Is This Music?!?! (Justin Anthony Spenner)
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| 07 Jul 2022 | Album Drop: "Only Forward" by Liam Moore *OUT 7/8/22* | 00:32:49 | |
"Only Forward" by Liam Moore is out 7/8/22! Go buy it at: https://liammoore.bandcamp.com/ If you have more than a neutral feeling about this episode, leave a review, or follow me on Instagram or email me at isthismusicpod@gmail.com And keep up with Liam at: https://www.liammusicmoore.com/ https://soundcloud.com/liammusicmoore https://open.spotify.com/artist/5CpDk0WHLt26pWqMlXzB4D?si=Y3Wb9TZQQ_SLPfqxR8u7Vw | |||
| 13 Feb 2023 | Ya Shoulda Been There Ep. 1: Robot Slide @ Ice House | 00:27:57 | |
Ya shoulda been there is a live show blog that lets you know who's playing and where and if it tickled my fancy. Empower your sense of curiosity with live music. also, get your ears weird. Follow, subscribe, like, share! On Tuesday, Feb 7, I went to see Robot Slide at the Ice House in Minneapolis. It was a good show. Ya shoulda been there. Check out Robot Slide's stuff: All music this episode is from Robot Slide's latest album EXTEND: INTRO: Train Song (ft. Ringo Starr) SONG SET: 1. rabbits 2. robots 3. bubbles | |||
| 10 Mar 2023 | "nyanyanyanya nyea nyyyeahhh" with Ivan Cunningham | 01:27:07 | |
Ivan Cunningham will not be contained to your feeble descriptors. But, he is a saxophone player, composer, curator, among other things. NEW ALBUM One Eye Closed/One Leg Lifted OUT MAY 31ST! See it live at the The Eagles #34 in Minneapolis May 31 with Oyster World Like what you hear? Wanna be a guest? Let me know at isthismusicpod@gmail.com or follow the ol' handle: icantbelieveitsnotmusic Check out Ivan's stuff: Music used in this episode (in order of appearance): Letter From Jiang Qing from One Eye Closed/One Leg Lifted by Ivan Cunningham Little White Death Ring One Eye Closed/One Leg Lifted by Ivan Cunningham Solid My Water Add Water from SSS by SSS Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbeque from Weasels Ripped My Flesh by The Mothers of Invention Vivjanrondirksi from Carry the Day by Henry Threadgill On Patrol in No Man's Land from James Reese Europe's 369th U.S. Infantry "Hell Fighters" Band - The Complete Recordings by James Reese Europe Joyster from Banana Whip by Oyster World | |||
| 18 Jul 2022 | “The Best Sins Are Of Youth” - Sean Quinn | 01:44:06 | |
Check out Sean’s stuff here:
https://seanquinncomposer.com/
https://soundcloud.com/seanquinncomposer
Intro: Waiting by Sean Quinn
17’46”: String Quartet No. 2 by Brian Ferneyhough
20’32”: Intermittent Breath by Sean Quinn
1’07’51”: Infinite Now by Chaya Czernowin
1’12’56”: Turangalîla-Symphonie: Mvt.5 - Olivier Messiaen
1’15’30” Voodoo Child by Liza Lim
1’24”06: Kassandra (from CONSTRUCTION) - Richard Barrett
Outro: by Rebecca Saunders
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| 08 Jul 2021 | "You Can Totally Clean CDs in the Toilet" Lizz Windnagle | 01:07:56 | |
My guest this episode is Lizz Windnagel: director, musician, cat person. When we went to school together, I thought they were 2 kool 4 skool. Now that we've had some years between talking, they've only gotten 4 kooler. If there was some magical nerd school without jocks, I would be in the corner, wondering how to get to their table. In other words, I'm starstruck and it shows. Luckily, they are a kind, generous, and thoughtful person and theater-maker. Hunker down for a chat that goes from self-interrogation to cats, from Weezer to Kagel, and all the glorious glue in between. Check out 113 Collective: www.113collective.com Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5jkyzURHJdzeJmdU0CXVdJ?si=-Qc5K9_vSS6tQ0LaE2j1jg&dl_branch=1 Music Timestamps: Intro: Strand (Gathering) by Meredith Monk on Songs Of Ascension 32'34": Miseréris ómnium, Dómine by Massimo Palombella (Sistine Chapel Choir) on O Crux Benedicta. Lent and Holy Week at the Sistine Chapel 34'41": Leaf House by Animal Collective on Sung Tongs 37'28": Spirit in the Dark by Aretha Franklin on Spirit in the Dark 39'50": Piss Factory by Patti Smith on Hey Joe / Piss Factory - Single 41'57": Sunlight by Tune-Yards on BiRd-BrAiNs 42'30": Sad by Micachu & The Shapes on Good Sad Happy Bad 43'36": Main Attraction by Junglepussy on Jp4 44'54": Uja by Tanya Tagaq on Animism 46'06": Like Someone In Love by Björk on Debut 1'03'08": Grosse Fuge in B-Flat Major, Op. 133 by Ludwig van Beethoven (Emmerson String Quartet) on Beethoven: The Late String Quartets Outro: Say It Ain't So by Weezer on Weezer This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. http://www.arts.state.mn.us/images/logos/msab_logo_color_small.gif | |||
| 27 May 2022 | LIVE with Fonema Consort and 113 (and Charlie) (and Cayden) | 00:32:07 | |
Recorded live 5/27/22 at Studio Z in Saint Paul! With Nina Dante and Dalia Chin of Fonema Consort | |||
| 21 Feb 2025 | Music is better through a balloon- Jay Afrisando | 01:15:04 | |
Justin and Jay Afrisandotalk about how our ears are messed, and how music can still be made to accommodate that. | |||
| 17 Nov 2021 | "Weirder Than Your Average Bear" Jeffery Kyle Hutchins | 01:19:35 | |
My guest this episode is Jeffery Kyle Hutchins, a saxophonist, creator, improviser, mover, shaker, dream breaker, and wish maker. Kyle is, thankfully, responsible for some of the weirdest things I've seen live. He's really one of the first people I saw perform experimental music, now that I think of it. There's a cool music trajectory here, so don't miss it! We talk experiments, the need for over-emoting, what to do when no one wants to jam, with some pretty cool and funny anecdotes to boot. Fun fact: since exploring some of the music we talked about during our chat, Spotify has been suggesting "Afrofuturism through a jazz lens" as a genre that I'm into. Music timestamps: Intro: “I” and “III” by Binary Canary on iterative systems 23’43”: “Fm” by The Slits on Cut 24’56”: “Uncontrollable Urge” by DEVO on Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! 32’50”: “Sound Fishes” by Pauline Oliveros on If Tigers Were Clouds 40’43”: “Prickly Pear” by Bela Fleck and the Flecktones on Rocket Science 40’43”: “Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115: III. Andantino - Presto non assai, ma con sentimento” by Johannes Brahms 40’43”: “13 Monsters” by Lightning Bolt on Ride the Skies 40’43”: “Something That Produces Results” by The Early November on The Room's Too Cold 41’02”: “We Owe This to Ourselves” by Anberlin on Dark Is the Way, Light Is a Place 44’30”: “Sunday Morning” by No Doubt on Tragic Kingdom 46’06”: “Sweetness” by Jimmy Eat World on Bleed American 48’15”: “Bodysnatchers” by Radiohead on In Rainbows 49’21”: “What It Is To Burn” by Finch on What It Is To Burn 54’10”: “Delta City Blues” by Michael Brecker on Two Blocks from the Edge 55’41”: “Chronology” by Ornette Coleman on The Shape of Jazz to Come 56’38”: “Jupiter” by John Coltrane on Interstellar Space Outro: “Ptah, the El Daoud” by Alice Coltrane on Ptah, the El Daoud This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. http://www.arts.state.mn.us/images/logos/msab_logo_color_small.gif | |||
| 21 Jun 2021 | "We All Just Grow Up Odd, Anyways" Nina Dante | 01:11:15 | |
This episode I talk to Nina Dante, A force of nature, and member of Fonema Consort. We talk about storytelling, shedding that which does not fit your voice, amateurisms, and why remembering your tuning fork is more important than remembering your wallet. Where do such intense sounds come from? What about the zen? Listen along and find out. Nina and I recently recorded our interpretation of Bethany Younge's Her Dissapearance, which will premiere as part of 113's Twin Cities New Music Festival on July 8th. The festival runs July 8-10, and tickets can be found at www.113collective.com. Episode Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3nMnaPiNyXHUugoB48PReK?si=prT4YF3ZQQGhvRhC3B2Myw&dl_branch=1 Timestamps of songs used in the episode: Intro: Now You Are a Wave by Nina Dante (in honor of the Salmon River) 4'42": Consolation II by Helmut Lachenmann on Helmut Lachenmann: Mouvement, …Zwei Gefühle and Consolations I & II 11'52": No Mercedes by Johnny Pacheco and Celia Cruz on Celia and Johnny 13'04": Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out by Bruce Springsteen on Born to Run 20'09": Tomorrow Never Knows by The Beatles on Revolver 31'38": Cantata, BWV 115 "Mache Dich, Mein Geist, Bereit": Aria "Bete, Bete Aber Auch Dabei" by Johan Sebastian Bach on Bach: Arias for Soprano and Violin (Kathleen Battle, Soprano; Itzhak Perlman, Violin) 32'47": Nena Se Me Fue by Luis Vargas on Loco de Amor 34'13": Coyote by Joni Mitchell on Hejira 41'43": Solo es real la niebla by Pablo Santiago Chin on Pasos en otra calle 55'15": Cassandra Fragments by Stratis Minakakis performed by the Dante+Chin Duo 1'03'31": Her Disappearance by Bethany Younge performed by Nina Dante and Justin Anthony Spenner 1'04'55": 8 ejercicios para oír lo inaudible / 8 exercises to hear the inaudible by Mesias Maiguashca performed by Fonema Consort Outro: Boschiana by Pablo Santiago Chin on Pasos en otra calle This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. http://www.arts.state.mn.us/images/logos/msab_logo_color_small.gif | |||
| 20 Apr 2023 | "I think he'd be alright with troubadour"- T.J. Borden | 01:17:01 | |
Tyler J. Borden is a cellist working with, in, and around the constraints of the cello. Formerly from Western NY, he is now based in Brooklyn NY, where he spends much of his time finding ways to exploit the strengths and failures of himself and his instrument. If you like this episode, Subscribe, review, share, all the things! Check out all of the ridonkulous things TJ does by following these links: Music used in this episode (in order): Agnes Hvizdalek and TJ Borden @ Downtown Music Gallery Triple Quartet: II. – on Steve Reich: The String Quartets by Mivos String Quartet Structures II for Two Pianos (1961): Chapter 1 on Boulez Performs Boulez & Stockhausen by Pierre Boulez I Am Trying To Break Your Heart on Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps: Liturgie de cristal on Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time by Tashi Bob Hope Airport Train Station by T.J. Borden Fourth on That Nothing Is Known by Bob Marsh, Jack Wright, John Berndt & Michael Zerang Time and Motion Study II by Brian Ferneyhough performed by T.J. Borden | |||
| 28 Mar 2023 | "Improvisational Jazz Human Beatboxer and Rhythmic Storyteller" - Carnage the Executioner PART 1 | 01:08:13 | |
*RETURN OF THE SHOW STEALER APRIL 1ST AT HOOK AND LADDER* GET TICKETS HERE Whether he’s rapping, producing, performing, teaching kids to beatbox, or working his former job as a youth counselor, it’s clear the man most commonly known as Carnage The Executioner was born to do two things: instruct and entertain. Musicians, dancers, DJs, poets, and television hosts who have worked with Carnage recognize his dedication to his craft and would confirm that he doesn’t disappoint. Ask emcees about Carnage’s skill level, and you’ll find out that the phrase, “he’s your favorite rapper’s favorite rapper,” actually fits. A music fan since childhood, Carnage has filled his memory bank with thousands of references from all genres to draw from for his work. Carnage’s start as a human beatboxer has taken on a life of its own. He now uses technology like looping and effects pedals commonly used by guitarists. He enhances the experience of a live Hip-Hop show by allowing his audiences to hear original Carnage material and unique improvisations and spot-on recreations of popular songs. Carnage uses this same musical knowledge and technology to create custom, studio human beatbox tracks. His audio vision via mouth music can be heard on albums by Hip-Hop heavyweights Aesop Rock and R.A. The Rugged Man. Carnage Links: Music used in this episode (In order): ...Prime Yet from Ravenous by Carnage the Executioner Results Vs. Numbers from Ravenous by Carnage the Executioner Settle Up Settle Down from Flying Under the Radar of Chaos by The Orange Goodness | |||
| 10 Apr 2023 | "Improvisational Jazz Human Beatboxer and Rhythmic Storyteller" - Carnage the Executioner PART 2 | 00:48:06 | |
Part 2 of my chat with @carnagetheexecutioner in which we get very passionate about the importance of paying to see artists, then I published the episode a week after the show we talked about happened. Le Sigh. Follow Carnage on Instagram because then you don't have to rely on me to tell you about stuff. Buy music here: Band Camp Music in this episode: Rockit by Herbie Hancock on Future Shock Rebel Without a Cause by Public Enemy on It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back | |||
| 01 Jun 2021 | "Always Gig in Lincoln, NE" Adam Zahller | 01:14:30 | |
The guest this week is Adam Zahller, a staple of the Twin Cities' new music scene. Improv and structure lines blur together, and so does our conversation. Influence, discipline, the days of Napster, and quality time in Lincoln, NE. What makes the tinkerer tick? Well, Bad Brains will do the trick, but so does Bach somehow. NEW FEATURE: Click the Spotify Playlist link to take a deeper dive into the music covered in this episode, curated by your host, Justin Anthony Spenner. Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4nYntsQmvuw3Ee86oFU4Jr?si=1BI0UBLJQtab3SthF6F1AQ Music Time Stamps: 6'30": "T.V. Eye" by The Stooges, on Fun House 8'12": "Structure" by Glenn Branca on The Ascension 16'15": "She's Calling You (Live)" by Bad Brains on Bad Brains Live 19'16": "Ghosts of Thelema" by John Zorn on Moonchild 22'52": "Prelude & Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847: Fugue" by Johann Sebastian Bach on Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Books I & II, BWV 846-893 (Glenn Gould, Pianist) 27'04": "Roaratorio: An Irish Circus on Finnegan's Wake, Pt. 4" by John Cage on Cage: Roaratorio 37'11": "Rillwand" by Adam Zahller (Recorded Live) 45'26": "I, purples, spat blood, laugh of beautiful lips" by Aaron Cassidy on Cassidy: The Crutch of Memory 53'58": "Fog Tropes" by Ingram Marshall on Fog Tropes/ Gradual Requiem/ Gambuh I 55'58": "60'-15' from Mantra" by Karlheinz Stockhausen on Stockhausen: Mantra 59'06": "Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 10: I. Sehr ruhig und zart" by Anton Webern on Webern: Complete Works, Op. 1 - Op. 31 (Pierre Boulez & London Symphony Orchestra) End: Piss Lasso by Adam Zahller This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. http://www.arts.state.mn.us/images/logos/msab_logo_color_small.gif | |||
| 17 Sep 2022 | “Everything comes out funny and with some gravitas…” Nelle June Anderson | 01:30:33 | |
Nelle June Anderson aka Soubrette composes, performs, creates, and ponders things complex enough to contextualize the fact that she wore a rotary telephone as a scarf when we got together to chat. Experimental popopera performance art. Soubrette linkage: Email me to chat: istrhismusicpod@gmail.com Follow me on Instagram Subscribe and share plz thnx Music: 1911 by Soubrette Can I Wait by Soubrette Prelude in E Minor, Op. 28 No. 4 by Frederich Chopin Roaratorio, an Irish circus on Finnegans Wake by John Cage Fetch the bolt cutters by Fiona Apple Tales of taboo by Karen Finley | |||
| 03 Mar 2022 | "You Know When, Like, You and Drummer Just Click?" Schuyler Tsuda | 01:18:38 | |
Note: I had a typo in my notes, and pulled a Ron Burgendy in the intro. The piece featured in the intro is Marble, Glass, and VAPOR, not Paper. What a silly goose I am. Also, kudos, Schuyler, Marble, Glass, and Vapor is a much better song name. On this season-opening episode, I chat with Schuyler Tsuda, a sound artist, noisemaker, composer, improviser, and synth-pop concocter. We talk about styles of music that I haven’t been able to wrap my head around (don’t worry, I’m getting there). We talk about getting your hands actually on instruments and taking away the guesswork. We talk a lot about harsh noise walls and what the hell is going on there. But, ultimately, we just vibed on being good ol’ kindred spirit metalheads. I think that’s gonna come up a bunch this season. If this doesn’t get your ears weird, well, then I want to know what you’re listening to. As always, timestamps of episode music are below, as well as links to my guest, and a Spotify playlist! Schuyler Tsuda Website: http://schuylertsuda.com/ Music: https://schuylertsuda.bandcamp.com/ https://shieldyoureyes.bandcamp.com/ Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6T6PFVVmD6h4RuhLb6WMqv?si=a956408bb0874eea Intro: Marble, Glass, and Vaper (2009, 2017) by Schuyler Tsuda 19’11”: In pulverem: tines/table/electronics, xOxbOx/drum machine/pedals from Three Masses, Volume 3 by Shield Your Eyes 21’07”: Part VI from Spectrum Ripper by Masona 22’06”: S.C.A.N. from Magnetostriction by Aube 26’26”: Improvisation by Shield Your Eyes 30’50”: Snakes for the Divine from Snakes for the Divine by High on Fire 32’14”: Concubine from Jane Doe by Converge 37’01”: Pierres Sacrées from Pierres Sacrées/Hazard and Tectonics EP by Iancu Dumitrescu 41’44”: Kado: The Way of Flowers by Schuyler Tsuda 49’58”: Lithium from Nevermind by Nirvana 54’25”: Come Live With Me from Dillon: Chamber Music by James Dillon 55’30”: Trilogy Suite Op: 5 from Trilogy by Yngwie Malmsteen 58’15”: …Grey from Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire & Demise by Emperor 59’08”: Concerto for Piano, Trumpet, and String Orchestra No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 35: IV. Allegro con brio by Dmitri Shostakovich 59’30”: Apocalypse from The Fourth Dimension/Maximum Abduction by Hypocrisy 1’01’15”: One Wish from Decade Counter by Schuyler Tsuda 1’02’10”: Sulk from TRST by TR/ST 1’02’45”: Morphine from Yr Body Is Nothing by Boy Harsher Outro: Real Life from Decade Counter by Schuyler Tsuda This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. http://www.arts.state.mn.us/images/logos/msab_logo_color_small.gif | |||
| 17 Mar 2021 | "This Is All Only a Test" Joey Crane and Tiffany Skidmore of 113 Collective | 00:55:35 | |
On this most introductory of introductory episodes, I chat with Joey Crane and Tiffany M. Skidmore, the powers-that-be behind 113 Composers Collective. We chat about their background, how they got into the sounds they create, the openness of how young people learn, how wild it is to experience something new, and some meta-level Scottish impressions. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. http://www.arts.state.mn.us/images/logos/msab_logo_color_small.gif | |||
| 09 Aug 2021 | "Good Party, I'm Gonna Head Home Now" Joe Horton | 01:16:35 | |
This episode I talk with Minneapolis-based rapper, composer, producer, director, and plenty other "-er" words, Joe Horton. We cover how music addresses the culture around it, the appropriate time and place for philosophy, the importance of fitting Wu-Tang into your definition of experimental, psychedelics, and just about a dozen other things. I'm still sifting through all the thoughts that Joe put in my head, but I can say that the playlist is one of my favorite so far. So, dive in and get your ears weird. Spotify Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0U6lNiN2v3YO4CmGwDpqXM?si=1efda6289b574c93 Music Timestamps: Intro: Apogee (feat. Aby Wolf) by No Birds Sing on Definition Sickness 26'43": Symphony No.6 In D, Op.104: Allegretto Moderato by Jean Sibelius on Symphonies Nos.6 And 7/'The Tempest' Suite No.2 34'35": Cool Down Your Temper by U Roy on U-Roy Meets King Tubbys 38'14": January On Lake Street by Atmosphere on Southsiders 40'08": Mushroom by CAN on Tago Mago 51'06": Sarabande (Version for Piano Solo) by La Monte Young on Panorama of American Piano Music 56'54": Drei Phantasien Nach Friedrich Hölderlin: II. Wenn Aus Der Ferne by Gregory Ligeti on Ligeti: Lux Aeterna 57'59": Smoke in the Temple by Kill the Vultures on Carnelian 1'00'45": Trapped by 2Pac on 2Pacalypse Now 1'01'49": Protect Ya Neck by Wu-Tang Clan on Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) 1'09'31": Freakin Out by Death on ...For the Whole World to See 1'10'56": Trans-Europe Express by Kraftwerk on Trans-Europe Express Outro: Toilet Tisha by Outkast on Stankonia This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. http://www.arts.state.mn.us/images/logos/msab_logo_color_small.gif | |||
| 02 Feb 2023 | SPECIAL RELEASE: Schuyler Tsuda's Brain Cancer Funds | 01:20:51 | |
This is a special re-post of "You Know When, Like, You and Drummer Just Click?" with Schuyler Tsuda. Learn about Schuyler then pop some funds in his support fundraiser: https://gofund.me/a44f1ba9 From the Go Fund me: Schuyler has been diagnosed with a rare malignant cancerous brain tumor that has taken over the entire left side of his brain and is growing into the right. He has been in and out of the Memorial Herman NeuroOncology department since Christmas 2022. Intro: In pulverem by Shield Your Eyes on Three Masses, Vol. 3 Music in this episode (timestamps are trash) Music: https://schuylertsuda.bandcamp.com/ https://shieldyoureyes.bandcamp.com/ Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6T6PFVVmD6h4RuhLb6WMqv?si=a956408bb0874eea Intro: Marble, Glass, and Vaper (2009, 2017) by Schuyler Tsuda 19’11”: In pulverem: tines/table/electronics, xOxbOx/drum machine/pedals from Three Masses, Volume 3 by Shield Your Eyes 21’07”: Part VI from Spectrum Ripper by Masona 22’06”: S.C.A.N. from Magnetostriction by Aube 26’26”: Improvisation by Shield Your Eyes 30’50”: Snakes for the Divine from Snakes for the Divine by High on Fire 32’14”: Concubine from Jane Doe by Converge 37’01”: Pierres Sacrées from Pierres Sacrées/Hazard and Tectonics EP by Iancu Dumitrescu 41’44”: Kado: The Way of Flowers by Schuyler Tsuda 49’58”: Lithium from Nevermind by Nirvana 54’25”: Come Live With Me from Dillon: Chamber Music by James Dillon 55’30”: Trilogy Suite Op: 5 from Trilogy by Yngwie Malmsteen 58’15”: …Grey from Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire & Demise by Emperor 59’08”: Concerto for Piano, Trumpet, and String Orchestra No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 35: IV. Allegro con brio by Dmitri Shostakovich 59’30”: Apocalypse from The Fourth Dimension/Maximum Abduction by Hypocrisy 1’01’15”: One Wish from Decade Counter by Schuyler Tsuda 1’02’10”: Sulk from TRST by TR/ST 1’02’45”: Morphine from Yr Body Is Nothing by Boy Harsher Outro: Real Life from Decade Counter by Schuyler Tsuda | |||
| 22 Aug 2022 | "Here's what I have so far...can ya do it better?"- Liam Moore | 01:21:35 | |
Dreamy, heady, intricate pop from Liam Moore. Also rabbit holes. Links: https://liammoore.bandcamp.com/ Music in this episode (in order): Lift from Visions of a Perfect Life by Liam Moore Train Song from EXTEND by Robot Slide Superior from Solo Duets for Guitar and Voice by Liam Moore You seem most full- Richard Meacock, Poet; Liam Moore, Composer 32 Months from Heartsprings by Heiruspecs Piano Sonata in C Major Op. 13, No. 1: Allegro Assai by Dmitry Kabalevsky 5 Pieces for String Orchestra by Paul Hindemith In the lassa from Halo by Juana Molina Crack it way open from Extraction by Greg Howe, Victor Wooten, and Dennis Chambers | |||
| 03 May 2022 | "Microtonal in Pink" Emily Koh | 00:57:54 | |
My guest on this episode is composer and bassist, Emily Koh. How does one get seen? A pink resume can help. Cheery color schemes and refreshing marketing help, too. But what really lands is Emily's music- a complex thread of sound that can be as broody as the next complex contemporary, yet somehow always nudges upward as if to say "look, I did that". Well, Emily, we see what you did there. Come enjoy a conversation that centers on expectations, approval, and creating with your own palate. Questions? Feedback? Interview suggestions? Wanna be on the show? Email me at: isthismusicpod@gmail.com Links: Timestamps: Intro: esphyr (2017) for violin, piano and percussion by Emily Koh 27’46”: The Flowing Water From High Mountain by Shanghai Chinese Traditional Orchestra on Hanshan Temple 34’14”: resonate/勤 (2017) for Chinese chamber ensemble by Emily Koh 41’19”: Hammer to Fall by Queen on The Works 54’38”: Savage by aespa on Savage EP Outro: Beseeching by Texu Kim on Primavera II: The Rabbits This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. http://www.arts.state.mn.us/images/logos/msab_logo_color_small.gif https://www.legacy.mn.gov/sites/default/files/images/logos/legacy_logo_rgb.jpg | |||
| 26 May 2022 | "Harsh Soft Noise Wall Loops For Your Health" - Ryann Daisy Swimmer | 01:27:02 | |
This episode features Ryann Daisy Swimmer, and oooooo buddy was it a fun one. This conversation is pure musical journey from high school punk bands, to delay loop art song, to Sufjan Stevens. What rabbit holes do we travel down along the way? As always, listen to find out. But, I can say that Daisy is such a warm person to talk to, and can make tenuous connections with the best of them (me). Get your ears weird everyone! Send me some feedback or connect at isthismusicpod@gmail.com Subscribe! Check out Daisy's stuff here: https://www.ryanndaisyswimmer.com/ And here: https://ryanndaisyswimmer.bandcamp.com/music Intro: Dysphoria by Ryann Daisy Swimmer: https://open.spotify.com/track/6iWjqDE2ROwCircvyMZxpp?si=6b46b818c8e84f80 Tronics by Ryann Daisy Swimmer: https://open.spotify.com/track/4jGCf4HCqupmlviMq7zCna?si=842e1e031b1e47be Bliss by Ryann Daisy Swimmer: https://open.spotify.com/track/1cAlarqs9G7wxNO6PJktAQ?si=054eba8e035143d1 Prelude to the Holy Presence of Joan d'Arc by Julius Eastman https://open.spotify.com/track/08KFyVApzpJNqGi3TrjI6M?si=8bf64440e4124ebc Diluted Dreams by Claire Roussay on A Softer Focus https://open.spotify.com/track/5ZbP43SVnbXcqBYKR5DOPn?si=957b0617f5ea4c0a BUTCHER OF THE WORLD by Lingua Ignota on CALIGULA https://open.spotify.com/track/69xWltyIPMEXVzz3CcOKjq?si=7e8e0dd2f6834b6a Outro: Evensong by Robert Fripp and Brian Eno on Evening Star https://open.spotify.com/track/3LG2OxAR616MOrTH8EQg9i?si=79e34ade38f94d83 | |||
| 01 Nov 2023 | Malleable thought containers -Mary Ellen Childs | 01:21:20 | |
Like what you hear? Be sure to subscribe, like, and, above all, SHARE with your friends and enemies. Get in touch at: isthismusicpod.gmail.com Season 3 is brought to you by Zeitgeist New Music! Check them out and let your ears receive weirdness: http://www.zeitgeistnewmusic.org/ https://www.instagram.com/zeitgeistnewmusic/ Mary Ellen Childs is my guest this episode! Among the rabbit holes are: Music for the senses; structure for the sparsity; creativity for the creation. Check out Mary Ellen's NORTH at Carleton College in Northfield, MN through November 15th, 2023! And keep up with Mary Ellen Childs HERE Music used in this episode (in order): Faint Object Camera by Mary Ellen Childs; performed by Zeitgeist Aurora from NORTH by Mary Ellen Childs; performed by Zeitgeist II. Points from Ephemeral Geometry by Mary Ellen Childs; performed by ETHEL | |||
| 31 Oct 2022 | "Some flavor of experimental music...funny...not funny funny...but witty..."- Texu Kim | 01:34:47 | |
Texu Kim: Whimsical, dissonant, textured, melodious new music that tears roots straight from the ground. Rate, subscribe, review, and tell your friends! Texu Kim Info: Website: https://www.texukim.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/texu_kim/ Is This Music?!?! Info: Email: isthismusicpod@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/icantbelieveitsnotmusic/ Music in this episode (in order of appearance): Fanfare for PyeongChang by Texu Kim Sketches for Contredanse by Texu Kim Pansori description/excerpt Lotus Voice by Texu Kim Nothing but the Blood (Traditional hymn) Sabre Dance from the Gayane Suite No. 3 by Aram Khachaturian String Quartet No. 3 by Alfred Schnittke 악단광칠 - 영정거리 (Band Gwangchil - Yeongjeong Street) Mr.애매모호 Mr. Ambiguous by 마마무 MAMAMOO Cutting Limes by Miguel del Águila | |||
