Performed by Jack Quartet, Dec. 2020.

Composed for the JACK Quartet during a retreat at Robert Rauschenberg's former studio in Captiva,  "Everything Changes, Nothing Changes" is a work for string quartet that derives its compositional structure from a grid consisting of 14 sections that contain 16 permuted rhythmic units over a long period of time. (The tempo of the piece is so slow, however, that these units will be hardly perceptible to the listener.) Amid seemingly endless shifting harmonies, one of the constants is how the quartet functions as a unit without featuring single voices throughout the work’s entirety. Another constant that occurs is when two or three voices are playing a given sonority (an event), the ear tends to go horizontally towards the arrival of a new voice that enters. In other words, when one or more voices arrive within any event, the sonority then intensifies so that the resulting harmony is perceived more quickly than the way in which the voices move within that event.

Scores - Recordings

Everything Changes, Nothing Changes (final version)

Drum Song

Drifting into a new day with Maria Somerville, live from Ireland's wild west coast.  
https://www.nts.live/shows/early-bird-show-maria-somerville/episodes/early-bird-show-maria-somerville-13th-november-2023

The Early Bird Show w/ Maria Somerville & Clarissa Connelly 131123

A monthly sonic journey from Lukid a.k.a Luke Blair. Expect a slow-burning, cinematic hour of hip-hop, epic psych, dub and synth soundscapes.  
https://www.nts.live/shows/lukid/episodes/lukid-20th-november-2023

Lukid 201123

Sacred, ethereal sounds for intimate listening.  
https://www.nts.live/shows/braden-wells/episodes/braden-wells-19th-january-2024

Braden Wells 190124

Best known for albums like Radio Amor, Ravedeath 1972, Harmony in Ultraviolet, and his most recent project, No Highs, @TimHecker has always been interested in going beyond the superficialities of ambient — preferring to craft music that challenges, confuses, enthralls, and excites. 

His creative process reflects this, often including bleeding channels, feedbacking pieces, pitch shifting, noise, and distortion. His live shows, meanwhile, can be flooded with darkness or cloaked in fog. 

In this conversation, Tim and I discuss his musical philosophy and love of creative and artistic dissonance, and the inherent challenges in making music that isn’t always easy. 


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Music:

"Monotony" - Tim Hecker (2023)
"In The Fog" - Tim Hecker (2011)
"Chimeras" - Tim Hecker (2006)


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AIR 063 / Tim Hecker

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Space Afrika 200224

LA native Bianca Lexis showcases a monthly, genre-blending hour, exploring the different facets of pop, rock, synth and house music. all in panoramic view, for you. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/panorama-heaven/episodes/panorama-heaven-28th-february-2024

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Bluem - Sardinian Special 060324

Performing live very rarely - even then only acoustically - Love Spirals Downwards hybrid dreamscapes are a revelation of studio experimentation. Multi-instrumentalist and producer Ryan Lum and then girlfriend Suzanne Perry released a series of projects in the 1990s, melding dream pop, East Indian music, psychedelic rock, and ethereal ambient sounds, and fused processed and acoustic recording methods, creating a sound that feels relevant decades later. 
Compiled & mixed by Gem&I
Photo: Susan Jennings 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/in-focus/episodes/in-focus-love-spirals-downwards-15th-march-2024

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Dolphin Spray / Static

Actress - Dolphin Spray

Simply put, the music is slow and requires patience. Not much more explanation is needed. Published scores available from Edition Peters/Wise Music.

Everything Changes, Nothing Changes (final version)

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