Hello FMF readers, I’m Jake Goldsmith and this is my first post. As a DJ, I spend a lot of time gathering and listening to music. My taste is specific and varied, I don’t like everything and I don’t hate anything. I feel that music is both an art form and a science, and when listened to with this in mind, a basic appreciation for all music is possible. Some of you may know me, or know of me as a local DJ that plays primarily dance records. While this is true, it is also true that I love Jazz, Soul, Funk, Indie-Rock, Folk, Experimental, Blues, Hip-Hop, Reggae, Classical, and yes, even a little Country. I may not have the platform for playing all of these genres while out gigging, but I can certainly share some of them with you here.

Today I would like to highlight an artist that has taken a little bit of everything and combined it into one amazing body of work. This may sound premature, as he only has about ten songs released, but to me this guy has taken inspiration from all over the musical landscape and produced songs that are rich and ephemeral. His style includes Broken-Beat, Hip-Hop, Deep House, Dub-Step, Space-Disco, Nu-Jazz, Classical, Funk and Soul. I’m honored to share with you (for those that haven’t heard this already) Sam Shepard’s project FLOATING POINTS. His debut EP Vacuum has the compositional elegance of Classical music and the carte blanche of Experimental. He also has a few singles out that I think are must haves. Here are two of my favorites.