I’ve been following the Flow State blog for the past couple years; every day they feature an artist and deliver “two hours of music that’s perfect for working (no vocals).” If you’re in a musical rut, give them a follow. Today they highlighted the Chicago quartet Third Coast Percussion. I was lucky enough to see them perform at Zakir Hussain’s celebration of life at Grace Cathedral back in February…and they absolutely blew my mind. Earlier this year Third Coast released a performance of Philip Glass’ Aguas de Amazonia, recorded on unusual percussion instruments including PVC pipe, a glass marimba, and almglocken (tuned cowbells!). Give it a listen; it’s great.