Discussions
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The new Cindytalk album launches tomorrow on the False Walls label. Subterminal features four glittering sound art pieces, two of which we debuted on episode 227 of The Moderns. Cinder and I talked over the summer in advance of the premier. They’re an absolute pleasure to interview. Artists who’ve been around 40-plus years are often…
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Canada’s Kid Koala is a world-famous DJ, music producer, filmmaker, animator and more. He is touring a multimedia show, “a live graphic novel” in his words called Storyville Mosquito this fall. That opens Oct. 20 in Toronto. We talked about his record collection, composing and more. Visit kidkoala.com
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Multimedia artist Mike Hansen was a turntablist before he’d ever heard of turntablism. Now a successful painter and music producer, Hansen has released a collection of recordings inspired by the color field works of Leon Berkowitz and Thomas Downing.
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Seaming To is a composer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist who BBC Radio One called “the voice of the 21st century.” Her new EP Natural Process is on Lo Recordings.
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Maya Bennardo is a violinist and composer dedicated to removing boundaries between composers and performers. She is a member of andPlay, with Hannah Levinson, a member of Mivos Quartet and a frequent collaborator with pianist Karl Larson. Her debut solo album, four strings, lands in September.
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Michael Gregory Jackson says his latest LP, E_LEC_TRIC_GIT_BOX is dedicated to the late Greg Tate who passed in December. The album features Jackson on solo guitar, without overdubs. Eleven striking performances on a 1959 Gibson SG and Fender Stratocaster offer unfettered access to the master avant-gardist, more than 40 years into his influential career. He and…
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