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EP 9 - INTERVIEW: Julio Zúñiga

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. 13
Peter Schreier, tenor
Norman Shetler, piano

 

Julio Zúñiga - 24 (2014)
for double bass, harp, and percussion
commissioned 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 electronics
premiered by the Dresdner Philharmonie, HfMDD, 2015/5/18

 

Michael Pisaro field recording article

 

Julio Zúñiga - GIS (2017):
for clarinet, trombone, percussion, and electronics
written 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 oscillators
James 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 electronics
written 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 Rykova
site-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 tones
premiered by Ensemble Adapter, Harvard University, 2017/11/4

 

Chaya Czernowin: Duo Leat
Petra Stump - Bassklarinette
Heinz-Peter Linshalm - Bassklarinette
Uraufführung am 13.06.2010, Hohenems

 

Julio Zúñiga - schemes that offer us a sense of futurity (2021):
for amplified soprano voice, flute, clarinet, violin, and electronics
written 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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EP 8 - INTERVIEW: Stone Irr

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

Stone's website on Darling Records

Stone on Twitter

 

Check out his EPs and albums on Bandcamp, Spotify, etc.!

Check out Stone Irr's "A Collection of Live Performances" video!

 

musical example citations:
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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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EP 7 - INTERVIEW: Howard Stelzer

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:
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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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EP 6 - Ben Klock’s ”Subzero”

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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EP 5 - Frank Ocean’s ”White Ferrari”

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

 

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EP 4 - INTERVIEW: Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir

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, clarinet
Rebekah Heller, bassoon
Josh Modney, violin
Kyle Armbrust, viola
Michael Nicolas, cello
Maciej 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:
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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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EP 3 - Rebecca Saunders - Vermillion

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”

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

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 Aaron starts to plan a trip to Berlin to perform it for 24 hours with Georg.

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