Adolescent Subtle Sounds

Late Saturday nights, JEMP Radio switches into ASS mode as the Adolescent Subtle Sounds block starts. Produced by Sweeping Views of The Ambient Hour and with a rotating cast of hosts, ASS features music from other jam bands and jam-band adjacent bands, as well as complete DJ sets.

Shows featured on ASS include Pure Saturation, focused on Umphrey’s McGee, Uber Glue and Spray Paint Victory, focusing on The Disco Biscuits, and Giants In The Van, focused on Spafford, plus other unique sets imagined by Sweeping Views and his cast.

No ASS is the same.

Tune in on Saturdays starting at 10 PM ET.

about The Hosts

KEVIN CASSELS

Kevin Cassels, host of Pure Saturation (featuring the music of Umphrey’s McGee), is probably best known as the author of the Pharmer’s Almanac 6: The Unofficial Guide to Phish, the 524-page Phan Bible that was released in 2000 following in the steps of founder Andy Bernstein.

He has also played drums in a number of diverse bands over the years, namely Mother Vinegar featuring Karl Engelmann, and has performed on stage/in the studio with Umphrey’s McGee, Fishbone, Big Boi, Raq, Jennifer Hartswick, Peter Alpfebaum, and members of the Disco Biscuits, Trey Anastasio Band, Alice in Chains, 24-7 Spyz & others.

His first Grateful Dead and Phish shows both took place in March 1992. Born in NYC and raised in Atlanta, Kevin has called Asheville, NC, home for 20 years, where he resides with his children Sophie, Anthony & Isaac.

KARL ENGELMANN

Karl Engelmann is a culinary chef and multi-instrumentalist and songwriter who has authored hundreds of original songs performed by his own bands and other artists, especially Umphrey’s McGee, who have covered or collaborated on at least ten of Engelmann’s songs.

In 1997, he co-founded Ali Baba’s Tahini with future Umphrey’s guitarist Jake Cinninger and drummer Steve Krojenewski. The group reunites every few years and has released five studio albums.

From 2004–2007, Karl fronted Mother Vinegar with his ‘Pure Saturation’ co-host Kevin Cassels on drums, releasing two studio albums. He has also performed in reggae group the Natty Lovejoys and has released several solo albums over the last three decades. He has three children and owns the successful Epic Catering in Hayesville, NC, where he resides with his wife and family.