Liquid Music Playlist Podcast
1) Vivid Artifacts Steven Mackey on the music of William Byrd
Composer and electric guitar virtuoso Steven Mackey is known for his innovative combinations of timbres, instruments, genres and forms from both Western classical and rock/pop traditions. In this epis...Show More
2) Nameless Music: Helado Negro on the music of Scott Walker
Last spring, Roberto Lange of Helado Negro took a break from working on Private Energy, out now on Asthmatic Kitty Records, to sit down with Liquid Music Playlist’s host, Steve Seel. In this episode, ...Show More
3) Tactile Innovation: Turntablist/multimedia artist Kid Koala on the music of Emily Wells
Turntablist, performer, composer and self-proclaimed “purveyor of silliness” Kid Koala is known for legendary innovations in scratch turntable playing and his broad range of multimedia works including...Show More
4) New Sonic Landscapes: composer Daniel Wohl on blending the real with the digital
Episode 8 of Liquid Music's Playlist podcast features composer and electronic musician Daniel Wohl. Daniel cites some of the sonic inspirations for his latest album Holographic (a Liquid Music commiss...Show More
New Sonic Landscapes: composer Daniel Wohl on blending the real with the digital
12:18 | Aug 17th, 2016
5) Mind States: Pianist Vicky Chow on minimalism and the modules of Nik Bartsch
A fierce advocate of new music and particularly minimalism, pianist Vicky Chow has been described as “brilliant” (New York Times) and “a monster pianist” (Time Out New York). In Episode 7 of Liquid Mu...Show More
Mind States: Pianist Vicky Chow on minimalism and the modules of Nik Bartsch
13:53 | Jul 29th, 2016
6) Honest and Beautiful Song: Andre de Ridder on Lou Barlow of Dinosaur Jr.
Conductor of the Berlin-based chamber ensemble s t a r g a z e, Andre de Ridder, discusses the upcoming collaboration with Twin Cities synthpop band Poliça, and finding inspiration in Dinosaur Jr. - d...Show More
7) "He Is That Person" – Saul Williams on Prince and changing the world through music
Recorded in the midst of the worldwide shock and mourning, this episode departs just a bit from the approach we’ve taken so far in Liquid Music Playlist. In the second part of the conversation, “hip h...Show More
8) Inroads to the Elegiac: Violist Doyle Armbrust on the music of composer Thomas Adès
Spektral Quartet’s Doyle Armbrust talks about propelling the string quartet into new realms–from your mobile phone’s ringtone to the concert hall–before introducing the kinetic and engrossing Arcadian...Show More
Inroads to the Elegiac: Violist Doyle Armbrust on the music of composer Thomas Adès
13:29 | May 23rd, 2016
9) Investigating Aesthetics: Miranda Cuckson on Vijay Iyer
Violinist/violist Miranda Cuckson describes her path to experimentation through the music of Bach, Xenakis, Elliott Carter, and Dai Fujikura and the visceral sounds of microtonality before exploring t...Show More
10) From the Gut to the Beat: Poliça’s Channy Leaneagh on Helena Hauff
Episode 2: Channy Leaneagh describes Poliça’s sonic evolution before delving into the angular analog sound of Hamburg based DJ/producer Helena Hauff. PLAYLIST: Amongster—Polica (Give You the Ghost)...Show More