Saxophonist Nelson Devereaux curates Sundays at Berlin in May. This week: Sonic Hypnosis.

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Jake Rudin, aka NTHNL, is known around NYC and beyond for his transcendent sound baths. Journey through sound and space with flutes, electric wind instrument, and tons of reverb. Buy the ticket, take the ride.

Then: A mini-set of indie jazz/pop by NYC’s Old Feels.

Finally, Hidden Bastille is the collaboration of Minneapolis residents Nelson Devereaux and drummer/producer Toby Ramaswamy. The group takes Nelson’s solo saxophone compositions and adds layers of drums, percussion, and big-hearted spirit. For fans of Coltrane’s Interstellar Space.

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Jacob “NTHNL” Rudin is a classically trained composer and pianist turned multi-flutist, producer and sound-healingpractitioner. Having created electronic and acoustic music in a wide variety of contexts since 2012, Jacob works inboth the healing and contemporary music worlds, drawing on a rich sonic practice that involves experimental sounddesign, field recording, and virtuosic performances on a wide range of instruments. He currently lives in Queens, NY,where he teaches piano lessons, hosts regular soundbaths throughout the city and gigs with his band, NTHNL.

Old Feels is the singer/songwriter project of New York City–based Asher Kurtz.The sound of Old Feels is a combination of folk songs, angular electronic beats, homemade cassette loops, and found sound sample chops. All these elements come together to create a comfy bed of nostalgic ambient texture and deep groove—something familiar yet new. The upcoming Old Feels album Each Day, which is set to be released in 2025, reflects on and explores the microcosms of childhood memory and how they impact our interactions and experience of everyday life.

Minneapolis resident Nelson Devereaux is a saxophone and multi-wind instrument player who weaves old into new with exciting indie/instrumental pop sensibilities and dazzling technical abilities on multiple instruments. His latest record, Infinity, was released in November 2024 on the Brooklyn-based Youngbloods label. He recently completed a U.S. duo tour with Craig Finn in April.

Toby Ramaswamy is a composer, drummer, and producer based in Minneapolis. He has been fortunate enough to work with and learn from a diverse group of Minneapolis musicians and artists in a wide range of genres. As a drummer, he plays regularly with artists including Tabah, rice, Barlow, Jo Kellen, Tram, Eric Mayson, Wheel Eternal, and CB.

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This show is presented by Minnesota Public Radio's The Current.