Marcus Boon part II
In this episode we catch up on some missed items from the previous interview with Marcus. We talk the politics of listening, being a musician, and doing long-form things...
minimalism
Marcus Boon on time, the universe, Hennix, Nath, and DJ Screw
Writer Marcus Boon thinks unusual thoughts about music and time. We discuss his book, The Politics of Vibration: Music as a Cosmopolitical Practice. Our focus hovers around how long-form...
Just music
This month it’s mostly listening. We listen to Allison Cameron, Powerdove, Semay Wu, Jon Hassell, Ailbhe nic Oireachtaigh, Eric Chenaux, and Raven Chacon and Marc Sabat…not necessarily in that...
Interview w/ viola player Ailbhe Nic Oireachtaigh
Ailbhe joins me to listen to the viola, the violin, some guitars, a horse-hair harp, some outside jazz and a sewing machine. Ailbhe’s great to speak with and her...
The wild viola of Ailbhe nic Oireachtaigh
Very happy to be listening to Dublin composer and improviser Ailbhe nic Oireachtaigh, now based in Glasgow. This gorgeous track purposelessness calls to mind Norwegian hardanger songs, bent by...
Allison Cameron Band: “Guitars”
How guitars and banjo can be so themselves and so strange at the same time. Experimental composition with the energy of rock. The Allison Cameron Band by The Allison...
Golden Melody Awards
A strange correspondence of quasi-monody with timbral and spectral improbability. Banjo and analogue synth. Also notice how the resonant frequencies of the banjo change. Golden Melody Awards by Golden...
Strange sound colours: April Aliermo
Artemis of Colour by April Aliermo puts recordings of breath and the voice into dialogue with gorgeously rich oscillators. Some wild binaural stuff at times. Hear Aliermo as part...
Scott Clark’s “Quiet Friend”
From a solo album by percussionist/composer Scott Clark: “Quiet Friend” begins and continues with long, warm waves of harmonica. Companion drums then quietly enter – a strange combination that...
Horse Lords’ “Against Gravity”
Unusual tunings, rhythms, and fun with it. Listen for the Shepard-Risset glissando on “Against Gravity.” A nod to James Tenney’s “For Ann: Rising”? The Common Task by Horse Lords