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Today, we're putting The Tonearm's needle on Stephen Emmer, a Dutch composer and musician based in Amsterdam. Stephen came up in the late 70s post-punk underground, and his band Minny Pops was the first international act signed to Factory Records. He is a curious genre-explorer who has worked with Lou Reed, Chaka Khan, Tony Visconti, Trevor Horn, Flood, and many others.His latest album, Asymmetrical Dot, is a chamber work rooted in his Dutch-Indonesian heritage, built around sustained tones, wordless vocals, vibraphone, and strings. The record came out of a year when his mother died, and his first grandson was born, and the contracting themes of grief and arrival appear throughout the work.We cover the album, his hearing loss, and why he walked away from commercial work to make the most personal music of his career.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from Stephen Emmer's Asymmetrical Dot)—Dig Deeper• Artist and Albums:Visit Stephen Emmer at stephenemmer.com and follow him on Bluesky, Instagram, and YouTubePurchase Stephen Emmer's album Asymmetrical Dot from Bandcamp or Qobuz and listen on your streaming platform of choiceThe two previous installments in the 'introspective trilogy': Maison Melody (2020) and Mt. Mundane (2024)• Key Collaborators:Tony Visconti — Producer of Recitement; longtime producer of David BowieBeth Hirsch — Vocalist and co-writer on Asymmetrical Dot, Track 5; best known for AIR's Moon SafariFernando Aponte — Grammy-winning mixing engineer, HoustonEverton Nelson — Concertmaster and violinist; has performed with the LSO, BBC Concert Orchestra, and on recordings for Radiohead, U2, and Paul McCartneyPatricia Sullivan — Mastering engineer at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Los Angeles• *Recitement* and Its Voices:Recitement — Emmer's 2007 spoken-word album, produced by Tony Visconti.Ken Nordine — Voice-over artist and "Word Jazz" pioneer; voiced "Absolutely Grey" on RecitementColors — Ken Nordine's 1966 album, originally commissioned as radio spots for the Fuller Paint CompanyLou Reed — Rock musician and poet; voiced "Passengers" on RecitementAllen Ginsberg — Beat poet; voiced "Disconnected" on RecitementRichard Burton — Welsh actor; voiced "The Leaden Echo" and "Boy with a Cart" on Recitement• Musical Influences and References:Gamelan — Traditional Indonesian percussion ensemble; central to the sonic concept of Asymmetrical DotDave Brubeck — American jazz pianist; one of the first musicians Emmer heard as a child, via his mother's ballet teachingHeitor Villa-Lobos — Brazilian composer; among the diverse influences Emmer's mother brought to her ballet classesClaude Debussy and Gamelan — Referenced by Emmer as a historical predecessor in integrating gamelan into Western composition• Contextual References:Holiday on Ice — International touring ice show for which Emmer served as music directorMotörhead — British heavy metal band; Emmer's hearing damage traces to a backstage encounter with their sound systemCharles Ives — American modernist composer who ran a successful insurance business alongside his musical career; referenced in the episode's discussion of portfolio careersAmbon, Indonesia — Island in the Maluku province of Indonesia, historically known as Amboina; birthplace of Emmer's mother and inspiration for the album's track "Amboina (for Roekie Aronds)"—Dig into this episode's complete show notes at podcast.thetonearm.com—• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate The Tonearm ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. • Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of The Tonearm in your podcast app of choice. • Looking for more? Visit podcast.thetonearm.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Talk Of The Tonearm email newsletter. You can also follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, and LinkedIn. • Be sure to bookmark our online magazine, The Tonearm! → thetonearm.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today we're putting The Tonearm's needle on Meredith Bates, a JUNO Award-winning violinist and composer based on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia.Meredith's recent double album, The Observer Effect, spans roughly 140 minutes of electroacoustic music built from violin, viola, field recordings, and electronics, composed and recorded live in the studio, with very few edits. It's grounded in the physics principle that observation changes what's being observed, an idea she takes personally, musically, and politically.Meredith talks about how the record came together, what it means to make music that witnesses and is witnessed, and what drew her to the wisdom of witches.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from Meredith Bates' The Observer Effect)—Dig Deeper• Artist and Album:Visit Meredith Bates at meredithbates.com and follow her on Instagram and FacebookPurchase Meredith Bates' album The Observer Effect from Phonometrograph, Bandcamp, or Qobuz, and listen on your streaming platform of choiceTesseract (Phonometrograph, 2023): BandcampIf Not Now (Phonometrograph, 2020): Bandcamp• Collaborators:loscil — Scott Morgan, Vancouver-based ambient and electronic composerPhonometrograph — Chris Gestrin's boutique label, co-producer of The Observer EffectCurtis Andrews — Vancouver percussionist, composer, and educatorNadah El Shazly — Egyptian-born, Montreal-based vocalist, producer, and composer; her 2025 album Laini Tani is referenced by Bates as a percussion inspiration• Organizations and Festivals:Vancouver Improvised Arts Society (VIAS) — founded by Bates; supports improvised art by womxn, BIPOC, and LGBTQ2+ artistsListen, Listen Festival — VIAS's annual multidisciplinary improvised arts festivalWest Coast String Summit — VIAS's annual string-focused festival and residencyNOW Society — Vancouver improvisers collective• Musical References and Influences:John Zorn — Masada — the Jewish-music-rooted improvising ensemble central to Bates's developmentJohn Zorn — Book of Angels — the Tzadik series of Masada compositions interpreted by different ensemblesJohn Zorn — Cobra — Zorn's 1984 game piece for group improvisers, referenced as a workshop toolMarc Ribot — guitarist; Bates's entry point into Zorn's broader aesthetic• Field Recording and Birding:Merlin Bird ID — free app from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology; both Bates and host Lawrence Peryer discuss its recording archive and identification features• Concepts:The Observer Effect — the quantum mechanics principle that observation alters the system being observed; the conceptual and titular foundation of the albumAcoustic Ecology — the study of sound environments and their effects on living things; an ongoing influence in Bates's compositional approach—Dig into this episode's complete show notes at podcast.thetonearm.com—• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate The Tonearm ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. • Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of The Tonearm in your podcast app of choice. • Looking for more? Visit podcast.thetonearm.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Talk Of The Tonearm email newsletter. You can also follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, and LinkedIn. • Be sure to bookmark our online magazine, The Tonearm! → thetonearm.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this week's show we do a review of the WiiM Amp Multiroom Streaming Amplifier but first, we read your emails and take a look at the week's news. News: Tubi Will Stream The 2026 FIFA World Cup For Free Roku launching new creator-driven content channels, hub Disney+ to join Hulu in streaming top music festivals Streaming Bundles Offsetting Rising Subscription Costs WiiM Amp: Multiroom Streaming Amplifier As you know Ara just completed a set of speakers built from salvaged MDF and brand new components from Dayton Audio. The speakers sound excellent and will end up being a part of Ara's whole home audio system in Tennessee. The only issue is that these speakers are passive and need an amplifier. So to drive them Ara is using the WiiM Amp Streaming amplifier which runs for about $300 at Amazon. This WiiM amp is an all-in-one device that combines a high-quality streamer, ESS Sabre DAC, and Class D amplifier into one cool looking box. It's perfect for "just add speakers" simplicity with great performance, especially at this pricepoint. Key Features Power Output: 60W 8 ohms DAC: ESS Sabre ES9018 HyperStream, supports up to 24-bit/192kHz hi-res audio Streaming & Connectivity: AirPlay 2, Chromecast, Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect, Amazon Music, Qobuz, DLNA, Bluetooth 5.1 (two-way), Wi-Fi, Ethernet Inputs: HDMI ARC (for TV), optical digital, analog RCA line-level, USB-A (for local files/drives) Outputs: Speaker binding posts, subwoofer RCA (with adjustable crossover) Controls: WiiM Home app (iOS/Android), included remote, voice control (Alexa built-in, works with Google/Siri) Other: 10-band graphic EQ + parametric EQ, room correction options, multi-room grouping with other WiiM devices, gapless playback Setup Setup was straightforward and took about ten minutes including the firmware upgrade done through the WiiM Home App. For Ara's setup it was, plug in power and connect the speakers and join the wifi network which was done through the WiiM Home app. Ara is not using a subwoofer but one can be added by using the sub out RCA connection. You can adjust the crossover in the app. The app is where you can select EQ, source, and do your multi-room configuration. There is only one physical control that controls volume and doubles as play/pause. HDMI ARC makes it an excellent TV audio upgrade with minimal hassle. No complex wiring or external DAC needed. More on that in a bit. Sound Quality The WiiM Amp delivers clean, lively, and detailed sound at a reasonable price. It offers good clarity, solid bass control via the sub out. Distortion is very low even at high levels of volume. We are not saying that using these with some KEF or SVS Towers is the way to go, but for small-to-medium spaces, or desktop setups, it sounds surprisingly good. Add to it that it can make any speaker work with Apple Airplay or Google Cast Audio and you have a relatively inexpensive way to build out a wireless whole home audio system. The HDMI ARC support makes this a cost effective way to add a 2.1 speaker system to your TV. In this case the center channel is split evenly between the left and right speakers giving the perception that the audio is coming from the center, provided the speakers are not separated from the TV by a large distance. We have a listener named John who is using the Wiim Amp Pro ($379 from Amazon with no Airplay support) in this manner with an SVS subwoofer and his quote is, "It's been working perfectly". The only issue he had was with the EQ calibration. When it was set to cut and boost frequencies he would get audio dropouts. He did some experimenting and found that if he only cuts frequencies and does not boost them, the audio dropouts stopped. Cool Features That Make It Worth $300 All-in-One Versatility — Streamer + DAC + amp in one small box (about the size of a small Mac mini). HDMI ARC + Sub Out — Turns any TV into a better-sounding system and easily adds a subwoofer with crossover control. Advanced App EQ & Room Tools — 10-band graphic + parametric EQ plus presets let you fine-tune for your room/speakers. Multi-Room & Ecosystem — Group with other WiiM devices for whole-home audio; excellent service integration (Spotify/Tidal Connect, AirPlay 2, etc.). Other Extras — USB playback, two-way Bluetooth, and voice control, Summary The WiiM Amp is an outstanding budget streaming amplifier that offers a lot of versatility, ease of use, and surprisingly good sound for the money. It's ideal for anyone wanting a simple, music or TV audio setup without complexity or high cost. While we don't recommend it for big rooms, it's perfect for desktop and bookshelf use, especially if you want to use Airplay 2 or Google Cast Audio. With all that said, Ara will probably never use the app again and simply connect to it via the Airplay 2 from his Mac and iOS devices.
「【Qobuzダウンロードランキング】HIMARI『Corigliano: The Red Violin Caprices』が3週連続首位！ 初星学園による『学マス』関連楽曲も上位ランクイン」 今週のQobuzダウンロードランキングは、14歳の新進気鋭バイオリニスト・HIMARIによる『Corigliano: The Red Violin Caprices (Arr. Bell for Solo Violin)』が3週連続で首位を獲得した。
「【Qobuzストリーミングランキング】HIMARI『Corigliano: The Red Violin Caprices』が3週連続トップ！ 新生T-SQUARE『Azzurro』もトップ10入り」 今週のQobuzストリーミングランキングは、14歳のバイオリニスト・HIMARIによる『Corigliano: The Red Violin Caprices』が3週連続で首位を獲得。ダウンロードランキングと同様にその勢いは止まらない。
「ストリーミングサービスでも解像度や空間描写性を追求。ネットワークオーディオの楽しみ方 ー角田郁雄氏の場合ー」 オーディオ評論家の角田郁雄氏は、自宅のリスニングルームにDEVIALETとPlayback Designsの2つのシステムを活用し、Qobuzのストリーミングサービスを楽しんでいる。その楽しみ方のスタイル、そして音質的魅力を紹介する。
「【Qobuzストリーミングランキング】HIMARI／宇多田ヒカル／中森明菜が3トップ！ローリング・ストーンズ先行シングルが6位に」 【Qobuzストリーミングランキング 5/6 - 5/12】
「【Qobuzダウンロードランキング】HIMARI『Corigliano: The Red Violin Caprices』が連続首位！ アニメ／ゲーム関連の新曲が多数トップ10入り」 【Qobuzダウンロードランキング 5/6 - 5/12】
「デビアレ、「Phantom Ultimate」「Astra」をQobuz Connect対応に」 完実電気は、同社が取り扱うDEVIALET（デビアレ）のワイヤレススピーカー「Phantom Ultimate 108dB」「Phantom Ultimate 98dB」およびストリーミングアンプ「Astra」において、音楽ストリーミングサービスQobuzの「Qobuz Connect」に対応したことを発表した。
「【Qobuzストリーミングランキング】HIMARI新シングルがダウンロードと2冠！“ジャズボーカルの新星”ガブリエル・カヴァッサ『Diavola』が2位」 【Qobuzストリーミングランキング 4/29 - 5/5】
「【Qobuzダウンロードランキング】14歳のバイオリニスト、HIMARIのニューシングル『Corigliano：The Red Violin Caprices』が首位に！」 【Qobuzダウンロードランキング 4/29 - 5/5】
Today, we're putting The Tonearm's needle on Caroline Davis, a saxophonist and composer based in New York.Her new album, Fallows, just came out on Ropeadope Records. Caroline made it alone during a residency in Ucross, Wyoming - improvising and recording in a cabin, using prepared saxophone techniques and a unique little instrument called an Organelle to process and build sounds she'd never put to tape before. The result is twelve tracks that use the saxophone as raw material rather than a lead voice.We talk about how that music got made, what it means to deliberately avoid the sound of your own instrument, and Caroline's work teaching music inside Sing Sing prison.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from Caroline Davis's album Fallows )—Dig DeeperArtist and AlbumVisit Caroline Davis at carolinedavis.orgPurchase Caroline Davis's Fallows from Ropeadope Records, Bandcamp, or Qobuz, and listen on your streaming platform of choiceLabel and ResidencyRopeadope RecordsUcross Foundation — the Wyoming artist residency where Fallows was recordedCivitella Ranieri Foundation — the Italian residency Caroline attended in 2025Tulu Bayar — Turkish artist who made the paper artwork for Fallows (please verify link)Instruments and TechnologyThe Organelle — Critter & Guitari — the hardware synthesizer/processor central to FallowsORAC by Technobear — Patchstorage — the community-built patch framework Caroline used on the recordCollaborators, Influences, and ReferencesSteve Lacy — soprano saxophonist (1934–2004), honored in the track "Lacy Steve"Geri Allen — pianist and mentor; "Barbara Allen (for Geri)" closes the albumThích Nhất Hạnh — Vietnamese Buddhist monk; a sample of his voice appears on "She Know She Is Water"Connie Crothers — pianist from the Lennie Tristano lineage; a sample of her playing appears on "Cloudburst"Lee Konitz — Caroline's teacher; alto saxophonist (1927–2020)Sam Newsome — soprano saxophonist; prepared saxophone pioneer cited by Caroline as a major influenceChristine Abdelnour — French experimental alto saxophonist; a formative reference for prepared saxophone techniqueAnna Webber — saxophonist and composer, cited for her work with venting vocabularyJames Falzone — clarinetist whose solo tour performance is discussed in the episodeKris Davis — pianist and founder of Pyroclastic Records; cited as a touchstone for prepared pianoSylvie Courvoisier — pianist cited for her prepared piano work (please verify link)Qasim Naqvi — New York-based composer and modular synthesist; a frequent collaboratorLabels and Organizations — Current ListeningOut of Your Head Records — Adam Hopkins's artist-run label; praised in the episodePyroclastic Records — Kris Davis's artist-run label; praised in the episodeAdvocacy and JusticeMusicambia — the organization through which Caroline teaches music at Sing Sing Prison and other facilitiesFREER Records — nonprofit label for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated musicians; Caroline is on the boardKeith LaMar — keithlamar.org — death row prisoner in Ohio whose execution is scheduled for January 13, 2027; wrongfully convicted per advocatesJalil Muntaqim — political prisoner (Black Panther Party) with whom Caroline corresponded; released from prison in 2020The New School — Jazz & Gender course — co-taught by Caroline Davis and Sarah Elizabeth Charles—Dig into this episode's complete show notes at podcast.thetonearm.com—• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate The Tonearm ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. • Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of The Tonearm in your podcast app of choice. • Looking for more? Visit podcast.thetonearm.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Talk Of The Tonearm email newsletter. You can also follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, and LinkedIn. • Be sure to bookmark our online magazine, The Tonearm! → thetonearm.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today, we're putting The Tonearm's needle on Caroline Davis, a saxophonist and composer based in New York.Her new album, Fallows, just came out on Ropeadope Records. Caroline made it alone during a residency in Ucross, Wyoming - improvising and recording in a cabin, using prepared saxophone techniques and a unique little instrument called an Organelle to process and build sounds she'd never put to tape before. The result is twelve tracks that use the saxophone as raw material rather than a lead voice.We talk about how that music got made, what it means to deliberately avoid the sound of your own instrument, and Caroline's work teaching music inside Sing Sing prison.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from Caroline Davis's album Fallows )—Dig DeeperArtist and AlbumVisit Caroline Davis at carolinedavis.orgPurchase Caroline Davis's Fallows from Ropeadope Records, Bandcamp, or Qobuz, and listen on your streaming platform of choiceLabel and ResidencyRopeadope RecordsUcross Foundation — the Wyoming artist residency where Fallows was recordedCivitella Ranieri Foundation — the Italian residency Caroline attended in 2025Tulu Bayar — Turkish artist who made the paper artwork for Fallows (please verify link)Instruments and TechnologyThe Organelle — Critter & Guitari — the hardware synthesizer/processor central to FallowsORAC by Technobear — Patchstorage — the community-built patch framework Caroline used on the recordCollaborators, Influences, and ReferencesSteve Lacy — soprano saxophonist (1934–2004), honored in the track "Lacy Steve"Geri Allen — pianist and mentor; "Barbara Allen (for Geri)" closes the albumThích Nhất Hạnh — Vietnamese Buddhist monk; a sample of his voice appears on "She Know She Is Water"Connie Crothers — pianist from the Lennie Tristano lineage; a sample of her playing appears on "Cloudburst"Lee Konitz — Caroline's teacher; alto saxophonist (1927–2020)Sam Newsome — soprano saxophonist; prepared saxophone pioneer cited by Caroline as a major influenceChristine Abdelnour — French experimental alto saxophonist; a formative reference for prepared saxophone techniqueAnna Webber — saxophonist and composer, cited for her work with venting vocabularyJames Falzone — clarinetist whose solo tour performance is discussed in the episodeKris Davis — pianist and founder of Pyroclastic Records; cited as a touchstone for prepared pianoSylvie Courvoisier — pianist cited for her prepared piano work (please verify link)Qasim Naqvi — New York-based composer and modular synthesist; a frequent collaboratorLabels and Organizations — Current ListeningOut of Your Head Records — Adam Hopkins's artist-run label; praised in the episodePyroclastic Records — Kris Davis's artist-run label; praised in the episodeAdvocacy and JusticeMusicambia — the organization through which Caroline teaches music at Sing Sing Prison and other facilitiesFREER Records — nonprofit label for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated musicians; Caroline is on the boardKeith LaMar — keithlamar.org — death row prisoner in Ohio whose execution is scheduled for January 13, 2027; wrongfully convicted per advocatesJalil Muntaqim — political prisoner (Black Panther Party) with whom Caroline corresponded; released from prison in 2020The New School — Jazz & Gender course — co-taught by Caroline Davis and Sarah Elizabeth Charles—Dig into this episode's complete show notes at podcast.thetonearm.com—• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate The Tonearm ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. • Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of The Tonearm in your podcast app of choice. • Looking for more? Visit podcast.thetonearm.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Talk Of The Tonearm email newsletter. You can also follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, and LinkedIn. • Be sure to bookmark our online magazine, The Tonearm! → thetonearm.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
POV: It's 2006, the Jonas Brothers have just released their debut album, It's About Time, and you briefly leave your body. Caroline and I get into her music origin story, her earliest fandoms, and how that eventually led to building the Chicago Show Calendar.Then we get into the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Ditching Spotify and starting fresh on Qobuz, the way people undervalue small businesses, and music industry PR literacy ft. the Geese psyop discourse.FOLLOW CAROLINE & CHICAGO SHOW CALENDARInstagram: @chicagoshowcalendar Support the showTHERE'S MORE WHERE THAT CAME FROM: FOLLOW THE PODCASTInstagram: @pessimisticatbesFacebook: @pessimisticatbestWebsite: pessimisticatbest.comFOLLOW SAMInstagram: @samgeorgsonTikTok: @samgeorgsonTwitter: @samgeorgsonYouTube: @samgeorgsonWebsite: samanthageorgson.com
Today, we're putting The Tonearm's needle on composer and chief conductor of the Danish Radio Big Band, Miho Hazama.Miho grew up inside the Yamaha music education system in her native Japan. She moved to New York to study jazz composition at the Manhattan School of Music under Jim McNeely and has spent her career as one of the most distinctive voices in large-ensemble writing. Her work includes her own chamber jazz group m_unit, conducting posts with the Metropole Orkest and the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, and a BBC Proms debut last year.This week, she released Frames, her fourth album on Edition Records with the Danish Radio Big Band. The album draws on the musical language of the conductors who led that band across its decades of existence, including McNeely, who passed away last year. It's a project with significant weight behind it.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from Miho Hazama's album Frames)—Dig Deeper• Artist and Album:Visit Miho Hazama at mihohazama.com and follow her on Instagram, Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/mihohazamamusic/), and YouTubePurchase Miho Hazama's Frames from Edition Records, Bandcamp, or Qobuz, and listen on your streaming platform of choiceListen to m_unit: Beyond Orbits, Hazama's most recent album with her New York ensemble, on Bandcamp• Danish Radio Big Band and Its History:Danish Radio Big Band — Wikipedia overview of the band's history and chief conductorsDanish Radio Big Band performance archive on YouTubeIb Glindemann — founding bandleader and inspiration for Frames composition "The Pioneer's Quest"Palle Mikkelborg — Danish trumpeter and composer; former Danish Radio Big Band leader; Hazama cites him as a compositional influence on FramesThad Jones — American trumpeter and composer who led the Danish Radio Big Band in the late 1970s• Jim McNeely:Jim McNeely official website — composer, pianist, and Hazama's mentor at the Manhattan School of MusicJim McNeely — WikipediaPianist-Composer Jim McNeely: 1949–2025 — DownBeat obituaryVanguard Jazz Orchestra — the ensemble McNeely served as composer-in-residence, performing weekly at the Village Vanguard• Educational Institutions:Manhattan School of Music — where Hazama earned her master's degree in jazz compositionKunitachi College of Music — where Hazama studied classical composition in TokyoYamaha Music Foundation — the educational organization whose nationwide network of schools supported Hazama's early musical development across Japan• Composers Who Shaped Hazama's Voice:Maria Schneider — one of the jazz composers Hazama discovered in college that redirected her toward jazzMetropole Orkest — the Netherlands-based pop and jazz orchestra for which Hazama serves as permanent guest conductor• Musical References and Concepts:George Russell — the American jazz composer and theorist Hazama imagines as a collaborator for the Frames composition "The Pioneer's Quest"Third Stream — the mid-twentieth-century movement blending jazz and classical idioms, associated with Ib Glindemann's programming at the Danish Radio Big Band—- Dig into this episode's complete show notes at podcast.thetonearm.com—• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate The Tonearm ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. • Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of The Tonearm in your podcast app of choice. • Looking for more? Visit podcast.thetonearm.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Talk Of The Tonearm email newsletter. You can also follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, and LinkedIn. • Be sure to bookmark our online magazine, The Tonearm! → thetonearm.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today, we're putting The Tonearm's needle on composer and chief conductor of the Danish Radio Big Band, Miho Hazama.Miho grew up inside the Yamaha music education system in her native Japan. She moved to New York to study jazz composition at the Manhattan School of Music under Jim McNeely and has spent her career as one of the most distinctive voices in large-ensemble writing. Her work includes her own chamber jazz group m_unit, conducting posts with the Metropole Orkest and the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, and a BBC Proms debut last year.This week, she released Frames, her fourth album on Edition Records with the Danish Radio Big Band. The album draws on the musical language of the conductors who led that band across its decades of existence, including McNeely, who passed away last year. It's a project with significant weight behind it.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from Miho Hazama's album Frames)—Dig Deeper• Artist and Album:Visit Miho Hazama at mihohazama.com and follow her on Instagram, Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/mihohazamamusic/), and YouTubePurchase Miho Hazama's Frames from Edition Records, Bandcamp, or Qobuz, and listen on your streaming platform of choiceListen to m_unit: Beyond Orbits, Hazama's most recent album with her New York ensemble, on Bandcamp• Danish Radio Big Band and Its History:Danish Radio Big Band — Wikipedia overview of the band's history and chief conductorsDanish Radio Big Band performance archive on YouTubeIb Glindemann — founding bandleader and inspiration for Frames composition "The Pioneer's Quest"Palle Mikkelborg — Danish trumpeter and composer; former Danish Radio Big Band leader; Hazama cites him as a compositional influence on FramesThad Jones — American trumpeter and composer who led the Danish Radio Big Band in the late 1970s• Jim McNeely:Jim McNeely official website — composer, pianist, and Hazama's mentor at the Manhattan School of MusicJim McNeely — WikipediaPianist-Composer Jim McNeely: 1949–2025 — DownBeat obituaryVanguard Jazz Orchestra — the ensemble McNeely served as composer-in-residence, performing weekly at the Village Vanguard• Educational Institutions:Manhattan School of Music — where Hazama earned her master's degree in jazz compositionKunitachi College of Music — where Hazama studied classical composition in TokyoYamaha Music Foundation — the educational organization whose nationwide network of schools supported Hazama's early musical development across Japan• Composers Who Shaped Hazama's Voice:Maria Schneider — one of the jazz composers Hazama discovered in college that redirected her toward jazzMetropole Orkest — the Netherlands-based pop and jazz orchestra for which Hazama serves as permanent guest conductor• Musical References and Concepts:George Russell — the American jazz composer and theorist Hazama imagines as a collaborator for the Frames composition "The Pioneer's Quest"Third Stream — the mid-twentieth-century movement blending jazz and classical idioms, associated with Ib Glindemann's programming at the Danish Radio Big Band—- Dig into this episode's complete show notes at podcast.thetonearm.com—• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate The Tonearm ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. • Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of The Tonearm in your podcast app of choice. • Looking for more? Visit podcast.thetonearm.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Talk Of The Tonearm email newsletter. You can also follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, and LinkedIn. • Be sure to bookmark our online magazine, The Tonearm! → thetonearm.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today, The Tonearm's needle drops on cellist and composer Tomeka Reid.Tomeka Reid has spent the last decade building one of the most distinctive voices in creative music. The New York Times called her a "New Jazz Power Source." She's a MacArthur Fellow, a founder of the Chicago Jazz String Summit, and a key collaborator with Anthony Braxton, Roscoe Mitchell, and Craig Taborn, among many others.Her quartet with guitarist Mary Halvorson, bassist Jason Roebke, and drummer Tomas Fujiwara just released dance! skip! hop! on Out of Your Head Records. It's their fourth album together, and it shows what twelve years of shared language sounds like: tight, playful, and willing to take chances. She also appears on Dream Archives, Craig Taborn's ECM debut with this instrumentation, recorded in New Haven, Connecticut and out earlier this year.We talked about the cello's role in jazz, how family history shapes her work, and what it means to lead a band that's been together long enough to surprise itself.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from The Tomeka Reid Quartet's album dance! skip! hop!)—Dig DeeperArtist and AlbumVisit Tomeka Reid at tomekareid.com and follow her on Instagram and FacebookPurchase The Tomeka Reid Quartet's dance! skip! hop! from Out Of Your Head Records, Bandcamp, or Qobuz, and listen on your streaming platform of choiceOut Of Your Head Records — Tomeka's label for dance! skip! hop!Tomeka Reid — MacArthur Foundation Fellow (2022)Quartet MembersJason Roebke — bass, cassetteMary Halvorson — guitarTomas Fujiwara — drumsRelated Albums and Projects3+3 — Tomeka Reid Quartet (Cuneiform, 2024) — the quartet's previous albumDream Archives — Craig Taborn, Tomeka Reid, Ches Smith (ECM, 2026) — Tomeka's ECM debutHear in Now — co-led trio with Mazz Swift and Silvia BolognesiOrganizations and FestivalsAssociation for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) — the Chicago collective central to Tomeka's artistic developmentChicago Jazz String Summit — Tomeka's annual festival, founded 2013, dedicated to improvising string playersMusical References and InfluencesAbdul Wadud — jazz cellist and major influence on Tomeka's approach to the instrumentStuff Smith — pioneering jazz violinist; referenced in discussion of CJSS repertoireGinger Smock — jazz violinist mentioned in the context of overlooked string player composersDiedre Murray — jazz cellist and composer; referenced alongside Stuff SmithHistorical ReferencesRock Springs massacre (1885) — the violent attack on Chinese miners in Rock Springs, Wyoming, which Tomeka mentions in the context of her grandmother's family history in the regionFred Anderson — Chicago jazz saxophonist and founder of the Velvet Lounge, where Tomeka met mentor Clarence JamesThe Velvet Lounge, Chicago — legendary South Side jazz venue where Tomeka came up (verify whether Wikipedia article exists under this exact title)—Dig into this episode's complete show notes at podcast.thetonearm.com—• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate The Tonearm ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. • Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of The Tonearm in your podcast app of choice. • Looking for more? Visit podcast.thetonearm.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Talk Of The Tonearm email newsletter. You can also follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, and LinkedIn. • Be sure to bookmark our online magazine, The Tonearm! → thetonearm.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today, The Tonearm's needle drops on cellist and composer Tomeka Reid.Tomeka Reid has spent the last decade building one of the most distinctive voices in creative music. The New York Times called her a "New Jazz Power Source." She's a MacArthur Fellow, a founder of the Chicago Jazz String Summit, and a key collaborator with Anthony Braxton, Roscoe Mitchell, and Craig Taborn, among many others.Her quartet with guitarist Mary Halvorson, bassist Jason Roebke, and drummer Tomas Fujiwara just released dance! skip! hop! on Out of Your Head Records. It's their fourth album together, and it shows what twelve years of shared language sounds like: tight, playful, and willing to take chances. She also appears on Dream Archives, Craig Taborn's ECM debut with this instrumentation, recorded in New Haven, Connecticut and out earlier this year.We talked about the cello's role in jazz, how family history shapes her work, and what it means to lead a band that's been together long enough to surprise itself.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from The Tomeka Reid Quartet's album dance! skip! hop!)—Dig DeeperArtist and AlbumVisit Tomeka Reid at tomekareid.com and follow her on Instagram and FacebookPurchase The Tomeka Reid Quartet's dance! skip! hop! from Out Of Your Head Records, Bandcamp, or Qobuz, and listen on your streaming platform of choiceOut Of Your Head Records — Tomeka's label for dance! skip! hop!Tomeka Reid — MacArthur Foundation Fellow (2022)Quartet MembersJason Roebke — bass, cassetteMary Halvorson — guitarTomas Fujiwara — drumsRelated Albums and Projects3+3 — Tomeka Reid Quartet (Cuneiform, 2024) — the quartet's previous albumDream Archives — Craig Taborn, Tomeka Reid, Ches Smith (ECM, 2026) — Tomeka's ECM debutHear in Now — co-led trio with Mazz Swift and Silvia BolognesiOrganizations and FestivalsAssociation for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) — the Chicago collective central to Tomeka's artistic developmentChicago Jazz String Summit — Tomeka's annual festival, founded 2013, dedicated to improvising string playersMusical References and InfluencesAbdul Wadud — jazz cellist and major influence on Tomeka's approach to the instrumentStuff Smith — pioneering jazz violinist; referenced in discussion of CJSS repertoireGinger Smock — jazz violinist mentioned in the context of overlooked string player composersDiedre Murray — jazz cellist and composer; referenced alongside Stuff SmithHistorical ReferencesRock Springs massacre (1885) — the violent attack on Chinese miners in Rock Springs, Wyoming, which Tomeka mentions in the context of her grandmother's family history in the regionFred Anderson — Chicago jazz saxophonist and founder of the Velvet Lounge, where Tomeka met mentor Clarence JamesThe Velvet Lounge, Chicago — legendary South Side jazz venue where Tomeka came up (verify whether Wikipedia article exists under this exact title)—Dig into this episode's complete show notes at podcast.thetonearm.com—• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate The Tonearm ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. • Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of The Tonearm in your podcast app of choice. • Looking for more? Visit podcast.thetonearm.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Talk Of The Tonearm email newsletter. You can also follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, and LinkedIn. • Be sure to bookmark our online magazine, The Tonearm! → thetonearm.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
「【Qobuzダウンロードランキング】劇場版『名探偵コナン』主題歌、MISIAの「ラストダンスあなたと」が今週の1位に！」 【Qobuzダウンロードランキング 4/8 - 4/14】
「【Qobuzストリーミングランキング】独走中のヨルシカ『二人称』に続き、MISIA／ステイシー・ケントがトップ3入り！」 【Qobuzストリーミングランキング 4/8 - 4/14】
Today we put The Tonearm's needle on Ben Wendel.Ben is a Grammy-nominated saxophonist, composer, and co-founder of Kneebody, with a discography that covers post-bop, chamber jazz, and electronic music. He's worked with Bill Frisell, Tigran Hamasyan, Terence Blanchard, and yes, Prince.His new album BaRcoDe just dropped on Edition Records. It's built around a concept that's hard to pull off: four of the most in-demand vibraphonists working today—Joel Ross, Simon Moullier, Patricia Brennan, and Juan Diego Villalobos—surrounding one saxophonist. The group developed the music across two residencies at The Jazz Gallery in New York City, and the result is something that sits between chamber music and jazz improvisation, with electronics running through all of it.Ben's here to walk us through how this project came together and what it took to write for an ensemble like this.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from Ben Wendel's album BaRcoDe)—Dig DeeperArtist and AlbumVisit Ben Wendel at benwendel.com and follow him on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTubePurchase Ben Wendel's BaRcoDe from Edition Records, Bandcamp, or Qobuz and listen on your streaming platform of choice.BaRcoDe — Postgenre reviewBaRcoDe — PopMatters reviewKneebody — Ben Wendel's long-running band; Reach (2025) includes "Repeat After Me," also recorded on BaRcoDeThe Jazz GalleryThe Jazz Gallery — the New York venue where BaRcoDe was commissioned and developed across two residencies (2023 and 2025)Ensemble MembersJoel Ross — iplayvibes.com | Blue Note Records pageSimon Moullier — simonmoullier.comPatricia Brennan — patriciabrennanvibes.com | The Tonearm InterviewJuan Diego Villalobos — juandiegovibes.comMusical Influences and ReferencesSō Percussion — the Grammy-winning new-music percussion quartet whose members came up with Wendel at the Eastman School of Music; a key inspiration for BaRcoDeAntônio Carlos Jobim — "Olha Maria" — one of Wendel's favorite compositions of all time; the sole non-original on the albumKit Downes — British pianist and organist on ECM Records; a loose inspiration for "Birds Ascend"Aidan O'Rourke — Scottish fiddle player and composer; also a loose inspiration for "Birds Ascend"The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin — Wendel paraphrases a line from this book when discussing the title BaRcoDeLos Angeles ConnectionsThe World Stage — performance and education space in Leimert Park Village, Los Angeles; co-founded by drummer Billy Higgins; a formative venue for WendelTerrace Martin — Wendel's high school friend and collaborator; hip-hop producer for Kendrick Lamar and Snoop Dogg (verify URL before publishing)Billy Higgins — legendary jazz drummer and World Stage co-founder; an early mentor whose spirit Wendel also invokes when describing the Village VanguardFurther Reading / ListeningJohn Patitucci — bassist scheduled to guest with Wendel at the Village Vanguard in JulyUnderstory: Live at the Village Vanguard — Ben Wendel (Edition, 2024)All One — Ben Wendel (Edition, 2023) — Grammy-nominated for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album—Dig into this episode's complete show notes at podcast.thetonearm.com—• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate The Tonearm ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. • Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of The Tonearm in your podcast app of choice. • Looking for more? Visit podcast.thetonearm.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Talk Of The Tonearm email newsletter. You can also follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, and LinkedIn. • Be sure to bookmark our online magazine, The Tonearm! → thetonearm.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today we put The Tonearm's needle on Ben Wendel.Ben is a Grammy-nominated saxophonist, composer, and co-founder of Kneebody, with a discography that covers post-bop, chamber jazz, and electronic music. He's worked with Bill Frisell, Tigran Hamasyan, Terence Blanchard, and yes, Prince.His new album BaRcoDe just dropped on Edition Records. It's built around a concept that's hard to pull off: four of the most in-demand vibraphonists working today—Joel Ross, Simon Moullier, Patricia Brennan, and Juan Diego Villalobos—surrounding one saxophonist. The group developed the music across two residencies at The Jazz Gallery in New York City, and the result is something that sits between chamber music and jazz improvisation, with electronics running through all of it.Ben's here to walk us through how this project came together and what it took to write for an ensemble like this.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from Ben Wendel's album BaRcoDe)—Dig DeeperArtist and AlbumVisit Ben Wendel at benwendel.com and follow him on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTubePurchase Ben Wendel's BaRcoDe from Edition Records, Bandcamp, or Qobuz and listen on your streaming platform of choice.BaRcoDe — Postgenre reviewBaRcoDe — PopMatters reviewKneebody — Ben Wendel's long-running band; Reach (2025) includes "Repeat After Me," also recorded on BaRcoDeThe Jazz GalleryThe Jazz Gallery — the New York venue where BaRcoDe was commissioned and developed across two residencies (2023 and 2025)Ensemble MembersJoel Ross — iplayvibes.com | Blue Note Records pageSimon Moullier — simonmoullier.comPatricia Brennan — patriciabrennanvibes.com | The Tonearm InterviewJuan Diego Villalobos — juandiegovibes.comMusical Influences and ReferencesSō Percussion — the Grammy-winning new-music percussion quartet whose members came up with Wendel at the Eastman School of Music; a key inspiration for BaRcoDeAntônio Carlos Jobim — "Olha Maria" — one of Wendel's favorite compositions of all time; the sole non-original on the albumKit Downes — British pianist and organist on ECM Records; a loose inspiration for "Birds Ascend"Aidan O'Rourke — Scottish fiddle player and composer; also a loose inspiration for "Birds Ascend"The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin — Wendel paraphrases a line from this book when discussing the title BaRcoDeLos Angeles ConnectionsThe World Stage — performance and education space in Leimert Park Village, Los Angeles; co-founded by drummer Billy Higgins; a formative venue for WendelTerrace Martin — Wendel's high school friend and collaborator; hip-hop producer for Kendrick Lamar and Snoop Dogg (verify URL before publishing)Billy Higgins — legendary jazz drummer and World Stage co-founder; an early mentor whose spirit Wendel also invokes when describing the Village VanguardFurther Reading / ListeningJohn Patitucci — bassist scheduled to guest with Wendel at the Village Vanguard in JulyUnderstory: Live at the Village Vanguard — Ben Wendel (Edition, 2024)All One — Ben Wendel (Edition, 2023) — Grammy-nominated for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album—Dig into this episode's complete show notes at podcast.thetonearm.com—• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate The Tonearm ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. • Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of The Tonearm in your podcast app of choice. • Looking for more? Visit podcast.thetonearm.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Talk Of The Tonearm email newsletter. You can also follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, and LinkedIn. • Be sure to bookmark our online magazine, The Tonearm! → thetonearm.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today, we're putting The Tonearm's needle on Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore.Julianna is a composer, vocalist, and producer whose music is built almost entirely from layered, looped human voices. Mary is a harpist who has spent years pushing that instrument into a vast, exploratory realm.In January 2025, the two flew to Paris just days after the LA wildfires tore through their community. There, they spent nine days recording with instruments pulled from a museum, including harps dating back to 1728 and vintage analog synthesizers. The result is Tragic Magic, out on InFiné, and it's one of the most talked-about records of the year so far.Julianna and Mary just returned from Big Ears Festival and, in a few days, are heading back to Paris to perform these songs live with those same instruments. We caught them as they were preparing for the trip.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore's Tragic Magic)—Dig Deeper• Artist and Album:Visit Julianna Barwick at juliannabarwick.com and follow her on Instagram and FacebookVisit Mary Lattimore at marylattimore.net and follow her on Instagram and FacebookPurchase Tragic Magic from InFiné, Bandcamp, or Qobuz and listen on your streaming platform of choice• Recording Location:Philharmonie de Paris — Musée de la Musique — the museum whose instrument collection made the album possibleMusée de la Musique collections database — searchable archive of the museum's historic instruments• Collaborators:Roger Eno — composer of "Temple of the Winds," written for voice and harp after a shared lunch with Barwick and Lattimore in MelbourneTrevor Spencer — engineer, additional producer, and mixer on Tragic Magic; known for his work with Fleet Foxes and Beach House• Instruments:Jacob Hochbrücker — maker of the 1728 harp used for "Temple of the Winds"; one of the oldest instruments on the albumÉrard harps — the French instrument maker whose 1799 and 1873 harps Mary Lattimore used throughout the sessionsSequential Circuits Prophet-5 — the synthesizer Julianna Barwick chose; introduced in 1978 as the first fully programmable polyphonic synthesizerRoland Jupiter-8 — the second synthesizer Barwick used; the "Jupiter" referenced throughout the episodeKorg VC-10 Vocoder — used by Barwick on "Stardust" and elsewhere on the album• Visual Art — James Turrell:James Turrell — the light artist whose work both Barwick and Lattimore cite as a significant influenceJames Turrell: Into the Light at MASS MoCA — where Barwick and Lattimore opened Turrell's newest Skyspace, C.A.V.U.Chichu Art Museum, Naoshima — permanent Turrell installations on the Japanese island Mary mentions visitingJames Turrell retrospective at the Guggenheim — the 2013 exhibition (Aten Reign) that first brought Mary to Turrell's work after reading a New Yorker review• Previous InFiné / Musée de la Musique Collaborations:InBach by Arandel (2020) — the first album in InFiné's Musée de la Musique series, featuring Baroque instrumentsSaturn 63 by Seb Martel (2022) — the second album in the series; Tragic Magic is the third—Dig into this episode's complete show notes at podcast.thetonearm.com—• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate The Tonearm ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. • Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of The Tonearm in your podcast app of choice. • Looking for more? Visit podcast.thetonearm.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Talk Of The Tonearm email newsletter. You can also follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, and LinkedIn. • Be sure to bookmark our online magazine, The Tonearm! → thetonearm.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today, we're putting The Tonearm's needle on Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore.Julianna is a composer, vocalist, and producer whose music is built almost entirely from layered, looped human voices. Mary is a harpist who has spent years pushing that instrument into a vast, exploratory realm.In January 2025, the two flew to Paris just days after the LA wildfires tore through their community. There, they spent nine days recording with instruments pulled from a museum, including harps dating back to 1728 and vintage analog synthesizers. The result is Tragic Magic, out on InFiné, and it's one of the most talked-about records of the year so far.Julianna and Mary just returned from Big Ears Festival and, in a few days, are heading back to Paris to perform these songs live with those same instruments. We caught them as they were preparing for the trip.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore's Tragic Magic)—Dig Deeper• Artist and Album:Visit Julianna Barwick at juliannabarwick.com and follow her on Instagram and FacebookVisit Mary Lattimore at marylattimore.net and follow her on Instagram and FacebookPurchase Tragic Magic from InFiné, Bandcamp, or Qobuz and listen on your streaming platform of choice• Recording Location:Philharmonie de Paris — Musée de la Musique — the museum whose instrument collection made the album possibleMusée de la Musique collections database — searchable archive of the museum's historic instruments• Collaborators:Roger Eno — composer of "Temple of the Winds," written for voice and harp after a shared lunch with Barwick and Lattimore in MelbourneTrevor Spencer — engineer, additional producer, and mixer on Tragic Magic; known for his work with Fleet Foxes and Beach House• Instruments:Jacob Hochbrücker — maker of the 1728 harp used for "Temple of the Winds"; one of the oldest instruments on the albumÉrard harps — the French instrument maker whose 1799 and 1873 harps Mary Lattimore used throughout the sessionsSequential Circuits Prophet-5 — the synthesizer Julianna Barwick chose; introduced in 1978 as the first fully programmable polyphonic synthesizerRoland Jupiter-8 — the second synthesizer Barwick used; the "Jupiter" referenced throughout the episodeKorg VC-10 Vocoder — used by Barwick on "Stardust" and elsewhere on the album• Visual Art — James Turrell:James Turrell — the light artist whose work both Barwick and Lattimore cite as a significant influenceJames Turrell: Into the Light at MASS MoCA — where Barwick and Lattimore opened Turrell's newest Skyspace, C.A.V.U.Chichu Art Museum, Naoshima — permanent Turrell installations on the Japanese island Mary mentions visitingJames Turrell retrospective at the Guggenheim — the 2013 exhibition (Aten Reign) that first brought Mary to Turrell's work after reading a New Yorker review• Previous InFiné / Musée de la Musique Collaborations:InBach by Arandel (2020) — the first album in InFiné's Musée de la Musique series, featuring Baroque instrumentsSaturn 63 by Seb Martel (2022) — the second album in the series; Tragic Magic is the third—Dig into this episode's complete show notes at podcast.thetonearm.com—• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate The Tonearm ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. • Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of The Tonearm in your podcast app of choice. • Looking for more? Visit podcast.thetonearm.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Talk Of The Tonearm email newsletter. You can also follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, and LinkedIn. • Be sure to bookmark our online magazine, The Tonearm! → thetonearm.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today, we're putting The Tonearm's needle on the Montreal jazz collective Bellbird.Bellbird formed during pandemic park jams and has since become one of the more compelling voices in Canada's avant-garde jazz scene. The quartet consists of Claire Devlin on tenor sax, Allison Burik on alto sax and bass clarinet, Eli Davidovici on bass, and Mili Hong on drums. No guitar, no piano, just three mostly single-note instruments and a drum kit, which turns out to be more than enough. Their debut, Root in Tandem, earned serious praise. Their second album, The Call, came out on February 6th on Constellation Records. It was built from bird sound transcriptions, Mary Oliver poems, and sessions in the countryside, and it doesn't sound like anything else on that storied label's roster.Two members of the collective, Claire Devlin and Eli Davidovici, are here to take us through the story.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from Bellbird's album The Call)—Dig Deeper• Artist and Album:Visit Bellbird at bellbird.band and follow them on Instagram and YouTubePurchase Bellbird's The Call from Constellation Records, Bandcamp, or Qobuz, and listen on your streaming platform of choiceVisit Bellbird's page at Constellation Records• Individual Members:Claire Devlin — tenor saxophone; follow her on InstagramEli Davidovici — bassAllison Burik — alto saxophone and bass clarinet; follow them on InstagramMili Hong — drums; follow her on Instagram• Label:Constellation Records — Montréal's celebrated independent label, home to Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Matana Roberts, Sam Shalabi's Land of Kush, and more• Recording and Compositional Context:Hotel2Tango — the Montréal studio where The Call was recordedOrford Musique — the Quebec residency center where Bellbird developed the album's material• Musical References and Inspiration:White Bellbird (Procnias albus) — the Amazonian bird whose recorded call Allison Burik transcribed and analyzed as the foundation for the title trackMary Oliver, "Wild Geese" — the poem that inspired the track "Soft Animal," published in House of Light (Beacon Press, 1990)• Montréal Scene:Casa del Popolo — Montréal venue and community hubSuoni Per Il Popolo — Montréal's annual festival of experimental music, free jazz, and improvisation, presented at Casa del Popolo and La Sala Rossa• Previous Release:Root in Tandem (2023) — Bellbird's self-released debut—Dig into this episode's complete show notes at podcast.thetonearm.com—• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate The Tonearm ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. • Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of The Tonearm in your podcast app of choice. • Looking for more? Visit podcast.thetonearm.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Talk Of The Tonearm email newsletter. You can also follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, and LinkedIn. • Be sure to bookmark our online magazine, The Tonearm! → thetonearm.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today, we're putting The Tonearm's needle on the Montreal jazz collective Bellbird.Bellbird formed during pandemic park jams and has since become one of the more compelling voices in Canada's avant-garde jazz scene. The quartet consists of Claire Devlin on tenor sax, Allison Burik on alto sax and bass clarinet, Eli Davidovici on bass, and Mili Hong on drums. No guitar, no piano, just three mostly single-note instruments and a drum kit, which turns out to be more than enough. Their debut, Root in Tandem, earned serious praise. Their second album, The Call, came out on February 6th on Constellation Records. It was built from bird sound transcriptions, Mary Oliver poems, and sessions in the countryside, and it doesn't sound like anything else on that storied label's roster.Two members of the collective, Claire Devlin and Eli Davidovici, are here to take us through the story.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from Bellbird's album The Call)—Dig Deeper• Artist and Album:Visit Bellbird at bellbird.band and follow them on Instagram and YouTubePurchase Bellbird's The Call from Constellation Records, Bandcamp, or Qobuz, and listen on your streaming platform of choiceVisit Bellbird's page at Constellation Records• Individual Members:Claire Devlin — tenor saxophone; follow her on InstagramEli Davidovici — bassAllison Burik — alto saxophone and bass clarinet; follow them on InstagramMili Hong — drums; follow her on Instagram• Label:Constellation Records — Montréal's celebrated independent label, home to Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Matana Roberts, Sam Shalabi's Land of Kush, and more• Recording and Compositional Context:Hotel2Tango — the Montréal studio where The Call was recordedOrford Musique — the Quebec residency center where Bellbird developed the album's material• Musical References and Inspiration:White Bellbird (Procnias albus) — the Amazonian bird whose recorded call Allison Burik transcribed and analyzed as the foundation for the title trackMary Oliver, "Wild Geese" — the poem that inspired the track "Soft Animal," published in House of Light (Beacon Press, 1990)• Montréal Scene:Casa del Popolo — Montréal venue and community hubSuoni Per Il Popolo — Montréal's annual festival of experimental music, free jazz, and improvisation, presented at Casa del Popolo and La Sala Rossa• Previous Release:Root in Tandem (2023) — Bellbird's self-released debut—Dig into this episode's complete show notes at podcast.thetonearm.com—• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate The Tonearm ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. • Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of The Tonearm in your podcast app of choice. • Looking for more? Visit podcast.thetonearm.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Talk Of The Tonearm email newsletter. You can also follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, and LinkedIn. • Be sure to bookmark our online magazine, The Tonearm! → thetonearm.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today, we're putting The Tonearm's needle on guitarist and composer Sam Wenc.Wenc is a Philadelphia-based artist who has spent nearly a decade building one of the more distinctive bodies of work in American experimental music, mostly under the name Post Moves.Now he's released his first album under his own name. It's called Language at an Angle, and it came out on Lobby Art Editions in January. The record grew out of a year of live performances—from Philadelphia to Japan—and it captures Sam doing something specific with pedal steel guitar: striking it, bowing it, treating it as both a sound source and a physical object. The result sits somewhere between drone, jazz, and a kind of American folk music you can't quite place.Sam's here to walk us through the record, his move to Philadelphia, and what it means to finally put his own name on the work.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from Sam Wenc's Language at an Angle)—Dig Deeper• Artist and Album:Visit Sam Wenc at samwenc.com and follow him on InstagramPurchase Sam Wenc's album Language at an Angle from Bandcamp or Qobuz, and listen on your streaming platform of choiceLobby Art Editions — Sam Wenc's label, releasing Language at an Angle and his previous catalog• Susan Alcorn:Susan Alcorn — official website of the pedal steel pioneer to whom Language at an Angle is dedicatedAnd I Await the Resurrection of the Pedal Steel Guitar — Alcorn's landmark 2007 solo albumSusan Alcorn: Revolutionary Voice of the Pedal Steel Guitar — The Tonearm's tribute, including a full conversation with Alcorn on her album CANTOSusan Alcorn obituary — WRTI• Collaborators:Sam Yulsman — pianist on Language at an Angle; studied with George Lewis at ColumbiaBark Culture — the Philadelphia trio of Victor Vieira-Branco (vibraphone), John Moran (bass), and Joey Sullivan (drums); members appear in Wenc's live bandVictor Vieira-Branco — vibraphonist and Bark Culture leaderBark Culture — Warm Wisdom — the trio's 2024 debut album• Venues:Roulette Intermedium — Brooklyn venue where Wenc held his album release showThe Stone — New York experimental music venue referenced in the episode• Musical References and Influences:George Lewis — composer, trombonist, and Columbia University professor; Sam Yulsman trained with himOkkyung Lee — South Korean cellist and improviser; Wenc cites Alcorn's improvisations with her as influentialMarshall Allen / Sun Ra Arkestra — Marshall Allen, still active in Philadelphia's Germantown neighborhood, is mentioned by Wenc as part of the city's deep musical lineageOlivier Messiaen — composer whose work Susan Alcorn famously transposed for pedal steelVíctor Jara — Chilean singer-songwriter; Alcorn covered his songs• Additional Context:Mississippi Records — the independent archival label Wenc manages alongside his own music workSam Wenc — Post Moves: Heart Music — released on Where to Now? Records, representative of his work under the Post Moves alias—Dig into this episode's complete show notes at podcast.thetonearm.com—• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate The Tonearm ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts.• Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of The Tonearm in your podcast app of choice.• Looking for more? Visit podcast.thetonearm.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Talk Of The Tonearm email newsletter. You can also follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, and LinkedIn.• Be sure to bookmark our online magazine, The Tonearm! → thetonearm.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today, we're putting The Tonearm's needle on guitarist and composer Sam Wenc.Wenc is a Philadelphia-based artist who has spent nearly a decade building one of the more distinctive bodies of work in American experimental music, mostly under the name Post Moves.Now he's released his first album under his own name. It's called Language at an Angle, and it came out on Lobby Art Editions in January. The record grew out of a year of live performances—from Philadelphia to Japan—and it captures Sam doing something specific with pedal steel guitar: striking it, bowing it, treating it as both a sound source and a physical object. The result sits somewhere between drone, jazz, and a kind of American folk music you can't quite place.Sam's here to walk us through the record, his move to Philadelphia, and what it means to finally put his own name on the work.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from Sam Wenc's Language at an Angle)—Dig Deeper• Artist and Album:Visit Sam Wenc at samwenc.com and follow him on InstagramPurchase Sam Wenc's album Language at an Angle from Bandcamp or Qobuz, and listen on your streaming platform of choiceLobby Art Editions — Sam Wenc's label, releasing Language at an Angle and his previous catalog• Susan Alcorn:Susan Alcorn — official website of the pedal steel pioneer to whom Language at an Angle is dedicatedAnd I Await the Resurrection of the Pedal Steel Guitar — Alcorn's landmark 2007 solo albumSusan Alcorn: Revolutionary Voice of the Pedal Steel Guitar — The Tonearm's tribute, including a full conversation with Alcorn on her album CANTOSusan Alcorn obituary — WRTI• Collaborators:Sam Yulsman — pianist on Language at an Angle; studied with George Lewis at ColumbiaBark Culture — the Philadelphia trio of Victor Vieira-Branco (vibraphone), John Moran (bass), and Joey Sullivan (drums); members appear in Wenc's live bandVictor Vieira-Branco — vibraphonist and Bark Culture leaderBark Culture — Warm Wisdom — the trio's 2024 debut album• Venues:Roulette Intermedium — Brooklyn venue where Wenc held his album release showThe Stone — New York experimental music venue referenced in the episode• Musical References and Influences:George Lewis — composer, trombonist, and Columbia University professor; Sam Yulsman trained with himOkkyung Lee — South Korean cellist and improviser; Wenc cites Alcorn's improvisations with her as influentialMarshall Allen / Sun Ra Arkestra — Marshall Allen, still active in Philadelphia's Germantown neighborhood, is mentioned by Wenc as part of the city's deep musical lineageOlivier Messiaen — composer whose work Susan Alcorn famously transposed for pedal steelVíctor Jara — Chilean singer-songwriter; Alcorn covered his songs• Additional Context:Mississippi Records — the independent archival label Wenc manages alongside his own music workSam Wenc — Post Moves: Heart Music — released on Where to Now? Records, representative of his work under the Post Moves alias—Dig into this episode's complete show notes at podcast.thetonearm.com—• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate The Tonearm ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts.• Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of The Tonearm in your podcast app of choice.• Looking for more? Visit podcast.thetonearm.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Talk Of The Tonearm email newsletter. You can also follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, and LinkedIn.• Be sure to bookmark our online magazine, The Tonearm! → thetonearm.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today we're putting The Tonearm's needle on Zeena Parkins, composer, improviser, and one of the most singular forces in experimental music.Zeena has spent four decades dismantling what the harp can do: through electronics, object preparations, and a series of custom electric instruments she built herself, she's turned a concert hall fixture into something alive and unpredictable.Her collaborators range from Björk to John Zorn to Pauline Oliveros. Last year, she released two records paying tribute to her years teaching at Mills College before its closure: Modesty of the Magic Thing and Lament of the Maker. And she's performing this spring at Big Ears Festival in Knoxville. She's also a Guggenheim Fellow and a three-time Bessie Award winner for her work composing for dance.We cover all of it: her instruments, her process, and what it means to make music at the edge of what's possible.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from Zeena Parkins' album Lament of the Maker)—Dig DeeperArtist and RecordingsVisit Zeena Parkins at zeenaparkins.com and follow her on Instagram and BandcampPurchase Lament for the Maker (Relative Pitch Records, 2025) from Bandcamp or Qobuz, and listen on your streaming platform of choicePurchase Modesty of the Magic Thing (Tzadik, 2025) from Qobuz or Squidco, and listen on your streaming platform of choiceCollaborators MentionedWilliam Winant — percussionist and longtime collaborator; Parkins discusses finding Lou Harrison instruments in his studio and performing Modesty of the Magic Thing with himFred Frith — guitarist and composer; Parkins replaced him at Mills and performed with him in Skeleton CrewLaetitia Sonami — sound artist and Mills colleague; composed "She is a Butcher in My Dreams" for Lament for the MakerJames Fei — composer and Mills colleague; composed "In Such Circumstances of Miscalculations" for Lament for the MakerJennifer Monson — choreographer; one of Parkins's most significant long-term dance collaboratorsChris Cutler — drummer; encountered Parkins in Europe and brought her into News from BabelNayland Blake — artist who curated the San Francisco gallery show where Parkins gave her first solo concertEnsembles and ProjectsSkeleton Crew — experimental rock trio with Fred Frith and Tom CoraNews from Babel — group with Chris Cutler, Lindsay Cooper, and Dagmar Krause; Parkins discusses joining after meeting Cutler in EuropeTable of the Elements — American experimental music label; released Parkins's first solo recordRoulette Intermedium — Brooklyn venue where Parkins and Winant perform Modesty of the Magic Thing just before Big EarsArtists and Figures DiscussedJay DeFeo — Bay Area visual artist whose work, particularly The Rose and the Seven Pillars of Voice series, inspired Modesty of the Magic ThingThe Rose at the Whitney Museum — DeFeo's monumental painting, now in the Whitney's permanent collectionLou Harrison — American composer whose handmade instruments, bequeathed to William Winant, are central to Modesty of the Magic ThingDaphne Oram — British electronic music pioneer who worked at the BBC; Parkins mentions her as inspiration for an upcoming electric harp recordFestivalsBig Ears Festival — Knoxville, Tennessee; March 26–29, 2026; Parkins performs Modesty of the Magic Thing with William WinantOther Minds Festival — San Francisco; site of the West Coast premiere of Modesty of the Magic Thing—Dig into this episode's complete show notes at podcast.thetonearm.com—• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate The Tonearm ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts.• Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of The Tonearm in your podcast app of choice.• Looking for more? Visit podcast.thetonearm.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Talk Of The Tonearm email newsletter. You can also follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, and LinkedIn.• Be sure to bookmark our online magazine, The Tonearm! → thetonearm.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today we're putting The Tonearm's needle on Zeena Parkins, composer, improviser, and one of the most singular forces in experimental music.Zeena has spent four decades dismantling what the harp can do: through electronics, object preparations, and a series of custom electric instruments she built herself, she's turned a concert hall fixture into something alive and unpredictable.Her collaborators range from Björk to John Zorn to Pauline Oliveros. Last year, she released two records paying tribute to her years teaching at Mills College before its closure: Modesty of the Magic Thing and Lament of the Maker. And she's performing this spring at Big Ears Festival in Knoxville. She's also a Guggenheim Fellow and a three-time Bessie Award winner for her work composing for dance.We cover all of it: her instruments, her process, and what it means to make music at the edge of what's possible.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from Zeena Parkins' album Lament of the Maker)—Dig DeeperArtist and RecordingsVisit Zeena Parkins at zeenaparkins.com and follow her on Instagram and BandcampPurchase Lament for the Maker (Relative Pitch Records, 2025) from Bandcamp or Qobuz, and listen on your streaming platform of choicePurchase Modesty of the Magic Thing (Tzadik, 2025) from Qobuz or Squidco, and listen on your streaming platform of choiceCollaborators MentionedWilliam Winant — percussionist and longtime collaborator; Parkins discusses finding Lou Harrison instruments in his studio and performing Modesty of the Magic Thing with himFred Frith — guitarist and composer; Parkins replaced him at Mills and performed with him in Skeleton CrewLaetitia Sonami — sound artist and Mills colleague; composed "She is a Butcher in My Dreams" for Lament for the MakerJames Fei — composer and Mills colleague; composed "In Such Circumstances of Miscalculations" for Lament for the MakerJennifer Monson — choreographer; one of Parkins's most significant long-term dance collaboratorsChris Cutler — drummer; encountered Parkins in Europe and brought her into News from BabelNayland Blake — artist who curated the San Francisco gallery show where Parkins gave her first solo concertEnsembles and ProjectsSkeleton Crew — experimental rock trio with Fred Frith and Tom CoraNews from Babel — group with Chris Cutler, Lindsay Cooper, and Dagmar Krause; Parkins discusses joining after meeting Cutler in EuropeTable of the Elements — American experimental music label; released Parkins's first solo recordRoulette Intermedium — Brooklyn venue where Parkins and Winant perform Modesty of the Magic Thing just before Big EarsArtists and Figures DiscussedJay DeFeo — Bay Area visual artist whose work, particularly The Rose and the Seven Pillars of Voice series, inspired Modesty of the Magic ThingThe Rose at the Whitney Museum — DeFeo's monumental painting, now in the Whitney's permanent collectionLou Harrison — American composer whose handmade instruments, bequeathed to William Winant, are central to Modesty of the Magic ThingDaphne Oram — British electronic music pioneer who worked at the BBC; Parkins mentions her as inspiration for an upcoming electric harp recordFestivalsBig Ears Festival — Knoxville, Tennessee; March 26–29, 2026; Parkins performs Modesty of the Magic Thing with William WinantOther Minds Festival — San Francisco; site of the West Coast premiere of Modesty of the Magic Thing—Dig into this episode's complete show notes at podcast.thetonearm.com—• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate The Tonearm ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts.• Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of The Tonearm in your podcast app of choice.• Looking for more? Visit podcast.thetonearm.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Talk Of The Tonearm email newsletter. You can also follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, and LinkedIn.• Be sure to bookmark our online magazine, The Tonearm! → thetonearm.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Is gaming really the next frontier for music, or is that just wishful thinking? In this episode, Dmitri sits down with Jenn Garcia, co-founder and CEO of Metamoki, the mobile gaming studio behind Mob Wars and Wiz Khalifa's Weed Farm. With nearly two decades of experience in mobile gaming, social gaming, and community building, Jenn brings a fresh outside perspective on where the music industry is leaving opportunity on the table. They dig into what early social gaming taught Jenn about monetization and emotional connection, why artist involvement is the single biggest factor in whether a music game succeeds or fails, and what music startups can borrow from gaming's rapid prototyping and product cycles. If you work in music tech, music marketing, or the creator economy, this conversation will challenge how you think about fan engagement, music monetization, and building products that actually last. The news An open letter to Suno's Mikey Shulman. WMG boss: 'There's clearly more share of the wallet left for music' Apple Music Introduces Tagging for AI Songs, Its First Regulation on AI Use Qobuz/Deezer High-res music service Qobuz joins France's Deezer in flagging AI-generated tracks on its platform Feds point to Taylor Swift ticket fiasco as evidence of Live Nation and Ticketmaster's monopoly https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/as-live-nation-antitrust-trial-begins-doj-tells-jury-the-concert-industry-is-broken/ The Music Tectonics podcast goes beneath the surface of the music industry to explore how technology is changing the way business gets done. Visit musictectonics.com to find shownotes and a transcript for this episode, and find us on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram. Let us know what you think! Get Dmitri's Rock Paper Scanner newsletter.
Today we're putting The Tonearm's needle on musician and composer Erik Hall.Based in Michigan, Erik Hall has spent the last five years doing something that sounds simple but definitely is not: recording landmark works of contemporary classical music entirely on his own.Erik's 2020 solo reconstruction of Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians won the Libera Award for Best Classical Record. Reich wrote to tell him he'd reinvented the piece. A 2023 interpretation of Simeon ten Holt's Canto Ostinato followed, and now Hall has completed the trilogy. Solo Three came out in January on Western Vinyl, and it takes on works by Glenn Branca, Charlemagne Palestine, Laurie Spiegel, and Reich again—every note performed and recorded by Hall himself, no loops, no sequencers.Erik is here to walk us through the project and the thinking behind it. Enjoy.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from Erik Hall's Solo Three) ---Dig DeeperArtist and AlbumsVisit Erik Hall at erikhall.net and follow him on Instagram, Bluesky, and Facebook.Purchase Erik Hall's album Solo Three from Western Vinyl, Bandcamp , or Qobuz, and listen on your streaming platform of choiceListen to and purchase Music for 18 Musicians (Steve Reich) — Erik Hall's first volume — on BandcampListen to and purchase Canto Ostinato (Simeon ten Holt) — Erik Hall's second volume — on BandcampErik Hall's catalog at Western VinylComposers Featured on Solo ThreeSteve Reich — composer of Music for a Large Ensemble and Music for 18 MusiciansSteve Reich — "Music for a Large Ensemble"Steve Reich — Octet / Music for a Large Ensemble / Violin Phase Glenn Branca — composer of "The Temple of Venus Pt. 1"Charlemagne Palestine — composer of "Strumming Music"Strumming Music (original 1974 Shandar recording)Laurie Spiegel — composer of "A Folk Study"The Expanding Universe on Bandcamp — the album containing "A Folk Study"Bandcamp Daily — Laurie Spiegel feature — background on Spiegel's influence, relevant to Hall's treatment of her workEarlier Composer in the TrilogySimeon ten Holt — Dutch composer of Canto Ostinato, subject of Hall's second volumeThe Minimalist Composer Who Keeps Getting Left Out — article on Simeon ten Holt, minimalism, and Erik Hall's solo recording Steve Reich — Referenced WorksSteve Reich — "Come Out" (1966) — early tape piece Hall encountered in his university musicology courseSteve Reich — Music for 18 Musicians — the composition that set Hall's courseCollaboratorsAaron Lowell Denton — designer of all three trilogy album covers; follow on InstagramNatalie Bergman — artist with whom Hall toured as drummer around the time of Solo Three's completionBrian Deck — producer and engineer at Narwhal Studio, Chicago; mixed Music for 18 Musicians with HallWarren Defever — mastering engineer at Third Man Mastering, Detroit; mastered all three volumes---Dig into this episode's complete show notes at podcast.thetonearm.com(https://www.podcast.thetonearm.com) ---• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate The Tonearm ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. • Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of The Tonearm in your podcast app of choice. • Looking for more? Visit podcast.thetonearm.comfor bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Talk Of The Tonearm email newsletter. You can also follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, and LinkedIn. • Be sure to bookmark our online magazine, The Tonearm! → thetonearm.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today we're putting The Tonearm's needle on musician and composer Erik Hall.Based in Michigan, Erik Hall has spent the last five years doing something that sounds simple but definitely is not: recording landmark works of contemporary classical music entirely on his own.Erik's 2020 solo reconstruction of Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians won the Libera Award for Best Classical Record. Reich wrote to tell him he'd reinvented the piece. A 2023 interpretation of Simeon ten Holt's Canto Ostinato followed, and now Hall has completed the trilogy. Solo Three came out in January on Western Vinyl, and it takes on works by Glenn Branca, Charlemagne Palestine, Laurie Spiegel, and Reich again—every note performed and recorded by Hall himself, no loops, no sequencers.Erik is here to walk us through the project and the thinking behind it. Enjoy.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from Erik Hall's Solo Three) ---Dig DeeperArtist and AlbumsVisit Erik Hall at erikhall.net and follow him on Instagram, Bluesky, and Facebook.Purchase Erik Hall's album Solo Three from Western Vinyl, Bandcamp , or Qobuz, and listen on your streaming platform of choiceListen to and purchase Music for 18 Musicians (Steve Reich) — Erik Hall's first volume — on BandcampListen to and purchase Canto Ostinato (Simeon ten Holt) — Erik Hall's second volume — on BandcampErik Hall's catalog at Western VinylComposers Featured on Solo ThreeSteve Reich — composer of Music for a Large Ensemble and Music for 18 MusiciansSteve Reich — "Music for a Large Ensemble"Steve Reich — Octet / Music for a Large Ensemble / Violin Phase Glenn Branca — composer of "The Temple of Venus Pt. 1"Charlemagne Palestine — composer of "Strumming Music"Strumming Music (original 1974 Shandar recording)Laurie Spiegel — composer of "A Folk Study"The Expanding Universe on Bandcamp — the album containing "A Folk Study"Bandcamp Daily — Laurie Spiegel feature — background on Spiegel's influence, relevant to Hall's treatment of her workEarlier Composer in the TrilogySimeon ten Holt — Dutch composer of Canto Ostinato, subject of Hall's second volumeThe Minimalist Composer Who Keeps Getting Left Out — article on Simeon ten Holt, minimalism, and Erik Hall's solo recording Steve Reich — Referenced WorksSteve Reich — "Come Out" (1966) — early tape piece Hall encountered in his university musicology courseSteve Reich — Music for 18 Musicians — the composition that set Hall's courseCollaboratorsAaron Lowell Denton — designer of all three trilogy album covers; follow on InstagramNatalie Bergman — artist with whom Hall toured as drummer around the time of Solo Three's completionBrian Deck — producer and engineer at Narwhal Studio, Chicago; mixed Music for 18 Musicians with HallWarren Defever — mastering engineer at Third Man Mastering, Detroit; mastered all three volumes---Dig into this episode's complete show notes at podcast.thetonearm.com(https://www.podcast.thetonearm.com) ---• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate The Tonearm ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. • Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of The Tonearm in your podcast app of choice. • Looking for more? Visit podcast.thetonearm.comfor bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Talk Of The Tonearm email newsletter. You can also follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, and LinkedIn. • Be sure to bookmark our online magazine, The Tonearm! → thetonearm.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today, we're putting The Tonearm's needle on Toronto saxophonist Patrick Smith.Patrick has become a key player in the city's creative music scene. His new album, Words Underlined, came out in December on Lit Soc Records. It's the first release from the new label started by Sellers & Newell, a Toronto bookstore that moonlights as a music venue. Patrick recorded there with guitarist Dan Pitt and drummer Lowell Whitty. The trio plays without a bass, and the album alternates between composed pieces and full improvisations.A few episodes back, we featured a talk with Noah Franche-Nolan, who also collaborated with Dan Pitt. A link to that, and my November 2024 conversation with Dan, are both in the show notes.Patrick's here to talk about making music in the trio format, the Toronto scene, and why a bookstore was the right place to record.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from the album Words Underlined by The Patrick Smith Words Trio)–Dig DeeperArtist and Album:Visit Patrick Smith at patricksmithsax.com and follow him on Instagram and FacebookPurchase The Patrick Smith Words Trio's Words Underlined from Lit Soc Records, Bandcamp, or Qobuz and listen on your streaming platform of choiceListen to Patrick's fusion project Pangea: Rebirth on BandcampSellers & Newell and Lit Soc Records:Sellers & Newel Secondhand Books — Toronto's beloved College Street bookstore and performance spaceLit Soc Records on BandcampWhy this Toronto bookstore is starting its own record label — Toronto Today, November 2025Toronto bookstore is moonlighting as an underground live music venue — BlogTO, September 2021The Musicians:Dan Pitt — guitarist and composer, TorontoBetween the Lines of Dan Pitt's 'Horizontal Depths' - The Tonearm, November 2024Lowell Whitty — drummer and founding member of the Heavyweights Brass BandMentors and Influences:Mark Shim — saxophonist; Patrick's primary teacher in New YorkMark Shim at Manhattan School of MusicDave Young — Order of Canada recipient; Oscar Peterson's longtime bassist, now based in TorontoDavid Liebman — saxophonist, educator, and major post-Coltrane voiceDeveloping a Personal Saxophone Sound by David Liebman — available via J.W. PepperJeff Coffin — saxophonist; source of the Sonny Rollins quote relayed in the episodeMusical References:Paul Motian — the drummer whose bassless trio recordings were the direct inspiration for this projectPaul Motian Trio — It Should've Happened a Long Time Ago (ECM, 1985) — with Bill Frisell and Joe LovanoPaul Motian Trio — Time and Time Again (ECM, 2007) — with Bill Frisell and Joe LovanoJohnny Cash — My Mother's Hymn Book — the stripped-down solo Cash record Patrick cites as a model for songwritingSonny Rollins — saxophone icon; his advice about creativity as resistance runs through the episodeFrom Sacred Space to Silent Film — Noah Franche-Nolan Serves the Music - The Tonearm, February 2026 - Noah also collaborates with guitarist Dan Pitt–Dig into this episode's complete show notes at podcast.thetonearm.com–• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate The Tonearm ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. • Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of The Tonearm in your podcast app of choice. • Looking for more? Visit podcast.thetonearm.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Talk Of The Tonearm email newsletter. You can also follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, and LinkedIn. • Be sure to bookmark our online magazine, The Tonearm! → thetonearm.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today, we're putting The Tonearm's needle on Toronto saxophonist Patrick Smith.Patrick has become a key player in the city's creative music scene. His new album, Words Underlined, came out in December on Lit Soc Records. It's the first release from the new label started by Sellers & Newell, a Toronto bookstore that moonlights as a music venue. Patrick recorded there with guitarist Dan Pitt and drummer Lowell Whitty. The trio plays without a bass, and the album alternates between composed pieces and full improvisations.A few episodes back, we featured a talk with Noah Franche-Nolan, who also collaborated with Dan Pitt. A link to that, and my November 2024 conversation with Dan, are both in the show notes.Patrick's here to talk about making music in the trio format, the Toronto scene, and why a bookstore was the right place to record.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from the album Words Underlined by The Patrick Smith Words Trio)–Dig DeeperArtist and Album:Visit Patrick Smith at patricksmithsax.com and follow him on Instagram and FacebookPurchase The Patrick Smith Words Trio's Words Underlined from Lit Soc Records, Bandcamp, or Qobuz and listen on your streaming platform of choiceListen to Patrick's fusion project Pangea: Rebirth on BandcampSellers & Newell and Lit Soc Records:Sellers & Newel Secondhand Books — Toronto's beloved College Street bookstore and performance spaceLit Soc Records on BandcampWhy this Toronto bookstore is starting its own record label — Toronto Today, November 2025Toronto bookstore is moonlighting as an underground live music venue — BlogTO, September 2021The Musicians:Dan Pitt — guitarist and composer, TorontoBetween the Lines of Dan Pitt's 'Horizontal Depths' - The Tonearm, November 2024Lowell Whitty — drummer and founding member of the Heavyweights Brass BandMentors and Influences:Mark Shim — saxophonist; Patrick's primary teacher in New YorkMark Shim at Manhattan School of MusicDave Young — Order of Canada recipient; Oscar Peterson's longtime bassist, now based in TorontoDavid Liebman — saxophonist, educator, and major post-Coltrane voiceDeveloping a Personal Saxophone Sound by David Liebman — available via J.W. PepperJeff Coffin — saxophonist; source of the Sonny Rollins quote relayed in the episodeMusical References:Paul Motian — the drummer whose bassless trio recordings were the direct inspiration for this projectPaul Motian Trio — It Should've Happened a Long Time Ago (ECM, 1985) — with Bill Frisell and Joe LovanoPaul Motian Trio — Time and Time Again (ECM, 2007) — with Bill Frisell and Joe LovanoJohnny Cash — My Mother's Hymn Book — the stripped-down solo Cash record Patrick cites as a model for songwritingSonny Rollins — saxophone icon; his advice about creativity as resistance runs through the episodeFrom Sacred Space to Silent Film — Noah Franche-Nolan Serves the Music - The Tonearm, February 2026 - Noah also collaborates with guitarist Dan Pitt–Dig into this episode's complete show notes at podcast.thetonearm.com–• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate The Tonearm ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. • Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of The Tonearm in your podcast app of choice. • Looking for more? Visit podcast.thetonearm.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Talk Of The Tonearm email newsletter. You can also follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, and LinkedIn. • Be sure to bookmark our online magazine, The Tonearm! → thetonearm.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today, we're putting The Tonearm's needle on Stephen Vitiello.Stephen is an electronic musician and media artist. His sound installations are in the permanent collections of MoMA, the Whitney, and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Lyon. He's worked with Pauline Oliveros, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Joan Jonas. By day, he teaches Kinetic Imaging at Virginia Commonwealth University.Stephen's latest project is Trinity, a collaborative album with Lawrence English, who you heard on last week's show. Each of Trinity's five tracks brings in a different third musician: Brendan Canty from Fugazi, Chris Abrahams from The Necks, Marina Rosenfeld, Aki Onda, and the late Steve Roden. The album came out last November.Stephen shares how this project came together, what it's like to work with each of these artists, and how he's built a career turning everyday sounds into sonic experiences.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from Lawrence English & Stephen Vitiello's album Trinity)–Dig DeeperArtist and AlbumVisit Stephen Vitiello at stephenvitiello.com and follow him on Soundcloud, Instagram, and BandcampPurchase Lawrence English & Stephen Vitiello's Trinity from American Dreams, Bandcamp, or Qobuz and listen on your streaming platform of choicePrevious collaborations: Acute Inbetweens (2011) and Fable (2014) with Lawrence EnglishStephen Vitiello & Brendan Canty: Second (with Hahn Rowe)Trinity CollaboratorsLawrence English and Room40 RecordsBrendan Canty - drummer (Fugazi, The Messthetics)Chris Abrahams - pianist (The Necks)Marina Rosenfeld - turntablist and composerAki Onda - electronic musician and sound artistSteve Roden - late sound artist and visual artistWorld Trade Center ProjectWorld Trade Center Artist Residency - Lower Manhattan Cultural CouncilWorld Trade Center Recordings: Winds After Hurricane Floyd (1999)Bright and Dusty Things - album featuring WTC recordingsStephen Vitiello: Listening With Intent - documentary by ABC-TV AustraliaEducational InstitutionVCU Kinetic Imaging - Virginia Commonwealth UniversityKinetic Imaging Graduate Program at VCUInfluences and Collaborators MentionedNam June Paik - video art pioneerPauline Oliveros - composer and accordionistRyuichi Sakamoto - composer and musicianFred Frith - guitarist and composerIkue Mori - drummer and electronic musician (DNA)Maryanne Amacher - sound artist and composerR. Murray Schafer - composer and writer on acoustic ecologyRobin Rimbaud (Scanner) - electronic musicianColin Newman - Wire guitarist and vocalistTaylor Deupree - 12k Records founderKey Venues and InstitutionsThe Kitchen - New York performance spaceElectronic Arts Intermix - video art distributorAnthology Film Archives - New York cinemaMASS MoCA - Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary ArtThe High Line - New York elevated parkWhitney Museum of American Art - 2002 BiennialMuseum of Modern Art - Soundings exhibition (2013)Punk and No Wave ReferencesFugazi - influential post-hardcore bandDNA - no wave bandThe ClashNo Wave movement - late 1970s NYCMusic Theory and PracticeFluxus movement - experimental art movementJohn Cage and prepared pianoAmbisonic audio - spatial sound formatDolby Atmos - immersive audio formatArticles and InterviewsSteve Roden and Stephen Vitiello conversation in Bomb magazineThe Collaborative Recent History of Stephen Vitiello - Fluid Radio interview-Dig into this episode's complete show notes at podcast.thetonearm.com–• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate The Tonearm ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. • Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of The Tonearm in your podcast app of choice. • Looking for more? Visit podcast.thetonearm.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Talk Of The Tonearm email newsletter. You can also follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, and LinkedIn. • Be sure to bookmark our online magazine, The Tonearm! → thetonearm.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today, we're putting The Tonearm's needle on Stephen Vitiello.Stephen is an electronic musician and media artist. His sound installations are in the permanent collections of MoMA, the Whitney, and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Lyon. He's worked with Pauline Oliveros, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Joan Jonas. By day, he teaches Kinetic Imaging at Virginia Commonwealth University.Stephen's latest project is Trinity, a collaborative album with Lawrence English, who you heard on last week's show. Each of Trinity's five tracks brings in a different third musician: Brendan Canty from Fugazi, Chris Abrahams from The Necks, Marina Rosenfeld, Aki Onda, and the late Steve Roden. The album came out last November.Stephen shares how this project came together, what it's like to work with each of these artists, and how he's built a career turning everyday sounds into sonic experiences.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from Lawrence English & Stephen Vitiello's album Trinity)–Dig DeeperArtist and AlbumVisit Stephen Vitiello at stephenvitiello.com and follow him on Soundcloud, Instagram, and BandcampPurchase Lawrence English & Stephen Vitiello's Trinity from American Dreams, Bandcamp, or Qobuz and listen on your streaming platform of choicePrevious collaborations: Acute Inbetweens (2011) and Fable (2014) with Lawrence EnglishStephen Vitiello & Brendan Canty: Second (with Hahn Rowe)Trinity CollaboratorsLawrence English and Room40 RecordsBrendan Canty - drummer (Fugazi, The Messthetics)Chris Abrahams - pianist (The Necks)Marina Rosenfeld - turntablist and composerAki Onda - electronic musician and sound artistSteve Roden - late sound artist and visual artistWorld Trade Center ProjectWorld Trade Center Artist Residency - Lower Manhattan Cultural CouncilWorld Trade Center Recordings: Winds After Hurricane Floyd (1999)Bright and Dusty Things - album featuring WTC recordingsStephen Vitiello: Listening With Intent - documentary by ABC-TV AustraliaEducational InstitutionVCU Kinetic Imaging - Virginia Commonwealth UniversityKinetic Imaging Graduate Program at VCUInfluences and Collaborators MentionedNam June Paik - video art pioneerPauline Oliveros - composer and accordionistRyuichi Sakamoto - composer and musicianFred Frith - guitarist and composerIkue Mori - drummer and electronic musician (DNA)Maryanne Amacher - sound artist and composerR. Murray Schafer - composer and writer on acoustic ecologyRobin Rimbaud (Scanner) - electronic musicianColin Newman - Wire guitarist and vocalistTaylor Deupree - 12k Records founderKey Venues and InstitutionsThe Kitchen - New York performance spaceElectronic Arts Intermix - video art distributorAnthology Film Archives - New York cinemaMASS MoCA - Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary ArtThe High Line - New York elevated parkWhitney Museum of American Art - 2002 BiennialMuseum of Modern Art - Soundings exhibition (2013)Punk and No Wave ReferencesFugazi - influential post-hardcore bandDNA - no wave bandThe ClashNo Wave movement - late 1970s NYCMusic Theory and PracticeFluxus movement - experimental art movementJohn Cage and prepared pianoAmbisonic audio - spatial sound formatDolby Atmos - immersive audio formatArticles and InterviewsSteve Roden and Stephen Vitiello conversation in Bomb magazineThe Collaborative Recent History of Stephen Vitiello - Fluid Radio interview-Dig into this episode's complete show notes at podcast.thetonearm.com–• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate The Tonearm ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. • Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of The Tonearm in your podcast app of choice. • Looking for more? Visit podcast.thetonearm.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Talk Of The Tonearm email newsletter. You can also follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, and LinkedIn. • Be sure to bookmark our online magazine, The Tonearm! → thetonearm.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Show NotesAustralian composer Lawrence English has spent over two decades treating sound as something that occupies your body, not just your ears. Putting The Tonearm's needle on Lawrence English means entering a sonic world where you're never quite sure what you're hearing or where it's coming from, and if you are a listener like our host, that will suit you just fine.Lawrence's recent album Trinity pairs him with Stephen Vitiello and guests like Brendan Canty from Fugazi and Chris Abrahams from The Necks. Each track builds what English calls "impossible trios," turning geographic and other constraints into creative fuel.Lawrence is here to discuss collaboration, the art of curation, and what it means to make meaningful work in an age drowning in content.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from Lawrence English & Stephen Vitiello's album Trinity)–Dig DeeperArtist and AlbumVisit Lawrence English at lawrenceenglish.com and follow him on Bluesky, Instagram, Facebook, and BandcampPurchase Lawrence English & Stephen Vitiello's Trinity from American Dreams, Bandcamp, or Qobuz and listen on your streaming platform of choiceLearn more about Room40, Lawrence English's label celebrating its 25th anniversaryCollaborators on 'Trinity'Chris Abrahams (The Necks) - pianistStephen Vitiello - sound artist and composerAki Onda - multidisciplinary artistMarina Rosenfeld - turntablist and composerBrendan Canty (Fugazi, The Messthetics) - drummerThe late Steve Roden - artist and lowercase musicianBooks and TheoryPeter Szendy - 'Listen: A History of Our Ears'Neil Postman - 'Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business'Lauren Berlant - Cruel Optimism theoryMark Fisher - cultural theoristPlaces and ConceptsGunkanjima (Battleship Island) - abandoned coal mining island off NagasakiHashima Island history - most densely populated place in historyJapanese Metabolist architecture - architectural movement English researchedArt Gallery of New South Wales - collected English's bell workMusical Groups and EnsemblesThe Necks - Chris Abrahams' improvisational jazz trioTenniscoats - Japanese duo Saya and Takashi UenoAcademic and Philosophical ConceptsRelational listening - English's PhD theory on reconciling psychological and technological auditionAcid nostalgia - English's working concept on how contemporary nostalgia corrodes the pastNatsukashii - Japanese concept of longing for a time/place you were never part ofTsundoku - Japanese word for collecting books you don't readMa - Japanese concept of the space between elementsRelated WorksLawrence English - 'Cruel Optimism' (Room40)Lawrence English - 'Wilderness of Mirrors' (Room40, 2014)Chris Abrahams - 'Thrown' (Room40)Chris Abrahams - 'Appearance' (Room40, 2020)–Dig into this episode's complete show notes at podcast.thetonearm.com–• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate The Tonearm ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. • Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of The Tonearm in your podcast app of choice. • Looking for more? Visit podcast.thetonearm.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Talk Of The Tonearm email newsletter. You can also follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, and LinkedIn. • Be sure to bookmark our online magazine, The Tonearm! → thetonearm.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Show NotesAustralian composer Lawrence English has spent over two decades treating sound as something that occupies your body, not just your ears. Putting The Tonearm's needle on Lawrence English means entering a sonic world where you're never quite sure what you're hearing or where it's coming from, and if you are a listener like our host, that will suit you just fine.Lawrence's recent album Trinity pairs him with Stephen Vitiello and guests like Brendan Canty from Fugazi and Chris Abrahams from The Necks. Each track builds what English calls "impossible trios," turning geographic and other constraints into creative fuel.Lawrence is here to discuss collaboration, the art of curation, and what it means to make meaningful work in an age drowning in content.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from Lawrence English & Stephen Vitiello's album Trinity)–Dig DeeperArtist and AlbumVisit Lawrence English at lawrenceenglish.com and follow him on Bluesky, Instagram, Facebook, and BandcampPurchase Lawrence English & Stephen Vitiello's Trinity from American Dreams, Bandcamp, or Qobuz and listen on your streaming platform of choiceLearn more about Room40, Lawrence English's label celebrating its 25th anniversaryCollaborators on 'Trinity'Chris Abrahams (The Necks) - pianistStephen Vitiello - sound artist and composerAki Onda - multidisciplinary artistMarina Rosenfeld - turntablist and composerBrendan Canty (Fugazi, The Messthetics) - drummerThe late Steve Roden - artist and lowercase musicianBooks and TheoryPeter Szendy - 'Listen: A History of Our Ears'Neil Postman - 'Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business'Lauren Berlant - Cruel Optimism theoryMark Fisher - cultural theoristPlaces and ConceptsGunkanjima (Battleship Island) - abandoned coal mining island off NagasakiHashima Island history - most densely populated place in historyJapanese Metabolist architecture - architectural movement English researchedArt Gallery of New South Wales - collected English's bell workMusical Groups and EnsemblesThe Necks - Chris Abrahams' improvisational jazz trioTenniscoats - Japanese duo Saya and Takashi UenoAcademic and Philosophical ConceptsRelational listening - English's PhD theory on reconciling psychological and technological auditionAcid nostalgia - English's working concept on how contemporary nostalgia corrodes the pastNatsukashii - Japanese concept of longing for a time/place you were never part ofTsundoku - Japanese word for collecting books you don't readMa - Japanese concept of the space between elementsRelated WorksLawrence English - 'Cruel Optimism' (Room40)Lawrence English - 'Wilderness of Mirrors' (Room40, 2014)Chris Abrahams - 'Thrown' (Room40)Chris Abrahams - 'Appearance' (Room40, 2020)–Dig into this episode's complete show notes at podcast.thetonearm.com–• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate The Tonearm ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. • Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of The Tonearm in your podcast app of choice. • Looking for more? Visit podcast.thetonearm.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Talk Of The Tonearm email newsletter. You can also follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, and LinkedIn. • Be sure to bookmark our online magazine, The Tonearm! → thetonearm.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today we're putting The Tonearm's needle on pianist and composer Noah Franche-Nolan.Noah's latest album, Rose-Anna, is named after his Acadian great-grandmother, a church organist from Grand Falls, New Brunswick. The Acadians are French-speaking people with deep roots in Canada's Maritime provinces. The Acadians were expelled from their land by the British in the late 1700s and many of them migrated south to Louisiana where they became known by their more famous name, the Cajuns. Noah's family connection runs deep through the record and he even plays organ on two tracks, honoring the woman who sparked his musical heritage.The album pairs him with bassist Jodi Proznick and drummer Nicholas Bracewell in a trio that displays deftness with groove-driven chops, tender hymns and free exploration. The music conjures thoughts of home, family, and what gets passed down through generations.Noah's also one half of Arid Landscapes, an ambient electroacoustic project with guitarist Dan Pitt, that takes a totally different approach—live looping, processing, and soundscapes that feel vast and open. My November 2024 talk with Dan for The Tonearm is linked in the show notes.Noah and I talk about both projects, his work as a church music director in Vancouver, and what it means to make music that honors the past while pushing into new territory.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from Noah Franche-Nolan's album Rose-Anna)–Dig Deeper• Artist and Albums:Visit Noah Franche-Nolan at noahfranche-nolanmusic.com and follow him on InstagramPurchase Noah Franche-Nolan's Rose-Anna from Bandcamp or Qobuz and listen on your streaming platform of choiceNoah Franche-Nolan on All About JazzVancouver Guardian profile• Arid Landscapes (duo with Dan Pitt):Arid Landscapes released September 2025, available on BandcampDan Pitt — official siteDan Pitt on BandcampBetween the Lines of Dan Pitt's 'Horizontal Depths' (The Tonearm)• Collaborators and Ensembles:Jodi Proznick — bassist, Noah Franche-Nolan TrioNicholas Bracewell — drummer, Noah Franche-Nolan TrioRaagaverse — JUNO-nominated Indo-jazz fusion quartet led by Shruti RamaniShruti Ramani — vocalist and bandleader, RaagaverseJaya (Raagaverse debut album) on BandcampNick Fraser — Toronto drummer and University of Toronto faculty; Noah's former teacher• Recording Labels:Cellar Music Group — Vancouver label founded by Cory Weeds; 2023 Grammy Award winnerCory Weeds — Cellar Music Group founder and artistic directorFrankie's Jazz Club — Vancouver jazz venue run by Cory Weeds (Rose-Anna release show venue)• Film Scoring:Häxan (1922) — Swedish-Danish silent horror essay film directed by Benjamin ChristensenThe Cinematheque — Vancouver independent film institute that commissioned Noah's live score for Häxan• Educational Institutions:Vancouver Community College (VCC) — where Noah teaches jazz pianoVSO School of Music — Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's school; Noah teaches in Jazz and Classical Theory/CompositionUniversity of Toronto, Faculty of Music — where Noah and Dan Pitt studied jazz• Venues and Spaces:The Tranzac — Toronto's not-for-profit community arts venue; central to the city's improvised music sceneBrentwood Presbyterian Church — Burnaby; where Noah serves as coordinator of musicking and where Arid Landscapes was partly recorded–Dig into this episode's complete show notes at podcast.thetonearm.com–• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate The Tonearm ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. • Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of The Tonearm in your podcast app of choice. • Looking for more? Visit podcast.thetonearm.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Talk Of The Tonearm email newsletter. You can also follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, and LinkedIn. • Be sure to bookmark our online magazine, The Tonearm! → thetonearm.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today we're putting The Tonearm's needle on pianist and composer Noah Franche-Nolan.Noah's latest album, Rose-Anna, is named after his Acadian great-grandmother, a church organist from Grand Falls, New Brunswick. The Acadians are French-speaking people with deep roots in Canada's Maritime provinces. The Acadians were expelled from their land by the British in the late 1700s and many of them migrated south to Louisiana where they became known by their more famous name, the Cajuns. Noah's family connection runs deep through the record and he even plays organ on two tracks, honoring the woman who sparked his musical heritage.The album pairs him with bassist Jodi Proznick and drummer Nicholas Bracewell in a trio that displays deftness with groove-driven chops, tender hymns and free exploration. The music conjures thoughts of home, family, and what gets passed down through generations.Noah's also one half of Arid Landscapes, an ambient electroacoustic project with guitarist Dan Pitt, that takes a totally different approach—live looping, processing, and soundscapes that feel vast and open. My November 2024 talk with Dan for The Tonearm is linked in the show notes.Noah and I talk about both projects, his work as a church music director in Vancouver, and what it means to make music that honors the past while pushing into new territory.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from Noah Franche-Nolan's album Rose-Anna)–Dig Deeper• Artist and Albums:Visit Noah Franche-Nolan at noahfranche-nolanmusic.com and follow him on InstagramPurchase Noah Franche-Nolan's Rose-Anna from Bandcamp or Qobuz and listen on your streaming platform of choiceNoah Franche-Nolan on All About JazzVancouver Guardian profile• Arid Landscapes (duo with Dan Pitt):Arid Landscapes released September 2025, available on BandcampDan Pitt — official siteDan Pitt on BandcampBetween the Lines of Dan Pitt's 'Horizontal Depths' (The Tonearm)• Collaborators and Ensembles:Jodi Proznick — bassist, Noah Franche-Nolan TrioNicholas Bracewell — drummer, Noah Franche-Nolan TrioRaagaverse — JUNO-nominated Indo-jazz fusion quartet led by Shruti RamaniShruti Ramani — vocalist and bandleader, RaagaverseJaya (Raagaverse debut album) on BandcampNick Fraser — Toronto drummer and University of Toronto faculty; Noah's former teacher• Recording Labels:Cellar Music Group — Vancouver label founded by Cory Weeds; 2023 Grammy Award winnerCory Weeds — Cellar Music Group founder and artistic directorFrankie's Jazz Club — Vancouver jazz venue run by Cory Weeds (Rose-Anna release show venue)• Film Scoring:Häxan (1922) — Swedish-Danish silent horror essay film directed by Benjamin ChristensenThe Cinematheque — Vancouver independent film institute that commissioned Noah's live score for Häxan• Educational Institutions:Vancouver Community College (VCC) — where Noah teaches jazz pianoVSO School of Music — Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's school; Noah teaches in Jazz and Classical Theory/CompositionUniversity of Toronto, Faculty of Music — where Noah and Dan Pitt studied jazz• Venues and Spaces:The Tranzac — Toronto's not-for-profit community arts venue; central to the city's improvised music sceneBrentwood Presbyterian Church — Burnaby; where Noah serves as coordinator of musicking and where Arid Landscapes was partly recorded–Dig into this episode's complete show notes at podcast.thetonearm.com–• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate The Tonearm ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. • Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of The Tonearm in your podcast app of choice. • Looking for more? Visit podcast.thetonearm.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Talk Of The Tonearm email newsletter. You can also follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, and LinkedIn. • Be sure to bookmark our online magazine, The Tonearm! → thetonearm.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Today we're putting The Tonearm's needle on Patricia Brennan, a vibraphonist and composer who grew up in Veracruz, Mexico, playing salsa with her dad while listening to Hendrix and Zeppelin with her mom. She studied classical percussion at the Curtis Institute, performed with Yo-Yo Ma and the Philadelphia Orchestra, then found her voice and career in jazz and improvisation.Patricia's latest album, Of The Near And Far, takes constellations from the summer sky and turns them into music. She superimposes the circle of fifths over star patterns to generate pitches, then turns them into compositions that reflect a voice as unique as the compositional approach. Patricia's ten-piece ensemble features a jazz quintet, a string quartet, and an electronic musician, all conducted by Eli Greenhoe. Hot on the heels of her 2024 release, Breaking Stretch, which won Album of the Year and Vibraphonist of the Year in the DownBeat Critics Poll, Patricia's here to talk about finding symmetry between the cosmos and composition, why she carries a telescope wherever she goes, and how ancient myths and modern astronomy shape her work.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from Patricia Brennan's album Of The Near And Far)–Dig DeeperArtist and AlbumVisit Patricia Brennan at patriciabrennanvibes.com and follow her on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTubePurchase Patricia Brennan's Of The Near And Far from Pyroclastic Records, Bandcamp, or Qobuz and listen on your streaming platform of choicePatricia Brennan's acclaimed 2024 album Breaking Stretch on Pyroclastic RecordsEducational InstitutionsCurtis Institute of Music – Philadelphia conservatory where Patricia studied classical percussionYouth Orchestra of the Americas – Continental ensemble Patricia joined at age seventeenCollaborators and Ensemble MembersSylvie Courvoisier, pianistMiles Okazaki, guitaristKim Cass, bassistJohn Hollenbeck, drummer and composerKyle Armbrust, violistArktureye (Noel Brennan) – Electronic musician and Patricia's duo partner in MOCHEli Greenhoe, conductorMusical Influences and ReferencesKeiko Abe – Japanese marimbist who transformed the instrumentRadiohead – In RainbowsErik Satie – "Gnossienne No. 1"Glenn Gould performing BachPhilip Glass – String QuartetsGyörgy Ligeti – AtmosphèresGrachan Moncur III – Evolution featuring Bobby HutchersonKid Koala – Canadian turntablistEighth Blackbird – Contemporary chamber music ensembleFania All-Stars – Legendary salsa supergroupComposers MentionedTōru Takemitsu – Japanese composerIannis Xenakis – Greek-French composerKarlheinz Stockhausen – German composerEdgard Varèse – French-American composerJohn Cage – American experimental composerSteve Reich – American minimalist composerDavid Lang – Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, Bang on a Can co-founderAstronomical ReferencesAndromeda Galaxy (M31) – Nearest major galaxy to the Milky WayCircle of fifths – Music theory concept used in Patricia's compositional systemConstellation guide – Reference for the star patterns inspiring the albumNASA's Sounds of Space – Astronomical recordings translated into audio–Dig into this episode's complete show notes at podcast.thetonearm.com–• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate The Tonearm ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. • Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of The Tonearm in your podcast app of choice. • Looking for more? Visit podcast.thetonearm.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Talk Of The Tonearm email newsletter. You can also follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, and LinkedIn. • Be sure to bookmark our online magazine, The Tonearm! → thetonearm.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today we're putting The Tonearm's needle on Patricia Brennan, a vibraphonist and composer who grew up in Veracruz, Mexico, playing salsa with her dad while listening to Hendrix and Zeppelin with her mom. She studied classical percussion at the Curtis Institute, performed with Yo-Yo Ma and the Philadelphia Orchestra, then found her voice and career in jazz and improvisation.Patricia's latest album, Of The Near And Far, takes constellations from the summer sky and turns them into music. She superimposes the circle of fifths over star patterns to generate pitches, then turns them into compositions that reflect a voice as unique as the compositional approach. Patricia's ten-piece ensemble features a jazz quintet, a string quartet, and an electronic musician, all conducted by Eli Greenhoe. Hot on the heels of her 2024 release, Breaking Stretch, which won Album of the Year and Vibraphonist of the Year in the DownBeat Critics Poll, Patricia's here to talk about finding symmetry between the cosmos and composition, why she carries a telescope wherever she goes, and how ancient myths and modern astronomy shape her work.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from Patricia Brennan's album Of The Near And Far)–Dig DeeperArtist and AlbumVisit Patricia Brennan at patriciabrennanvibes.com and follow her on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTubePurchase Patricia Brennan's Of The Near And Far from Pyroclastic Records, Bandcamp, or Qobuz and listen on your streaming platform of choicePatricia Brennan's acclaimed 2024 album Breaking Stretch on Pyroclastic RecordsEducational InstitutionsCurtis Institute of Music – Philadelphia conservatory where Patricia studied classical percussionYouth Orchestra of the Americas – Continental ensemble Patricia joined at age seventeenCollaborators and Ensemble MembersSylvie Courvoisier, pianistMiles Okazaki, guitaristKim Cass, bassistJohn Hollenbeck, drummer and composerKyle Armbrust, violistArktureye (Noel Brennan) – Electronic musician and Patricia's duo partner in MOCHEli Greenhoe, conductorMusical Influences and ReferencesKeiko Abe – Japanese marimbist who transformed the instrumentRadiohead – In RainbowsErik Satie – "Gnossienne No. 1"Glenn Gould performing BachPhilip Glass – String QuartetsGyörgy Ligeti – AtmosphèresGrachan Moncur III – Evolution featuring Bobby HutchersonKid Koala – Canadian turntablistEighth Blackbird – Contemporary chamber music ensembleFania All-Stars – Legendary salsa supergroupComposers MentionedTōru Takemitsu – Japanese composerIannis Xenakis – Greek-French composerKarlheinz Stockhausen – German composerEdgard Varèse – French-American composerJohn Cage – American experimental composerSteve Reich – American minimalist composerDavid Lang – Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, Bang on a Can co-founderAstronomical ReferencesAndromeda Galaxy (M31) – Nearest major galaxy to the Milky WayCircle of fifths – Music theory concept used in Patricia's compositional systemConstellation guide – Reference for the star patterns inspiring the albumNASA's Sounds of Space – Astronomical recordings translated into audio–Dig into this episode's complete show notes at podcast.thetonearm.com–• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate The Tonearm ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. • Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of The Tonearm in your podcast app of choice. • Looking for more? Visit podcast.thetonearm.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Talk Of The Tonearm email newsletter. You can also follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, and LinkedIn. • Be sure to bookmark our online magazine, The Tonearm! → thetonearm.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We are returning from our winter holidays feeling refreshed, renewed, and optimistic about 2026. Ha ha ha ha! No, but seriously, Trump's capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores was the New Year's gift that Europe certainly did not ask for, and it raises a host of alarming questions. Among them: Does this move grant a permission slip for Vladimir Putin to encroach even further into Europe? And what does this mean for Greenland? As we tiptoe into the year ahead with heaps of anxiety about what it might have in store, we wanted to get some perspective from Alberto Alemanno, professor of EU law, founder of The Good Lobby, and longtime friend of the podcast. Alberto always has a smart, fresh perspective on what's happening on the continent, and despite being jetlagged this week, he certainly did not disappoint. We're also talking this week about Bulgaria's adoption of the euro—a move that comes with some risks, but about which we are cautiously optimistic—and about the 308,000 Greek students who recently lost their student status. This week's Inspiration Station recommendations are Rosa Balistreri's song “Curri Cavaddu Miu”, the French-owned streaming platform Qobuz, which offers a potentially more ethical alternative to Spotify, and going to the dentist in other countries (makes more sense if you listen in). Resources for this episode: “Hitting record highs: unpacking support for the euro” – European Central Bank, 2025 Alberto's excellent and information-rich Instagram, LinkedIn, and BlueSky accounts “Rosa Balistreri” – Enciclopedia Delle Donne Even more songs by Rosa Balistreri Instagram post by @patriciana comparing the ethics, content, and costs of various streaming platforms Stride trepidatiously into the new year with The Europeans in your inbox! Our new newsletter, Good Week Bad Week, comes out on Friday mornings. Sign up here. This podcast was brought to you in cooperation with Euranet Plus, the leading radio network for EU news. But it's contributions from listeners that truly make it all possible—we could not continue to make the show without you! If you like what we do, you can chip in to help us cover our production costs at patreon.com/europeanspodcast (in many different currencies), or you can gift a donation to a superfan. We'd also love it if you could tell two friends about this podcast. We think two feels like a reasonable number. Produced by Katz Laszlo and Morgan Childs Mixing and mastering by Wojciech Oleksiak Music by Jim Barne and Mariska Martina YouTube | Bluesky | Instagram | Mastodon | Substack | hello@europeanspodcast.com
Today we're putting The Tonearm's needle on violinist and composer Bryan Senti.Bryan Senti won a BAFTA for scoring the BBC series Mood. He's composed for films since 2015 and worked with artists like Regina Spektor and Mark Ronson. But his new album La Marea tells a different story—his father's story.La Marea takes Cuban migration and turns it into sound. His previous album, Manu, honored his Colombian mother through short violin pieces. This time, Bryan recorded with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra. The result mixes classical precision with Latin American folk traditions and ambient textures. He recorded it specifically for Dolby Atmos. 800 tracks of strings, all acoustic, creating what he calls the feeling of being adrift at sea.In this conversation, I talk with Bryan about rediscovering the violin as an adult, how techno influenced a string orchestra album, and what it means to honor family stories through music.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from Bryan Senti's album La Marea)–Dig DeeperVisit Bryan Senti at bryansenti.comFollow Bryan Senti on Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky, and YouTubePurchase Bryan Senti's La Marea from Bandcamp or Qobuz and listen on your streaming platform of choiceBryan Senti's previous album ManuDustin O'Halloran - composer and collaboratorFrancesco Donadello - mixer, Synecdoche Music ResearchJustin Moshkevich - co-producer, Igloo MusicSpencer Zahn - bassist, 'Quiet in a World Full of Noise'Noah Hoffeld - cellistRrose - techno artistCzech National Symphony OrchestraAndrea Franco - video directorDig into this episode's complete show notes at podcast.thetonearm.com–• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate The Tonearm ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts.• Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of The Tonearm in your podcast app of choice.• Looking for more? Visit podcast.thetonearm.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Talk Of The Tonearm email newsletter. You can also follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, and LinkedIn.• Be sure to bookmark our online magazine, The Tonearm! → thetonearm.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Part 1 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling about our favorite music of 2025. Show notes: The 17th annual year in music review AI-generated music is lame Especially fake music that purports to be by real artists Spotify is a juggernaut that still sucks Checking out other services (Qobuz, Amazon) You don't get to own downloads via streaming services The kids love the K-pop Only a handful of artists make any money these days Oh yay, LIve Nation is going to get richer Ticketmaster is now a ticket reseller as well We're still seeing the live rock Breitling: Thumbs up for the Aimee Mann/Ted Leo Christmas show Saw Oasis in Mexico City We both saw Hallelujah the Hills Kumar: Saw Frank Black, Narducy/Shannon do R.E.M., Gang of Four with Ted Leo, Bob Mould, Greg Norton, Ducks Ltd., Pixies, the Who, Buffalo Tom Breitling's bubbling under music picks: Ava Luna, Lifeguard, Winter, Frankie Cosmos, Golden Apples, Lemonheads, Sister Ray Davies, Jeff Tweedy, Glimmer, Tiberius, Telephone Numbers Kumar's honorable mentions: Tweedy, The Convenience, Snocaps, Turnstile, The Hives, Viagra Boys, Pulp, Car Seat Headrest, Charm School, Horsegirl, Superchunk, Pile, The Beths, Tony Molina, Sharp Pins, They Are Gutting a Body of Water, Militarie Gun, Kestrels, Destroyer, Dean Wareham, Kinski, Ty Segall, Stereolab, Lunchbox, Cam Keiber, Husker Du and Replacements box sets Breitling's #10: Autocamper's debut asks a valid question Kumar's #10: Debut solo release from TV On the Radio's Tunde Adebimpe Breitling's #9: Energetic indie rock from Chicago's OK Cool Kumar's #9: Ripper out of nowhere from The Men Breitling's #8: Urgent EP about ancient Greece by Strange Passage Reunion tours with strange combinations Triumph is coming around next year To be continued Completely Conspicuous is available through Apple Podcasts. Subscribe and write a review! The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.
What began in 2007 as a hi-res music download store has grown into a vital platform for global music fans eager for a human-curated, high-quality listening experience. Qobuz has had a massive 2025, which saw them peak at #4 on the iOS App Store thanks in part to viral posts calling out their 24-bit hi-res streaming & download offerings and editorial team-led recommendations. This month, we talk to Qobuz's Managing Director, Dan Mackta about the company's history & recent success, how the Qobuz experience is akin to shopping for music at your local record store, the many ways it differentiates from the top DSPs of the day, and more!
Send us a textMegan and Michelle debate about AI generated music, stealing art, artificial streaming, the cigarette man, machine learning, artist provocation, seeing nuance, and consolidating power.Sources:- A mysterious stranger rode into town and topped a country music chart. He might not be real.- AI-generated music is going viral. Should the music industry be worried?- Spotify has an AI music problem - but bots love it- The trouble with AI art isn't just lack of originality. It's something far bigger- Unveiling the impacts and disruption of AI on music industry stakeholders****************Want to support Prosecco Theory?Become a Patreon subscriber and earn swag!Check out our merch, available on teepublic.com!Follow/Subscribe wherever you listen!Rate, review, and tell your friends!Follow us on Instagram!****************Ever thought about starting your own podcast? From day one, Buzzsprout gave us all the tools we needed get Prosecco Theory off the ground. What are you waiting for? Follow this link to get started. Cheers!!Support the show
Today, we're putting The Tonearm's needle on guitarist Nels Cline.Most people know Nels Cline as Wilco's guitarist for the past two decades. But his range goes far beyond indie rock. He's spent forty-plus years moving between jazz clubs, punk venues, and studios where the rules get bent or thrown out entirely. Rolling Stone put him on their list of the top 100 guitarists of all time, but that tells you nothing about how he actually plays.His current project, Trio of Bloom, pairs him with keyboardist Craig Taborn and drummer Marcus Gilmore on Pyroclastic Records. The three had never played together before producer David Breskin brought them into the studio in November 2024. What came out sounds like a band that's been working together for years, full of ambient drift and barbed funk that explores the outer edges of dub.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from Trio of Bloom's self-titled album)–Dig DeeperArtist and AlbumVisit Nels Cline at nelscline.com and follow him on Instagram and FacebookVisit Craig Taborn at craigtaborn.com and follow him on InstagramVisit Marcus Gilmore at drummerslams.com and follow him on InstagramPurchase Trio of Bloom from Bandcamp or Qobuz and listen on your streaming platform of choiceTrio of Bloom on Pyroclastic RecordsCollaborators and ProducerDavid Breskin - producer, poet, and creative catalystKris Davis - founder of Pyroclastic RecordsPyroclastic Records - independent label supporting creative musicKey Groups and Projects MentionedWilco - Nels Cline has been guitarist since 2004The Nels Cline Singers - long-running experimental projectNels Cline 4 - featuring Julian Lage, Scott Colley, and Tom RaineyConsentrik Quartet - with Ingrid Laubrock, Chris Lightcap, and Tom Rainey on Blue Note RecordsCover Songs ReferencedTerje Rypdal - What Comes After (ECM, 1974) - source of "Bend It"Wayne Shorter & Milton Nascimento - Native Dancer (Columbia, 1975) - source of "Diana"Ronald Shannon Jackson & Decoding Society - Eye On You (About Time, 1980) - source of "Nightwhistlers"Original Compositions ReferencedInitiate by Nels Cline Singers (Cryptogramophone, 2010) - source of "Forge" and "King Queen" (which became "Queen King")Marcus Gilmore - "Breath"Craig Taborn - "Unreal Light" and "Why Canada"Nels Cline - "Eye Shadow Eye," "Gone Bust"Free improvisation - "Bloomers"Visual ArtSharon Core - painter whose flower series adorns the albumIrving Penn - photographer whose 1980 'Flowers' series inspired Core's paintingsYancey Richardson Gallery - representing Sharon CoreHistorical ReferencesPower Tools - Bill Frisell, Melvin Gibbs, Ronald Shannon Jackson trio produced by David Breskin (1987)John Zorn's Cobra - game piece and performance systemThe Knitting Factory (original NYC venue) - seminal downtown jazz and experimental music venueNYC Venues MentionedThe Stone - John Zorn's performance spaceRoulette - experimental music venue in BrooklynVillage Vanguard - legendary jazz clubLittlefield - Brooklyn venue (now closed)The Bellhouse - Brooklyn music venueiBeam Music Brooklyn - performance spaceGet MoreDig into this episode's complete show notes at podcast.thetonearm.com–• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate The Tonearm ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts.• Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of The Tonearm in your podcast app of choice.• Looking for more? Visit podcast.thetonearm.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Talk Of The Tonearm email newsletter. You can also follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, and LinkedIn.• Be sure to bookmark our online magazine, The Tonearm! → thetonearm.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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