAVDWGS, a video production company based in NYC.https://wavdwgs.com/Pick Up The Flow, is an online resource based in NYC striving to democratize access to opportunities. Opportunities are shared daily on this page and website, and weekly via our newsletter.Watch on:Youtube: http://tinyurl.com/putf-youtubeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/pickuptheflownyc/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pickuptheflow