The guest this episode is composer/performer Pamela Z: Minimalist. Loopist. Vocalist. Conversationalist. Cartoonist? I don' t know, we never talked about it.
This episode is brought to you by Zeitgeist New Music Ensemble. Follow them, subscribe, and keep your ears weird!
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Track list (in order):
Justin and Jay Afrisandotalk about how our ears are messed, and how music can still be made to accommodate that.
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Mary Ellen Childs is my guest this episode! Among the rabbit holes are: Music for the senses; structure for the sparsity; creativity for the creation.
Check out Mary Ellen's NORTH at Carleton College in Northfield, MN through November 15th, 2023!
And keep up with Mary Ellen Childs HERE
Music used in this episode (in order):
Faint Object Camera by Mary Ellen Childs; performed by Zeitgeist
Aurora from NORTH by Mary Ellen Childs; performed by Zeitgeist
II. Points from Ephemeral Geometry by Mary Ellen Childs; performed by ETHEL
Tyler J. Borden is a cellist working with, in, and around the constraints of the cello. Formerly from Western NY, he is now based in Brooklyn NY, where he spends much of his time finding ways to exploit the strengths and failures of himself and his instrument. If you like this episode, Subscribe, review, share, all the things!
Check out all of the ridonkulous things TJ does by following these links:
Music used in this episode (in order):
Agnes Hvizdalek and TJ Borden @ Downtown Music Gallery
Triple Quartet: II. – on Steve Reich: The String Quartets by Mivos String Quartet
Structures II for Two Pianos (1961): Chapter 1 on Boulez Performs Boulez & Stockhausen by Pierre Boulez
I Am Trying To Break Your Heart on Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco
Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps: Liturgie de cristal on Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time by Tashi
Bob Hope Airport Train Station by T.J. Borden
Fourth on That Nothing Is Known by Bob Marsh, Jack Wright, John Berndt & Michael Zerang Time and Motion Study II by Brian Ferneyhough performed by T.J. Borden
Part 2 of my chat with @carnagetheexecutioner in which we get very passionate about the importance of paying to see artists, then I published the episode a week after the show we talked about happened. Le Sigh.
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Buy music here: Band Camp
Music in this episode:
Rockit by Herbie Hancock on Future Shock
Rebel Without a Cause by Public Enemy on It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
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Whether he’s rapping, producing, performing, teaching kids to beatbox, or working his former job as a youth counselor, it’s clear the man most commonly known as Carnage The Executioner was born to do two things: instruct and entertain. Musicians, dancers, DJs, poets, and television hosts who have worked with Carnage recognize his dedication to his craft and would confirm that he doesn’t disappoint. Ask emcees about Carnage’s skill level, and you’ll find out that the phrase, “he’s your favorite rapper’s favorite rapper,” actually fits.
A music fan since childhood, Carnage has filled his memory bank with thousands of references from all genres to draw from for his work. Carnage’s start as a human beatboxer has taken on a life of its own. He now uses technology like looping and effects pedals commonly used by guitarists. He enhances the experience of a live Hip-Hop show by allowing his audiences to hear original Carnage material and unique improvisations and spot-on recreations of popular songs. Carnage uses this same musical knowledge and technology to create custom, studio human beatbox tracks. His audio vision via mouth music can be heard on albums by Hip-Hop heavyweights Aesop Rock and R.A. The Rugged Man.
Carnage Links:
Music used in this episode (In order):
...Prime Yet from Ravenous by Carnage the Executioner
Results Vs. Numbers from Ravenous by Carnage the Executioner
Settle Up Settle Down from Flying Under the Radar of Chaos by The Orange Goodness
Ivan Cunningham will not be contained to your feeble descriptors. But, he is a saxophone player, composer, curator, among other things.
NEW ALBUM One Eye Closed/One Leg Lifted OUT MAY 31ST! See it live at the The Eagles #34 in Minneapolis May 31 with Oyster World
Like what you hear? Wanna be a guest? Let me know at isthismusicpod@gmail.com or follow the ol' handle: icantbelieveitsnotmusic
Check out Ivan's stuff:
Music used in this episode (in order of appearance):
Letter From Jiang Qing from One Eye Closed/One Leg Lifted by Ivan Cunningham
Little White Death Ring One Eye Closed/One Leg Lifted by Ivan Cunningham
Solid My Water Add Water from SSS by SSS
Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbeque from Weasels Ripped My Flesh by The Mothers of Invention
Vivjanrondirksi from Carry the Day by Henry Threadgill
On Patrol in No Man's Land from James Reese Europe's 369th U.S. Infantry "Hell Fighters" Band - The Complete Recordings by James Reese Europe
Joyster from Banana Whip by Oyster World
Ya shoulda been there is a live show blog that lets you know who's playing and where and if it tickled my fancy. Empower your sense of curiosity with live music.
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On Tuesday, Feb 7, I went to see Robot Slide at the Ice House in Minneapolis. It was a good show. Ya shoulda been there.
Check out Robot Slide's stuff:
BANDCAMP
All music this episode is from Robot Slide's latest album EXTEND:
INTRO: Train Song (ft. Ringo Starr)
SONG SET:
1. rabbits
2. robots
3. bubbles
This is a special re-post of "You Know When, Like, You and Drummer Just Click?" with Schuyler Tsuda.
Learn about Schuyler then pop some funds in his support fundraiser: https://gofund.me/a44f1ba9
From the Go Fund me: Schuyler has been diagnosed with a rare malignant cancerous brain tumor that has taken over the entire left side of his brain and is growing into the right. He has been in and out of the Memorial Herman NeuroOncology department since Christmas 2022.
Intro: In pulverem by Shield Your Eyes on Three Masses, Vol. 3
Music in this episode (timestamps are trash)
Schuyler Tsuda Website: http://schuylertsuda.com/
Music: https://schuylertsuda.bandcamp.com/
https://shieldyoureyes.bandcamp.com/
Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6T6PFVVmD6h4RuhLb6WMqv?si=a956408bb0874eea
Intro: Marble, Glass, and Vaper (2009, 2017) by Schuyler Tsuda
19’11”: In pulverem: tines/table/electronics, xOxbOx/drum machine/pedals from Three Masses, Volume 3 by Shield Your Eyes
21’07”: Part VI from Spectrum Ripper by Masona
22’06”: S.C.A.N. from Magnetostriction by Aube
26’26”: Improvisation by Shield Your Eyes
30’50”: Snakes for the Divine from Snakes for the Divine by High on Fire
32’14”: Concubine from Jane Doe by Converge
37’01”: Pierres Sacrées from Pierres Sacrées/Hazard and Tectonics EP by Iancu Dumitrescu
41’44”: Kado: The Way of Flowers by Schuyler Tsuda
49’58”: Lithium from Nevermind by Nirvana
54’25”: Come Live With Me from Dillon: Chamber Music by James Dillon
55’30”: Trilogy Suite Op: 5 from Trilogy by Yngwie Malmsteen
58’15”: …Grey from Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire & Demise by Emperor
59’08”: Concerto for Piano, Trumpet, and String Orchestra No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 35: IV. Allegro con brio by Dmitri Shostakovich
59’30”: Apocalypse from The Fourth Dimension/Maximum Abduction by Hypocrisy
1’01’15”: One Wish from Decade Counter by Schuyler Tsuda
1’02’10”: Sulk from TRST by TR/ST
1’02’45”: Morphine from Yr Body Is Nothing by Boy Harsher
Outro: Real Life from Decade Counter by Schuyler Tsuda
Texu Kim: Whimsical, dissonant, textured, melodious new music that tears roots straight from the ground.
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Texu Kim Info:
Website: https://www.texukim.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/texu_kim/
Is This Music?!?! Info:
Email: isthismusicpod@gmail.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/icantbelieveitsnotmusic/
Music in this episode (in order of appearance):
Fanfare for PyeongChang by Texu Kim
Sketches for Contredanse by Texu Kim
Pansori description/excerpt
Lotus Voice by Texu Kim
Nothing but the Blood (Traditional hymn)
Sabre Dance from the Gayane Suite No. 3 by Aram Khachaturian
String Quartet No. 3 by Alfred Schnittke
악단광칠 - 영정거리 (Band Gwangchil - Yeongjeong Street)
Mr.애매모호 Mr. Ambiguous by 마마무 MAMAMOO
Cutting Limes by Miguel del Águila
Nelle June Anderson aka Soubrette composes, performs, creates, and ponders things complex enough to contextualize the fact that she wore a rotary telephone as a scarf when we got together to chat. Experimental popopera performance art.
Soubrette linkage:
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Music:
1911 by Soubrette
Can I Wait by Soubrette
Prelude in E Minor, Op. 28 No. 4 by Frederich Chopin
Roaratorio, an Irish circus on Finnegans Wake by John Cage
Fetch the bolt cutters by Fiona Apple
Tales of taboo by Karen Finley
Dreamy, heady, intricate pop from Liam Moore. Also rabbit holes.
Links:
https://www.liammusicmoore.com/
https://liammoore.bandcamp.com/
Music in this episode (in order):
Lift from Visions of a Perfect Life by Liam Moore
Train Song from EXTEND by Robot Slide
Superior from Solo Duets for Guitar and Voice by Liam Moore
You seem most full- Richard Meacock, Poet; Liam Moore, Composer
32 Months from Heartsprings by Heiruspecs
Piano Sonata in C Major Op. 13, No. 1: Allegro Assai by Dmitry Kabalevsky
5 Pieces for String Orchestra by Paul Hindemith
In the lassa from Halo by Juana Molina
Crack it way open from Extraction by Greg Howe, Victor Wooten, and Dennis Chambers
"Only Forward" by Liam Moore is out 7/8/22! Go buy it at: https://liammoore.bandcamp.com/
If you have more than a neutral feeling about this episode, leave a review, or follow me on Instagram or email me at isthismusicpod@gmail.com
And keep up with Liam at:
https://www.liammusicmoore.com/
https://soundcloud.com/liammusicmoore
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5CpDk0WHLt26pWqMlXzB4D?si=Y3Wb9TZQQ_SLPfqxR8u7Vw
Recorded live 5/27/22 at Studio Z in Saint Paul!
With Nina Dante and Dalia Chin of Fonema Consort
This episode features Ryann Daisy Swimmer, and oooooo buddy was it a fun one. This conversation is pure musical journey from high school punk bands, to delay loop art song, to Sufjan Stevens. What rabbit holes do we travel down along the way? As always, listen to find out. But, I can say that Daisy is such a warm person to talk to, and can make tenuous connections with the best of them (me). Get your ears weird everyone!
Send me some feedback or connect at isthismusicpod@gmail.com
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Check out Daisy's stuff here: https://www.ryanndaisyswimmer.com/
And here: https://ryanndaisyswimmer.bandcamp.com/music
Intro: Dysphoria by Ryann Daisy Swimmer: https://open.spotify.com/track/6iWjqDE2ROwCircvyMZxpp?si=6b46b818c8e84f80
Tronics by Ryann Daisy Swimmer: https://open.spotify.com/track/4jGCf4HCqupmlviMq7zCna?si=842e1e031b1e47be
Bliss by Ryann Daisy Swimmer: https://open.spotify.com/track/1cAlarqs9G7wxNO6PJktAQ?si=054eba8e035143d1
Prelude to the Holy Presence of Joan d'Arc by Julius Eastman https://open.spotify.com/track/08KFyVApzpJNqGi3TrjI6M?si=8bf64440e4124ebc
Diluted Dreams by Claire Roussay on A Softer Focus https://open.spotify.com/track/5ZbP43SVnbXcqBYKR5DOPn?si=957b0617f5ea4c0a
BUTCHER OF THE WORLD by Lingua Ignota on CALIGULA https://open.spotify.com/track/69xWltyIPMEXVzz3CcOKjq?si=7e8e0dd2f6834b6a
Outro: Evensong by Robert Fripp and Brian Eno on Evening Star https://open.spotify.com/track/3LG2OxAR616MOrTH8EQg9i?si=79e34ade38f94d83
My guest on this episode is composer and bassist, Emily Koh.
How does one get seen? A pink resume can help. Cheery color schemes and refreshing marketing help, too. But what really lands is Emily's music- a complex thread of sound that can be as broody as the next complex contemporary, yet somehow always nudges upward as if to say "look, I did that".
Well, Emily, we see what you did there. Come enjoy a conversation that centers on expectations, approval, and creating with your own palate.
Questions? Feedback? Interview suggestions? Wanna be on the show? Email me at: isthismusicpod@gmail.com
Links:
Timestamps:
Intro: esphyr (2017) for violin, piano and percussion by Emily Koh
27’46”: The Flowing Water From High Mountain by Shanghai Chinese Traditional Orchestra on Hanshan Temple
34’14”: resonate/勤 (2017) for Chinese chamber ensemble by Emily Koh
41’19”: Hammer to Fall by Queen on The Works
54’38”: Savage by aespa on Savage EP
Outro: Beseeching by Texu Kim on Primavera II: The Rabbits
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
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Note: I had a typo in my notes, and pulled a Ron Burgendy in the intro. The piece featured in the intro is Marble, Glass, and VAPOR, not Paper. What a silly goose I am. Also, kudos, Schuyler, Marble, Glass, and Vapor is a much better song name.
On this season-opening episode, I chat with Schuyler Tsuda, a sound artist, noisemaker, composer, improviser, and synth-pop concocter. We talk about styles of music that I haven’t been able to wrap my head around (don’t worry, I’m getting there). We talk about getting your hands actually on instruments and taking away the guesswork. We talk a lot about harsh noise walls and what the hell is going on there. But, ultimately, we just vibed on being good ol’ kindred spirit metalheads. I think that’s gonna come up a bunch this season. If this doesn’t get your ears weird, well, then I want to know what you’re listening to.
As always, timestamps of episode music are below, as well as links to my guest, and a Spotify playlist!
Schuyler Tsuda Website: http://schuylertsuda.com/
Music: https://schuylertsuda.bandcamp.com/
https://shieldyoureyes.bandcamp.com/
Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6T6PFVVmD6h4RuhLb6WMqv?si=a956408bb0874eea
Intro: Marble, Glass, and Vaper (2009, 2017) by Schuyler Tsuda
19’11”: In pulverem: tines/table/electronics, xOxbOx/drum machine/pedals from Three Masses, Volume 3 by Shield Your Eyes
21’07”: Part VI from Spectrum Ripper by Masona
22’06”: S.C.A.N. from Magnetostriction by Aube
26’26”: Improvisation by Shield Your Eyes
30’50”: Snakes for the Divine from Snakes for the Divine by High on Fire
32’14”: Concubine from Jane Doe by Converge
37’01”: Pierres Sacrées from Pierres Sacrées/Hazard and Tectonics EP by Iancu Dumitrescu
41’44”: Kado: The Way of Flowers by Schuyler Tsuda
49’58”: Lithium from Nevermind by Nirvana
54’25”: Come Live With Me from Dillon: Chamber Music by James Dillon
55’30”: Trilogy Suite Op: 5 from Trilogy by Yngwie Malmsteen
58’15”: …Grey from Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire & Demise by Emperor
59’08”: Concerto for Piano, Trumpet, and String Orchestra No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 35: IV. Allegro con brio by Dmitri Shostakovich
59’30”: Apocalypse from The Fourth Dimension/Maximum Abduction by Hypocrisy
1’01’15”: One Wish from Decade Counter by Schuyler Tsuda
1’02’10”: Sulk from TRST by TR/ST
1’02’45”: Morphine from Yr Body Is Nothing by Boy Harsher
Outro: Real Life from Decade Counter by Schuyler Tsuda
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
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My guest this episode is Jeffery Kyle Hutchins, a saxophonist, creator, improviser, mover, shaker, dream breaker, and wish maker. Kyle is, thankfully, responsible for some of the weirdest things I've seen live. He's really one of the first people I saw perform experimental music, now that I think of it. There's a cool music trajectory here, so don't miss it! We talk experiments, the need for over-emoting, what to do when no one wants to jam, with some pretty cool and funny anecdotes to boot. Fun fact: since exploring some of the music we talked about during our chat, Spotify has been suggesting "Afrofuturism through a jazz lens" as a genre that I'm into.
And guess what? I'm into it.
Music timestamps:
Intro: “I” and “III” by Binary Canary on iterative systems
23’43”: “Fm” by The Slits on Cut
24’56”: “Uncontrollable Urge” by DEVO on Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
32’50”: “Sound Fishes” by Pauline Oliveros on If Tigers Were Clouds
40’43”: “Prickly Pear” by Bela Fleck and the Flecktones on Rocket Science
40’43”: “Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115: III. Andantino - Presto non assai, ma con sentimento” by Johannes Brahms
40’43”: “13 Monsters” by Lightning Bolt on Ride the Skies
40’43”: “Something That Produces Results” by The Early November on The Room's Too Cold
41’02”: “We Owe This to Ourselves” by Anberlin on Dark Is the Way, Light Is a Place
44’30”: “Sunday Morning” by No Doubt on Tragic Kingdom
46’06”: “Sweetness” by Jimmy Eat World on Bleed American
48’15”: “Bodysnatchers” by Radiohead on In Rainbows
49’21”: “What It Is To Burn” by Finch on What It Is To Burn
54’10”: “Delta City Blues” by Michael Brecker on Two Blocks from the Edge
55’41”: “Chronology” by Ornette Coleman on The Shape of Jazz to Come
56’38”: “Jupiter” by John Coltrane on Interstellar Space
Outro: “Ptah, the El Daoud” by Alice Coltrane on Ptah, the El Daoud
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
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This episode I talk with Minneapolis-based rapper, composer, producer, director, and plenty other "-er" words, Joe Horton. We cover how music addresses the culture around it, the appropriate time and place for philosophy, the importance of fitting Wu-Tang into your definition of experimental, psychedelics, and just about a dozen other things. I'm still sifting through all the thoughts that Joe put in my head, but I can say that the playlist is one of my favorite so far. So, dive in and get your ears weird.
Spotify Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0U6lNiN2v3YO4CmGwDpqXM?si=1efda6289b574c93
Music Timestamps:
Intro: Apogee (feat. Aby Wolf) by No Birds Sing on Definition Sickness
26'43": Symphony No.6 In D, Op.104: Allegretto Moderato by Jean Sibelius on Symphonies Nos.6 And 7/'The Tempest' Suite No.2
34'35": Cool Down Your Temper by U Roy on U-Roy Meets King Tubbys
38'14": January On Lake Street by Atmosphere on Southsiders 40'08": Mushroom by CAN on Tago Mago
51'06": Sarabande (Version for Piano Solo) by La Monte Young on Panorama of American Piano Music
56'54": Drei Phantasien Nach Friedrich Hölderlin: II. Wenn Aus Der Ferne by Gregory Ligeti on Ligeti: Lux Aeterna
57'59": Smoke in the Temple by Kill the Vultures on Carnelian
1'00'45": Trapped by 2Pac on 2Pacalypse Now
1'01'49": Protect Ya Neck by Wu-Tang Clan on Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
1'09'31": Freakin Out by Death on ...For the Whole World to See
1'10'56": Trans-Europe Express by Kraftwerk on Trans-Europe Express
Outro: Toilet Tisha by Outkast on Stankonia
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