For this episode of Soundmaking we spoke with Yaron Deutsch about his recording of Electric Counterpoint by Steve Reich, a track on his album 33 RPM, which was released in 2020.

33 RPM is available for purchase here: https://yarondeutsch.com/discography/33rpm/

Soundmaking Ep.3: Yaron Deutsch, Electric Counterpoint (Steve Reich)

For this episode of Soundmaking we spoke with Michael Pisaro-Liu about his piece Barricades for piano and electronics, which was recorded by Shira Legmann and released on Elsewhere Music in 2019. The podcast ends with the final movement of this hour-long 15-part composition.

Album available for purchase here:
https://elsewheremusic.bandcamp.com/album/barricades

Soundmaking Ep.6: Michael Pisaro-Liu – Barricades (with Shira Legmann)

In this episode of Soundmaking, we spoke with Aisha Orazbayeva about her piece Ring, released on SN Variations in 2020.

Album can be purchased here:
https://snvariations.com/product/aisha-orazbayeva-music-for-violin-alone/
http://aishaorazbayeva.com

Soundmaking Ep.8: Aisha Orazbayeva, Ring

In this episode of Soundmaking we spoke with Norwegian composer Trond  Reinholdtsen about his grandiose opera project "Ø", made under the name of The Norwegian Opra.

http://www.thenorwegianopra.no

Soundmaking Ep. 10: Trond  Reinholdtsen, Ø Arias

In this episode of Soundmaking we spoke with Berlin based composer Joanna Bailie about "Souvenir", the third & final movement of her piece "Symphony-Street-Souvenir". Originally written for the Ives Ensemble, the revised version on this podcast is played by Ensemble Plus Minus from a NMC release that is available for purchase here:
https://nmc-recordings.myshopify.com/products/joanna-bailie-artificial-environments

https://joannabailie.com

Soundmaking Ep15: Joanna Bailie, Souvenir

For this episode of Soundmaking we spoke with Vienna based composer Bernhard Lang about "Monadologie XXXVI Chopin 12 Etudes", a 45-minute work in 12 parts for solo piano. The podcast features the live premier performance of this work, which Daan Vandewalle gave at the  2020 edition of the Transit Festival, in Leuven, Belgium. Thanks to  Transit Festival for allowing us to share this unreleased recording. 

You'll hear an extract from the second part after the intro and a complete performance of the first part at the end.

https://www.bernhardlang.de
http://daanvandewalle.com
https://www.festival2021.be/index.php/transit/agenda

Soundmaking Ep.18: Bernhard Lang, Monadologie XXXVI Chopin 12 Etudes

For this episode of Soundmaking we spoke with Hamburg based composer Alexander Schubert about his AI Music Project AV3RY.

CGI by Pedro González Fernández

You can interact with AV3RY here: 
Telegram Chat: https://telegram.me/Av3ry_Bot 
http://av3ry.net/

http://www.alexanderschubert.net

Soundmaking Ep.22: Alexander Schubert, AV3RY

For this episode of Soundmaking we spoke with London composer Alex Hills about "Alles", a piece he wrote in 2013. The work features on Alex's CD The Music of Making Strange on Carrier Records.

https://carrierrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-music-of-making-strange
https://alexhills.com

Violin: Mayah Kadish 
Cello: Lucy Railton 
Percussion: Serge Vuille 
Piano: Roderick Chadwick 
Recording Engineer: Erik Nystrom

Soundmaking Ep33: Alex Hills, Alles

For this episode of Soundmaking we spoke with Claire Edwardes, a  Sydney based percussionist who is artistic director of Ensemble Offspring. We spoke about Ensemble Offspring's recording of Andrea Keller's Love in Solitude, which was released in 2019 on the album Offspring Bites 2.

The album is available for purchase here:
https://ensembleoffspring.bandcamp.com/album/offspring-bites-2-2019
https://ensembleoffspring.com
http://www.andreakellerpiano.com.au

Soundmaking Ep37: Claire Edwardes (Ensemble Offspring) – Love in Solitude (by Andrea Keller)

For this episode of Soundmaking we spoke with Berlin based composerJessie Marino. We spoke about Jessie's piano piece Slender Threads, performed by Simone Keller). The work will be released on a forthcoming album.

https://www.jessiemarino.com
http://www.simonekeller.ch/english.html

Soundmaking Ep38: Jessie Marino - Slender Threads (performed by Simone Keller)

For this episode of Soundmaking we spoke with flautist Kathryn Williams about her recording of Aldo Clementi's "Ouverture", which was released on All That Dust in November 2021.

https://allthatdust.com/releases/canoni-circolari/
http://www.kathryngwilliams.com

Soundmaking Ep42: Kathryn Williams (Clementi)

In this episode performer Eugene Ughetti talks about his collaboration with sound artist Philip Samartzis and their installation work "ARRAY" which is based on sounds recorded in Antarctica. The album was released by Room40 in October 2021.
https://room40.bandcamp.com/album/array
https://bogongsound.com.au/artists/philip-samartzis
https://speakpercussion.com/about/staff-board/

Soundmaking ep.45: Eugene Ughetti/Philip Samartzis – ARRAY

This episode features German music producer Hendrik Weber, aka Pantha du Prince,  talking about his latest project "429 Hz –  Formen von Stille", which was released on Modern Recordings in 2021. 

https://modernrecordings.de/formenvonstille/

Soundmaking ep.44: Hendrik Weber – 429 Hz – Formen von Stille

In this episode Brazilian composer Ricardo Eizirik talks about his approach to compositional concepts, and his piece "Obsessive Compulsive Music" performed by Trio Catch.
https://www.ricardoeizirik.com
https://triocatch.com/en/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJC-iJEmq3Y

Soundmaking Ep43: Ricardo Eizirik – Obsessive Compulsive Music

In this episode singer Linn Andrea Fuglseth from Trio Mediæval and composer David Lang discuss their collaboration on Lang's piece Just (After Song of Songs) which was released by Louth Contemporary Music Society in 2015. You may listen to their recording here: https://open.spotify.com/track/6fcJCdlx1AOBFCD1lIJcrf?si=9405bc54c63a4d2e&nd=1

Soundmaking ep.46: David Lang/Trio Mediæval – Just (After Song of Songs)

This episode features composer, installation- and performance artist David Helbich's podcast Echo-Ovations Part 1&2 (some spaced out thoughts and memories about acoustic impressions).

http://davidhelbich.blogspot.com

Soundmaking ep.50: David Helbich – Echo-Ovations, part 1&2

In this episode composer Sarah Hennies talks about her composition Spectral Malsconcities, performed by the group Bearthoven (Karl Larson, piano; Pat Swoboda, bass; Matt Evans, percussion). This recording was released in 2020 on New World Records. At the end you will hear a 10 minute extract of this 30 minute work and we highly recommend you check out the rest of the work here:
https://newworldrecords.bandcamp.com/album/sarah-hennies-spectral-malsconcities

https://www.sarah-hennies.com
http://www.bearthoven.com

Soundmaking Ep.53: Sarah Hennies – Spectral Malsconcities

This episode features "Speaksome", the latest album of Norwegian pianist, composer and improviser Christian Wallumrød, released in 2021 on Hubro.

https://christianwallumrod.bandcamp.com/album/speaksome
https://www.christianwallumrod.com

Soundmaking ep. 54: Christian Wallumrød – Speaksome

We spoke with Turkish composer Didem Coskunseven about her work "Ext.The Woods.Night", written in 2021. The work is for electric guitar, synthesisers, percussion, saxophone and electronics. It was composed for Ensemble Nikel and this live recording comes from their performance of the work at 2021 November Music. A video recording of the Donaueschingen Musiktage performance is available here: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWhdNM5iCwY

https://cnmat.berkeley.edu/people/didem-coskunseven
https://ensemblenikel.com

Soundmaking ep. 57: Didem Coskunseven – Ext.The Woods.Night

For this episode of Soundmaking we spoke with Big Dog Little Dog, a New York based duo that features Jessie Montgomery on violin & Eleonore Oppenheim on double bass. We spoke about their first album, which was released on the label New Amsterdam in 2019 and play the tracks Cipher & Panorama during the episode.

https://bigdoglittledog.bandcamp.com/album/big-dog-little-dog

Soundmaking ep. 61:  Big Dog Little Dog (Jessie Montgomery & Eleonore Oppenheim)

In this episode, Egyptian singer, multi-instrumentalist and composer Nadah El Shazly talks about her brilliant album Ahwar released on Nawa Recordings.
https://nadahelshazly.bandcamp.com
https://nawarecordings.com/News

Soundmaking ep.63: Nadah El Shazly – Ahwar

Composer Sarah Nemtsov and harpist Gunnhildur Einarsdottir discuss their recording of "Zimmer" for solo harp and ensemble, released on the album Amplified Imagination on WERGO in 2018.

https://www.sarah-nemtsov.de/en/biography/
http://ensemble-adapter.de/english/ensemble/gunnhildur-einarsdttir.html
https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/amplified-imagination/hnum/8119140?iampartner=spon6&awc=150&awa=1261&gclid=CjwKCAiAiJPkBRAuEiwAEDXZZTafsezmY3Whn-GhTZjEDZmn88_MzJ3MdXsVk1TebZJtBpOrj0Rs7xoC4VMQAvD_BwE

Soundmaking ep.72: Sarah Nemtsov and Gunnhildur Einarsdottir – Zimmer

Composer Bryn Harrison presents his work Repetitions in Extended Time, performed by Ensemble Plus Minus. This recording was released on the album Time Becoming in 2021 on Neu Records alongside another track by Bryn performed by Ensemble Contrechamps.

https://www.neurecords.com/timebecoming/
http://brynharrison.com
https://www.plusminusensemble.com

Soundmaking ep. 73: Bryn Harrison – Repetitions in Extended Time

Wild Up musicians Richard Valitutto and Jiji Kim present Julius Eastman Vol. 2: Joy Boy, released on New Amsterdam Records.

https://wildup.bandcamp.com
https://www.wildup.org
https://www.newamrecords.com

Soundmaking ep. 79: Wild Up (Julius Eastman)

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

https://charlescurtis.bandcamp.com/album/performances-recordings-1998-2018
https://music-cms.ucsd.edu/people/faculty/regular_faculty/charles-curtis/index.html

Soundmaking ep. 80: Charles Curtis – Unfinished Song

We spoke with Brussels based guitarist Kobe Van Cauwenberghe about a new Ghost Trance Septet release of compositions by Anthony Braxton.

https://elnegocito.bandcamp.com/album/ghost-trance-septet-plays-anthony-braxton
http://www.kobevancauwenberghe.com

Kobe Van Cauwenberghe - electric guitar, nylon string guitar, electric bass, synths, voice 
Frederik Sakham - double bass, electric bass, voice 
Elisa Medinilla - piano 
Niels Van Heertum - euphonium, trumpet 
Steven Delannoye - tenor saxophone, bass clarinet 
Anna Jalving - violin 
Teun Verbruggen - drums, percussion

Soundmaking ep. 83: Kobe Van Cauwenberghe (Anthony Braxton, Ghost Trance Septet)

We spoke with Stefan Prins about his hour long composition Inhabit Inhibit. The work is for 4 spatialized quartets, 6 feedback soloists & live-electronics. The performance is by soloists of Ensemblekollektiv Berlin & ASKO|Schönberg Ensemble, conducted by Baldur Brönnimann. The episode ends with an except of the opening 13 minutes of the work. We warmly recommend you listen to the rest of the performance here -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkVCB_kq1Lc



http://www.stefanprins.be/eng/index.html

Ep85: Stefan Prins, Inhabit Inhibit

Composer Catherine Lamb and electronic musicians Bryan Eubanks and Xavier Lopez discuss their release Wave/Forming (astrum).

https://allthatdust.bandcamp.com/album/wave-forming-astrum
https://www.sacredrealism.org/artists/catherine-lamb/
https://bryaneubanks.bandcamp.com/music
https://www.sacredrealism.org/artists/xavier-lopez/

Also check out the duo's 2021-release "Natural Realms":
https://bryaneubanks.bandcamp.com/album/natural-realms

ep. 92: Catherine Lamb/Bryan Eubanks/Xavier Lopez – WAVE/FORMING (ASTRUM)

For this episode of Soundmaking we spoke with Swedish composer Lisa Streich about her orchestral work Segel, which was completed in 2017. This recording is the first track of a profile CD of Lisa's work released in 2018 on Wergo. The work is performed by LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY, conducted by Gregor A. Mayrhofer

https://www.podium-gegenwart.de/foerderprojekte/komponieren/edition-zeitgenoessische-musik/alle-cds/lisa-streich
https://www.lisastreich.se/

This episode is released a few days before the 2022 edition of the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival where Lisa is Composer in Residence -
https://hcmf.co.uk/

Ep.93 Lisa Streich - Segel

London-based composer WIlliam Marsey and pianist Joseph Havlat  present their album" Dutch Indoor Subjects". 
The album and sheet music can be bought at:  https://wmarsey.bandcamp.com/album/dutch-indoor-subjects
Streaming links are here:https://linktr.ee/wmarsey
Dutch Indoor Subjects is inspired by the Dutch paintings of painting, everyday scenes from the 15- and 1600s.
Track 7, Belmont Chill, was nominated for BASCA British Composer Award 2018

Ep. 94: WIlliam Marsey/Joseph Havlat – Dutch Indoor Subjects

Australian pianist Lisa Moore talk about her album No Place to Go But Around with pieces by Frederic Rzewski .

http://lisamoore.org/
https://lisamoore.bandcamp.com/

The album was released by Cantaloupe Music in June 2022, and may be purchased here

Watch the album trailer:
https://youtu.be/RVNGR_FDgUw

…and the video made for the opening track To His Coy Mistress: 
https://youtu.be/CcbiJB4sPhE


The New York times wrote about the album:
“That inviting quality of Moore’s album extends to her latest performance of “Coming Together,” one of Rzewski’s most well-known contributions to the modern repertoire… Moore’s solo voice-and-piano approach takes dramatic notice of references to lovers’ “emotions in times of crisis” that are present in the literary source material…Just as striking is her take on the rarely heard “To His Coy Mistress,” a setting of Andrew Marvell’s poem from the 17th century. Moore’s playing is meticulous when it comes to the compact three-act structure of the music (and its text); she hits the gas with a controlled force" ...



“The lushness of some of its (Amoramaro) chords, though, is what strikes me most forcefully on repeat listens. And that’s thanks in part to Moore’s overall approach to Rzewski, which often allows for a greater range of emotion than other interpreters permit, including the composer."

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/03/arts/music/lisa-moore-rzewski.html

Ep. 95: Lisa Moore – No Place to Go But Around (works by  Frederic Rzewski)

San Francisco based composer and electronic musician Jon Leidecker (AKA Wobbly) discusses his new album Popular Monitress, released on Hausu Mountain Records.

Read more and purchase the album here: https://w0bbly.bandcamp.com/album/popular-monitress

Ep.96: Wobbly - Popular Monitress

Composer and Percussionist John Lane presents the album Trigger – Artists respond to gun violence.

Also check out a video on The Innocents 
https://www.the-innocents.com
http://www.john-lane.com

Ep. 97: Trigger – John Lane, Allen Otte,  Torch Quartet

Sound artist Lasse Marhaug discusses the making of "Context", released on Smalltown Supersound. 

https://marhaug.bandcamp.com/album/context
https://www.smalltownsupersound.com/

Ep.98: Lasse Marhaug – Context

Xenia Rubinos talks about tracks off her album Una Rosa, released on ANTI.

https://www.xeniarubinos.com/
https://www.anti.com/artists/xenia-rubinos/

Ep.99: Xenia Rubinos – Una Rosa

American pianist Richard Valitutto presents his solo album Nocturnes & Lullabies out on New Focus Recordings.

http://www.richardvalitutto.net/
https://www.newfocusrecordings.com/catalogue/richard-valitutto-nocturnes-lullabies/
https://www.newfocusrecordings.com/

Ep. 100: Richard Valitutto – Nocturnes & Lullabies

Jesse Broekman (electronics) and Christian Smith (Drums) in Contrafacta present their debut album "a place to sing at night" released on Moon Villain.

https://jessebroekman.com/
https://soundcloud.com/christian-s-smith
https://moonvillain.com/album/a-place-to-sing-at-night

Ep.101: Contrafacta – a place to sing at night

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