Discussions
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Bana Haffar is a lifelong ex-patriot. Born in Saudi Arabia, she has lived in more countries than most people visit in a lifetime. Her music reflects that, and a great deal more. Her Touch release intimaa’ is among the best of the year so far. She and I talked about her music, her travels and…
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Richard Chartier produces extraordinary music and sound art under his own name, and as Pinkcourtesyphone. He and I talked about his latest drone recording stase hivernale, the creative process and his “new, contemporary and formative electronic/avant garde/experimental/unusual music” radio show. For me, this is a perfect example of the dual nature of drone works. It…
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Joanna Mattrey is a classically trained violist who has established herself in the world of contemporary music – both composed and improvised. Her third solo album is Soulcaster, out now on Notice Recordings.
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Emilie Cecilia LeBel is a Canadian composer and music teacher who calls Edmonton home now. Redshift Records will release her debut solo album field studies on May 12. We talked about the new LP, teaching and why her home country gets under the skin of so many artists.
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Collaboration lies at the heart of Mat Smith’s vision for his fascinating Mortality Tables label. It is a project based on the idea that if when you ask people – artists and non-artists alike – to respond to a creative prompt, wonderful things happen. He and I talked last month.
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Paul Nataraj has a practice-led PhD in sound studies from the University of Sussex. In addition to his art practice, He is an associate researcher at Loughborough University in England. He and I talked about his fascination with sound art, vinyl and a new release on the Hard Return label, The Night Is Young.
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