Archive - Beta’s Substack

Catching up on a few DJ sets from the past few months

Jun 8 • Andy Beta

Filles de Kilimanjaro

Some stray notes on this week's Pitchfork Sunday Review

Jun 4 • Andy Beta

Twofer Tuesday #17

A tribute to the late Steve Barrow and being blissed out in the Bizarro World of dub reggae

Jun 2 • Andy Beta

May 2026

Freedom from the Known

Sonny Rollins and the quest for black consciousness that led to Freedom Suite

May 26 • Andy Beta

The Lot for May

Ripe Fruits Mid-Journey in Fern Valley

May 19 • Andy Beta

On free jazz, jamming with Cecil Taylor, becoming an ECM guy, and scaring the kids with late Coltrane.

May 5 • Andy Beta

April 2026

18 Best Post-'80s Prince Songs

Diving into Prince's daunting post-symbol output to find some pearls

Apr 24 • Andy Beta

Tomorrow's Harvest

Celebrating today's news with a review from 13 years ago

Apr 22 • Andy Beta

Sixty Years of "Come Out"

Sixty years ago, composer Steve Reich debuted a tape-loop experiment Come Out—a piece that put forth the voice of a young Black man beaten by police, an…

Apr 17 • Andy Beta

Twofer Tuesday #16

The magic of Brazilian artist Priscilla Ermel and the world musical memory amid the global pandemic

Apr 14 • Andy Beta

Cosmic Music: One Month On

Celebrating the folks who have helped make the book launch fun and memorable.

Apr 8 • Andy Beta

March 2026

Twofer Tuesday #15

Sonny Simmons and his return from the edge of oblivion

Mar 31 • Andy Beta