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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, this is an episode for you.
 
musical example citations (plus some other things we mentioned):(in order of appearance):
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Schumann Dichterliebe Op. 48 No. 13Peter Schreier, tenorNorman Shetler, piano
 
Julio Zúñiga - 24 (2014)for double bass, harp, and percussioncommissioned and premiered by PULSAR Trio (Eloïse Labaume, Noam Bierstone, Florentin Ginot)Fondation Suisse, Paris, 2014/5/18

 
Julio Zúñiga - mein liebstes Bild (2015):for large orchestra and electronicspremiered by the Dresdner Philharmonie, HfMDD, 2015/5/18
 
Michael Pisaro field recording article
 
Julio Zúñiga - GIS (2017):for clarinet, trombone, percussion, and electronicswritten for and premiered by Richard Haynes, Ben Marks, and Peter Neville of the ELISION Ensemble
 
Alvin Lucier - Wind Shadows (1994)for trombone and closely tuned oscillatorsJames Fulkerson, trombone; Alvin Lucier, oscillator; Barton Workshop) 
 
Julio Zúñiga - MAM (2018):for amplified flute, cello, clarinet, and electronics
 
Julio Zúñiga - stars from the earth stars from the stars (2019):for amplified flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion, and electronicswritten for Madison Greenstone and the [Switch~ Ensemble]
 
Carlos Reygada's Silent Light
 
György Ligeti - Atmospheres (Conductor, Sir Simon Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker)
 
Julio Zúñiga & Danny Walden - Parallel Peaks
 
Julio Zúñiga & Elena Rykova - Sí Hay MONSTER (2018):written in collaboration with Elena Rykovasite-specific performance/installation for the Montreal-based group No Hay Banda
 
Julio Zúñiga - CAS (2017):for amplified piccolo flute, contrabass clarinet, octave pedals, and low sine tonespremiered by Ensemble Adapter, Harvard University, 2017/11/4
 
Chaya Czernowin: Duo LeatPetra Stump - BassklarinetteHeinz-Peter Linshalm - BassklarinetteUraufführung am 13.06.2010, Hohenems
 
Julio Zúñiga - schemes that offer us a sense of futurity (2021):for amplified soprano voice, flute, clarinet, violin, and electronicswritten for TAK Ensemble
SCORE
 
 
interview recorded 4/13/2022
 
others mentioned during interview to check out:
Madison Greenstone
Elena Rykova
Chaya Czernowin
 

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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 advertising. We caught up, I gave him a friendly psychoanalysis session and we discussed his musical career from the college days to what he's working on at the moment.
Stone's website
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Check out Stone Irr's "A Collection of Live Performances" video!
 
musical example citations:(in order of appearance):
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Stone Irr - For My Friends (from Sinner)
They Might Be Giants - Boss of Me (Malcolm in the Middle Theme Song)

The Mars Volta - Inertiatic ESP
Buddy Holly - Everyday
Cloud Nothings - Stay Useless
Plateau Below - Riverside (from Jurassic Pop label)
Stone Irr - Estranged (from I'm Falling Apart or Something)
Stone Irr - In My Mind (from Sinner)
Jacky Boy - Closer
Jeremy Jones - Road
Stone Irr - Storyline (from Performance)
Stone Irr - It's the Only Way I Know (unreleased demo)
Stone Irr - Lift Your Shirt (from Performance)
Andy Shauf - Martha Sways
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun (Brass Version) (arr. Brennan Johns)
Stone Irr - Calm (from Performance)
Stone Irr - Cheer Up (from Performance)
Radiohead - Faust Arp
Floating Points - Promises "Movement 1" by Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra
MIKA - Grace Kelly
TURNSTILE - BLACKOUT
clipping. - Air 'Em Out
Stone Irr - Love Is In This (unreleased demo)
The Mountain Goats - Autoclave
Stone Irr - It's the Only Way I Know (unreleased demo)
Joey Walker & Stone Irr - What You Want
Stone Irr - Wabash (from Sinner)
 
interview recorded 4/8/2022
 

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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 recordings", and even his super cute puppy makes a guest appearance while crying for us to shut up and give her attention. Please listen to Howard's music because it's so varied and beautiful.
 
 
musical example citations:(in order of appearance):
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Howard Stelzer - Take Lots of Dramamine from Your Own Working Class Will Bury You (Suburban Observances Volume Four)

Front 242 - Funkahdafi from Politics of Pressure
Skinny Puppy - Dogshit from VIVIsectVI
Fishbone - Sunless Saturday
Frans De Waard - Lamp
Derek Bailey - Improvisation 102: Tap 1 A
Giuseppe Ielasi - 4
Howard Stelzer - Bond Inlets (Part 2)
Howard Stelzer & Jason Talbot - Teeth from Songs
P16.D4 - Paris, Morgue
MC5 - Kick Out The Jams live 1970 Detroit
Howard Stelzer - Burgundy (from "Invariably Falling Forward, Into the Thickets of Closure")
Howard Stelzer - Teal (from "Invariably Falling Forward, Into the Thickets of Closure")
Howard Stelzer - Overground from Your Own Working Class Will Bury You (Suburban Observances Volume Four)
Howard Stelzer - Maroon (from "Invariably Falling Forward, Into the Thickets of Closure")
Howard Stelzer - The Drawing Near (from Anathematization of the World is Not an Adequate Response to the World)
Peter Hope & Richard H. Kirk - 50 Tears from Hoodoo Talk (Wax Trax)
Howard Stelzer - Red (from "Invariably Falling Forward, Into the Thickets of Closure")
Howard Stelzer - Emerald (from "Invariably Falling Forward, Into the Thickets of Closure")
Howard Stelzer - Shaking Off the Metaphors from Shaking Off the Metaphors (Suburban Observances Volumes One)
Howard Stelzer - There are Always Hands from I've Told You Once (Suburban Observances Volume Two)
Howard Stelzer - Pine Tree and Shooting Star from Shaking Off the Metaphors (Suburban Observances Volumes One)
Stelzer/Murray - Indoor Foliage
Howard Stelzer live at Ende Tymes 777 (2017)
Howard Stelzer - Across the Blazer
Cardiacs - Big Ship
Howard Stelzer - Choose This Planet Or Not! from I've Told You Once (Suburban Observances Volume Two)
 
interview recorded 3/12/2021
 

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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 Atlantic. Dig into repetition and our perception of time. Layers on layers on layers. Unravel.
 
CORRECTION: In the podcast Aaron has a slip and credits "Minimal Nation" to Carl Craig instead of Robert Hood - whoops, sorry!
 
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"White Ferrari" from Frank Ocean's 2016 masterpiece Blond is a queer musique concrète car song and we explain why.
 
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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):

Joshua Rubin, clarinetRebekah Heller, bassoonJosh Modney, violinKyle Armbrust, violaMichael Nicolas, celloMaciej Lewandowski, tech/audio
Originally presented and live streamed by Roulette Intermedium on April 21st 2021 in partnership with Dark Music Days & Harpa Concert Hall (https://roulette.org/event/dark-music-days/). 
Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir’s Ecognosis was developed through the Ensemble’s icecommons Artist-in-Residence program, with lead support from Jerome Foundation.
This engagement was supported by Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation through USArtists International in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Howard Gilman Foundation. Dark Music Days is funded by the Icelandic Music Fund, the Festival Fund of Reykjavík city and Iceland Music.

 
musical example citations:(in order of appearance):
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Björk - Wanderlust (from Volta)
​​Guðmundur Steinn Gunnarsson - Sporgyla
Heart - Barracuda
Sigur Rós - Inní mér syngur vitleysingur (from Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust)
Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir - Lohanimalia (2012)
Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir - Esoteric Mass (2014)
Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir - Ecognosis (2021)
Pauline Oliveros - Horse Sings from Cloud (from Accordion & Voice)
Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir - Areolae Undant (2017)
 
click here for Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir's personal website
click here to visit the website of S.L.Á.T.U.R. (the Icelandic collective Bergrún references)
 
 
interview recorded 12/15/2021
 
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