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Bob Holmes of SUSS hosts Across the Horizon (formerly Ambient Country). Each month he and a special monthly guest explore the wide open country of ambient and experimental instrumental music, featuring performances that evoke open skies, endless roads, and a sense of drifting between worlds, taking listeners across the horizon.
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- 5 days ago59 min
Across the Horizon Ep. 71: Lara Somogyi
On today’s episode of Across the Horizon, host Bob Holmes of the band SUSS is joined by Lara Somogyi. Lara is a harpist and composer who recently released an album a [time] patterned on Mercury KX Records. They talk about her new music as well as the playlist of ambient music that she brought to the show, including Ólafur Arnalds, Clarice Jensen, Steve Reich, Koki Nakano, and much more. Lara really takes Bob across the horizon into a whole new territory in this episode! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.flowstate.fm/subscribe
- 2 weeks ago47 min
Across the Horizon Ep. 70: Sarah Davachi (Pt. 2)
On today’s episode of Across the Horizon, host Bob Holmes from the band SUSS finishes his conversation with Sarah Davachi from last week. Where the first part of their discussion focused on the titans of prog rock – Genesis, King Crimson, and Yes – this episode focuses on the fringes of the genre, including acts from Italy, Brazil, and Germany, as well as some of the solo ventures spawned by the bigger artists. And, finally, Bob gets to talk with Sarah about her latest minimalist masterpiece The Will of Tongues. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.flowstate.fm/subscribe
- 3 weeks ago54 min
Across the Horizon Ep. 69: Sarah Davachi
On today’s episode of Across the Horizon, host Bob Holmes of the band SUSS is joined by Canadian composer Sarah Davachi, who brings a playlist of her prog rock favorites including Genesis, Yes, King Crimson, and more. If you have wondered about the connections between neo-classical minimalism and ‘70s prog rock, this show is especially for you. Bob and Sarah also discuss the origins of her music as well as her latest triple album release, The Will of Tongues.For Flow State we’re revisiting Davachi’s latest release The Will of Tongues, which is truly something. But first we’re playing her 2021 LP, Antiphonals, which contains the track “Gradual of Image” which opens this episode. “When I was making that album,” she told Bob, “I would think to myself, this is like a prog song but just the keyboards. If you isolated the keyboard track and slowed it way down, this is what it would be like.” With today’s rec she extends her Flow State record of being featured in the newsletter eight times, though somehow we haven’t recommended Antiphonals before.Antiphonals - Sarah Davachi (44m, no vocals)Bandcamp / Spotify / Apple Music / YouTube Music / Amazon Music / TidalThe Will of Tongues - Sarah Davachi (139m, choir vocals on a few tracks)Bandcamp / Spotify / Apple Music / YouTube Music / Amazon Music / TidalHave a great Wednesday. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.flowstate.fm/subscribe
- Aug 19, 20261h 13m
Across the Horizon Ep. 68: Centripetal Force Records
In the first show of his 6th season, Bob Holmes of the band SUSS dedicates a whole episode to one of his favorite labels, Centripetal Force Records. Home to many of the artists that listeners hear on his podcast and radio show, Centripetal has one of the largest rosters of artists performing experimental, ambient, and instrumental music with an Americana bent.In this episode you will hear music and interviews with artists including Michael Hix (of the Nashville Ambient Ensemble), Tacoma Park, Prairiewolf, Kevin Coleman, Johnny Bell, and label owner Mike Mannix. As an extra bonus, each of the guests get to choose one of their favorite Centripetal Force artists to play and discuss. It’s an amazing hour of info and laughs from this unique music community. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.flowstate.fm/subscribe
- Jul 29, 202659 min
Across the Horizon Ep. 67: "Jeopardy" Edition with Brad Rose
Bob Holmes of SUSS invites co-host Brad Rose on to the show to play the inaugural edition of music "Jeopardy" – where Bob plays a musical segment and his co-host is asked to provide the correct question in response. Brad is a man of many talents, including musician, visual artist, label owner, music journalist for Foxy Digitalis, as well as a fellow music podcaster for a great series called “Songs of Our Lives," a podcast that Bob was recently on. Bob had such a good time on the show that he wanted to return the favor, as well as turn the tables on Brad. This episode includes a variety of experimental instrumental music, including More Eaze, Shane Parish, Lake Mary, Sarah Davachi, and much more. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.flowstate.fm/subscribe
- Jul 8, 202659 min
Across the Horizon Ep. 66: Croz Boyce
Host Bob Holmes of SUSS sits down with Animal Collective members Geologist (Brian Weitz) and Avey Tare (David Portner) to discuss their new instrumental electronic/acoustic duo Croz Boyce. Brian and David also bring along a playlist of music that inspired them from their Baltimore high school years, including Wendy Carlos, Apples in Stereo, Climax Golden Twins, Pink Floyd, The Cure, and much more. Their free-flowing conversation ranges from their love of horror films to music concrete and the band Pavement. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.flowstate.fm/subscribe
- Jul 1, 20261h 17m
Across the Horizon x Songs of Our Lives (Deluxe Edition)
Recently, Bob Holmes of SUSS was on the Songs of our Lives podcast hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis. Bob had a great time, and it was one of those occasions where over the course of an hour talking about music, complete strangers turned into good friends. They discussed SUSS's latest release, Counting Sunsets, as well as the Across the Horizon podcast and music series. They also talked about the music that continues to inspire Bob, including tracks by Glen Campbell, Pink Floyd, Brian Eno, David Bowie, Harry Nilsson, and many more. For this special edition, Bob has added the music that they discussed, which is something that Brad does not include on his show. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.flowstate.fm/subscribe
- Jun 18, 20261h 1m
Across the Horizon Ep. 65: Chuck Johnson
Host Bob Holmes of SUSS is joined by composer and multi-instrumentalist Chuck Johnson, one of the Curators in Vol. 2 of the Across the Horizon music series. In this episode they discuss his latest music as well as tracks from his guest artists Marielle V. Jakobsons and Cole Pulice. Chuck also features music from his DJ playlist that he performed at this year’s Across the Horizon night at Big Ears 2026, including Eiko Ishibashi, Natural Information Society, and Nina Keith. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.flowstate.fm/subscribe
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Bob Holmes of SUSS hosts Across the Horizon (formerly Ambient Country). Each month he and a special monthly guest explore the wide open country of ambient and experimental instrumental music, featuring performances that evoke open skies, endless roads, and a sense of drifting between worlds, taking listeners across the horizon.
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