Soundmaking

We spoke with Stefan Prins about his hour long composition Inhabit Inhibit. The work is for 4 spatialized quartets, 6 feedback soloists & live-electronics. The performance is by soloists of Ensemblekollektiv Berlin & ASKO|Schönberg Ensemble, conducted by Baldur Brönnimann. The episode ends with an except of the opening 13 minutes of the work. We warmly recommend you listen to the rest of the performance here -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkVCB_kq1Lchttp://www.stefanprins.be/eng/index.html

We spoke with Newcastle based composer and turntablist Mariam Rezaei about 3 tracks from her 2020 album Skeen, released on Fractal Meat Cuts.fractalmeat.bandcamp.com/album/skeen

We spoke with Brussels based guitarist Kobe Van Cauwenberghe about a new Ghost Trance Septet release of compositions by Anthony Braxton.https://elnegocito.bandcamp.com/album/ghost-trance-septet-plays-anthony-braxtonKobe Van Cauwenberghe - electric guitar, nylon string guitar, electric bass, synths, voice Frederik Sakham - double bass, electric bass, voice Elisa Medinilla - piano Niels Van Heertum - euphonium, trumpet Steven Delannoye - tenor saxophone, bass clarinet Anna Jalving - violin Teun Verbruggen - drums, percussion 

Flautist and performer Michael Schmid talks about his recent recording of "Ursonate" (1932) by Kurt Schwitters. The entire recording is available at SoundCloud.

Percussionst and performer Steven Schick presents his recent recording of Kurt Schwitter's Ursonate, made in collaboration with with Shahrokh Yadegariby on electronics. The piece is featured on the album A Hard Rain, published on Islandia Records.

San Diego based cellist Charles Curtis discusses Unfinished Song, a composition he wrote and performs. The work is for multiple cellos and sine waves. This recording is part of his archive release Performances & Recordings 1998​–​2018, released on Saltern.