Ahead of the release of Burst Forth My Tears / Flow My Tears, Classical Remix artistic director Benjamin Tassie caught up with soprano Ella Taylor to talk all things Dowland, queer, and baroque.

Burst Forth My Tears Podcast

Ahead of the release of his new EP, Sechs Kleine Klavierstücke, Classical Remix artistic director Benjamin Tassie caught up with composer Jonathan Higgins to talk about Schoenberg, Jonathan's compositional approach, and electronic 'noise'.

Jonathan Higgins - Classical Remix Podcast

Craig Charles + Elizabeth Alker speak with composer Benjamin Tassie about our classical club night, Baroque Remix. Aired on BBC 6 Music on 2nd June 2017.

BBC 6 Music feature on Baroque Remix

In Winter 2018, _REMIX will launch their latest night, Synth Remix. Using DJ sets and live performances to celebrate the pioneering women of electronic music including Delia Derbyshire, Daphne Oram and Laurie Spiegel, Synth Remix will launch in London before touring throughout the U.K. 

_REMIX have partnered with Resonance EXTRA for live broadcast of our London performance, and with Roland for loan of a range of synthesisers. 

Performance will be from electronic musician Jo Thomas (winner of the Golden Nica at the Prix Ars Electronica) with a headline audio-visual set from contemporary artist Olivia Louvel ('brooding electronic pop' [The Wire], 'at the creative frontiers where music and art intersect' [The Quietus]).

Synth Remix is funded through Sound and Music's Composer-Curator scheme with support from Arts Council England and the PRS for Music Foundation. 

Synth Remix Mixtape 001 is the first in a series of mixtapes showcasing the music featured in Synth Remix.

Medieval Miasma - Carla Scaletti (2014)
Live Buchla Concert - Suzanne Ciani (1975)
Islas Resonantes - Elaine Radigue (2005)
Phensic - Daphne Oram (1961)
Our Noise - Jo Thomas (2017)
Love at the Swimming Pool - Bebe Barron (1956)
Mnemonics III - Pauline Oliveros (1965)
Closed Circuit - Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith (2016)
Environmental Studies - Delia Derbyshire (1969)
Langside 1568 - Olivia Louvel (2017)
Grafts - Kara-lis Coverdale (2017)
Syv Circler - Else Marie Pade (1958)
First Flight - Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith (2016)

Synth Remix Mixtape 001

A track from Vivaldi Remixed, performed live at the Old Royal Naval College's Painted Hall in Greenwich, London. 

Ft. Georgina Leach (violin) and Benjamin Tassie (synths + vocals).

Vivaldi Remixed [Live At The Painted Hall]

The second in our series of mixtapes in the run up to the U.K. tour of Synth Remix later this year. 

Sine Sweep - Angela Penhaligon  (2004)
Gizma - Ann Shenton (2004)
Fire Breath - Joanna Brouk (2016)
While Sleeping - Ikue Mori (2013)
Freedom at the 45th Floor - Pauline Anna Strom (1984)
Music for Dance I - Laurie Spiegel (1980)
Points - Ruth Anderson (1977)
Bye Bye Butterfly - Pauline Oliveros (1997)
Kolyosa - Pril Smiley (1991)
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 - Wendy Carlos (1968)

Synth Remix Mixtape 002

Mourn Mourn, by baroque composer John Dowland, recomposed by _REMIX + performed by John Lattimore.

John Dowland - Mourn Mourn REMIX

The third in our series of mixtapes ahead of our Synth Remix U.K. tour in November. Our Leeds night at Belgrave Music Hall on Nov 10 will move from gig to club night, celebrating the experimental women of electronic music.

Asphalt Kobold - Lena Willikens (2015)
Lined Up - Kyoka (2014)
Faceshopping - SOPHIE (2018)
Ghost Raid - Fatima Al Qadiri (2012)
The Demon City -Elysia Crampton (2016)
Caution Radiation Norton - Doris Norton (1984)
Belly of the Beast - Gazelle Twin (2014)
Process Vision - Stella OM Source (2012)
Dare You - Micachu (with Tirzah) (2016)
Solilunita - Elysia Crampton (2018)

Synth Remix Mixtape 003

Part of Jo Thomas' live set at Belgrave Music Hall, Nov. 2018, for Synth Remix.

Jo Thomas - Nature's Numbers: Echoes of the Earth [Live at Belgrave Music Hall]

An extract from 'Ach Ich Fühls' from Mozart's the Magic Flute, performed by Benjamin Tassie (synths) and Ella Taylor (voice), ahead of our new Mozart synth opera, Party Animals, performed at the Gunnerbsury Park Museum in West London on June 7th.

Mozart - Ach Ich Fühls - Synth Remix (demo)

Ahead of the release of Maderna 100 on September 18th, Classical Remix spoke with composer Daniel James Ross, flautist Carla Rees, and violinist Marie Schreer about their work on the album.

Maderna 100 Podcast

Ahead of the release BEETHOVEN SIMULATOR, the new interactive audio-visual game from CHAINES, Classical Remix artistic director Benjamin Tassie sat down with the multidisciplinary artist to talk about Beethoven, race, and classical music.

CHAINES Podcast

‘A space where classical music can be enjoyed in a relaxed environment’ [BBC 6 Music]  - 'unusual and incredibly special... a classical club night bringing together the old & the new, the classic and the future classic' [London in Stereo]

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