The Tangle

I speak with Berlin-based, British tubist Jack Adler-McKean. We focus on the challenges of writing for the lowest of the low and generally held misconceptions of the instrument as well as its history. Here is his website: www.jackadlermckean.eu/ and a web link to Edition Gravis mentioned in the podcast: www.editiongravis.de/verlag/index.p…ean--Jack.html I apologise for my squeaky couch....but I hope you enjoy

A chat with Lauren Redhead and Alistair Zaldua about their duo for Organ and Electronics. At first blush possibly an odd combination but if the organ was the original synthesizer the combination seems quite appropriate. Also discussed are the challenges of writing contemporary music for organ and the challenges of a fundamentally site-specific instrument. We then shift our focus to Composition as Research and the larger idea of the Arts in Academia. And we end on the uplifting topic of disillusionment. A few links mentioned in the podcast: www.sfzmusic.co.uk/cd-laurenredhead.html

My conversation with British Composer Alistair Zaldua. We talk about his works and working method, including the use of repetition of complex rhythms (and the psychology/challenges thereof). Here is his homepage: www.alistair-zaldua.de/

My chat with British Composer and Performer Lauren Redhead. We talk about her intricate and fascinating 'mining' of the past to find new paths (or tunnels to continue the analogy) for composition. Here is her main website, which has sublinks to all the pieces mentioned in the podcast: weblog.laurenredhead.eu/

In episode two, I speak with the Scottish flautist, Richard Craig. We talk about his approach to 'unpacking' complex scores such as works by Richard Barret and Evan Johnson. We also discuss his approaches to improvisation and his compositions. You can find his website here: www.richardcraig.net/

In this first episode, I talk with the British-German composer and translator Wieland Hoban about his music and approach and the interesting intersections between composing and translating. You can find his soundcloud page here: @wieland-hoban