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EP 9 - INTERVIEW: Julio Zúñiga
June 21, 2022

In this episode, we interview composer Julio Zúñiga, a Costa Rican composer living in Cambridge, MA. If you're interested in field recordings, memory,  rainforests, semiotics, gratitude and/or noise,

EP 8 - INTERVIEW: Stone Irr
May 24, 2022

In this episode we interview an old friend of mine from college, the songwriter and musician, Stone Irr. Today he's based out of LA and works at a music house, specializing in music licensing for adve

EP 7 - INTERVIEW: Howard Stelzer
March 28, 2022

In this episode we interview the prolific and joyful Howard Stelzer from his home in Western Massachusetts. We get into his development from live performance into the studio, his disdain for "field re

EP 6 - Ben Klock’s ”Subzero”
February 25, 2022

Let's talk about that minimal Berlin club sound via Berghain staple, Ben Klock. We trace the roots of house & techno in the US. Unpack and untangle influences traveling back and forth across the Atlan

EP 5 - Frank Ocean’s ”White Ferrari”
February 03, 2022

"White Ferrari" from Frank Ocean's 2016 masterpiece Blond is a queer musique concrète car song and we explain why.   Follow us on Twitter!

EP 4 - INTERVIEW: Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir
January 22, 2022

In this episode we interview Icelandic composer Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir. We discuss animated scores, French Horn, nature, and the idea of "control" as an artist/maker.   credits for "Ecognosis" (2021)

EP 3 - Rebecca Saunders - Vermillion
December 11, 2021

In this episode we fangirl Rebecca Saunders's impeccable artistry, one of many more to come. This time we unpack our feelings about her piece "Vermillion".

EP 2 - Bon Iver’s ”Perth”
June 18, 2021

We discuss the first track, "Perth", off of Bon Iver's 2011 self-titled album. Obviously it ends up leading us to discussing scrambled eggs, heavy metal, cute dogs and Icelandic bands in Texas.

EP1 - Ablinger’s Weiss/Weisslich 4
June 04, 2021

We discuss Austrian/German composer Peter Ablinger's Weiss/Weisslich 4, a piece for piano and >=5 players. Peter Ablinger is revealed to have a very cool secret identity, we discuss Wandelweiser and A

EP 0 - plink plonk
April 30, 2021

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