Neural Net. We know that Derrick Carter likes to make noise at the quietest time of night, when the rest of Chicago sleeps. Here's a taste of his nocturnal wanderings.

Contrapuntal Swirl. Steve Holtzman's series of distorted guitar sounds was inspired by moons, but not by the familiar, romantic moon we know. His deceptive sound-miniatures describe a journey outward from the surface of Jupiter.

Shugli Shugli Song. The Dhol Blasters rock the Bhangra scene in Britain, a focal point of the thriving Anglo-Indian youth culture. The physically impressive Nariner S. Winnie is "visibly the largest and biggest Dhol player in the country." We've captured a small fraction of his jam with fellow Dhol master Gurcharan Mall.

Galura. From a work by Indonesian composer Nano S. that appears on Asmat Dream, a compilation of new music from Indonesia. It was composed to demonstrate that an instrumental composition can touch as broad a range of emotion ("galura") as does Sundanese singing.

L'Anthracite, La Femme Des Uns Sous Le Corps Des Autres. Serge Gainsbourg defined cool for generations of French Svengali wannabes. In these songs from his early years, we can practically smell the black smoke from his cigarette, held with a twisted poise that sent shivers down a nation's spine.

Jing Jing. Okinawan Shoukichi Kina takes a swipe at a traditional song whose name means "firefly." Featuring Ry Cooder on slide guitar.

Carpet Fuzz. The "Interstellar funk warriors" of Astro Fuzz take us on a pounding journey featuring Intergalactic DJ Slappy Moe.

Space Prophet Dogon. Where does the music of the Sun City Girls come from? A Peruvian valley, a Burmese village, or a dusty bar on an Arizona highway, circa 1957.

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