Alternate take: hear Pachyman, La Comitiva, a spotlight from Gilles Peterson and more

Continue this week Alternate takewe blur the lines between jazz, acid jazz, underground and electronic sounds, highlighting music that iconic French DJ Gilles Peterson helped put on the map prior to his residency at Spot Lite, featuring Detroit musicians and DJs.

Plus, listen to music from La Comitiva inspired by Detroit, reggae-influenced Puerto Rican musician Pachyman and more.

Check out the playlist below and listen to the episode on-demand for two weeks after it airs via the media player above.

Alternate take Playlist for May 2, 2024

• “Lazy Days (feat. Emma-Jean Thackray) (Ruf Dug Rework)” – STR4TA
• “Switched One” – Pachyman
• “Pon Pón” – Khruangbin
• “United Future Airlines” – United Future Organization
• “Soft as a flame” – Nick Schillace
• “Treat Me a Stranger” – Kiran Leonard
• “A city is never” – Bullion and Panda Bear
• “The Chapel (Live from Maida Vale)” – Ishmael Ensemble
• “So blue” – Celebrate Tet
• “The Sand Reckoner (feat. BBC National Orchestra Of Wales)” – Will Gregory Moog Ensemble
• “Havona” – Weather forecast
• “That night in Hawaii when I turned into a panther and started making these purring notes in the low register that I couldn’t control… Sh¥t Was Wild” – André 3000
• “Brilliant Trees” – David Sylvian
• “El amor la esperanza” – Daymé Arocena
• “Yambú (feat. Daymé Arocena) (Sacred Rhythm Mix)” – Joe Claussell
• “For the time being” – Erlend Øye & La Comitiva
• “Quetzel” – Los Hermanos
• “Breathless” – Infinite River
• “Planetaria (a theme from a dream)” – 4hero
• “Moskow Diskow (Carl Craig Remix)” – Telex
• “look at this mess” – Meftah

Listen to Alternate take every Thursday from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM on 101.9 WDET and on-demand streaming at wdet.org.