Herb Sundays 179: John Beltran / Placid Angles

The Michigan electronic luminary shares inspirations (and outcomes) for his sublime Placid Angles alias + the forever longing of Detroit ambient techno.

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Herb Sundays 178: Patrick Holland

One of Canada's go-to musicians and Jump Source co-captain with the skateboarding video soundtracks that shaped him + Skate thoughts from Michna/Jenkem…

Mar 1 • Sam Valenti IV and Patrick Holland

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February 2026

Herb Sundays 177: IDM by RamonPang

A HERB SUNDAYS genre study - The sound that never wanted a name in an unexpected resurgence, and a very vocal fan helps us round up the sound for…

Feb 22 • Sam Valenti IV and RamonPang

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Herb Sundays 176: Sam Valenti IV

Selections chosen for playback at Cooper-Hewitt museum, Feb 10 2026

Feb 15 • Sam Valenti IV

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Herb Sundays 175: Shawn Reynaldo

Electronic music's conscience digs deep in the personal archive + an interview on how he writes First Floor, week in and week out.

Feb 8 • Sam Valenti IV and Shawn Reynaldo

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Herb Sundays 174: Maria Somerville

Galway, Ireland's finest export with "a mix of songs I love by people I was lucky to play with last year and keep coming back to."

Feb 1 • Sam Valenti IV

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January 2026

Herb Sundays 173: Sam Prekop [season 11 premiere]

A perfect mishmash playlist from the musical legend (The Sea and Cake, etc.) with help from Herb alumni too.

Jan 25 • Sam Valenti IV

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Won't Get Fooled Again: On aesthetic morality and neo-luddism [Season 11 preamble]

Why banning tools may not lead to a virtuous cultural renaissance.

Jan 18 • Sam Valenti IV

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December 2025

Herb Sundays study: Ghostly - We'll Never Stop Living This Way: 25 Ghostly favorites

plus unseen photos from Ghostly's early years and more.

Dec 28, 2025 • Sam Valenti IV

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Herb Sundays 172: Shinichi Atobe [season 10 finale]

[Season 10 finale] The enigmatic Japanese producer with "tracks I used to listen to in high school."

Dec 21, 2025 • Sam Valenti IV

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Herb Sundays - MMXXV

A global survey of Herb faves of 2025, final.

Dec 14, 2025 • Sam Valenti IV

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Herb Sundays mailbag faves 2025 - part one

A global survey of Herb faves of 2025, both new and old

Dec 7, 2025 • Sam Valenti IV

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