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| | | 20040909 20040913 20040914 20040928 20040929 20040930 20041004 20050620 20050621 20050622 20050623 20050912 20050913 20050914 20050926 20050927 20050928 20050929 20051003 20051004 20051005 20051006 20051017 20051018 20051019 20051020 20051107 20051108 20051109 20051110 20060529 20060530 20060531 20060601 20060911 20060912 20060913 20060914 20060925 20060926 20060927 20060928 20060929 20061002 20061003 20061004 20061005 | A tribute to Swedish folk music from sax player Jonas Knutsson and guitarist Johan Norberg and a Your 3 Choice featuring Rani Tytingvag, Food and Scorch Trio, plus elegant gamelan degung music from Java and songs from Romanian legend Maria Tanase. Introduced by Fiona Talkington. Fiona Talkington unveils KTU: Finnish accordionist Kimmo Pohjonen's latest collaboration with Trey Gunn and Pat Mastelotto from King Crimson, along with Samuli Kosminen. And there are songs from John Tams and from Parisian artist Eglantine Gouzy, as well as Arvo Part's latest release, Lamentate. David Sylvian talks to Fiona Talkington who plays songs from his new album Snow Bourne Sorrow; plus John Fahey's The Waltz that carried us away and then a Mosquito came and ate up my Sweetheart; Polish singer Maya Kleszcz; and Turkish percussionist Okay Temiz. Fiona Talkington returns with music from the Christian Wallumrod Ensemble recorded at the Spitz in London, plus tracks from Bill Bruford, Sweet Billy Pilgrim, and a Cat's Love Song from Vladiswar Nadishana. Verity Sharp presents Night soundscapes from composer Paul Lansky; introspective acoustic arrangements by Berlin based FS Blumm and the Yugoslavian Gypsy Brass Band. Music from three very different singers from America: Mahalia Jackson, Precious Bryant and Lisa Germano. Plus, the rich fusion of Acoustic Ladyland. Presented by Verity Sharp. Verity Sharp features the Californian one-man acoustic outfit Six Organs of Admittance; Bjork's film score to 'Drawing Restraint 9'; and classic Congolese rumba from the 1960s. Verity Sharp presents songs from Seattle-based Laura Veirs, a former geologist; Beethoven played by pianist Alfred Brendel; and Armenian love songs played by Djivan Gasparyan on the duduk, the country's national instrument. Verity Sharp with music from the Scottish Highlands and Islands played by the group Dòchas. Plus new material from Smog, and a Hindu devotional song, or Bhajan, by the Indian master Ajoy Chakrabarty. Verity Sharp presents a tribute to Blind Willie Johnson by guitarist Martin Simpson, and Gorecki's Totus Tuus in a new recording by The Sixteen. Plus, laments by the Greek clarinettist Petroloukas Chalkias recorded in the mountains of Epirus, and Russian singer Elena Frolova with the songs of Marina Tsvetaeva. Verity Sharp with the extraordinary diatonic accordion playing of Norbert Pignol, and songs from Brian Eno's imminent new release Another Day on Earth. Plus the brilliant Vietnamese musician Trân Quang Haï plays the Jew's Harp, and Iranian group Jahle perform a lullaby recorded on the Persian Gulf. Ballak退 Sissoko plays the West African kora, Amjad Ali Khan plays the Indian sarod, and Roy Bailey sings The Four Loom Weaver. Plus 18th-century English organ music from the church of St Matthew's Westminster. Introduced by Verity Sharp. Verity Sharp features the Breton harp of Alan Stivell, the Spanish harp of Andrew Lawrence King and the South Indian mandolin of U Shrinivas. Verity Sharp features music by Louis Andriessen played by Italian ensemble Sentieri Selvaggi and Bach's unaccompanied violin music performed by Helene Schmitt. Introduced by Verity Sharp. Christopher Riley plays piano versions of songs by Radiohead, Antonello Salis plays his own tunes on a prepared piano, and Gai Toms sings a Welsh ballad. Verity Sharp's late night mix includes the Soweto Gospel Choir, the qawwali singing of Asif Ali Khan and tracks from Osaka Bridge; a Bill Wells and Maher Shalal Hash Baz collaboration. Live from the Fruitmarket in Glasgow, Verity Sharp hosts a special programme of words and music reflecting the range of Radio 3's output over the last 60 years. With live music from The Perfect Houseplants and I Fagiolini. Plus specially-commissioned poetry to mark the anniversary. Verity Sharp spotlights music from the icon of German electronic music, Hans Joachim Roedelius. Plus Avocet, from Bert Jansch's 1978 album, and EJ Moeran performed by the Maggini String Quartet. Verity Sharp presents music by Benny Goodman, Sufjan Stevens, and tracks from Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick's new album Straws in the Wind. Featuring the addictive collages of The Books, the unmistakable voice of Michael Hurley, music by Monteverdi and - from the Central Asian Republic of Kyrgyzstan - Tengir Too. Presented by Verity Sharp. Verity Sharp presents selections from the artist formerly known as Chris Clark; Scarlatti played by Murray Perahia; and a collaboration between John Renbourn and Robin Williamson. Plus, music from the Istanbul Oriental Ensemble. Shaheera Asante's selections include new music from Czech violinist and vocalist Iva Bittova, plus thinking songs from the Central African Republic. Also Bartok's Three Hungarian Folksongs from the Csik District, for solo piano. Shaheera Asante features music from Hamburg-based ensemble Elbtonal Percussion, plus Sudanese vocalist and oud player Abdel Karim El Kabli. There's also a recording of Gavin Bryars' Alaric I or II for saxophone quartet. Featuring Nigerian highlife from Victor Olaiya and Cardinal Rex Lawson; an archive harmonium improvisation by Greek-Armenian mystic GI Gurdgieff and Chris Watson's recording of an Icelandic glacier. Presented by Shaheera Asante. Shaheera Asante introduces music from Malian duo Amadou and Miriam, Norwegian pianist Christian Wallumrod - plus Alice Coltrane's 1970 recording Journey in Satchidananda featuring saxophonist Pharoah Sanders. A wide-ranging selection of music from off the beaten track, including Indonesian gamelan music , melhoun music from Morocco, and electronics from Christian Fennesz. Verity Sharp with an eclectic selection of tracks, including the Nashville Bluegrass Band, Irish banjo virtuoso Eamonn Coyne, and Pakistani qawwali singers Sher Ali and Mehr Ali. Verity Sharp introduces music including trumpeter Jon Hassell with guitarist Ry Cooder, Kenyan musician Kakai Kilonzo, and traditional Iranian music. Verity Sharp presents music from the distinctive Malian singer Nahawa Doumbia, dirt-road breakbeat blues from Buck 65, and new recordings of English songs by Martin Carthy. Fiona Talkington spotlights György Ligeti's Artikulation for electronics; while his son, percussionist Lukas Ligeti, joins up with guitarist Raoul Bjorkenheim. Plus music recorded at JazzBaltica in the Salzau Palace Gardens in Germany, and by Harold Budd. Fiona Talkington features music from Australian band The Necks, and a version of Arvo Pärt's Spiegel im Spiegel for clarinet and piano. Plus L'Arpeggiata perform music by 17th-Century Italian composer Giovanni Kapsberger. Fiona Talkington celebrates Steve Reich's 70th birthday; plus music from accordionist Markku Lepisto and singer Maria Joao. Fiona Talkington returns with sounds from a new album by multi-instrumentalist Stephan Micus, plus Toru Takemitsu's elegant In an Autumn Garden for gagaku orchestra. Pianist Keith Jarrett plays Shostakovich and Kraftwerk pay homage to Schubert. Music from upcoming Senegalese singer Daby Balde; the piano of Tord Gustavsen, plus a visit to the extraordinary sound world of sampling experimentalists The Books. With Verity Sharp. Keith Jarrett plays Bach, and the latest from Indonesia's SambaSunda, taking the gamelan orchestra into the 21st Century. With Verity Sharp. Verity Sharp's selection includes a look back at the career of Spanish virtuoso guitarist Paco de Lucia, mbira thumb piano music from Zimbabwe, and the miniature masterpieces of Moondog. Verity Sharp features music to celebrate the father of minimalism Steve Reich's birthday; plus tracks from the latest AfroCelt Sound System album. Verity Sharp's selections include male voice choral music from Georgia, piano music by Henry Cowell, latin jazz from Eddie Palmieri and his Orchestra, and Arvo Part's Pilgrim Song. Fiona Talkington meets shakuhachi player Clive Bell in the studio and plays Thorson and Thurber in a new recording of Adrian Jack's Oriental. Fiona Talkington celebrates Late Junction's 5th birthday with Arvo Part's Tabula Rasa. Plus echoes of the first programme, including Catherine Lambert in Machaut's Puis qu'en oubli. Robert Sandall features instrument builder Ellen Fullman and her Long String Instrument; guitarist and bluesman Kelly Joe Phelps; and music for two violins by B退la Bartók. Robert Sandall introduces Georgian polyphony from the Rustavi Choir and Bang on a Can's arrangement of Brian Eno's Music for Airports. Plus, the late piano works of Brahms and a studio collaboration between electronics duo Spring Heel Jack and minimalist rock band Low. Robert Sandall's selections include tracks from Jonny Greenwood's solo album Bodysong, Cuban bolero from Teresa Vera and Lorenzo Hierrezuelo, and Electric Counterpoint by Steve Reich. Robert Sandall introduces Frank Zappa compositions arranged for violin and piano, plus a live recording by the accordion and reeds duo of Richard Galliano and Michel Portal. There's also music from the Rabindra Sangeet, the body of songs left by Rabindranath Tagore. Verity Sharp introduces Brazilian Seu Jorge performing Elvis Presley, and more off-kilter cover versions from Cat Power and Trio Sonnerie with chamber music from 17th-century England. Ensemble Organum singing plainchant and early polyphony from the Gradual of Eleanor of Brittany, the nimble fingerwork of Dutch harpsichord virtuoso Gustav Leonhardt, and LA-based composer Akira Rabelais found sounds and field recordings of traditional Icelandic acapella laments. Verity Sharp introduces a session from Nickel Creek, a trio from California who draw on their bluegrass roots, but get creative with their acoustic line up of guitar, mandolin, bass and violin. Plus, music from Cape Verde, and a treat from DJ Food's 1999 album Kaleidoscope. |
| | | 20070529 20070531 | Fiona Talkington introduces music by David Sylvian and Burnt Friedman, along with Chinese zither music and music from Chechnya. Fiona Talkington introduces award-winning group Kwadrofonik who play improvisations on Polish folk music, plus music from Yann Tiersen, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Messiaen. Fiona Talkington introduces Finnish choir Ketsurat, music from Fennesz and Ryuichi Sakomoto, and throughout the week she'll be featuring zither music and French chansons. |
| | 20040212 | | Fiona Talkington introduces drummer Paal Nilssen Love with sax player Hakon Kornstad from their recent album Schlinger, as well as music from sarangi player Ram Narayan and tracks from Gary Husband's new CD Aspire. |
| | 20040419 | | Verity Sharp introduces the extraordinary Shibusashirazu Orchestra from Japan, plus songs from Okinawa with Yasukatsu Oshima and 'Haiku' for piano and electronics by Stephen Montague. |
| | 20040420 | | Sacred music from sixteenth century Italy by Jacquet of Mantua, dub, jungle, rai from Iraqi-French duo Aiwa, ambience from Daniel Biro's The Long Journey Home and more from Cretan lyra player Ross Daly recorded last month at the Union Chapel in London. With Verity Sharp. |
| | 20040421 | | Verity Sharp introduces music by American composer William Grant Still, songs from 17 century France by Michel Lambert, and tracks from The Kinnitty Sessions, the new album by Irish band Lúnasa. |
| | 20040422 | | Rahul Sharma plays the North Indian santoor, Mark Atkins blows the digeridoo and Hossam Ramzy strikes the Egyptian derbouka in Verity Sharp's late-night mix. |
| | 20040504 | | New music from Buena Vista Social Club's leading lady Omara Portuondo and R3 Awards for World Music nominees Huun Huur Tu. London Brass play François Couperin and also join the John Surman collaboration, Free and Equal. Plus look out for some of the lowest bass singing you'll ever hear from The Orthodox Singers Male Choir. Fiona Talkington presents. |
| | 20040505 | | With Fiona Talkington. In this shorter one hour edition there's more music from Youssou N'Dour's forthcoming album Egypt, plus Spanish guitarist Paco de Luca's impressive new release. There's also brass music today from Philip Glass's Koyaanisqatsi and one of the world's truly outstanding groups, Canadian Brass, play music by Giovanni Gabrieli. |
| | 20040506 | | Fiona Talkington presents the week's final show. There's more from the Chick Lyall/Joakim Milder collaboration and Belgium band Think of One. Canadian Brass jazz up Bach plus look out for the beautiful 2003 Tenebrae recording of the John Tavener composition Mother and Child. Also new music from the very gifted young Portuguese Fado singer, Katia Guerreiro. |
| | 20040510 | | Verity Sharp presents children's songs from Tanzania alongside tracks from David Byrne's recent album Grown Backwards. Plus music from Vinicius Cantuarias' new album Horse and Fish and 'Sterling's answer to Sun Ra' - Bill Wells. |
| | 20040511 | | More music from Tanzania mixed in with traditional songs and tunes from the Norfolk farm worker Harry Cox. Plus Paul Hindemith's In Einer Nacht played by pianist Bernhard Billeter' and Jolie Holland performs tracks from her new album Escondida in a special session for Late Junction. Verity Sharp presents. |
| | 20040512 | | The weird world of Tom Ze collides tonight with music from ancient Greece. Plus music from Johnny Dowd, 18th-century Welsh music and poetry from Bragod. With Verity Sharp. |
| | 20040513 | | Tonight Verity Sharp plays music by Turkish ney master Omar Faruk Tekbilek and another track from Vinicius Cantuarias' new album Horse and Fish. Plus a rare outing for tracks from David Byrne and Brian Eno's ground breaking 1981 album My Life In The Bush of Ghosts. |
| | 20040601 | | Fiona Talkington with 14th Century festive music for the Visconti Court performed by Texan ensemble Istanpitta. Plus Norwegian electronic jazz duo Xploding Plastic perform tracks from their new album, Amateur Girlfriends in a specially recorded session. |
| | 20040602 | | In tonight's programme music from guitarist Eivind Aarset and tracks from the 1980 album The Plateaux of Mirror by Harold Budd and Brian Eno. Plus the latest offering from Waterson Carthy. With Fiona Talkington. |
| | 20040603 | | In tonight's programme Arvo Pärt's arrangement of My Heart is in the Highlands performed by David James. Plus music by Chicago based musician Greg Davis and tracks from Rebecca Hall's album Sunday Afternoon. With Fiona Talkington. |
| | 20040607 | | Verity Sharp with vintage Billy Bragg, music from Tuva courtesy of the groups Ay Kherel and Yat Kha, and the Rias Chamber Choir sing I Lost A Sock by Michael Gordon, Julia Wolfe and David Lang, otherwise known as Bang On A Can. |
| | 20040608 | | Verity Sharp features a North Vietnamese love song, a motet by William Byrd, music by Orlando Gibbons arranged by cellist Matthew Barley, and a song from Peru sung by Susanna Baca. |
| | 20040609 | | Verity Sharp introduces music rooted in the traditional music of Crete performed by Ross Daly and singer Spyridoula Toutoudaki, ambience from Mexico courtesy of Murcof and irresistible dance rhythms from Scotland played by the young piper Finlay MacDonald and his band. |
| | 20040610 | | Verity Sharp with music by John Surman inspired by the landscape and history of Cornwall, the delicate work of singer songwriter Nina Nastasia, and pianist William Chapman Nyaho plays Nyaho by Joshua Uzoigwe, one of Nigeria's leading composers, a piece drawing on the traditional funeral music of the lgbo people. |
| | 20040614 | | Verity Sharp starts the week by sampling new albums from the State of Bengal vs Paban das Baul and bluesman Charlie Musselwhite, plus flamenco from Estrella Morente, Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman, and Kristine Scholz and Mats Persson play Work for Two Pianists written in 1958 by Morton Feldman. |
| | 20040622 | | Tango music from the Finnish ensemble Avanti with singer Markus Allan, recorded at the recent Kaiku Finnish festival at London's Barbican, and tracks from mercurial blues guitarist Rainer Ptacek. Presented by Fiona Talkington. |
| | 20040623 | | Fiona Talkington features the definitive sound of Yes in 1970, Maria Joao Pires playing Chopin nocturnes and the tune that inspired Jan Garbarek to take up the saxophone. |
| | 20040624 | | Fiona Talkington takes a look at Belgian music both ancient and modern, along with Dennis Russell Davies's new recording of Valse Boston for piano and strings by Giya Kancheli. |
| | 20040628 | | Shaheera Asante presents a live session by Swedish-Senegalese duo Ellika and Solo, the Galician bagpipes of Susan Seivane and music from 18th-century Japan. Fiona Talkington introduces the latest from multi-talented Norwegian Stian Carstensen and his new CD Backwards into the Backwood, plus soundtrack music by Greek composer Eleni Karaindrou, written for Theo Angelopoulos's new film The Weeping Meadow. |
| | 20040629 | | Fiona Talkington's focus on Iran includes the sound of pre-revolutionary vocal legend Googoosh and also exclusive field recordings made recently by Radio 3 in various parts of the country. Plus an outing for Terry Riley's A rainbow in curved air. |
| | 20040630 | | From Frank Zappa's Peaches en Regalia to a raga by Shenai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan, Fiona Talkington presents a cornucopia of the unexpected. |
| | 20040701 | | Selected recordings from the career of Brazilian multi-instrumentalist Egberto Gismonti, Norway's Jaga Jazzist and Paul Horn's legendary flute improvisations recorded inside the Taj Mahal in 1968 are amongst Fiona Talkington's choices. |
| | 20040802 | | Verity Sharp introduces cracking tunes from young Scottish traditionalists Keep It Up, medieval Finnish chant from Vox Silentii and music from Bill Frisell's new album Unspeakable. |
| | 20040804 | | Verity Sharp features Norwegian trumpeter Nils Petter Molvaer, powerful singing from Azerbaijan's Alim Qasimov and the soulful sound of the Armenian duduk. |
| | 20040805 | | Verity Sharp with whispered song from Burundi, the piano music of Craig Armstrong, ambience from Russia courtesy of Stanislav Kreitchi and the Ensemble Cl退ment Janequin performing 16th century vocal music by Frenchman Claudin de Sermisy. |
| | 20040816 | | Fiona Talkington plays tracks by Norwegian band Cucumber. Also featured through the week are Anthony Rooley and the The Pre-Raphaelite Singers. |
| | 20040817 | | Fiona Talkington with field recordings from the Sahara regions of Mauritania, and a Rheinberger mass in A by the Ladies of the Renaissance Singers from Blackburn Cathedral. |
| | 20040818 | | Fiona Talkington with music from the Star Mountain Sessions by the Anglo-Hungarian jazz-folk ensemble Improvokation, plus Audun Kleive's Omaggodabl and Pearsall's Lay a Garland. |
| | 20040819 | | Fiona Talkington presents Turkish wedding dances, a ballad from the late John Kerr, and music for the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V sung by Chapelle du Roi. |
| | 20040824 | | Fiona Talkington with tracks from Pete Coe's album 'in paper houses' and Icelandic singer Bara Grimsdottir teams up with Chris Foster and John Kirkpatrick. |
| | 20040826 | | Fiona Talkington presents some early Arvo Pärt including his Collage über BACH, and the sound of many voices from Björk's latest album. |
| | 20040902 | | Verity Sharp with religious vocal music from the Bahamas recorded in 1965, Chris Watson's recording of a churchyard rookery in Embleton Northumberland, and Jacques Lejeune's electronic piece Two Glimpses of a Waking Garden (1983). |
| | 20040906 | | Verity Sharp with music by the Raymond Scott Quintet, harpist Zeena Parkins with the Tin Hat Trio, and Russian accordionist and vocalist Evelyn Petrova. |
| | 20040907 | | Tonight's programme includes traditional vocal music from Madagascar and Central Africa, chamber works by Giacinto Scelsi, and Brazilian psychedelia from Os Mutantes. |
| | 20040909 | | Verity Sharp's selections include male voice choral music from Georgia, piano music by Henry Cowell, latin jazz from Eddie Palmieri and his Orchestra, and Arvo Part's Pilgrim Song. |
| | 20040913 | | Fiona Talkington celebrates Late Junction's 5th birthday with Arvo Part's Tabula Rasa. Plus echoes of the first programme, including Catherine Lambert in Machaut's Puis qu'en oubli. |
| | 20040914 | | Fiona Talkington meets shakuhachi player Clive Bell in the studio and plays Thorson and Thurber in a new recording of Adrian Jack's Oriental. |
| | 20040915 | | Fiona Talkington with the mighty thunder of Joji Hirota and The Taiko Drummers, and the fragility of the treble voice in Michael Wise's masterpiece The ways of Sion do mourn. |
| | 20040916 | | Fiona Talkington with music for Rosh Hashanah, including the Song of Moses by Alia Musica, and the sound of Duo Roosemeyers and Friends. Plus a distant bell from Caroline Lavelle. |
| | 20040920 | | Fiona Talkington with more connections and contrasts heading into the night, including music by Zbiniew Preisner from his score for the film It's all about Love. |
| | 20040928 | | Verity Sharp introduces music including trumpeter Jon Hassell with guitarist Ry Cooder, Kenyan musician Kakai Kilonzo, and traditional Iranian music. |
| | 20040929 | | Verity Sharp with an eclectic selection of tracks, including the Nashville Bluegrass Band, Irish banjo virtuoso Eamonn Coyne, and Pakistani qawwali singers Sher Ali and Mehr Ali. |
| | 20040930 | | A wide-ranging selection of music from off the beaten track, including Indonesian gamelan music , melhoun music from Morocco, and electronics from Christian Fennesz. |
| | 20041004 | | Verity Sharp presents music from the distinctive Malian singer Nahawa Doumbia, dirt-road breakbeat blues from Buck 65, and new recordings of English songs by Martin Carthy. |
| | 20041005 | | Verity Sharp features New York-based folksters Animal Collective, Sufi music from Faiz Ali Faiz of Pakistan, and electronic music from legendary Norwegian composer Arne Nordheim. |
| | 20041006 | | Verity Sharp features music from Tunisian oud player Anouar Brahem, jaunty Turkish folk from Kardes Turkuler, and Armenian music played on the oboe-like duduk by Djivan Gasparian. |
| | 20041007 | | Featuring music from the Brazilian singer Vinicius Cantuaria, French musique concrète concomposer Bernard Parmegiani, and Alexander Knaifel's Lux Aeterna. With Verity Sharp. |
| | 20041011 | | Fiona Talkington is joined by one of England's most exciting young folk bands, Dr Faustus, for a live session in the studio. Plus a wide ranging selection of music on CD including Katia and Marielle Labeque playing Debussy's music for two pianos and master drummer Djamchid Chemirani on the Iranian zarb. |
| | 20041012 | | Fiona Talkington revisits last year's extraordinary work I trawl the megahertz by former Prefab Sprout frontman Paddy McAloon, and also listens to Ingbrigt Haker Flaten's improvisation for double bass on Gershwin's I loves you Porgy, as well as Helge "Deathprod" Sten with his Imaginary songs from Tristan da Cunha. Fiona Talkington revisits last year's extraordinary work I trawl the megahertz by former Prefab Sprout frontman Paddy McAloon, and also listens to Ingbrigt Haker Flaten's improvisation for double bass on Gershwin's I loves you Porgy, as well as Helge ""Deathprod"" Sten with his Imaginary songs from Tristan da Cunha. |
| | 20041013 | | Fiona Talkington explores a few of the more unusual musical collaborations of recent years, including John Tavener's Prayer of the Heart which he wrote for Björk, and some of Mercury prize nominee Robert Wyatt's lesser known guest appearances. |
| | 20041014 | | Fiona Talkington's selection for late night listening tonight includes fretless electric bass from the instrument's originator, Jaco Pastorius, the latest from guitarist Bill Frisell, fado and flamenco from the Iberian peninsular, and reb退tica from Greece. |
| | 20041018 | | Fiona Talkington introduces a new BBC commission for the BBC Concert Orchestra, Finnish group JPP and accordionist Maria Kalaniemi. Plus tracks from the new LP by Tom Waits. |
| | 20041019 | | Rare instrument specialist Thomas Bloch demonstrates the potential of the Ondes Martenot, one of the very earliest electronic instruments, tracks from the new solo CD Chiaroscuro by trumpeter Arve Henrikson, and Alexander Longquich with Messiaen preludes for piano. Introduced by Fiona Talkington. |
| | 20041020 | | Fiona Talkington's selection includes a look back at the career of German electrobassist Eberhard Weber, tracks from the new album by young English band Kerfuffle and traditional music for an Iranian member of the lute family, the tar, played by Daryoush Tala'i. |
| | 20041021 | | Fiona Talkington with music for late night listening including tracks from producer/ performer Daniel Lanois and electrozither maestro Andrew Cronshaw's new album Ochre, as well as Steve Reich's seminal work Music for 18 musicians. |
| | 20041025 | | Verity Sharp with recordings by double bassist Renaud Garcia-Fons, traditional Greek song in the rebetika style and music for 20 electric guitars by Canadian composer Tim Brady. |
| | 20041026 | | Verity Sharp with music by singer-songwriter Mugison and multi-instrumentalist Stefan Micus. Violinist Daniel Hope plays music by Ravi Shankar written in memory of Yehudi Menuhin. |
| | 20041027 | | Verity Sharp features Navajo song from New Mexico and Arizona, recordings by Brazilian multi-instrumentalist Hermeto Pascoal and Senegalese guitarist and singer Baaba Maal. |
| | 20041028 | | Verity Sharp features organist Wilhelm Krumbach playing Frescobaldi, Bob Brozman playing and singing the blues, a traditional song from Bob Davenport and uplifting tunes from Hungary. |
| | 20041108 | | Fiona Talkington explores newly-available treasures from Milken Archive of American Jewish music, and Michael Zev Gordon produces musical ripples from the prize-winning A Pebble in the Pond. |
| | 20041109 | | Jean-Luc Ponty plays Frank Zappa's Music for Electric Violin and Low Budget Orchestra, and Ensemble Charneyron sing Loyset Compère's Officium de Cruce. With Fiona Talkington. |
| | 20041110 | | Late evening listening with Fiona Talkington, featuring Brad Mehldau's take on Moon River, and Nigel Eaton on the hurdy-gurdy. |
| | 20041111 | | Fiona Talkington looks ahead to the London Jazz Festival. Son House sings John the Revelator and the Kronos Quartet play Ben Johnson's String Quartet No 4, Amazing Grace. |
| | 20041115 | | Fiona Talkington presents performances of Exhortation and Kohima - John Tavener's setting of the famous words, "They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old" - sung by Polyphony under Stephen Layton. Plus, classic Jaco Pastorius in his Portrait of Tracy. Fiona Talkington presents performances of Exhortation and Kohima - John Tavener's setting of the famous words, ""They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old"" - sung by Polyphony under Stephen Layton. Plus, classic Jaco Pastorius in his Portrait of Tracy. |
| | 20041116 | | Late evening listening live with Fiona Talkington in the week of the London Jazz Festival, with songs by Valentin Silvestrov, and Rabih Abou-Khalil's Fraises and Crème Fraîche. |
| | 20041117 | | Fiona Talkington presents tracks from Dual Pleasures 2, the new album from drummer Paal Nilssen-Love and sax player Ken Vandermark. Also on the show, John Holloway plays Biber, and Seb Rochford's Polar Bear play with Snow. |
| | 20041118 | | Fiona Talkington with music from Respectable Groove, Simon Holt's Eco-pavan, and some vintage Gavin Bryars including his Cadman Requiem. |
| | 20041123 | | Verity Sharp with sounds from Sardinia with Tenores di Bitti, Portguese fado from Cristina Branco, and songs from the fifteenth century by Guillaume Dufay. |
| | 20041124 | | Verity Sharp introduces vintage blues from Robert Johnson, dances from Quebec from Les Freres Brunet and David Lang's suite for percussion, The So-Called Laws of Nature. |
| | 20041125 | | Verity Sharp introduces Pacific percussion with Te Vaka, music for Chinese pipa played by Jiang Ting and a new voice in Indian classical song, Kaushiki Chakrabarty. |
| | 20041129 | | Verity Sharp's mix includes American gospel with the Dixie Hummingbirds, mbira spirit music by Zimbabwean singer Stella Chiweshe and 13th-century French sacred polyphony by Perotin. |
| | 20041201 | | Verity Sharp with classic tracks from the Carter family, jazz from the Amsterdam Klezmer Band and Melody Competition, a percussion piece by Evan Ziporyn. |
| | 20041202 | | Verity Sharp introduces Buddhist chant from Lama Karta, traditional music from Yemen and the songs of Norfolk farmer Harry Cox. |
| | 20041206 | | Fiona Talkington with winter sounds and seasonal blues, including a special commission from Dhafer Youssef recorded at the London Jazz Festival. |
| | 20041207 | | Fiona Talkington features John Law's The Coming, based on O Come, O Come Emmanuel, plus Hanne Hukkelberg recorded at the London Jazz Festival. |
| | 20050110 | | Tonight, the processed harp music of electro-acoustic composer Åke Parmerud meets the traditional harp music of Scotland and Verity Sharp previews the Celtic Connections festival. |
| | 20050111 | | Verity Sharp features differing takes on piano music by The Bad Plus, Joanna MacGregor and Michael Nyman, and Chris Wood's Listening to the River, a powerful soundscape. |
| | 20050112 | | Verity Sharp introduces music from Germany by Mouse on Mars, the Czech Republic by Iva Bittova, and the original version of Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet by Gavin Bryars. |
| | 20050113 | | Verity Sharp features steel guitar and renaissance lute from Gary Lucas and Jozef Van Wissem, plus Brian Eno and Mr McFall's Chamber with new arrangements of well-known tunes. |
| | 20050117 | | Verity Sharp presents the first of four programmes from the Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow. Throughout the week, special guests will be dropping in to the studio to contribute to the usual rich mix of music from different places and eras. |
| | 20050118 | | In tonight's programme, live from the Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow, Verity Sharp will be joined in the studio by special guests, who will be dropping in to contribute to the late night mix. |
| | 20050119 | | Verity Sharp presents the programme from the Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow. Special guests will be performing live in the studio alongside the usual rich mix of music. |
| | 20050120 | | In the final programme live from the Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow, special guests join Verity Sharp to contribute to the usual rich mix of music. |
| | 20050124 | | Music from Pernamabuco and Venezuelan guitarist Jos退 Ismael Querales, and Gregorian chant mingles with the deeply spiritual music of North India as sitar player Ustad Nishat Khan meets Ensemble Gilles Binchois. Plus, Verity Sharp dips into the music of the winners of Radio 3's Awards for World Music, which were announced on Saturday. |
| | 20050125 | | Classic English song from the Copper Family and Shirley Collins, the English Acoustic Collective recorded in concert recently at the National Portrait Gallery, plus Armenian dances played by the Shoghaken Ensemble, and music from Croatia. Presented by Verity Sharp. |
| | 20050127 | | Verity Sharp introduces highlights from last summer's Masters of Tradition Festival held at Bantry House in West Cork, including performances by fiddlers Martin Hayes and Liz Doherty, concertina player Mary McNamara and Uilleann piper Liam O'Flynn. There's also a lullaby from Afghanistan, more from Matt Sweeny and Bonnie Prince Billy's new album Superwolf, and the final part of Dhafer Youssef's BBC commission recorded at November's London Jazz Festival. |
| | 20050131 | | Guest presenter Shaheera Asante features the music of the Garifuna people of Belize and the Steve Reich classic Electric Counterpoint played on electric guitar. |
| | 20050201 | | Shaheera Asante introduces songs in a rare language and an invented language. The Harp Consort sings in Guernesiais, the dialect of medieval Norman French spoken in Guernsey, and Julien Jacob, born in Benin and now living in Brittany, performs in his own African-influenced musical style and language. |
| | 20050202 | | Shaheera Asante introduces music for healing, including the devotional Hindu chants of Krishna Das and the sounds of the Shamans of the Last Testament from Tiberkul in Siberia. |
| | 20050203 | | Shaheera Asante with a percussion piece by Iannis Xenakis, the sound of the Javanese gamelan, and the intricate rhythms of Bedouin coffee-grinders. |
| | 20050207 | | Guest presenter Shaheera Asante introduces music inspired by Iroquois traditions from Grammy-nominated artist Joanne Shenandoah, plus tracks from the vaults of Egrem studios in Havana. |
| | 20050214 | | Fiona Talkington returns to Late Junction with music for St Valentine's Day including Serge Gainsbourg's Pauvre Lola, a love chant from Bulgaria, Amon Tobin's Nightlife, Alison Krauss with Every Time you say Goodbye and tracks from the new album by the Tord Gustavsen Trio. |
| | 20050215 | | Lap steel meets Macedonian folk in the hands of Knut Reiersrud, Gabriel Fliflet and Ole Hamre. Plus, Nick Drake, World Standard and, ahead of his UK visits, Nils Okland on hardanger fiddle. Presented by Fiona Talkington. |
| | 20050216 | | Fiona Talkington introduces accordion music from Poland with the Motion Trio, a children's song from Okinawa, Japanese musician Yuichiro Fujimoto and a new album from Pat Metheny. |
| | 20050217 | | Fiona Talkington includes Robert Fripp's Threnody for Souls in Torment, Valse misterioso from Veslefrekk featuring Arve Henriksen and Catalan band Clau de Lluna. |
| | 20050221 | | Fiona Talkington listens to David Sylvian's remixes of his album Blemish, blues from Robert Johnson, the new album Viaticum by EST, and polyphony from Palestrina and the Bibayak Pygmies of Gabon. |
| | 20050222 | | Fiona Talkington's late night selection includes Food's album Last Supper, Janacek's Our Father, Finnish singer Anna-Kaisa Liedes and Maitre Gazonga from Chad. |
| | 20050223 | | Fiona Talkington introduces cello music by David Darling from his album Dark Wood, the sound of the Mexican huapango, traditional music from Anatolia and Vivaldi's Stabat Mater. |
| | 20050224 | | Fiona Talkington presents Karin Rehnqvist's Herding Calls for two female voices and timpani, featuring Lena Willemark and Susanne Rosenberg; Antoine Busnois's In Hyrdaulis, performed by the Hilliard Ensemble; the legendary Woody Guthrie; and American blues meets Malian kora, with Taj Mahal and Toumani Diabate. |
| | 20050228 | | Verity Sharp with the music of Zimbabwe from Chartwell Dutiro and guitarist Christopher Morphitis. Plus, A Life (1895 - 1915) from singer-songwriter Mark Hollis' eponymous solo album of 1998, and excerpts from Speech Songs, the early synthesized voice experiments of Charles Dodge. |
| | 20050301 | | Verity Sharp introduces the Gangbe Brass Band of Benin, Mamar Kassey from Niger, American violinist Mark Feldman, and an excerpt from Stockhausen's Mantra for pianos and electronics. |
| | 20050302 | | Verity Sharp's selections include songs by Nick Drake and Tom Waits, taarab music from Zanzibar, a rare xylophone recording made in Uganda, and Steve Reich's Tokyo/Vermont Counterpoint for MIDI marimba. |
| | 20050303 | | Verity Sharp plays Congolese rumba from Wendo Kolosoy, traditional song from Chad and Burundi, and Russian composer Iraida Yusupova's Cadenza and Coda for cello, orchestra and tape. |
| | 20050307 | | Verity Sharp introduces Canadian electro-acoustic music from Gilles Gobeil and guitarist Ren退 Lussier, film music by Quincy Jones, and music for player piano by Belgian composer Godfried-Willem Raes. |
| | 20050308 | | Verity Sharp with music from Laurie Lewis with her Bluegrass Pals and Uzbek lutenist and singer Sevara Nazarkhan. Margaret Leng Tan plays music for prepared piano by John Cage. |
| | 20050309 | | Verity Sharp's selections include a solo piano recording by Thelonious Monk, the Rova Saxophone Quartet playing music by Terry Riley and a specially recorded Late Junction session from singer Jolie Holland of the Be Good Tanyas. |
| | 20050310 | | Verity Sharp introduces music by saxophonist Iain Ballamy, electronics duo Autechre, blues guitarist Blind Willie Johnson and the mandolin playing of U Srinivas from his classic album of South Indian music, Rama Sreerama. |
| | 20050314 | | Fiona Talkington plays music by French bassist Henri Texier and English duo Hilary James and Simon Mayor, and celebrates Commonwealth Day with music from Malta and the Bahamas. |
| | 20050315 | | Fiona Talkington introduces tracks from Ry Cooder's breakthrough album Chicken Skin Music, and also features the Gabby Pahinui Hawaiian band, Matmos, and Billy Cobham's collision of drums and electronics A Funky Kind of Thing. |
| | 20050316 | | Fiona Talkington features Argentinian tango played by Mr McFall's Chamber, John Tavener's The Veil of the Temple, and Icelandic music from Emiliana Torrini and Sigur Ros and the soundtrack to the film 101 Reykjavik. |
| | 20050317 | | Fiona Talkington celebrates St Patrick's Day with traditional and contemporary music from Ireland, including tracks by De Danann, Sharon Shannon and Roger Doyle. |
| | 20050321 | | Fiona Talkington plays tracks from Martin Simpson's new CD Kind Letters, and marks Holy Week with polyphony from Sardinia, music for organ by Messiaen, and Tomás Luis de Victoria's Responsories for Tenebrae. |
| | 20050322 | | Featuring John Browne's Stabat Mater, music from bassist Eberhard Weber, a new CD from Debashish Bhattacharya, and music from Kazakhstan. Presented by Fiona Talkington. |
| | 20050323 | | Fiona Talkington presents music from the imaginary Swedish town of Bremort by Hans Appelqvist, Pierre Cochereau on the organ of Notre-Dame Cathedral, Belgian double bass/cello duo Adam's Dream, plus Mose Allison. |
| | 20050324 | | Fiona Talkington presents James MacMillan's Kiss on Wood for violin and piano, The Burgundian Cadence singing Robert Hugill's settings of poems by Carl Cook, and music for Maundy Thursday from 17th Century Provence. |
| | 20050328 | | Verity Sharp features Steve Reich's After the War performed by the Kronos Quartet, an Iranian lullaby, tracks from the soundtrack to Belleville Rendezvous and Norwegian duo The Kings of Convenience. |
| | 20050329 | | Verity Sharp plays Brazilian electronica, traditional music from South Africa, a compostion for solo piano by Lukas Foss and music from Moondog. |
| | 20050330 | | Featuring Pat White performing I'm Leaving Tipperary, plus pieces by John Martyn, Meredith Monk and Beethoven performed by Anne Gastinel and Francois-Frederic Guy. With Verity Sharp. |
| | 20050331 | | Verity Sharp presents music from Acuarela Songs 3, Stina Nordenstam, and cellist Maria Kliegel playing Bach. |
| | 20050404 | | Verity Sharp features music from Piano Circus, Morning Star, the Women of Mambazo and tracks from June Tabor's latest release, Always. |
| | 20050405 | | Verity Sharp features music from Mali, the Broken Family Band, Uiscedwr and Susumu Yokota. |
| | 20050407 | | Verity Sharp plays music from Polish folk group Dikanda and tracks from the soundtrack to Noi the Albino. Silke-Thora Matthies and Christian Kohn perform Brahms. |
| | 20050411 | | Fiona Talkington with traditional vocal music from Vietnam, works for clavichord by the 17th-century German composer JJ Froberger, and a live session by the group Kerfuffle. |
| | 20050412 | | Fiona Talkington introduces music from Hungarian bluesman Miroslav Evacic, Australian improvising trio The Necks, and a new recording of Lux Aeterna by Morten Lauridsen. |
| | 20050413 | | Fiona Talkington with keyboard music by Handel and Gibbons, tracks from the new album by Greek singer Savina Yannatou, and a 1966 recording of bottleneck guitarist Fred McDowell with singers from his local church in Mississippi. |
| | 20050414 | | Fiona Talkington's late night selections include a 1929 recording of Delta blues pioneer Charley Patton, traditional music from Haiti and Northern Brazil, plus French improviser and composer Louis Sclavi's music for Dans La Nuit, the silent movie by Charles Vanel. |
| | 20050418 | | Fiona Talkington introduces music by the American saxophonist Tim Berne from his album, The Sevens, Norwegian folk group Blamann Blamann, Cuban singer Ibrahim Ferrer, plus Erik Satie's, Le Fils des Etoiles. |
| | 20050419 | | Fiona Talkington's selections include music by the American group Tortoise, English singer-songwriters Robert Wyatt and June Tabor, and John Cage's work for percussion ensemble, Second Construction. |
| | 20050420 | | Fiona Talkington with Argentinian electronica from Juana Molina, tracks from the new album by English folk group Dr Faustus, and traditional Turkish music from guitarist Erkan Ogur. |
| | 20050421 | | Fiona Talkington looks ahead to next month's Contemporary Music Network tour, Shamanic Voices, which showcases the vocal traditions of the Arctic, Finland and Mongolia. |
| | 20050425 | | Verity Sharp presents vintage Django Reinhardt and Martin Carthy, music from the spiritual 17th century world of Heinrich Biber played by Andrew Manze, and Sweden's Nyckelharporkestern play tunes by Byss-Calle who, according to legend, had supernatural powers and could work magic. |
| | 20050426 | | Verity Sharp presents electroacoustic music from Canadian harpsichordist Yves Beaupr退, extracts from Miles Davis Jack Johnson sessions, and Corsican polyphonic singing from Trio Soledonna. |
| | 20050427 | | Verity Sharp features the sound of the launeddas, an ancient Sardinian reed instrument, plus songs by Caribou. Chris Wood performs songs from his new solo album, The Lark Descending. |
| | 20050428 | | The ten baritone sax players of Japan's Tokyo Chutei Iki, alongside Icelandic electronic troubadour Mugison, and Dutch composer Tom Dissevelt. With Verity Sharp. |
| | 20050502 | | Verity Sharp presents selections from the GRM archive of classic musique-concrète; traditional music from Burma; and the 14th century world of Guillaume de Machaut. |
| | 20050503 | | Verity Sharp features traditional English sea shanties by Jolly Jack, tenores singing from Sardinia, Moura Lympany playing a Rachmaninov prelude and an atmospheric ballad by Fog. |
| | 20050504 | | Verity Sharp presents traditional music from Wales, arda? Blues from Croatian guitarist Miroslav Evai and further selections from the GRM archive of classic musique-concrète. |
| | 20050505 | | Verity Sharp with music from Eliza Carthy and the Ratcatchers; classic musique-concrète from the GRM archive; state of the art ambience from Matthew Florianz, and the Orlando Consort with rare spiritual songs from 15th century England. |
| | 20050509 | | Fiona Talkington ushers in a week of cinema soundtracks from around the world. Tonight, music from Eastern Europe from Jasmin Dizder's Beautiful People and Gyorgy Szonjas's Vagabonds. And from further north, the elemental singing of Shaman Voices, recorded on their recent CMN tour, will echo through the week. |
| | 20050510 | | More film soundtracks with Fiona Talkington. Tonight, Africa, where the focus falls on Ahmedou Doukoure, Cheikh Lo and Salif Keita. Plus, music with a more Latin flavour from Chango Spasiuk, Ravel and Tomas Luis de Victoria. |
| | 20050511 | | Fiona Talkington takes her seat in front of the silver screen for soundtracks from the Middle East - featuring Natacha Atlas, Souad Massi and Lebanese electronic band Soapkills. And there's music from Madagascar, the Hilliard Ensemble and Joanna Macgregor playing Messiaen. |
| | 20050512 | | Fiona Talkington holds a torch for film scores from the far-east: from Japan, Shigeru Umebayashi's music for In the Mood for Love, and from China, film scores by Tsai Ming-Liang. Plus Purcell, Schubert and JS Bach. |
| | 20050516 | | All week there's music from the BBC Concert Orchestra's latest Nordic Adventures concert. Plus, a look ahead to some of this summer's festivals and music from the Necks. With Fiona Talkington. |
| | 20050517 | | Fiona Talkington celebrates Norwegian Independence Day with the new album from Jaga, and music from Nils Petter Molvaer, Xploding Plastix, Jan Garbarek and Bugge Wesseltoft. |
| | 20050518 | | Fiona Talkington listens to a new album from the Christian Wallumrod Ensemble. There's music by Bach, and Nils Okland is the soloist in Geir Tveitt's Hardanger Fiddle Concerto No 2, Three Fjords. |
| | 20050519 | | Arild Andersen's music for Elektra and Anne Dudley's Northern Lights are among Fiona Talkington's choices in tonight's late night mix. |
| | 20050530 | | Tracks from Michael Nyman's new album The Piano Sings, plus Interludes for prepared piano by John Cage, and a piece for piano and traditional Thai ensemble played by Fong Naam. Introduced by Shaheera Asante. |
| | 20050531 | | Shaheera Asante introduces a live recording from Tunisia of music by Luis Delgado, inspired by the poetry of twelfth-century Andalousia. Plus music from Brazilian singer Celso Fonseca and Cuban revolutionary songs from Pedro Luis Ferrer. |
| | 20050601 | | Phantasm play viol pieces from Elizabethan England, Italian duo Polaris weave electronic soundscapes, and young American band Chatham County Line revive old-time country music. Introduced by Shaheera Asante. |
| | 20050602 | | Shaheera Asante looks forward to this weekend's Wychwood Festival with music from Finnish band Vartinna, Cuban jazz pianist Omar Sosa and the Warsaw Village Band. |
| | 20050613 | | Verity Sharp with a selection that includes music for Swedish Nykelharpa, both in its pure form and coupled with the organ playing of Gunnar Idenstam. Plus, the Cretan folk musician Vasilis Skoulas, and a sinfonia by Bernardo Pasquini played by the early music group Arcadia. |
| | 20050614 | | The Muffin Men play Frank Zappa, alongside the surreal world of Belgium's Jaune Toujours. Plus, mystical music from Iran performed by the Shams Tanbour Ensemble with singer Bijan Kamkar. Introduced by Verity Sharp. |
| | 20050615 | | Verity Sharp introduces the young Israeli singer Amir Benayun, recorded specially for Radio 3 in Tel Aviv. Plus Keith Jarrett in Köln, and folk music from Macedonia. |
| | 20050616 | | The extraordinary playing of diatonic accordionist Norbert Pignol, and The Night's Music from Bartok's Out of Doors Suite played by pianist Rolf Hind. Plus, a capella singing from Georgia and from the English folk trio Coope, Boyes and Simpson. With Verity Sharp. |
| | 20050620 | | Ballak退 Sissoko plays the West African kora, Amjad Ali Khan plays the Indian sarod, and Roy Bailey sings The Four Loom Weaver. Plus 18th-century English organ music from the church of St Matthew's Westminster. Introduced by Verity Sharp. |
| | 20050621 | | Verity Sharp with the extraordinary diatonic accordion playing of Norbert Pignol, and songs from Brian Eno's imminent new release Another Day on Earth. Plus the brilliant Vietnamese musician Trân Quang Haï plays the Jew's Harp, and Iranian group Jahle perform a lullaby recorded on the Persian Gulf. |
| | 20050622 | | Verity Sharp presents a tribute to Blind Willie Johnson by guitarist Martin Simpson, and Gorecki's Totus Tuus in a new recording by The Sixteen. Plus, laments by the Greek clarinettist Petroloukas Chalkias recorded in the mountains of Epirus, and Russian singer Elena Frolova with the songs of Marina Tsvetaeva. |
| | 20050623 | | Verity Sharp with music from the Scottish Highlands and Islands played by the group Dòchas. Plus new material from Smog, and a Hindu devotional song, or Bhajan, by the Indian master Ajoy Chakrabarty. |
| | 20050627 | | Each night this week Fiona Talkington introduces sets specially recorded earlier this month at England's newest festival - the Wychwood festival in Cheltenham. This programme features the turn of the storming Norwegian largeband Jaga Jazzist. Plus a look back at the music of Simon Jeffes, founder of the Penguin Caf退 Orchestra. |
| | 20050628 | | In the second of four visits to the Wychwood festival held earlier this month in Cheltenham, Fiona Talkington introduces a performance by West Country duo Show of Hands. Plus Gavin Bryars' new versions of medieval Italian Laude performed by Anna Maria Friman and John Potter, along with some Bulgarian wedding music from Trifon Trifonov's saxophone. |
| | 20050629 | | Fiona Talkington's third visit to the Wychwood festival features a performance by last year's winners of a Radio 3 Award for World music - The Warsaw Village Band. Plus the blues from Taj Mahal and the Harp of New Albion from Terry Riley. |
| | 20050630 | | Born in Turkey, living in Canada and recorded at this month's Wychwood festival, Mercan Dede embodies the modern spirit of sufi music and Fiona Talkington introduces Mercan and his band specially recorded at England's newest festival. Plus Bach from Maria Joao Pires and the laptop duet Sala Santa Celilia by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Christian Fennesz. |
| | 20050704 | | Fiona Talkington introduces a specially recorded session with a trio led by a guitarist from the planet Hendrix and one of Scandinavia's most innovative musicians, Eivind Aarset. Plus a meeting of the Pontic lyra of Matthaios Tsahourides and the Persian kamancheh of Ardeshir Kamkar with the percussion of Hussein Zahawy. |
| | 20050705 | | Fiona Talkington takes a look at the contemporary Italian folk scene including young accordionist Filippo Gambetta, and the percussionist Alfio Antico. Plus early Italian chamber music from recorder player Dan Laurin and keyboard player Masaaki Suzuki, and Sally Beamish's The Day Dawn based on an old Shetland fiddle tune. |
| | 20050707 | | Fiona Talkington brings us lutes, dobros, guitars and banjos alongside the songs of Leadbelly and Woody Guthrie and choral music by Scarlatti. |
| | 20050711 | | Verity Sharp's selections include Senegalese group Orchestra Baobab, American troubador Jim White and a recording of Poème 退lectronique, by Edgard Varèse. |
| | 20050712 | | Songs and stories from Afel Bocoum and Tom Waits, traditional Romanian melodies from the New York group Klezmatics, and Schubert performed by Peter Katin. Introduced by Verity Sharp. |
| | 20050713 | | Verity Sharp with Argentinian singer-songwriter Gaby Kerpel, Chris Watson's recording of Mozambique nightjar birds, and a performance of Stephen Scott's Minerva's Web, for grand piano, bowed and plucked by ten musicians. |
| | 20050714 | | Hypnotic rhythms from King Tubby and The Musicians of the Nile, vocal wonders from Mahalia Jackson and Vera Bila, and accordionist David Farmer plays music by Russian composer Valdislav Zolotaryov. |
| | 20050718 | | Verity Sharp's selections include music by Ensemble Bash, Greek reb退tika master Markos Vamvakaris and a performance of Le Tombeau pour Marais le Cadet, by Marin Marais. |
| | 20050719 | | Verity Sharp with music by improviser and composer Django Bates; an excerpt from Geoff Smith's soundtrack for The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, performed on microtonal hammered dulcimers; and a work for harpsichord by the early 18th-century French composer Bodin de Boismortier. |
| | 20050721 | | Verity Sharp presents traditional Celtic music from the duo of Michael McGoldrick and John McSherry; Japanese electronica from Nobukazu Takemura, and Sefauchi's Farewell by Purcell, performed on clavichord by Thurston Dart. |
| | 20050725 | | Fiona Talkington takes a look at the range of music on offer at this summer's festivals and plays more Your 3 selections from suggestions by listeners. Plus, Raga Jog from the flute of Hariprasad Chaurasia, the voices of Coope, Boyes and Simpson and music from Clive Bell and Sylvia Hallett's new album The Geographers. |
| | 20050726 | | Fiona Talkington with music from the Malagasy guitar of Modeste Hughes, tracks from The Sultans of Squeeze - John Kirkpatrick and Chris Parkinson's new album, and Moon Shines at Night by duduk maestro Djivan Gasparyan. |
| | 20050728 | | Fiona Talkington with a look forward to this weekend's Radio 3 coverage of the Womad festival in Reading. Plus Gavin Briars' One Last Bar, Then Joe Can Sing, written for the percussion ensemble Nexus, and Frank Bungarten's transcriptions of Bach's music for solo violin. |
| | 20050801 | | Fiona Talkington presents further highlights from the three days of this year's WOMAD world music festival in Reading, including songs from the Sephardic Israeli singer Yasmin Levy. |
| | 20050803 | | Fiona Talkington with more from the WOMAD world music festival, plus the latest from Irish traditional band Altan, and Oasis from Keith Jarrett's 1979 album, Personal Mountains. |
| | 20050808 | | Verity Sharp with African tunes from Kasse Mady Diabate, a walking song by Kevin Volans, and The Horses - A Praise Song for Jenny Wing by Hugh Lupton and Chris Wood. |
| | 20050809 | | Verity Sharp features last month's WOMAD Festival, plus watery echoes from Debussy and the echoing voices of Meredith Monk. |
| | 20050810 | | Ceremonial music from Indonesia's Batak musicians, William Byrd, the Blind Boys of Alabama and Amjad Ali Khan. With Verity Sharp. |
| | 20050811 | | Verity Sharp's selection includes tracks by Baaba Maal, Martin Speake, JS Bach and Philip Clemo. |
| | 20050815 | | Verity Sharp presents music for the Virgin Mary from Tomas Luis de Victoria and Eleanor McEvoy, piano music by Louis Andriessen and songs and tunes from the Bourbonnais region of mid France, performed by La Chavann退e. |
| | 20050816 | | The power of the voice from different traditions influences Verity Sharp's tracks tonight: from Shonosuke Okura, Ilham Al Madfai and Tanya Tagaq to the cartoon madness of Cathy Berberian's Stripsody. |
| | 20050818 | | A voiceless Song of Songs, organ music born of civil disobedience and South African swing jazz, made in London. Verity Sharp unpicks the conundrum in her choice of tracks for late night listening. |
| | 20050822 | | Fiona Talkington features music from Swiss duo Bo Wiget and Luigi Archetti, 1950s calypso from Young Tiger, Venetian lute music and a selection from Your 3. |
| | 20050823 | | Fiona Talkington introduces a performance by Orkney folk duo The Wrigley Sisters from the EBU Folk Festival in Gdansk. Plus orchestral music by Gareth Farr, an Indian/funk version of Coltrane's A Love Supreme by Dissidenten, and Madagascan valiha music. |
| | 20050825 | | Fiona Talkington presents piano music by Ludovico Einaudi, a listener's selection from Your 3, more live music from the EBU Folk Festival in Gdansk, and a meditation for Deep Night by Amelia Cuni and Werner Durand. |
| | 20050829 | | Fiona Talkington previews Kate Rusby's new album The Girl Who Couldn't Fly and plays tracks from Dhafer Youssef's 1999 album Malak, featuring trumpeter Markus Stockhausen. |
| | 20050831 | | Fiona Talkington plays music by Mercan Dede and trumpeter Jon Hassel, and looks ahead to UK tours from Yat Kha and Christian Wallumrod. |
| | 20050905 | | Verity Sharp introduces a new album by the Okinawan musician Yasukatsu Oshima, who is joined by members of the Irish folk group Altan. There's also music by the Okinawan Takashi Hirayasu, with Bob Brozman. Plus, a lullaby by Simon Jeffes and English music from the late Middle Ages sung by the Orlando Consort. |
| | 20050907 | | There's music from the new Kronos Quartet album, featuring Bollywood singer Asha Bhosle, alongside an earlier recording from 1990 of their string quartet arrangement of Tallis's forty part motet, Spem In Alium. The programme also features Bernard Herrmann's depiction of New York's sleazy underbelly, composed for the film Taxi Driver, and music from revolutionary pop star-turned-Brazilian Minister of Culture Gilberto Gil. With Verity Sharp. |
| | 20050908 | | Featuring music from the Filipino island of Mindanao, the extraordinary five-octave voice of Yma Sumac singing to arrangements by cult composer Les Baxter, and recordings from little known but much loved South Wales minimalists Young Marble Giants. Presented by Verity Sharp. |
| | 20050912 | | Verity Sharp introduces a session from Nickel Creek, a trio from California who draw on their bluegrass roots, but get creative with their acoustic line up of guitar, mandolin, bass and violin. Plus, music from Cape Verde, and a treat from DJ Food's 1999 album Kaleidoscope. |
| | 20050913 | | Ensemble Organum singing plainchant and early polyphony from the Gradual of Eleanor of Brittany, the nimble fingerwork of Dutch harpsichord virtuoso Gustav Leonhardt, and LA-based composer Akira Rabelais found sounds and field recordings of traditional Icelandic acapella laments. Presented by Verity Sharp. |
| | 20050914 | | Verity Sharp introduces Brazilian Seu Jorge performing Elvis Presley, and more off-kilter cover versions from Cat Power and Trio Sonnerie with chamber music from 17th-century England. |
| | 20050919 | | Shaheera Asante features the magical and diverse music of Turkey from her recent trip to Istanbul, starting with clarinettist Serkan Cagri and ney player Omar Faruk Tekbilek, plus tracks from Italian guitarist Paolo Angeli and singer-songwriters Manecas Costa and Lhasa de Sela. |
| | 20050920 | | Shaheera Asante's selections include Turkish singers Kazim Koyuncu and Belkis Akkale, Tanzanian taraab music from the Black Star Musical Club, and the sound of 54 guitars played by the wind on top of a sand dune on the French Atlantic coast. |
| | 20050921 | | Shaheera Asante introduces music from Turkey by instrumentalists Erol Parlak and Arif Sag, and Algerian singer-songwriter Souad Massi. Plus, Terry Riley's Chanting the Light of Foresight, performed by the Rova Saxophone Quartet. |
| | 20050922 | | Shaheera Asante introduces ambient electronica from Brian Eno and Tunisian-French producer Smadj. Plus an early recording of South African singer Dorothy Matsuka and from Turkey, Istanbul's latest multi-fusion group - Replikas. |
| | 20050926 | | Shaheera Asante introduces music from Malian duo Amadou and Miriam, Norwegian pianist Christian Wallumrod - plus Alice Coltrane's 1970 recording Journey in Satchidananda featuring saxophonist Pharoah Sanders. |
| | 20050927 | | Featuring Nigerian highlife from Victor Olaiya and Cardinal Rex Lawson; an archive harmonium improvisation by Greek-Armenian mystic GI Gurdgieff and Chris Watson's recording of an Icelandic glacier. Presented by Shaheera Asante. |
| | 20050928 | | Shaheera Asante features music from Hamburg-based ensemble Elbtonal Percussion, plus Sudanese vocalist and oud player Abdel Karim El Kabli. There's also a recording of Gavin Bryars' Alaric I or II for saxophone quartet. |
| | 20050929 | | Shaheera Asante's selections include new music from Czech violinist and vocalist Iva Bittova, plus thinking songs from the Central African Republic. Also Bartok's Three Hungarian Folksongs from the Csik District, for solo piano. |
| | 20051003 | | Verity Sharp features music to celebrate the father of minimalism Steve Reich's birthday; plus tracks from the latest AfroCelt Sound System album. |
| | 20051004 | | Verity Sharp's selection includes a look back at the career of Spanish virtuoso guitarist Paco de Lucia, mbira thumb piano music from Zimbabwe, and the miniature masterpieces of Moondog. |
| | 20051005 | | Keith Jarrett plays Bach, and the latest from Indonesia's SambaSunda, taking the gamelan orchestra into the 21st Century. With Verity Sharp. |
| | 20051006 | | Music from upcoming Senegalese singer Daby Balde; the piano of Tord Gustavsen, plus a visit to the extraordinary sound world of sampling experimentalists The Books. With Verity Sharp. |
| | 20051010 | | Verity Sharp's selection includes extracts from Pink Floyd's 1969 album Ummagumma, Persian zarb percussion and the songs of French medieval troubadours from the ensemble Tre Fontane. |
| | 20051011 | | Verity Sharp features the kora of Ballak退 Sissoko; Consort music for viols, lutes and theorbos by William Lawes and music from Philip Glass's multicultural Orion project. |
| | 20051012 | | Verity Sharp with an eclectic selection including English, Finnish and Argentinian accordions, the guitar improvisations of Tom Verlaine and Balinese Gendèr Wayang music for the all night Shadow Play. |
| | 20051013 | | Amongst Verity Sharp's choices are the bansuri flute of Ronu Majumdar, the latest CD from multifaceted drummer Manu Katche, and Brian Eno's seminal 1978 piece Music for Airports. |
| | 20051017 | | Fiona Talkington returns with music from the Christian Wallumrod Ensemble recorded at the Spitz in London, plus tracks from Bill Bruford, Sweet Billy Pilgrim, and a Cat's Love Song from Vladiswar Nadishana. |
| | 20051018 | | David Sylvian talks to Fiona Talkington who plays songs from his new album Snow Bourne Sorrow; plus John Fahey's The Waltz that carried us away and then a Mosquito came and ate up my Sweetheart; Polish singer Maya Kleszcz; and Turkish percussionist Okay Temiz. |
| | 20051019 | | Fiona Talkington unveils KTU: Finnish accordionist Kimmo Pohjonen's latest collaboration with Trey Gunn and Pat Mastelotto from King Crimson, along with Samuli Kosminen. And there are songs from John Tams and from Parisian artist Eglantine Gouzy, as well as Arvo Part's latest release, Lamentate. |
| | 20051020 | | A tribute to Swedish folk music from sax player Jonas Knutsson and guitarist Johan Norberg and a Your 3 Choice featuring Rani Tytingvag, Food and Scorch Trio, plus elegant gamelan degung music from Java and songs from Romanian legend Maria Tanase. Introduced by Fiona Talkington. |
| | 20051024 | | Dobro player Jerry Douglas in session, plus the prepared piano of Hauschka; songs from Cheikh Lo's latest release Lamp Fall; and tracks from the debut album from Norwegian collective Batagraf. Introduced by Fiona Talkington. |
| | 20051025 | | Featuring the sounds of Elbtonal Percussion; Senegalese singer/songwriter Thione Seck; Bill Frisell's seductive version of I Heard It Through the Grapevine, and 16th-century Bulgarian choral music. |
| | 20051026 | | Fiona Talkington features the Bobo Stenson Trio's 1998 album War Orphans, Glenn Gould plays Bach, and there's music from Mexican-born Fernando Corona, otherwise known as Murcof. |
| | 20051027 | | Fiona Talkington introduces Manu Katche's latest release Neighbourhood, featuring Jan Garbarek. Plus songs from Iarla O'Lionnaird and a look ahead to next month's London Jazz Festival. |
| | 20051031 | | Verity Sharp features songs from Animal Collective; Mediterranean folk music from L'Ham de Foc, and Ysaye's music for solo violin, played by Laurent Korcia. |
| | 20051101 | | With traditional tunes from Italy, and music for All Saints Day. Presented by Verity Sharp. |
| | 20051102 | | Andras Schiff plays Schubert's Impromptu No 3 in G flat, Op 90; alongside electronic music by the Icelandic quartet Mum, and music from 1930s Cuba. Presented by Verity Sharp. |
| | 20051103 | | Qawwali music played by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan from Pakistan; reissued Krautrock from Can and classic songs performed by Billie Holiday. With Verity Sharp. |
| | 20051107 | | Verity Sharp presents songs from Seattle-based Laura Veirs, a former geologist; Beethoven played by pianist Alfred Brendel; and Armenian love songs played by Djivan Gasparyan on the duduk, the country's national instrument. |
| | 20051108 | | Verity Sharp features the Californian one-man acoustic outfit Six Organs of Admittance; Bjork's film score to 'Drawing Restraint 9'; and classic Congolese rumba from the 1960s. |
| | 20051109 | | Music from three very different singers from America: Mahalia Jackson, Precious Bryant and Lisa Germano. Plus, the rich fusion of Acoustic Ladyland. Presented by Verity Sharp. |
| | 20051110 | | Verity Sharp presents Night soundscapes from composer Paul Lansky; introspective acoustic arrangements by Berlin based FS Blumm and the Yugoslavian Gypsy Brass Band. |
| | 20051114 | | Presented by Fiona Talkington. French music for Remembrance, including Jean Langlais' Chant de Paix and Maurice Durufl退's Pie Jesu from the Requiem. Plus Klezmer Madness from David Krakauer and Socalled; and the Tord Gustavsen Trio recorded at this year's London Jazz Festival. |
| | 20051115 | | Fiona Talkington has more highlights from the London Jazz Festival including the Tord Gustavsen Trio. Plus a look at Nils Petter Molvær's new album ER; classic Kraftwerk from 1974 and Frederic Rzewski playing his North American Ballads. |
| | 20051116 | | Fiona Talkington presents jazz arrangements of the music of Nick Drake by trumpeter Nick Smart, and Hindu meditations form the ancient Indian city of Benares, sung by the Misra Brothers. Plus choral music by Christopher Fox, and music from Louis Moholo's 1978 Octet featuring Evan Parker and Keith Tippett. |
| | 20051117 | | A contemporary take on traditional Ainu culture from Japan and the virtuosic shamisen playing of Shinichi Kinoshita. Plus 13th Century cantiagas by Alfonso X El Sabio; Pharoah Sanders' epic spiritual journey The Creator Has a Master Plan, and Wibutee - recorded at this year's London Jazz Festival. Presented by Fiona Talkington. |
| | 20051121 | | With Fiona Talkington. More highlights from the London Jazz Festival, including the Charles Lloyd Trio, plus motets by Philippe de Vitry and improvisations from guitarist Fred Frith. The fusion of traditional West African sounds with Gregorian Chant also feature - from the Keur Moussa Monastery in Senegal. |
| | 20051122 | | Fiona Talkington introduces a performance by Tin Hat recorded at the London Jazz Festival. Plus motets from a new CD of choral work by the British composer Gabriel Jackson; and Bach Partitas performed by harpsichordist Elizabeth de la Porte. |
| | 20051123 | | Presented by Fiona Talkington. Members of the Irish band Altan join Yasukatsu Oshima for a new take on traditional Okinawan songs. The Kronos Quartet plays Kevin Volans' String Quartet No 6, music by clarinettist Georg Reiss and traditional Greek bagpipes from Thrace. |
| | 20051124 | | Fiona Talkington presents a live recording from 1965 of The John Coltrane Quartet, featuring McCoy Tyner. Plus Orlando Gibbons' anthem This is the Record of John, sung by countertenor Michael Chance. |
| | 20051205 | | Verity Sharp plays the Blind Boys of Alabama's Atom Bomb, and Gothic Voices in music once heard in mediaeval Italy. |
| | 20051206 | | Accentus sing Schoenberg's Friede auf Erden, a plea for peace on earth, and early klezmer recordings from the collection of Professor Martin Schwartz. With Verity Sharp. |
| | 20051207 | | In a special Christmas commission for Late Junction, Chris Wood and Hugh Lupton delve into the mystery of the season with a sideways look at the Mummers' play - a celebration in words and music of one of England's strangest and most resilient midwinter traditions. Presented by Verity Sharp. |
| | 20051208 | | Verity Sharp plays music of ecstasy from desert Dhoad gypsies of Rajasthan, and Naji Hakim's Le tombeau de Messiaen in Blackburn Cathedral. |
| | 20051212 | | Fiona Talkington presents vintage music from John Surman; Vashti Bunyan's first new release in 35 years; and one of the greatest West African guitarists, Djelimady Tounkara. Plus a week of poetry by Ronni Smith begins, especially commissioned by Radio 3. |
| | 20051213 | | Featuring James Fulkerson's experimental music for trombone and tape; Sufjan Stevens' songs about the US state of Illinois; and virtuoso French bass player and composer Henri Texier. Presented by Fiona Talkington. |
| | 20051214 | | Fiona Talkington plays diverse music from Finland, including accordionist Kimmo Pohjonen's fusion group KTU; a carol by Kostiainen, and a traditional kantele tune. |
| | 20051215 | | Fiona Talkington announces her album of the year, and looks forward to Radio 3's Bach Christmas, with music from Hugues de Courson, Uri Caine and Tanja Orning. |
| | 20060109 | | Verity Sharp features music from the Wingdale Community Singers, Argentinian accordionist Chango Spasiuk, and French composer Marin Marais. |
| | 20060110 | | Verity Sharp's selections include 13th-century choral music by Perotin, electronic sounds from Desmond Leslie, and Hungarian folk from Marta Sebestyen with her group Muzsikas. |
| | 20060111 | | Verity Sharp introduces atmospheric music by Rachel and Julia Wolfe, a choral remembrance of Thomas Morley by Thomas Weelkes, and a remix of the Nine Inch Nails by Aphex Twin. |
| | 20060112 | | Verity Sharp's selections include instrumental taarab music from Zanzibar; a fantasia by Orlando di Lasso; prepared piano from John Wolf Brennan; and a performance of Conlon Nancarrow's Player Piano Study No 11 by Joanna MacGregor. |
| | 20060116 | | Verity Sharp presents music from guitarist John Fahey; the improvising duo of Clive Bell and Sylvia Hallett, and composer Thomas Adès with his 1992 piano piece Darknesse Visible. |
| | 20060117 | | Verity Sharp introduces music from Egyptian percussionist Mahmoud Fadl and vocalist Salwa Abou Greisha, and a song from Robert Wyatt's 1975 album Ruth is Stranger than Richard. Plus electro-acoustic composer Robert Nomandeau, and a clavichord recording by Thurston Dart. |
| | 20060118 | | Verity Sharp's choices include the string duo of Djeli Moussa Diawara and Bob Brozman; ambient electronic music from Brian Eno and Harold Budd; and Arvo Pärt's Cantus in memory of Benjamin Britten. |
| | 20060119 | | Featuring Ellen Fullman's music for the Long String Instrument, traditional Balkan sounds from Dusan Radetic and Giacinto Scelsi's 1963 work for orchestra, Hymnos. With Verity Sharp. |
| | 20060123 | | 1/4. Fiona Talkington presents the first in a series of programmes from the Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow. Throughout the week special guests drop into the studio. |
| | 20060124 | | 2/4. Live from Celtic Connections in Glasgow, performances from Ale Möller and the Renaud Garcia Fons trio. Plus the usual late night mix, presented by Fiona Talkington. |
| | 20060125 | | 3/4. Fiona Talkington celebrates Burns Night live from the Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow, with live performances from special guests and the usual late night mix. |
| | 20060126 | | 4/4. From the Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow, live music from former La Bottine Souriante frontman Yves Lambert, and traditional music from Flook - one of the nominees for Best Band in this year's BBC Folk Awards. Presented by Fiona Talkington. |
| | 20060130 | | Featuring the sounds of Clogs and The Books, currently on tour together in the UK; music for theorbo by Johannes Hieronymus Kapsberger and tracks from Finland's Varttina - on the release of their new album Miero. Presented by Fiona Talkington. |
| | 20060131 | | Fiona Talkington features harpsichord music by Couperin; Chinese pipa music from Wu Man; the piano of Harold Budd and the oud of Dhaffer Youssef. |
| | 20060201 | | Fiona Talkington presents music from northern Togo, including the rare sound of stone lithophone; plus the eclectic multi-tracking work of Stephan Micus. There's also the final part of guitarist Terje Rypdal's collaboration with Supersilent, from the recent Norwegian Voices concert at the Barbican. |
| | 20060202 | | Jitka Suranska and Jiri Plocek play traditional music from Moravia and central Eastern Europe, introduced by Fiona Talkington. Plus Maya Beiser with Steve Reich's Cello Counterpoint; and trumpeter Jon Hassell from his 1986 album Power Spot. |
| | 20060206 | | Verity Sharp introduces songs from Angolan musician Bonga, and classic early electronic pieces from the re-released OHM series, which feature throughout the week. |
| | 20060207 | | Verity Sharp's late-night mix includes Balkan Jazz from Fatima Spar and the Freedom Fries; music from the Moscow Art Trio and tracks from the Armenian Navy Band, nominees in the 2006 Radio 3 Awards for World Music. |
| | 20060208 | | Jordi Savall directs Hesperion XXI in Folias from 16th century Spain; Lydia Kavina plays the theremin, and the band Melpomen reconstruct the music of ancient Greece. Introduced by Verity Sharp. |
| | 20060209 | | Verity Sharp with tracks by Malian couple Amadou and Mariam, recordings of Appalachian ballads by Dillard Chandler from North Carolina, and the Bellow Poetry of Finnish accordionist Maria Kalaniemi. |
| | 20060213 | | Verity Sharp introduces tracks from the new album by Gal Costa, a veteran of the Brazilian tropicalia movement; poems by Rumi, sung by Parissa, one of the great voices of Iran; and pianist Phililp Mead plays music by Stephen Montague. |
| | 20060214 | | Verity Sharp's late night mix includes songs from the island of Reunion performed by Daniel Waro, and tracks from Moneim Adwan's album Once Upon a Time in Palestine. |
| | 20060215 | | Le Poème Harmonique perform John Johnson's variations on Wakefilde on a green, Hobart Smith plucks the old-time banjo, and Chinese musician Lin Youren plays a solo on the qin. With Verity Sharp. |
| | 20060216 | | Verity Sharp introduces new ambient music by Biosphere, the choir of Gonville and Caius College Cambridge and the South Indian violin playing of Ganesh and Kumaresh. |
| | 20060220 | | Fiona Talkington with music from Israeli multi-instrumentalist Yair Dalal, shimmering guitar gems from Durutti Column, and Gyorgy Ligeti's Artikulation for Tape from 1958. |
| | 20060221 | | Fiona Talkington features Pakistan's leading qawwali singer, Faiz Ali Faiz; South African jazz act Brotherhood of Breath; and English sound sculptor Janek Schaefer. |
| | 20060222 | | Fiona Talkington with blues from the Sahara Desert, a new album from Anouar Brahem, and traditional ballads from Great Britain. |
| | 20060223 | | Fiona Talkington with music from Norwegian sound artist Biosphere; out-takes from Miles Davis' In a Silent Way sessions; and selections from the Ethiopiques series of Ethiopian music. |
| | 20060227 | | Music from the virtuosic Chinese musician Guo Yue, and the Branford Marsalis Quartet. Presented by Fiona Talkington. |
| | 20060228 | | Fiona Talkington presents sounds from the Norwegian improvising collective Spunk; the Senegalese zalam-master Nuru Kane; and traditional singing from Montenegro. |
| | 20060301 | | Featuring music from the Istanbul Oriental Ensemble; the Malagasy master of the valiha, Justin Vali; and from New York's Fiery Furnaces. Presented by Fiona Talkington. |
| | 20060302 | | Transcendental mbira playing from Zimbabwe's Stella Chiweshe, bluegrass music from the Appalachian mountains, and the great voice of Alim Qasimov, from Azerbaijan. |
| | 20060306 | | Presented by Verity Sharp, including a thousand-year old Kyrie and some neo-medieval creations. |
| | 20060307 | | Verity Sharp presents music by John Williams and friends, including a version of Bosco's Masanga. |
| | 20060308 | | Verity Sharp with music from the Basque Country and from Neil Campbell's three-disc album, Assembly. |
| | 20060309 | | Verity Sharp hosts Francis Pott's stunning choral masterpiece, Amore langueo. |
| | 20060313 | | Verity Sharp with Thomas Morley, played by the Musicians of Swanne Alley and Red Byrd. |
| | 20060314 | | Verity Sharp presents Arvo Pärt's Spiegel im Spiegel, and a mid-16th century ricecare by Modena. |
| | 20060315 | | Verity Sharp presents music from Turkish musicians Mehmet Sakir and Hayri Dev, and Csík Zenekar from Hungary. |
| | 20060316 | | Verity Sharp presents Tallis' canon, and an archive recording of Purcell from New College, Oxford. |
| | 20060320 | | Fiona Talkington presents songs from Palestine by Reem Kelani, and old songs from the Yemen rearranged by Israeli producer Idan Raichal. Plus a new recording of Messiaen's mystical Les Corps Glorieux, performed by Timothy Byram-Wigfield at Windsor Castle. |
| | 20060321 | | Fiona Talkington looks back to Jan Garbarek's 1992 album Ragas and Sagas. Plus, Music for Crocodiles by Susheela Raman and a track in praise of Lord Krishna, recorded in Gujarat by Praful Dave. |
| | 20060322 | | Including an exclusive session by Turkish musician Erkan Ogur; Thomas Tallis' second set of the Lamentations of Jeremiah, and Michael Nyman's setting of Psalm 51. With Fiona Talkington. |
| | 20060323 | | Another unusual late night mix with Fiona Talkington, including another Your 3. |
| | 20060327 | | Fiona Talkington introduces highlights of a concert given by the Norwegian pianist and composer Ketil Bjornstad. Plus, music by the Grammy-winning Kora virtuoso Toumani Diabate - including tracks from his long-awaited new album Boulevard de L'independence. |
| | 20060328 | | Fiona Talkington features Henry's Eight, who perform Lassus' setting of the penitential Psalms; plus, a devotional raag for the Hindu deity Shiv, and a live recording of Canadian folk group Genticorum. There's also more from Dhafer Youssef's album Divine Shadows, released this week. |
| | 20060329 | | Fiona Talkington features further highlights of a concert by Norwegian pianist and composer Ketil Bjornstad. Plus the new album by Japan's Takio Ito; and organ music for Lent by JS Bach. |
| | 20060330 | | Eclectic late night music mix with Fiona Talkington, including another Your 3. |
| | 20060410 | | Mark Russell features music by Ennio Morricone, The Helsinki Mandoliners, 12-string guitar virtuoso Leo Kottke and selections from John Cage and David Tudor's 1959 recording, Indeterminancy. |
| | 20060411 | | Five-part madrigals by Giaches de Wert, traditional vocal music from Chad, and instrumental pieces by Yann Tiersen and Andrew Hodson. Presented by Mark Russell. |
| | 20060412 | | Mark Russell's selections include Sufi music from Pakistan, 12th-century polyphony by L退onin, and Morton Feldman's 'Last Pieces' for solo piano. |
| | 20060413 | | Mark Russell spotlights music from Brazilian multi-instrumentalist and composer Hermeto Pascoal, as well as Czech violinist and vocalist Iva Bittová. Plus, studies for prepared piano by John Wolf Brenann, and a field recording of workers singing in a tobacco-grinding factory in the Dominican Republic. |
| | 20060418 | | Sounds from Vietnam, along with some of Miles Davis' Sketches of Spain, and pianist Piers Lane plays transcriptions of JS Bach. Presented by Fiona Talkington. |
| | 20060419 | | Fiona Talkington has a range of vocal music tonight, from improvisor Phil Minton to Swiss singer Erika Stucky accompanied by alphorns, and some Renaissance motets by Peter Philips. |
| | 20060420 | | Fiona Talkington features John Tavener's The Repentant Thief, guitarist Ralph Towner, and Michael Mantler's settings of the verse of Edward Gorey, featuring singer Robert Wyatt. |
| | 20060424 | | Fiona Talkington includes music by three very different guitarists tonight: to mark his 65th birthday today, classical virtuoso John Williams plays Bach; Fred Frith plays electric guitar, and Richard Thompson sings as he plays. |
| | 20060425 | | Canadian fiddle player Oliver Schroer's journey to Santiago, and music from Bill Bruford's World Drumming album. Presented by Fiona Talkington. |
| | 20060426 | | Fiona Talkington plays tracks from young folk band Kerfuffle's new album; and songs from Brazilian Tropicalista Tom Ze's new opera, Estudando o Pagode. |
| | 20060427 | | Some vintage 78 tracks selected from John Peel's The Pig's 78s; excerpts from a concert in Athens by multi-instrumentalists Ross Daly and Michalis Nikoloudis, and Scott Walker's new album, The Drift. Presented by Fiona Talkington. |
| | 20060501 | | Verity Sharp with an unusual mix of music from around the world and seasonal tunes for bringing in the May including the Waterson's Swinton May Song. |
| | 20060502 | | Verity Sharp with a late night mix of music from around the world, plus highlights from a concert given by Turkish saz maestro Erol Parlak and his quintet, recorded especially for the programme. |
| | 20060503 | | Verity Sharp with a rich mix of music from different places and eras, plus more highlights from the Erol Parlak quintet, a concert recorded especially for Late Junction at St James' Piccadilly. |
| | 20060504 | | The unusual late night mix with Verity Sharp, including another Your 3. Make your selection at the Radio 3 website and see if your three-track sequence gets broadcast in this programme. Visit www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/latejunction/your3 |
| | 20060508 | | An unusual mix of music from around the world, presented by Verity Sharp. |
| | 20060509 | | Verity Sharp with a rich mix of music from different places and eras. |
| | 20060510 | | The unusual late night mix, presented by Verity Sharp. |
| | 20060511 | | Verity Sharp brings you an unusual mix of music from around the world. |
| | 20060515 | | Fiona Talkington with late-night listening. From last week's FUSE festival in Leeds, music from the Max Richter Ensemble, and CD tracks from Alfonso Ferrabosco, John Cage and Toumani Diabate. |
| | 20060516 | | Fiona Talkington presents Night music from Meredith Monk, Stephen Montague and Duoud. Plus more from the FUSE festival: the London Sinfonietta play Nico Muhly's arrangements of Antony Hegarty songs. |
| | 20060517 | | Fiona Talkington marks the 140th anniversary of Eric Satie's birth with three Gymnopedies, played by Joanna Macgregor. Plus specially commissioned vocal pyrotechnics from Sidsel Endressen and, from last week's fuse festival in Leeds, the atmospheric music of Arve Henriksen. |
| | 20060518 | | Music to anticipate the London Africa Festival, from Kanda Bongo Man, plus Ingram Marshall's evocation of Patience in the hands of guitarist of Ben Vedery and the sounds of the gamelan, fused with Western instruments. With Fiona Talkington. |
| | 20060522 | | Fiona Talkington presents music from British singer Jono McCleery, Schnittke's Voices of Nature and other music for vibraphone. Plus Miles Davis' classic In a Silent Way. |
| | 20060523 | | Music for late listening with Fiona Talkington. John Surman's Road to St Ives and Bach's Art of Fugue join the mix, along with tracks from the new album from DuOuD. |
| | 20060524 | | Fiona Talkington plays more listeners' favourite Miles Davis tracks, and there are motets by Palestrina and songs from the French singer Camille. |
| | 20060525 | | Featuring mountain music of Kyrgyzstan, atmospheric songs from the 13th Century Montpellier manuscript and another group of listeners' recommended tracks in Your3. With Fiona Talkington. |
| | 20060529 | | Verity Sharp's late night mix includes the Soweto Gospel Choir, the qawwali singing of Asif Ali Khan and tracks from Osaka Bridge; a Bill Wells and Maher Shalal Hash Baz collaboration. |
| | 20060530 | | Introduced by Verity Sharp. Christopher Riley plays piano versions of songs by Radiohead, Antonello Salis plays his own tunes on a prepared piano, and Gai Toms sings a Welsh ballad. |
| | 20060531 | | Verity Sharp features music by Louis Andriessen played by Italian ensemble Sentieri Selvaggi and Bach's unaccompanied violin music performed by Helene Schmitt. |
| | 20060601 | | Verity Sharp features the Breton harp of Alan Stivell, the Spanish harp of Andrew Lawrence King and the South Indian mandolin of U Shrinivas. |
| | 20060605 | | Verity Sharp introduces the voices of African diva Mariam Makeba, currently on her farewell tour, young Kurdish singer Aynur, and Indian classical singer Ashwini Bhide. |
| | 20060606 | | Bruce Springsteen plays traditional folk on his new album The Seeger Sessions, while viola da gamba player Juan Manuel Quintana provides music by Marin Marais. Plus, Adia Nadeem performs songs from her native Iraq. Introduced by Verity Sharp. |
| | 20060607 | | Verity Sharp introduces a percussion-based tribute to the poetry of Paul Celan by British composer Richard Barrett; and traditional percussion from Burkina Faso. Plus, Hello England - a collaboration between Senegalese star drummer Cheikh Lô and Birmingham-based band Kumbengo. |
| | 20060608 | | Verity Sharp features mountain music from Kyrgyzstan played by Tengir-Too, American autoharp recordings made by Mike Seeger, and keyboard pieces by John Bull. |
| | 20060612 | | Fiona Talkington presents music from saxophonist Tim Berne, the Tahitian Choir and early organ works from the Robertsbridge Codex. |
| | 20060613 | | Fiona Talkington's selections include music from Finnish accordionist and composer Aki Peltonen, American percussionist Gary Burton, and the last recording by the late Ali Farka Toure. |
| | 20060614 | | Fiona Talkington presents music from gypsy legend Saban Bajramovic, 12th Century composer Hildegard von Bingen, and Danish group Tys Tys. |
| | 20060615 | | Music from the court of Alfonso X of Castile; traditional working songs from Jamaica; and Hungarian Rock for harpsichord by György Ligeti. Presented by Fiona Talkington. |
| | 20060619 | | Fiona Talkington's selections include songs by Juana Molina and Jolie Holland, a banjo recording from 1963 by Hobart Smith, and Piece for Violin and Piano by Morton Feldman. |
| | 20060703 | | Verity Sharp hosts tracks from Gilberto Gil's 1998 album O Sol de Osla, impeccable jazz from the Brad Mehldau Trio and a vintage recording of American singer Paul Robeson. |
| | 20060704 | | Verity Sharp features Jigs and Reels from master Irish flautist Cathal McConnell, sublime sounds from Ravi Shankar and the World Wind Band. |
| | 20060705 | | Moody songs from a new collaboration between Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan, called Ballad of the Broken Seas, are among the highlights presented by Verity Sharp. Plus, Cheiko Mori plays the Japanese koto and Robert Jarvis paints another landscape in electronic sound. |
| | 20060706 | | Verity Sharp with heady songs from Pervez Mehdi, master of the Indian ghazal; Icelandic ambience from Johann Johannson; and Brigitte Engerer plays a nocturne by Chopin. |
| | 20060710 | | All this week Fiona Talkington introduces highlights from concerts at Amsterdam's Royal Tropical Institute, which for many years has been a centre for music and arts of cultures from around the world. Performers include Palestinian vocalist Kamilya Jubran and the jazz trio of Tunisian oud player Anouar Brahem. |
| | 20060711 | | Fiona Talkington introduces vintage recordings of American folksongs by Pete Seeger and music from veteran American accordionist and composer Pauline Oliveros. |
| | 20060712 | | The songs of Israel's Samaritan community, Byzantine chant from Romania and 17th century madrigals by musician and murderer Gesualdo. Introduced by Fiona Talkington. |
| | 20060713 | | Fiona Talkington with tracks from the new album from Finnish band JPP, songs from Algerian oud player Akli D and the steel pan improvisations of Japanese experimental musician Yoshio Machida. |
| | 20060724 | | Verity Sharp features Manu Chao's latest production project, the Algerian artist Akli D. Plus a session recorded for the programme in Tokyo by the An Chang Project. |
| | 20060725 | | Including the latest release in the Blue Asia series, Hotel Morocco. Plus the Ryukyu Underground's new album Shimadelica, and Kevin Volan's interpreted by the Japanese Koto quartet Vortex. Introduced by Verity Sharp. |
| | 20060727 | | An eclectic mix of music including world, new , jazz, experimental and classical. With Verity Sharp. |
| | 20060731 | | Verity Sharp begins a week of highlights from the WOMAD festival. Featuring the Mahotella Queens, Spiers and Boden, and Vusi Mahlasela. |
| | 20060802 | | Verity Sharp introduces WOMAD festival sets from Trilok Gurtu and the Misra Brothers, Nina Virdee and Toumani Diabate. |
| | 20060803 | | Verity Sharp brings Radio 3's coverage of this year's WOMAD festival to an end with highlights recorded for the programme last weekend. Including sets from Dona Rosa, Djelimady Tounkara, and Cherifa. |
| | 20060807 | | Fiona Talkington with music by 17th-century composer Tarquinio Merula, guitarist Jack Rose, and the Finnish-Swedish trio of Timo Alakotila, Arto Jarvela and Hans Kennemark. |
| | 20060808 | | Fiona Talkington's selections include tracks by Mark Hollis and accordionist Dino Saluzzi, traditional forro music from Brazil and works by Biber and Arvo Part. |
| | 20060809 | | Fiona Talkington features recordings by Australian group Triosk and pianist Art Tatum, music from 17th century England and more highlights from last week's WOMAD festival. |
| | 20060814 | | Fiona Talkington's selections include 12th-century polyphony by Leonin, ritual music from Tibet, and music for prepared vinyl by Philip Jeck. |
| | 20060815 | | Fiona Talkington with Argentinian klezmer from Cesar Lerner and Marcelo Moguilevsky, music for clavichord by Keith Jarrett and a preview of the new album by Susanna and the Magical Orchestra. |
| | 20060816 | | Fiona Talkington introduces choral music by Thomas Ades, works for piano by Morton Feldman and Feldman-inspired electronica from Andrew Pekler. |
| | 20060821 | | Verity Sharp hosts new tracks from Cologne-based Niobe, plus a haunting modern reworking of a Henry Purcell funeral anthem. There's also especially recorded performances from Neuneue, Marlui Miranda and a group of Mehinako Indians from the Upper Xingu, Brazil. |
| | 20060823 | | Verity Sharp features the sound of bells from Camille and Marin Marais, and more especially recorded music from the Amazonian Mehinako. |
| | 20060824 | | Verity Sharp features new tracks from Australian surf hero Xavier Rudd, more especially recorded ceremonial music from the Mehinako of Brazil and Knut Nystedt's atmospheric reworking of Bach in his Immortal Bach. |
| | 20060828 | | Verity Sharp plays 'sweet soulful music' from Andy Fairweather Low, new tracks from the Maeve Gilchrist Trio and Jan Pieterszoon Sweekinck's moving My Young Life has an End. |
| | 20060829 | | Verity Sharp plays new tracks from Cerys Matthew's Never say Goodbye, boleros from Cuba and Purcell's Evening Hymn. |
| | 20060830 | | Verity Sharp introduces moody electronics from Trost and a modern reworking of Palchelbel's famous Kanon. |
| | 20060905 | | Presented by Robert Sandall, who features the duo of Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and Swapan Chaudhuri; music for voice and mallet instruments from German group Elbtonal Percussion; and the collaborative electro-acoustic project of Kazuyuki Kishino, Chris Watson and Z'ev. |
| | 20060906 | | Robert Sandall introduces choral music by Giovanni Gabrielli, traditional Scottish tunes from Edinburgh-based group Deaf Shepherd and French-Canadian sound artist Garlo's recording of 54 guitars vibrating in the wind on the French Atlantic coast. |
| | 20060907 | | Robert Sandall's selections include film music by saxophonist and former Lounge Lizard John Lurie, traditional Mexican song from harpist Graciana Silva, and secular music from medieval France performed by the Deller Consort. |
| | 20060911 | | Robert Sandall introduces Frank Zappa compositions arranged for violin and piano, plus a live recording by the accordion and reeds duo of Richard Galliano and Michel Portal. There's also music from the Rabindra Sangeet, the body of songs left by Rabindranath Tagore. |
| | 20060912 | | Robert Sandall's selections include tracks from Jonny Greenwood's solo album Bodysong, Cuban bolero from Teresa Vera and Lorenzo Hierrezuelo, and Electric Counterpoint by Steve Reich. |
| | 20060913 | | Robert Sandall introduces Georgian polyphony from the Rustavi Choir and Bang on a Can's arrangement of Brian Eno's Music for Airports. Plus, the late piano works of Brahms and a studio collaboration between electronics duo Spring Heel Jack and minimalist rock band Low. |
| | 20060914 | | Robert Sandall features instrument builder Ellen Fullman and her Long String Instrument; guitarist and bluesman Kelly Joe Phelps; and music for two violins by B退la Bartók. |
| | 20060918 | | Verity Sharp presents an eclectic mix of music new and old. |
| | 20060919 | | Verity Sharp presents a mix of music from around the world and samples the latest tracks from the world of electronica. |
| | 20060920 | | Verity Sharp presents a mix of all kinds of music from around the world. |
| | 20060921 | | Verity Sharp presents a varied mix of music spanning seven centuries. |
| | 20060925 | | Verity Sharp presents selections from the artist formerly known as Chris Clark; Scarlatti played by Murray Perahia; and a collaboration between John Renbourn and Robin Williamson. Plus, music from the Istanbul Oriental Ensemble. |
| | 20060926 | | Featuring the addictive collages of The Books, the unmistakable voice of Michael Hurley, music by Monteverdi and - from the Central Asian Republic of Kyrgyzstan - Tengir Too. Presented by Verity Sharp. |
| | 20060927 | | Verity Sharp presents music by Benny Goodman, Sufjan Stevens, and tracks from Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick's new album Straws in the Wind. |
| | 20060928 | | Verity Sharp spotlights music from the icon of German electronic music, Hans Joachim Roedelius. Plus Avocet, from Bert Jansch's 1978 album, and EJ Moeran performed by the Maggini String Quartet. |
| | 20060929 | | Live from the Fruitmarket in Glasgow, Verity Sharp hosts a special programme of words and music reflecting the range of Radio 3's output over the last 60 years. With live music from The Perfect Houseplants and I Fagiolini. Plus specially-commissioned poetry to mark the anniversary. |
| | 20061002 | | Fiona Talkington returns with sounds from a new album by multi-instrumentalist Stephan Micus, plus Toru Takemitsu's elegant In an Autumn Garden for gagaku orchestra. Pianist Keith Jarrett plays Shostakovich and Kraftwerk pay homage to Schubert. |
| | 20061003 | | Fiona Talkington celebrates Steve Reich's 70th birthday; plus music from accordionist Markku Lepisto and singer Maria Joao. |
| | 20061004 | | Fiona Talkington features music from Australian band The Necks, and a version of Arvo Pärt's Spiegel im Spiegel for clarinet and piano. Plus L'Arpeggiata perform music by 17th-Century Italian composer Giovanni Kapsberger. |
| | 20061005 | | Fiona Talkington spotlights György Ligeti's Artikulation for electronics; while his son, percussionist Lukas Ligeti, joins up with guitarist Raoul Bjorkenheim. Plus music recorded at JazzBaltica in the Salzau Palace Gardens in Germany, and by Harold Budd. |
| | 20061009 | | Fiona Talkington hosts music by Latvian composer Georgs Pelecis, film music by Greek composer Eleni Karaindrou, while The Sixteen perform anthems by Pelham Humfrey. |
| | 20061010 | | Sting sings early music, François Couturier pays tribute to the films of Tarkovsky, and Per Henrik Svalastog plays ram's horn and zither. Plus Stravinsky's setting of Psalm 150 from his Symphony of Psalms. With Fiona Talkington. |
| | 20061011 | | Fiona Talkington features Philip Glass' Koyaanisqatsi; and Persian and Turkish improvisations from Kayhan Kalhor, Erdal Erzincan and Ulas Ozdemir on baglama and kamancheh. |
| | 20061012 | | Fiona Talkington features music for cellotar, shakuhachi and cymbalon, performed by Bernhard Günter and Heribert Friedl. Plus Eustache du Caurroy's fantasy on Une jeune fillette from Tous les matins du monde, and piano music by Bartok. |
| | 20061016 | | Verity Sharp features the Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir, bluegrass tunes from Nickel Creek and the songs of Ramblin' Jack Elliott. |
| | 20061017 | | Verity Sharp's late-night mix includes the sounds of the Lobi xylophones of Burkina Faso and music from the deserts of northern Mali from the new album by Tartit. |
| | 20061018 | | Paul Hiller conducts the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir in Arvo Pärt's 2004 motet Da Pacem, plus Hardcore Ambience from the Dutch duo Co de Kloet and Menno Kalman. With Verity Sharp. |
| | 20061019 | | Verity Sharp introduces Gjallarhorn's new album inspired by the music and poetry of medieval Scandinavia, the evocative music of Arto Tuncboyaciyan and the work of Toshimi Mikami. |
| | 20061023 | | Verity Sharp introduces vintage tracks from South Africa, including Solomon Linda's Mbube from 1939, and the debut album from El Tanbura, a veteran collective from Port Said. |
| | 20061024 | | Verity Sharp features flamenco from Estrella Morente, cellist Daniel Levin's version of Ornette Coleman's Morning Song, and Sarah Nelson's treatment of the Listen with Mother theme. |
| | 20061025 | | Verity Sharp features Catlin Jaago playing bagpipe music from Estonia, Jean Paul Samputu with songs from Rwanda, and Abdenbi El Gadari performing Moroccan trance music. |
| | 20061026 | | Verity Sharp features songs from the Indian Ocean island of Reunion and the sound of the Big Harp Ensembles of rural western Mexico. |
| | 20061030 | | Fiona Talkington mixes new tracks from Johann Johannson with harpsichord music by Handel. Plus a glimpse of the sombre electronic-inspired world of Luigi Nono. |
| | 20061031 | | Fiona Talkington introduces new tracks from the Matchless Maidens of Bath and samples the Anglo-Norwegian collaboration VEK, heard recently in Southampton. |
| | 20061101 | | Fiona Talkington mixes the rhythms of Morocco with the haunting melody of Burgon's Nunc Dimittis. Plus more from a recent concert by the Anglo-Norwegian collaboration VEK. |
| | 20061102 | | Fiona Talkington mixes the sounds of the gamelan with some other-worldly late piano music by the Abbe Liszt. Plus tracks from Lhasa's album The Living Road |
| | 20061106 | | An eclectic mix of late night music. Fiona Talkington mixes Fantasias by Purcell, urban rhythms from Senegal and looks ahead to the London Jazz Festival. |
| | 20061107 | | An eclectic mix of late night music. Fiona Talkington mixes a 1927 recording of Sam the Old Accordion Man with minimalist John Adams and there's music from Chinese Turkestan. |
| | 20061108 | | An eclectic mix of late night music. Fiona Talkington mixes music from Equatorial Africa with historic recordings of the doctor, humanitarian and organist Albert Schweitzer. |
| | 20061109 | | An eclectic mix of late night music. Fiona Talkington looks ahead to the London Jazz Festival and samples new tracks from around the world. |
| | 20061113 | | Verity Sharp samples music by some of the artists featured at the London Jazz Festival this week, including Savina Yannatou, Supersilent and Trevor Watts. |
| | 20061114 | | Verity Sharp with Delta blues sounds from Kelly Joe Phelps, music for viols by English composer John Jenkins and a new recording by mandolin player Simon Mayor. |
| | 20061115 | | Verity Sharp presents Loudon Wainwright III, Icelandic composer Johann Johannson, and the duo of American guitarist Bob Brozman and Guinean kora player Djeli Moussa Diawara. |
| | 20061116 | | Verity Sharp with harp music from Burma, selections from the new album by Tom Waits, and a preview of the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival which begins this weekend. |
| | 20061121 | | Verity Sharp's late-night listening selection includes a session by Scottish singer-songwriter James Yorkston and American mandolin player Chris Thile. |
| | 20061122 | | With Verity Sharp. Instrumental music by Orlando Gibbons, a vocal lamentation from Ethiopia and a recent recording by the duo of pianist Huw Warren and bassist Peter Herbert. |
| | 20061123 | | With Verity Sharp. Including ambient electronica from Susumu Yokota, Afro-Brazilian ritual music from Bahia, and a recording of Quest by George Crumb. |
| | 20061127 | | Late-evening listening with Fiona Talkington. The week's eclectic mix includes highlights from this month's London Jazz Festival. This programme features the bewitching Norwegian singer Solveig Slettahjell and trumpeter Sjur Miljeteig. Plus a rarely heard version of Allegri's Miserere. |
| | 20061128 | | With Fiona Talkington. Tonight's programme includes a performance by the Swedish jazz trio EST at this year's London Jazz Festival along with the usual eclectic mix. Plus choral music from the American group Northern Harmony. |
| | 20061129 | | Fiona Talkington's late-night mix includes highlights from a concert given by Nik Bartsch's 'zen-funk' quintet Ronin at the London Jazz Festival. Plus string sounds from Mali recorded in the 1960s. |
| | 20061130 | | Fiona Talkington features more highlights from the London Jazz Festival, plus an unlilkely collaboration between Yehudi Menuhin and Ravi Shankar. |
| | 20061204 | | Fiona Talkington introduces songs from Charles Trenet and Jean Sablon, the haunting sound of Corsican chant and lute music from 17th-century France played by Pascal Monteilhet. The week's programmes also feature carols and midwinter songs from Coope, Boyes and Simpson and the Orlando Consort. |
| | 20061205 | | With Fiona Talkington. This programme has an Eastern European flavour, with a selection of Bohemian Christmas music, Bulgarian wedding songs and music by Vladimir Godar sung by Czech singer Iva Bittova with the Bratislava Conservatory Choir. |
| | 20061206 | | Fiona Talkington introduces a Latino-inspired mix, with music from Argentinian bandoneon player Dino Saluzzi. Cello octet Conjunto Iberico play Philip Glass and Anga Diaz pays homage to John Coltrane. The programme ends with a musical snowstorm, Gil Evans's La Nevada. |
| | 20061207 | | With Fiona Talkington. The programme includes English seasonal music from John Kirkpatrick, Will Todd and Waterson and Carthy, while Tippett's 5 spirituals from A Child of our Time are interspersed with American prison songs. Plus a look back at some of the memorable sounds of 2006. |
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| | 20061218 | | Verity Sharp presents the usual rich mix of music from different places and eras, including a look back at some of the best releases from 2006. |
| | 20061219 | | Verity Sharp sprinkles some seasonal sounds amongst the usual rich mix of music. |
| | 20061220 | | Verity Sharp presents the usual late night mix and takes a look back at some of her favourite releases of 2006. |
| | 20061221 | | Verity Sharp mixes seasonal sounds with the usual eclectic mix. |
| | 20070108 | | Fiona Talkington presents 13th-century French song from Ensemble Gilles Binchois, a movement from Mary Lou Williams' 1945 Zodiac Suite and a live recording of Norwegian group Wibutee from last year's London Jazz Festival |
| | 20070109 | | Fiona Talkington with Inuit throat singing from Tanya Tagaq, an instrumental suite by Johann Hermann Schein, and, from the archive, a session by Bugge Wesseltoft and Dhafer Youssef. |
| | 20070110 | | Fiona Talkington's selections include 13th-century vocal music from the Montpellier Codex, the American industrial ballads of Pete Seeger and orchestral music by Sofia Gubaidulina. |
| | 20070111 | | Fiona Talkington introduces Hardanger fiddle music from Torleiv Bolstad, music for bowed piano by Stephen Scott, and English folksong from Norma Waterson and Martin Carthy. |
| | 20070115 | | Fiona Talkington features pianist Earl Hines playing Duke Ellington, guitarist Jack Rose's take on Blind Willie Johnson and a live recording of Finnish jazz quintet Ilmiliekki. |
| | 20070116 | | Fiona Talkington features ceremonial percussion from Vietnam, orchestral sounds from jazz composer Gil Evans and a preview of this year's Celtic Connections festival. |
| | 20070117 | | Fiona Talkington's selections include choral music from Bulgaria and Nepal, Alvin Lucier's Music for piano with amplified sonorous vessels, and the Christian Wallumrod Ensemble. |
| | 20070118 | | Fiona Talkington's selections include Anton Webern's Variations for piano, an early recording of New York singer-songwriter Dave van Ronk, and instrumental music from medieval France performed by the Dufay collective. |
| | 20070122 | | Robert Sandall listens to the varied music and influences of Jonny Greenwood, Radiohead guitarist and Composer-in-Residence of the BBC Concert Orchestra. Including music by Penderecki, Messiaen and Mingus. |
| | 20070123 | | Robert Sandall features performances from Squarepusher, Catherine Bott, and John Fahey alongside vocal music from eastern India. |
| | 20070124 | | Robert Sandall features music from the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, field recordings from Geir Jenssen, better known as Biosphere, and the London Sinfonietta's collaboration with Warp records. |
| | 20070125 | | Robert Sandall features music from Talk Talk, Sufjan Stevens, Lou Harrison and contemporary composition from Ireland. |
| | 20070129 | | Robert Sandall explores the music of the American musician and producer Jim O'Rourke. The programme also features pieces by Joanna Newsom, Sonic Youth, Loose Fur and Fennesz. |
| | 20070130 | | Robert Sandall with music by Monolake's Robert Henke, Tom Waits, Handel performed by Keith Jarrett, and songs from the films of Martin Scorsese. |
| | 20070131 | | Robert Sandall features music from The Necks, Susumu Yokota, Ysaye's solo violin sonatas performed by Frank Peter Zimmerman, and Bonnie Prince Billy. |
| | 20070201 | | Robert Sandall features music from the great acoustic bass player Stefano Scodanibbio, vintage recordings of classical music from Iran, and Chris Watson and BJ Nilsen's sonic explorations of storms at sea. |
| | 20070205 | | Fiona Talkington features new albums from Tin Hat and Tinariwen, fado from Portuguese singer Joana Amendoiera, Cuban bolero from the last album recorded by Ibrahim Ferrer and Debussy performed by pianist Jos van Immerseel. |
| | 20070206 | | Fiona Talkington features music by the Dastan Ensemble from Iran in collaboration with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, cattle herding music, and Bach played on the 10-string guitar. |
| | 20070207 | | Fiona Talkington features music from the Dastan Ensemble from Iran, a new album from Ry Cooder and the extraordinary guitar sounds of Terje Rypdal and John Fahey. Marcel Peres directs Ensemble Organum in music for Easter. |
| | 20070208 | | Fiona Talkington features ballet music from Cambodia, traditional music from Latvia and choral music and song from Russia. |
| | 20070220 | | Verity Sharp introduces Congolese rumba OK Jazz, a five-part motet by Thomas Tallis and an excerpt from John Surman's Road to St Ives. |
| | 20070221 | | Verity Sharp's selections include Hampshire dance tunes from Tim Laycock and Colin Thompson, the American songwriting duo of Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, and a recording of Arvo Part's Trisagion, performed by the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra conducted by Saulius Sondeckis. |
| | 20070222 | | Verity Sharp features traditional music from the French Basque Country, ambient electro-acoustic sounds from Mira Calix, and excerpts from John Adams' Shaker Loops performed by the San Francisco Symphony, conducted by Edo de Waart. |
| | 20070227 | | Verity Sharp features processed guitar from Richard Pinhas, traditional music from the islands of Madagascar and Okinawa, and an excerpt from Philip Glass's Einstein on the Beach. |
| | 20070228 | | Verity Sharp's selections include Malian guitarist Djelimady Tounkara, the duo of Kathryn Tickell and saxophonist Andy Sheppard, and the sound of rabbit pelts from electronic experimentalists Matmos. |
| | 20070301 | | Verity Sharp presents Appalachian bluegrass from guitarist Tony Rice, Debussy piano music performed by Mitsuko Uchida and Bosnian song from Ilijaz Delic and Mostar Sevda Reunion. |
| | 20070306 | | Fiona Talkington features a performance by trumpeter Nils Petter Molvaer and guitarist Helge (Deathprod) Sten, recorded at last year's Punkt festival in Kristiansand. Plus vintage German experimental rock from Holger Czukay and a new album from singer-songwriter Laura Veirs. |
| | 20070307 | | Fiona Talkington features a performance by experimental singer Sidsel Endresen with electronics guru Jan Bang at the Punkt festival in Kristiansand last year. Plus choral music from Latvian composer Peteris Butans and ambient electronica from Mira Calix's new album. |
| | 20070308 | | Fiona Talkington introduces the Punkt Festival's 'Wagner reloaded project' featuring the Kristiansand SO and soloists including guitarist Eivind Aarset and drummer Audun Kleive. Plus new albums from Deerhoof and Ludovico Einaudi. |
| | 20070313 | | Fiona Talkington introduces new releases, including an album from guitarist Pat Metheny duetting with pianist Brad Mehldau and Gorecki's String Quartet No 3 played by the Kronos Quartet. Plus Estonian singer Siiri Sisask in concert and Malian singer guitarist Vieux Farka Toure. |
| | 20070314 | | Fiona Talkington presents an exclusive concert recording by the legendary singer Tom Waits, chamber music by Christopher Fox and the contrasting polyphonies of William Byrd's three-part Mass and Steve Reich's Electric Counterpoint. |
| | 20070315 | | Fiona Talkington introduces the Arve Henriksen Quartet, recorded in concert at Norway's Punkt 06 festival, as well as CD tracks including Liverpool composer drummer Joseph Livingstone, and traditional music from Vietnam. |
| | 20070320 | | Verity Sharp's late-night listening mix includes tracks from Serge Gainsbourg, Philip Glass and traditional music from Morocco. |
| | 20070321 | | Verity Sharp's late-night listening mix includes a love song from the South Pacific, a track featuring Miles Davis and Dan Reeder's You Should Have Wrote a Book. |
| | 20070322 | | Verity Sharp's late-night listening selection includes folk music from Ireland and Zimbabwe, and a track from Moondog. |
| | 20070327 | | John Lee Hooker, Art Tatum, Joni Mitchell and Brian Eno feature in Verity Sharp's late-night listening mix and Tenebrae sing Rachmaninov's Hymn to the Cherubim. Plus the sound of the little-known jouhikko, a bowed lyre from Finland. |
| | 20070328 | | With Verity Sharp. The programme includes singer Tsehaytu Beraki playing the krar (an Eritrean lyre) and Ethiopian saxophone king Getatchew Mekurya. Plus music for balloon and string quartet by Judy Dunaway. |
| | 20070329 | | Verity Sharp introduces a sublime take on a Norwegian religious folk song by Bukkene Bruse and upbeat jazz from South Africa courtesy of Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath. Plus, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, brass music by Michael Nyman and a prelude for piano and electronics by John Richards. |
| | 20070403 | | Fiona Talkington introduces a new release from Zimbabwean singer Thomas Mapfumo, music from the time of Christopher Columbus, and all this week, tracks from the just-announced winning artists in the 2007 Radio 3 Awards for World Music |
| | 20070404 | | Fiona Talkington has American bluegrass from the Earl Brothers, classical Arabic singing from Ghada Shbeir and a classic track from Sheila Chandra. |
| | 20070405 | | Fiona Talkington has prepared piano music by John Cage, Somali-style rapping from K'naan and a Nocturne by John Field. |
| | 20070410 | | Fiona Talkington introduces field recordings from Canada and the USA, a song from the Musicians of the Nile, and Bollywood from Shankar Mahedevan. |
| | 20070411 | | With Fiona Talkington. Samir Joubran plays the Arabic oud, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt plays the Indian slide guitar and L'Arpeggiata recount the experiences of the Jesuit missionaries. |
| | 20070412 | | Paul Hiller conducts a new recording of Terry Riley's In C, Ada Milea sings Romanian songs and Matthias Loibner performs Schubert on the hurdy-gurdy. Introduced by Fiona Talkington. |
| | 20070417 | | Verity Sharp's late-night listening mix includes Pape Seck recorded in 1974 paying tribute to his homeland, the Waalo region of Senegal; a traditional song from the north of England sung by Yorkshire duo Will Noble and John Cocking; a 17th century canzon by Samuel Scheidt played by Les Sacqueboutiers; and Moscow experimental band Volga's new album. |
| | 20070418 | | Verity Sharp has Flutes of the World tonight: China's Guo Yue, India's Hariprasad Chaurasia and Manchester's Michael McGoldrick, all recorded for the programme during this year's Celtic Connections in Glasgow. Plus 16th century folias from Hesperion XXI, the flamenco guitar of Miguel Iven and the cartoon world of Carl Stalling. |
| | 20070419 | | Verity Sharp introduces the powerful percussion playing of the Charlie Watts and Jim Keltner Project, Ross Daly's arrangement of three Bektasi nefes (Turkish hymns sung by an order of dervishes founded in the 13th century), plus the choir of St John's College Cambridge singing Videte miraculum by Thomas Tallis. |
| | 20070424 | | Verity Sharp presents another eclectic mix of music from across the globe, including Trinidadian calypso from The Mighty Sparrow and gospel from Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys. She explores the electronic world of Aus (aka Yasuhiko Fukuzono), and La Capella Reial de Catalunya perform spiritual music from the 15th century Spanish collection, the Cancionero de Montecassino. |
| | 20070425 | | Verity Sharp presents another eclectic mix of music from across the globe, including pianist Toros Can playing George Crumb's Mystic Chord and Dave Van Ronk calling Last Orders. And flautist Michael McGoldrick is on dazzling form, recorded at this year's Celtic Connections in Glasgow. |
| | 20070426 | | Verity Sharp presents another eclectic listening mix from across the globe, including music from the dream team of Irish fiddle player Martin Hayes and guitarist Dennis Cahill, Fred Frith's take on Serge Gainsbourg's Ballad of Melody Nelson and Ensemble Amarcord singing Wiliam Byrd's Ave verum corpus. |
| | 20070501 | | Fiona Talkington plays tracks from a new CD by the Tord Gustavsen Trio, plus features Hungarian singer Beata Palya, Tchaikovsky from the Classical Jazz Quartet, the Ethiopian bagana, and a setting of the Nunc Dimittis by Arvo Part. |
| | 20070502 | | Fiona Talkington presents another eclectic mix of music from across the globe, including Herbie Hancock playing Ravel, archive recordings and new music from Romania, Hungarian singer Mitsou, plus songs from Bobby McFerrin and Tallis's Nunc dimittis. |
| | 20070503 | | Fiona Talkington plays Chris Hughes's Slow-Motion Blackbird, Rautavaara's Cantus Arcticus, songs by Diamanda Galas and Syd Barrett, John Morton's Music for Music Boxes, the eerie call of the Canadian ringed seal and a setting of the Nunc dimittis by Holst. |
| | 20070508 | | Fiona Talkington presents a Nunc dimittis by Elisabeth Lutyens, tracks from Polish pianist Leszek Mozdzer and Swedish bassist Lars Danielsson's new album, a look ahead to a tour by Estonian choir Vox Clamantis with singer and oud player Dhafer Youssef, and songs from Mali from Mamani Keita. |
| | 20070509 | | Fiona Talkington visits 1950s Ibiza, plus there are nocturnes by Chopin, Rainer Ptacek and Morten Laurridsen, the voice of Meredith Monk, a Nunc dimittis by William Byrd and commuter anthems from Opsvik and Jennings. |
| | 20070510 | | Fiona Talkington introduces fiddle tunes from Alicia Bjornsdotter and Emma Reid, as well as music by Czech singer Zuzana Lapcikova, multi-instrumentalist Hugh Hopper and a Nunc dimittis by Stanford. |
| | 20070515 | | Verity Sharp introduces music by Scottish folk group Lau, electronic composer Andrew Pekler, and a Malian trio led by kora player Ballake Sissoko. Plus Margaret Leng Tan's recording of John Cage's Daughter of the Lonesome Isle for prepared piano. |
| | 20070516 | | Verity Sharp's selections include music from the Southern Appalachians, an Argentinian tango from Juan Carlos Caceres and a Chopin Nocturne by theremin pioneer Clara Rockmore. |
| | 20070517 | | Verity Sharp presents vocal music by Machaut and Meredith Monk, the American-Japanese duo of Bob Brozman and Takashi Hirayasu and a Brahms intermezzo by pianist Helene Grimaud. |
| | 20070522 | | Verity Sharp presents Norwegian yoik duo Adjagas, electronic curiosities from Brian Eno and traditional Venezuelan music performed on the cuatro by Cheo Hurtado. |
| | 20070523 | | Verity Sharp presents contemporary Belizean sounds from Andy Palacio and his Garifuna Collective, a pontic lyra improvisation from Greek instrumentalist Matthaios Tsahourides and recordings by English folk musician Nic Jones. |
| | 20070524 | | Verity Sharp presents Mr Malaska, who perform music for accordion and violin from Northern Finland, guitarists Bob Brozman and Debashish Bhattacharya explore some common ground, and composer Gavin Bryars conducts the Cockpit Ensemble and New Music Ensemble of San Francisco in The Sinking of the Titanic. |
| | 20070529 | | Fiona Talkington introduces Finnish choir Ketsurat, music from Fennesz and Ryuichi Sakomoto, and throughout the week she'll be featuring zither music and French chansons. |
| | 20070530 | | Fiona Talkington introduces award-winning group Kwadrofonik who play improvisations on Polish folk music, plus music from Yann Tiersen, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Messiaen. |
| | 20070531 | | Fiona Talkington introduces music by David Sylvian and Burnt Friedman, along with Chinese zither music and music from Chechnya. |
| | 20070605 | | Fiona Talkington presents a laid-back, eclectic mix of music from around the globe. Featuring Nico Muhly, Thomas Weelkes, Steve Reich and Bjork. |
| | 20070606 | | Fiona Talkington presents a laid-back, eclectic mix of music from across the globe. Including Klezmer from the Kharkov Klezmer band, piano music from Sergey Kuryokhin and the sound of Lennon and McCartney from the 1980s with Russian singer Valentina Ponomareva. |
| | 20070607 | | Fiona Talkington presents a laid-back, eclectic mix of music from across the globe. Featuring music from 1950s Cuba, bassist Eberhard Weber, Messaien and the sounds of Hugh Marsh's experimental violin. |
| | 20070612 | | Verity Sharp introduces a laid-back eclectic mix of music from across the globe. Including Erol Parlak's Turkish baglama quintet, trumpet music by Morton Feldman, chant from the Tibetan Tashi Lhunpo Monastery and Halesia Carolina (Silverbell Tree), the latest piece from award-winning electroacoustic composer Robert Jarvis. |
| | 20070613 | | Verity Sharp introduces a laid-back eclectic mix of music from across the globe. Including music from Dirty 3 featuring the gritty violin playing of Warren Ellis and blues of the Western Sahara from Mariem Hassan. Plus Bidad, meaning 'Injustice', a piece described as a lament for the divided society that followed the Iranian revolution of 1979, written in the traditional style by santur player Parviz Meshkatian and sung by Mohammad Reza Shajarian. |
| | 20070614 | | Verity Sharp introduces a laid-back eclectic mix of music from across the globe. Including a sweet song from the Basque Country, a dark ballad from Johnny Dowd and the powerful gnawa rhythms of Morocco. |
| | 20070619 | | Verity Sharp introduces a laid-back eclectic mix of music from across the globe. Including music from Mauritania, classic tracks from the 1980s collective This Mortal Coil, sonorous North Indian dhrupad from singers Umakant and Ramakant Gundecha, plus Francesco Dillon and Peter Soderberg play a version of John Cage's Dream for cello and lute. |
| | 20070620 | | Verity Sharp introduces a laid-back eclectic mix of music from across the globe. Pete Seeger borrows from Beethoven, Montserrat Figueras sings an ancient romance and Richard Pinhas delivers his dense soundscape Dextro for guitar, electronics and drums. |
| | 20070621 | | Verity Sharp introduces a laid-back eclectic mix of music from across the globe. Including music from Celtic harpist Bonnie Shaljean and songs by Gillian Welch. Plus Sweden's Nyckelharpokestern plays music by the legendary 19th century musician Byss-Calle and pianist Einar Steen-Nokleberg plays a Lyric Piece by Greig. |
| | 20070626 | | Fiona Talkington introduces music recorded at the 2007 Bath Festival by Norwegian Trio In The Country and singer Hanne Hukkelberg. Plus John Cage's Imaginary Landscapes, piano music by Janacek and Moravian songs about trees by Zuzana Lapcikova. |
| | 20070627 | | Fiona Talkington introduces music recorded at the 2007 Bath Festival by Norwegian Trio In The Country and singer Hanne Hukkelberg. Plus music from the Basque country and 14th century French dance music played by Andrew Lawrence-King. |
| | 20070628 | | Fiona Talkington introduces music recorded at the 2007 Bath Festival by Norwegian Trio In The Country and singer Hanne Hukkelberg. Plus music by David Torn, Obrecht and the North Sea Radio Orchestra. |
| | 20070703 | | Fiona Talkington presents a laid-back, eclectic mix of music from across the globe. Including performances by Kimmo Pohjonen's Kluster duo and Norwegian singer Mari Boine recorded at the Bath Festival, and pianist Christopher O'Riley playing the songs of Nick Drake. |
| | 20070704 | | Fiona Talkington presents a laid-back, eclectic mix of music from across the globe. With more recordings by Mari Boine and Kimmo Pohjonen, tracks from John Surman's album The Spaces In Between and music by Bach. |
| | 20070705 | | Fiona Talkington introduces more from Kimmo Pohjonen and Mari Boine recorded at the Bath Festival, as well as 13th century cantigas by Alfonso the Wise and songs by Steve Knightley. |
| | 20070710 | | Verity Sharp presents a stunning performance by Irish fiddle player Martin Hayes and guitarist Dennis Cahill, recorded at their sell-out concert as part of the 2007 Bath International Festival. Plus songs from Martin Simpson's latest album Prodigal Son, the heart-stopping voices of Mexico's Chavela Vargas and Bosnia's Ljiljana Buttler, and Joanna Leach playing a Scarlatti sonata on a Stodart square piano. |
| | 20070711 | | Verity Sharp introduces Ethiopian music from Mahmoud Ahmed and Gigi, Ensemble Daedalus with a 15th century Spanish song about death, ambience from Matthew Florianz, the powerful voices of Azerbaijani singers Alim and Ferghana Qasimov, and music from Scottish singer-songwriter Kris Drever. |
| | 20070712 | | Verity Sharp with a song of defiance from Chechnya. Plus, the Labeque sisters play Ravel. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Verity Sharp introduces a song of defiance from Chechnya, the Labeque sisters playing Ravel, the unlikely pairing of banjo and piano in the capable hands of Chick Corea and Bela Fleck, and more stunning playing from fiddler Martin Hayes and guitarist Dennis Cahill recorded at the 2007 Bath International Festival. |
| | 20070717 | | Verity Sharp introduces the rich voice of flamenco singer Moi de Moron and powerful pipe playing from Jon Swayne's group Zephyrus. Plus Phantasm play a Fantasy by John Jenkins and throughout the week we hear the life affirming songs of Lo Cor de a Plana from Marseilles. |
| | 20070718 | | Verity Sharp introduces Jewish Norwegian singer Bente Kahan and klezmer from Edinburgh courtesy of Moishe's Bagel, plus Spanish Sephardic group Aman Aman are as lovesick as Rodrigo del Pozo is sorrowful, singing Bach's Ach, dass ich Wasser's g'nug hatte with ensemble Charivari Agreable. |
| | 20070719 | | Verity Sharp introduces the extraordinary sound of metrical psalm singing from the Isle of Lewis, a tiny piano prelude by Howard Skempton alongside Spirit Talk Mbira's Zimbabwean thumb pianos, and more from Irish fiddler Martin Hayes's sell out concert at the 2007 Bath International Festival. |
| | 20070724 | | Fiona Talkington previews next weekend's WOMAD festival with music from the Kronos Quartet, and plays vintage gospel from the Spiritualaires and jazz by John Coltrane. |
| | 20070725 | | Fiona Talkington's late-night listening mix includes a song from Baaba Maal, rumba flamenca from Grupo Macarena and Northumbrian pipe tunes from Kathryn Tickell. |
| | 20070726 | | Fiona Talkington's late-night listening mix includes Rajery performing songs from Madagascar, the New London Consort singing music from 15th century Italy and La Cumbiamba playing the roots music of Colombia. |
| | 20070731 | | Fiona Talkington looks back at the 2007 WOMAD festival with highlights from performances by Korean percussionists Dulsori and Senegalese kora maestro Seckou Keita. Plus viol consort music by William Lawes and the Klezmer violin of Alexey Rozov. |
| | 20070801 | | Fiona Talkington presents highlights from the 2007 WOMAD festival, including American blues from the Taj Mahal Trio and the welcome return of the voice of Sheila Chandra. Plus music for string quartet by Aaron Jay Kernis and 13th-century polyphony from the Huelgas Ensemble. |
| | 20070802 | | Fiona Talkington with highlights of the 2007 WOMAD festival, including Scandinavian string band Frigg and the Silk String Quartet. Plus 16th-century choral music by John Taverner. |
| | 20070807 | | Verity Sharp introduces Hollywood Symphony by Holger Czukay, a one-time student of Stockhausen and co-founder of German krautrock group Can. Plus the gentle guitars of Madala and Max Lasser, an honourable 14th century love song by Guillaume de Machaut, and music for piano and Indian tampura. |
| | 20070808 | | Verity Sharp introduces the award-wining duo of Algerian pianist Maurice El Medioni and Cuban percussionist Roberto Rodriguez, sublime tunes from the Shetland Isles played by Chris Stout and Catriona McKay, a powerful Colombian worksong sung by Juan Alberto Fernandez Polo, and Andrew Lewis' electroacoustic Scherzo. |
| | 20070809 | | With Verity Sharp. Ladysmith Black Mambazo pay tribute to Zulu King Shaka, there's impeccable fiddle playing from Lauren MacColl, winner of the BBC Young Folk Award, pianist Haydn Dickenson plays Study No 3 in an Eastern Idiom by Peter Feuchtwanger, and we hear Ross Daly's epic Elefthero Simio, inspired by the traditional music of Crete. |
| | 20070814 | | Verity Sharp marks Pakistan's Independence Day with music by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Abida Parveen, and among the other tracks are a string quartet by James MacMillan, and a new album from Finnish electronic duo Pan Sonic. Part of the India & Pakistan '07 season. |
| | 20070815 | | Verity Sharp marks India's Independence Day with music by Bollywood singer Lata Mangeshkar. Other music includes tracks by Rothko, Martin Carthy, Arco Alpino and Gavouna. Part of the India and Pakistan '07 season. |
| | 20070816 | | Verity Sharp presents a programme with an American slant, with music by Johnny Cash, Philip Glass, Sam Amidon and Paul Lansky. There's also South African music from Shiyani Ngcobo and Abafana Baseqhudeni, and a Scottish fiddle tune from Laura McColl. |
| | 20070821 | | Fiona Talkington introduces a live set by the Australian pianist and improviser Adrian Klumpes alongside instrumental tunes from Martin Carthy, a Josquin motet and a piece for charango and tape by Bolivian composer Agustin Fernandez. |
| | 20070822 | | Fiona Talkington presents live music by Colleen, incorporating clarinet, music box, guitar and viola da gamba. Plus Cuban jazz by pianist Roberto Fonseca, Scottish folk from Simon Thoumire and Steve Reich's Violin Phase performed by Jagdish Mistry. |
| | 20070823 | | Fiona Talkington presents highlights from a live set by Australian group Triosk given at the Norwich Arts Centre, as well as a 14th century chanson by Philippe de Vitry, a landmark early recording by Ali Farke Toure and Toru Takemitsu's 'Archipelago S', inspired by Snape Maltings Concert Hall and performed by Oliver Knussen and the London Sinfonietta. |
| | 20070828 | | Fiona Talkington's selections include music for mizmar from the Upper Egypt Ensemble, cello and synthesizer improvisations from Frances-Marie Uitti and Jonathan Harvey, and a Scarlatti sonata transcribed for guitar by Jurgen Schollmann. |
| | 20070829 | | Fiona Talkington presents songs from Savina Yannatou and Natacha Atlas, early English instrumental music and a recording for voice and ensemble of Morton Feldman's For Fritz Kline. |
| | 20070830 | | Fiona Talkington's presents 16th-century madrigals by Philippe Verdelot and Luca Marenzio, traditional music from Guinea, and English folk duo Kate Rusby and Kathryn Roberts. |
| | 20070904 | | Verity Sharp presents fine English fiddle playing from Tom Kitching, accompanied by guitarist Gren Bartley. Plus hits from the Manhattan Brothers, South Africa's most popular vocal group of the 40s and 50s, and Johnny Cash's Spiritual, from his American series album, Unchained. |
| | 20070905 | | Verity Sharp presents gentle singing and kora playing from Thee, Stranded Horse. Baroque triple harpist Andrew Lawrence King plays the court music of Louis XIV's dancing masters, and a new tune from Ireland's Tim Dennehy, called Old Boots and Flying Sandals. |
| | 20070906 | | Verity Sharp introduces Javanese gamelan music recorded in the 1950s and preserved in the staggering 164 reel-to-reel tapes of the Mantle Hood collection. Plus traditional Irish piano playing from Padraic O'Reilly, and the mesmerising sound of Congolese scrap metal outfit Konono No 1. |
| | 20070911 | | Finnish and Norwegian fiddle traditions come together in the life-affirming tunes of Frigg. Plus a preview of Orchestra Baobab's Made in Dakar, to be released in October, and raw klezmer from the Carpathian mountains performed by the group Transkapela. With Verity Sharp. |
| | 20070912 | | Verity Sharp presents another eclectic mix of music, ranging from the Middle Ages to the 21st century. |
| | 20070913 | | A wide-ranging choice of music from around the world, presented by Verity Sharp. |
| | 20070918 | | Fiona Talkington's selections include new releases by singer Nancy Elizabeth and saxophonist Thomas Mejer, David Sylvian's studio collaboration with Holger Czukay, and a recent live recording of pianist Tord Gustavsen with Trio Medieval. |
| | 20070919 | | Fiona Talkington introduces Congolese rumba from Kekele, minimalist art rock from the Young Marble Giants, and a recording of Russian improvising vocalist Valentina Ponomareva. |
| | 20070920 | | Fiona Talkington with music from Indian flautist Hariprasad Chausuria, improvising group Spaceheads, and an excerpt from Lux Aeterna by guitarist and composer Terje Rypdal. |
| | 20070925 | | Fiona Talkington with highlights from this year's Forde folk festival in Norway, which included sets by Petterson and Fredriksson, Ablaye Cissoko and Le Vent du Nord. |
| | 20070926 | | Fiona Talkington presents music from Hungarian cimbalon player Kalman Balogh, Icelandic band mum and tracks from the new album by guitarist Eivind Aarset. |
| | 20070927 | | Fiona Talkington's selections include instrumental music by William Byrd, samba de roda from Dona Edith do Prato and traditional music from the Salento region of Italy. |
| | 20071002 | | Verity Sharp introduces music played on the Vietnamese zither, the dan tranh, and travelling songs from Mary Ann Haynes and Derby Smith. Plus tributes to the Copper family from Linda Thompson and Imagined Village, and a duet from Tom Russell and Ramblin' Jack Elliot. |
| | 20071003 | | Verity Sharp with songs from Cape Verde, ambience from Echospace and a song about suffering from Malian singer Oumou Sangare. Plus Arvo Pärt's Littlemore Tractus, performed by Polyphony and organist Christopher Bowers Broadbent. |
| | 20071004 | | Featuring extraordinary voices, including the Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir, Paul Robeson and A Song Without a Purpose from Johnny Parry. Mesmerizing dhrupad, North India's most ancient vocal style, is sung by the illustrious Dagar Brothers. With Verity Sharp. |
| | 20071009 | | Verity Sharp with traditional tunes from Hampshire played by Paul Sartin and Saul Rose, dance tunes from Milan by the 16th century lutenist Joan Ambrosio Dalza, Cretan blues from Psaratonis and songs from Oumou Sangare, Bruce Molsky and Devendra Banhart. |
| | 20071010 | | Verity Sharp selects the extraordinary playing of Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, improvising in Rag Gavati with tabla player Sukhvinder Singh Namdhari, alongside a 13th century song of ecstasy by Gautier de Coincy, and the Labèque sisters' delicate playing of Ravel's Pavane pour Une Infante D退funte. |
| | 20071011 | | Verity Sharp's eclectic mix includes Northumbrian piper Kathryn Tickell, the guitar work of Senegalese hero Baaba Maal, a madrigal by Monteverdi sung by Red Byrd, and the Kronos Quartet playing the expansive music of Iceland's Sigur Ros. |
| | 20071016 | | In Fiona Talkington's late-night mix, East meets West in a collaboration between Bela Fleck (banjo) and VM Bhatt (custom-built slide guitar) and Paul Giger plays Bach on violin. |
| | 20071017 | | Fiona Talkington introduces an eclectic late-night listening mix, including San Francisco sound artist Arp and a new release from the Trio Medieval with drummer Birger Mistereggen. |
| | 20071018 | | Fiona Talkington's late-night listening mix includes fiddle-led music by Skra from the Swedish-speaking Aland islands and Ukranian composer Valentin Silvestrov. |
| | 20071030 | | Verity Sharp introduces traditional music from Estonia, alongside a song about truth and love from Abida Parveen, and a Mozartian melody shrouded in mist by Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov. Plus throughout the week, hurdy gurdy maestro Matthias Loibner and collaborations between composer Graham Fitkin and harpist Ruth Wall. |
| | 20071031 | | Verity Sharp's selections include the Betel Nuts Brothers from Taiwan, a duet from Scout Niblett and Bonnie Prince Billy, traditional Swedish tunes played by Anders Larsson and Patrik Andersson, and organist Zsigmond Szathmary playing Ligeti's Etude No 1. |
| | 20071101 | | Verity Sharp introduces the exquisite voice of Kaushiki Chakrabarty with a thumri in Raga Mishra Pilu 'Jiya Mora Na Lage', alongside music for theremin by Percy Grainger and Icelandic songs from the Hamrahlid Choir, Sigur Ros and Viking wannabes Krauka. |
| | 20071106 | | Hosted by Verity Sharp. Melvyn Tan plays Debussy, and the six English pipers of Zephyrus play a Halfe Hannikin variation by Jon Swayne. Also gwerz from Brittany sung by Erik Marchand, and a song of Doom and Gloom from Big Bill Broonzy alongside Harold Budd's Waltz for the End of Time. Throughout the week, the programme highlights traditional British songs from Bella Hardy's long awaited debut album Night Visiting. |
| | 20071107 | | On the eve of their UK tour, Simon Emmerson's Imagined Village project give their take on traditional songs Cold Hailey Rainy Night and Welcome Sailor. There's also festive drumming from Palermo, rarely heard music from the 17th century by Denis Gaultier, played by lutenist Anthony Bailes, and a new Strathclyde motet by James MacMillan, sung by Cappella Nova. With Verity Sharp. |
| | 20071108 | | Verity Sharp's selection includes singer Urna Chahar Tugchi, the unfeasibly high voice of the Mongolian grasslands. Plus a sonic impression of an insect museum in the south of France by Robert Jarvis, a contemporary lullaby from the Basque Country, and part of Stimmung by Karlheinz Stockhausen, performed by the Theatre of Voices. |
| | 20071113 | | Fiona Talkington introduces music by Bela Fleck and Jerry Douglas, a new album from Steve Jansen, a 1920s tune from Mike Seeger and sounds from Okinawa. |
| | 20071114 | | Fiona Talkington presents music by Latvian composer Peteris Vasks, plus Mexican singer Chvela Vargas and the bells of Rostiv Cathedral. |
| | 20071115 | | Jon Hassell, David Byrne, Annie Whitehead, John Cage and the Tsuumi Sound System are among Fiona Talkington's choices. |
| | 20071120 | | Fiona Talkington's choices include Alison Krauss, Bill Bruford and Michiel Borstlap, Diamanda Galas, Mark Hollis and a new live album from EST. |
| | 20071121 | | Fiona Talkington presents songs from Scout Niblett and Monica Vasconcelos, percussion from Terje Isungset and Todd Hamnes and his Tool and Drum Ensemble, plus Mongolian band Egschiglen and flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia. |
| | 20071122 | | Fiona Talkington introduces Polish singer Edyta Geppert with Kroke on their new album, a new album from Australian band the Necks, Jamie Woon, Nils Petter Molvaer and Vashti Bunyan. |
| | 20071127 | | Verity Sharp presents music from Indian shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan, a recording of Morton Feldman's Vertical Thoughts 5 and tracks from Chris Wood's new album Trespasser. |
| | 20071128 | | Verity Sharp's selections include new wave bossa nova from Vinicius Cantuaria, traditional polyphony from the Tosk region of Albania and a fantasia for viols by Orlando Gibbons. |
| | 20071129 | | Verity Sharp presents electronic miniatures from To Rococo Rot and Icarus, and a Romanian epic song performed by the Taraf of Clejani. |
| | 20071204 | | Verity Sharp introduces chamber music by Puerto Rican composer Roberto Sierra, a 1950 recording of Sister Wynona Carr, a voice from the golden age of American gospel music and a selection of Grieg's Lyric Pieces performed on the accordion by Mie Miki. |
| | 20071205 | | Christmas Champions On the eve of their UK tour of a new re-working of Christmas Champions, a chance to hear Hugh Lupton and Chris Wood's original radio piece commissioned by Late Junction in 2005. This compelling montage of speech, music and song meditates on the cyclical nature of time. Written and told by Hugh Lupton, composed, sung and played by Chris Wood and featuring the voice of Herbie Smith. |
| | 20071206 | | Verity Sharp's selections include tracks by the Penguin Cafe Orchestra and Danish group Efterklang, traditional Finnish music and a 1933 recording of accordionist Vetese Guerino. |
| | 20071211 | | Fiona Talkington introduces music from the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of founder Simon Jeffes. Including Tord Gustavsen from the London Jazz Festival and Le Trio Joubran from Palestine. |
| | 20071212 | | Fiona Talkington introduces music recorded at the 2007 London Jazz Festival from Bill Bruford and Michiel Borstlap. Plus music from Georgia and piano music by Scarlatti. |
| | 20071213 | | Fiona Talkington introduces trumpeter Nils Petter Molvaer in session especially for Late Junction, songs from Sweet Billy Pilgrim, and melodies by Geir Tveitt. |
| | 20071218 | | Presented by Fiona Talkington and featuring music for Christmas from the BBC Singers conducted by Bob Chilcott. Plus the Jan Garbarek group at this year's London Jazz Festival. |
| | 20071219 | | Fiona Talkington presents a story from Lee Hazelwood with Icelandic band Amiina and an unusual take on a Russian fairy tale from Gultskra Artikler, and Kouame Sereba plays the dodo, an African mouth-harp used in story-telling. |
| | 20071220 | | Fiona Talkington introduces her favourite tracks of 2007, plus highlights from the London Jazz Festival, Polish Christmas carols by Lutoslawski and ice music from Terje Isungset. |
| | 20071225 | | Verity Sharp introduces an uninterrupted sequence for the end of Christmas Day. Including music from Norma Waterson, Sufjan Stevens, Mary Gauthier, the Handbell Change Ringing Group, Low, John Tavener, Chris Wood, the Be Good Tanyas, Bob Chilcott, John Kirkpatrick, the Finchley Children's Music Group and Joseph Spence. |
| | 20071226 | | Verity Sharp presents a recording from the 2007 Oxford Contemporary Music Festival featuring a rare visit to the UK by Californian minimalist composer and pianist Harold Budd, alongside a shepherd's song from Armenia played on duduk by Djivan Gasparyan and other seasonal music from around the world. |
| | 20071227 | | Verity Sharp looks back at some favourite releases of 2007, including tracks from Tinariwen, Zephyrus, Bassekou Kouyate, Phantasm, Alasdair Roberts, Lo Cor de la Plana, Sigur Ros, Ditt Ditt Darium, Juan Carlos Caceres and Hauschka. |
| | 20080101 | | A New Year carol from the Watersons and a dance from Mali to ensure good fortune in the year ahead are among the usual wide mix of music from around the world with Verity Sharp. |
| | 20080102 | | Verity Sharp introduces poetic tunes from Karen Tweed and Timo Alakotila's album May Monday, a new recording of Morten Lauridsen's O Magnum Mysterium by the Vasari Singers and hypnotic sounds in Francois Bayle's electroacoustic piece Toupie dans le Ciel. |
| | 20080103 | | Verity Sharp presents music by Debussy played on guitars by the Assad Brothers. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Verity Sharp presents music by Debussy exquisitely played on guitars by the Assad Brothers, dreamy post-rock from Chicago courtesy of The Sea and Cake and John Luther Adams's epic drone-based piece for two pianos Dark Waves. |
| | 20080108 | | Fiona Talkington presents a concert given by Trio Medieval and drummer Birger Mistereggen. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| | 20080109 | | Fiona Talkington presents music from Edgar Meyer, Food and Yves Lambert's Bebert Orchestra Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| | 20080110 | | Fiona Talkington presents music by Trio Medieval, drummer Birger Mistereggen and Uri Caine Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| | 20080115 | | Fiona Talkington plays tracks from the new album by Malian kora master Toumani Diabate. Plus Medieval ballads sung by Kim Andre Rysstad and music by Brooklyn singer Dawn Landes. Fiona Talkington plays music by Toumani Diabate, Kim Andre Rysstad and Dawn Landes. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| | 20080116 | | Fiona Talkington presents songs of the Romany people in Northern Europe. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Fiona Talkington presents songs of the Romany people in Northern Europe, the voice of Ugandan-born Geoffrey Oryema, and an aria by the 17th century Italian composer Tarquino Merulo. |
| | 20080117 | | Fiona Talkington has music from the Finnish/Swedish trio Nordik Tree and James Macmillan. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Fiona Talkington gets into the spirit of Glasgow's Celtic Connections Festival, with music from the Finnish/Swedish trio Nordik Tree, and James Macmillan's Strathclyde Motets. |
| | 20080122 | | Verity Sharp presents Alan Maralung's recordings of Australian Aboriginal songs and the South Indian violin duo of Lalitha and Nandini Muthuswamy. Plus excerpts from Francois Tetaz's score for the film Wolf Creek, which features the wire recordings of instrument maker Alan Lamb and the prepared piano of Anthony Pateras. Verity Sharp plays Australian Aboriginal songs and South Indian violin music. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| | 20080123 | | Verity Sharp presents traditional music for marimbas from Guatemala. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| | 20080124 | | Verity Sharp plays harpsichord music by William Byrd and a flute duet by Philip Glass. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| | 20080129 | | With music for viols by Thomas Tomkins and the Malian ngoni ensemble of Bassekou Kouyate. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Verity Sharp presents music for viols by Thomas Tomkins, the Malian ngoni ensemble of Bassekou Kouyate and presidential campaign songs from American folk singer Oscar Brand. |
| | 20080130 | | With music from Henryk Gorecki's 3rd Symphony, plus a Madagascan kiloliky whistle group. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Verity Sharp presents music from Henryk Gorecki's 3rd Symphony, a kiloliky whistle ensemble from Madagascar and the duo of Stephane Grappelli and Martial Solal. |
| | 20080131 | | With works including Jim O'Rourke's computer composition May '00 plus music for shakuhachi Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Verity Sharp's selections include Jim O'Rourke's computer composition May '00, music for solo shakuhachi from Shozan Tanabe and a motet by John Taverner. |
| | 20080205 | | Radio 3's South American focus continues as Fiona Talkington introduces performances from bandoneon player Per Arne Glorvigen, Tango for 3 and singer Monica Vasconcelos. Plus a new CD from Newcastle-based duo Cath and Phil Tyler, and Finnish jouhikko player Pekko Kappi. Including music from Per Arne Glorvigen, Tango for 3 and singer Monica Vasconcelos. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| | 20080206 | | With music from Murcof, Karen Tweed and Timo Alakotila plus music for Ash Wednesday. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Radio 3's South American theme continues with music from Mexican sound artist Murcof, while Fiona Talkington explores tracks from the new Midnight May Monday project from Karen Tweed and Timo Alakotila, as well as music for Ash Wednesday. |
| | 20080207 | | With tangos, the group Calefax, Stephanie Hladowski and mandolin playing from Petri Hakala Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Fiona Talkington's late-night listening mix includes tangos, Dutch wind group Calefax, singer Stephanie Hladowski and mandolin playing from Petri Hakala. |
| | 20080212 | | Fiona Talkington travels back in time to mark 50 years of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, with the Dr Who theme, Frederick Bradnum's 1957 radiophonic poem Private Dreams Public Nightmares and music by Benjamin Britten. Plus, throughout the week, music recorded at this year's Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow. Fiona Talkington marks 50 years of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| | 20080213 | | Fiona Talkington presents five Kurpian songs by Henryk Gorecki performed by the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, plus more from this year's Celtic Connections Festival and music from the archive of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. |
| | 20080214 | | With a Lithuanian bridal song by Vaclovas Augustinas and the Magical Orchestra. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Fiona Talkington's choices for St Valentine's Day include a setting of a Lithuanian bridal song by Vaclovas Augustinas, the darker side of love from Susanna, the Magical Orchestra and music by Monteverdi. |
| | 20080219 | | With Persian-inspired music from Ensemble Dastan and Serbian music by Paprika Balkanicus. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Verity Sharp presents the Persian-inspired music of Ensemble Dastan, traditional Serbian material by Paprika Balkanicus and traditional Yugoslavian music from the Bardos Band. |
| | 20080220 | | With Elizabeth Farr reworking Byrd, Afghan music by Hesperion XXI and a Nina Simone track. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Verity Sharp presents Elizabeth Farr's interpretation of Byrd's dances as well as more from the Middle-East with Afghan music by Hesperion XXI and a composition by the ensemble's founder, Jordi Savall. Plus to mark Nina Simone's birthday, Verity plays the classic Everyone's Gone to the Moon. |
| | 20080221 | | Verity Sharp presents songs from the far north of Canada by Inuk throat singer Tanya Tagaq, Icelandic electronica from Mum plus Hindu devotional music from the Gargar Brothers. Verity Sharp presents music by Tanya Tagaq, Mum, and Hindu devotional music. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| | 20080226 | | Verity Sharp previews the upcoming AV festival in Northumberland with prepared piano music by John Cage and she introduces more tracks from pop singer-turned-composer Scott Walker. |
| | 20080227 | | Verity Sharp presents Italian Renaissance music from the album Venezia Stravagantissima, Canadian folk from The Bills and the art of the Change Ringing Handbell Group. |
| | 20080228 | | Verity Sharp introduces acoustic trance music from the School of Trobar, the willow flute of Jonas Simonson and birdsongs of the Mistle Thrush. |
| | 20080304 | | Fiona Talkington presents an eclectic mix of music, including different approaches to Indian percussion from Taufiq and Pete Lockett. Plus She'koyokh Klezmer Ensemble and Kronos Quartet, with Wu Man playing Terry Riley. |
| | 20080305 | | Fiona Talkington presents an eclectic mix of music, including Nancarrow, Nina Simone, Siwe bell music and the new album of Zen funk from Nik Bartsch's Ronin. |
| | 20080306 | | Fiona Talkington presents an eclectic mix of music, including tracks by Steve Reich and Gothic Voices, a new album from percussionist Marilyn Mazur and saxophonist Jan Garbarek, Hawaiian slack-key guitar and a lesson in belly-dancing. |
| | 20080311 | | Fiona Talkington presents a varied musical mix, including Karine Polwart's new album, John Cage's Suite for toy piano, Gnossiennes by Erik Satie and Forgotten Fish Memory Orchestra. |
| | 20080312 | | Fiona Talkington presents an eclectic mix of music, with tracks by Food and Dastan Ensemble, and a new album by Misha Alperin. |
| | 20080313 | | Fiona Talkington presents a varied musical mix, with new albums from the Dowland Project and ice-instrument maker Terje Isungset, plus Steve Reich, Robert Parsons and El Tanbura. |
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| | 20080401 | | Fiona Talkington presents an eclectic mix of music, including Swedish prog rock from Bjorn Jason Lindh, a new album portraying musical life in the village of Zegar in Croatia, Arne Nordheim's Beethoven-inspired work for piano and electronics, Listen - Inside Outside and Terry Riley's A Rainbow in Curved Air from 1968. |
| | 20080402 | | Fiona Talkington presents an eclectic mix of music, including a new album from electronic duo Autechre, Arvo Part's Seven Magnificat Antiphons' introduced by poet Jo Shapcott and viola player Garth Knox playing jigs and reels. |
| | 20080403 | | Fiona Talkington presents an eclectic mix of music, including works by English composer Howard Skempton, the sound of the Appalachian banjo, the flute playing of Hariprasad Chaurasia and a new album of desert blues from Etran Finatawa. |
| | 20080408 | | Fiona Talkington presents an eclectic mix of music, including Tchaikovsky on the theremin, Ketil Bjornstad and Terje Rypdal's new album Life in Leipzig, Bert Jansch's musings on the passing of time, and Stockhausen's work for shortwave radio, saxophone and electronics, Spiral. |
| | 20080409 | | Fiona Talkington presents an eclectic mix of music, including the Japanese singer UA, Gershwin arrangements by Michael Finnissy, Paddy McAloon's shortwave radio-inspired work I Trawl the Megahertz and the Traffic Quartet playing the music of the nouvelle vague. |
| | 20080410 | | Fiona Talkington presents an eclectic mix of music, including Danielle Stech Homsy's new baritone-ukulele lead project Rio en Medio, Finnish harmonica quartet Svang, choral music from Pierre Villette and a recording from the archives of New York's legendary venue, The Kitchen, for 'live electronics, rip-saws, goose neck microphones, and tape'. |
| | 20080415 | | Verity Sharp presents a rousing hymn from the congregation of the church of the Rev. Gary Davis alongside a celebratory song from Tahiti recorded in the 70s by David Fanshawe. Plus a duet played on the Turkish kemence and tanbur by Neva and Ihsan Ozgen, a soulful song from Essie Jain and electronica from Berlin courtesy of Antje Greie-Fuchs. |
| | 20080416 | | Verity Sharp presents music from Turkey throughout the week, with a programme featuring the singer Ali Ekber Cicek and the Bengi Baglama Trio. Plus brass playing from Mexico's Mariachi Los Toritos, brass sampling from Noah Creshevsky, strong ambience from Crackle and Philip Mead playing music for prepared piano by Stephen Montague. |
| | 20080417 | | Verity Sharp presents music including a set of reels from Four Men and a Dog and a performance by the She'koyokh Klezmer Ensemble. Plus pianists Chris Abrahams and Simon James Phillips, and the music of Lesotho played on lesiba and corostina. |
| | 20080422 | | Verity Sharp presents an eclectic musical selection, with a Hungarian gypsy band, a rumba from Uganda, a Baptist hymn and songs of urban angst by Berlin-based Antje Greie-Fuchs. |
| | 20080423 | | Verity Sharp celebrates St George's Day with a selection of English music, both traditional and contemporary. Featuring Chris Wood's Listening to the River, a soundscape which interweaves oral history from the River Medway area with live music. Plus works by Leon Rosselson, Shirley Collins, Billy Pigg and Lisa Knapp. |
| | 20080424 | | Verity Sharp presents an eclectic musical selection, including songs from Peru, Turkey and Australia, medieval choral music from Finland, a Japanese koto solo and Venezuelan harps. |
| | 20080429 | | Fiona Talkington presents an eclectic late-night musical mix, including whale music by American ecologist and composer David Rothenburg, the voice of New York singer Dawn Landes and a slide-guitar arrangement of a Barry White classic. |
| | 20080430 | | Fiona Talkington's musical mix includes Catherine Lambert singing 14th century songs by Machaut, Sigrid Molestad performing 18th century Norwegian fiddle music, and Debashish Bhattachayra bringing Indian classical music up-to-date. |
| | 20080501 | | Fiona Talkington introduces music for Ascension Day sung by a choir from the Polynesian Marquesas Islands, the orchestral piece Testament composed by Jonathan Cole and The 1973 VW camper van crossing the Rhine played by Drohne. |
| | 20080506 | | Fiona Talkington presents an eclectic musical selection including cicadas and an old piano along with Sofia Gybaidulina's setting of Psalm 130 played on the bayan, Oorjak Hunashtaaar-ool's throat singing and one of Ravi Shankar's favourite ragas - Mishra Piloo. |
| | 20080507 | | Fiona Talkington presents a eclectic late-night musical mix, featuring The House of the Rising Sun revisited, a new take on the Medieval Ciaramella and music from the 14th century crimson book of the Monastery of Montserrat. |
| | 20080508 | | Fiona Talkington introduces an eclectic musical mix, including the Galician piping of Xose Manuel Budino, 18th century Spanish dance music by Santiago de Murcia and Philip Glass's musings around the life of self-styled Samurai Yukio Mishima. |
| | 20080513 | | Verity Sharp introduces Turkish sounds from Kardes Turkuler and the Taksim Trio, witchcraft and ritual music from East Africa and a performance by Ethiopian singer Alemayehu Eshete. |
| | 20080514 | | Verity Sharp presents a late-night musical mix, including tracks from the forthcoming album by Taraf de Haidouks, offerings from Radio Kabul and a performance by Glenn Gould. |
| | 20080515 | | Verity Sharp's musical mix includes Bob Brozman and Woody Mann duelling on the guitar, Jordi Savall playing the medieval fiddle and mountain music from Kyrgyzstan. |
| | 20080520 | | Verity Sharp introduces music from Armenian duduk player Djivan Gasparian, the duo of Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan and an excerpt from Steve Reich's Drumming from 1971. |
| | 20080521 | | Verity Sharp's selections include recordings by Cretan singer Psarantonis, Norwegian trumpeter Nils Petter Molvaer and an excerpt from Herbert Howells's Requiem. |
| | 20080522 | | Verity Sharp presents music including Nordic roots from singer Anders Larrson, choral music from the Spanish Renaissance by Diego Ortiz and a selection from the latest album by electronic pioneers Autechre. |
| | 20080527 | | Fiona Talkington begins a week of Baudelaire-inspired programmes with chansonniers including Georges Chelon and Jean-Roger Caussimon, plus Lonely Drifter Karen, Dhafer Youssef, Chris Lee's Paddy in Paris and Messiaen. |
| | 20080528 | | Fiona Talkington with a late-night musical mix, including Baudelaire devotees Leo Ferre and Charles Trenet, Philip Glass, Martin Simpson and the Shastriya Syndicate in a meditative midnight raag. |
| | 20080529 | | Fiona Talkington presents a late-night eclectic musical mix, including Diamanda Galas singing her dark interpretation of Baudelaire's Abel et Cain; Manolo Sanlucar's Bulerias Flamencas; George Thomas and the Owls, and Palestrina. Plus, to conclude a week of French sounds, Yves Montand and Stephane Grapelli in nocturnal music. |
| | 20080603 | | Fiona Talkington presents a week of programmes with an oriental flavour, including specially-recorded music from the Bath International Music Festival's new late-night concert series. A set from pipa player Wu Man given in Bath last week is the centrepiece in a mix that also includes Yo Yo Ma, Ryohei Hirose, Monte, Mamur and Iz as well as Stravinsky. |
| | 20080604 | | Fiona Talkington's late-night mix includes a specially-recorded set from sax and percussion duo Andy Sheppard and Kuljit Bhamra at the Bath International Music festival, along with music from Yann Tiersen, prepared piano by John Cage, singing by Anonymous 4 and El Hadj N'Diaye. |
| | 20080605 | | Fiona Talkington presents a new recording by Mongolian Gula and Baigal together with a John Martyn song from his 1973 album Battle of Medway. Plus Mathias Eik's Cologne Blues and Janacek's Our Father. There's the final special set from the Bath International Music Festival's new late-night series - by folk/early music band Horses Brawl. |
| | 20080610 | | Verity Sharp presents an eclectic late-night musical selection, which includes traditional Kurdish and Celtic pieces, change ringing, a dawn chorus, Bob Dylan and William Byrd. |
| | 20080611 | | Verity Sharp presents an eclectic musical mix, including live pieces recorded specially from Martin Simpson and Chris Wood, Tchaikovsky played on the Theremin and the joint forces of Ali Farka Toure and Bassekou Kouyate. |
| | 20080612 | | Verity Sharp's late-night musical mix includes a ballad by Peter Bellamy, a chanson by Beatus, Finnish accordionist Kimmo Pohjonen and electronic music by Jean-Claude Risset. |
| | 20080617 | | Verity Sharp's late-night mix features Chinese music traditional and modern by Gong Linna and White, Glenn Gould's take on Mendelssohn and the austere sounds of folk sisters Shirley and Dolly Collins. Part of Radio 3's Focus on China season. |
| | 20080618 | | Verity Sharp's eclectic mix includes music from Christopher Bissonette's new album, the Norwegian fiddle playing of Christian Borlaug, a Chinese folksong and the legendary Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Part of Radio 3's Focus on China season. |
| | 20080619 | | Verity Sharp's eclectic selection includes music from China, Crete, Hawaii, Norway and Corsica. Part of Radio 3's Focus on China season. |
| | 20080624 | | Fiona Talkington presents a new album from Meredith Monk, Japanese music old and new, a John Donne song-cycle from Terje Rypdal and Lars Fredricksson conducting Chinese crickets. |
| | 20080625 | | Fiona Talkington presents the sound of Desert Blues, Lou Harrison's guitar experiments with intonation, some twisted folk from the Memory Band and the early wanderings of Henry Cow. |
| | 20080626 | | Fiona Talkington presents Giya Kancheli's Amao Omi for choir and saxophone quartet, the enigmatic Finnish singer Islaja and blues music from all corners of the globe. |
| | 20080701 | | Fiona Talkington looks back at 25 years of the WOMAD festival, explores the music of the barrel organ, from fairground to Ligeti and presents The Sinking of the Titanic, as heard by Gavin Bryars. |
| | 20080702 | | Fiona Talkington's eclectic musical mix includes a song from Essie Jain, American industrial ballads from Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, plus the Hilliard Ensemble playing with Black Dice. |
| | 20080703 | | Fiona Talkington presents the Bitter Funeral Beer Band from 1982, new music by Philip Jeck, William Burroughs cut-up tape experiments and Morten Lauridsen's Les chansons des roses. |
| | 20080708 | | Verity Sharp introduces the percussive feet of a folk band from Quebec, the voice of vintage American gospeller Horace Sprott and the prepared piano of John Cage. |
| | 20080709 | | Verity Sharp's late-night musical mix includes ambient music by Brian Eno, a song from Katherine Polward and a Nocturne by Chopin. |
| | 20080710 | | Verity Sharp introduces a 16th-century Spanish motet by Diego Ortiz, the 21st-century Liquid Air by Meredith Monk and the timeless sounds of the New Zealand Dusky Dolphin. |
| | 20080715 | | Verity Sharp's late-night music mix features the songs of Joan as Policewoman, the digeridoo of Alan Dargin and the piano music of Frank Bridge. |
| | 20080716 | | Verity Sharp presents a late-night musical mix. Featuring a Lebanese/Portuguese hybrid in Rabih Abou-Khalil's new album with fado singer Ricardo Ribeiro, and German composer Stephan Micus playing traditional instruments from India, Afghanistan and Ireland. |
| | 20080717 | | Verity Sharp introduces the mouth-bow of Kouame Sereba, the prepared piano of John Cage and the voices of Lo Cor de la Plana. Plus a look forward to this month's WOMAD Festival. |
| | 20080722 | | Max Reinhardt's selection for late-night listening includes a motet by Guillaume de Machaut, recordings of cattle grids in Dartmoor by sound artist John Levack Drever and incidental music by BBC Radiophonic Workshop composer John Baker. |
| | 20080723 | | Max Reinhardt's selection features Mississippi string band Floyd Ming's Pep Steppers, organ music by JJ Froberger and two piano improvisations by Thelonious Monk and Brad Mehldau. |
| | 20080724 | | Max Reinhardt's selection includes the Incredible String Band, chamber music by Toru Takemitsu and a Chris Burn transcription of Derek Bailey performed by saxophonist John Butcher. |
| | 20080729 | | Max Reinhardt's selection includes the vocal duo of Bjork and Tanya Tagaq, keyboard music by William Byrd and Gyorgy Ligeti, and early Bulgarian folk from Bistrishkata Chetvorka. |
| | 20080730 | | Max Reinhardt presents his own mix of sounds from around the globe, including music by Henry Purcell, Brian Eno and Astor Piazzolla. |
| | 20080731 | | Max Reinhardt's musical mix features a selection from Miles Davis's Jack Johnson sessions and Karlheinz Stockhausen's seminal work for voice and electronics Gesang der Junglinge. |
| | 20080805 | | Verity Sharp presents an eclectic choice of music including Swedish ram's horn, Madagascan xylophones, music for trumpet and electronics by Jonathan Harvey remixed by his daughter, as well as a performance by Brazilian singer Monica Vasconcelos recorded at last month's WOMAD Festival. |
| | 20080806 | | Verity Sharp presents an eclectic choice of music including early American rhythm 'n' blues, early electronic music by Daphne Oram, traditional English music from Cath and Phil Tyler and Chris Wood, and a performance by Ghanaian singer Atongo Zimba, recorded at last month's WOMAD Festival. |
| | 20080807 | | Verity Sharp presents an eclectic choice of music including Japanese boogie-woogie, John Cage's Quodlibet, a vocal duet by Jon Balke and Sidsel Endresen, and from last month's WOMAD Festival, a set by Lo Cor de la Plana, who sing in the old Occitan language of Marseilles. |
| | 20080812 | | Verity Sharp spins a selection of sounds ranging from the Persian electronic music of Ata Ebtekar to traditional Japanese pieces by Kunaicho Gakubu and Seijin Noborikawa as well as a recording by The Musicians of the Nile. Plus a performance from last month's WOMAD festival by Hossam Ramzi and his Egyptian orchestra. |
| | 20080813 | | Verity Sharp's late-night listening mix includes the latest offering from Eliza Carthy, the Kurdish sounds of Cemil Kocgun and Arvo Part's Pari Intervallo played on flutes, bottles and glasses. Plus last month's performance by Martha Wainwright at the WOMAD festival. |
| | 20080814 | | Verity Sharp's late-night selection has a distinctly Scandinavian flavour and includes Finnish Jouhikko music by Lassin Logren, Norwegian singer Marit Mattisgard accompanying herself on the langeleik (Norwegian zither) and a performance by chamber choir Eesti Projekt. Plus the Anglo-Scots-Norwegian collaborative energies unleashed during last month's WOMAD festival by the trio Fribo. |
| | 20080819 | | Fiona Talkington presents Italian-inspired music, including piano works by Charlemagne Palestine, choral music by Dallapiccola taking pity on henpecked husbands and music from the Marche region of Italy. |
| | 20080820 | | Fiona Talkington presents Italian-inspired works, including pastoral music by Vaughan Williams and Van Morrison, English country blues from Blue Blokes 3, music from Calabria and Wagner in Venice. |
| | 20080821 | | Fiona Talkington presents Italian-inspired music, including arrangements of Bach's chorale prelude Ich ruf' zu dir, music from Umbria, the clarinet playing of Gianluigi Trovesi and violin duets by Berio. |
| | 20080826 | | Fiona Talkington introduces folk music from Madeira, piano music by John Tavener, songs by Ane Brun and melted Americana from Bill Frisell. |
| | 20080827 | | Fiona Talkington introduces songs by Rokia Traore, jazz from the Frode Gjerstad trio, Troy Banarzi's eerie circus sounds and Chris Hughes's slowed down Blackbird. |
| | 20080828 | | Fiona Talkington's choices include music for accordion and percussion by Magnus Lindberg, Thomas Tallis's Salvator Mundi, 1980s American folk from Kath Bloom and Loren Connors, plus Sibelius-inspired jazz. |
| | 20080902 | | Robert Sandall presents music by a selection of maverick songwriters, including Tom Waits, Laurie Anderson, Joan as Policewoman and new albums by Tricky and Randy Newman. |
| | 20080903 | | Robert Sandall presents an eclectic selection of music for late night listening, including Damon Albarn's Chinese opera, Monkey, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, the electronic sounds of Autechre and a new album from singer-songwriter James Yorkston. |
| | 20080904 | | Robert Sandall presents an eclectic selection of music, including a theme of cover versions - songs by Tom Waits, Joni Mitchell, The Beatles and Radiohead, performed by Bjork, B For Bang, Neko Case and Matthew Herbert. There is also an unusual chamber orchestral version of Lou Reed's abstract electronic album Metal Machine Music. |
| | 20080909 | | On Mercury Music Prize night, Robert Sandall plays a selection of shortlisted music past and present, including Radiohead's recent album In Rainbows, Gavin Bryars's minimalist classic Jesus Blood, nu-jazzers Portico Quartet, dubstep producer Burial, songs by PJ Harvey and Michael Nyman's score for The Piano. |
| | 20080910 | | Robert Sandall presents an eclectic selection of music, including the new album by Polar Bear, music for Robert Wilson's dramas by David Byrne and Philip Glass, French songs by Camille, early electronica by Human League and the Chinese erhu virtuoso Jiang Jian Hua. |
| | 20080911 | | Robert Sandall marks the 60th birthday of musician and record producer Brian Eno, with music from four decades of his career, from the art pranks of the Portsmouth Sinfonia to work with David Bowie, Robert Fripp and Harold Budd. Eno first came to fame as the synthesiser player in the glam rock band Roxy Music, but he already had experimental credentials from playing with the avant-garde Scratch Orchestra. Afterwards, he pursued more artistic concepts, coming up with the idea of ambient music in 1975, and bringing his individual approach to collaborations with David Bowie, Robert Fripp and John Cale. He is also credited with pioneering sampling culture with the album My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, made with ex-Talking Heads singer David Byrne in the 1980s. The programme features music from all of these collaborations, along with some of Eno's ambient classics including Music For Airports and Apollo, and a track from his new album with David Byrne. |
| | 20080923 | | Fiona Talkington introduces the fractured vocals of Lau Nau, Flamenco icon Camaron de la Isla, an evening raga from the Gundecha Brothers and part of Rachmaninov's All-Night Vigil. |
| | 20080924 | | Fiona Talkington presents music from Japan and Madagascar, Frifot's take on Swedish traditional music and a work by Palestrina. |
| | 20080925 | | Fiona Talkington presents songs from the new album by Jono McCleery, Romanian diva Gabi Lunca and the sounds of a 1940s concertina band from Johannesburg. |
| | 20080930 | | Verity Sharp's selections include instrumental music by John Jenkins, Romanian accordion virtuoso Andrei Mihalache and the radiophonic song-stories of Shelley Hirsch. |
| | 20081001 | | Verity Sharp introduces Scottish fiddle from John McCusker, klezmer-inspired prepared piano from Marilyn Lerner and orchestral music by Gloria Coates. |
| | 20081002 | | Verity Sharp with traditional choral music from the Gruppo Spontaneo Trallalero, a chamber work by Giuseppe Tartini and a jazz take on She Moved Through the Fair by Twelves Trio. |
| | 20081007 | | Verity Sharp's late-night listening selection includes Ghanaian trio Seprewa Kasa, banjo tunes from Doc Watson and Tony Trishka, and music from the experimental duo of Luigi Archetti and Michael Heisch. |
| | 20081008 | | Verity Sharp's listening selection includes Irish fiddle master Brendan Mulvihill, vintage tango from Horacio Salgan and his orchestra and a motet by Guillaume de Machaut. |
| | 20081009 | | Verity Sharp's late-night listening selection includes Mexican marimbas from the mountains of Chiapas, cajun fiddle from Michael Doucet and Indian sarangi accompanying the voice of Lakshmi Shankar. |
| | 20081014 | | Max Reinhardt's late-night listening selection includes field recordings from China and the Hugh Tracey archive, a taste of the Japanese avant-garde from Natsuki Tamura, Colin Fallows' prepared electric guitars and a slice of vintage gospel from Sam Cooke and the Soul Stirrers. |
| | 20081015 | | Max Reinhardt's late-night listening selection includes Amon Tobin's Horsefish, Purcell's Fantasia upon One Note and The Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band. Mytha play music for 13 alphorns and Harry Partch and friends play The Dreamer That Remains: A Study in Loving. |
| | 20081016 | | With Max Reinhardt. Sjaak sings a song about beer, Andrea Lucchesini plays Berio and percussionist Robert Dillon plays music for ceramic tiles. Plus Thomas Tallis's sublime 40-part motet Spem in Alium, and three traditional songs from three different continents. |
| | 20081021 | | Max Reinhardt's late-night selection features percussionist Roland Auzet playing the music of Iannis Xenakis, Moondog singing about human rights as well as music from Denys Baptiste. Plus songs from Rokia Traore, Edith Piaf and Lydia Mendoza. |
| | 20081022 | | Max Reinhardt presents a wide musical mix, including Future Pilot AKA's Prayer For Ananda, Estonian choral music from Tonu Kaljuste and Charley Patton's Down the Dirt Road Blues. |
| | 20081023 | | Max Reinhardt's eclectic musical selection includes Jab Jones playing jug in the Memphis Jug Band, Andreas Grau und Gotz Schumacher playing Stockhausen, and Slim Gaillard and his Shintoists singing about potato chips. Plus the Scratch Orchestra performing the epic Paragraph 7 of Cornelius Cardew's The Great Learning and more contemporary percussion music from Roland Auze. |
| | 20081028 | | Verity Sharp's late-night selection includes the choral singing of South Africa's Dizu Plaatijies Ibuyumbo Ensemble alongside songs from Scott Walker and Welsh band Pigyn Clust. Plus the Riga Philharmonic Orchestra playing Cantabile by Latvian composer Peteris Vasks, and Malian griots Ousame Sacko and Yakare Diabate singing in praise of the Apollo lunar landing. |
| | 20081029 | | Verity Sharp's eclectic late-night selection includes the Welsh pibe-cyrn (bag-hornpipe) played by Ceri Rhys Matthews, Chris Wood's recent recording of England in Ribbons co-written with Hugh Lupton, the prepared piano of Hauschka, Turkish singer Ahmet Aslan and Alan Lomax's 1951 recording of Peggy MacGillivray. |
| | 20081030 | | Verity Sharp looks ahead to Halloween with bewitching music by Robert Johnson, Carter Burwell and Malinky. Plus Fabrizio Ottaviucci performing Terry Riley's Keyboard Study No 1, Irish accordionist Tony MacMahon playing The Wounded Hussar and Beata Palya singing the traditional Hungarian ballad Harom arva. |
| | 20081104 | | Verity Sharp's eclectic musical selection includes a track from Hector Zazou's posthumous album In the House of Mirrors, a song from Michael de Jong, the sound of the Aboriginal yidaki played by Janawirri Yiparrka and the Exon Singers' performance of a Magnificat by Howard Skempton. |
| | 20081105 | | Verity Sharp's eclectic musical selection includes Dominguinhos, Sivuca and Oswaldinho on the Brazilian accordion, Aly Bain trying his hand at a Cajun Two-Step, Michael Finnissy in music by Laurence Crane and the Change Ringing Handbell Group performing their London No 3 Surprise Royal. |
| | 20081106 | | Verity Sharp's eclectic selection includes some of the famous pan-African recordings made by Hugh Tracey in the 1950s. Plus songs from Fred Jordan and Matthias Goerne, a bourree from Cafe Charbons, a motet by Guillaume Dufay sung by Cantica Symphonia and the Swedish fiddle duo of Karin Ohlsson and Hanna Tibell. |
| | 20081111 | | Fiona Talkington looks ahead to this year's London Jazz Festival with a selection that includes music from celebrated Norwegian trumpet player Arve Henriksen's new album Cartography, on which he collaborates with electronic wizards Jan Bang and Erik Honore among others. Plus music by Peteris Vasks, Susanna Wallumrod and Monteverdi. |
| | 20081112 | | Fiona Talkington's selection includes opera with a twist from Italian jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and composer Gianluigi Trovesi plus tracks from Philip Clemo and self-styled 'jazz wizard' Bugge Wesseltoft. |
| | 20081113 | | Fiona Talkington's eclectic selection includes music from Bobo Stenson, Alban Berg, Iain Ballamy and Flemish early music group Les Witches, whose goal is described as to 'resurrect the ambience of the bars and taverns of Shakespeare's time through research, memory, intuition and improvisation'. |
| | 20081118 | | Fiona Talkington pays tribute to the late jazz pianist Esbjorn Svensson by revisiting EST's concert at the 2006 London Jazz Festival. Plus music for sax and accordion by celebrated Norwegian musicians Trygve Seim and Frode Haltli. |
| | 20081119 | | Fiona Talkington presents a varied musical mix, including tracks from the recent album by bassist Arild Andersen and songs by Argentinian singer-songwriter Juana Molina. |
| | 20081120 | | Fiona Talkington's selection includes music from the Christian Wallumrod Ensemble, Edinburgh based band Urban Farm Hand and viol music by Couperin. |
| | 20081125 | | Verity Sharp's varied musical selection includes sounds of 1970s Brazil with Alceu Valenca, vocal music by Gavin Bryars inspired by medieval laude, a set of tunes from Scotland's Blazin' Fiddles and an improvisation on pipe organ by Keith Jarrett. Verity Sharp presents music from Alceu Valenca, Gavin Bryars and Keith Jarrett. Verity Sharp presents music from Alceu Valenca, Gavin Bryars and Keith Jarrett. |
| | 20081126 | | With Verity Sharp's varied musical selection includes a Sephardic lullaby sung by Montserrat Figueras, Richard Burton reading the poetry of Thomas Hardy, Angela Hewitt playing Bach, and the traditional music of Mauritania alongside a work by New York improviser and composer Elliott Sharp. Verity Sharp introduces music from Mauritania and songs from Montserrat Figueras. Verity Sharp introduces music from Mauritania and songs from Montserrat Figueras. |
| | 20081127 | | Verity Sharp's varied musical selection includes highlights from a set by the Taksim Trio from Turkey, recorded at this year's London Jazz Festival. Verity Sharp with highlights from a set by the Taksim Trio from Turkey. Verity Sharp with highlights from a set by the Taksim Trio from Turkey. Verity Sharp's varied musical selection includes highlights from a set by the Taksim Trio from Turkey, recorded at the 2008 London Jazz Festival. |
| | 20081202 | | Presented by Verity Sharp. With music from Tallis, Moussu T e lei Jovents and John Adams. Presented by Verity Sharp. With music from Tallis, Moussu T e lei Jovents and John Adams. Verity Sharp's varied musical selection includes Stile Antico with a Miserere by Thomas Tallis, songs from Occitanian troubadours Moussu T e lei Jovents and a performance of Christian Zeal and Activity by John Adams. |
| | 20081203 | | Verity Sharp presents music by Paprika Balkanicus, Kouame Sereba and Alvin Lucier. Verity Sharp presents music by Paprika Balkanicus, Kouame Sereba and Alvin Lucier. Verity Sharp's varied selection includes Paprika Balkanicus, Ivorian mouth bow player Kouame Sereba and a recording of Alvin Lucier's Music for piano with one or more snare drums. |
| | 20081210 | | Fiona Talkington presents a varied mix of music, including the voice of Greek singer Savina Yannatou, a new album from Norway's Farmers Market, electronic artist Benge's recent survey of the history of the synthesiser and the Renaissance polyphony of Pedro de Cristo's setting of O Magnum Mysterium. |
| | 20081211 | | Fiona Talkington presents a varied mix of music, including the songs of Jacques Brel as heard by viola da gamba player Ralph Rousseau, music from the Zambian roadsides and by Latvian composer Peteris Vasks, plus Frenchman Pierre Villette's 20th-century setting of O Magnum Mysterium. |
| | 20081217 | | Fiona Talkington presents a varied mix of music, including a new work by John Tavener, the visceral Japanese blues of Kan Mikami and a look back at some of her favourite albums of 2008. |
| | 20081218 | | Fiona Talkington presents a varied mix of music, including the early tape works of Arne Nordheim, organ music by Bach and a South Seas sleigh ride from Japanese duo Coconami. Max Reinhardt drops by with three tracks he can't get off his mind. Fiona Talkington presents music from Arne Nordheim, Bach and Japanese duo Coconami. Fiona Talkington presents music from Arne Nordheim, Bach and Japanese duo Coconami. |
| | 20081223 | | Verity Sharp presents music, including Vox Clamantis and the Weekend Guitar Trio. Verity Sharp presents music, including Vox Clamantis and the Weekend Guitar Trio. Verity Sharp presents music, including ambient guitars and plainchant combining in the work of Vox Clamantis and the Weekend Guitar Trio, traditional songs from Nivernais in central France performed by Eveline and Frederic Paris, plus Monica Hugget playing Mystery Sonata by Biber. |
| | 20081224 | | Verity Sharp presents music from Magpie Lane, Sufjan Stevens, and Bob and Gill Berry. Verity Sharp presents music from Magpie Lane, Sufjan Stevens, and Bob and Gill Berry. Verity Sharp presents music, including Magpie Lane, Sufjan Stevens, and Bob and Gill Berry, alongside the Change Ringing Handbell Group and Songs of Angels performed by Philip Pickett and the New London Consort. |
| | 20090106 | | Fiona Talkington presents music from accordionist Maria Kalaniemi and Fennesz. Fiona Talkington presents music from accordionist Maria Kalaniemi and Fennesz. Fiona Talkington introduces a varied musical selection, including accordionist Maria Kalaniemi recorded in concert at the 2008 Kaustinen Festival in Finland and Austrian electronica from Fennesz's new album Black Sea. |
| | 20090107 | | Fiona Talkington presents music by Kathkuda, Sylvain Chauveau and Palestrina. Fiona Talkington presents music by Kathkuda, Sylvain Chauveau and Palestrina. Fiona Talkington presents a varied musical selection, including recent releases by Kathkuda and Sylvain Chauveau and choral music by the great 16th century polyphonist Palestrina. |
| | 20090108 | | Fiona Talkington presents music from the Bad Plus covers album and by Sharon Shannon. Fiona Talkington presents music from the Bad Plus covers album and by Sharon Shannon. Fiona Talkington introduces a varied musical selection, including the new Bad Plus covers album, For All I Care, and tracks by Sharon Shannon and others appearing at Celtic Connections 2008 in Glasgow. |
| | 20090113 | | Fiona Talkington presents music from Terry Riley/Kronos Quartet, plus Henriksen/Bang. Fiona Talkington presents music from Terry Riley/Kronos Quartet, plus Henriksen/Bang. Fiona Talkington presents a varied mix of music, including an excerpt from Terry Riley's 1980s epic Salome Dances for Peace played by the Kronos Quartet, Mongolian traditional pieces, plus an improvisation for trumpet and sampler by Arve Henriksen and Jan Bang. |
| | 20090114 | | Fiona Talkington presents a varied mix of music, including Jon Anderson's Olias of Sunhillow, an album of Argentinian chamame music by Chango Spasiuk and choral music by Herbert Howells. Tracklisting: 23:15 Åse teigland: fanitullen album: pynandi album: stille chango spasiuk: tierra colorada world village wv468083 23:19 fiona talkington presents music by jon anderson, chango spasiuk and herbert howells. fiona talkington presents music by jon anderson, chango spasiuk and herbert howells. |
| | 20090115 | | Fiona Talkington presents a varied mix of music, including Lars Horntveth's epic Kaleidoscopic album featuring the Latvian National Orchestra, piano sonatas by John White, and traditional Turkish music by Ali Tufekci and his ensemble recorded at the BBC's studios. Fiona Talkington presents music from Lars Horntveth, John White and Ali Tufekci. |
| | 20090120 | | Verity Sharp's selection includes music for brass by Girolamo Frescobaldi, a new release by Max de Wardener and singer Mara Carlyle, an early tape piece by Pauline Oliveros plus a live recording of folk singer Martyn Wyndham-Read, recorded at the 2008 tribute to AL Lloyd at Cecil Sharp House in London. Verity Sharp's selection includes music from Frescobaldi, Max de Wardener and Mara Carlyle |
| | 20090121 | | Verity Sharp's varied musical selection includes pipes and concertina from Alistair Anderson, music for string quartet by Ravel and excerpts from Hal Willner's compilation Weird Nightmare, the producer's tribute to bassist Charles Mingus. Verity Sharp presents music from Alistair Anderson, Maurice Ravel and Hal Willner. |
| | 20090122 | | Verity Sharp's varied musical selection includes Frankie Armstrong singing the epic tale of Tam Lin, an early text-sound composition by American composer Charles Amirkhanian and choral music by William Mundy. Verity Sharp with music from Frankie Armstrong, Charles Amirkhanian and William Mundy. |
| | 20090127 | | Verity Sharp's varied musical selection includes singing and Turkish baglama playing from Hayri Dev, some of the latest ambience from Fennesz alongside more of Raymond Scott's Soothing Sounds for Baby from 1963. Plus Scott Kirby playing Scott Joplin and an early recording by Martin Carthy from the album Sweet Wivelsfield. Verity Sharp presents music from Hayri Dev, Fennesz, Raymond Scott and Martin Carthy. |
| | 20090128 | | Verity Sharp's selection includes Marino Formenti's recording of John Cage's Music Walk, Scenes in the City by Charles Mingus and music from the 13th-century Spanish court of Alfonso the Wise. Verity Sharp presents music from Marino Formenti and Charles Mingus. |
| | 20090129 | | Verity Sharp's varied musical selection includes harpist Llio Rhydderch, excerpts from Bach's Art of Fugue, a work for percussion by Chris Corsano, and songs from T-Bone Burnett and Maxine Sullivan. Verity Sharp presents music from Llio Rhydderch, Bach, Chris Corsano and T-Bone Burnett. |
| | 20090721 | | Fiona Talkington presents an unusual selection of music, including Red Priest's own take on Purcell's Fairy Queen, a new piece by Can founder Irmin Schmidt, and a Sephardic song from Yasmin Levy. Plus a look forward to the July 2009 WOMAD Festival. Including Red Priest's own take on Purcell's Fairy Queen and a new piece by Irmin Schmidt. |
| | 20090722 | | Fiona Talkington features some free interpretations of Guillaume de Machaut by French ensemble Hypnos, Henryk Gorecki's Valentine Piece for Solo Flute and Little Bell, and a complete broadcast of Pink Floyd's classic Atom Heart Mother. Including interpretations of Guillaume de Machaut by French ensemble Hypnos. |
| | 20090723 | | Fiona Talkington's late-night mix includes, at midnight, this month's Late Junction collaboration session. American clarinettist David Rothenberg duets with tropical birds in London Zoo's aviary. Also featured are studio improvisations on the Turkish cumbus by Lu Edmonds. |
| | 20090908 | | To celebrate the 70th anniversary of Topic Records, Verity Sharp dips into its vast array of releases, including the mammoth 20 volume Voice of the People series, the early recordings of Martin Carthy, The Watersons, and AL Lloyd. From the Topic World Series, music from Georgia, Bulgaria, Hungary and Zanzibar. Plus change ringing on handbells, and the Schoenberg Ensemble play Ruth Crawford Seeger's Andante for Strings. Verity Sharp looks back on the last 70 years of Topic Records. |
| | 20090909 | | Verity Sharp presents a selection of music, including the experimental work of guitarist Derek Bailey and vocalist Keiji Haino alongside traditional Japanese music for shamisen and percussion, and the Arabic oud playing of Titi Robin. Paul Robeson sings Joe Hill, pianist Marc Andre Hamelin plays Frederic Rzewski's Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues and Maddy Prior sings Dives and Lazarus. Verity Sharp presents music from Derek Bailey, Paul Robeson and Frederic Rzewski. |
| | 20090910 | | Verity Sharp presents music from sitar player Purbayan Chatterjee's ensemble Shastriya Syndicate, the solo singing of Stephanie Hladowski, and the multiple voices of David Hyke's Harmonic Choir. Plus Sardinia's Tenores di Bitti and pianist Philip Mead plays Stephen Montague's Thanksgiving Hymn. Verity Sharp presents music from Purbayan Chatterjee's ensemble Shastriya Syndicate. |
| | 20091229 | | Verity Sharp presents an eclectic worldwide musical mix, including As One Who Has Slept by Sir John Tavener performed by Anonymous 4 and the Chilingirian Quartet, the powerful sound of Iceland's Sigur Ros, a song from Ralph Stanley and John Lill playing Brahms. Plus a selection of the music David Fanshawe recorded in Melanesia in the late 1970s, including a piece for Gilo stones and a spirit song from the Solomon Islands. Verity Sharp presents an eclectic worldwide musical mix. |
| | 20100413 | | Max Reinhardt presents some swampy Mardi Gras from the Dixie Cups, dub from Tokyo, Ethiopian field recordings and new music from Gonjasufi. He also celebrates the first cuckoo of spring, courtesy of artists from Rahsaan Roland Kirk to Anne Briggs. Max Reinhardt presents some swampy Mardi Gras from the Dixie Cups and dub from Tokyo. |
| | 20100414 | | Max Reinhardt presents music from the Rada Vodou rituals of Haiti, 16th Century polyphony from Cinquecento, musique concrète from Beatriz Ferreyra and a song about a hangman from Woody Guthrie. Max Reinhardt presents music from the Rada Vodou rituals of Haiti. |
| | 20100415 | | Max Reinhardt presents tape music from Edgard Varèse, Corrido from Los Campesinos De Michoacan, a piano miniature from Graham Fitkin, and a new release of material from Aníbal Velásquez Y Su Conjunto. Includes another chance to hear the Late Junction collaboration session between sound-artist AGF and artist-composer Gudrun Gut recorded exclusively in Berlin last year. Max Reinhardt presents works including tape music from Edgard Varese. |
| | 20100504 | | Fiona Talkington introduces music from sound designer Barbara Truex, experimental artist Scanner, and singer-songwriters Camilla Granlien and Lhasa. Fiona Talkington with music from Barbara Truex, Scanner, and Camilla Granlien and Lhasa. |
| | 20100505 | | Fiona Talkington's selection includes music from Norwegian trio Eplemoya, American songwriter Bonnie Prince Billy, and the sound of the Vichitra Veena. Fiona Talkington presents music from Eplemoya, Bonnie Prince Billy and Vichitra Veena. |
| | 20100506 | | Fiona Talkington's choices include music from folk group The Owl Service, Philip Glass and Brad Mehldau. Fiona Talkington presents music from The Owl Service, Philip Glass and Brad Mehldau. |
| | 20100511 | | Max Reinhardt's musical journey tonight encompasses Nigerian highlife, a Lithuanian big band, Wagner remixed, and a Gesualdo madrigal. Max Reinhardt presents music from a Lithuanian big band, Wagner and Gesualdo. |
| | 20100512 | | Max Reinhardt spins a dizzying array of tracks, from Gilberto Gil to John Martyn, from Paganini to Ligeti, and from the McIntosh County Shouters to the Hilliard Ensemble. Max Reinhardt presents a varied choice of music, from Gilberto Gil to John Martyn. |
| | 20100513 | | Max Reinhardt's musical selection tonight includes Joni Mitchell from the 1970s, Lokua Kanza from Democratic Republic of Congo and some 1950s Mento from Jamaica. Max Reinhardt's varied musical selection Joni Mitchell and Lokua Kanza. |
| | 20100518 | | Max Reinhardt will be dipping into Harry Smith's Anthology Of American Folk Music, savouring the Carter Family and the Heavenly Gospel Singers, Kronos Quartet With Alim & Fargana Qasimov, Bonnie "Prince" Billy with The Cairo Gang, and Taverner's Leroy Kyrie. Max Reinhardt with music from the Carter Family and the Heavenly Gospel Singers. |
| | 20100519 | | Max Reinhardt's selection tonight includes Malian music from Troupe Folklorique Peulh du Macina, the 19-part motet O Bone Jesu by Scottish Renaissance monk Robert Carver, Delta bluesman Robert Johnson, and the Salem Tradition from the island of Reunion. Max Reinhardt's selection includes music from Troupe Folklorique Peulh du Macina. |
| | 20100520 | | Max Reinhardt brings you the latest Late Junction Session featuring Chartwell Dutiro on mbira and vocals, Seb Rochford on drums, Leo Abrahams on guitar, and rap and vocals from Jyager. Plus a Binchois Chanson, an Alap On The Afghan rubab played by Homayun Sakhi, and Blind Alfred Reed's How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times as These? Max Reinhardt presents a session with drummer Seb Rochford and Chartwell Dutiro on mbira. |
| | 20100525 | | Fiona Talkington introduces tracks from Jan Bang's new release "....and poppies from Kandahar", explores Gianluigi Trovesi's take on Verdi opera and discovers how crunchy apples inspire Matthew Herbert. Fiona Talkington presents music from Jan Bang, Gianluigi Trovesi and Matthew Herbert. |
| | 20100526 | | Fiona Talkington discovers BJ Nilsen's wasp inspired creations, and presents cello music by Lutoslawski, xylophone music from Bali and Beatrix Ward-Fernandez plays theremin. Fiona Talkington presents music from BJ Nilsen, Lutoslawski and Beatrix Ward-Fernandez. |
| | 20100527 | | Fiona Talkington presents music from prolific Bollywood singer Ashe Bhosle, and explores the music box tunes of Richard Rijnvos whilst Django Bates pays tribute to Charlie Parker. Fiona Talkington presents music from Ashe Bhosle, Richard Rijnvos and Django Bates. |
| | 20100601 | | Fiona Talkington introduces tracks from the Punch Brothers new album as well as musical prayers from Aruna Sairam, Ryuichi Sakomoto and Gavin Bryars. The programme also delves into the operatic world with music from A Flowering Tree by John Adams. Fiona Talkington with music from the Punch Brothers, Aruna Sairam and Ryuichi Sakomoto. |
| | 20100602 | | Fiona Talkington introduces the atmospheric installation music of Max Eastley and travels back to Seventies Brazil for the technicolour sounds of Milton Nascimento. There's also the folk music of Karen Dalton and opera from Bela Bartok. Fiona Talkington presents music from Max Eastley, Milton Nascimento and Karen Dalton. |
| | 20100603 | | Fiona Talkington presents operatic Poulenc to celebrate the BBC's opera season whilst the London-based Shadow Orchestra creates a dense electronic landscape. Fiona Talkington with operatic Poulenc, sacred Palestrina and the Shadow Orchestra. |
| | 20100608 | | Robert Sandall returns with a choice selection of tracks including Laurie Anderson's new album, Homeland, her partner Lou Reed's Poe-inspired The Raven, and a tribute to Reed by David Cronenberg's Wife. Robert Sandall presents music from Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed and David Cronenberg's Wife. |
| | 20100610 | | Robert Sandall explores the orchestral landscapes of pianist Brad Mehldau's new album, Highway Rider, alongside musical Americana by the likes of Ry Cooder, Mary Gauthier and Lambchop. Robert Sandall presents music from Brad Mehldau, Ry Cooder, Mary Gauthier and Lambchop. |
| | 20100615 | | Robert Sandall presents an eclectic choice of musical gems. Robert Sandall presents a varied selection of music. |
| | 20100616 | | Robert Sandall presents a personal selection of music without frontiers. Robert Sandall presents a varied selection of music. |
| | 20100617 | | Robert Sandall presents a diverse musical sequence. Robert Sandall presents a varied selection of music. |
| | 20100622 | | Tango from Finland played by Uusikuu, traditional drumming from Iran with Ramin Rahimi, and a lament from sixteenth century England by Osbert Parsley. With Fiona Talkington. Fiona Talkington presents music by from Uusikuu, Ramin Rahimi and Osbert Parsley. |
| | 20100623 | | Dino Saluzzi, who celebrates his 75th birthday this year, plays the Argentinian bandoneon, Tim Eriksen plays sacred harp music, and Californians Cosa Brava play music by Fred Frith. With Fiona Talkington. Fiona Talkington with music from Dino Saluzzi, Tim Eriksen and Cosa Brava. |
| | 20100624 | | The latest Late Junction collaboration, recorded in the BBC's Maida Vale studios, features live sampling guru Jan Bang and guitarist Eivind Aarset reworking material from a previous LJ collaboration, when David Rothenberg got together with the toucans at London Zoo and multi-instrumentalist Lu Edmonds. Introduced by Fiona Talkington. Fiona Talkington with music from live sampling guru Jan Bang and guitarist Eivind Aarset. |
| | 20100706 | | Nick Luscombe presents an eclectic selection of sounds from around the globe including Afro Colombian champeta from the 1970s, electronica from Manchester's Illum Sphere, a live recording by British bassist Dave Holland and a new album of remixes by Japanese producer Cornelius. Radio and club DJ Nick Luscombe begins a two week stint in the Late Junction studio, kicking off tonight with West African music from Cheikh Lo and Toumani Diabate, contemporary British jazz from Neil Cowley and Dave Holland, and electronic sounds new and old, from Bernard Parmegiani's 1975 Etude Elastique to the latest dubstep-influenced electronica from Manchester's Illum Spehere and American producer Lorn. From the archive we have a 1976 classic from Brazilian maverick Tom Ze and vintage champeta from the Northern coasts of Colombia, a recent compilation from Miles Cleret's Soundway label. We'll also be hearing tracks this week from the new album of remixes by Japanese producer Cornelius beginning tonight with his take on "I'd Rather Dance With You" by Kings of Convenience. Nick Luscombe with music from Illum Sphere, Dave Holland and Japanese producer Cornelius. |
| | 20100707 | | Nick Luscombe's selections include new releases from jazz drummer Martin France and singer Tracey Thorn, Sketch Show remixed by Cornelius, and Ghanaian funk from Sweet Talks. Nick Luscombe with music from Martin France and Tracey Thorn, Cornelius and Sweet Talks. |
| | 20100708 | | Nick Luscombe's music for late-night listening includes a folk classic from Eliza Carthy and Norma Waterson, a Spanish-tinged study for player piano by Conlon Nancarrow and a recent re-issue of ambient pioneer Roedelius. Nick Luscombe's selection includes a classic from Eliza Carthy and Norma Waterson. |
| | 20100713 | | Nick Luscombe presents his own selection of sounds from around the globe including Fela Kuti-inspired cumbia from Colombia, Moondog arrangements for jazz ensemble by Kenny Graham, and electronic music from Kode 9 and Delia Derbyshire. Nick Luscombe's selection includes music from Colombia and arrangements by Kenny Graham. |
| | 20100714 | | Nick Luscombe with music from electronic composer Tristram Cary, the duo of Ballake Sissoko and Vincent Segal, saxophonist Archie Shepp and Indian percussionists Alla Rakha Khan and Trilok Gurtu. Nick Luscombe presents music from Tristram Cary, and Ballake Sissoko and Vincent Segal. |
| | 20100715 | | Nick Luscombe's mix includes songs from Martha Tilston and Nancy Elizabeth, traditional music from Kyrgyzstan, a cult classic from French composer Jean-Claude Vannier and a new release of Nigerian psychedelia from the 1970s. Nick Luscombe's selection includes songs from Martha Tilston and Nancy Elizabeth. |
| | 20100803 | | Max Reinhardt introduces traditional songs and tunes from Brittany, a golden oldie from the master of musique concrete Francois Bayle with Robert Wyatt and Kevin Ayres, Ronald Brautigam playing Beethoven, and a malagasy rhapsody from D'Gary. Max Reinhardt introduces traditional music from Brittany. |
| | 20100804 | | Max Reinhardt presents a Francophonie of hunting horns and soundscapes from western France, plus music by Rameau and the Loop Orchestra's Circa 1901. Max Reinhardt presents hunting horns and soundscapes from Western France. |
| | 20100805 | | Max Reinhardt explores the culturally diverse folk traditions of the Mediterranee, plus encounters with vintage Calexico and a Hoodlum Priest, and Renaissance Chanson by Clereau and Ockeghem. Max Reinhardt explores the culturally diverse folk traditions of the Mediterranean. |
| | 20101102 | | Max Reinhardt presents a Late Junction brimming over with Zappa, Bonfires, Big Ears, Mbaqanga and A Perwinkle Sky. Max Reinhardt presents a Late Junction brimming over with Zappa, Bonfires and Big Ears. |
| | 20101103 | | More Zappa, Brahms, Elvis Presley Blues and the Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan all have a part to play in Max Reinhardt's firework display. More Zappa, Brahms and the Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan in Max Reinhardt's firework display. |
| | 20101104 | | Fireworks, Fire Fire Fire, Schurer's Detonation, Jon Hendricks, Juana Molina and yet more Zappa have significance in Max Reinhardt's Guy Fawkes preparations. Plus an exclusive recording of rapper/poet of our times, the astounding Kate Tempest. Max Reinhardt with a mix including an exclusive recording of rapper/poet Kate Tempest. |
| | 20101221 | | Max Reinhardt prepares a table of succulent delights including Djessou Mory Kant退's Djandjon, a sliver of Yanov-Yanovsky's Chang Music IV, a drizzling of The Santa Claus Crave and The Christmas Waltz and, of course, an hommage to the bagel. Max Reinhardt with music from Djessou Mory Kante's Djandjon and Yanov-Yanovsky. |
| | 20101222 | | Max Reinhardt vanquishes the spirit of Christmas Humbug with Arvo Pärt's Summa, Lata Mangeshkar's This Season is the Season for Love, the Wexford Carol, Mahalia Jackson and A Christmas Jig for a Three-Legged Cat. Max Reinhardt with music from Arvo Part, Lata Mangeshkar and Mahalia Jackson. |
| 100 Years Of The Bauhaus | 20190327 | | As the final touches are put on the new Bauhaus Museum in Weimar, Verity Sharp marks the centenary of the art school founded by Walter Gropius. She plays new music by Detroit hip hop producer Quelle Chris, and by Rozi Plain, who conceived her album in an old dentist’s studio, an RAF base in Suffolk and whilst playing bass on tour with This Is The Kit. There are also tracks by Indian classical musician Mohi Bahauddin who plays the rudra veena, and composer Dobrinka Tabakova. Produced by Freya Hellier. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Verity Sharp marks the centenary of the Weimar art school. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| A Checklist For The Uncharted | 20191018 | | In 1979 the industrial ‘anti-band’ Nurse With Wound printed a list of their favourite artists on the back of their debut LP, a selection of records deemed so obscure it passed into muso mythology and became a trophy list for obsessive collectors. Some of the names were so unknown they were considered to be made-up in-jokes. A compilation of tracks from the list has been released for the first time, focusing on the French artists the band recommended. Verity Sharp plumbs its depths, hopping from lo-fi sci-fi to Zehl prog to macabre ballet music. Jostling for space is the extraordinary overtone singing of Anna-Maria Hefele as featured in Michael Ostrzyga’s Canticum Novum, sound portraits of Bulgaria and ‘menstrual synthdrone’ from Indonesia. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Verity plays the obscure, unpronounceable and genre-free from the Nurse with Wound list. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| A Decade Of Adventurous Music | 20191227 | | As we stand on the edge of a new decade, Jennifer Lucy Allan looks back at the defining moments in adventurous music over the last ten years. We take a trip from the Chicago footwork of DJ Rashad and RP Boo to Newcastle’s finest Richard Dawson via the pioneering music of West Africa on the Sahel Sounds label. Elsewhere we feature under the radar field recordings you may have missed, including the sound of Adrian Rew’s Slot Machine recordings and Enst Karel’s Swiss Mountain Transport Systems as well as the medieval radicalism of Laura Cannell. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Jennifer Lucy Allan surveys the defining moments in adventurous music over the decade. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| A Late Junction Special With Gabriel Prokofiev | 20171226 | | Composer, producer and DJ Gabriel Prokofiev is the guest presenter. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| A Late Junction Special With Gabriel Prokofiev | 20171227 | | The second of two shows presented by composer and DJ Gabriel Prokofiev. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| A Late Junction Special With Hannah Catherine Jones | 20180725 | | In a special guest week, Late Junction is taken over by three friends of the programme, with fresh musical perspectives. Wednesday's host is Hannah Catherine Jones, an academic, radio presenter, composer, conductor, multi-instrumentalist, founder of the community project Peckham Chamber Orchestra, and a performance artist as Foxy Moron. She is currently studying for a doctoral degree at Oxford University, exploring the relationship between Afrofuturism and Gesamtkunstwerk through the art-music of Sun Ra and Wagner. On tonight's programme hear bee music by apiarist and composer Heloise Tunstall-Behran, and an exclusive love song from poet Belinda Zhawi, as well as some all-time Late Junction favourites... Seb Rochford, Annie Gosfield, and Joan La Barbara. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Guest host Hannah Catherine Jones with Afrofuturism, Gesamtkunstwerk and bee music. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| A Late Junction Special With Jennifer Lucy Allan | 20180724 | | In a special guest week, Late Junction is taken over by three friends of the programme, with fresh musical perspectives. Tuesday's host is Jennifer Lucy Allan, a music and tech journalist, academic, and curator of the reissues label Arc Light Editions. She is currently studying for a doctoral degree on the social and cultural history of foghorns. On tonight's programme catch unmissable tracks from Mississippi Fred McDowell, Amral's Trinidad Cavaliers Steel Orchestra, and the United Sacred Harp Convention, as well as some Late Junction favourites... Alice Coltrane, Daphne Oram, and Eliane Radigue. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Guest host Jennifer Lucy Allan with foghorns, steel drums, bagpipes and sacred harps. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| A Late Junction Special With Jennifer Walshe | 20161222 | | Irish composer and vocal contortionist Jennifer Walshe is the guest presenter. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| A Late Junction Special With John Doran | 20170927 | | Music journalist John Doran is in the hot seat. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| A Late Junction Special With Kieran Hebden | 20170926 | | Electronic musician and producer Kieran Hebden (Four Tet) takes the reins. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| A Late Junction Special With Richard Dawson | 20161220 | | Cult avant-folk troubadour Richard Dawson is the guest presenter in a special edition. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| A Late Junction Special With Shabaka Hutchings | 20161221 | | Saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings is the guest presenter in a special edition. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| A Pleasure Garden Of Aural Delights | 20190528 | | Where the botanical meets the musically experimental, with Max Reinhardt. Featured among the blooming wonderful specimens: hip hop star Kojey Radical soundtracks the horticultural neural networks of visual artist Hito Steyerl; composer-improviser Lars Gaugaard leads the listener on a sensory journey; Earthen Sea’s new album ‘Grass And Trees’ yields a fantastic crop of reductionist rhythmic music; Lisa Knapp sings atmospheric folk; Laura Cannell teases minimalist chamber sounds out of the land and sky; recorder player Genevieve Lacey combines with the environment to create a ‘listening garden’; and the tired Earth creaks in a durational opera for the Anthropocene by Rugilė Barzdžiukaitė, Vaiva Grainytė and Lina Lapelytė. Plus recorded highlights from Lubomyr Melnyk’s set at the boutique festival Sea Change, and a classic track by keen gardener Cosey Fanni Tutti, ahead of the mixtape that she has cultivated for tomorrow night’s programme. Produced by Jack Howson. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| A Sonic History For Adventurers | 20190626 | | Exotic and familiar sounds combine in the latest record by the ever-evolving Colorado collective Biota who thrive on walking the line between ambiguity and transparency. The traditional koto playing of Kōhei Amada gets a radical reworking by the producer Sugai Ken who transforms the sonic palette whilst retaining small motifs. French composer and producer David Chalmin, who’s worked with anyone and everyone from Madonna to Bryce Dessner, releases his first electronic album of ambient dynamism. Interjecting with words of encouragement and helpful facts is Nick Luscombe, inviting you to share an exciting sonic history. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3 Exotic and familiar sounds, radical reworks and ambient dynamism, with Nick Luscombe. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| A Ukrainian Piano Prophet And Hindustani Harpsichord | 20181204 | | Lubomyr Melnyk’s continuous, cascading style of composing revels in the rich harmonic possibilities of the piano. Verity previews the ‘prophet of the piano’s’ new album released to mark his 70th birthday. More new music comes courtesy of prolific Spanish producer and composer Raül Refree, and Yama Warashi, the Bristol based brainchild of Japanese artist and musician Yoshino Shigihara. Elsewhere on the programme, Sarah Angliss evokes a London tree canopy using recorder and electronics, and Hindustani music meets the harpsichord in William Hamilton Bird’s 18th century transcriptions of traditional Indian music. Produced by Freya Hellier for Reduced Listening. Verity Sharp presents new music by Lubomyr Melnyk. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| A Venezuelan Music Special | 20191129 | 20200320 (R3) | Venezuela is buckling under a severe economic crisis and in the capital, once a bohemian mecca riding high on oil prices, the streets are deserted in the evenings due to spiralling crime rates. Despite the gloomy headlines, music continues to thrive. Jennifer Lucy Allan travelled to Caracas recently and returns with pockets full of music, including: cowboy songs from the Southern plains; Changa Tuki, the hard electronic dance music of the barrios; and feverish musique concrète. We also explore the idea of electro-shamanism with Venezuelan ambient-electronic composer Miguel Noya. He discusses how certain frequencies and binaural sound patterns can have transformative impacts on the brain, rooted in his experiences of ritual music amongst the indigenous people in the north of Venezuela. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Jennifer Lucy Allan is back from a trip to Caracas with pockets full of music. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Venezuela is buckling under a severe economic crisis and in the capital, once a bohemian mecca riding high on oil prices, the streets are deserted in the evenings due to spiralling crime rates. Despite this the music is still vital. Jennifer Lucy Allan travelled to Caracas recently and returns with pockets full of music, including: cowboy songs from the Southern plains; Changa Tuki, the hard electronic dance music of the barrios; and political cuts from the 1980s punk scene. |
| A Windrush Collaboration Session | 20181115 | | 70 years on from the HMT Empire Windrush’s arrival in Essex, a one-off Late Junction collaboration session explores the sonic reverberations of the Caribbean diaspora through UK culture. British/Trinidadian poet, novelist and musician Anthony Joseph is joined by artists from other disciplines. Saxophonist Jason Yarde is at the heart of the UK jazz scene but as a serial composer, arranger and collaborator his work extends far beyond this; multi-instrumentalist, composer and conductor Hannah Catherine Jones (a.k.a. Foxy Moron), is one of the winners of this year’s Oram awards that recognise innovation in music and sound by the next generation of women artists; and pioneering dub producer and multi-instrumentalist Dennis Bovell, a British reggae legend and one of the originators of Lovers Rock. Max Reinhardt presents the results of their meeting, recorded in a single day at the BBC’s Maida Vale studios. Produced by Chris Elcombe for Reduced Listening. A session with Anthony Joseph, Jason Yarde, Hannah Catherine Jones and Dennis Bovell Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Abel Selaocoe And Sarathy Korwar In Session | 20200403 | | Abel Selaocoe and Sarathy Korwar, two musicians who have never met before, come together for a stellar improvised session. Cellist and vocalist Abel Selaocoe was raised in a township outside Johannesburg, and picked up his first cello aged 11. The instrument was shared by other children at his school, however, so he learned to play by using a broom as an imaginary bow. After gaining a musical scholarship to a prestigious school in South Africa, he went on to attend the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. His collaborative work since has seen him perform music influenced by classical, jazz, and folk traditions at non-traditional venues. Percussionist Sarathy Korwar was born in the USA, grew up in Chennai, and is now a key fixture on the London jazz scene. As composer and bandleader he fuses traditional Indian music with contemporary improvisation, electronica, spoken word and field recordings. He has two innovative and acclaimed solo albums under his belt. Also tonight, your host Verity Sharp plays words and music from radical jazz pioneer Cecil Taylor, who passed away two years ago this week. Produced by Jack Howson A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3 Verity Sharp with a stellar improvised session from two artists who have never met before. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Abstract And Traditional Dub | 20190717 | | Nick Luscombe presents original 70s Jamaican dub from Roots Underground and an abstract re-working of the genre by Estonian sound artist Joel Tammik. Plus there’s music created for the fashion house Comme des Garçons featuring Japanese producer Seigen Ono and experimental American guitarists Marc Ribot and Arto Lindsay. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3 |
| Adam Bohman, Oliver Coates And Laurie Tompkins In Session | 20190822 | | Consummate improviser and musical magpie Adam Bohman comes together with the arranger and cellist Oliver Coates and inventive multi-instrumentalist Laurie Tompkins, the founder of Slip records in this Late Junction collaboration session. Each an innovator in their own sphere, this trio have never worked together before but found common ground in their use of everyday items to make playful music. Over the course of a day at the BBC’s Maida Vale studios, they crafted several dynamic pieces with Oliver on cello and samples, Laurie on synth and lampshade, and Adam Bohman taking his bow to a huge variety of everyday objects from broken CDs to old loyalty cards, combs and metal rulers, not to mention a selection of text pieces based on Chinese takeaway menus. Plus, Max plays music from Nairobi for the short of breath; we have a vocal hot potato written by Erin Gee for the TAK Ensemble, and an imaginary soundtrack inspired by the strange connection between the six Hawksmoor churches of London. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. A unique collaboration session with Adam Bohman, Oliver Coates and Laurie Tompkins. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Consummate improviser and musical magpie Adam Bohman comes together with the arranger and cellist Oliver Coates and inventive multi-instrumentalist Laurie Tompkins, the founder of Slip records in this, the final Late Junction collaboration session. Each an innovator in their own sphere, this trio have never worked together before but found common ground in their use of everyday items to make playful music. Over the course of a day at the BBC’s Maida Vale studios, they crafted several dynamic pieces with Oliver on cello and samples, Laurie on synth and lampshade, and Adam Bohman taking his bow to a huge variety of everyday objects from broken CDs to old loyalty cards, combs and metal rulers, not to mention a selection of text pieces based on Chinese takeaway menus. |
| Adventures In Music Ancient To Future | 20181010 | | Adventures in music; ancient to future. Nick Luscombe plays psychedelic techno from Bryan Chapman; contemporary orchestral pop music from Japan courtesy of Shuta Hasunuma Philharmonic Orchestra and dark and powerful synths marry with Jessica Sligter’s commanding voice on a track from her new album. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening. Nick Luscombe plays psychedelic techno, orchestral pop and dark synths Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Akari Wauja And Nathaniel Mann | 20191025 | 20200724 (R3) | Nathaniel Mann, a composer, singer, and sound artist from Essex, recently travelled to the Xingu reservation in Brazil to visit the indigenous community, the Wauja. There he met and recorded with renowned musician and storyteller Akari Wauja, whose mission is to keep his culture alive for younger generations, and to draw attention to the plight of the rainforest habitat and its people. Tonight this remarkable, unique collaboration comes to the BBC Studios in London, for a live session of improvisation and open-form composition, featuring foot bells, bamboo drums, electric bass, and singing. Late Junction is honoured to host Akari Wauja for his first-ever radio performance, on his first trip to Europe. Elsewhere in the programme we move from the Amazon to London’s Heathrow Airport, as Verity Sharp showcases Kate Carr’s field recordings from under a flight path. Produced by Jack Howson. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Verity Sharp hosts an improvised collaboration between two remarkable musicians. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Alasdair Roberts' Late Junction Mixtape | 20180330 | 20180329 (R3) | Prolific Scottish musician, unorthodox folk singer and champion of traditional song Alasdair Roberts crafts a mixtape for Late Junction. Influenced by traditional folklore and time spent in the School of Scottish Studies archive in Edinburgh, as well as a healthy obsession with the darkest corners of musical history, Alasdair is equally at home creating his own epic ballads and channelling ancient songs he's dug up from the distant past. His work, spanning 25 years and at least that many albums, weaves together his own original storytelling with interpretations of traditional songs and myth from Scotland and beyond. Known for his collaborations, Alasdair has worked with just about everyone, from the Scottish psych folk quintet Trembling Bells to German electronic duo Joasihno, as well as performing as part of folk supergroup The Furrow Collective. His most recent collaboration with Amble Skuse and David McGuinness, 'What News' on Drag City, has been described by another of his collaborators, the legendary Shirley Collins, as 'the album of the decade'. Expect eerie field recordings from early 20th century Iowa, haunting female vocals from Transylvania and, of course, a sonic voyage into the nooks and crannies of Scotland's past. Produced by Katie Callin for Reduced Listening. Scottish musician and champion of traditional song Alasdair Roberts' Late Junction mixtape Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Alaskan Folk And Brass From A Bridge | 20200501 | | Jennifer Lucy Allan gets lost down the lanes and byways of the left field. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Jennifer Lucy Allan has been taking this time at home to shine some light into the dark recesses of her music collection and has discovered some strange releases she had forgotten she owned. She takes a deep dive into the back catalogue of boundary-pushing French singer Brigitte Fontaine; selects a wild performance by the trumpeter Don Cherry with the late Krzysztof Penderecki; and pulls out a song of the sea from John Angaiak, a Yup’ik Eskimo folk singer from Alaska. Elsewhere we feature new releases from computer music pioneer Maggi Payne; feral post-punk from Triple Negative, and an extract from composer and saxophonist Lea Bertucci’s new work for brass, recorded in the acoustic space inside the 440m Deutzer bridge in Koln, Germany, which spans the Rhine. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Jennifer Lucy Allen gets lost down the lanes and byways of the left field. |
| Albums Of The Year And A Mixtape By Clipping | 20201218 | | At the end of a tumultuous year, the Late Junction team reflect on the last twelve months in music with a selection of their favourite adventurous albums. 2020 will clearly be remembered for a lot more than its music. But beyond the Covid headlines, artists have been responding to the pandemic in creative ways, using music to connect across lockdown and try to make sense of the crisis. This is the year that collaborations were established at distance, live streams replaced sweaty concerts and songs were penned in response to the Black Lives Matter movement. Jennifer Lucy Allan reveals some of the best albums of the year as chosen by the presenters, production team and friends of the show, including picks from Holly Herndon; Sarathy Korwar; Georgia Ellery; Angel Bat Dawid and Fielding Hope. Also on the programme, a hand-crafted mixtape assembled by the avant-rap group clipping, who have made one of the albums of the year with Visions of Bodies Being Burned. They’re a trio who combine rap with the experimental production techniques of musique concrete and noise. For this year’s Record Store Day they released a live album made on tour with The Flaming Lips, which featured recordings from microphones left in the toilets, taped to ceiling pipes, tied to trees, worn by roadies and hidden inside the venues. The rapper at the centre, Daveed Diggs, is also a renowned actor who won a Grammy for his role in Hamilton. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Jennifer Lucy Allan presents our albums of the year and a mixtape by clipping. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Along The River Session | 20190515 | | As Radio 3’s Along the River week continues, Late Junction brings experimental musicians together at the BBC’s Maida Vale studios, to improvise around graphic scores of British rivers. Kelly Jayne Jones is a Manchester-based artist incorporating music and sound alongside performance art. She has an interest in geology and brings rocks with her into the studio to use as a sound source. Fellow North-wester and songwriter Sam McCloughlin’s interest in water is long-standing: he co-created a 2012 album on the Folklore Tapes label, devoted to rivers and bodies of water in Devon. He adopts a DIY, cut-and-paste aesthetic and plays homemade instruments including a river-powered harp. And Maria Rossi is a Finnish electronic and vocal artist based in Glasgow. Her use of found sounds explains her stage name Cucina Povera, a reference to the Italian style of cooking that makes use of whatever ingredients are available. Produced by Chris Elcombe. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. A collaboration session featuring Kelly Jayne Jones, Sam McLoughlin and Cucina Povera. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. As Radio 3’s Along the River week continues, Late Junction brings experimental musicians together at the BBC’s Maida Vale studios, to improvise around graphic scores of English rivers. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Along The River: Annea Lockwood | 20190514 | | Music that’s upstream, downstream but rarely mainstream. As part of Radio 3’s Along the River week, composer and sound artist Annea Lockwood talks about her fascination with these bodies of water. She shares favourite field recordings that have inspired her own work making sound maps of the Danube, Hudson and Housatonic. And she introduces her tribute to Pauline Oliveros: a graphic-score piece modelled on the bayous around Houston. Plus, Max Reinhardt guides us down a river of his own making - a mini-mix of tracks flowing from source to estuary along a musical approach that has evolved over time. Produced by Chris Elcombe. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Max Reinhardt with composer Annea Lockwood's river inspirations. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Ambient Excursions And Italian Sound Art | 20190521 | | Nick Luscombe pulls a rare Japanese ambient record out of the bag from the synth duo Inoyama whose 1983 album Danzindan-Pojidon was way ahead of its time. Italian sound artist and composer Alessandra Eramo presents her vocal reflections on the spirituality of the Mediterranean Sea and the American indie rock singer Anna Domino has re-recorded and reversioned her 30-year old hit single Lake. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Nick Luscombe pulls a rare Japanese ambient record out of the bag. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| An Alternative String Quartet Collaboration Session | 20190417 | | Max Reinhardt assembles an alternative string quartet for the latest Late Junction collaboration session. The players, from four distinct traditions, come together for one day only in the BBC’s Maida Vale Studios to create musical magic. Our awesome foursome features: virtuoso scholar of Chinese traditional music Cheng Yu playing the guqin, a seven-stringed zither, and the pipa, a four-stringed lute; Sam Underwood, the instrument inventor and purveyor of ‘doom tuba’, with a new electroacoustic string contraption designed especially for this session; master fiddler Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh on his ten-stringed hardanger d’amore; and rising jazz star Elliot Galvin introducing his prepared piano expertise into the mix. Elsewhere in the programme Max plays a track from the new album by cellist-singer Ayanna Witter-Johnson, and some classic Bessie Smith, who was born 125 years ago this week and went on to become “Empress of the Blues”. Produced by Jack Howson. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Max presents Elliot Galvin, Caoimhin O Raghallaigh, Sam Underwood and Cheng Yu in session. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| An End Of The Road Festival Mixtape | 20190905 | | Nick Luscombe presents an exclusive mixtape from End of the Road Festival Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| An Exclusive Mixtape From James Holden At End Of The Road Festival | 20180913 | | In the final of our triptych of shows devoted to Late Junction at End of the Road Festival, Verity presents an exclusive mixtape by electronic shaman James Holden, mixed in front of a live audience on Saturday evening. The mix traces differing notions of trance in music from the transcendental states induced by the traditional music of North Africa to the ecstatic rhythms of spiritual jazz. Ahead of his appearance at the festival, Verity discusses this idea with James and how it was born out of a formative trip to Morocco to collaborate with the Gnawa musician Maâlem Mahmoud Guinia. Since his success producing euphoric electronic music in the early 2000s, Exeter-born James Holden has moved further away from dance music, reshaping his sound as his philosophy and taste has shifted. Alongside his musical career he has also launched his own label, Border Community and is a sought after producer and remixer. His last album was recorded in one take with improvising ensemble The Animal Spirits and moves between euphoric melodies to intense improvisation which Holden describes as 'something like a spiritual jazz band playing folk trance music' Produced by Alannah Chance for Reduced Listening. Verity hosts a live mixtape by James Holden looking at the idea of trance in music. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Ana Roxanne's Mixtape | 20201127 | | Jennifer Lucy Allan presents a mixtape of soothing sounds from Ana Roxanne, a Los Angeles-based artist and musician. Her interest in the healing power of music started from a young age, first with the R&B divas she discovered in her mother's CD collection and later through the sacred music she experienced as a devoted choral singer at her local Catholic church. Her own sound stems from these early encounters, as well as drawing on classical Hindustani singing she learned whilst living in India, and her own experiences identifying as intersex. The mixtape she’s crafted for Late Junction reflects these sonic inspirations, from acapella harmonies and 1940s Bollywood love songs to dub-inflected minimalism and Whitney Houston’s first television appearance. It’s not all sweetness and light on the programme though. Elsewhere there’s caustic vocal manipulations from Amirtha Kindambi and Lea Bertucci that ‘announce the end of softness’ and some original Detroit techno from Underground Resistance founder Mad Mike Banks. From Detroit we’ll travel to the moonlit hilltop in Slovenia where Lori Goldston recorded her new release of cello improvisations, and to an “eternally recurring” basketball court in the soundtrack to a 1981 experimental Japanese short film. Produced by Katie Callin. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Jennifer Lucy Allan presents an atmospheric mixtape from artist and musician Ana Roxanne. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Analog Africa Label Founder Plays Somalian Disco | 20181016 | | Max is joined by Samy Ben Redjeb, the founder of the Analog Africa label. Analog Africa celebrates and shares vintage music from across the continent, and Samy brings in some favourite tracks that inspired him to start crate-digging in the first place. His selections include 80s Somalian disco outfit Dur-Dur Band, and Ivorian musician Ernesto Djédjé, who pioneered the ziglibithy style that was popular in the country in the 70s. We’ll also be airing some low slung, New Orleans rock n roll from the Cramps record collection, alt-folk from Manchester duo The Breath and the sound of the gyil, a wooden xylophone from Ghana, via London based jazz band Vula Viel. Produced by Alannah Chance for Reduced Listening. Max is joined by the founder of Analog Africa playing music from Somalia & the Ivory Coast Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Anatomical Experimental: Max Reinhardt's Music Of Body | 20190416 | | Prick up your ears, loosen those hips, move your feet, open up your mind. Tonight Max Reinhardt has an excellent selection of songs and pieces that resonate with, or respond and relate to, the human body. American singer-bassist Esperanza Spalding wants to connect you more closely to individual body parts through her contemporary pop songs; Rotherham raver Rian Treanor explores the loss of control of bodily movements with new album ATAXIA; Bristol’s avant-garde ambient music-maker Sam Kidel deconstructs the individuality of the human voice box, and the competency of voice recognition software; and, finally, cult music and performance art collective Throbbing Gristle fill up your adrenal glands. Produced by Jack Howson. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Songs and pieces that resonate with, or respond and relate to, the human body. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Andrew Logan's Mixtape | 20190801 | | Verity Sharp presents a Late Junction mixtape from sculptor, performance artist and jewellery-maker Andrew Logan. Originally trained as an architect, Logan has been one of Britain’s leading sculptural artists for over five decades. He is best known for his inventive use of found materials, primarily glass and mirrors - he has been described as the ‘Fabergé of the eighties’ and ‘The Wizard of Odd’. In 1972, Logan began the Alternative Miss World contest, an extravagant artistic event and fancy dress pageant inspired by Crufts. Just like the dog show, contestants are judged on poise, personality and originality rather than beauty, with past participants including Derek Jarman, David Hockney and Grayson Perry. Logan is the only living artist in Britain with a museum dedicated to him, having opened the Andrew Logan Museum of Sculpture in Wales in 1991. In his mixtape, Andrew shares music from his friends, collaborators and inspirations over his long career, from Divine to Brian Eno and Fenella Fielding. Produced by Katie Callin. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Verity Sharp with a mixtape from sculptor and performance artist Andrew Logan. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Verity Sharp presents a Late Junction mixtape from sculptor, performance artist and jewellery-maker Andrew Logan. In 1972, Logan began the Alternative Miss World contest, an extravagant artistic event and fancy dress pageant inspired by Crufts. Just like the dog show, contestants are judged on poise, personality and originality rather than beauty, with past participants including Derek Jarman, David Hockney and Grayson Perry. In his mixtape, Andrew shares music from his friends, collaborators and inspirations over his long career, from Divine to Brian Eno and Fenella Fielding. Verity Sharp with a mixtape from sculptor and performance artist Andrew Logan. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Anne Hilde Neset | 20101123 | | presents an eclectic choice of music, including railroad songs and instrumentals by John Fahey, Johnny Cash and Harry Partch. Anne Hilde Neset presents varied music, including John Fahey, Johnny Cash, Harry Partch. Anne Hilde Neset presents an eclectic choice of music, including railroad songs and instrumentals by John Fahey, Johnny Cash and Harry Partch. |
| Anne Hilde Neset | 20101124 | | A wide ranging selection of music including work by American sound artist Marina Rosenfeld, Hungarian Modernist composer György Ligeti and avant-blues guitarist Bill Orcutt, presented by Anne Hilde Neset. Anne Hilde Neset's varied selection includes Marina Rosenfeld, Ligeti and Bill Orcutt. |
| Anne Hilde Neset | 20101125 | | presents a diverse selection of music including Chinese singer Dadawah, retro sound-collage from The Focus Group, and a string quartet by American composer Gloria Coates. Anne Hilde Neset's selection of music includes Dadawah, The Focus Group and Gloria Coates. Anne Hilde Neset presents a diverse selection of music including Chinese singer Dadawah, retro sound-collage from The Focus Group, and a string quartet by American composer Gloria Coates. |
| Anne Hilde Neset | 20101130 | | Anne Hilde Neset presents diverse musical tracks, including British folk singer Sharron Kraus, country bluesman Dock Boggs, and Jiu Kuang playing an ancient Chinese drinking song on the guqin. Anne Hilde Neset presents varied music, including Sharron Kraus, Dock Boggs and Jiu Kuang. |
| Anne Hilde Neset | 20101201 | | Anne Hilde Neset's musical selection includes music for a sculpture by electronic composer Peter Zinovieff, art-rockers Talk Talk, and Sandy Denny's symphonic song All Our Days. Anne Hilde Neset's musical selection includes Peter Zinovieff, Talk Talk and Sandy Denny. |
| Anne Hilde Neset | 20101202 | | Anne Hilde Neset presents an eclectic mix of music, including a soundscape by Toshiya Tsunoda, big band jazz from Mike Westbrook, and Susan Stenger's multiple bass guitars. Anne Hilde Neset presents music from Toshiya Tsunoda, Mike Westbrook and Susan Stenger. |
| Anne Hilde Neset | 20170110 | | Anne Hilde Neset introduces music from Richard Youngs, David Bowie and Huerco S. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Anne Hilde Neset | 20170111 | | Anne Hilde Neset's selection includes Pedro Santos, Bobby Hutcherson and Thomas Ankersmit. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Anne Hilde Neset With A Fenriz Mixtape | 20170112 | | Anne Hilde Neset presents a surprising mixtape from the lord of black metal Fenriz. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Anne Hilde Neset With Jana Winderen | 20180111 | | Concluding her week of broadcasts from Oslo, Anne Hilde Neset takes an extra-special sonic tour of the forest. Her guide for the trip is artist and expert field recordist Jana Winderen. And Jana's dog Charlie. With a background in marine biology and also in fine arts, Jana Winderen has dedicated her life to recording and revealing sounds from the most remote sources, including oceans, glaciers, and ice cavities. What do hibernating tadpoles sound like? Find out in her company. Also on the programme tonight: Anne Hilde plays music from the Emanuel Vigeland Mausoleum, and pays tribute to Morton Feldman, on the occasion of what would have been his ninety-second birthday. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Concluding a week of shows from Oslo, Anne Hilde takes a sound trip with Jana Winderen. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Anne Hilde Neset With Jenny Hval's Mixtape | 20180110 | | Continuing a week of broadcasts from Oslo, provocative Norwegian polymath Jenny Hval is the latest compiler of the Late Junction mixtape. She has 30 minutes to make her musical mark on the programme. As a recording artist, writer and performer, Jenny Hval is a formidable experimental force. Across several solo albums she has seamlessly sewn together musical, literary, and visual modes of expression, creating work that is at once accessible and obscure. Her other work includes a novel, poetry, journalism, a book of feminist essays, sound installations, and even a Master's thesis on Kate Bush. Also on the programme tonight: Arctic electronica, spiritual new age music based on liquid teleportation, and David Toop's Dirty Songs. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Provocative Norwegian polymath Jenny Hval is our latest mixtape compiler. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Anne Hilde Neset With Live Music From All Ears Festival | 20180109 | | Broadcasting live from Oslo, Norway, Anne Hilde Neset welcomes local musicians to the studio in order to preview All Ears Festival for Improvised Music. The annual event, which was founded in 2002, begins on Thursday, running for four days. Tonight, some of the best improvisers from the line-up drop in to perform live: Guro Moe from Norway (double bass), Danishta Rivero from the USA (vocals), and Shoshana Rosenberg from Australia (bass clarinet). Also on the programme tonight: shimmery folk-pop songwriting from Circuit Des Yeux, deep and funky disco from Golden Teacher, and performance poetry from Belinda Zhawi. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Broadcasting live from Oslo, Norway, Anne Hilde welcomes local musicians to the studio. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Anne Hilde Neset With Vicki Bennett | 20190108 | | Vicki Bennett joins Anne Hilde Neset to share a couple of her current favourite tracks. Vicki is a presenter on the American independent radio station for outsider music WFMU, she also makes audio-visual collages using found footage to give a dark witty view on popular culture under the moniker People Like Us. Plus music inspired by sightseeing from the Japanese avant-pop stalwart Haruomi Hosono; a sensational sextet featuring pianist Mal Waldron and saxophonist Eric Dolphy recorded in 1961 and music from The Midnight Hour - the duo responsible for the deep, soulful soundtrack to the Luke Cage hit TV series. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening. Vicki Bennett from WFMU and People Like Us shares her current favourite tracks. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Arto Lindsay's Late Junction Mixtape | 20170901 | 20170831 (R3) | Brazilian-American musician Arto Lindsay takes us on a tour of his record collection. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Ata Kak's Late Junction Mixtape | 20180629 | 20180628 (R3) | An internet legend, Ata Kak's music first came to light via ethnomusicologist Brian Shimkovitz, who found a self-released tape from the mid-90s at a roadside stall in Ghana in 2002. The discovery inspired Shimkovitz to launch his blog Awesome Tapes from Africa, now a highly respected reissue label, writing in his inaugural post: 'You may never hear anything like this elsewhere. No one I know in Ghana listens to this frenetic leftfield rap madness.' After years of searching, Brian tracked Ata down and together they re-released Obaa Sima in 2015. Born Yaw Atta-Owusu in 1960 in Ghana, Ata moved to Germany in 1985 and joined a local reggae band as a drummer, despite never having played any instruments before. He picked it up quickly and soon became their lead vocalist, performing mostly Bob Marley songs that he had loved as a youth. A few years later, he moved to Toronto and joined a Ghanaian highlife band but soon decided he'd prefer to record his own music. He quit the band and cobbled together a studio in his home, using mostly second-hand equipment. Inspired by a performance by Grandmaster Flash he'd seen on Canadian TV, Ata decided to add lyrics to the beats he had written. Rapping in English didn't feel comfortable so he began writing and practicing rhyming in Twi, the most widely-spoken language in Ghana. Using an Atari and a synthesizer with built-in drum sounds, Ata created Obaa Sima. Around 50 copies of the album were made and released on tape in 1994. Ata believes approximately 3 copies were sold and the rest were scattered among family and friends in Ghana and Canada, one of which was found by Brian. He now tours worldwide and has a two day residency at Cafe Oto in London on the 2nd and 3rd of July. Produced by Katie Callin for Reduced Listening. A Late Junction mixtape selected by Ghanaian singer, rapper and highlife icon Ata Kak. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Attack, Resonance And Decay | 20190612 | | Half a tonne of Double Bell and percussive textures, with Verity Sharp. Attention-grabbing percussion playing from Sō Percussion contrasts with the soft, deep sound of the giant bell which pervades Harmonic Canon, a new work by composer Dominic Murcott. Verity also samples the latest release by Lau member Kris Drever, features a new recording of piano music by the Japanese composer Toshi Ichiyanagi and plays a track from Liam Byrne, a viola da gamba player who blurs the lines between old and new. Produced by Freya Hellier. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Bacterial Percussion And An Ethnographic Road Trip | 20190109 | | Anne Hilde Neset returns to the presenter chair with music from Eli Kezler, a percussionist that Oneohtrix Point Never describes as bacterial. He says “Eli’s able to parallax into very small, very acute, very specific relationships between percussive textures. It’s beyond just being a drummer—he’s a world-building percussionist.” Plus recordings of indigenous music made in 1955 on a journey overland in a milk delivery van, from France to India by Bengali radio producer Deben Bhattacharya; the voice of Michele Mercure swells from the substratum of 1980s electronic music and a forgotten favourite by Prince from his 1983 album Piano & Microphone. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening. Eli Kezler's small, specific, bacterial percussion, and music from a road trip to Calcutta Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Bagpipes Like You've Never Heard Them Before | 20190228 | | Jennifer Lucy Allan indulges her fondness for bagpipes. Trust her on this... Is there a more divisive and infamous instrument than the bagpipes? The Scottish Great Highland pipes are renowned for their size, volume, and power, as well as their ability to make certain people run screaming from a room with fingers in their ears. But bagpipes of different shapes, sizes, and specifications have been used in traditional music around the world, for thousands of years. Tonight youll hear a full glorious range: bagpipe jazz from Rufus Harley, Iranian folk featuring the ney-anb?n bagpipe of Saeid Shanbehzadeh, minimalist multi-bagpipe drone by Julia Wolfe, as well as a rare recording of the Royal Army of Oman Pipe Band. There is also a short cessation of bagpipe proceedings to catch up on hot-off-the-press highlights from the inaugural Late Junction Festival, including a chance to hear a performance from Manchester-based composer Chaines. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Jennifer Lucy Allan plays hot-off-the-press live music highlights from the inaugural Late Junction Festival, which began tonight, including a chance to hear a performance from Manchester-based composer Chaines. Elsewhere, Jennifer also indulges her fondness for bagpipes. Trust her on this… Is there a more divisive and infamous instrument than the bagpipes? The Scottish Great Highland pipes are renowned for their size, volume, and power, as well as their ability to make certain people run screaming from a room with fingers in their ears. But bagpipes of different shapes, sizes, and specifications have been used in traditional music around the world, for thousands of years. Tonight you’ll hear a full glorious range: bagpipe jazz from Rufus Harley, Iranian folk featuring the ney-anbĀ?n bagpipe of Saeid Shanbehzadeh, minimalist multi-bagpipe drone by Julia Wolfe, as well as a rare recording of the Royal Army of Oman Pipe Band. Produced by Jack Howson. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Is there a more divisive and infamous instrument than the bagpipes? The Scottish Great Highland pipes are renowned for their size, volume, and power, as well as their ability to make certain people run screaming from a room with fingers in their ears. But bagpipes of different shapes, sizes, and specifications have been used in traditional music around the world, for thousands of years. Tonight you’ll hear a full glorious range: bagpipe jazz from Rufus Harley, Iranian folk featuring the ney-anbān bagpipe of Saeid Shanbehzadeh, minimalist multi-bagpipe drone by Julia Wolfe, as well as a rare recording of the Royal Army of Oman Pipe Band. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Bastard Assignments And Swan Meat | 20180523 | | The latest Late Junction collaboration session, in which distinct and divergent artists are asked to come to the BBC's Maida Vale Studios for a day of sonic exploration and music making. Tonight we welcome Bastard Assignments and Swan Meat... Made up of Timothy Cape, Edward Henderson, Caitlin Rowley,and Josh Spear, Bastard Assignments are a collaborative composer collective who curate events primarily in south London. They have been described as "a Fluxus for the Facebook generation". Reba Fay, aka Swan Meat, is a DJ, electronic producer, and poet from Chicago who produces unique assemblages of music and text, engaging with plunderphonic sample selection, innovative sound design, and synthesised cinematic scoring. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Bastard Assignments and Swan Meat meet for the first time for a day of sonic exploration. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Bbc Music Introducing At Latitude Festival | 20190723 | | Max Reinhardt presents live performances recorded this weekend on the BBC Music Introducing stage at Latitude Festival in Henham Park, Suffolk. Since launching in 2007, BBC Music Introducing have nurtured the careers of countless artists across all genres, many of whom have performed for the BBC at Latitude in the early stages of their career. The Late Junction team selected several exciting up-and-coming acts for the festival line-up this year, including: Afrofusion group Dakar Audio Club, who play uplifting songs in Bambara, Wolof, French and English; beguiling Bristol band Binbag Wisdom, who describe their genre as ‘Anarcho Jazz-Hop’; and multidisciplinary mythopoetic experimentalist Nwando Ebizie, who here performs under her popstar pseudonym Lady Vendredi. Produced by Jack Howson A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3 Max Reinhardt presents live performances of up-and-coming acts at Latitude Festival. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Max Reinhardt presents live performances recorded this weekend on the BBC Music Introducing stage at Latitude Festival in Henham Park, Suffolk. Max Reinhardt presents live performances of up-and-coming acts at Latitude Festival. |
| Beijing Underground | 20181009 | | Nick Luscombe returns from a trip to Beijing with an armful of goodies from the underground music scene of China’s capital. During his trip Nick talked to Ni Bing, a radio DJ working in the city to find out what and who are the driving forces behind the city’s sound. Plus Han Han from the electro-math-rock group Duck Fight Goose talks about the emerging synthesiser scene and the online music platform / record label D Force explain the actions they’re taking to nurture China’s music scene city by city. Featuring iridescent electro soul from Fishdoll, avant-folk from Xiao He and experimental sounds from Beijing’s coolest livehouse, XP which closed in 2015. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Benedict Drew's Mixtape | 20190320 | | Presenter Max Reinhardt invites you to enter the intensely brilliant mind of multi-disciplinary artist Benedict Drew. Based currently in Whitstable and Margate, Benedict Drew has a history in electronic and improvised music, though he primarily works with video, sculpture, and sound to create installations that exists as “alternative realities”. Tonight he has thirty minutes of the programme to create and curate a bespoke audio reality, through his Late Junction Mixtape. Thematically the mix explores notions of the ocean, and the tracks come together to create something simultaneously sublime and frightening. Featured artists include Suzanne Ciani, Delia Derbyshire and Laurie Spiegel, as well as several of Drew’s own collaborators, such as Angharad Davies and Helena Gough. Produced by Jack Howson. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Presenter Max Reinhardt invites you to enter the mind of artist Benedict Drew. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Bird Calls And Avant-garde Country | 20200612 | | Verity Sharp plays avant-garde country music and the bird calls of 1940s game hunters. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Verity Sharp presents one of the strangest reissues this year, which brings together computer music pioneers David Behrman and Paul DeMarinis and artists Fern Friedman, Terri Hanlon and Anne Klingensmith for a collaboration they called ‘Western Performance Noir’. The album ‘She’s More Wild’ was originally recorded in 1981 and features a mix of electroacoustic composition, performance art and satirical takes on self-help culture and country music. Also on the reissue front, we play a piece from Luis E Bacalov and Ennio Morricone’s 1971 album Pitturamusica and a slinky cut from Masahiko Sato’s near mythic score to the witchcraft animation Belladonna Of Sadness. Elsewhere Verity tunes in to the sound of American bird callers who specialised in imitating certain game birds in the 1940s and 1950s, and we revisit Chris Merrick’s mesmerizing slow motion blackbird recording. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. |
| Brazilian Polyrhythms And A 100-foot-long Instrument | 20190129 | | Max Reinhardt takes a trip around the outer edges of experimental music. The genre-defying improvising cellist Okkyung Lee pairs up with Ellen Fullman and her Long String Instrument - 100ft strings of taught stainless steel in a Swedish bakery for a one-off live performance. A new Brazilian big band from bassist Itibere Zwarg, a long standing collaborator with Hermeto Pascoal, brings joy and colour to the end of January. And some bonus material from Trojan label stalwarts The Pioneers and a double reissue of their late 1960s albums Long Shot and Battle of the Giants. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Breaking Free - Max Reinhardt | 20170103 | | Max Reinhardt focuses on the work of Austrian composer Anton Webern. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Breaking Free: A Century Of Russian Culture | 20171107 | | Nick Luscombe explores Russian experimentalism to mark the October Revolution anniversary. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Burmese Song, Norwegian Jazz And Aldous Harding | 20190425 | | Verity Sharp presents new music from the New Zealand singer-songwriter Aldous Harding, plus experimental music from Burma and contemporary Norwegian jazz. There’s also a look ahead to May Day, through the “obscure, tense and delicate” sound-world of artist Alice Kemp. Produced by Steven Rajam. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Experimental Burmese song, Norwegian jazz and Aldous Harding. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Cameroonian Funk And Ukrainian Experimentation | 20190502 | | Nick Luscombe casts his musical net far and wide. Tonight’s selections include newly reissued Cameroonian disco-funk from Felixson Ngasia and The Survivals, and a new compilation that spotlights the experimental electronic/sound art scene in present-day Ukraine. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Nick Luscombe shares tracks from far and wide. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Celebrating Luc Ferrari | 20190205 | | Nick Luscombe celebrates the life and work of electroacoustic music pioneer Luc Ferrari on what would have been his 90 th birthday, in conversation with David Grubbs. Plus, music from Jim O’Rourke, Mira Calix and the vitamin-packed sonic delights of the Vegetable Orchestra. Produced by Steven Rajam for Reduced Listening. Nick Luscombe celebrates the life and work of electro-acoustic music pioneer Luc Ferrari. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Nick Luscombe celebrates the life and work of electroacoustic music pioneer Luc Ferrari on what would have been his 90th birthday. Plus, music from Jim O'Rourke, Swiss composer Walter Feldmann and the vitamin-packed sonic delights of the Vegetable Orchestra. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Nick Luscombe celebrates the life and work of electroacoustic music pioneer Luc Ferrari on what would have been his 90 th birthday, in conversation with David Grubbs. Plus, music from Jim ORourke, Mira Calix and the vitamin-packed sonic delights of the Vegetable Orchestra. |
| Chico Dub Selects The Best New Brazilian Music | 20181113 | | In conversation with Max Reinhardt Rio de Janeiro based, DJ and festival curator Chico Dub selects the best, brand-new Brazilian music. As 2018 nears its end, thoughts inevitably turn to the albums and artists that have made the musical year so special. Chico’s top three Brazilian artists of the last 12 months include a self-proclaimed ‘gender terrorist’ rapper, a ‘mutant electronic’ producer, and the 81-year-old ‘Voice of the Millennium’. Produced by Chris Elcombe for Reduced Listening. From Rio de Janeiro, Chico Dub selects the best, brand-new Brazilian music Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Christmas Night With Saul Williams | 20201225 | | Join Verity Sharp on Christmas evening by the fire with her special guest, acclaimed poet, actor, and musician Saul Williams. Saul dives deep into the outer recesses of his far-ranging tastes, to curate a late-night Christmas playlist unlike any other – and to share fireside stories from a life lived at the intersection of music, art and activism. As Christmas draws to a close, we’ll hear an intimate spoken word performance from Saul, who is revered for blurring the line between hip hop and poetry. Elsewhere Verity shares sounds that celebrate light as part of Radio 3’s Light in the Darkness season, from Appalachian rising sun melodies to Norwegian jazz inspired by chiaroscuro, the Italian term for the balance of light and dark in art. For the occasion, the artist Leafcutter John will perform on his homemade light-controlled instrument, a musical interface that is triggered by light. Sounds are created when light is shone upon the interface, sending information from the sensors to his computer and modular synth. He demonstrates his invention with a piece from his recent album but with a seasonal twist: he plays it with Christmas lights. Produced by Katie Callin and Frank Palmer. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. It's Christmas night. Poet Saul Williams joins Verity Sharp for a fireside adventure. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Join Verity Sharp on Christmas evening by the fire with her special guest, acclaimed poet, actor, and musician Saul Williams. Saul dives deep into the outer recesses of his far-ranging tastes, to curate a late-night Christmas playlist unlike any other – and to share fireside stories from a life lived at the intersection of music, art and activism. As Christmas draws to a close, we’ll hear an intimate spoken word performance from Saul, who is revered for blurring the line between hip hop and poetry. It's Christmas night. Poet Saul Williams joins Verity Sharp for a fireside adventure. |
| Circuit-bent Radio For People Who Like Art | 20190507 | | Nick Luscombe is in the presenting seat with a playlist that exists within the intersection of music, sound, and art. Featured artists tonight include: Tania Caroline Chen, who specialises in improvising on piano and gadgets, showcasing her circuit-bent radio; Jacob Samuel, turning prosaic recorded conversations into performance art; Holly Herndon, operating at the nexus of technological evolution, with her new album that is a collaboration with her own ‘A.I. baby’; and composer Andrew Hamilton, setting text from abstract painter Ad Reinhardt to create ‘music for people who like art’. Produced by Jack Howson. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Nick Luscombe with a playlist that exists within the intersection of music, sound and art. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Verity Sharp is back in the presenting seat with a playlist that exists within the intersection of music, sound and art. Verity Sharp with a playlist that exists within the intersection of music, sound and art. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Congolese Electronics, 60s Oud Jazz-folk, And Ambient Drift Music. | 20190206 | | Nick Luscombe selects from musical waters deep and wide. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Cosey Fanni Tutti's Late Junction Mixtape | 20190529 | | Max Reinhardt hosts, with an exclusive mixtape from legendary performance artist and avant-garde musician Cosey Fanni Tutti. She has a thirty-minute window in the programme to set the mood music, with selections including Coil, Gazelle Twin, and Jefferson Airplane. Born in Hull in 1951, Cosey Fanni Tutti began her career there in 1969, appearing in art performances, mail art exhibitions, and musical improvisations. In the seventies she brought her experience of sex magazines and films, glamour modelling, and striptease into her performance art. Her infamous exhibition 'Prostitution' at the Institute of Contemporary Art, London, 1976 prompted walkouts and provoked debate in parliament. The same year, Cosey founded influential industrial music group Throbbing Gristle with Genesis P-Orridge, Peter Christopherson and Chris Carter, who is Cosey’s partner and lifetime collaborator. Cosey Fanni Tutti’s continuing individual art and music practice takes its place alongside her work with Carter, the enduring, evolving legacy of Throbbing Gristle. Produced by Jack Howson. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Max Reinhardt hosts, and the legendary Cosey Fanni Tutti compiles an exclusive mixtape. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Creation Myths And Music From Folklore | 20181121 | | Gather round, settle down. Verity Sharp wants to tell you a story through the songs she has selected tonight. In fact, there are several stories to tell. Norwegian-French-Greek Folk String Quartet Tokso perform a work by Anne Hytta, which was inspired by the Norse 1000 year old creation myth Völuspá. Colombian producer and sound artist Lucrecia Dalt makes music out of the folkloric forest figure of El Boraro, who inflates his victims like a balloon. Composer Derek Charke and The Kronos Quartet collaborate with Tanya Tagaq and Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory to tell the tale of Sassuma Arnaa, the Inuit goddess who created all living beings. Vocalist Hanna Tuulikki engages in sound mimesis to create a heavily symbolic work drawing on birdsong and ancient Gaelic tradition. Finally, Ursula K. Le Guin and Todd Barton weave an anthropological narrative of folklore and fantasy, imagining the ancient-futuristic traditional music of an invented Pacific Coast people called The Kesh. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Verity Sharp wants to tell you tales tonight, through music inspired by mythology. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| David Toop's Mixtape | 20190704 | | Max Reinhardt presents another chance to hear the Late Junction mixtape from sound artist, writer and composer David Toop. For the occasion, Toop wove together recordings from the deepest recesses of his collection - Vietnamese one-string fiddle sits next to Japanese tongue twisters, Chicago footwork next to John Butcher's alien sax. Produced by Katie Callin and Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Max Reinhardt with a mixtape from composer and writer David Toop. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Max Reinhardt presents another chance to hear the Late Junction mixtape from sound artist, writer and composer David Toop. Max Reinhardt with a mixtape from composer and writer David Toop. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Deja Vu All Over Again With Max Reinhardt | 20190319 | | Late Junction is back for another week of memorable programmes, and the song selections tonight all evoke mysterious, magical memory experiences and sensations: déjà vu, jamais vu, presque vu, and more … Experience new songs you’ll swear you’ve heard before. Expect intuitive reversions, reworks, and remixes. Explore the famous case of George Harrison’s cryptomnesia. Expose yourself to the power of genetic memory through the music of Timothy Leary and Hand Habits (a.k.a. Meg Duffy). Produced by Jack Howson. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Songs to evoke memory experiences and sensations: deja vu, jamais vu, and presque vu. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Desert Rock And Sir James Macmillan | 20190220 | | Verity Sharp goes on a musical adventure of genre juxtaposition. Kel Assouf’s modern desert rock sound brings together a jazz drummer, an Ishumar guitarist and a rock-loving electronic producer. Conductor Sir James MacMillan starts the celebrations for his 60th birthday later this year with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and two special concerts. And film director and musician Jim Jarmusch reignites his duo with experimental lute player Jozef Van Wissem for a minimal record of subdued electronics, guitar drones and unadorned lute. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Verity Sharp goes on a musical adventure of genre juxtaposition. Kel Assoufs modern desert rock sound brings together a jazz drummer, an Ishumar guitarist and a rock-loving electronic producer. Conductor Sir James MacMillan starts the celebrations for his 60th birthday later this year with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and two special concerts. And film director and musician Jim Jarmusch reignites his duo with experimental lute player Jozef Van Wissem for a minimal record of subdued electronics, guitar drones and unadorned lute. |
| Devastating And Delicate Sonic Adventures | 20190522 | | Nick Luscombe flies through the jetstream of forward-thinking music. Featuring granular synth sounds from the Iranian-German duo Arovane and Porya Hatami and a reversioning of material from an archive of Appalachian chamber folk by the sound artist Brian Harnetty. Plus, the son of two classical musicians, C Duncan, releases a new album of dreamy alt-pop arrangements. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Nick Luscombe with Iranian sound art, Appalachian chamber folk and Scottish alt-pop. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Diamanda Galas' Mixtape | 20200828 | | Verity Sharp presents a 30-minute mixtape compiled by legendary singer Diamanda Galás, who chooses an array of works from her favourite avant-garde composers. After debuting with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra as a piano soloist at 14, in 1969, Galás became internationally recognised as a performance artist, composer, and vocalist of singular quality, exploring and experimenting within the traditions of Middle Eastern, Eastern European, and Western classical music, as well as the blues. An active collaborator, she has worked with composers Iannis Xenakis and John Zorn, music groups Erasure and Einstürzende Neubauten, and film directors Wes Craven and Francis Ford Coppola, among many others. Also tonight, there’s a classic concert recording from another of the all-time great singers, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, plus exciting new music from psychedelic, electronic, free jazz duo Anteloper. And finally, hear an exclusive new work for BBC Radio 3 by cellist-vocalist Abel Selaocoe, commissioned from Opera North by the BBC Arts Culture in Quarantine project. They asked musicians to compose a piece for a walk at a particular time of day. Produced by Jack Howson. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Verity Sharp invites legendary singer Diamanda Gal\u00e1s to put together a mixtape. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Divide And Dissolve's Mixtape | 20210115 | | Verity Sharp shares a mix from guitar and saxophone duo Divide and Dissolve, who blend classical influences with crushing doom to create a sound that aims to ‘speak without words’. The pair initially bonded over their Indigenous backgrounds, and feel that their music enables them to communicate with their ancestors. Their inspirations range from James Baldwin and Octavia Butler to bodies of water and the forest. Their work draws on ideas of liberation, freedom and Indigenous sovereignty. Elsewhere in the show, there’s a piece from the debut solo album of avant-garde vocalist Maggie Nichols, who first became active in London’s free improvisation scene in the 60s. This album is her first solo release, recorded over lockdown on her computer. There’s cosmic sounds from Senegal courtesy of the Wau Wau Collectif, a group of local musicians from the small fishing village of Toubab Dialaw, now a hub for Senegal’s bohemian art scene. Plus some modal roots music from a new compilation of South African jazz. Produced by Katie Callin A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3 Verity Sharp shares a mix from doom-drone duo Divide and Dissolve. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Diy Radio And Imaginary Folk | 20190821 | | Max Reinhardt takes a trip across the history of experimental radio, scrolling through the frequencies of Bristol’s pirate radio stations from the late 1980s to the early 2000s and shouting out to the DIY radio makers of the FM dial. We also hear excerpts from the radio art of Henry Jacobs, working in San Francisco in the mid-50s to create audio collage, a sonata for loudspeaker and spoofed interviews with a phony scholar. Elsewhere we play gamelan for flute and percussion, new music from Anna Meredith and imaginary folk from Slovenia. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Max Reinhardt bigs up the patchwork audio makers and bedroom presenters of pirate radio. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Droning Chords And Jumpy Electronics | 20190924 | | Nick Luscombe presents new electronic music and Japanese art unit Group A. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Nick Luscombe presents ambient new-age music and electronic artist mcconville. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners. |
| Echo. Echo.. Echo... | 20200313 | 20200731 (R3) | Verity Sharp explores the echo chambers of adventurous music. Including the first recorded use of artificial reverb from the bathroom of Bill Putnam, founder of one of America's first independent recording studios, Universal Recording in Chicago. Bill turned his bathroom into a makeshift echo chamber to record an instrumental ballad with a trio of harmonica players in 1912. And the world’s longest reverb time, recorded in a disused oil container in the Scottish highlands by Trevor Cox, Professor of Acoustic Engineering. Plus more music recorded in bathrooms, some innovative tape loop manipulation and an improvised track between a trumpeter and some unexpected reverb. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3 Tape loops, the earliest recording of reverb and the world's longest echo Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Verity Sharp explores the echo chambers of adventurous music. Including the first recorded use of artificial reverb from the bathroom of Bill Putnam, founder of one of America's first independent recording studios, Universal Recording in Chicago. Bill turned his bathroom into a makeshift echo chamber to record an instrumental ballad with a trio of harmonica players in 1912. And the world’s longest reverb time, recorded in a disused oil container in the Scottish Highlands by Trevor Cox, Professor of Acoustic Engineering. Tape loops, the earliest recording of reverb and the world's longest echo. |
| Electronic Explorations | 20190430 | | Nick Luscombe tunes his specialist ear to the latest experimental electronic sounds. Featuring emerging Irish producer mcconville, tight edits and bouncy beats from Matmos’ new album devoted to our plastic consumption habit and Stefan Goldmann deconstructs the core parameters of techno. Breaking up the beats are tracks by British sound artist Viv Corringham who explores people's special relationship with familiar places and traditional Japanese folk meets Caribbean rhythms in the Tokyo based collective Minyo Crusaders. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3 Nick Luscombe hunts down the latest experimental electronic sounds. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Electronic Landscapes And John Cage | 20190424 | | Verity Sharp presents electronic visions of the landscapes of England and Japan – as well as brand-new Polish free jazz. And there’s a rare performance of John Cage’s Bacchanale for prepared piano by the late giant of French music, Michel Legrand. Produced by Steven Rajam. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Verity Sharp with electronic visions of England and Japan. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Eliza Carthy's Late Junction Mixtape | 20170728 | 20170727 (R3) | Eliza Carthy hand picks 30 minutes of her favourite music for the Late Junction Mixtape. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Ellen Arkbro's Mixtape | 20190516 | | Max Reinhardt presents a mixtape from Swedish musician, composer and sound artist Ellen Arkbro. In her own words, the music that Arkbro makes is “very slow”, combining both acoustic traditional instruments and algorithmic sound synthesis to create new sonic textures. Arkbro has been musically active since early childhood, singing in choirs every day as a youth. While studying at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, she started working more with synthesizers, exploring spatiality and psycho-acoustics. In 2017, Arkbro released her LP “for organ and brass”, which she wrote specifically for the Sherer-Orgel organ in St. Stephen’s Church in Germany. That same year, she presented a work at the Stockholm Music Hall that lasted 26 days. Her upcoming release “Chords” will involve organ, guitar and synthesis and explore textural and spatial qualities of harmonic sound. Her mixtape features music that has inspired and shaped her as an artist, embodying the timeless and complex simplicity that she aims for in her own work, from Robert Wyatt and Arthur Russell to traditional Laotian field recordings and French Baroque harpsichords. Produced by Katie Callin. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Max Reinhardt with a mixtape by Swedish composer Ellen Arkbro. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| End Of The Road Festival 2019 - Grup \u015eim\u015fek And Natalie Sharp | 20190903 | | Late Junction returns to End of the Road for a third year to curate an electrifying line up of broad-minded, eclectic music in the Wiltshire countryside. As the summer nights draw in, End of the Road is a space for independent music lovers to unite. Hosted by Nick Luscombe, the Tipi stage features live performances by the most exciting, forward-thinking artists championed by the Late Junction team. Natalie Sharp’s eye-catching costumes, bizarre concepts and adventurous sound design are a festival discovery that you won’t forget. Bringing her brand-new BodyVice project to the festival, she offers a transcendental experience of being clinically examined. Featuring wearable, playable body-sculptures and interactive video combined with performance, BodyVice promises to be a mind-boggling combination of industrial spandex and lactose noise. Rounding off the evening, we hear live highlights from our headliners the Turkish psych-pop sensation Derya Yıldırım and Grup Şimşek who reimagine traditional Anatolian songs with groovy synths, dynamic drums and bubbling bass, led by Yıldırım’s virtuosic vocals and hypnotising saz playing. Their intoxicating sound permeates the summer air like burning incense - transcendental, woozy and exhilarating. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Nick Luscombe plays live music from Late Junction's stage at the End of the Road festival. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| End Of The Road Festival 2019 - Penya And Mary Lattimore | 20190904 | | We continue our showcase from End of the Road festival in Wiltshire, where Late Junction staged an evening of broad-minded, eclectic music in the warm embrace of the festival’s music-loving crowd. Nick Luscombe presents live music highlights from our two remaining acts. American harpist Mary Lattimore introduces her innovative approach to the instrument, combining loops and ambient electronics to create a beatific, layered meditation on the traditional harp sound. And finally, the percussion-driven Afro-Latin electronica group Penya, a London-based ensemble with musical roots in Latin America and North Africa. Penya love to experiment with deep grooves, intricate pulses and vibrant vocals to create a tribal, alternative dancefloor. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Nick Luscombe plays live music from Late Junction's stage at the End of the Road festival. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Nick Luscombe plays live music from Late Junction's stage at End of the Road festival Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Epirotic Folk Music With Christopher King | 20181106 | | Starting the week Greek: Verity Sharp is joined by producer, author and record collector Christopher King who shares tracks from ‘Europe’s oldest surviving folk music’ – the sounds of the Epirus region. Among King’s selections is a mirologi, an ancient pentatonic tune performed in Greece since Homeric times; and a samantakas, a dance that as he can attest, can lead to out-of-body experiences. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Verity Sharp presents a Greek-themed start to the week. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Eric Chenaux And Ashley Paul In Session | 20180418 | | The latest Late Junction collaboration session, in which musical strangers are summoned to the BBC's Maida Vale Studios for a day of experimentation and creativity. Tonight's Frankensteinian combination of artists contains avant-garde balladeer Eric Chenaux and versatile experimental composer Ashley Paul. A fixture of Toronto's DIY scene in the 1990s and 2000s, Eric Chenaux has travelled through punk, folk, jazz, and contemporary music outfits in his career. Recently he has engaged his unique guitar technique and sharp lyricism in more overtly song-based, and occasionally poppy, work. 'Slowly Paradise', his first solo album since 2015, was released in March. An American based in London, Ashley Paul creates colourful, textural, intuitive music using saxophone, clarinet, voice, guitar, bells, and percussion. Having studied music at New England Conservatory, she has since been extensively involved in improvised performance, playing with artists such as Rashad Becker, Anthony Coleman, Loren Connors, Bill Nace, and Eli Keszler. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Eric Chenaux and Ashley Paul meet for the first time for a day of musical experimentation. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| European Exotica, Electronica And Musique Con Cre8te | 20181017 | | This week the After Dark Zone on Radio 3 explores the magic and the myths of forests. Expect Bulgarian celebrations of bursting foliage and Fairport Convention’s take on Flowers of the Forest, an ancient Scottish song commemorating the defeat of James IV in 1513. Elsewhere we've musique concrète from Crete, or ‘Musique Con Crète’ if you will, from a new electroacoustic project by Greek musician Tasos Stamou. Stamou visited the island over the course of three summers, collecting field recordings, performing with local musicians, producing electronic compositions and gathering old tapes from the region. The resulting work is a sound collage which pays homage to the ancient music of the area via the electronic tape experiments of the late 1950s. Also on the menu; raucous gypsy jazz by the Cimbalom Brothers, two Hungarian brothers who play the cimbalom, a type of stringed instrument similar to the hammered dulcimer and a sonic reinterpretation of a film by Eastman of the Black Audio Film Collective called Handsworth Songs. This pioneering arts collective was based in East London from 1983 to 1998 and was formed in response to the civil disturbances in Brixton in the early 80s. Produced by Alannah Chance for Reduced Listening. Musique concr\u00e8te from Crete and songs inspired by forests. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Faust And Lone Taxidermist | 20171214 | | A Christmas collaboration with a cement mixer, faUSt & Natalie Sharp, aka Lone Taxidermist Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Fingerpicked Guitar, Modular Synths And Modern Choral Music | 20181024 | | Verity Sharp presents percussive ambience from Richard Devine’s custom made modular synths; the exceptional talent of Welsh guitarist Gwenifer Raymond and her take on the American fingerpicked style and Brooklyn Youth Chorus’ new album Silent Voices which commissions composers to harnesses the power of young people to be instruments of change. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening. Custom made synths, the Brooklyn Youth Chorus and fingerpicked guitar with Verity Sharp Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Finnish Jazz, Reflective Piano And A Non-classical Orchestra | 20181011 | | A curiosity cabinet of adventurous music presented by Nick Luscombe. Tonight featuring a Creole supergroup collaborating with a non-classical orchestra, Finnish jazz from a new quartet out of Helsinki and a reflective piano piece from the Swedish-Iranian composer Shida Shahabi. Plus Nick looks forward to this years Tusk Festival happening in Gateshead with tracks by artists on the bill - Terry Riley, Sarah Davachi and Lucy Railton. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20081209 | | Fiona Talkington presents a varied mix of music, including an album from Susanna featuring the voice of Bonnie Prince Billy, music from ex-Cocteau Twin Robin Guthrie, Philip Glass's minimalist classic Music in 12 Parts and a seasonal and unusual jazz setting of Byrd's O Magnum Mysterium. 






















































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| Fiona Talkington | 20081216 | | Fiona Talkington presents a varied mix of music, including new wave Japanese enka singer Atsuko Kamura, a vocally challenging setting of O Magnum Mysterium by Henrik Odegaard and Christmas music by trombonist Nils Landgren. Plus Robert Sandall's three favourite albums of the year. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090205 | | The varied musical mix includes songs from Siberia and Tuva, music by Salvatore Sciarrino, David Rothenberg's Whale Music and flamenco from Tomas de Perrate. Track list: 23:15 album: disappearing world album: gränslandslåtar album: jerusalem: la ville des deux paix album: music from the world: kamtchatka: dance drums from the siberian far east album: perraterías album: songs from the floodplain album: tryptic album: whale music alia vox avsa9863 23:38 attacca cd 28118 23:58 bee jazz bee-022 23:30 beethoven: allegretto from symphony no 7 binchois consort/andrew kirkman buda 925982 (segue) 23:25 busnois: gaude celestis domina cdh55288 david rothenberg: the world’s last whale flamenco vivo records 00:07 giga gcd 39 23:45 jean paul celea, françois couturier & daniel humair jon boden: beating the bounds mario caroli (flute) ernestine stoop (harp) mats berglund: halling efter haltegutten montserrat figueras, g mouradian, m gr退bil: palestina hermoza y santa navigator records 23:43 saydisc cd-sdl 376 23:52 sciarrino: fauno che fischia a un merlo terra nova tn0804 23:20 the tuvinians: the herders of mongun-taiga tomás de perrate: magia la perruta (bulerias de utrera y lebrija) vladnen egorovic avva: a song about life to make life happier |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090210 | | Fiona Talkington presents a varied mix of music, including wedding songs from Hungary and Armenia, the sounds of Palm Sunday in the Basque village of Santazi, arrangements of Scarlatti by Martin Butler and the voice of Nina Simone. Fiona Talkington presents music, including wedding songs from Hungary and Armenia. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090211 | | Fiona Talkington presents a varied mix of music, including Inuit wedding music and wedding songs from Georgia, plus the music of the Loita Masai community from the Kenyan Tanzanian border and a tribute to Swedish accordionist Lars Hollmer. Fiona Talkington's varied musical mix includes Inuit wedding music and songs from Georgia. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090212 | | Fiona Talkington presents a varied mix of music, including wedding music from Russia as well as sounds from Bali, Bangladesh and Marrakech, and the fiddle playing of Nils Okland. Track List: 23:15 00:30 aka pygmies from central africa: the separation of the married ones al sur ascd013 00:18 album: a musicall banquet album: bach: well-tempered clavier book i / ralph kirkpatrick cd album: bali - musique pour le gong gede album: bangladesh garo de la foret de madhupur album: beethoven - lieder und gesänge album: centrafrique album: changing of the seasons album: chants from the kingdom of tonga album: disappearing world album: eskimo album: iki album: money will ruin everything volume 2 album: paths, prints (1982) album: rest ast worlds end album: songs of the people of russia album: sport et couture album: trio de zarb album: trust album: warg buen amestoy trio: paquerette ane brun: the puzzle arc music arc eucd 2159 00:34 bach: fantasy and fugue in a minor bwv. 904 beethoven: abendlied unterm gestirnten himmel chemirani trio: sainte maime i daniel sanden warg: fiskaren [source hallvard t bjørgum] daqui 332035 23:26 determine demcd 10 00:21 dg the originals big ben ticking sfx 00:50 dowland: lady rich, her galliard east side digital 74321981452 23:46 ecm 829377 2 23:41 ecm new series 4766397 00:24 fatima spar & the freedom fries: sarabande gamelan of batur played by musicians from the batur temple: tabuh telu geco tonwaren h550 2 00:39 holonga faikava: chant from vava’u island humcrush: airport jan garbarek, bill frisell, eberhard weber & jon christensen: footprints john mark ainsley (tenor) & iain burnside (piano) le chant du monde cmt274978 (segue) 23:22 nils Økland: passacaglia ocora 560139 23:30 ocora c559002 23:55 ocora c580054 00:04 performed by nigel north performed by ralph kirkpatrick rune grammofon rcd 2072 23:19 rune grammofon rcd2081 00:55 saydisc cd sdl 376 00:42 signum classics sigcd145 00:01 singers from zhivotovo village, tula region: a huge lake before our gate (wedding song) some women of marrakech susanna and the magical orchestra: when i am laid in earth (purcell) talik ta45cd 23:28 taranath mri: a small bird sings in a flower garden the residents: time’s up torsocd 404 domestic clock ticking sfx fiona talkington's musical mix includes russian wedding music as well as nils okland varttina: morsian [varilo/kaasinen, trad] |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090303 | | Fiona Talkington's varied musical selection includes Bill Bruford, the founding father of the Quebec electroacoustic movement Francis Dhomont, traditional pieces from the Auvergne and lullabies from around the world. Fiona Talkington presents music from Bill Bruford and Francis Dhomont. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090304 | | Fiona Talkington's varied musical selection includes Poulenc's Quatre motets pour un temps de penitence, works for hurdy gurdy from France, an excerpt from Arne Nordheim's setting of the medieval dream ballad Draumkvedet and a lullaby from Milton Nascimento and Belmondo. Fiona Talkington presents music by Poulenc, and French works for hurdy gurdy. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090305 | | Fiona Talkington's varied musical selection includes works from Provence, a recording of Norway's medieval Draumkvedet with Berit Opheim Vestro and Karl Seglem, and tracks from an album by Sweet Billy Pilgrim. Fiona Talkington presents music from Provence, plus tracks by Sweet Billy Pilgrim. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090310 | | Fiona Talkington presents a varied selection of music, with choral works by Purcell, drumming from Paal Nilssen-Love, traditional pieces from Estonia and the santoor playing of Shivkumar Sharma. Fiona Talkington's selection includes Purcell, Paal Nilssen-Love and Shivkumar Sharma. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090311 | | Fiona Talkington presents a varied selection of music, including a new album from Basque txalaparta players Oreka TX, tracks from David Byrne's Big Love Hymnal, written for the TV series Big Love, and Kronos Quartet playing music by Pelle Gudmundsen-Holgren inspired by the sea off the Danish island of Samso. Fiona Talkington presents music from Oreka TX, David Byrne and Kronos Quartet. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090312 | | Fiona Talkington presents a varied selection of music, including Berlin electronica by Pole, a Norwegian-Nepalese collaboration and a Stabat mater by Slovak composer Vladimir Godar, featuring the voice of Iva Bittova. Presented by Fiona Talkington. With electronica from Pole and music from Vladimir Godar. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090331 | | SynopsisFiona Talkington's varied musical selection includes John Cage's Imaginary Landscape No 1, 15th-century vocal music by Dufay, Norwegian singer-songwriter Hanne Hukkelberg and a Herbie Hancock classic from 1968. Fiona Talkington presents music from John Cage, Dufay, Hanne Hukkelberg and Herbie Hancock |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090401 | | SynopsisFiona Talkington's varied musical selection includes Quebecois folk from Yves Lambert et le Bebert Orchestra, Fourth World music by American trumpeter Jon Hassell and a recording of Arvo Part's Mein Weg for strings and percussion. Fiona Talkington presents Quebecois folk music, plus pieces from Jon Hassell and Arvo Part |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090402 | | SynopsisFiona Talkington's varied musical selection includes a release from Malian singer Oumou Sangare, a Handel aria arranged by Norwegian improvising trio In the Country and Luc Ferrari's 1969 tape composition J'ai ete coupe. Fiona Talkington with music from Oumou Sangare, In the Country and Luc Ferrari. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090407 | | Fiona Talkington's varied musical selection includes American jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams, a recording of Australian aboriginal singers from the Cape York Peninsula and a performance of John Tavener's The Repentant Thief for clarinet and orchestra. 23:30 00:29 00:31 a filetta: e lode di u sepolcru adda 581075 00:19 album: ab eternu album: australia album: free spirits album: live in tokyo, february 2003 album: nmc songbook album: once removed album: pierre and退 valade, flute album: short stories album: tallis – sacred choral works album: tavener - the repentant thief australian aborigines, northwest cape york: women’s owalapatanu (funeral dance) etanyanu language brad mehldau: paranoid android chandos chan 0513 00:12 collins classics 20052 23:55 elektra nonesuch 7559-79310-2 00:40 gubaildulina: quartet no 2 innova 707 00:10 james macmillan: mouth of the dumb john fitz rogers: once removed john tavener: the repentant thief lyrichord lyrcd 7331 00:21 mary lou williams (piano); buster williams (bass); mickey roker (drums): temptation nmc d150 00:25 nonesuch 7559 79853 2 fiona talkington with music by mary lou williams, john tavener and thomas tallis peformed by the sixteen, directed by harry christophers performed by andrew marriner (clarinet); lso conducted by michael tilson thomas; neil percy (handbells) performed by andrew swait; sam harris (trebles); lucy wakeford (harp) performed by benjamin hulett (tenor); andrew ball (piano) performed by cameron britt & scott herring (marimbas) performed by kronos quartet performed by lucy wakeford (harp); antonis hatzinikolaou (guitar); jane chapman (harpsichord); owen gunnell (marimba) performed by pierre and退 valade (flute); r退mi lerner (clarinet) phantom 662468 23:36 sadie harrison: easter zunday scelsi: k-lho steeplechase sccd 31043 (segue) 00:00 tallis: salvator mundi thomas morley arr. colin matthews: galliard version 5 |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090408 | | Fiona Talkington's varied musical selection includes an excerpt from Rachmaninov's All-night vigil, a recording by the Malian duo of Ali Farke Toure and Toumani Diabate, as well as tracks from the NMC Songbook to mark the 20th anniversary of the British new music label. Fiona Talkington presents music by Rachmaninov, and Ali Farke Toure and Toumani Diabate. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090409 | | Fiona Talkington presents part of a series of specially recorded collaborative sessions, featuring two figures from the world of British folktronica - Sweet Billy Pilgrim and Adem, who have created a 15-minute piece for vocals, guitars, tuned percussion and electronics. Presented by Fiona Talkington. Featuring Sweet Billy Pilgrim and Adem in session. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090428 | | Fiona Talkington's varied musical selection includes folk musicians Aly Bain, Bruce Molsky and Ale Moller playing together, with excerpts from a concert they gave in Sweden in autumn 2008. Plus music with a childhood theme and the lute playing of Edin Karamazov. Fiona Talkington presents Aly Bain, Bruce Molsky and Ale Moller recorded in concert. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090429 | | Fiona Talkington's varied musical selection includes music with a childhood theme, including Django Bates and tracks from the lates album by accordion player Kimmo Pohjonen's KTU trio with Pat Mastellotto and Trey Gunn. Plus choral music by Thomas Ades. Fiona Talkington with music from Django Bates, Kimmo Pohjonen's KTU trio and Thomas Ades. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090430 | | Fiona Talkington's varied selection includes songs by Robert Wyatt, music for trombone by Martijn Padding and Malick Pathe Sow playing the hoddu - an African lute. Fiona Talkington presents music from Robert Wyatt, Martijn Padding and Malick Pathe Sow. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090505 | | Fiona Talkington's varied selection includes folk musicians Spiers and Boden turning to Shakespeare, music from Greece and Debussy performed by French pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet. Fiona Talkington presents music from Spiers and Boden and pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090506 | | Fiona Talkington's varied selection includes music from Monteverdi, Antony and the Johnsons, and film music by Greek composer Eleni Karaindrou. Fiona Talkington introduces music from Monteverdi, and Antony and the Johnsons. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090507 | | Fiona Talkington's varied selection includes performances by Dutch wind quintet Calefax, with the voice of June Tabor, and Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys. Fiona Talkington presents music from Calefax, with the voice of June Tabor. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090526 | | Fiona Talkington introduces music from Vietnam, including singer Huong Thanh, as well as the Motion Trio from Poland and The Sixteen singing music from the choirbooks of the Sistine Chapel. Fiona Talkington presents music from Vietnam, Poland and the Vatican. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090527 | | Fiona Talkington's varied selection includes Peruvian band Radiokijada, Purcell's chamber music and the underwater soundworld of Jana Winderen. Fiona Talkington presents Peruvian band Radiokijada, Purcell and underwater sounds. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090528 | | Fiona Talkington's varied selection includes Powerplant's version of Steve Reich's Electric Counterpoint, medieval English music from the Hilliard Ensemble and a lullaby sung by Eldbjorg Raknes. Fiona Talkington presents medieval chant, a lullaby and percussion from Steve Reich. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090602 | | Fiona Talkington introduces the flamenco singing of Miguel Poveda, plus Arne Nordheim's music for Shakespeare's The Tempest and Keith Jarrett playing the clavichord. Fiona Talkington presents music from Miguel Poveda, Arne Nordheim and Keith Jarrett. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090603 | | Fiona Talkington's varied selection features music from young Chinese singer Mamer from his debut album Eagle, pianist Angela Hewitt playing Rameau and Hungarian band Muzsika. Fiona Talkington presents music from Mamer, Angela Hewitt and Muzsika. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090604 | | Fiona Talkington's varied selection includes music from Scottish singer MacGillivray, Hildegard von Bingen and pieces from Southern Ethiopia. Fiona Talkington with music from MacGillivray, Hildegard von Bingen, and from Ethiopia. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090623 | | Fiona Talkington's varied musical selection includes East Anglian traditional duo Horses Brawl, Cape Verdean singer Lura and the latest release from trumpeter Nils Petter Molvaer. Fiona Talkington presents music from Horses Brawl, Lura and Nils Petter Molvaer. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090624 | | Fiona Talkington's varied musical selection includes Scottish tunes from Jordi Savall and Andrew Lawrence-King, the Argentinian charango as featured in the work of electronic artists Tremor and a lullaby from Russian street band La Minor. Fiona Talkington with music from Jordi Savall and Andrew Lawrence-King, Tremor, La Minor. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090625 | | Fiona Talkington's varied selection includes an exclusive session collaboration between classically-trained underground pop musician Micachu and vocal/percussion duo Wildbirds and Peacedrums. Fiona Talkington's selection includes music from Micachu, and Wildbirds and Peacedrums. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090630 | | Fiona Talkington's varied musical selection includes devotional singing from the USA's Deep South, as practised by the Wiregrass Sacred Harp Singers. There's also a chance to hear something from the new album by Susanna and the Magical Orchestra, as well as the Britten Sinfonia playing Steve Martland's Tiger Dancing, based on the poems of Blake. Track List: 23:15 Wiregrass Sacred Harp Singers: Prosperity Album: The Colored Sacred Harp New World Records 80433-2 23:18 Iva Bittová: Moucha Album: Bil退 Inferno Indies MAM055 2 (Segue) 23:27 Debabish Bhattacharya and Bob Brozman: Sujan Re Album: Mahima Riverboat TUGCD 1029 23:35 Susanna And The Magical Orchestra: Deer Eyed Lady Album: 3 Rune Grammofon RCD 2090 23:39 Steve Martland: Tiger Dancing Performed By Britten Sinfonia, directed by Jacqueline Shave Album: Songs Of The Sky Signum Classics SIGCD149 23:54 Manos Hadjidakis: Sunday Panayis Album: Magnus Eroticus, Village Named Desire Lyra MN 3914 23:58 Duke Ellington and his Orchestra: Sonnet For Caesar With Jimmy Hamilton (clarinet) Album: Such Sweet Thunder Columbia CK 65568 00:01 Olov Johansson and Catriona McKay: Höök Album: Foogy OJM 009 00:05 Kraja: Lars Persson Album: Under Himmelens Fäste Drone DROCD 045 00:08 Sonia Sahlström (violin) and Håkan Larsson (harmonica): A Major Waltz After Gås Anders Album: Gladjen Giga GCD 79 00:11 Robert Carver: O Bone Jesu Performed By The Sixteen, directed by Harry Christophers Album: Robert Carver - O Bone Jesu / The Sixteen Collins 14782 00:24 Mountains: Melodica Album: Choral Thrill Jockey Thrill 211 00:36 Sigur Ros: Ti Ki Album: Ba Ba Ti Ki Di Do EMI 695 4672 00:46 Susanna And The Magical Orchestra: Someday 00:51 Lawrence English: White Spray Album: Kiri No Oto Touch Tone 31 Fiona Talkington presents music from Wiregrass Sacred Harp Singers and Steve Martland. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090701 | | Fiona Talkington's varied selection includes Ingrian Runo singing, courtesy of the Ilona Korhonen Ensemble. There's also music from avant-garde composer Iannis Xenakis and Belgian big band the Flat Earth Society. Track List: 23:15 Andreas Schilling: Mord Mit Aussicht Suite Album: OBST Almanach OBST ALM 09 23:20 Kazumasa Hashimoto: Unten Take 1 Album: Tokyo Sonata Noble CXCA 1239 (Segue) 23:21 Simon Kent: The Earth Is Mine Album: Blissed ReprinT Records 23:25 Ilona Korhonen Ensemble: Intro & Laulasihan Album: Tarkka Pää, Tania Mieli Aania 9 23:33 Pago Libre: Karelian Kink Album: Phoenix Leo Records CD LR 377 23:39 Flat Earth Society: Kotopoulopology Album: Cheer Me Perverts! Crammed 138 23:44 Grasscut: Swallow The Day Album: Grasscut Ninjatune ZENCDS 243P 23:48 Håkon Kornstad: Streamer Album: Dwell Time Jazzland 270 971 0 00:01 Joni Mitchell: Paprika Plains Album: Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter Asylum Records 8122 74664-2 00:17 Tom Hickox: The Pride Of Russia Album: Tom Hickox NS&A 00:22 Tortoise: Firefly Album: Standards Warp Records WARP CD01 00:26 Bach: Sarabande from French suite No 5 in G Performed By Till Fellner Album: J.S. Bach - Inventionen und Sinfonien ECM 476 6355 00:31 Michael Peters: Alhambra Algebra Album: Impossible Music Hyperfunction 001CD 4260139120376 00:36 Monteverdi: Chiome d’oro Performed By I Fagiolini Album: Fire And Ashes Chaconne 0749 00:40 Xenakis: Hibiki Hana Ma Album: Electronic Works 2 Mode 203 Fiona Talkington presents music from Iannis Xenakis, Flat Earth Society and Ilona Korhonen |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090702 | | To mark the release of their album Beacons of Ancestorship, Fiona Talkington looks back over the career of Chicago's post-rock pioneers Tortoise. Plus music by Spanish Renaissance composer Cristobal de Morales and contemporary British composer Gavin Bryars. Fiona Talkington reviews the career of post-rock band Tortoise. Plus music by Gavin Bryars |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090728 | | Fiona Talkington's varied music mix includes highlights from the 2009 WOMAD Festival, with performances from Senegal's new singing star Malick Path退 Sow and Corsican a capella group A Filetta. Plus tracks from the new album by Scottish folk singer James Yorkston. Fiona Talkington presents WOMAD 2009 highlights, including Malick Pathe Sow and A Filetta. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090729 | | Fiona Talkington's varied selection includes tracks from Karl Seglem's 25th album Norskjazz.no, plus highlights from the 2009 WOMAD festival, with performances from Malagasy singer and songwriter Nogabe Randriaharimalala and Belgium's Mek Yek, who blend Eastern European gypsy traditions with Belgian folk. Fiona Talkington presents music from Karl Seglem, plus WOMAD highlights including Mek Yek. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090730 | | Fiona Talkington's varied musical selection includes plainchant from the time of the 12th-century French abbot Bernard de Clairvaux, plus highlights from the 2009 WOMAD festival, including performances by French singer and songwriter Hindi Zahra and Mercury-nominated ensemble the Portico Quartet. Fiona Talkington with 12th-century plainchant and highlights from WOMAD 2009. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090818 | | Fiona Talkington's varied musical selection includes a piece by Arve Henriksen inspired by the poetry of Elling Vanberg, Indian slide guitarist Debashish Bhattacharya and David Rothenberg's whale music remix. Fiona Talkington with an ear-tickling selection, from whale song to Indian slide-guitar. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090819 | | Fiona Talkington's varied musical selection includes guitarist Stian Westerhus, Sweet Billy Pilgrim and a setting of Dona Nobis Pacem by Peteris Vasks. Fiona Talkington with music from Stian Westerhus, Sweet Billy Pilgrim and Peteris Vasks. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090820 | | Fiona Talkington's varied musical selection features a new CD from jazz-rocktronica collective Jaga Jazzist, Messiaen's organ music, word-jazz from Ken Nordine and Lee Paterson's recording of burning hazelnuts. Fiona Talkington presents a varied choice of tracks, from word-jazz to burning hazelnuts. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090825 | | Fiona Talkington's varied selection includes Ian Boddy and Markus Reuter playing electronic music inspired by Messiaen, Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares singing in the open-throated Bulgarian folk style and the hypnotic fiddle playing of HIlde Kirkeboen. Fiona Talkington presents music from Ian Boddy and Markus Reuter, plus Hilde Kirkeboen. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090826 | | Fiona Talkington's varied musical selection includes the voice of Bente Kahan, Sylvain Chauveau's band O playing Morton Feldman and a lullaby from Wibutee with Anja Garbarek. Fiona Talkington with music from Bente Kahan, Sylvain Chauveau's band O and Anja Garbarek. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090827 | | Fiona Talkington's varied choice of music includes the voice of Bente Kahan, Sylvain Chauveau's band O playing Morton Feldman and a lullaby from Wibutee with Anja Garbarek. Fiona Talkington with music from Bente Kahan, Sylvain Chauveau's band O and Anja Garbarek. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090915 | | Fiona Talkington's varied selection includes the first-ever piece played on Late Junction in 1999 from Ale Moller, Lena Willemark and Per Gudmundson. Plus music from David Sylvian's album Manafon, dobro playing from Jerry Douglas and Stian Westerhus, plus a soundscape inspired by northern Norway and Bill Laswell's reconstruction of Miles Davis. Fiona Talkington with music from Ale Moller, Jerry Douglas, David Sylvian and Bill Laswell |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090916 | | Fiona Talkington's varied musical selection includes hammer dulcimer music from John Rea, Chris Hughes' Slow Motion Blackbird and a piano trio by Ravel. Plus tracks from Moondog and acoustic guitar from the usually electric guitarist, Terje Rypdal. Fiona Talkington with music from John Rea, Chris Hughes, Ravel, Moondog and Terje Rypdal. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090922 | | Fiona Talkington is the guide on another voyage through the musical fringes. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090923 | | Fiona Talkington presents a varied musical selection from around the globe. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20090924 | | Fiona Talkington with a unique collection of musical gems. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20091013 | | Fiona Talkington's varied musical selection includes a new release from Tord Gustavsen, a Gaelic psalm from the Isle of Lewis and Vietnamese tradition meeting jazz in the music of guitarist Nguyen Le. Fiona Talkington's varied musical selection, including a new release from Tord Gustavsen. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20091014 | | Fiona Talkington's varied musical selection includes Tunisian oud player Anouar Brahem, Andras Schiff playing Bach and music for horns, pianos and cymbals by John McGuire. Fiona Talkington with music from Tunisian oud player Anouar Brahem and Andras Schiff. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20091015 | | Fiona Talkington presents a varied musical selection, including an exclusive collaborative session between Chicago's post rock pioneers Tortoise and front man of post punk band Wire, Colin Newman. In another instalment of Late Junction's monthly collaboration sessions, Newman and Tortoise meet at the BBC's Maida Vale studios for an unplanned and unprepared day of music making. Fiona Talkington presents a collaborative session between Tortoise and Colin Newman. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20091020 | | Fiona Talkington with a trip through an alternative musical landscape, including music from Jan Garbarek's new live album plus an interview with the iconic Norwegian saxophonist. Fiona Talkington talks to Jan Garbarek and presents music from his new live album. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20091021 | | Fiona Talkington presents a genre-hopping musical selection, including Paolo Angeli playing prepared Sardinian guitar and string quartet music by Per Norgard. Fiona Talkington presents prepared Sardinian guitar from Paolo Angeli, plus Per Norgard. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20091022 | | Fiona Talkington presents a world of musical invention and surprise, including Mark Rieners revealing the sound of burning plastic and music by Steve Reich and Swedish guitarist David Stackenas. With Fiona Talkington. Includes work from Mark Rieners, Steve Reich and David Stackenas. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20091110 | | Fiona Talkington's varied musical mix features Hungarian singer Bea Palya, the irreverent Americana of Groanbox and the trumpet playing of Tomasz Stanko. Fiona Talkington with music from Bea Palya, Groanbox and Tomasz Stanko. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20091111 | | Fiona Talkington's varied musical selection mix includes Welsh band 9Bach's take on the traditional music of Wales, music by Ligeti and a work song from Indonesia. Fiona Talkington with music from 9Bach and Ligeti, as well as a work song from Indonesia. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20091112 | | Fiona Talkington introduces a Scottish lament from harpist Mary MacMaster and percussionist Donald Hay, a cradle song by Busoni arranged by John Adams and the sound of the Ethiopian begena. Fiona Talkington with music from Mary MacMaster, Donald Hay and Busoni. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20091117 | | Fiona Talkington's varied musical selection includes the concertina playing of Alistair Anderson, a setting of Salve regina by Monteverdi and Richard Maxfield's electronic Pastoral Symphony. Fiona Talkington with music from Alistair Anderson, Monteverdi and Richard Maxfield. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20091118 | | Fiona Talkington's varied musical selection includes the voice of Emily Loizeau, Stravinsky-inspired music from Tyondai Braxton and the table-laying skills of Paul Lansky. Fiona Talkington presents music from Emily Loizeau, Tyondai Braxton and Paul Lansky. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20091119 | | Fiona Talkington's varied musical selection includes another chance to hear a specially recorded collaborative session by Sweet Billy Pilgrim and Adem. Plus tunes from County Cork, a folk song from Azerbaijan and Leroy Carr's Midnight Hour Blues. Fiona Talkington's selection includes music from Sweet Billy Pilgrim and Adem. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20091208 | | Fiona Talkington looks back to the 2009 BBC Proms' Indian Voices Day, with part of the performance given by Pandit Ram Narayan with his daughter Aruna. Plus new music from Polish band Kroke and a song from Julie Fowlis. Fiona Talkington presents Pandit Ram Narayan performing at Proms 2009's Indian Voices Day. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20091209 | | Fiona Talkington presents more music from Indian Voices Day at BBC Proms 2009, featuring khayal singer Manjiri Asnare Kalkar, plus the Poozies and Stockhausen's classic work Refrain. Fiona Talkington presents khayal singer Manjiri Asnare Kalkar performing at 2009's Proms. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20091210 | | Fiona Talkington presents another chance to hear khayal singers Rajan and Sajan Mishra performing at the Indian Voices Day at the 2009 BBC Proms, plus tracks from the new album by the Christian Wallumrod ensemble and music from Mozambique. Fiona Talkington presents Rajan and Sajan Mishra at Proms 2009's Indian Voices Day. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20091215 | | Fiona Talkington presents some of her favourite tracks of 2009, including Jon Hassell's Last Night the Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes in the Street and Christmas music from the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Plus a concert set from Basque txalaparta band Oreka TX. Fiona Talkington presents some of her favourite tracks of 2009. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20091216 | | Fiona Talkington's varied musical mix includes a Christmas song from Kate Rusby, a live concert set from Portuguese band Deolinda, lute music from Paul O'Dette and more favourite tracks of 2009. Fiona Talkington presents music from Kate Rusby, Deolinda and Paul O'Dette. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20091217 | | Max Reinhardt joins Fiona Talkington to select some seasonal music, plus tracks from David Sylvian and Bugge Wesseltoft, and a concert set from Quebec's Yves Lambert and the Bebert Orchestra. Max Reinhardt joins Fiona Talkington to select seasonal music. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20100105 | | Fiona Talkington presents a varied musical mix, including Marion Brown's Afternoon of a Georgia Faun, fado singer Joana Amendoiera and music by Estonian composer Toivo Tulev. Fiona Talkington presents music from Marion Brown, Joana Amendoiera and Toivo Tulev. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20100106 | | Fiona Talkington presents a varied musical mix, including Monteverdi arranged by the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Brighton-based collective Bellows and Mirjam Tally's When the trees are bare, the Year appears for flute and guitars. Fiona Talkington presents music from Monteverdi, Bellows and Mirjam Tally. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20100107 | | Fiona Talkington presents a varied musical mix, including a choral setting of Lux Aeterna by Alexander Knaifel, Sidney Bechet's Summertime and Jelly Roll Morton's take on Verdi. Fiona Talkington with music from Alexander Knaifel, Sidney Bechet and Jelly Roll Morton. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20100112 | | In a varied musical selection, Fiona Talkington resurrects the Gary Burton Quintet's 1974 album Ring as well as introducing a lullaby by Torbjorn Hultmark and tracks from the new release by Jaga Jazzist. Fiona Talkington with music from the Gary Burton Quintet and Jaga Jazzist. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20100113 | | Fiona Talkington's varied musical selection includes Bach orchestrated by Webern, Norwegian sax player Froy Aagre and Sidsel Endresen's remix of Sweet Billy Pilgrim from the Punkt Festival 2009. Fiona Talkington presents music from Bach/Webern, Froy Aagre and Sidsel Endresen. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20100114 | | Fiona Talkington presents music inspired by the traditions of Udmurtia, the bass playing of Eberhard Weber and the voice of Laura Veirs. Plus in session: Norwegian hardanger fiddler Nils Okland and British pedal steel guitarist BJ Cole collaborating together for the first time, specially for Late Junction. Fiona Talkington with a diverse music mix, including BJ Cole and Nils Okland in session. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20100302 | | Fiona Talkington with a feast of breakfasting music, from Frank Zappa to Lee Patterson. Fiona Talkington presents a late night feast of breakfasting music, from the pancakes of Frank Zappa, to Christian Lindberg's salute to sausages, and Lee Patterson's second and last field recording of a frying egg. Also features tracks from the new album by English folk duo Cath and Phil Tyler. Producer MR PETER MEANWELL Presenter MR PETER MEANWELL. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20100303 | | Presented by Fiona Talkington. With music from Max de Wardener and Benno Moiseiwitsch. Fiona Talkington takes tea with Max de Wardener's kettle song, and explores the many sides of Polish music, from Benno Moiseiwitsch's 1930s Chopin recordings to the piano and percussion improv of Kwadrofonik. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20100304 | | Fiona Talkington presents music from Majorstuen, Earl Brooks and Viv Stanshall. Fiona Talkington features a new album from young Norwegian roots fiddle collective Majorstuen, parties with some Trinidadian steel-pan courtesy of Earl Brooks, and casts a small tribute to English eccentric Viv Stanshall. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20100309 | | Fiona Talkington presents traditional music from Sark, the banjo music of Jake Schepps, inspired by 7th Century Japanese Poetry, and Pat Metheny and his Orchestrion. Fiona Talkington with traditional music from Sark, plus Pat Metheny and his Orchestrion. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20100310 | | Fiona Talkington presents music from the new album by Joanna Newsom, American roots players Woody Pines, the Indian slide guitar of Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya and a track taken from Jan Garbarek's recent London concert. Fiona Talkington presents music from Joanna Newsom and US roots players Woody Pines. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20100311 | | Fiona Talkington presents a Late Junction Session featuring a collaboration between Norwegian experimental guitarist Stian Westerhus and Indian vocalist Swati Natekar. Also features music from legendary Shropshire singer Fred Jordan. Fiona Talkington presents Stian Westerhus and Swati Natekar in a collaborative session. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20100330 | | Fiona Talkington with Sardinian Easter songs from Elena Ledda, electronic jazz from Jaga Jazzist, Swahili rumba from Issa Juma and Super Wanyika Stars, and a recording of American folk singer Leadbelly. Fiona Talkington presents music from Elena Ledda, Jaga Jazzist and Leadbelly. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20100331 | | Fiona Talkington's selection includes Lee Ranaldo's tribute to guitarist John Fahey, music for Holy Week by Alexander Gretchaninov and tracks from new releases by jazz pianist Brad Mehldau and singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom. Fiona Talkington presents music from Lee Ranaldo, Gretchaninov and Brad Mehldau. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20100401 | | Tonight's mix includes Sun Ra, John Cage and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, plus a recording of Canadian composer Peter-Anthony Togni's Lamentations of Jeremiah for choir and bass clarinet. Fiona Talkington with music including Sun Ra, John Cage and Peter-Anthony Togni. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20100406 | | Fiona Talkington with new music from electronic duo Autechre, spoken word from Ursula Rucker and a recording by tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain. Fiona Talkington's selection includes Autechre, Ursula Rucker and Zakir Hussain. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20100407 | | Fiona Talkington's selection includes bamboo percussion from Indonesia, composer Edward Williams's music for the 1979 television series Life on Earth, and a song from Joanna Newsom. Fiona Talkington with music from Rodelius, Edward Williams, Joanna Newsom, Ravi Shankar. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20100408 | | Tonight's mix includes electronic music from Daedelus and Bernard Parmegiani, Miles Davis's improvised soundtrack for a 1957 Louis Malle film, the duo of Takashi Hirayasu and Bob Brozman, and Tristram Cary's Narcissus for flute and tape recorders. With Fiona Talkington. Fiona Talkington's selection includes Bernard Parmegiani, Miles Davis and Etran Finatawa. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20100817 | | Fiona Talkington focuses on Estonian folk music and composer Arvo Part. There's also cafe songs from Paris and music from melodeon player Andy Cutting's new album. Fiona Talkington with music from Andy Cutting, Part and songs from the cafes of Paris. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20100818 | | Fiona Talkington explores French traditions with music from Fred Guichen, Valentin Clastrier, D'Anglebert and La Compagnie Vocale. There's also tracks from the Jorn Oien Trio, Thomas Larcher and Janacek. Fiona Talkington explores French traditions. Music from Fred Guichen, Valentin Clastrier. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20100819 | | Fiona Talkington celebrates Giya Kancheli's 75th birthday with his haunting work Night Prayers and there's music from Alina Orlova, Perlinpinpin Folc and The Owl Service. Fiona Talkington with tracks from The Owl Service, Giya Kancheli and Perlinpinpin Folc. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20100824 | | delves into Ethiopian musical traditions with orthodox church music and singer Adisie Fedjer. There's a preview of Max Richter's new album and lullabies from Sidsel Endresen and Trio Tzane. Fiona Talkington with vocal music from Ethiopia and a preview of Max Richter's new album. Fiona Talkington delves into Ethiopian musical traditions with orthodox church music and singer Adisie Fedjer. There's a preview of Max Richter's new album and lullabies from Sidsel Endresen and Trio Tzane. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20100825 | | Fiona Talkington introduces J.S Bach performed on the accordion, celebrates the edgy blues voice of singer Bessie Smith, and continues to explore Ethiopia's rich musical heritage with singer Aster Aweke. Fiona Talkington with music from Ethiopian singer Aster Aweke and blues from Bessie Smith. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20100827 | | Fiona Talkington introduces music from London-based trio Troyka, and there's also playful sounds from Hanne Hukkelberg and late night Ethiopian grooves with Ethiopiques. Fiona Talkington introduces music from Troyka, Hanne Hukkelberg and Ethiopiques. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20100914 | | Fiona Talkington presents a diverse selection of musical styles, including David Fanshawe's recordings of South Pacific Islanders, Philip Larkin's favourite jazz tracks, Afghan traditional music, and Andrew Hugill's piece for piano and frog chorus. With Fiona Talkington. Includes recordings of South Pacific islanders and Afghan music. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20100915 | | Fiona Talkington's selection includes Finnish musicians Kimmo Pohjonen and Frigg, mouth harps and nose flute from Tonga, Iranian santur (dulcimer) played by Javid Afsari Rad, and Scottish folk duo Catriona McKay and Chris Stout. Fiona Talkington's selection includes music from Finland, Iran, Tonga and Scotland. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20100916 | | Fiona Talkington's musical selection includes percussion music by Simon Limbrick and Steve Reich, turntablist Philip Jeck, and a Late Junction session which brings Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto and Icelandic composer/producer Valgeir Sigurdsson together in the studio for the first time to record original material. Fiona Talkington's selection includes percussion from Simon Limbrick and Steve Reich. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20100921 | | Fiona Talkington presents an eclectic mix of musical styles including Polish toy-instrument band Male Instrumenty, cellist Hildur Gudnadottir and the new album by saxophonist Jan Garbarek with the classical vocal quartet, Hilliard Ensemble. Fiona Talkington presents an eclectic mix of musical styles. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20100922 | | Fiona Talkington presents a mix of musical styles, including favourite tracks of fellow presenter Robert Sandall, who died in June. Robert Sandall co-presented Mixing It on Radio 3 for 17 years, interviewing and playing the music of Peter Gabriel, Bjork, Radiohead, David Sylvian, PJ Harvey, Robert Wyatt, the Penguin Cafe Orchestra and many more - Fiona will play some of his favourite tracks. Fiona Talkington presents a mix of musical styles. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20100923 | | Fiona Talkington presents a diverse mix of musical styles, including Swedish folk tunes on the nyckelharpa and organ played by Johan Hedin and Gunnar Idenstam, and a tribute to Georgian composer Giya Kancheli, who is 75 this year. Fiona Talkington presents a diverse mix of musical styles. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20101012 | | Fiona Talkington with a new recording by English folk band Bellowhead, music for hurdy gurdy by Valentin Clastrier and Hildegard Westerkamp's Cricket Voice, recorded in the quiet of a Mexican desert. Fiona Talkington with music by Bellowhead, Valentin Clastrier and Hildegard Westerkamp. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20101013 | | Norwegian folksong meets Bach from a recent release by Sinikka Langeland and Lars Anders Tomter, choral music by Estonian composer Veljo Tormis, and a Tahitian song for the sea at sunset recorded in the 1960s. With Fiona Talkington. Fiona Talkington presents music from Sinikka Langeland and Lars Anders Tomter. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20101014 | | Presented by Fiona Talkington and featuring a specially recorded session bringing together two singer/songwriters - Tucker Zimmerman from the US folkadelia scene of the 1960s, and Jason Steel from the UK's nu-folk movement. Meeting for the first time, their collaboration produced brand-new songs, and poems with musical accompaniments, using 12-string guitar, banjo and electric piano, during an intensive day's recording at the BBC Maida Vale studios. Fiona Talkington's selection includes a session from Tucker Zimmerman and Jason Steel. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20101019 | | Fiona Talkington with a new release from pianist Nik Bartsch's Ronin, gnawa sounds from Morocco, and John Tavener's dream-inspired Iero Oniro for soprano and ensemble. Fiona Talkington's selection includes Nik Bartsch, Nour Eddine Fatty and John Tavener. ![]()
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| Fiona Talkington | 20101020 | | Featuring Norwegian vocalist and composer Maja Ratkje, traditional celtic music interpreted on the viol by Jordi Savall, and Steve Peters' The Webster Cycles, played by J.A.Deane on multi-tracked trombone. With Fiona Talkington. Fiona Talkington's selection includes Maja Ratkje, Jordi Savall and Haci Tekbilek. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20101021 | | English folksong from Shirley Collins, the music of 17th-century German composer JJ Froberger performed on the accordion, and a recent recording by the electro-acoustic improvising group Supersilent. With Fiona Talkington. Fiona Talkington's selection includes Shirley Collins, JJ Froberger and Supersilent. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20101109 | | Traditional music from Hungary, a song by Alain Johannes, Stephan Micus explores the haunting sound of the raj nplaim, a bamboo pipe from Laos, and music by Finn Peters. Presented by Fiona Talkington. Fiona Talkington's selection includes music from Hungary and a song by Alain Johannes. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20101110 | | Anna LeBaron's Funeral Bells for Harry Partch, Fiona Talkington listens to the new CD from Antony and the Johnsons and a setting of the Lord's Prayer by Verdi. Fiona Talkington's selection includes music from Anna LeBaron and Antony and the Johnsons. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20101111 | | Fiona Talkington's varied selection includes part of a concert from this year's Glatt and Verkehrt Festival in Austria given by Paolo Angeli on prepared Sardinian guitar and Hamid Drake on drums. From Venezuela there's music from the Orinoco River and Fiona Talkington looks ahead to the London Jazz Festival, including music by Matthew Herbert which uses recordings of machines in his son's neo-natal unit. Fiona Talkington presents music from Paolo Angeli and Venezuela's Orinoco river. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20101116 | | Solo clarinet from Jimmy Giuffre recorded in 1962, the Carmina Chamber Choir from Iceland, new songs from Solveig Slettahjell and percussion music by Gavin Bryars. With Fiona Talkington. Fiona Talkington's selection includes music from Solveig Slettahjell and Gavin Bryars. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20101117 | | Fiona Talkington introduces solo tenor saxophone recordings from Coleman Hawkins in 1847 and from Karl Seglem in 2010. Plus, from the Democratic Republic of Congo the voice of Papa Wemba. Fiona Talkington presents music Coleman Hawkins, Karl Seglem and Papa Wemba. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20101118 | | Fiona Talkington's musical selection includes close miked solo saxophone recordings from John Butcher and Chris Watson's sound recordings from late autumn on the coast of North-East England and Scotland. Also, a Late Junction session with oud player Khyam Allami and cellist Matthew Barley which brings them together in the studio for the first time to record original material. Fiona Talkington presents a special session with Khyam Allami and Matthew Barley. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20101208 | | Presented by Fiona Talkington, with music from Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, songs for saxophone and piano by Trygve Seim and Andreas Utnem, and guitar music by James Blackshaw. Fiona Talkington presents music from Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and James Blackshaw. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20101209 | | Fiona Talkington plays string quartet music by Georgian composer Zurab Nadarejshvili, plus Norwegian group Supersilent, vintage Ethiopian jazz from Mahmoud Ahmed and more music from Finland. Fiona Talkington presents music from Zurab Nadarejshvili, Supersilent and Mahmoud Ahmed. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20101214 | | Fiona Talkington introduces some seasonal sounds, a few of her favourite tracks from 2010, and songs from Latvia and Romania. Fiona Talkington introduces some seasonal sounds, and songs from Latvia and Romania. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20101215 | | With Fiona Talkington, including music from choral group Stile Antico, bluesman Leadbelly, and accordion player Antti Paalanen. Fiona Talkington with music from Stile Antico, Leadbelly and Antti Paalanen. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20160921 | | Fiona Talkington's selection explores the most dynamic edges of the Danish music scene. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20161115 | | Fiona Talkington presents music from Bugge Wesseltoft, Bartok and Kate Gately. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20161116 | | Fiona Talkington's selection includes Polish polyphony and a track by Christian Wallumrod. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20161214 | | Fiona Talkington presents a selection of winter sounds from around the world. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20170208 | | Fiona Talkington with an Emulsion festival exclusive and music from Michael Tippett. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20170309 | | Fiona Talkington's selection includes Carnatic sacred songs and the music of the Moomins. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20170802 | | Fiona Talkington with music from Fred Frith, the Faroe Islands and a coal mine. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20170803 | | Fiona Talkington selects new congotronics, British improv and Lithuanian sound art. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20171003 | | Fiona Talkington with music from the Punkt Festival, plus Reich on harpsichord. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20171004 | | Fiona Talkington shares European chamber jazz and archive music from Afghanistan. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20171121 | | Fiona Talkington marks 'No Music Day' in the spaces where sound, silence and music meet. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Fiona Talkington | 20171123 | | Relax with music to cure insomnia, trigger ASMR, and enter the world of spirits. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Fiona Talkington - 13/01/2011 | 20110113 | | Fiona Talkington plays a selection of new releases for 2011, including the debut album by young Iranian composer Sohrab. Fiona Talkington plays new releases for 2011, including one by Sohrab, from Iran. |
| Fiona Talkington With A Sounds Of The City Special | 20170207 | | Fiona Talkington presents a selection of odes to the city. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Fiona Talkington With A Vocal Special | 20161019 | | Fiona Talkington celebrates the human voice. Plus a new release by Padang Food Tigers. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Fiona Talkington With An Alice Coltrane Special | 20170307 | | Fiona Talkington remembers Alice Coltrane. Plus Spanish flamenco and Estonian folk. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Fiona Talkington With Anna Meredith | 20160920 | | Fiona Talkington is joined by composer Anna Meredith, who shares rare and unusual records. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Fiona Talkington With Emil Schult | 20170801 | | Fiona Talkington's guest is visual and sonic artist Emil Schult. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Fiona Talkington With Frances Morgan | 20161213 | | Fiona Talkington is joined in the studio by music writer Frances Morgan. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Fiona Talkington With Jaga Jazzist's Mixtape | 20160922 | | Fiona Talkington's selection includes a mixtape from Norwegian band Jaga Jazzist. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Fiona Talkington With Peter Cusack's Sounds Of Hull | 20170209 | | Fiona Talkington features Peter Cusack's Sounds of Hull, part of Hull City of Culture 2017 Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Fiona Talkington With Sam Lee | 20161018 | | Singer and song collector Sam Lee joins Fiona Talkington with his new musical discoveries. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Fiona Talkington With Tayo Popoola | 20171122 | | DJ, musician and podcaster Tayo Popoola drops by to help select songs for the evening. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Fiona Talkington's Extraordinary Sounds | 20190917 | | Another reliably unpredictable late-night sonic journey. Fiona Talkington leads you through avenues of innovative, experimental, and cutting-edge music. Featured artists include pianist Pavel Kolesnikov, singer-songwriter Tom Robinson, and long-time Late Junction favourites The Ex, who have gifted us with an exclusive rarity from their catalogue. Tonight you can also relive one of the finest Late Junction collaboration sessions of 2019 so far, which saw an alternative string quartet assembled one day in March at the BBC’s Maida Vale Studios. The awesome foursome comprised virtuoso scholar of Chinese traditional music Cheng Yu, instrument inventor Sam Underwood, master fiddler Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, and bandleader and pianist Elliot Galvin. Produced by Jack Howson. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Fiona Talkington leads you on another reliably unpredictable late-night sonic journey. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Forest Swords, Waclaw Zimpel, And Belinda Zhawi In Session | 20180215 | | Nick Luscombe presents the latest in the line of Late Junction collaboration sessions, in which musicians who have never met before get together in the BBC's Maida Vale studios to create spontaneous work in a day. On this occasion our unlikely fearsome threesome was made up of electronic producer Forest Swords, improvising clarinettist Waclaw Zimpel, and performance poet Belinda Zhawi. Also known as Matthew Barnes, Forest Swords is a Liverpool-born recording artist known for his emotional electronic music, blending appealing beats, looping guitar lines, manipulated samples, and dubby production. His collaborators to date have included How To Dress Well, Massive Attack, and Young Fathers. Originally from Poland and musically educated in Germany, Waclaw Zimpel takes inspiration from his travels around the world. Recent projects have seen traditional music of India, Japan, and Morocco filtered through his ferocious free-jazz style. Zimbabwean-born, London-based Belinda Zhawi is a writer, performer, and educator whose work often explores displacement, sexuality, gender, and intersectionality. She was the 2016/17 ICA Associate Poet and is currently working on her debut publication. Produced by Alannah Chance for Reduced Listening. Forest Swords, Waclaw Zimpel, and Belinda Zhawi in a Late Junction collaboration session. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Found Planetary Sounds And Time Remoulded | 20190403 | | Music that departs from normality, with Verity Sharp. London-based fine artist Li Yilei uses ‘found planetary sounds’ - radio signals from Venus, Uranus and Neptune - alongside synths and guitars. Multi-instrumentalist Anna Webber lets us into a world in which time is twisted and remoulded - a homage to some of the great 20th-century classical percussion music, filtered through the ears of some of New York’s top improvisers. Plus, ‘otherworldly rhythm and blues’ from Edinburgh singer Callum Easter, and solo violin music with reverb on composer Edmund Finnis’s debut album. Produced by Chris Elcombe. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Verity Sharp shares sound art, solo violin and avant-jazz. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Plus, ‘otherworldly rhythm and blues’ from Edinburgh singer Callum Easter, a previously unreleased demo track from 70s Brazilian funk legends Azymuth, and solo violin music with reverb on composer Edmund Finnis’s debut album. Verity Sharp shares sound art, Brazilian funk and avant-jazz. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Fragmented Opera And Carbophones | 20190123 | | Shattering musical moulds with Verity Sharp. Ostraca are fragments of ancient pottery. Irish composer Roger Doyle uses them as inspiration for his new work, breaking his opera into shards that he puts through a MIDI keyboard and relayers. More innovation from Cologne’s Andreas O. Hirsch, who has developed the carbophone, an electroacoustic instrument inspired by thumb pianos such as the kalimba and mbira. The promenade of an octopus and a shipwrecked robot are among the musical vignettes to emerge on his new album. And Verity picks music from a less fractured lineage, from Irish fiddler Martin Hayes. Produced by Chris Elcombe for Reduced Listening. Verity Sharp shatters the musical moulds Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners More innovation from Colognes Andreas O. Hirsch, who has developed the carbophone, an electroacoustic instrument inspired by thumb pianos such as the kalimba and mbira. The promenade of an octopus and a shipwrecked robot are among the musical vignettes to emerge on his new album. |
| Free Improv And The Tibetan Book Of The Dead | 20190925 | | Max Reinhardt with some blazing free-improv from Toronto; Laurie Anderson narrates with weightless solemnity from the Tibetan Book of the Dead about spiritual peace and reincarnation; and Italian pianist Maria Chiara Argirò presents her dreamy depiction of the sea. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Max Reinhardt with some blazing free-improv and Laurie Anderson's musings on reincarnation Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Freeform Punk And Music For 18 Hairdressers | 20190131 | | Max Reinhardt surfs the cutting edge of adventurous music, old and new. Tonight’s show features freeform punk from 1980s Portland band Smegma, and jazz cornettist Ben LaMar Gay presents his debut public release after making seven albums that were only shared privately between friends and family. Max also plays a track called Music For 18 Hairdressers, a nod to Steve Reich’s minimalist masterwork Music for 18 Musicians. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Max Reinhardt surfs the cutting edge of adventurous music, old and new. Tonights show features freeform punk from 1980s Portland band Smegma, and jazz cornettist Ben LaMar Gay presents his debut public release after making seven albums that were only shared privately between friends and family. Max also plays a track called Music For 18 Hairdressers, a nod to Steve Reichs minimalist masterwork Music for 18 Musicians. |
| Friends And Family | 20190411 | | Max Reinhardt gets familiar with songs that reflect on friendship and family. Aretha Franklin offers you a compassionate gesture, plus a posthumous collection of previously unreleased songs by American folk singer Townes van Zandt. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Max Reinhardt gets familiar with songs that reflect on friendship and family, including a simultaneously amiable and icily alienating piece concerning a friendly mineral by Norwegian composer Hilde Marie Holsen. Aretha Franklin offers you a compassionate gesture, plus a posthumous collection of previously unreleased songs by American folk singer Townes van Zandt. |
| Gabriel Prokofiev Presents Jonty Harrison's Late Junction Mixtape | 20171229 | | A Late Junction mixtape from British electro-acoustic composer Jonty Harrison. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Gaelic Pipes From Skye And Bagpipes From California | 20181205 | | Verity previews the debut solo album from stunning young Gaelic piper Brighde Chaimbeul from the Isle of Skye. Californian composer Julia Holter features bagpipes on her lush new album, Aviary, we’ll hear a track to mark Holter’s UK tour. Also on the show is a preview of multi-instrumentalist Peter Broderick’s new album on Erased Tapes, music from Lone Taxidermist and an early recording from blues legend Mississippi John Hurt. Produced by Freya Hellier for Reduced Listening. Verity Sharp with music from Skye to LA. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Gaika On Sampling | 20201106 | | AKA Inner Worlds, Outer Worlds Gaika is a Brixton-born musician, writer and activist who once stated his aim was to make ‘anti-commercial music’. For this year’s London Jazz Festival he’s collaborating with musicians Azekel and Miink at London’s Cafe Oto venue, using his personal vinyl collection to explore themes of turmoil and the revolutionary body. He joins Jen to share some of the pieces that have particular personal and political resonance for him. Elsewhere on the show: wistful ambient experiments from Croatian Amor; dark-electro percussion from Uganda’s Nihiloxica; and a powerful call for transformation, freedom and decolonisation from Melbourne experimental doom duo Divide and Dissolve. Produced by Katie Callin. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Jennifer Lucy Allan traverses the edgelands of jazz with artist and composer Gaika. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Artist and composer GAIKA joins Jen ahead of his event at the EFG London Jazz Festival. For this year’s edition he’s collaborating with musicians Azekel and Miink at London’s Cafe Oto venue, sampling his dad’s vinyl collection to explore themes of turmoil and the revolutionary body. GAIKA is a Brixton-born musician, writer and activist who once stated his aim was to make ‘anti-commercial music’. For Late Junction, he traces the sonic lineages of jazz in his own music, particularly focused on themes of preservation and legacy in sampling. He selects some special records from his dad’s record collection, sharing the personal stories behind them and the influence jazz has had on his own musical growth. Jennifer Lucy Allan traces sonic lineages in jazz with artist and composer GAIKA. |
| Georgia Ellery And Jamie Xx In Session | 20200529 | | Verity Sharp presents a collaboration from musicians Georgia Ellery and Jamie xx. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Verity Sharp presents a home-recorded collaboration session from musicians Georgia Ellery and Jamie xx, who are in the same household during lockdown. Georgia Ellery is a composer, musician and actor, and one half of the surrealist pop-duo Jockstrap. She plays violin as part of the acclaimed post-rock seven-piece band Black Country New Road and recently created a live score for the Bafta-winning film Bait, in which she also starred. She and Taylor Skye formed Jockstrap when they met as students at London’s Guildhall School of Music & Drama - their new EP Wicked City is out 5th June 2020. Jamie xx is an award-winning musician, producer and DJ. Since 2005 he’s been part of critically acclaimed indie pop band the xx, with their 2009 debut album winning the Mercury Prize. As a solo artist, DJ and producer, he’s worked with the likes of Gil Scott-Heron, and his debut solo album In Colour was nominated for a Grammy in 2015. He recently released his first solo material in five years, a single titled Idontknow. Produced by Katie Callin. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. |
| Ghosts In The Machine | 20190711 | | Verity Sharp summons the sound of Victorian spiritualists and musician mediums thanks to a new release on the Sub Rosa label that plunders the audio archives of the paranormal. With archives in mind, we also have a piece from the BBC’s music library that features a live beetle jew’s harp, recorded in northeast New Guinea. The recording was made using a live beetle tied to a small splinter of wood and held to the mouth, and buzzes at a constant pitch to form a drone underneath the player. Plus music for the autumn in July: Iranian kamancheh player Kayhan Kalhor joins forces with the Dutch jazzers Rembrandt Frerichs Trio on a new release called It’s Still Autumn. Produced by Alannah Chance A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3 Verity Sharp opens the door to the unusual to see what comes in. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Verity Sharp summons the sound of Victorian spiritualists and musician mediums thanks to a new release on the Sub Rosa label that plunders the audio archives of the paranormal. With archives in mind, we also have a piece from the BBC’s music library that features a live beetle jew’s harp, recorded in northeast New Guinea. The recording was made using a live beetle tied to a small splinter of wood and held to the mouth, and buzzes at a constant pitch to form a drone underneath the player. Verity Sharp opens the door to the unusual to see what comes in. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Gonjasufi's Mixtape | 20160930 | 20160929 (R3) | A mixtape of sounds chosen by vocalist, producer, DJ and yoga teacher Gonjasufi. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Greek Boat Horns And Chicagoan Free-rock | 20190620 | | Nick Luscombe with sounds from the outer reaches. Sound artist Félix Blume weaves an otherworldly tapestry from recordings of boat horns in Piraeus, Athens. And there’s a cosmic undertone to free-rock trio Mako Sica’s collaboration with legendary percussionist Hamid Drake. Plus, a new remix of work created by early German minimalist Ernstalbrecht Stiebler. And the songs of the Wayuu people of northern Colombia underscore a new film about the origins of the drug trade in the country. Produced by Chris Elcombe. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Nick Luscombe with cosmic collaborations from the outer reaches. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Guest Presenter Stewart Lee With Richard Dawson | 20181225 | | For Christmas week, Late Junction is guest edited and presented by comedian and music fanatic Stewart Lee. Lee has a long-standing fascination with improvised music, choosing guitarist Derek Bailey as incidental music for his shows, and exploring the parallels with comedy through collaborations with the likes of Steve Beresford and Tania Chen. From his time spent in record shops as a teenager, to more recent work moonlighting as a music critic, Lee has built up a deep collection, with post-punk and folk traditions also well represented. And folk is where his first guest choice of the week comes in: musician Richard Dawson is one of the leading lights of the British scene, through work under his own name and in collaboration with Rhodri Davies as Hen Ogledd. Though rooted in the music of his native north-east, Dawson’s influences include psychedelia, art-rock and the Sufi tradition. He brings in some tracks from his own extensive music library to share with Stewart. Produced by Chris Elcombe for Reduced Listening. A Christmas week of Late Junction specials begins. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Guest Presenter Stewart Lee With Tim Key | 20181226 | | Stewart Lee’s Christmas stint as guest editor continues as he’s joined by fellow comedian and left-field music fan Tim Key. As a Russian graduate, Key often features unusual Soviet-era music in his live shows, from Vyacheslav Mescherin’s Ensemble of Electronic Musical Instruments, to composer Mikael Tariverdiev, a recent discovery that can be heard in his latest show ‘Megadate’. Key brings in some of his most treasured tracks; Lee introduces him to some of his own collection too. Produced by Chris Elcombe for Reduced Listening. Two comedians share their passions for left-field music. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Hatis Noit And Kevin Richard Martin In Session | 20181213 | | Max Reinhardt presents Japanese vocalist Hatis Noit and producer Kevin Richard Martin, aka The Bug, in an exclusive Late Junction collaboration session. Hatis Noit grew up in the remote surroundings of Shiretoko National Park on the Northern island of Japan. Since moving to London she has been signed to Erased Tapes and her ethereal voice combines influences of Buddhist chants, Bulgarian choirs and the Japanese Gagaku Orchestra. Over the last 20 years Kevin Richard Martin has moved between jazzcore, industrial hip hop, dub, noise and electronics to create shifting atmospheres with a love for the low end. He’s worked under several monikers but is perhaps most widely known as The Bug and as part of the group King Midas Sound. Also in the show, Max celebrates the 10th anniversary of Brainfeeder, the independent label from L.A. founded by Flying Lotus, and downtempo instrumental hip hop by Muqata’a from Palestine. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening. Max Reinhardt presents vocalist Hatis Noit & Kevin Richard Martin, aka The Bug, in session Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Headphones On For A Binaural Mix By Lucky Dragons | 20190117 | | Nick Luscombe wants you to please don your headphones for tonight’s show, which features a binaural mixtape by the experimental Los Angeles duo Lucky Dragons. Binaural sound is immersive spatial audio that is intended to be experienced through headphones. In other words, the headphone listener gets a richer sense of space, allowing for a more exciting experience. Binaural techniques simulate the hearing cues created by acoustic interaction between our bodies and the environment around us. Luke Fischbeck and Sarah Rara formed Lucky Dragons, their excellent and influential art, music, and research project, in 1999. Tonight they have a thirty-minute window in the programme to explore true binaural sound through a mix that features the work of Alvin Lucier, Kate Moore, and Hildegard Westerkamp. For the rest of the time, Nick Luscombe will be selecting his favourite tracks that truly come alive through a pair of headphones. However, even if you can’t wear a pair, our programme will still be enjoyable! Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Nick Luscombe wants you to don your headphones for a binaural mix by LA duo Lucky Dragons. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Nick Luscombe wants you to please don your headphones for tonights show, which features a binaural mixtape by the experimental Los Angeles duo Lucky Dragons. For the rest of the time, Nick Luscombe will be selecting his favourite tracks that truly come alive through a pair of headphones. However, even if you cant wear a pair, our programme will still be enjoyable! |
| Heather Phillipson's Late Junction Mixtape | 20171201 | | Artist and poet Heather Phillipson leads us on a trip through her music collection. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Hebrew Re-imaginings, French-cuban Jazz | 20190122 | | Verity Sharp shares a symbol of reconciliation – Armenian duduk player Varden Hovanissian and Turkish saz of Emre Gültekin, exploring links between languages, histories and musical traditions. Plus, vocalist Victoria Hanna who presents Hebrew texts and prayers in new ways, integrating techniques from theatre and popular music; and a new release of French-Cuban jazz. Produced by Chris Elcombe for Reduced Listening. Verity Sharp with music from across the spectrum. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Helena Hauff's Mixtape | 20190103 | | Max Reinhardt presents a pulsing, genre-splicing mixtape from Hamburg techno legend, the musician and DJ Helena Hauff. An expert in the art of the mix, Helena became obsessed with DJing in her teens after a particularly life-changing night at a techno club, and soon became a resident at Hamburg’s notorious basement bar the Golden Pudel. Alongside her mixing, she began to make live tracks with vintage synths and drum machines. It was there that she met Darren Cunningham aka Actress, and through him released her first EP on Ninja Tune in 2013. Two years later, she released her debut full-length album, Discreet Desires, named one of Rolling Stones magazine’s top 20 electronic albums of that year. Her latest release Qualm was unapologetically raw, described by her as the product of “trying to create something powerful without using too many instruments and layers”. Over the past five years, she’s become one of the most sought after and respected selectors, touring the world with expertly curated DJ sets spanning acid, electro, EBM, techno and post punk and headlining festivals like Sonar and Dekmantel. Helena’s mixtape reflects her love of crate digging, from ‘70s library music and Yusef Lateef to psychedelic stoner rock and Meredith Monk, and of course a good dose of techno and leftfield electro. Produced by Katie Callin for Reduced Listening. A mixtape from Hamburg techno legend, musician and DJ Helena Hauff Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners An expert in the art of the mix, Helena became obsessed with DJing in her teens after a particularly life-changing night at a techno club, and soon became a resident at Hamburgs notorious basement bar the Golden Pudel. Alongside her mixing, she began to make live tracks with vintage synths and drum machines. It was there that she met Darren Cunningham aka Actress, and through him released her first EP on Ninja Tune in 2013. Two years later, she released her debut full-length album, Discreet Desires, named one of Rolling Stones magazines top 20 electronic albums of that year. Her latest release Qualm was unapologetically raw, described by her as the product of trying to create something powerful without using too many instruments and layers?? Over the past five years, shes become one of the most sought after and respected selectors, touring the world with expertly curated DJ sets spanning acid, electro, EBM, techno and post punk and headlining festivals like Sonar and Dekmantel. Helenas mixtape reflects her love of crate digging, from 70s library music and Yusef Lateef to psychedelic stoner rock and Meredith Monk, and of course a good dose of techno and leftfield electro. It was there that she met Darren Cunningham aka Actress, and through him released her first EP on Ninja Tune in 2013. Two years later, she released her debut full-length album, Discreet Desires, named one of Rolling Stones magazine’s top 20 electronic albums of that year. Her latest release Qualm was unapologetically raw, described by her as the product of “trying to create something powerful without using too many instruments and layers ? Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Henry Threadgill's Mixtape | 20190606 | | Jennifer Lucy Allan speaks to jazz saxophonist, flautist, bandleader and composer Henry Threadgill about his musical journey, and the mixtape he has crafted for the show. One of only three jazz artists to have won a Pulitzer Prize, Threadgill has been called ‘perhaps the most important jazz composer of his generation’ by The New York Times. He was born in Chicago in 1944, and after dabbling in percussion and clarinet he took up the sax aged 16. Soon after, he joined Muhal Richard Abrams’ Experimental Band, which later expanded into the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM). For over forty years, he has been celebrated as one of the most forward-thinking composers and multi-instrumentalists in American music. Throughout his career he has led critically acclaimed ensembles, including the 1970s trio AIR (Artists In Residence) with fellow AACM members, the Henry Threadgill Sextett and the boundary-pushing Very Very Circus. His longest running band and now primary music-making vehicle is Zooid, the Pulitzer-Prize winning ensemble with which he continues his explorations into improvisations and polyphony. For this Late Junction mixtape, Threadgill guides us through some of his musical inspirations, from Sonny Rollins and Ornette Coleman, to Edgard Varèse and James Joyce. Produced by Katie Callin and Jack Howson. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Pulitzer Prize-winning musician Henry Threadgill in conversation with Jennifer Lucy Allan. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Hindustani Classical Music And A Song For Insane Times | 20190110 | | Anne Hilde presents Hindustani classical music by Z.M. Dagar, who as a 19th generation Dhrupad musician is part of an ancient tradition of singing spiritual, heroic, thoughtful and virtuous songs in praise of Hindu deities; there’s experiments in drone, tone and flow by the avant-garde, guitar-drums duo Black Spirituals and a song for insane times by Kevin Ayers from his whimsical solo album Joy of a Toy. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening. Anne Hilde presents ZM Dagar's Hindustani classical music and a song for insane times Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Holly Herndon With Her A I Baby Spawn | 20200131 | 20200807 (R3) | Verity Sharp hears from Berlin-based composer, academic and artist Holly Herndon. Herndon is interested in our complicated relationship with technology, often using the voice to explore the boundaries between the human and the technological. Her last record, Proto, was created with a choral ensemble and a nascent A.I. ‘baby’ called Spawn which was conceived with her partner Mathew Dryhurst and created by A.I. expert Jules LaPlace. It uses neural networks to process audio and respond to music it ‘hears’. Holly has given Spawn she/her pronouns and sees her as a member of the ensemble. She interrogates some of the ethics around making music with a neural network and where she thinks we are heading to next. Plus we play dance music for lazy people by Beirut trumpet botherer Mazen Kerbaj, choral drone from NYX Choir and Ivor Cutler tries to plug a hole in his head with his teeth. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Verity Sharp hears how Holly Herndon makes music with her A.I. 'baby', Spawn Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Verity Sharp hears from Berlin-based composer, academic and artist Holly Herndon. Herndon is interested in our complicated relationship with technology, often using the voice to explore the boundaries between the human and the technological. Plus we play dance music for lazy people by Beirut trumpet botherer Mazen Kerbaj, choral drone from NYX Choir and Ivor Cutler tries to plug a hole in his head with his teeth. Verity Sharp hears how Holly Herndon makes music with her A.I. 'baby', Spawn Verity Sharp presents our latest Off The Record feature with Berlin based composer, academic and artist Holly Herndon. Herndon is interested in our complicated relationship with technology, often using the voice to explore the boundaries between the human and the technological. Her last record Proto was created with a choral ensemble and a nascent A.I. ‘baby’ called Spawn that was conceived with her partner Mathew Dryhurst and created by A.I. expert Jules LaPlace. It uses neural networks to process audio and respond to music it ‘hears’. Holly has given Spawn she / her pronouns and sees her as a member of the ensemble. She interrogates some of the ethics around making music with a neural network and where she thinks we are heading to next. Verity Sharp features Holly Herndon on how she makes music with her A.I. 'baby' Spawn |
| Holly Herndon With Her A.i. 'baby', Spawn | 20200131 | 20200807 (R3) | Verity Sharp hears from Berlin-based composer, academic and artist Holly Herndon. Herndon is interested in our complicated relationship with technology, often using the voice to explore the boundaries between the human and the technological. Her last record, Proto, was created with a choral ensemble and a nascent A.I. ‘baby’ called Spawn which was conceived with her partner Mathew Dryhurst and created by A.I. expert Jules LaPlace. It uses neural networks to process audio and respond to music it ‘hears’. Holly has given Spawn she/her pronouns and sees her as a member of the ensemble. She interrogates some of the ethics around making music with a neural network and where she thinks we are heading to next. Plus we play dance music for lazy people by Beirut trumpet botherer Mazen Kerbaj, choral drone from NYX Choir and Ivor Cutler tries to plug a hole in his head with his teeth. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Verity Sharp hears how Holly Herndon makes music with her A.I. 'baby', Spawn Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Homemade Music | 20200410 | | From a newly built, DIY den-slash-studio in her house, Jennifer Lucy Allan presents a programme populated with lo-fi, homemade music. We find experimental artists making sweet sounds in their sheds, bedrooms, and kitchens, allowing the noise of domesticity, children, traffic, and wildlife to seep in. Those featured tonight include Masakatsu Takagi, Poul Gernes, Robert Ashley, Gareth Williams and Mary Currie. Produced by Jack Howson A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3 From her house, Jennifer Lucy Allan presents a programme of DIY, lo-fi, homemade music. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Hot New Music To Occupy Cold Winter Nights | 20181120 | | Verity Sharp introduces boiling hot, brand new music from some of our favourite contemporary artists, for you to hunker down and hibernate with over the winter months. Timeless singer-songwriter Jessica Pratt returns with her first tune in three years. Genre-redefining jazz drummer and producer Makaya McCraven releases his most ambitious and refined record yet, with an all-star cast of improvisers. Adventurous modern folk trio Lau move their musical vision on again with a new album named ‘Midnight And Closedown’. Berlin-based American band Beirut come back with a surprise single inspired by the city of Gallipoli. Young sound artist and composer Lola De La Mata emerges from the BBC Introducing inbox to blow us away. And of course, as ever on Late Junction, there’s room for the old too. On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the GRM, a legendarily fertile breeding ground for innovation in the field of sound and electroacoustic music, the composer François Bayle opens up his unpublished archives. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Brand new music for you to hunker down and hibernate with over the winter months. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Hymns And Hers: Feminist Choirs And Radical Carols | 20191220 | | There has been a blossoming of radical, all-female choirs in the UK over the last five years. The electronic drone choir NYX explore extended vocal techniques playing alongside the likes of Gazelle Twin and Hatis Noit, female collective Deep Throat release music on Bella Union, and all-gender feminist collective F*Choir use their platform to raise money for Action for Trans Health. Why now? Verity Sharp is joined by Jenny Moore, leader of F*choir, to discuss this renewed interest in collective singing and to play pieces which explore the feminist history of choral music. Elsewhere we mark the season Late Junction style, with alternative carols from Polynesia, Phil Minton’s Feral Choir and a choir of pub-goers in North Derbyshire. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Verity Sharp is joined by Jenny Moore to uncover the feminist history of choral music. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| International Women's Day | 20160308 | | Verity Sharp presents a selection of music to mark International Women's Day. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| International Women's Day Special | 20170308 | | Annette Peacock and Kerry Andrew join Fiona Talkington to share music by female composers. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Into The Forest: Collaboration Session | 20180621 | | As part of the Into the Forest week on BBC Radio 3, Late Junction brings artists together in the studio to create a radical forest of the imagination. Specially commissioned texts from poet and cultural geographer Amy Cutler explore the woodland ecosystem as an entanglement of lives, and are a springboard for spontaneous creation and foraging. Joining her in the studio at BBC's Maida Vale are string trio Barrel, whose improvisations call on disruption and riotous humour as well as a grounding in the classical tradition; and Lee Patterson with his array of amplified invented instruments, and field recordings of creaking trees and burning branches. Plus, more new forest-themed music from singer and kannel-player Mari Kalkun, whose album 'Ilmamõtsan' (In the Wood of the World) was written in the wooded hills of southern Estonia. Produced by Chris Elcombe for Reduced Listening. Amy Cutler, Lee Patterson and Barrel at the BBC's Maida Vale studios. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Is Culture Getting Weirder? | 20190219 | | Electronic artist Gazelle Twin joins Verity Sharp to give her answer ahead of her performance at the Late Junction Festival. Also in the show, Scottish songwriter James Yorkston with a track from his first solo album in five years; and Verity introduces an exciting young composer - Evelyn Saylor - and work that reclaims early minstrel banjo music to tell a previously untold history of African-American ancestors. Electronic artist Gazelle Twin joins Verity Sharp to give her answer. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Jacob Samuel And Verity Standen In Session | 20200626 | | Verity Sharp presents a collaboration session, recorded remotely during lockdown. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. The latest Late Junction collaboration session, recorded remotely during lockdown, features Jacob Samuel with Verity Standen. With social distancing restrictions in place, the talented pair sent improvisations and raw musical ideas back and forth over email, creating a rapid, spontaneous and unique cooperative artefact. Jacob Samuel is a producer, pianist, and sound artist, best known for his collaborations with Klein and Ben Vince. Having moved out of London and back to Lancaster during lockdown, he decided to use whatever was closest to hand for this session, namely his mum’s old records and a keyboard he used as a child. Verity Standen is a composer and theatre-maker based in Bristol. Beginning always with solo a capella improvisations, her work focuses on the human voice, gathering professional performers, community choirs, and untrained singers together to explore the different ways that people can experience music. Also tonight, Verity Sharp plays new music from Bérangère Maximin and Nicole Mitchell, and a classic cut from Anthony Braxton. Produced by Jack Howson. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. |
| Jane Weaver's Late Junction Mixtape | 20170929 | 20170928 (R3) | Musician and label founder Jane Weaver leads us on a trip through her record collection. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Japanese Avant-folk And New Malian Music | 20190813 | | Jennifer Lucy Allan sits in with fresh sounds for adventurous ears, playing new-old early works by American composer Pauline Oliveros; music from an alternative future Bamako, the capital of Mali; and Kumio Karachi, an avant-folk musician who has released countless records, but only just released his first outside of Japan. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3 Jennifer Lucy Allan sits in with fresh sounds for adventurous ears. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Jennifer Lucy Allan With Elaine Mitchener | 20190604 | | Jennifer Lucy Allan talks to experimental vocalist Elaine Mitchener about the work of jazz singer and vocal innovator Jeanne Lee, and the vocal music of the black avant-garde, ahead of Mitchener’s forthcoming performance of her work. Taking this as a jumping off point, we dig into the history of the voice in experimental music and its potential to carry raw emotion or turn text into pure sound. Expect guttural cries of pain, hums of pleasure and the joy of social singing, from sound poetry at Fylkingen in Sweden, to the extended vocal techniques of Joan La Barbara, through astral jazz with Michael White, and how Japanese folk singer Kan Mikami can bring on the blues, even if you do not speak Japanese. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Elaine Mitchener talks about the legacy of obscure composer and jazz vocalist Jeanne Lee. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Jenny Moore, Merlin Nova And Ingrid Plum In Session | 20190130 | | Three singular voices combine in the latest Late Junction collaboration session from the BBC’s Maida Vale Studios. These artists haven’t played together before, but have a day to create something brand new together. Jenny Moore is a singer, composer, drummer, musical director, and live artist. Raised in Winnipeg, Canada, she moved to the UK in 2007 to study art and her current projects include Charismatic Megafauna, F*Choir, and Mystic Business. Her work has been described as “psycho-sexual choral-punk”. Merlin Nova is a radiophonic producer as well as occasional vocalist and keys player for cult rock band This Is Not This Heat. Her debut EP ‘Protect Your Flame’ - an explosion of song, sound, energy, and movement - was released in March 2018. She lives and works in London. Ingrid Plum, who trained as an opera singer, currently combines sound art, contemporary classical, and folk music in her work. Her extended vocal techniques weave around field recordings and electronics to create layered soundscapes. Born in Copenhagen, she is currently based in Brighton. But that is not all, oh no that is not all. Max plays Pauline Oliveros’ geometrically spaced piece for surround sound and there’s Ethiopian music with roots going back to the 13th Century from singer Ustad Saami. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening. A collaboration session between three vocalists presented by Max Reinhardt. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Jenny Moore is a singer, composer, drummer, musical director, and live artist. Raised in Winnipeg, Canada, she moved to the UK in 2007 to study art and her current projects include Charismatic Megafauna, F*Choir, and Mystic Business. Her work has been described as “psycho-sexual choral-punk ? Three singular voices combine in the latest Late Junction collaboration session from the BBCs Maida Vale Studios. These artists havent played together before, but have a day to create something brand new together. Jenny Moore is a singer, composer, drummer, musical director, and live artist. Raised in Winnipeg, Canada, she moved to the UK in 2007 to study art and her current projects include Charismatic Megafauna, F*Choir, and Mystic Business. Her work has been described as psycho-sexual choral-punk. Merlin Nova is a radiophonic producer as well as occasional vocalist and keys player for cult rock band This Is Not This Heat. Her debut EP Protect Your Flame - an explosion of song, sound, energy, and movement - was released in March 2018. She lives and works in London. But that is not all, oh no that is not all. Max plays Pauline Oliveros geometrically spaced piece for surround sound and theres Ethiopian music with roots going back to the 13th Century from singer Ustad Saami. Jenny Moore is a singer, composer, drummer, musical director, and live artist. Raised in Winnipeg, Canada, she moved to the UK in 2007 to study art and her current projects include Charismatic Megafauna, F*Choir, and Mystic Business. Her work has been described as psycho-sexual choral-punk?? |
| Jlin Reimagines Beethoven | 20201211 | | Verity Sharp presents an exclusive Beethoven remix from electronic musician and producer Jlin. To mark Beethoven’s 250th birthday, the BBC is asking listeners to remix a new recording of his Symphony No. 5, as well as commissioning influential and acclaimed musicians to do the same. Late Junction’s very own remix is by Jlin the Innovator, one of electronic music's most exciting players. A former steelworker in Indiana, Jlin’s sound is grounded in forceful percussion, often credited with bringing the Chicago genre of footwork to a wider audience. An in-demand remixer who has worked with the likes of Björk and Max Richter, her latest release saw her soundtracking a dance work by choreographer Wayne McGregor. Elsewhere, there’ll be experimental disco from Cameroon’s Jo Bisso from a recent compilation of his dancefloor fillers from the 70s. There’s selections from the new soundtrack to film-maker and multimedia artist Lawrence Lek’s debut film AIDOL, set in a post-AI world where a fading superstar attempts to make her comeback at the 2065 virtual Olympics. Plus, the sounds of a collaboration between Bristol-based producers Eliza Lomas and Sam Francis, who improvised together using a sewing machine and Eliza’s tap-dancing feet. Produced by Katie Callin. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Verity Sharp presents an exclusive remix of Beethoven's Fifth from electronic artist Jlin. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| John Doran On New Weird Britain | 20190530 | | Co-founder of The Quietus magazine John Doran has been travelling the length and breadth of the country in search of the musicians of New Weird Britain, an underground movement of music in the margins that favours one-off art happenings that are improvised, shocking and surreal. Artists of all stripes in Britain have been driven out of city centres by soaring rent prices, hit hard by cuts in arts funding and dwindling revenues from the digital economy. But untethered from the prospect of making any money and fueled by the current political crisis, a band of musicians are splintering away from convention to stage unrepeatable performances that stand in diametric opposition to austerity. Ahead of his four-part Radio 4 series on the subject, John talks Max Reinhardt through the bands he discovered on his trip and the heritage of British esoteric music made in times of unrest. Elsewhere Max plays music by CukoO, a musician based in the west country who makes organic dance music for school children, and languid psychedelia from Vanishing Twin’s latest album. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. John Doran joins Max Reinhardt to explore the music of New Weird Britain. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Jonny Greenwood's Mixtape | 20200327 | | Jonny Greenwood is a musical polymath. The lead guitarist in Radiohead, he is also renowned as a composer in his own right; writing award-winning film scores, working as composer in residence for the BBC Concert Orchestra and collaborating with his hero Krzysztof Penderecki. Last year he launched his own classical music label, Octatonic and curated a BBC Prom. His Late Junction Mixtape is a 30-minute deep dive into his record collection, featuring Arabic classical music, dub from Dennis Bovell, a piece for violin by Edmund Finnis and sonic meditations by Pauline Oliveros. Elsewhere Verity Sharp mops up the stray syllables of Raoul Hausmann’s poèmes phonétiques, we hear ultrasonic recordings of a rare bat subspecies reworked into music and a piece of sonic brutalism by collagists JESSOP&CO, a duo from Kolkata. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Verity Sharp presents a mixtape by the lead guitarist of Radiohead, Jonny Greenwood. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Juana Molina, Matias Aguayo, Tom Skinner | 20171005 | | Fiona Talkington presents Juana Molina, Matias Aguayo and Tom Skinner in session. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Kate Carr And Leila Bordreuil In Session | 20210129 | | Verity Sharp presents an exclusive collaboration between two musicians who have never met: the sound artist Kate Carr and cellist Leila Bordreuil. Kate Carr is an Australian sound artist and field recordist currently based in London. Her work often explores people and place, with a particular interest in the complex relationships between natural and built environments. Her music blurs the boundaries between field recording and electronics to articulate a wonder in the everyday. Leila Bordreuil is a cellist and composer, originally from France and now in New York. Using her cello as her starting point, she uses improvisation and amplification to explore noise and texture. Her work often aims to interact with the listener’s tonal perception and their physiological relationship to space and sound. Elsewhere in the programme there’s electronic minimalism from Japan, Nadah El-Shazly’s hectic take on Egyptian shaabi music, and some January reflections from 1968 courtesy of Peter Zinovieff and his PDP-8 computer. Plus devotional vocals from legendary Surti master Ustaad Sami and his four sons, recorded live at his rooftop home in Pakistan in 2018. Produced by Katie Callin A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3 Verity Sharp presents an exclusive collaboration between two musicians who have never met. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Kate Tempest's Late Junction Mixtape | 20190619 | | Nick Luscombe presents a mixtape by writer and musician Kate Tempest. First emerging as a spoken-word artist at open-mic nights around the start of this century, Tempest has gone on to write for theatre and has published award-winning poetry and a bestselling novel. In recent years, her musical work has come more to the fore, and she has twice been nominated for the Mercury Prize. This month sees the release of her third album, The Book of Traps and Lessons, an ode to England and love. To mark this, Tempest curates a mixtape of tracks that she loves, cutting across dancehall, contemporary gospel, spoken-word, ambient composition and new Afrobeat sounds from her native London. Produced by Chris Elcombe. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Keeley Forsyth And Hubert Zemler In Session | 20190214 | | Max Reinhardt presents the latest in a series of Late Junction collaboration sessions, in which artists who have never met before come together to spend the day making music in the BBC’s Maida Vale Studios. Tonight we unite the virtuoso percussion playing of Hubert Zemler with Keeley Forsyth’s timeless singing voice. Hailing from Warsaw, Poland, Hubert Zemler is as adept performing free jazz as he is avant-pop, as he is new classical music. In 2009 his drumming earned him a bronze medal at the Delphic Games in South Korea. Alongside his solo projects he is currently a member of several exciting groups, one of which is The Kesh Ensemble, who were formed by Todd Barton to perform music conceptualised by esteemed novelist Ursula K. Le Guin. Born in Oldham, Greater Manchester, Keeley Forsyth is a film and television actor, turned musician and singer. Her distinctive voice has immediate impact, invoking the spirit of ancient, otherworldly, unknown ritual. In her solo work she accompanies herself with harmonium drones and sparse electronics. Past collaborators of hers include Matthew Bourne, Eccentronic Research Council, and fellow Lancastrian actor Maxine Peake. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Max Reinhardt presents the latest Late Junction collaboration session. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Max Reinhardt presents the latest in a series of Late Junction collaboration sessions, in which artists who have never met before come together to spend the day making music in the BBCs Maida Vale Studios. Tonight we unite the virtuoso percussion playing of Hubert Zemler with Keeley Forsyths timeless singing voice. |
| Kokoko!'s Late Junction Mixtape | 20191004 | | Verity Sharp invites Congolese collective KOKOKO! to compile the latest edition of the Late Junction mixtape: 30 minutes of tracks which span the spectrum of adventurous music. KOKOKO!’s sound is driven by DIY percussion, distorted electronics and a restless energy. They began life in Kinshasa when French electronic artist Débruit met singer Makara Bianko at a block party and the collective blossomed from there. Making music in the DRC hasn’t been easy. Since they started three years ago the band have lost their drummer to cancer, a dancer to electrocution, had homes destroyed by the police and a lucky escape from a crocodile. Imported guitars and drum kits are expensive in Kinshasa so they make music out of what they can find: rewired tin cans, upcycled plastic bottles and guitars made out of bike brakes. Elsewhere in the show Verity plays wonky Cumbia from Bogotá trio Los Pirañas, the side project of Eblis Álvarez from Meridian Brothers, and we descend into a maelstrom of synthesized noise inspired by Edgar Allan Poe. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Verity Sharp invites Congolese collective KOKOKO! to compile our latest mixtape. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Late Junction | 20180227 | | Max Reinhardt takes your ears on an adventure with music old, new, borrowed and blue. Strap yourself in for a piece of psychedelic Romanian electronics by Rodion G.A recorded during the height of censorship under Ceausescu in the late 1970s, a new collaboration between harpist Catrin Finch and kora virtuoso Seckou Keita and music to soundtrack an imaginary western from Brazilian accordionist and composer Camarão. Plus we'll have a performance of Lansing McLoskey's composition for piano and percussion 'This Will Not Be Loud and Relentless' recorded at the Dark Music Days Festival in Reykjavik last month. Produced by Alannah Chance for Reduced Listening. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Late Junction At North Atlantic Flux | 20170503 | | Max Reinhardt with a live collaboration session at North Atlantic Flux festival in Hull. |
| Late Junction Collaboration Session: Man Vs Machine - Charles Hayward And Zamyatin | 20180117 | 20180118 (R3) | A 'man versus machine' collaboration session exploring the relationship between technology and creativity. Can we create a digital version of the ideal Late Junction collaborator using computer code alone? We find out whether a piece of software, with parameters designed specifically for the show, can hold its own improvising alongside one of the leading left-field musicians of the last 50 years, drummer Charles Hayward, an artist who is known for collaborating with musicians from across the musical spectrum. The interactive software Zamyatin has been developed by the musician Ollie Bown, and is inspired by cybernetics and complex systems science. It's at the forefront of automated improvisation in music, meaning it can respond to the music it hears in a flexible, unpredictable way. We put Zamyatin and Hayward head-to-monitor in the BBC's Maida Vale studios, turn the mics on and see what comes out. Nick Luscombe's tracks tonight include a classic human/technology duet from the 1970s - Stephanos Vassiliadis's 'En Pyri' for double bass and 8-track - while Haco's sounds of chimes and running water transport us far away from studios and machines. Produced by Chris Elcombe for Reduced Listening. Nick Luscombe presents a 'man vs machine' collaboration session featuring Charles Hayward. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Late Junction Festival - Carla Dal Forno's Mixtape | 20190307 | | Verity Sharp presents singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Carla dal Forno’s post-show DJ set from the Late Junction Festival. Growing up in Melbourne, Carla was influenced by the punk-tinged, DIY approach of the local scene and soon began playing her own live shows, including a stint with cult indie group Mole House. The discovery of the label Blackest Ever Black opened up new musical horizons and projects as part of Fingers and Tarcar. She released her debut solo album You Know What It’s Like in 2016, described as ‘psychedelic folk delivered with (post-)punk economy’. She has since moved to London, via Berlin, and now has a monthly NTS show, displaying her wide-ranging tastes and influences in post-punk, minimal synths and art rock. Her most recent release is an EP of covers titled ‘Top of the Pops’: versions of some of her favourite tracks by the likes of LiLiPUT, The Kiwi Animal and the B52s. Produced by Katie Callin. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Verity Sharp presents Carla dal Forno's DJ set from the Late Junction Festival. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Late Junction Festival - Curl | 20190313 | | Nick Luscombe presents extended highlights of CURL’s set recorded at EartH in east London on the second night of the Late Junction Festival. CURL was founded in 2016 by three individual voices on London’s underground music scene - genre-crushing producer and composer Mica Levi a.k.a. Micachu, versatile multi-instrumentalist and DJ Coby Sey, and MC and vocalist Brother May. As a label and performance collective they embrace grime, jazz, experimental soundscapes and hip hop and were joined on stage by Leisha Thomas (a.k.a. Alpha Maid) and George Ramsay. Plus the usual pick ‘n’ mix selection from the world of adventurous music. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Nick Luscombe with more live highlights from the inaugural Late Junction Festival. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Late Junction Festival - Gazelle Twin And Pulled By Magnets | 20190305 | | The first-ever Late Junction Festival came into the world last week - two nights of music from leading lights of the left-field, presented on stage at EartH in East London by our triple-threat: Verity Sharp, Max Reinhardt and Nick Luscombe. Tonight, highlights from the first night. Electronic artist Gazelle Twin has developed a unique voice in the British musical landscape. Her latest LP Pastoral digs deep into the English psyche, channelling its darkness and lacing it with satire, all performed in a costume which is half court jester, half football hooligan. Drummer Seb Rochford’s new band Pulled By Magnets perform their first major venue with a set of new songs exploring the margins of composed and improvised music. The group features his long-time collaborator, saxophonist Pete Wareham (Polar Bear, Acoustic Ladyland) and bass-player, Neil Charles. Verity Sharp is our guide in the studio. Produced by Chris Elcombe. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Verity Sharp presents live sets from Gazelle Twin and Pulled By Magnets. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Late Junction Festival - Hen Ogledd And Chaines | 20190306 | | The jamboree continues with more live music from the first night of the Late Junction Festival, which took place last week. Hen Ogledd is a band that features singer Richard Dawson and harpist Rhodri Davies, and they bring a discombobulating mix of psych-pop, medieval lore and improvisation to the party. Joining them on the billing is Manchester-based musician Chaines, performing their fantastical electro-acoustic compositions live on stage at EartH in East London. Verity Sharp presents, weaving in music from the big, wide world along the way, including a new release from Norwegian vocalist and composer Maja Ratke. Produced by Chris Elcombe. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Verity Sharp shares more cutting-edge British music from the Late Junction Festival. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Late Junction Festival - O Yama O | 20190312 | | Nick Luscombe relives the second of two exhilarating nights at EartH in east London that formed the first ever Late Junction Festival. Tonight’s focus is O Yama O, founded by musician and artist Rie Nakajima and Keiko Yamamoto, the co-founder of London’s top experimental music venue, Cafe OTO. Nakajima’s performance focuses on the use of found and kinetic objects, using modest items such as rice bowls, toys, clockwork, balloons and small motors as instruments to create a “micro orchestra”. Elements are layered into impressive and immersive atmospheres. Yamamoto alternately floats and charges through this with body and voice; chanting, incanting, thundering, whispering, stamping on the floor. For this special performance they are joined by Billy Steiger on violin, Marie Roux on drums and David Cunningham on electronics. Plus, Nick throws in a preview of This Is Not This Heat’s live set which will be the focus of Thursday night’s show, as well as the usual absurdly eclectic mixture of music from across the globe. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Nick Luscombe shares O Yama O's set from the Late Junction Festival. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Nakajima’s performance focuses on the use of found and kinetic objects, using modest items such as rice bowls, toys, clockwork, balloons and small motors as instruments to create a “micro orchestra ? Elements are layered into impressive and immersive atmospheres. Yamamoto alternately floats and charges through this with body and voice; chanting, incanting, thundering, whispering, stamping on the floor. For this special performance they are joined by Billy Steiger on violin, Marie Roux on drums and David Cunningham on electronics. |
| Late Junction Festival - This Is Not This Heat | 20190314 | | Nick Luscombe presents live music from the British avant-garde rock group This Is Not This Heat, the new reincarnation of This Heat which was formed by Charles Bullen and Charles Hayward over 40 years ago. Unleashing their signature sound from three guitarists, two drum kits and a bass, This Is Not This Heat create juggernaut-sized driving rhythms surrounded by swirls of fuzz and chugging guitar. Nick presents extended highlights from their powerful set recorded at Late Junction’s first ever festival held at EartH in east London. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Nick Luscombe presents live music from avant-garde rock group This Is Not This Heat Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Lateness At Tusk Virtual Festival | 20201002 | | Late Junction has teamed up with Freeness, fellow explorers of all things experimental and improvised on Radio 3, to curate an online stage at this year’s TUSK Virtual Festival. TUSK is an annual adventurous music festival held in Newcastle, renowned for working with credible artists at an international and local level. Normally held at Sage Gateshead, this year they are curating a digital-only programme, with artists recording from their homes across the world. For our stage, in partnership with TUSK, we’ve handpicked three innovative ensembles from the north east to record at a local studio under socially distanced measures. In the first of two programmes featuring highlights from our ‘Lateness’ stage, we’ll share performances from some of these titans of Tyneside. Mariam Rezaei is a composer and electronic artist who draws on noise, hip hop and experimental turntablism, as well as being artistic director at local arts venue The Old Police House. For Lateness she’s joining forces with Stephen Bishop, founder of the renowned Opal Tapes label, who releases skewed electronics under the aliases Basic House and Lacrima. This will be the first time the duo have collaborated. Stalwarts of the left-field folk scene, Anglo-American duo Cath and Phil Tyler will be performing their style of grainy traditional song as part of the Lateness sessions. Drawing on their experiences in a plethora of bands and traditions, they blend guitar, banjo, voice and fiddle with their passion for oral histories and authentic storytelling. We feature highlights from their set. Also on the programme will be highlights from a performance by the jazz quartet Caröm, led by powerhouse double bassist Andy Champion, as championed by Freeness presenter Corey Mwamba. Andy has been a central figure in the North East jazz scene for the last decade, and for this occasion he’s enlisted a stellar lineup of local players to join him, including tenor saxophonist Graeme Wilson, percussionist Christian Alderson and vocalist Zoë Gilby. Elsewhere, expect highlights from the rest of TUSK’s diverse line-up, two weeks of expansive music from the international left field. Produced by Katie Callin and Alannah Chance A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3 Verity Sharp presents highlights from the Lateness stage at TUSK Virtual Festival. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Lateness Highlights And Bicycle Music | 20201009 | | We continue to plunder the recordings from our Lateness stage at TUSK Virtual, an annual festival in the north east that focuses on left-of-centre music. In partnership with Radio 3’s programme Freeness, we handpicked three exciting acts from the region: Anglo-American folk duo Cath and Phil Tyler; composer and turntablist Mariam Rezaei and electronic artist Stephen Bishop; and new jazz quartet Caröm. Expect more off cuts from their live performances plus unique collaborations which mix and match members from each ensemble: think turntables colliding with traditional vocals; improvised double bass with folk guitar. Elsewhere we have Kate Carr and Sheryl Cheung’s music made from bicycles; Los Angeles-based musician Ana Roxanne's ambient explorations of her intersex identity; and reflections on Malian society in a brand new release from singer Nahawa Doumbia. Produced by Katie Callin and Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Verity Sharp shares more highlights from the Lateness stage at TUSK Virtual Festival. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Late-night Music For The Elements | 20190808 | | Pianist Lubomyr Melnyk is known for his continuous music style, an exploration of notes played rapidly in complex series, which is inspired by Indian classical music, Terry Riley and Haydn. He describes it as ‘a classical technique advanced into a constant river of sounds.’ We hear an extract from an interview with him and Nick Luscombe recorded earlier this year at Sea Change festival, discussing how nature infuses everything he plays and finding out where his body ends and the piano begins. Plus, Nick plays an ode to our disintegrating ecosystem by Kazakh composer Angelina Yershova; Korean quartet Black String update the sound of the geomungo, the Korean six-stringed zither, with pedal-driven electric guitar; and the latest from Matana Roberts’ COIN COIN guise, a project which weaves African-American history with jazz, spoken word and afrofuturism. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Millennial otters, Korean zithers and pianist Lubomyr Melnyk with a lesson on rainfall. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Laurie Anderson With Jennifer Lucy Allan | 20190227 | | It’s a privilege to welcome Laurie Anderson to Late Junction as a guest, to swap rare music recommendations with presenter Jennifer Lucy Allan. Along the way they talk about listening and seeing, dreams and virtual reality, meditation and technology, performance and creativity, and Laurie’s late husband Lou Reed. Laurie Anderson is a composer, a pioneering performance artist, a multi-disciplinary maker, and an instrument inventor. She has been described as the “world’s first high-tech poet”, and has the honour of being NASA’s first and only artist-in-residence. She is perhaps most famous for bringing the avant-garde to the British pop charts in the 1980s, with her song O Superman. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Laurie Anderson shares her deep thoughts and even deeper music collection. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Laurie Anderson is a composer, a pioneering performance artist, a multi-disciplinary maker, and an instrument inventor. She has been described as the “world’s first high-tech poet ?, and has the honour of being NASA’s first and only artist-in-residence. She is perhaps most famous for bringing the avant-garde to the British pop charts in the 1980s, with her song O Superman. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Its a privilege to welcome Laurie Anderson to Late Junction as a guest, to swap rare music recommendations with presenter Jennifer Lucy Allan. Along the way they talk about listening and seeing, dreams and virtual reality, meditation and technology, performance and creativity, and Lauries late husband Lou Reed. Laurie Anderson is a composer, a pioneering performance artist, a multi-disciplinary maker, and an instrument inventor. She has been described as the worlds first high-tech poet, and has the honour of being NASAs first and only artist-in-residence. She is perhaps most famous for bringing the avant-garde to the British pop charts in the 1980s, with her song O Superman. |
| Lea Bertucci's Mixtape | 20200619 | | Jennifer Lucy Allan invites composer Lea Bertucci to compile our latest mixtape. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Jennifer Lucy Allan presents a 30-minute mixtape compiled by the New York-based sound artist, musician and composer Lea Bertucci. Bertucci is an electro-acoustic minimalist who has a distinctive relationship with the acoustics. She has a background working with woodwind, primarily the alto saxophone and bass clarinet, but treats the space around her as a collaborator in its own right, recording in defunct cement mines, under bridges and in military bunkers. For this mix she delves into her archives to select field recordings, medieval song, spectralism and free jazz, glued together with excerpts of recordings she has made in locations over the years. Also on the menu: pulled-apart post-punk by London trio Mosquitoes; new compositions for gamelan by Indonesian composer Dewa Alit; a slug of psychedelia from 1960s Sweden by Pärson Sound; and an early piece by the iconic Diamanda Galas. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. |
| Lee Ranaldo's Mixtape | 20200522 | | Jennifer Lucy Allan presents a 30-minute music mix compiled by the great Lee Ranaldo. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Jennifer Lucy Allan presents a rare mix from the great Lee Ranaldo, who guides listeners through a lovingly compiled 30-minute collage of his favourite music and sounds. Expect free jazz, cut-up poetry, and wild vocal improvisations. Following a stint in the electric guitar orchestra of Glenn Branca, Lee Ranaldo formed the experimental rock group Sonic Youth in 1981, alongside Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon. Thirty years later the founding trio decided to finally disband, having created multiple classic albums and influenced generations of musicians, composers, and creatives. Since then, Lee Ranaldo has continued to release solo records, to produce for others, and to collaborate with a diverse bunch of interesting musicians. He also has an acclaimed visual art, sound art, and poetry practice. First and foremost though, Ranaldo will always be considered as one of the best guitarists of all time. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. |
| Limpe Fuchs's Mixtape | 20200717 | | Verity Sharp invites legendary experimental artist Limpe Fuchs to put together a mixtape. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Verity Sharp presents a 30-minute mixtape compiled by the legendary musician and artist Limpe Fuchs. Her selections include R Carlos Nakai, Klaus Nomi, and Staff Benda Bilili. Across a 40-year career Limpe Fuchs has pioneered a “no formalism” sound and visual performance style, improvising with handmade instruments and sonic sculptures. She has been cited as a key influence on the West German experimental rock scene of the 70s, and later the psychedelic underground of the 80s. Also tonight, a chance to hear another improvisation recorded during a recent collaboration session between percussionist Sarathy Korwar and cellist Abel Selaocoe. Produced by Jack Howson. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. |
| Live From The 2017 London Jazz Festival | 20171114 | | Max Reinhardt presents a live set from Rich Mix and guests at the EFG London Jazz Festival Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Live Music From Unsound Festival, Poland | 20181129 | | Nick Luscombe presents live music recorded in a synagogue in Krakow as part of the Unsound Festival 2018. Todd Barton’s Music and Poetry for The Kesh was originally released in 1985 as a cassette tape to accompany Ursula Le Guin’s anthropological fantasy novel Always Coming Home. The novel describes the life and society of an imagined community of people called The Kesh, set in a post-apocalyptic world at an unspecified time. Todd’s soundtrack enigmatically combines poetry and song in the Kesh language with new age analogue synths and borrowed folk traditions. Todd performs with an ensemble of Polish musicians created especially for this performance by Unsound Festival. Also on the bill was the American sound artist and saxophonist Lea Bertucci. Lea considers the physical space she’s in as a collaborator and talks to Nick before the gig about the sonic properties of the synagogue. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening. Todd Barton's Music for The Kesh and Lea Bertucci perform live, presented by Nick Luscombe Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Loraine James's Mixtape | 20200417 | | Verity Sharp presents a mixtape of cutting edge electronics by producer Loraine James. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Cutting-edge producer Loraine James takes on the Late Junction mixtape, showcasing 30 minutes of radical electronics to rouse the spirits. James’s latest album For You And I drew on the sounds of London’s nightlife, fusing grime, jungle and dub into a series of woozy juxtapositions. For this mixtape she throws the net wide with dark industrial club music from Manchester, juke from LA, and Belizean punta from Chicago. Elsewhere Verity Sharp brings the outside world in, with a field recording of a 100-year-old windmill in Sweden recorded by Graham Dunning, a cacophonous murmuration of swallows recorded on a lawn in Ahmedabad and the sounds of people singing from their balconies in Rome. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Elsewhere Verity Sharp brings the outside world in, with a field recording of a 100-year-old windmill in Sweden recorded by Graham Dunning, a cacophonous murmuration of starlings recorded on a lawn in Ahmedabad and the sounds of people singing from their balconies in Rome. |
| Lost Voices, Found In Song | 20190613 | | Verity plays music from two creative responses to the prison system: Distant Voices is a collaborative project between songwriters and people who have experienced Scotland’s Criminal Justice System, and DIRT by Burning Salt (aka Hannah Hull) is inspired by the woman and staff of London’s Holloway Prison. Elsewhere on the programme landscape and nature inspire, with coastal music from Ellen Fullman and David Gamper, a new perspective on the pastoral courtesy of A Year in The Country, and Apostolos Loufopoulos’ electroacoustic piece depicting a metaphorical journey on the back of a bee. Produced by Freya Hellier. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Musical responses to the criminal justice system, with Verity Sharp. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Lucrecia Dalt's Late Junction Mixtape | 20180601 | 20180531 (R3) | Ambient and minimalist musician Lucrecia Dalt compiles an amazing, mercurial thirty-minute mix. Get set for surrealism, science, and sound art. After working as a geotechnical engineer in her native Colombia, Dalt has since moved to Barcelona, and then Berlin. Over the past decade her albums have travelled from playful experimental pop towards deeper levels of abstraction and mystery. Her work is often compared to that of Laurie Anderson, though her latest LP 'Anticlines' is possibly most reminiscent of Daphne Oram, of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. As the latest in the line of Late Junction Mixtape compilers, Dalt follows in the recent steps of the likes of Chaines, Jim O'Rourke, Alasdair Roberts, and Otomo Yoshihide. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Ambient and minimalist musician Lucrecia Dalt compiles a mercurial thirty-minute mix. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Makaya Mccraven's Late Junction Mixtape | 20191108 | | Ahead of the London Jazz Festival the cutting-edge drummer, producer and jazz collagist Makaya McCraven takes Verity Sharp on a 30 minute trip through his record collection for the latest edition of the Late Junction mixtape. McCraven studied under jazz luminaries Archie Shepp, Marion Brown and Yusef Lateef, going on to develop his chops in Chicago’s burgeoning scene. His breakthrough album In The Moment marked him out as one of a new wave of composer-producers blurring the boundaries of jazz and electronics. Elsewhere Verity plays sound scavenger Stuart Chalmers’ prepared Indian harp, sonic black holes from Moor Mother and we preview the eclectic Le Guess Who festival. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Verity Sharp presents a mixtape from drummer, producer and jazz collagist Makaya McCraven. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Massed Tablas, Throbbing Gristle And Prepared Piano | 20190101 | | Max Reinhardt presents a shimmering array of massed tablas – Ritesh Das’s Toronto Tabla Ensemble – which meets an excoriating glimpse of the ‘final’ live performance by Throbbing Gristle at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park in 1981 (the quartet would ultimately reform in 2004). Plus, John Cage’s “Gemini” variations for prepared piano in a classic recording by Julie Steinberg. Produced by Steven Rajam for Reduced Listening. Max Reinhardt shares classic-era Throbbing Gristle and massed tablas from Toronto. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Prepared piano, classic-era Throbbing Gristle, and massed tablas from Toronto. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Max Reinhardt presents a shimmering array of massed tablas Ritesh Dass Toronto Tabla Ensemble which meets an excoriating glimpse of the final live performance by Throbbing Gristle at San Franciscos Golden Gate Park in 1981 (the quartet would ultimately reform in 2004). Plus, John Cages Gemini?? variations for prepared piano in a classic recording by Julie Steinberg. Plus, John Cage’s “Gemini ? variations for prepared piano in a classic recording by Julie Steinberg. |
| Matmos's Late Junction Mixtape | 20190404 | | Verity Sharp presents a tumbling, hallucinatory mixtape from electronic duo Matmos, inspired by the impact of plastic on our world. Matmos are Baltimore-based, electronic duo Drew Daniel and M.C. Schmidt. Their new album Plastic Anniversary has been created entirely from sampled sounds of all kinds of plastic objects, from the bizarre to the mundane - police riot shields and synthetic human fat, bakelite and bubble wrap. The album is a meditation on the pervasiveness of plastics and an acknowledgement of the planetary price yet to be paid for that. The title also refers to the fact that Drew and M.C. celebrated their 25th anniversary as a couple during the making of the album. Elaborating on the theme of plastics, their approach to this mixtape was to recycle experiments and elements from their past as a band, including some of their plastic samples, invented sounds and unreleased collaborations. Produced by Katie Callin. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Verity Sharp presents a plastics-themed mixtape from electronic duo Matmos. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Matmos are Baltimore-based, electronic duo Drew Daniel and M.C. Schmidt. Their new album Plastic Anniversary has been created entirely from sampled sounds of all kinds of plastic objects, from the bizarre to the mundane - police riot shields and synthetic human fat, Bakelite and bubble wrap. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20090217 | 20170502 (R3) 20170504 (R3) 20170510 (R3) 20170531 (R3) 20170601 (R3) 20170620 (R3) | Max Reinhardt presents a varied mix of music, including an early demo by Johnny Cash, music from the Beatles' White Album interpreted by Staffordshire experimental trio Virgin Passages, and music composed for Bristol Royal Infirmary's MRI scanner. Max Reinhardt's selection includes music from Johnny Cash and Virgin Passages. ![]()
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Max skips from the psychedelia of Sun Araw to the minimalism of Meredith Monk's Atlas. Max Reinhardt's selections include Richard Dawson and an electronic Kafka soundtrack. Max Reinhardt's selection includes Richard Dawson and an electronic Kafka soundtrack. Max Reinhardt with Norwegian techno-baroque, early Stockhausen and Ghostpoet's new single. Max Reinhardt with new acoustic ambience by Penguin Cafe, plus Schubert and Rev Sekou. Max Reinhardt with Cameroonian field recordings, Dolly Parton and Vocal Constructivists. Max Reinhardt with a preview of the first Oram Awards, plus new music from Eliza Carthy. with a preview of the first Oram Awards, plus new music from Eliza Carthy. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20090218 | | Presented by Max Reinhardt. With a live recording of Baaba Maal, the Kronos Quartet in motets by Guillaume de Machaut and a vintage recording of American beat poet Jack Kerouac. Max Reinhardt presents music from Baaba Maal and the Kronos Quartet. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20090219 | | Max Reinhardt presents a varied mix of music including, at midnight, the first Late Junction session. This specially-commissioned collaboration features UK folktronica band Tunng, and Touareg bluesmen Tinariwen from the southern Sahara. Max Reinhardt's musical mix includes a session from UK folktronica band Tunng. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20090224 | | Max Reinhardt presents a varied mix of music, including Brian Eno's ambient Music for Airports, a Chopin Nocturne reinterpreted by Brazilian pianist Ricardo Castro and a cappella singing by veteran American ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock. Max Reinhardt with a varied musical mix, including Brian Eno's Music for Airports. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20090225 | | Max Reinhardt's varied musical selection includes Jordi Savall playing the medieval Jewish Sephardic piece Palestina Hermoza y Santa (Beautiful and Holy Palestine), the Chehade Brothers singing contemporary Palestinian music and saxophonist Evan Parker performing Laurie Scott Baker's Pibroch 1926. Presented by Max Reinhardt. With music from Jordi Savall and saxophonist Evan Parker. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20090226 | | Max Reinhardt presents songs and a poetry recitation by Jacques Brel, a Brahms Fantasia played by Emil Gilels and Mexican bands remixed by American composer Zach Condon aka Beirut. Max Reinhardt presents songs and a poetry recitation by Jacques Brel, plus Zach Condon. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20090804 | | Max Reinhardt presents a varied selection of music including Ruth Wall performing harp music by Graham Fitkin, two pieces by Seaworthy that have been recorded in and around a decommissioned ammunition bunker, and the ethereal clarinet of Arun Ghosh. Max Reinhardt presents a selection of music, including Ruth Wall performing harp music. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20090805 | | Max Reinhardt presents a varied selection of music. Featuring The Epstein Variations MBE 69A, popularly known as Hold Me Tight, played by Murray the Klavierkitzler. Also The Bill, as re-imagined by Derek Bailey; plus Tony Bevan, Paul Hession and Otomo Yoshihide; and Your Mother Eats Like a Platipus, a string quartet piece by Jono El Grande, a self-taught Norwegian composer who cites Captain Beefheart as his major inspiration. Max Reinhardt presents an eclectic playlist including Joshua Rifkin's Baroque Beatles Book |
| Max Reinhardt | 20090806 | | Max Reinhardt presents an eclectic playlist. Featuring new music from North America, including Canadian ambient trio Torngat; Fire by Fire, an acoustic trio who began without a name in a warm kitchen in Maine; and Tremolo Audio, a side project of Jorge Verdin (otherwise known as Clorofila from Mexico's Nortec Collective). Max Reinhardt hosts an unconventional musical feast, with new music from North America. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20090811 | | Max Reinhardt's varied selection includes music from Richie Beirach, Gregor Huebner and George Mraz's reworking of Carlo Gesualdo's Sabato Sancto, an essentially live field recording by Japanese duo Tenniscoats. Plus some highlife roots from Lagos' senior musical citizen, Fatai Rolling Dollar. Max Reinhardt presents music including Richie Beirach, Gregor Huebner and George Mraz. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20090812 | | Max Reinhardt presents works from a collection of sound artists from Aotearoa/New Zealand, Afro Mada by the Bob Brozman Orchestra and a Brazilian classic from 1970, featuring Joyce, Nana Vasconcelos and Mauricio Maestro. Max Reinhardt presents music and sound art from Aotearoa to Brazil. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20090813 | | Max Reinhardt presents tracks from Orchestra Baobab, Max Eastley and Animal Collective as well as the seventh in a series of Late Junction collaborative sessions. This one brings together electronic composer Mira Calix and singer-songwriter Malcolm Middleton, who perform material especially written for the session. Max Reinhardt presents a collaborative session between Mira Calix and Malcolm Middleton. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20100119 | | Max Reinhardt's selection includes recordings of Victorian mechanical domestic musical instruments, pieces by Yoshio Machida and Ornette Coleman inspired by the idea of museums, and a John Ward Fantasia played by Phantasm. Max Reinhardt's varied musical selection includes recordings of Victorian musical boxes. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20100120 | | Tonight's Late Junction features Beethoven played by the Takacs Quartet, Yoko Ono, Thelonius Monk and Le Trio Jourban playing around a poem by the late Palestinian poet, Mahmoud Darwish. Presented by Max Reinhardt. Presented by Max Reinhardt. With Beethoven, Yoko Ono, Thelonious Monk and Le Trio Jourban. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20100121 | | Two days away from the centenary of Django Reinhardt's birth, Max Reinhardt's selection includes Django himself, Bir退li Lagrène playing his Blues for Ike, and Chanson from Paris, Django's home town. Max Reinhardt's selection of music includes a centenary celebration of Django Reinhardt. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20100126 | | Max Reinhardt ushers in the new moon with songs from Miriam Makeba, Serge Gainsbourg and King Crimson, plus music by Schoenberg and Min Xiao Fen. Max Reinhardt with music from Miriam Makeba, Serge Gainsbourg and King Crimson. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20100127 | | Max Reinhardt's varied musical selection features Ligeti's Ramifications, Syd Barrett, Slim Gaillard, David Holland's Conference of the Birds and Ensemble Bash from Ghana. Max Reinhardt presents music from Ligeti, Syd Barrett, Slim Gaillard and Ensemble Bash. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20100128 | | Tonight's Late Junction embraces Scriabin, Townes van Zandt, Morton Subotnik's Silver Apples of the Moon and a little slice of the new collaboration between Christian Fennesz and Sparklehorse's Mark Linkous. Presented by Max Reinhardt. Max Reinhardt presents music from Scriabin, Townes van Zandt and Morton Subotnik. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20100216 | | Three themes run through Max Reinhardt's late-night mixes this week, with miniatures by Moondog, the music of Ligeti and son, and the jazz-rock of Sun Ra, including his own 'cosmic' version of 'Great Balls of Fire.'. Max Reinhardt's varied selection includes music by Moondog, Ligeti and son, and Sun Ra. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20100217 | | The Kipsigi people of Kenya sing in praise of Jimmy Rodgers, Paul O'Dette plays an Italian lute fantasia, and Kai Schumacher plays Rzewski's piano variations on 'The People United Will Never Be Defeated' Introduced by Max Reinhardt. Max Reinhardt's selection includes the Kipsigi people of Kenya and Paul O'Dette on lute. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20100218 | | Max Reinhardt introduces a podcast repeat of the Late Junction Session with Malcolm Middleton and Mira Calix, also music by Bach and Takemitsu, and 'Pistol Slapper Blues' by Blind Boy Fuller, who spent time in prison for shooting his wife. Max Reinhardt with a podcast repeat of a session with Malcolm Middleton and Mira Calix. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20100223 | | Max Reinhardt with the voice of Captain Beefheart, plainchant from eighteenth-century France, and a piano piece by Amy Beach. Max Reinhardt's selection includes the voice of Captain Beefheart and French plainchant. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20100224 | | Max Reinhardt's late-night mix includes piano nocturnes by Kurt Schwertsik, Sardinian choral song from Tenores di Bitti, and music in the tradition of sacred steel guitar by Sonny Treadway. Max Reinhardt with music from Kurt Schwertsik, Tenores di Bitti and Sonny Treadway. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20100225 | | A song from Brazilian Milton Nascimento, a piece for 'extended' piano by Canadian Charity Chan, and sacred choral music from seventeenth-century Peru. With Max Reinhardt. Max Reinhardt's selection includes music from Milton Nascimento and Charity Chan. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20100810 | | Max Reinhardt introduces spoken word from Jimmy Carl Black, a speech song from Charles Dodge, a Sleepy Old Snake from Ivor Cutler, Heavenly Light from the Swan Silvertones and excerpts from Hesperion XXI's Don Quijote De La Mancha. Max Reinhardt introduces tracks from Jimmy Carl Black, Ivor Cutler and Hesperion XXI. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20100811 | | Max Reinhardt with Robert Ashley's The Contents of her Purse from his opera Improvement, a Blues Prayer from Billy Jenkins, a Blues Moan from Blind Willie Johnson and Metaux from Xenakis' Pleiades. Max Reinhardt with music from Robert Ashley, Blind Willie Johnson and Xenakis. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20100812 | | Max Reinhardt presents a session featuring harpists Cevanne and Ruth Wall, along with virtuosic double bass from Charles Mingus and Orlando "Cachaíto" López, Bollywood from Burman, and Bagatelles by Beethoven. Max Reinhardt with a session featuring harpists Cevanne and Ruth Wall. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20100831 | | Max Reinhardt gives a gentle nod to Harvest time, is seized by sweet desire along with some singing nuns, and catches the feisty side of Nina Simone. Plus some Sunny Days from Position Normal and moonlight from Claude Debussy. Max Reinhardt with music by singing nuns, plus Nina Simone, Position Normal and Debussy. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20100901 | | Harvest time polyphony from pre-war Lithuania, a fiery-haired Irishman, and love songs from North India, Iceland and the Mother of the Blues Ma Rainey. Nina Simone's version of Bob Dylan's Ballad of Hollis Brown and Christina Mason's setting of the David Gascoyne poem Antennae. With Max Reinhardt. Max Reinhardt presents harvest-time polyphony, and love songs from India and Iceland. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20100902 | | Harvest, outlaws and harps with the fate of John Barleycorn discussed backstage by Traffic, The Mississippi String Band on the trail of Jesse James and Rhodri Davies in league with John Butcher. Plus yet more Nina Simone. With Max Reinhardt. Max Reinhardt with music from the Mississippi String Band, Rhodri Davies and Nina Simone. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20100907 | | Soundtrack music from Miles Davis, Massive Attack and John Adams. Hip Hop music from K'Naan and Roots Manuva. Piano music from Janacek and electronium music from Raymond Scott. With Max Reinhardt. Max Reinhardt with music from Miles Davis, Massive Attack, John Adams and K'Naan. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20100908 | | Music from the movies: Kusturica's Black Cat White Cat, Daldry's The Hours; Vespers from Vivaldi and a pavane for piano by Ravel. With Max Reinhardt. Max Reinhardt presents music from the films Black Cat, White Cat and The Hours. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20100909 | | Malian Blues from Lobi Traore, Abstract Blues from Leila Adu, Mike Cooper, Fabrizio Spera, Senegalese Blues from Nuru Kane. Plus more movie music featuring 2001, Chappaqua Suite and L'Eclisse. With Max Reinhardt. Max Reinhardt presents music from Lobi Traore, Leila Adu, Mike Cooper and Fabrizio Spera. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20100928 | | Max Reinhardt imagines Ravel, John Lee Hooker and Thelonious Monk being swept out to sea. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20100929 | | Max Reinhardt takes you out to sea with Jimi Hendrix, Coco Rosie and Belshazzar's Feast. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20100930 | | presents a breath of sea air from Captain Beefheart and the Portico Quartet. Max Reinhardt presents a breath of sea air from Captain Beefheart and the Portico Quartet. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20101005 | | Presented by Max Reinhardt. Featuring October from Tunng, No Moon at All from Slim Gaillard and his Boogiereeners, Descriptive Jottings of London from Exaudi plus Mola Mamad Djan from Afghan artist Mahwash. Max Reinhardt's selection includes Tunng, Slim Gaillard and his Boogiereeners and Mahwash. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20101006 | | Max Reinhardt offers meditative moments from Afghanistan's Ahmad Sham Sufi Qawwali Group, Jimi Hendrix and Stockhausen, Robotic interludes from the Crayonettes and Viktoria Mullova, plus something new/something blue from Phronesis, Polar Bear and Lenny Bruce. Max Reinhardt's selection includes Ahmad Sham Sufi Qawwali Group and Jimi Hendrix. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20101007 | | Max Reinhardt introduces medieval Andalusian music, Bach Reloaded and Bach performed by Joanna MacGregor, Shorty Petterstein's History of Jazz, plus Devon Sproule, Fresh Hex and Sun Ra. Max Reinhardt presents medieval Andalusian music, plus Devon Sproule, Fresh Hex, Sun Ra. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20101223 | | Max Reinhardt decks the halls with a seasonal Late Junction Session: If On A Winter's Night A Traveller... - a midwinter confection of spoken word, music boxes, song and improvisation featuring Ty, Hannah Peel and Jason Yarde. Plus all the trimmings from Buxtehude, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Dohnányi, Willie Nelson and The Walkmen. Max Reinhardt presents music including Ty, Hannah Peel and Jason Yarde. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20160406 | | Adventures in music, ancient to future: Max Reinhardt in the studio. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20160609 | | Adventures in music, ancient to future: Max Reinhardt with music from Korean band Jambinai Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20160629 | | Max Reinhardt plays material from a new release by radical opera company Object Collection Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20160810 | 20160811 (R3) | Adventures in music, ancient to future: Max Reinhardt's selection includes Peter Broderick Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20160908 | | Max Reinhardt's selection includes sounds from Korea and music from Nadar Ensemble. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20161011 | | Max Reinhardt with afro-funk, French noise, Indian classical traditions and medieval music Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20161109 | | Max Reinhardt's selection includes music from Charles Mingus, Baloji and Simon Holt. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20161130 | | Max Reinhardt with tracks by Nina Simone and Tim Buckley, plus a Pauline Oliveros tribute. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20170131 | | Max Reinhardt's selection includes music from Ann Southam and John Lee Hooker. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20170201 | | Max Reinhardt presents the sounds of Suffolk as recorded by Mike Challis. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20170228 | | Max Reinhardt's selection includes Arseny Avraamov and Milton Babbitt. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20170405 | | Max Reinhardt presents new jazz, Polish folk and some 'unreal-time surround improv'. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20170502 | | Max Reinhardt with Cameroonian field recordings, Dolly Parton and Vocal Constructivists. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20170504 | | Max skips from the psychedelia of Sun Araw to the minimalism of Meredith Monk's Atlas. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20170510 | | Max Reinhardt's selection includes Richard Dawson and an electronic Kafka soundtrack. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. 's selections include Richard Dawson and an electronic Kafka soundtrack. Max Reinhardt's selections include Richard Dawson and an electronic Kafka soundtrack. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20170531 | | Max Reinhardt with Norwegian techno-baroque, early Stockhausen and Ghostpoet's new single. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20170601 | | Max Reinhardt with a preview of the first Oram Awards, plus new music from Eliza Carthy. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20170620 | | Max Reinhardt with new acoustic ambience by Penguin Cafe, plus Schubert and Rev Sekou. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20170720 | | Max Reinhardt with Argentine footwork, Tanzanian Gogo and British free improvisation. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20170815 | | Max Reinhardt has classic Marabi jazz, mutant avant-metal, and new music from Kinshasa. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20170816 | | Max presents algorithmic pianos, a new Ghostpoet song and a celebration of David Behrman. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20170817 | | Max has Balinese field recordings, a slab of gravelly noise rock and brooding electronics. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20170921 | | Max Reinhardt shares music from the Rwandan borderlands. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20171025 | | Richard Thompson, hidden tapes from Somalia and Rudresh Mahanthappa's Indo-Pak Coalition. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20171115 | | Max Reinhardt shares new ambient sounds, Arabic vocals and classic jazz. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20171206 | | Max Reinhardt plays Japanese folk-rock, psychedelic Indo-jazz and sounds made in error. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20171207 | | Max Reinhardt remembers Pierre Henry with an exclusive piece by Langham Research Centre. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20180102 | | Max Reinhardt ushers in the New Year with celebratory sounds around the theme of rebirth. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20180104 | | Max Reinhardt digs deep into his record bag to find sonic inspiration in ambient, electronic and folk music. The show also shines a light on London's "Baroque at the Edge" festival, featuring performances from recorder virtuoso Tabea Debus and pianist Joanna MacGregor. Produced by Tayo Popoola for Reduced Listening. Max Reinhardt digs deep into his record bag to find sonic inspiration. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20180130 | | Immersive musical explorations with the ever-inquisitive Max Reinhardt. Tonight we take a trip to an underground reservoir in Fife with sound artist Akio Suzuki, to a Mississippi prison with jazz drummer Jaimeo Brown, to Epping Forest with field recordist Spaceship, and to an intergalactic bar with producer Thru Colours. Moreover, a spin of another favourite Mark E. Smith moment, to mark the passing of a musical great. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20180201 | | Max Reinhardt rides out on another adventure in sound, ancient to future, soft to ear-splitting. Music featured along the way includes Jaimie Branch's explosive trumpet playing, Kirsty Law's sensitive exploration of the 'inner child', and Waclaw Zimpel's melodious marriage of Indian instrumentation with Western rules. There's also an extended moment of admiration for the career of John Cale, and a memorial for the late Hugh Masakela. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Max Reinhardt presents adventures in sound, ancient to future, soft to ear-splitting. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20180220 | | Max and his swagbag have been to Iceland, picking up field recordings and premières from Reykjavik's Dark Music Days Festival, including a very rare performance of an ambient work by Satoshi Ashikawa, and Lilja María Ásmundsdóttir's Hulda, a 25-string instrument that throws out both sound and light. There's an exclusive play too of the new album by You Are Wolf, composer Kerry Andrew's avant-folk collaboration with Sam Hall and Peter Ashwell. KELD has fresh water as its theme, exploring 'vengeful rivers and wild swimming'. Plus, an acclaimed new release by Bojan Čiċić's Illyria Consort, of 18th-century music by London-based Italian composer and violinist Giovanni Carbonelli. And Max dips into the back catalogue of modern-day Londoner Errollyn Wallen - a track that shifts from contemporary chamber music to soulful jazz, featuring her trumpeter brother Byron and saxophonist Courtney Pine. Produced by Chris Elcombe for Reduced Listening. Max Reinhardt shares new music by You Are Wolf, and sounds from Dark Music Days. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20180221 | | Sounds old and new, dry and wet. There's a chance to listen in on aquasonics expert Tomoko Sauvage's 'natural synthesiser': water-filled porcelain bowls amplified by hydrophones. Meanwhile in the Sahara, ethnomusicologist and producer DJ Tudo gives the desert blues a Brazilian twist. Percussive plenty too, with Japanese percussionist Kuniko Kato's rendition of Xenakis's Pléïades - music she describes as 'a myriad of bell crickets singing at the same time... the initial atom of the universe bursting into all the shapes and colours we see around us'. Felix Kubin's latest rhythmic exploration seems rather less utopian - 'The Beat of Work' is inspired by industrial and instructional films of the late 20th century. Nevertheless the often motoric, precise music also reflects Kubin's signature playfulness. Plus, a dash of west-coast cool from Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker's classic pianoless quartet of the early '50s. Produced by Chris Elcombe for Reduced Listening. Desert blues, water-filled porcelain bowls and music inspired by industrial films. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20180228 | | Max Reinhardt serves up 90 minutes of music to make your mind hum. Among the selections are a ritualistic drum piece from Papua New Guinea thought to commune with the spirits, John Luther Adams' 2007 composition in one movement Dark Waves and a sound collage from Public Service Broadcasting which features the Beaufort Male Choir. All bets are off, no limits apply, an hour and a half of sounds from across space and time. Produced by Alannah Chance for Reduced Listening. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20180327 | | To mark the release/publication of 'The Tide's Magnificence', the complete collection of the poems and songs of Molly Drake, mother of Nick Drake, Max Reinhardt explores the music that springs from famous musical families including the Carters, the Kurtags, the Rakha/Hussains and the Ligetis. Elsewhere in the programme, Max previews new music by Bruno Heinen, the Modulus Quartet and Sad Man. Produced by Freya Hellier for Reduced Listening. Max Reinhardt explores the roots of famous musical families. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20180328 | | The sound of secrets and subterfuge. Perched on top of a man-made hill created from the remains of war-ravaged Berlin, Field Station Berlin is a stark reminder of the quiet but ever-present threat of the Cold War. Its huge, golf ball-like radomes were designed to intercept communications from the East but are now a magnet to graffiti artists. They're also a sonic playground; the highest radome is one of the few intact spherical spaces in the world and the acoustic effect is startling. Max presents a collection of field recordings made at the abandoned NSA listening post Field Station Berlin. Elsewhere on the programme, Max has a music from cellist Clarice Jensen who co-created work with Jóhann Jóhannsson for her latest album, Brad Meldhau's take on Bach, and music by Charlemagne Palestine who pays tribute to his departed friend and collaborator Tony Conrad. Produced by Freya Hellier for Reduced Listening. Max Reinhardt reveals the sonic fingerprint of Field Station Berlin. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20180403 | | Max's track selections have a distinctly maverick edge tonight. Expect to hear especially wild, free, idiosyncratic, and singular pieces of experimental music from the past one hundred years. Featured artists include contemporary German junk collective Datashock, outsider composer Lou Harrison, cosmic saxophonist Idris Ackamoor, and the legendary Serge Gainsbourg collaborating with Sly & Robbie. There's also a moment to celebrate the explosive creativity of feminist photographer and visual artist Penny Slinger, who is the subject of a new documentary film by Richard Kovitch. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Maverick music from Datashock, Serge Gainsbourg, Idris Ackamoor, and more. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20180405 | | Max's choice new musical cuts this evening include the hypnotically resonant tones of harpist Rhodri Davies, the extreme reverberations of cellist Okkyung Lee, and the shimmering ambience of Grouper. Plus: protest music from composer Philip Venables, an ascension song from Reverend Utah Smith, and a blast from the past in the form of the very first release on Apple Records. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Resonate, reverberate, shimmer and ascend with Max's choice new musical cuts. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20180509 | | Exploring the hyperreal in a musical way. Familiar sounds from your everyday life made exaggerated, extreme and excessive, to create heightened sensations and intensified states. Max finds hyperrealism in film soundtracks, music for commercials, and processed field recordings. Also in the work of alt-rock band Electrelane, composer Noah Creshevsky, and electronic producer VHS Head. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Max Reinhardt explores the hyperreal in a musical way, with exaggerated sounds from life. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20180516 | | Max presents music direct from the dancefloors of Mexico and Botswana. Featuring Don Tosti, the king of the pachuco mambo, a Mexican-American dance craze of the 1930s that combines boogie woogie and rumba, while guitarist Molefe Lekgetho plays in a style unique to Botswana; his hand reaches up and over the fretboard instead of coming from underneath, creating a lavish dancing pattern with just a bass string and 4 treble strings. Also in the show is Ramon Humet, a Catalan composer who shows his Japanese influences in the chamber work Four Zen Gardens, a suitably poised and elegant series of bells, bamboo and gongs for three percussionists. Plus, a track off Yasmine Hamdan's upcoming remix album, and a historic recording at The Library of Congress of one of Beethoven's late string quartets. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening. Max Reinhardt presents music direct from the dancefloors of Mexico and Botswana. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20180606 | | Max Reinhardt selects 90 minutes of music to make the night sing including recently discovered tape music from the former Eastern Bloc, brand new Scottish grime and a collage piece for voices by breakout star of New York's contemporary classical scene Caroline Shaw ahead of her commission at the Proms this year. Produced by Alannah Chance for Reduced Listening. Max Reinhardt selects 90 minutes of mind-expanding music to make the night sing. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20180607 | | Max Reinhardt walks a tightrope across the outer fringes of adventurous music with the sounds of ceremonial flute music from Papua New Guinea on one side and stuttering electromagnetic improvisations by French artist Pali Meursault on the other. Also in Max's box of tricks is the digital minimalism of Tatsu Inoue, the voice of Anne Briggs, Africa's first female Kora virtuoso; the Gambian griot Sona Jobarteh and we look forward to the opening weekend of Aldeburgh Festival with mercurial electronics from John Bence and Jacobean consort music composed by John Jenkins. Produced by Alannah Chance for Reduced Listening. Max Reinhardt walks a tightrope across the outer edges of adventurous music. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20180612 | | Max Reinhardt leaps into the deep waters of adventurous music with Finnish folk accordionist Markku Lepistö, the sonorous vocals of Soft Machine's Kevin Ayres on his debut solo record, British free improvisation from pianist John Tilbury and tabletop guitarist Keith Rowe and Stravinsky's Sonata for Piano. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening. Max Reinhardt leaps into the deep waters of adventurous music. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20180613 | | Max Reinhardt examines the slowed down virtuosity of Joanna Brouk's electronic composition as she says "it's the space between the notes where things started happening". Plus the joys of Ghanaian highlife and African cha cha courtesy of Ignace De Souza and a reggae hit with a beat as crisp as a new shirt from Lee 'Scratch' Perry's The Upsetters. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening. Max Reinhardt examines the spaces between notes and the joys of Ghanaian highlife. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20180717 | | In the spirit of BBC Introducing Max shines a light on artists who are unsigned, undiscovered and under-the-radar. Max plays artists who have since made it big, going back to their early works when they were shaky and unsure. Including Curtis Mayfield's first ever lead vocal, one of John Cage's earliest song commissions and a demo of Syd Barrett found in Pink Floyd bandmate David Gilmour's personal collection. Incorporating the spirit of Late Junction, Max also visits artists who will probably never see that level of fame or commercial success that are still doing important work that deserves more recognition. Like the inmates at Parchman Farm, Mississippi singing in the late 60s about a death in the community and the Yiddish songs written during World War II. Tune in tomorrow night when the show is full to the brim with live music and festival fun from the BBC Introducing stage at this years Latitude Festival. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening. Max shines a light on artists who are unsigned, undiscovered and under the radar. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20180719 | | Get a box of tissues on standby as Max shares his best tear-jerking tracks; a couple in love say goodbye in a busy airport, poetically narrated by Jacques Brel and the signature sound of grief in Elizabethan English folk created by the legendary lute player John Dowland. Aside from the weepies, Max also features Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara's new album and créole music from the French Caribbean island Guadeloupe. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening. Max shares his best tearjerking tracks. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20180814 | | Listen with Max to a remote valley, a legendary jazz club, and 'ample profanity'. The Resia Valley in northeastern Italy is home to a dialect of Slovenian spoken by only a couple of thousand people. A handful of those voices are brought together by Silvana Paletti. More celebrated is US saxophonist Steve Coleman's Five Elements band, one of the touchstones of progressive jazz of the last quarter-century. Their latest release was recorded live from one of the music's most storied venues, New York's Village Vanguard. Plus,rare Afrobeat from Shina Williams and his African Percussionists, and 'lurching, yelpy' sounds from British avant-classical duo Laurie Tompkins and Oliver Coates, from their debut 'Ample Profanity'. Produced by Chris Elcombe for Reduced Listening. Rare Afrobeat, the vocals of the Resia Valley and new jazz from Steve Coleman. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20180816 | | Max’s selections include Okkyung Lee’s fragile combination of electronics, improvisation, and noise with Korean traditional music. Guitar/vocals duo Book of J also find inspiration in the past, digging for American roots and finding Yiddish laments, blues and paraliturgical songs. Produced by Chris Elcombe for Reduced Listening. A leap into the deep waters of adventurous music. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20180828 | | All about that bass tonight, with virtuosic classic music by double-bassists and bandleaders Charlie Haden and Orlando “Cachaito” López. Plus modern drum ‘n’ bass from Pessimist aka Kristian Jabs, and bass-heavy vintage-sounding electronics with a North African twist from Ammar 808 aka Sofyann Ben Youssef. Max also looks ahead to End Of The Road festival, which holds its 2018 edition at Larmer Tree Gardens between August 30th and September 2nd, and will feature an evening of music on the Tipi Stage curated by Late Junction. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. All about that bass tonight, with music by Charlie Haden, Orlando Lopez, and Pessimist. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20180918 | | 'Where are we going? We’re going towards the night.' Estonian singer and violinist Maarja Nuut helps take us on that journey, alongside electronic musician Ruum. That’s among Max’s selections, together with ‘kosmische’ synth music from 80s Philly band The Nightcrawlers, and Danish jazz from Girls in Airports. Produced by Chris Elcombe for Reduced Listening. Journeying into the night \u2013 Estonian folktronica, 80s synths and Indonesian noise. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt | 20180919 | | Sonic comings-together, across oceans and centuries. Ana da Silva and Phew collaborate noisily and electronically, throwing in fragments of spoken word in their native Portuguese and Japanese. Malawi Mouse Boys sell mice to travellers at the roadside to fund their musique concrète-influenced explorations. Plus harpsichord music from Baroque-era Ecuador. Produced by Chris Elcombe for Reduced Listening. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt - 28/12/2010 | 20101228 | | On the fourth night of Christmas Max Reinhardt brings to you: one Bach Motet, the NLF Trio, a Victor Olaiya classic and a Hum Ding Dinger from Jimmie Davis. Max Reinhardt's selection includes a Bach motet, the NLF Trio and a Victor Olaiya classic. |
| Max Reinhardt - 29/12/2010 | 20101229 | | A time for reflection in Cliff Carlisle's Red Velvet Slippers, a welcome refuge from festivity with David Matthews' Clarinet Quartet, a pick me up from Couperin and an unseasonal tale from Carmen McRae. All dispensed by Max Reinhardt. Max Reinhardt with music from Cliff Carlisle, David Matthewss, Couperin and Carmen McRae. |
| Max Reinhardt - Stewart Lee's Mixtape | 20160414 | | Adventures in music, ancient to future: Stewart Lee's debut Late Junction Mixtape. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt - Vinyl Special | 20160413 | | Adventures in music, ancient to future: Max Reinhardt presents an all-vinyl special. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt And Fiona Talkington - 30/12/2010 | 20101230 | | In the last Late Junction of 2010 Max Reinhardt is joined by Fiona Talkington for a playlist that looks back, forwards, and also sideways with music for a series of implausible events, to include Judgement Day, becoming marooned on an iceberg, and Heathcliff and Cathy's wedding. Max Reinhardt and Fiona Talkington present music for implausible events. |
| Max Reinhardt At The Latitude Festival | 20180718 | | Max presents live music and festival vibes from the BBC Introducing stage at Latitude Festival. Featuring the Balkan big-band OP SA!, performance artist Neil Luck and folk trio Windjammer. Late Junction continue their long affinity with the Lavish Lounge stage in the enchanted woods of Latitude festival. There, Max is joined by a host of other BBC presenters including Zoe Ball, Suzy Klein and Tom Robinson, to celebrate the best new musical talent in the UK across all genres. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening. Max presents live music from the BBC Introducing stage at the Latitude Festival. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt Celebrates Cornelius Cardew | 20160518 | | Max Reinhardt pays tribute to experimental British composer Cornelius Cardew. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt Explores The Alan Lomax Archive | 20160802 | | Max Reinhardt is joined by Nathan Salsburg, curator of the Alan Lomax archive. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt Interviews Can | 20170406 | | Max Reinhardt is joined live by members of Can to celebrate their 50th anniversary. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt Previews Supernormal Festival | 20160804 | | Max Reinhardt previews the Supernormal Festival, a celebration of music and visual arts. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt Previews The 2016 Counterflows Festival | 20160407 | | Adventures in music, ancient to future with a preview of the 2016 Counterflows Festival. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt Previews The 2016 Yorkshire Festival | 20160608 | | Adventures in music, ancient to future: Max previews the 2016 Yorkshire Festival. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With A Brazil Special | 20160809 | | Max Reinhardt selects the best undiscovered and adventurous Brazilian music. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With A Can Mixtape | 20170404 | | A mixtape marking Can's 50th anniversary compiled by biographer Rob Young. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With A Canada 150 Preview | 20170622 | | Music to celebrate Canada's 150th birthday, plus Magnus Granberg and Breathing Space. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With A Chaines Mixtape | 20180510 | | Dark and disturbing electro-acoustic composer-producer Chaines aka Cee Haines has thirty minutes to make an impact with their mix. Expect to hear Claude Debussy, Laurence Lek, Joanna Newsom, and even Evanescence included within. Haines is a Manchester-based musician who has collaborated extensively with the London Contemporary Orchestra, with commissions performed at The Roundhouse, Union Chapel, Printworks, and Tate Modern. Their second album 'The King' was released to much acclaim and BBC radio play in March. As the latest artist asked to contribute a Late Junction Mixtape, they follow in the footsteps of recent guest compilers Otomo Yoshihide, Jim O'Rourke, and Alasdair Roberts. Also tonight: Max adds some light touches to the darkness, with sweet and tender music from Sharon Van Etten and Anna & Elizabeth. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Electro-acoustic composer Chaines has thirty minutes to make an impact with their mix. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With A Circuit Des Yeux Mixtape | 20180614 | | Max features a Late Junction Mixtape that's a breakdown of the love song from American songstress Haley Fohr a.k.a. Circuit des Yeux. Haley's music and persona is characterised by her sumptuous baritone vocal and compelling take on alternative American culture. In her Late Junction Mixtape she expresses her reticence to ever write a proper love song, its mythology and place in popular culture as a tool to tether us and plays her all time favourites and not-so-obvious love songs. Also on the show, a cappella vocals from Japanese singer Hatis Noit and an exercise in active listening from a compilation put together by a Lithuanian art collective. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening. Max features a 30-minute mixtape from American songstress Circuit des Yeux. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With A Darcy James Argue Mixtape | 20171116 | | Max Reinhardt presents a mixtape from jazz composer Darcy James Argue. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With A Genesis P-orridge Mixtape | 20170202 | | Max Reinhardt presents a mixtape by underground music star Genesis P-Orridge. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With A Jean-michel Basquiat Special | 20170920 | | Max Reinhardt with a special programme on American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With A Mixtape By Pc Music's Felicita | 20181018 | | Max Reinhardt presents the latest edition of the Late Junction mixtape, this time lovingly assembled by felicita, an idiosyncratic electronic artist who is part of the surreal pop collective PC Music. felicita says their musical mission is to make bold and experimental pop, combining human sensations with musical robotics. Inspired by their Anglo-Polish heritage, they fuse distorted electronics with abstracted Slavic aesthetics. As a producer, felicita has worked with PC Music heavyweights like Danny L Harle and SOPHIE. As a performer, they describe their performances as theatrical experiments, having collaborated with the Polish dance company Śląsk at Unsound festival in 2016. For their mixtape expect traditional Slavic folk music, avant garde electronics from the Japanese underground and warped ’90s R’n’B. Also on the programme we dip into the delights of Maurice El Medioni’s long recording career on what is his 90th birthday. El Medioni is an Algerian Jewish pianist and composer who has interpreted a vast array of Arabic music. He is one of the few living artists to have performed with the great Chaabi and Judéo-Arabe artists of the 1950. Produced by Alannah Chance & Katie Callin for Reduced Listening. Anglo-Polish electronic artist & producer felicita crafts an adventurous 30 minute mixtape Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With A Mixtape From David Toop | 20160630 | | Max Reinhardt has a mixtape crafted by composer, writer and sound artist David Toop. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With Aisha Orazbayeva | 20180301 | | Violin virtuoso Aisha Orazbayeva joins Max Reinhardt in the studio with two pieces of music she has discovered of late. Plus we have an excerpt from Philip Glass's well-loved opera Satyagraha, new music from Glasgow-based Finnish artist Cucina Povera and a rarer than hen's teeth country blues track from 1933 by Fred McMullen and Ruth Willis. Produced by Alannah Chance for Reduced Listening. Violin virtuoso Aisha Orazbayeva shares her latest musical discoveries with Max Reinhardt. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With Andrea Zarza | 20160517 | | Adventures in music: Max Reinhardt with Andrea Zarza of the British Library Sound Archive. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With Cafe Oto's Fielding Hope | 20160906 | | Fielding Hope from Cafe Oto joins Max Reinhardt to share tracks from two new artists. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With Children's Music | 20180508 | | Late Junction lovers and their kids, listen up! Tonight's programme is made up solely of music for children, music by children, and music with children. Featuring: Ten-year-old Denardo Coleman drumming with his dad Ornette; The Decemberists leading a rowdy youth choir; Aswad and Busi Mhlongo singing words to live by; and Tom Waits interpreting the soundtrack to 'Snow White And The Seven Dwarves'. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Max Reinhardt shares music for children, by children, and with children. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With Demos And Samplers | 20170718 | | Early experiments from Kraftwerk, Glenn Gould, Muddy Waters and more. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With Frances Morgan | 20161012 | | Music writer Frances Morgan joins Max Reinhardt to share some recent record discoveries. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With Frances Morgan | 20180103 | | Max Reinhardt is joined by feminist music and film critic, and contributing editor at The Wire Magazine, Frances Morgan. Frances takes a break from her studies at the Royal College of Art, where she is researching electronic musical histories, to share some predictions for music in 2018, selecting some of the artists that excite her the most. Produced by Tayo Popoola for Reduced Listening. Max Reinhardt is joined by feminist music and film critic Frances Morgan. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With Gabriel Prokofiev | 20170509 | | Max Reinhardt is joined in the studio by composer, producer and DJ Gabriel Prokofiev. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With Gazelle Twin's Mixtape | 20160519 | | Max Reinhardt with an exclusive mixtape from progressive electronica artist Gazelle Twin. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With Gemma Cairney | 20160628 | | Max Reinhardt is joined by Radio 1's Gemma Cairney, with new recordings from the Caribbean Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With Geometry Of Now Highlights | 20170301 | | Max Reinhardt presents highlights from Moscow's 2017 Geometry of Now festival. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With Gianluca Tramontana | 20170919 | | Max Reinhardt is joined by broadcaster and music journalist Gianluca Tramontana. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With Highlights From Bbc Introducing At Latitude | 20170719 | | Emerging artists recorded at Latitude Festival, including Lizabett Russo and Sefo Kanuteh. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With Ian Mcmillan | 20180131 | | The meeting of two music lovers from BBC radio: poet and presenter of 'The Verb', Ian McMillan, drops in on our very own Max Reinhardt to share song recommendations. Expect an evening of lyricism and lucidity, with tracks from wonderful wordsmiths including Ani DiFranco, Ross Sutherland, Earl Sweatshirt, Ty, and Belinda Zhawi. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. The meeting of two music lovers from BBC radio, Max Reinhardt and Ian McMillan. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With Ilan Volkov | 20170104 | | Max Reinhardt's guest is conductor Ilan Volkov, who presents a personal selection of music Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With Jennifer Lucy Allan | 20180404 | | Writer, researcher, and record label boss Jennifer Lucy Allan makes her Late Junction debut. She wants to enlighten Max on the subject of lighthouses, foghorns, and Gaelic psalms, after her wet, working retreat in Shetland. And... as we're on the subject of the weather... featured musicians tonight include Michael Snow, Muddy Waters, and Windjammer. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Writer, researcher and record label boss Jennifer Lucy Allan makes a Late Junction debut. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With John Doran | 20160607 | | Adventures in music, ancient to future: Max is joined by John Doran, editor of The Quietus Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With John Doran | 20161108 | | Max Reinhardt is joined by John Doran, editor of online magazine The Quietus. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With Jonny Trunk And Lucy Woodward | 20180517 | | Max is joined by record collector, DJ and broadcaster Jonny Trunk who reports back on his trip to meet a fellow collector Lucy Woodward, owner of 17,000 vinyl records. Alongside everything from rare early music recordings to obscure library music releases, Lucy's specialist area is transmission discs, the music that accompanied the test card screen on your television in the days before 24 hour broadcasts. Jonny delves into the mind of the collector asking where the interest comes from, how to shop for rare records and why a complete set is so satisfying. Donning his best beret, Max celebrates two icons of French chanson Jacques Brel and Edith Piaf, and there's afrocentric grooves from alt-keyboard player Jessica Lauren. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening. Max Reinhardt and Jonny Trunk delve into the mind of a record collector. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With Maurice Louca | 20171205 | | Egyptian musician Maurice Louca talks about the experimental music scene in the region. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With Midori Takada's Mixtape | 20170511 | | Max Reinhardt presents a mixtape from Japanese composer Midori Takada. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With Music From The Serpentine Pavilion 2016 | 20160927 | | Yeah You, Bas Jan, Adam Christensen and Evan Ifekoya perform at the Serpentine Pavilion. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With Music From Womad 2016 | 20160803 | | Max Reinhardt presents highlights from the 2016 Womad festival. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With Nathan Salsburg | 20180515 | | Max is joined by the curator of folklorist Alan Lomax's archive, Nathan Salsburg. Nathan shares his current favourites from the archive's treasure trove of folk music recorded around the world. Plus a trip to space in Judee Sill's Enchanted Sky Machines, a song she wrote about the spacecrafts she imagined would take all the deserving people away to escape the apocalypse. Or if you prefer a more glittery vessel, cosmic adventurer Sun Ra offers an alternative with his jubilant track Rocket Number 9 Takes Off For The Planet Venus. Bringing us back down to earth in a spiritual trance, a track from Chants mystiques d'Algérie by Berber musician Houria Aïchi. Plus composer and producer Anna Meredith's Concerto for Beatboxer and Orchestra highlights the capabilities of the human voice box as an instrument. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening. Max is joined by Nathan Salsburg, the curator of folklorist Alan Lomax's archive. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With Pauline Oliveros's Mixtape | 20161201 | | Max Reinhardt replays 'deep listening' pioneer Pauline Oliveros's mixtape. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With Peter Strickland's Mixtape | 20161013 | | Max Reinhardt is joined by film director Peter Strickland, who presents his own mixtape. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With Ragnar Kjartansson's Mixtape | 20160811 | 20160810 (R3) | Max Reinhardt with a mixtape from Icelandic performance artist Ragnar Kjartansson. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With Richard Dawson | 20170530 | | Max Reinhardt is joined in the studio by avant-folk musician Richard Dawson. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With Robert Glasper's Mixtape | 20161110 | | Max Reinhardt presents a mixtape from genre-defying pianist and producer Robert Glasper. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With Ruth Barnes | 20160412 | | Adventures in music, ancient to future: Max Reinhardt is joined by journalist Ruth Barnes. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With Salome Voegelin | 20190321 | | Max is joined in the studio by Dr. Salomé Voegelin to talk about listening as a socio-political act. Salomé Voegelin is an artist and writer engaged in questioning and changing the way we hear and process music, sound, and silence. Her practice includes gallery exhibitions, site-specific work and collective activities, as well as radio broadcasts and publications, such as her latest book ‘The Political Possibility of Sound: Fragments of Listening’. Elsewhere on the programme featured composers include Ornette Coleman, June Chikuma, and Krzysztof Penderecki. Produced by Jack Howson. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Dr Salome Voegelin discusses how listening is a socio-political act. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Max Reinhardt With Sam Lee | 20160405 | | Max Reinhardt with adventures in music and exclusive Navajo field recordings from Sam Lee. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With Samson Young's Mixtape | 20180830 | | Internationally acclaimed, award-winning artist and composer Samson Young delivers the latest Late Junction mixtape, in which compilers are given thirty minutes of airtime to guide listeners on a sonic journey. Tonight we are taken to the place of his birth, Hong Kong, and to the very edge of the human voice, through sound pieces collected from local field recordists and sound artists. Having studied music, composition and philosophy in Australia and the USA, Samson Young works primarily in the medium of audio, including sound art and radio plays. Last year he represented Hong Kong at the Venice Biennale, and produced a live radiophonic performance for Manchester International Festival, in collaboration with the BBC. The magazine Art Review says, ‘Samson Young exists in a moment when concept and reality touch’. Elsewhere on the programme tonight, enjoy a visit to the Neolithic sites of the Maltese islands via the music of percussionist Renzo Spiteri. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Image credit: Samson Young, Landschaft (Rouen Cathedral (side garden) (slightly different position): Aug 22, 3:15pm-4:15pm, 2015. Ink, pencil, watercolour on paper. © Samson Young. Image courtesy the artist. Artist and composer Samson Young compiles a mixtape of Hong Kong sound pieces Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With Shiva Feshareki | 20170302 | | Composer, sound artist and turntablist Shiva Feshareki shares new music recommendations. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With Suzanne Ciani's Mixtape | 20180920 | | Another chance to hear a mixtape compiled by pioneering electronic composer, sound designer and master of the Buchla synthesizer, Suzanne Ciani. Described as "America's first female synth hero", Ciani is one of the most innovative artists of the last forty years. Working at the intersection of new age music, electronic experiments, and classical composition, her work has been heard in cinemas and concert halls, on adverts and pinball machines. Plus, new art music from Lithuania, Australian improvising trio The Necks; and ‘part band, part book club’ Oracle Hysterical retell the ancient Greek tale of Hecuba, the disgraced Queen of Troy, through the medium of avant-rock enhanced by bassoon and viola da gamba. Produced by Chris Elcombe for Reduced Listening. Composer, sound designer and pioneer of the synthesizer, Suzanne Ciani, compiles a mixtape Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With Toby Jones | 20171024 | | Actor and occasional DJ Toby Jones shares some of his latest musical discoveries. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt With Zakia Sewell | 20180605 | | Broadcaster Zakia Sewell joins Max to share music from a recent trip to the home of her grandparents, the Caribbean island of Carriacou, where she took a closer look at the island's Big Drum tradition, an African dance and drumming ritual passed down through generations. Carriacou is tiny, just 13 square miles, but because of its size, its relative isolation and a tradition of absentee landlords during the slavery era, the songs, dances and rhythms of West Africa, carried to the island by enslaved Africans, have continued to survive, bearing the names of the tribes which they belong to: Ibo, Congo, Temne, Mandinka, Chamba and Kromanti. The stories in the songs provide an alternative history to the colonial records and for islanders, a vital connection to a deeper past. Also on the menu tonight, frenetic dance music from the South African-London duo Okzharp and Manthe Ribane and time bending organ drone from Canadian minimalist Sarah Davachi. Produced by Alannah Chance for Reduced Listening. Zakia Sewell talks about an ancient Caribbean drum tradition from the island of Carriacou. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt's Kaleidoscope Of Colour | 20190212 | | Music in every hue, tint, tone and shade. A colour wheel of expressive experimentalism. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Max Reinhardt's Music To Lift Your Spirits | 20190418 | | From the sublime to the ridiculous, tonight’s music will move ethereally through you and lift your spirits. Featured artists include tabla guru and philosophy teacher Pandit Divyang Vakil, preacher and early protest songwriter Blind Alfred Reed, and spiritual jazz soothsayer Angel Bat Dawid. Also, hear a classic New Age piece by Brian Eno, alongside new music from Leafcutter John, who has built idiosyncratic modular synth music around his own meditative, environmental field recordings. Produced by Jack Howson. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. From the sublime to the ridiculous, music to move through you and lift your spirits. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Memento Mori In Music | 20190328 | | Music to remember, console and celebrate with Verity Sharp. Alex Rex (Alex Neilson from the Trembling Bells) explores the grief he experienced in the aftermath of this brother’s death in his new album Otterburn. Verity previews a track from his album and examines the role that music plays in coping with loss and longing with lamentations from the 16th century and Eastern Europe. Also on the programme; Radiohead reworked for choir and the latest work by Bristol producer Vessel, a.k.a. Sebastian Gainsborough. Produced by Freya Hellier. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Meredith Monk With Jennifer Lucy Allan | 20190815 | | It’s an honour to welcome composer Meredith Monk to Late Junction as a guest, to swap rare music recommendations with presenter Jennifer Lucy Allan. Along the way, in an intimate and amusing conversation, the pair talk about telepathy and communal singing, the sound of New York and New Mexico, and Meredith’s pet turtle Neutron. Meredith Monk’s singular voice has been the key component in the music she has created in a remarkable career spanning nearly sixty years. As well as pioneering in extended vocal technique, she has been an innovative creative force in dance, film, and installation art too. Well into her seventies, Monk still tours her new works internationally. In 2015 she was honoured with the award of the National Medal of the Arts from President Obama. Yet, for all her success, she says that composing music is still as difficult as it ever was. Produced by Jack Howson. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. In conversation with Meredith Monk, composer and pioneer of extended vocal technique. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Minimalist Flamenco, New York Jazz And Spacious Music | 20181211 | | Stripped back and slowed down flamenco from Spanish producer Raül Refree; a new compilation of spacious music reflects on the connections, the overlaps, the roots and the future of a music variously referred to as ambient. Plus New York’s Onyx Collective with a track conceived as a vintage soundtrack to an imaginary video game called Space-Wars. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening. Stripped back flamenco, the art of spaciousness and new jazz from New York Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Modern Love | 20200214 | | Does the avant garde fall in love? Can you fall in love with a spoon? As couples across the country finish their Valentines dinner for two, Jennifer Lucy Allan settles in for two hours of the most unconventional takes on love that we can find. Expect odes to inanimate objects, love cassettes from Tony Conrad’s Four Violins, amorous country funk from Jim Ford, songs for the lonesome by one-man outsider band Abner Jay and lover’s rock from Sonya Spence. Luc Ferrari’s steamy Danses Organiques also makes an appearance, centring on a strange meeting between two girls and a tape recorder accompanied with spiralling musique concrete and his observations on ‘organ-ic’ music, possibly the most sexy piece of musique concrete ever put to tape. Also tonight, Jennifer has democratic post-punk from Ut, a performance by the late cellist Charles Curtis and shimmering chords for the last Glaciation by Richard Skelton. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Jennifer Lucy Allan sends a Valentine to the avant garde with a night of modern love songs Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Mongolian Beats, Icelandic Flutes And Ghanaian Voices | 20190102 | | Max Reinhardt presents. West Mongolian DJ Bodikhuu is the darling of Central Asian bedroom electronica – his chilled-out beats meet the oddball world of Icelandic surrealist Atli Heimir Sveinsson’s “21 Sounding Minutes” for solo flute. Plus, for the last eighteen months Dutch punk musician Arnold de Boer has been collecting the sound of massed voices of women from the Frafra region of Northern Ghana – we hear a joyous example, alongside some traditional Hindustani raga sounds arranged for string orchestra. Max also looks forward to the Late Junction Festival, taking place from 28th February to 1st March at EarTH (Evolutionary Arts Hackney) in partnership with the Barbican Centre, with music from O Yama O and Chaines. Plus, there's sonic experimentation from the collective Common Objects and new music from the jazz composer-trumpeter Nick Malcolm and his band. Produced by Steven Rajam for Reduced Listening. Blissful West Mongolian beats, chilly Icelandic flutes and female voices from North Ghana Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Blissful Western Mongolian beats, chilly Icelandic flute and recent music from BEAK> Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Max Reinhardt presents. West Mongolian DJ Bodikhuu is the darling of Central Asian bedroom electronica his chilled-out beats meet the oddball world of Icelandic surrealist Atli Heimir Sveinssons 21 Sounding Minutes?? for solo flute. Plus, for the last eighteen months Dutch punk musician Arnold de Boer has been collecting the sound of massed voices of women from the Frafra region of Northern Ghana we hear a joyous example, alongside some traditional Hindustani raga sounds arranged for string orchestra. Max Reinhardt presents. West Mongolian DJ Bodikhuu is the darling of Central Asian bedroom electronica – his chilled-out beats meet the oddball world of Icelandic surrealist Atli Heimir Sveinsson’s “21 Sounding Minutes ? for solo flute. Plus, for the last eighteen months Dutch punk musician Arnold de Boer has been collecting the sound of massed voices of women from the Frafra region of Northern Ghana – we hear a joyous example, alongside some traditional Hindustani raga sounds arranged for string orchestra. |
| Mornings With Max | 20190409 | | Rise and shine! Max Reinhardt presents tracks that welcome in a new day with music that imitates the feeling of the sun rising over a hill and a swan sitting on dewy grass. Including Rastafarian spirituals recorded by Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards, a delicate vibraphone solo from Japanese artist Masayoshi Fujita and Jenny Hval recounts her attempts to do morning yoga. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Rise and shine! Max Reinhardt presents tracks that welcome in a new day. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Movie-tones | 20200207 | | To mark the 92nd Academy Awards we feature some of the weirder and more wonderful film music of the past twelve months, including from Mica Levi and Bobby Krlic (aka The Haxan Cloak). Expect the arthouse, the B-Movie, and the experimental, rather than the superhero blockbuster. Hip-hop collective Clipping glean inspiration from a vampire flick, recordist Michael Lightborne opens the door to the dusty cinema projection booth, and rapper Shunaji escorts us to a midnight movie. Also tonight, Verity Sharp has new material from composer Olivia Louvel, a fresh remix from producer Loraine James, and reissued classic cuts from trumpeter John Hassell and electronic duo Plaid. Produced by Jack Howson. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Join Verity Sharp for the late-night showing. Expect weird and wonderful cinematic sounds. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Also tonight, Verity Sharp has new material from composer Olivia Louvel, a fresh remix from producer Loraine James, and reissued classic cuts from trumpeter John Hassell and electronic duo Plaid. Join Verity Sharp for the late-night showing. Expect weird and wonderful cinematic sounds. |
| Music For Daydreams | 20200424 | | Josh Cohen joins Verity Sharp to discuss how music can help us tune in to a slower rhythm. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Have we lost the art of doing nothing? We live in a world that reveres the busy and productive, but what about the daydreamers and the dropouts? While many of us are forced to redraw our daily routines, we pause to ask how music can help us discover a different internal rhythm and question how we think about purpose. The writer and psychoanalyst Josh Cohen joins us to discuss the importance of music that slackens the pace, attuning us to slower, more drifting states of mind - boredom, weariness, ‘infinite languor’ and pure consciousness. Elsewhere we float down stream with Australian composer Tilman Robinson’s sonic reflections on the anthropocene, a new release from Russian artist Kate NV and the sound of metallic objects pulled into focus by Electric Indigo, founder of female: pressure, an international platform for female, transgender and non-binary artists involved in electronic music. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. |
| Music For Rocks | 20190605 | | Humans made rock music for thousands of years before anyone even dreamed of an electric guitar. In this show Jennifer Lucy Allan chips away at the strata of music made with geological material, from Neolithic lithophones to the textural ambience of Kelly Jayne Jones, and the sparse forms of sound-art pioneer Akio Suzuki. Plus, a detour around a fragmented experimental scene emerging under an oppressive regime in Indonesia, where electronics and arrhythmia are meeting traditional gamelan. All this along with a collection of new releases, recent discoveries, and private-press favourites. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Jennifer Lucy Allan listens to sounds from deep within the ecological substrata. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Music From The Maldives And Underwater Instruments | 20190827 | | Verity Sharp with Boduberu music from the Maldives, a country threatened by rising sea levels, followed by an underwater performance by AquaSonic. Created in Denmark, AquaSonic’s eerily beautiful subaqueous instruments are played by five highly trained musicians submerged in tanks of dark, glittery water. Verity also looks ahead to the line up of End of the Road Festival, where Late Junction hosts the Tipi Stage, with music from Kelly Moran and her meditative prepared piano. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell and Jack Howson. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Verity Sharp with Boduberu music from the Maldives and underwater performers AquaSonic. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Music Of The East Coast, From New York To Miami Via Appalachia | 20181107 | | Verity Sharp takes a musical journey along the East Coast of the USA tonight. Beginning in New York, there’s multi-media punk Keijaun Thomas with an audio monument to the 1969 Stonewall riots. Heading south, acapella trio Mountain Man take us on a contemporary turn through Appalachian folk traditions. And then to Miami, where POORGRRRL and Otto Van Schirach hone their unique brand of Southern Hip Hop. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. A musical journey along the East Coast of the USA, from New York to Miami via Appalachia. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Music Without Borders | 20190918 | | Fiona Talkington with a selection of songs for refugees, and sounds that cross continents, genres, and languages. Hear ‘telepathic’ ensemble Terepa, Anatolian saz player Cihan Türkoğlu, Chicano performance artist Guillermo Gómez-Peña, Asian-American ambient-electronic star Ana Roxanne, and the late, great Libyan singer Mohamed Hassan. Produced by Jack Howson. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Fiona Talkington selects songs and sounds that cross continents, genres, and languages. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Fiona Talkington with a selection of songs for refugees, and sounds that cross continents, genres, and languages. Fiona Talkington selects songs and sounds that cross continents, genres, and languages. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Musical Adventures - Hot And Cold, New And Old | 20190213 | | Max Reinhardt blows hot and cold with his musical choices on this dark February night. Trek through freezing mud on a wintry climb up a mountain with field recordist Kate Carr. Then get warm again, with fire from footwork legend DJ Rashad. And then chill out a little more with Chet Baker, the ‘Prince of Cool’. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Max Reinhardt blows hot and cold with his musical choices tonight. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Trek through freezing mud on a wintry climb up a mountain with field recordist Kate Carr. Then get warm again, with fire from footwork legend DJ Rashad. And then chill out a little more with Chet Baker, the Prince of Cool. |
| New Year New Music: Janek Schaefer | 20160106 | | Max Reinhardt is joined by sound artist and composer Janek Schaefer. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| New Year New Music: Leafcutter John | 20160107 | | Max Reinhardt is joined by electronic musician Leafcutter John. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| New Year New Music: People Like Us | 20160105 | | Max Reinhardt is joined in the studio by Vicki Bennett, aka People Like Us. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| New Year, New Horizons | 20210101 | | It’s New Year’s Day and Jennifer Lucy Allan is here to exorcise the demons from 2020 with music for a more hopeful future, from Alice Coltrane’s swirling mantras to a dreamy sound collage by artist and sailor Rip Hayman. There’ll be selections from a new box set of previously unreleased music by the guitarist and ‘Zen Buddhist cowboy’ Robbie Basho, and the kaleidoscopic echoes of composer Pauline Anna Strom from her first album in thirty years. Plus, for anyone who still needs reassuring, we feature a cassette that simply repeats the word ‘OK’ until it loses all meaning and becomes something else entirely. Produced by Katie Callin. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Exorcise yourself of 2020 with Jennifer Lucy Allan and sounds full of hope and kindness. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Next-generation Creativity | 20190611 | | Georgia Ellery and Taylor Skye formed Jockstrap when they met as students at London’s Guildhall School of Music & Drama and together they create a woozy hybrid of pop, electronic and classical music. Georgia talks to Verity about the experimental scene fostered at the Guildhall and selects some of her favourite tracks made by her peers. Elsewhere on the programme: new music from Faith Elliot, composer Keeril Makan explores the sonorities of the piano with a new piece inspired by his baby daughter, and Sarah Angliss’ new music for a 14th-century relative of the harpsichord. Produced by Freya Hellier. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Georgia Ellery of Jockstrap selects new music from the Guildhall for Verity Sharp. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Nick Luscombe | 20160615 | 20170518 (R3) 20170706 (R3) | Musical adventures with Nick Luscombe. Including music from Lamont Dozier. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. previews BBC Music's involvement at Brighton festival The Great Escape 2017. Nick Luscombe previews BBC Music's involvement at Brighton festival The Great Escape 2017. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20160706 | | Adventures in music, ancient to future: Nick Luscombe with music from the Breath. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20160727 | | Adventures in music, ancient to future. Nick Luscombe with music including Demon Fuzz. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20160830 | | Nick Luscombe with music from Lee Ranaldo, Noura Mint Seymali, Scott Fagan, Flying Lotus. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20160901 | | Nick Luscombe presents tracks from the Wailers, Thee Oh Sees and Avey Tare. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20160914 | | Nick Luscombe presents music from Liverpool's International Festival of Psychedelia. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20160915 | | Nick Luscombe presents a singing IBM computer and field recordings of the river Seine. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20161005 | | Nick Luscombe with music by Chlorine, Lee Fraser, I Am Rhino and Ruin, and Jay Glass Dubs. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20161206 | | Nick Luscombe's selection includes new lullabies for workers and Brazilian jazz. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20170118 | | Nick Luscombe with a powerful new remix, German post-punk and Nigerian synth-funk. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20170119 | | Nick Luscombe presents new music for symphony orchestra and modern/retro Italian jazz-funk Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20170215 | | Nick Luscombe's selection includes Tarantulas, Hen Ogledd, CukoO and My Cat Is an Alien. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20170315 | | Nick Luscombe with music from Aine O'Dwyer, Lakker, Vicky Langan and Evelyn Dove. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20170328 | | Nick Luscombe with live tracks from Songhoy Blues from the 2017 BBC Radio 6 Music festival Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20170411 | | Nick Luscombe's selection includes music from Lizabett Russo and Susso. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20170413 | | Nick Luscombe's selection includes Moor Mother, Aphex Twin, The Analog Girl and Thundercat Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20170518 | | Nick Luscombe previews BBC Music's involvement at Brighton festival The Great Escape 2017. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20170706 | | Nick Luscombe features Brazilian experimentalism, Cameroonian funk and Canadian sax. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20170725 | | Nick has future soul, minimal trumpet composition and Cage's work for Violin and Sho. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20170822 | | Nick Luscombe with sounds from a Kyoto festival and Australian 'multi-octave delirium'. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20170823 | | Nick Luscombe with euphoric Italian house, Mayan hip-hop and Papua New Guinean cicadas. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20170830 | | Featured artists include composer Ben Frost and choreographer Maurice Bejart. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20171018 | | Nick has fuzz guitar from Zambia and radiophonic music for a decomposing amusement park. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20171019 | | Melting vocals from Melanie De Biasio and music inspired by the Senoi people of Malaysia. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20171213 | | Music from John Lurie, Julius Eastman, and some of the year's best Late Junction sessions. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20180116 | | Nick is joined in the studio by algoraver Joanne Armitage, who shares tracks from a growing movement that gets bodies moving and sweating through the medium of live coding. We plug into other musical currents with some kologo power - the music from north-east Ghana made popular by King Ayisoba and given a new lease of life here through Atamina. And acoustic sounds come by way of multi-sax intimacy from French composer Denis Frajerman, and choral music from Tahiti. Produced by Chris Elcombe for Reduced Listening. Algoraver Joanne Armitage joins Nick in the studio. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20180117 | | Nick's midweek musical cocktail features a splash of Curaçao with a Dutch twist: quintet Kuenta I Tambu mix the traditional music of the island with European dance-music influences. No risk of giddiness tonight though as the Polish psych-folk doommongers Alne remind us that 'the viper is powerful'. Meanwhile, over the border in Berlin, producer Andreas Spechtl has been sampling Persian string and percussion sounds and filtering them through electronics on new album 'Thinking about Tomorrow, and How to Build It.' Produced by Chris Elcombe for Reduced Listening. A cocktail of Curacao traditional music, Polish psych-doom and Persian samples. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20180206 | | Open wide for a dose of vocal experimentation. Ahead of a 50th anniversary performance of Stockhausen's landmark piece Stimmung, Nick will be playing a few tracks that have put the vocal cords to new or unusual uses, from castrato plainchant to political recitations on helium. Plus vintage Japanese jazz and, to mark the centenary of Gustav Klimt's death, Ugandan lyre music - all will become clear! Produced by Chris Elcombe for Reduced Listening. Nick Luscombe presents an open exploration of vocal experimentation. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20180207 | | Nick revisits a classic of the vanguarda paulista - Sao Paolo's Arrigo Barnabé's 1980s suite Clara Crocodilo. Barnabé's blend of lyrics about Scalextrix and pinball, with through-composed, at times serialist musical structures and hints of tropicalia set the tone for sonic experimentation in 1980s Sao Paulo. Also on the show, trap-fused electronics from LA producer Matthewdavid, and with Welsh Language Music Day coming up later in the week we've alt-psych-pop from Mr Huw. Produced by Chris Elcombe for Reduced Listening. Nick Luscombe shares a Sao Paulo classic, Welsh psych-pop and trap-fused electronics. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20180213 | | In the wake of a new documentary series on BBC 4 on the godfathers of minimalism, Nick Luscombe celebrates the 'godmothers of minimalism', the female composers who were influential in shaping the tenets of minimalism, while eschewing the term itself. Journalist and academic Louise Gray joins us to discuss the women often left out of the dominant narratives around the genre, including Pauline Oliveros, Eliane Radigue and Meredith Monk. Plus a piece by Hany Mehanna, the 'organ king of Cairo', two tracks spanning the career of Ryuichi Sakamoto and an early tape composition by the University of Toronto's Electronic Music Studio made with a single drop of water. Produced by Alannah Chance for Reduced Listening. Nick Luscombe celebrates the unsung female composers of Minimalism. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20180214 | | Nick Luscombe has Hawaiian tinged rebetika, traditional Gaelic psalm singing from the Hebrides and off-kilter love songs for Valentines day. We'll also hear an exclusive cut from the brand-new album from Hejira and a newly discovered recording by American composer and trombonist Peter Zummo which dates from 1984 and features Arthur Russell on his signature amplified cello. Produced by Alannah Chance for Reduced Listening. Hawaiian tinged rebetika, Gaelic psalm singing from the Hebrides and off-kilter Valentines Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20180313 | | To conclude your Tuesday on a positive note, Nick's playlist leans on a meditative and reflective mood, including music from Albrecht La'Brooy, f.ampism, Kerry Hagan, and Run Child Run. However, in true Late Junction fashion, there are a couple of dark and disturbing sonic diversions to keep your ears honest. Expect to hear dank and abstracted torch songs from the recently released Chaines album, and a doomy new piece from Gazelle Twin. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Meditative music to conclude your Tuesday on a positive note. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20180314 | | Nick Luscombe is your guide for this era-hopping, genre-swapping music show for those with a short sonic attention span. Come with us to the 1960s Greenwich Village folk music scene for Karen Dalton, to San Francisco in the '70s for Sopwith Camel, to new wave Manchester of the '80s for Magazine, and journey back in time for forward thinking hip hop from Quasimoto. With St Patrick's Day just around the corner, tonight Nick also dips into Ireland's contemporary experimental and classical scene. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. An era-hopping, genre-swapping music show for those with a short sonic attention span. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20180321 | | We've landed in a world inhabited by bird-like creatures with both beaks and teeth, where experimental electro-acoustic music plays. It must be Les Shadoks, the cult French cartoon whose complete soundtrack by Robert Cohen-Solal has just been released in its entirety for the first time. Cut to the inside of the Taj Mahal, where flautist and one-time jazzman Paul Horn recorded one of the first new-age records 50 years ago. Then to 15th-century France, and the music of Johannes Ockeghem; but wait - composer Michael Winter has reframed it algorithmically! Through the wonders and mysteries, Nick Luscombe is your guide. Produced by Chris Elcombe for Reduced Listening. Sounds of a cult French cartoon, a new-age classic and a Renaissance/algorithm collision. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20180322 | | Rare, rejoicing and radical sounds. Rare: a new reissue of soul record Two Sisters from Bagdad, designed to be sold as an accompaniment to a musical theatre production in a Detroit church. It ended up running for just two weeks, while a basement flood later destroyed most of the unsold copies. Radical: composer Henry Threadgill, whose jazz-ish aesthetic and complex musical systems have continued to break ground, has a new album out. Rejoicing: wedding music from the borderlands of Azerbaijan and Iran, where women-only groups perform with voices and hand-drums - a 1500-year-old tradition captured for Late Junction earlier this year. Produced by Chris Elcombe for Reduced Listening. Nick Luscombe with rare soul, Henry Threadgill and wedding music from Azerbaijan. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20180411 | | A furious foray into adventurous music from across the globe. Eve Essex harnesses the power of drone, avant-jazz and distorted pop; composer Cara Stacey forges the new sound of South Africa and Japanese artist Yoshimi, most famous for working with The Flaming Lips has a new outfit called Saicobab. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20180530 | | A midweek meander around unexplored, unexamined, uncompromising corners of music. Featured artists tonight include actress and luk thung singer Pumpuang Duangjan, composer and violist Walther Fähndrich, and alt-power-pop supergroup The Necessaries. There's also time for a stopover in space, as Nick pays respects to Sun Ra, who died 25 years ago today. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20180626 | | Another adventure in music of epic, widescreen proportions. Tonight's classical selections are infused by the spirit of the kings of silent comedy. Featured composers include: Christopher Chaplin, son of Charlie; Keaton Henson, who was named in honour of Buster; and Leroy Shield, whose film music for Laurel & Hardy has been lovingly reconstructed by pianist Alessandro Simonetto. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20180704 | | Hear explorations of the inner workings and evolution of human speech from sound and sculpture artist Marguerite Humeau. Also on the programme, enjoy the amazing voices of folk singer Natalie Evans, violinist and vocalist Sudan Archives, experimental composer Eartheater, and esteemed choir Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Exploring the evolution of human speech and celebrating amazing singing voices. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20180705 | | Time hop to tuneful epochs with your host, the intrepid musical traveller Nick Luscombe. Tonight he evokes: Trinidad of the 1960s with the creole sounds of Cyril Diaz; 1990s Detroit in the Second Wave techno of Carl Craig; London's contemporary jazz fusion scene via a recent release from Binker & Moses; and Hindustani classical music through the centuries-old, family tradition known as Dagar gharana, which originated just outside Delhi. There's also a number or two from The Band, in celebration of Robbie Robertson's seventy-fifth birthday. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Time hop to tuneful epochs via Trinidad, Detroit, London and Delhi. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20180731 | | Nick presents a selection box of musical treats in all sizes, shapes and genres. Including dark electro-pop from African duo Okzharp and Manthe Ribane; treated techno beats from German-Bulgarian DJ Stefan Goldman and a celebration of the shakuhachi, a Japanese bamboo flute, with a new piece composed by Sugawara Kuniyoshi for the World Shakuhachi Festival taking place in London this week. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20180801 | | A hop, skip and jump into the avenues of adventurous music. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20180802 | | Nick leads an adventure through sounds, spaces and moods. Including wide-screen ambience from the long-standing British electronic duo Ultramarine; a suite for solo piano and electronics by Matt Baber the pianist from the band Sanguine Hum; choral works inspired by National Trust locations and experimental sounds from a bass clarinet courtesy of Ben Bertrand. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening. An adventure through sounds, spaces and moods. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20180807 | | Tell your houseplants and indoor trees to tune in tonight, for tracks to encourage growth and engender enjoyment in our photosynthesising friends. Do not worry for the moment whether plants can hear, or if indeed what genre of music they like best. Just let Nick Luscombe lead you down the garden path towards an enclave of flowery, fruity, fertile sound, featuring: spoken word artist Molly Roth, the hit of the Transworld Home Horticulture Exhibit in Chicago, 1976; research project Folklore Tapes interpreting Flora Britannica, the matter of Britain; and psychedelic, electronic, green sounds from Mort Garson, Roger Roger, and David Eden. There's also time to look at some of the grandest, busiest experimental events happening this August, with reference to the BBC Proms and the Edinburgh Festivals, and featuring tracks from Sharon Van Etten and SOPHIE. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Houseplants and indoor trees, tune in! Tracks made for our photosynthesising friends. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20180905 | | A late night sonic cleanser to wash your troubles away. With the meditative sounds of French collective Ensemble and experimental electronics from a new solo album by Paul Frick, member of the minimalist orchestral techno group Brandt Brauer Frick. Plus an ode to the Humber Bridge from an ensemble featuring Norwegian trumpeter Arve Henriksen, guitarist Eivind Aarset, producer Jan Bang, sound artist Jez Riley French and the orchestra and chorus of Opera North. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20180906 | | Putting surprising sounds together in surprising ways. A serendipitous trip through adventurous music across time and genres. Tonight’s show features a beautiful soundscape that blends electronics with environmental sounds from the German-Iranian duo Arovane + Porya Hatami. Psychedelic playful pop from London producer Paul White who ditches his prefered sampling method in favour of playing all the parts himself for his new release Rejuvenate with Zimbabwean musician and poet Shungudzo. Plus a new composition for percussion and soprano by Andrew Hamilton called To The People. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe | 20180925 | | In honour of our forthcoming session with modular synth legend Suzanne Ciani, Nick revisits a previous Late Junction session featuring Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, who discovered that by chance, she had moved next door to her synth heroine. Also in the programme, Estonian accordionist Tuulikki Bartosik and Japanese saw player Hajime Sakita evoke the sounds of a rain drenched forest. Produced by Freya Hellier for Reduced Listening Musical impressions of a rainforest and sounds from the 33rd parallel Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe - Music And Architecture | 20160420 | | Adventures in music, ancient to future: Nick Luscombe explores music and architecture. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe Previews Frank Zappa: Eat That Question | 20161207 | | Nick previews a Frank Zappa documentary. Plus music from Juliet Fraser and Carmen McRae. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With A Basil Kirchin Tribute | 20170216 | | Nick Luscombe pays tribute to avant-garde drummer and composer Basil Kirchin. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With A Cornelius Mixtape | 20180315 | | For the latest in our line of Late Junction mixtapes, Cornelius compiles thirty minutes of music for tonight's programme, featuring some of his all-time favourite artists, including Nick Carter, Donovan, and Yoko Ono. Born Keigo Oyamadain Setagaya in 1969, Cornelius is an enigmatic, experimental, and internationally acclaimed DJ and recording artist. A performing musician since his teens, he first found fame as a member of Flipper's Guitar, one of the key groups of the Tokyo Shibuya-kei scene. In 1997, he released his debut solo album Fantasma, which saw him compared to Brian Wilson and Beck. Cornelius has subsequently become a highly sought after producer, remixer, and soundtrack artist, working with the likes of Blur, Bloc Party, James Brown, and Edgar Wright. His first new album in 11 years, Mellow Waves, was released last June. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Japanese music star Cornelius compiles a mix of his musical favourites. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With A Deerhoof Mixtape | 20170914 | | Nick Luscombe presents a mixtape from experimental noise pop outfit Deerhoof. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With A Jim O'rourke Mixtape | 20180412 | | The latest Late Junction mixtape is compiled by the great Jim O'Rourke, a former member of Sonic Youth whose huge discography also includes: solo albums of avant-rock, electronica, and free improvisation; music for Merce Cunningham's dance company; experimental film soundtrack work; and production duties for artists such as Joanna Newsom, Stereolab, and Wilco. Long associated with the Chicago experimental scene, he currently resides in Japan. O'Rourke has a famously, exhaustively wide knowledge of music across genres. Tonight his selection concentrates on his favourite composers, including Luc Ferrari, George Friedrich Haas, and Daniel Lentz. Nick also celebrates 10 years of the psych-rock record label Fruits De Mer and there's music from the Indian electronic artist Disco Puppet. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening. Former member of Sonic Youth, Jim O'Rourke compiles a 30-minute mixtape. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With A Klara Lewis Mixtape | 20161208 | | Sound artist and electronic producer Klara Lewis presents an unbroken mix of music. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With A Live Mix By Andy Votel From The Great Escape | 20160526 | | Nick Luscombe presents an exclusive mix by Andy Votel from 2016 the Great Escape festival. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With A Tariq Ali Mixtape | 20180208 | | Nick Luscombe presents a mixtape from author, journalist, historian and political activist Tariq Ali, who compiles some of his favourite tracks. British-Pakistani writer Tariq Ali has been writing about and engaging in politics for over half a century. He cut his teeth as an activist teenager in Lahore before moving to the UK as a student, where he became a prominent figure in the campaign against the Vietnam war and joined the leadership of the International Marxist Group. Since the 1980s he has channelled his ideas through work as an author and journalist. Ali's mixtape draws on music that chimes with the causes he has supported over the years - from anti-war folk ballads to a symbol of the Pakistani resistance, via Brecht's 'Supply and Demand'. But his tastes reach beyond the political sphere too, into 18th-century opera, flamenco and the tabla playing of Zakir Hussain. Plus, and newly re-issued 80s indie sounds from John Peel favourites The Monochrome Set, and Buddhist 'hip-hop priest' TA2Mi. Produced by Chris Elcombe for Reduced Listening. Author, journalist and political activist Tariq Ali compiles some musical favourites. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With A Tyondai Braxton Mixtape | 20170316 | | Nick Luscombe presents a mixtape compiled by Brooklyn composer Tyondai Braxton. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With A Valentine's Day Playlist | 20170214 | | Nick Luscombe selects adventurous songs for Valentine's Day. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With Aisha Orazbayeva | 20170314 | | Nick Luscombe is joined by Kazakh violinist Aisha Orazbayeva. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With Ayanna Witter-johnson And Hejira | 20170524 | | Nick Luscombe with music from the Great Escape festival; Ayanna Witter-Johnson and Hejira. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With Ben Ratliff's Mixtape | 20180809 | | Author and critic Ben Ratliff delivers the latest Late Junction Mixtape, curating thirty minutes of carefully chosen music. In his writing, Ratliff is a master of exploring and explaining the listening experience, and opening our ears to unexpected connections and ways of hearing. Tonight he asks us to consider those songs that transmit a distinct idea of the recording room itself, through interesting microphone placement, or resonant spaces, or unexpected interruptions. Expect to hear tracks from Grouper and Grupo de Samba de Parelha da Mussuca. Between 1996 and 2016 Ben Ratliff wrote about jazz and pop music for The New York Times. He currently teaches cultural criticism at New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study, and has four books under his belt: "The Jazz Ear: Conversations Over Music"; "Coltrane: The Story of a Sound"; "Jazz: A Critic's Guide to the 100 Most Important Recordings"; and "Every Song Ever". Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Author Ben Ratliff with a mixtape of songs that transmit an idea of the recording room. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With Bjf6rk | 20171109 | | Icelandic musical icon Bj\u00f6rk reveals the music that has been inspiring her lately. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With Derek Walmsley | 20160427 | | Adventures in music, ancient to future: Nick Luscombe with Derek Walmsley from The Wire. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With Derek Walmsley | 20180904 | | Nick is joined by the Editor of Wire magazine Derek Walmsley who shares his best new finds in adventurous music. Plus there’s an early single release from Zimbabwean mbira musician and singer Stella Chiweshe, new music from British electronic producer Ross From Friends and deep jazz from New York's Onyx Collective. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening. Nick is joined by the Editor of Wire magazine Derek Walmsley with his favourite new tracks Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With Family Atlantica | 20160525 | | Nick Luscombe with music performed by Family Atlantica at the 2016 Great Escape festival. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With Frances Morgan | 20160726 | | Music writer Frances Morgan joins Nick Luscombe with new discoveries in adventurous music. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With Gideon Coe | 20160705 | | Adventures in music, ancient to future: Nick Luscombe is joined by broadcaster Gideon Coe. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With Golden Records | 20170829 | | Marking the 40th anniversary of Nasa's Voyager Golden Record. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With Ilan Volkov | 20160614 | | Adventures in music, ancient to future: Nick Luscombe hosts conductor Ilan Volkov. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With Ilan Volkov | 20170726 | | Conductor Ilan Volkov joins Nick to share some new musical discoveries. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With Ilan Volkov | 20180320 | | Conductor, improviser and champion of many musics: Ilan Volkov returns to the Late Junction studio with some new discoveries. Volkov has been Principal Conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra. The annual Tectonics Festival he founded in Reykjavik and which continues in Glasgow reflects his devotion to contemporary music, including improvisation, electronics and hip-hop alongside classical works. His selections tonight include something new from Australian saxophonist Rosalind Hall, whose explorations of her instrument challenge its every aspect: making reeds from different materials, attaching found objects to the bell, and using multiple microphones to capture unusual acoustic resonances. Produced by Chris Elcombe for Reduced Listening. Conductor Ilan Volkov shares some musical discoveries, such as saxophonist Rosalind Hall. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With Ivan Zoloto | 20171108 | | Russian musician, label boss and radio radical, Ivan Zoloto shares song suggestions. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With Jeff Barrett | 20160831 | | Nick Luscombe is joined in the studio by Heavenly Records founder Jeff Barrett. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With Jennifer Walshe | 20161004 | | Nick Luscombe is joined by Irish composer and vocalist Jennifer Walshe. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With John Doran | 20170704 | | Nick Luscombe presents record recommendations from John Doran of the magazine The Quietus. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With John Doran | 20180703 | | Music journalist, author, spoken word artist, and broadcaster John Doran returns to the programme tonight to shine a light on his best underground finds of the last few months. As always, his selections reflect the boisterous independence of The Quietus, the music and culture website that he edits. Also on the programme, hear tracks from independent interdisciplinary icons including: filmmaker, author, and musician Miranda July; video director, vocalist, and producer Gaika; and composer-improviser noise explorer Raven Chacon. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Journalist and spoken word artist John Doran returns to share his record recommendations. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With Jonny Trunk | 20160421 | | Nick Luscombe pays tribute to Prince and features a Late Junction Mixtape from Jonny Trunk Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With Jonny Trunk | 20161101 | | Nick Luscombe with DJ and vinyl collector Jonny Trunk present horror film music. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With Julie Byrne And Tomaga | 20170523 | | Nick Luscombe with highlights from the 2017 Great Escape festival: Julie Byrne and Tomaga. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With Kojey Radical | 20180926 | | London born poet, rapper and artist Kojey Radical talks to Nick and selects tracks which trace his Ghanaian music roots. Kojey returned to Ghana from the first time since he was 12 to collaborate with Accra musician Kyekyeku for Gemma Cairney’s Sound Odyssey series on Radio 4. Nick also features a remix by Glasgow based C Duncan for Cloud Castle Lake and looks ahead to The Atlantic, the new contemporary art festival in Plymouth. Produced by Freya Hellier for Reduced Listening. Nick Luscombe talks to Kojey Radical about his musical roots Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With Laetitia Sadier | 20160913 | | Stereolab's Laetitia Sadier shares some gems from her record collection with Nick Luscombe Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With Live Music From Tusk Festival | 20161103 | | Nick Luscombe presents live highlights from the Tusk festival at Sage Gateshead. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With Live Music From Womex | 20161102 | | Nick Luscombe presents highlights from the 2016 Womex festival, in Santiago de Compostela. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With More Highlights From Bbc Introducing At Latitude | 20160720 | | Nick Luscombe presents more highlights from the BBC Introducing Stage at Latitude 2016. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With Music From Mif17 | 20170705 | | Nick Luscombe with sound art and music from the 2017 Manchester International Festival. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With Music From The Biggest Weekend | 20180529 | | Performance highlights recorded at BBC Music's The Biggest Weekend, which took place over the past few days across four sites in four nations: Belfast, Coventry, Perth, and Swansea. On this programme you can listen to some of the best stuff that featured on stages hosted by BBC Radio 3 and 6 Music, including the live set from Birmingham band Dorcha. Also tonight, hear old and new music from the Nick Luscombe collection, including classic work by John Cage and John Foxx, and recent releases courtesy of Blue Lab Beats and Chip Wickham. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Highlights recorded at BBC Music's The Biggest Weekend including a set by Dorcha. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With Music From The Supersonic Festival | 20180627 | | Put your headphones and space helmets on for otherworldly music, mystical sounds, and transcendent live highlights from Supersonic Festival. Get set for: the deep, divine dub of Sly & Robbie; the always alien presence of Bjork; the cosmic soul of Nicola Conte & Spiritual Galaxy; and the astral afro-jazz of Idris Ackamoor. You can also hear one of the best performances from the 2018 edition of Supersonic, recorded last weekend in Birmingham. This year's guest curator Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe put together a brand new group with two other improvisational luminaries, percussionist Susie Ibarra, and multi-instrumentalist YoshimiO of Boredoms. A hotly anticipated annual event on the experimental art and music scene, Supersonic has been running since 2003. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Put your headphones and space helmets on for otherworldly music and mystical sounds. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With Nabihah Iqbal | 20170117 | | Nick Luscombe is joined in the studio by DJ and ethnomusicologist Nabihah Iqbal. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With New York New Music | 20180808 | | Following on from this evening's Prom performance, "New York: Sound of a City", Nick Luscombe explores the electronic avenues and avant-garde alleyways that make up modern-day New York. Tracks tonight will be new music from New York only, featuring: solo artists trying to make their way in the big city; some of the more interesting scenes currently carving out space for themselves, with reference to Queer Percussion Research Group and Women's Raga Massive; and the best of the jazz scene, including composer-drummer Tyshawn Sorey. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. New music from New York, exploring the electronic avenues and avant-garde alleyways. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With Paul Morley's David Bowie Mixtape | 20160728 | | Nick Luscombe presents a special mixtape of David Bowie oddities compiled by Paul Morley. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With Pauline Oliveros's Mixtape | 20160616 | | Nick Luscombe presents an exclusive mixtape from electronic music pioneer Pauline Oliveros Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With Performances By Klein And Xylouris White | 20170913 | | Highlights from End of the Road festival from Klein and Xylouris White. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With Performances By Laraaji And Housewives | 20170912 | | Highlights from Late Junction's End of the Road stage, from Laraaji and Housewives. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With Phantom Chips | 20180410 | | Nick is joined in the studio by Tara Pattenden, a.k.a. Phantom Chips, an electronic musician who works with wearable synths and 'tactile noise machines' that she develops from found objects. She shares some of the fruits of a recent residency at the Novas Frequências Festival in Rio de Janeiro, featuring a sticky and mouldy intercom system picked up at a flea market, and a phantom detector. Also in the programme, field recording expert Kate Carr goes urban with an ode to Brixton, the multi-national dance group The Turbans announce their debut album and we've a sweet violin and piano duo inspired by motherhood composed by Emily Hall. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening. Nick is joined by instrument maker and performer Phantom Chips. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With Records From Estonia | 20160426 | | Adventures in music, ancient to future: Nick Luscombe presents new records from Estonia. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With Rozi Plain And Matthew Bourne | 20160524 | | Nick Luscombe with sets by Rozi Plain and Matthew Bourne from 2016's Great Escape festival Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With Ryuichi Sakamoto's Mixtape | 20181101 | | Pioneering Japanese composer and experimental electronic musician Ryuichi Sakamoto compiles a mixtape of his musical favourites and discusses his life and legacy with Nick Luscombe. A founding member of Yellow Magic Orchestra, he is often credited as one of the forefathers of techno, hip-hop and electronic music. Over the last four decades he has produced an immense and varied amount of groundbreaking and influential records, from solo piano work and experimental ambient soundscapes to collaborations with David Sylvian, Robert Wyatt and Iggy Pop. He is an award-winning composer for films including Love Is the Devil, The Revenant and Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Last Emperor for which he received an Academy Award. He has also appeared in films as an actor, most notably in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence with David Bowie. In 2017 Sakamoto released Async, his first solo album in eight years, which he made during his recovery from throat cancer. Produced by Katie Callin for Reduced Listening. A mixtape from acclaimed composer and electronic music pioneer Ryuichi Sakamoto Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With Shabaka Hutchings | 20160419 | | Nick Luscombe presents varied music, with saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings in the studio. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With The Best Of Bbc Introducing At Latitude | 20160719 | | Nick Luscombe presents highlights from the BBC Introducing Stage at Latitude 2016. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With The Late Junction Albums Of The Year | 20171212 | | The 12 best albums of 2017, as decided by the Late Junction presenter and production team. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With Thiago Nassif | 20180619 | | Composer and guitarist Thiago Nassif introduces Nick to some wonderfully evocative musical sounds from the rainforest of his native Brazil. Growing up in the countryside around Sao Paulo, Nassif's first exposure to music was listening to the songs of the birds kept by his grandfather. His work has since incorporated and been influenced by a lot of natural sounds. Also tonight, hear tracks from new age noise artist Lieven Martens Moana, environmental field recordist Jana Winderen, and exotic dance producer Don't DJ. Plus the premiere of a new, improvised piece of work by Roger Robinson, Mark Sanders, and Ben Vince to mark the one-year anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire, recorded at Maida Vale Studios in West London on June 14th 2018. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. In midsummer week, Radio 3 enters one of the most potent sources of the human imagination. 'Into the Forest' explores the enchantment, escape and magical danger of the forest in summer, with slow radio moments featuring the sounds of the forest, allowing time out from today's often frenetic world. Composer Thiago Nassif introduces musical sounds from the rainforest of his native Brazil. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With Toshimaru Nakamura | 20180425 | | Nick Luscombe is joined by improviser instrument builder Toshimaru Nakamura to share experimental Japanese music. Toshimaru Nakamura is famous for his No Input Mixing Board which uses feedback loops to create a vast breadth of sounds. He joins Nick to talk about the Onkyo-kei music movement, and share some of his current listening obsessions. We'll also hear the acid-folk duo NUUAMM, who in their own words are "sewing the night and knitting the morning"; Berlin-based Industrial Noise artists Sakoya Botanica and Tommi Tokyo aka Group A; and the hypnotic and otherworldly sounds of Aki Tsuyoku's electronic organ. Part of Night Blossoms on BBC Radio 3. Produced by Alannah Chance for Reduced Listening. Japanese music of all kinds, including acid-folk, post-punk and free improvisation. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nick Luscombe With Zakia Sewell | 20170412 | | Broadcaster Zakia Sewell joins Nick Luscombe to share some song recommendations. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nicole Mitchell's Late Junction Mixtape | 20190919 | | Fiona Talkington presents a thirty-minute mixtape compiled by composer, jazz flautist and educator Nicole Mitchell. This incredible mix demonstrates her deep interest in Afrofuturism, and showcases the Chicago music scene that she has grown up in, and continues to champion. Formerly the president of The Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, Nicole Mitchell has recently taken the post of director of the Jazz Studies Program at the University of Pittsburgh. On the programme tonight you can also hear performances recorded at this year’s PUNKT, a festival of local and international musicians held in the city of Kristiansand in the south of Norway. Curated by Jan Bang and Erik Honoré, it leans heavily towards live sampling, live electronics, and live concert remixes. The 15th edition of the festival was held between September 5th and 7th. Produced by Jack Howson. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Fiona Talkington presents a mixtape compiled by composer and flautist Nicole Mitchell. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Nigerian Funk And Fast-thinking Chamber Music | 20190523 | | Nick Luscombe pans for gold in the nonstop stream of available music. 24-carat nuggets include a piece for prepared piano and analogue synth by Australian composer Anthony Pateras, deep percussive grooves from 1970s Nigeria by Ojo Balingo and a suite of chamber music created on the fly by violinist Fiona Brice, cellist Tony Woollard and composer/producer Jim Perkins. Their project began as an antidote to the sometimes laborious academic tradition of composing, scoring, revising, rehearsing, recording, editing and producing music. Instead each piece was created without score or prior preparation, relying on instinct, discussion and collaboration, with a focus on capturing the energy and essence of an idea whilst it is still fresh. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Nick Luscombe with deep Nigerian grooves and a suite of chamber music created on the fly. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| No Work Of Words | 20190806 | | Nick Luscombe plays work songs in different guises, from cut up odes to the office from a suit-wearing city worker, to farming songs from a Tanzanian women’s group. Formerly the drummer with Mica Levi in Micachu and the Shapes, Marc Pell now goes under the name Suitman Jungle and makes spoken word drum and bass about his day job while The Akina Mama women’s farming group sing joyful choral songs while weeding the village cotton in Tanzania. For artist and improviser Adam Bohman however, the line between work and play is unclear. His life is a continual bricolage: from tape diaries to collages, he has been documenting his everyday life and collecting a bizarre amalgam of musical objects since the year dot. We dip into his autobiographical tape collection and hear an exclusive preview from a new film about his work called Adam Bohman: By Biro and Umbrella Spring. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Nick Luscombe plays work songs for idle ears and we hear a day in the life of Adam Bohman. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Notes From The French Underground | 20190807 | | Nick Luscombe dissects the Francophone underground scene of the last ten years with melancholic cold wave and electro-acoustic noise art. We hear a new take on Afghan folk music filtered through spiritual jazz courtesy of Kefaya and Elaha Soroor, and Portugese fado from the early 20th century from a new release on Canary Records. Elsewhere we languish in the space between the notes with a piece of percussive minimalism by the Danish artist Niklas Adam, and an extended piece for guitar by English composer Sam Cave. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Nick Luscombe with a modern take on Afghan folk and music from the French underground. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Nour Mobarak And Jessica Ekomane In Session | 20201030 | | Jennifer Lucy Allan presents the latest in our exclusive Late Junction collaboration sessions with a meeting of musical minds from across the Atlantic via the power of the internet. In this edition, LA-based experimental vocalist Nour Mobarak meets Berlin-based sound artist and composer Jessica Ekomane. Nour Mobarak is an experimental vocalist and artist. Her work ‘excavates violence and desire’, with a focus on the use of language, which she explores through voice, sculpture, sound, performance, writing and video. Her latest project Allophone Movement, collages over 40 different languages in an attempt to explore the effect that speech can have when you remove its meaning. Jessica Ekomane is a French-born Berlin-based sound artist and composer. She uses sound to create a cathartic effect for the listener through live quadraphonic performances and installations, experimenting in psychoacoustics and perception. Her 2019 release Multivocal was recorded at a live sleeping event, and was inspired by psychology and trance-inducing rhythms. As the clock strikes midnight on Halloween we play scary sounds for the season, from the psych soundtrack of the first French vampire film, to a classic release by DJ Spooky that remixes the likes of Allen Ginsberg and Terry Riley. Plus a preview of Fat Out Fest’s Halloween weekend extravaganza, including Lone Taxidermist and Iceboy Violet. Produced by Katie Callin A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Jennifer Lucy Allan presents an exclusive session from Nour Mobarak and Jessica Ekomane. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Okkyung Lee's Mixtape | 20181122 | | Cellist, improviser and composer Okkyung Lee is the latest compiler of the Late Junction mixtape. She has thirty minutes to select the music that has been most meaningful in her life, including John Zorn, Jimmy Giuffre, Glenn Gould, Ella Fitzgerald, and Rick Astley. Born in South Korea and based in New York, Okkyung Lee has created an extensive body of work blurring genre boundaries, while testing the limit of contemporary cello performance techniques. Her music draws from noise and extended techniques, jazz, Western classical, and Korean traditional and popular music. A prolific collaborator, she has worked with Laurie Anderson, David Behrman, Chris Corsano, Mark Fell, Vijay Iyer, Christian Marclay, Thurston Moore, Bill Orcutt, Marina Rosenfeld, Evan Parker, Wadada Leo Smith, Swans, and Cecil Taylor, to name just a few. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Curatorial control is handed over to cellist, improviser and composer Okkyung Lee. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Ones To Watch From Bbc Music Introducing | 20190115 | | It’s mid-January 2019, so we’re well overdue Nick Luscombe’s ‘ones to watch for the year’ list. He digs through and cleans out the BBC Music Introducing inbox, where undiscovered and unsigned artists can upload their work to get heard on the radio. Nick comes across fresh new material from Afrofusion seven-piece Dakar Audio Club, Manchester songwriter Chloe Foy, Glasgow vocalist and pianist Luki, Gaelic singer Catherine Rudie, London contrabassoonist Thomas Stone and trio Vula Viel, whose music is built around the Ghanaian xylophone. The programme is not entirely devoted to the “cult of the new”, however. Hear sixties soul from David Axelrod, late-seventies library music from Paddy Kingsland, and a beautiful Japanese folk song about a bucket recorded in 1932. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. It's mid-January 2019, so we're overdue Nick Luscombe's \u2018ones to watch for the year' list. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Oren Ambarchi's Mixtape | 20201023 | | Oren Ambarchi is a guitarist, composer and musical polymath with a reputation for deconstructing genre; combining elements of free jazz, rock and contemporary composition. His work hops from modern electronics to minimal improvisation; blistering noise to hushed songwriting, with an open-eared approach that he also brings to his label Black Truffle. For this mixtape he hand picks the most surprising cuts from his collection. Elsewhere we shine a light on a particular form of ‘Far East’ reggae from Jamaica which was developed by Chinese-Jamaican producers on the island, we hear the sounds of forests thinking as devised by Norwegian string duo Vilda & Inga and ‘imaginary island music’ by duo LAGOSS. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Guitarist and musical polymath Oren Ambarchi crafts a bespoke Late Junction mixtape. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Other Night | 20190731 | | Music of dreams and nocturnal restlessness with Verity Sharp. Iranian composer/producer Siavash Amini explores the meaning of night in his new album, inspired by his own troubled experiences and by French writer Maurice Blanchot’s concept of ‘other night’ - the night of dreaming that delivers not rest but restlessness. Keeping the synapses firing into the small hours there’s also hyperactive jazz from Philipp Gropper, and a meld of cartoonish metal and tropical rhythms from Chupame el Dedo. Plus a look ahead to this weekend’s Sidmouth Folk Festival, featuring an array of homegrown and international artists including Ireland’s Lisa O’Neill. Produced by Chris Elcombe. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Music of dreams and nocturnal restlessness with Verity Sharp. Keeping the synapses firing into the small hours there’s also hyperactive jazz from Philipp Gropper, and a meld of cartoonish metal and tropical rhythms from Chúpame el Dedo. Plus a look ahead to this weekend’s Sidmouth Folk Festival, featuring an array of homegrown and international artists including Ireland’s Lisa O’Neill and Turkish singer Çiğdem Aslan. Produced by Chris Elcombe. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. |
| Otomo Yoshihide's Late Junction Mixtape | 20180427 | 20180426 (R3) | A Late Junction mixtape from the mind of Japanese composer, experimental guitarist, turntablist and producer Otomo Yoshihide. Otomo Yoshihide has long been one of the most dynamic forces in Japanese experimental music. Heralded as Tokyo's premiere noise DJ, he's spent decades at the cutting edge of Japan's experimental underground. His influences range from the musique concrète of Pierre Schaefer and Pierre Henry to the Japanese free jazz of alto sax player Kaoru Abe and guitarist Masayuki Takayanagi. In 1990, he founded the influential group Ground Zero, the first free improvising musicians to use turntables, and has since been involved in countless music projects including Mosquito Paper, Project Fukushima, Sampling Virus and his New Jazz Quartet. He has also received much acclaim for his soundtracks for film and television, having produced over 70 film soundtracks, and was awarded the Japan Record Award for best composer in 2013. Produced by Alannah Chance for Reduced Listening. A Late Junction mixtape from Japanese composer and multi-instrumentalist Otomo Yoshihide. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Pan Daijing And Coby Sey | 20191122 | | Pan Daijing, the self-taught, self-proclaimed outsider artist meets MC and producer Coby Sey for the first time in a fully improvised recording session featuring electronics, piano, bass and voice. Born and raised in Guiyang, Southwest China, Pan Daijing has been based in Berlin since 2016. She tells visceral, emotional, poetic stories through a practice that combines composition, performance art, cinema, theatre, opera, noise, and more. Lewisham’s Coby Sey has a wonderfully open approach to music, collaborating frequently with the likes of Tirzah, Klein and Kwes. His work often skilfully blends spoken word, vocals, live instrumentation, electronics and improvised DJ-ing to create new visions of club music. His collective Curl, founded with Mica Levi and Brother May among others, performed an amazing set at the inaugural Late Junction festival earlier this year. Elsewhere in the programme we hear live concert highlights from the recent edition of ‘Le Guess Who?’, the avant-garde music festival that has been hosted in Utrecht, the Netherlands, since 2009. Produced by Jack Howson. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Verity Sharp presents a fully improvised collaboration between two experimental artists. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Paul Purgas On India's Lost Avant-garde | 20200515 | | Paul Purgas joins Verity to explore the unknown history of India's electronic avant-garde. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Paul Purgas is a British electronic musician of Indian heritage and one half of the duo Emptyset. In 2018 he found a box of dusty reel to reel tapes in a design school in Ahmedabad, west India. The electronic compositions he discovered revealed a whole new chapter of Indian musical history that transformed his perception of electronic music. For years he had looked towards the West to understand the story of electronic sound, whether it be Stockhausen in Cologne or Laurie Spiegel in Bell Labs, but this changed everything. Ahead of a Radio 3 Sunday Feature on the subject, Paul joins Verity to play some of the music from the original tapes and discuss the discoveries he made along the way. Plus, we shake off the cobwebs with South African accordion jive, a new release from cellist Okkyung Lee and recordings from Saharan WhatsApp messages. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. |
| Peter Broderick And Peter Liversidge | 20170824 | | A collaboration session featuring composer Peter Broderick and artist Peter Liversidge. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Peter Zummo's Late Junction Mixtape | 20200117 | | Peter Zummo’s trombone style is recognised as one of the central features of Arthur Russell’s sound but Russell was just one of many artists Zummo has collaborated with. Among others are The Lounge Lizards, Peter Gordon and his Love of Life Orchestra, Oliver Coates and composers David Behrman, Annea Lockwood and Pauline Oliveros. In this edition of the Late Junction mixtape Verity Sharp presents 30 minutes of unbroken music that Zummo has put together from across the breadth of his collection including fever jazz by Rahsaan Roland Kirk, searing electronics by Japanese fluxus composer Yazunao Tone and quintessential soul from Jr Walker. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Verity Sharp presents a mixtape from composer and trombone player Peter Zummo. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Peter Zummo’s trombone style is recognised as one of the central features of Arthur Russell’s sound but Russell was just one of many artists Zummo has collaborated with. Among others are The Lounge Lizards, Peter Gordon and his Love of Life Orchestra, Oliver Coates and composers David Behrman, Annea Lockwood and Pauline Oliveros. In this edition of the Late Junction mixtape Verity Sharp presents 30 minutes of unbroken music that Zummo has put together from across the breadth of his collection including fever jazz by Rahsaan Roland Kirk, searing electronics by Japanese fluxus composer Yazunao Tone and quintessential soul from Jr Walker. Verity Sharp presents a mixtape from composer and trombone player Peter Zummo. |
| Phoning It In | 20200508 | | Verity Sharp hangs on the telephone with Captain Beefheart and Captain Maurice Seddon. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Telephone calls and remote communications are all the rage in these strange days of social isolation. Therefore tonight’s programme makes a virtue of this communication limitation by indulging in the best experimental tracks, live recordings, and art pieces that feature phone calls. Join Verity Sharp as she imagines hanging out on the telephone with Laurie Anderson, Yoko Ono, Captain Beefheart, Captain Maurice Seddon and many more. Produced by Jack Howson and Katie Callin. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. |
| Pierre Bastien And Aleks Kolkowski In Session | 20181025 | | In a world of glowing screens and impenetrable CPUs, Verity Sharp presents a collaboration session where you can hear its inner workings, featuring two artists from the world of mechanical music. Pierre Bastien is a French composer and experimental musical instrument builder. For this session he assembled large meccano-style cogs to create rhythms, played prepared trumpet recorded onto a wax cylinder, used a fan and shredded paper for percussion and set up a circular system of flutes. Aleks Kolkowski is a composer obsessed with sound recording and reproduction techniques of the turn of the century. To the session he brought a rare antique phonograph, musical saw, a stroh violin (mechanically amplified by a metal horn) and a 1920s mechanical zither. Having never played together before the pair spent the day in BBC’s Maida Vale studios to create a sonically rich selection of new pieces exclusively for Late Junction. Also in the show: weird electronic pop music from Sone Institute, a mass for the dead recorded in 1930 and a track by the accordion virtuoso Mario Batkovic. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening. Invented mechanical instruments feature in this month's session presented by Verity Sharp Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Playful Brass And Extreme Healing | 20201016 | | Jennifer Lucy Allan shares a recent composition by Scottish jazz outsider Bill Wells, performed by young brass players from Glasgow as well as sludgy drones from Japanese doom-metal band Boris, something they call “extreme healing music”. There’ll also be space ballads from the Sahara courtesy of Mamman Sani and his electric organ, and experimental dancehall at 90bpm from Equiknoxx's Gavsborg. Plus, ahead of a new documentary celebrating the female pioneers of electronic music, we dive into the archives to revisit a performance by Lithuanian virtuoso Clara Rockmore, the queen of the theremin. Produced by Katie Callin. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Jennifer Lucy Allan with playful brass from Glasgow and doom-metal from Tokyo. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Polish Underground | 20181127 | | Nick Luscombe returns from Unsound Festival in Krakow with a sackful of Polish underground music. During his trip Nick spoke to record labels, musicians and journalists to find out what makes Poland’s underground scene tick and how it came to be this way. He also visited a unique record shop that was more like being invited to look at and discuss the private collection of Peter the owner. Featuring music from the vocalist Agata Harz, the Meredith Monk of Poland; Resina, a cellist at the forefront of the countries neo-classical scene and graphic designer / electronic music maker We Will Fail. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening. Nick returns from Unsound Festival in Krakow with a sackful of Polish underground music. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Puce Mary's Late Junction Mixtape | 20181220 | | Danish noise artist Frederikke Hoffmeier, aka Puce Mary, hand picks 30 minutes of music from her record collection for the latest edition of the Late Junction mixtape, presented by Nick Luscombe. Hoffmeier has said she is drawn to music that expresses the extremes of human experience and her work is often both uncompromising and violent, using ear-splitting frequencies and harsh visual imagery. Her last album The Drought, which was her sixth, is rooted in industrial music and power electronics but goes beyond both, offering shuddering violence and personal vulnerability. For this mix she selects some surprising pieces from the music that has influenced her career so far. Elsewhere we have new music from Sarathy Korwar which interrogates the idea of ‘Eastern’ music and we salute the season with a twinkly Christmas single by Sufjan Stevens. Produced by Alannah Chance for Reduced Listening. Nick Luscombe presents a mixtape from apocalyptic electronic artist Puce Mary Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Apocalyptic electronic artist Puce Mary turns her hand to the Late Junction mixtape Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Radical Music At The Manchester International Festival | 20190709 | | The Manchester International Festival showcases new works from across the spectrum of the arts with a programme that spans from big name stars to new artists. Verity Sharp explores the stranger end of their output this year, looking at the legacy of video game composition in the music of footwork firebrand Jlin, as well as some of the lesser known soundtracks of David Lynch. Taking Lynch as our inspiration, we hear from other multidisciplinary artists pushing the boundaries between film, art and music. Izumi Kawasaki began her career as an actress and prop maker before moving into commercial design, live painting and now music. Verity selects a piece of lacerating industrial noise from her debut album Moromi as well as a hypnotic piece of future-primitivism from the producer and fine artist Mark Fell. Taken from Fell’s last album, Intra, this work is performed by Drumming Grupo De Percussão on the Sixxen metallophone system - a set of six microtonally tuned instruments originally conceived by Iannis Xenakis in 1976. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Verity Sharp seeks out adventurous music at the Manchester International Festival Experimental music for adventurous listeners. The Manchester International Festival showcases new works from across the spectrum of the arts with a programme that spans from big name stars to new artists. Verity Sharp explores the stranger end of their output this year, looking at the legacy of video game composition in the music of footwork firebrand Jlin, as well as some of the lesser known soundtracks of David Lynch. Verity Sharp seeks out adventurous music at the Manchester International Festival Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Radio Ping-pong | 20190926 | | Max Reinhardt and Nick Luscombe play a game of radio ping-pong, reacting to each other’s track choices live in the studio. Based on a feature originally on Charlie Gillett’s GLR radio show in the 1990s, Max and Nick took the form to the clubs when they used to DJ together at Market Place in Oxford Circus. Bouncing off each other’s tracks in a cheeky kudos contest, Max and Nick keep their long list of tracks closely guarded to make judicious choices that knock each other’s socks off. Bring it on. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Max Reinhardt and Nick Luscombe play a game of radio ping-pong. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Revitalised Sounds And Private Press Cassettes | 20200110 | | Jennifer Lucy Allan welcomes in the new year with fresh releases, revitalised sounds and private press gems including a lost cassette from the 90s by Sahwari musicians El Wali, new releases from Indonesian cassette label Hasana Editions and a meeting of sound poetry and chamber music on Sean McCann’s Recital Records. Elsewhere we sink our teeth into the debut EP by Robin Richards from Dutch Uncles, which features Gregorian chant, rhythm-led music concrète and a limited edition doughnut which, in keeping with the EP, blends Welsh and Estonian influences. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Jennifer Lucy Allan plays music for donuts and private press gems for the New Year. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Rhys Chatham's Mixtape | 20181206 | | Verity Sharp presents a mixtape compiled by legendary experimental composer, guitarist, trumpet player and flautist Rhys Chatham. Classically trained in New York, after leaving the conservatory in the early 1970s Chatham became the curator at a music venue in Soho and worked with giants of the scene like Maryanne Amacher, Philip Glass, Meredith Monk, Pauline Oliveros, Steve Reich, Brian Eno and Robert Fripp - to name just a few. Chatham had originally been introduced to electronic music and composition by Morton Subotnick in the late 60s, had studied composition with La Monte Young and played in Tony Conrad’s early group. He soon became tired of producing other people’s music and after hearing an early concert recording of the Ramones, he was inspired to combine rock instrumentation with the avant garde minimalism he had worked so often with as a producer. In 1977 Rhys created the seminal composition Guitar Trio, which he described as ‘Tony Conrad meets the Ramones’. Over the past forty years, he’s been working to make use of armies of electric guitars in special tunings, culminating in A Crimson Grail in 2005 - a piece for 400 electric guitars. Chatham has also been working with various brass configurations since 1982, deploying techniques inherited from the early New York minimalist and 70s loft jazz period. Since 2014, Rhys has been touring a solo program featuring an electric guitar in a Pythagorean tuning trumpets and bass alto and C flutes. Rhys’ mixtape draws on his background as a curator of 1970s New York avant garde and reflects the inspiration he finds in minimalism and punk rock, as well as classical and jazz, with pieces from Eliane Radigue, Iggy Pop, Pérotin the Great and Don Cherry. Produced by Katie Callin for Reduced Listening. A mixtape from composer, guitarist and trumpet player Rhys Chatham Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Robert Sandall | 20100609 | | Robert Sandall explores contemporary variants of the folk tradition in the music of Seth Lakeman, Paul Weller, The Incredible String Band and the late John Martyn - as well as looking forward to a folk-inspired Meltdown Festival this week in London. Robert Sandall presents music from Seth Lakeman, Paul Weller and John Martyn. ![]()

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| Roger Robinson, Ben Vince And Mark Sanders Collaboration Session | 20180815 | | The first encounter of three musicians from different corners of British experimental music, in session at the BBC's Maida Vale studios. Acclaimed dub poet and musician Roger Robinson describes himself as a 'British resident with a Trini sensibility'. His 2017 release 'Dog Heart City' was a firm Late Junction favourite, presenting tales of survival, division and widening inequality in London. Ben Vince - hailed as 'your new favourite avant-garde saxophonist' - comes from the southeast quarter of the capital. He has collaborated with the likes of Mica Levi and Housewives, looping arpeggios and riffs into dense layers. Drummer Mark Sanders has long been one of the UK's blue ribbon improvisers, noted among other things for his ability to move between free and hard-swinging rhythms. Max's selections include Reverend Smith and Family - voices of Mississippi captured by folklorist William Ferris. And there's music for piano - Harold Budd feels he's been kidnapped by the ambient movement, preferring to describe his music as 'soft-pedal'; John Cage's prepared piano is, in his words, more of an 'exploded keyboard' - or two in the case of his 1944 work 'Book of Music'. Produced by Chris Elcombe for Reduced Listening. Musicians from different corners of UK experimental music, recorded at BBC Maida Vale. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Rokia Traore Performs Live | 20190508 | | Verity Sharp presents the sublime sound of Rokia Traoré singing and performing live in the studio. A protégé of legendary guitarist Ali Farka Touré, Rokia Traoré has been an innovative artistic force since 1997, never straying too far from her roots in Mali, yet defying the confines of a single culture, genre, or style. In addition to award-winning solo albums, she has collaborated musically alongside artists such as Kronos Quartet and Damon Albarn, and worked in the theatre with Toni Morrison and Peter Sellars. She is in the UK for the 2019 edition of Brighton Festival, an annual multi-arts event, where she is serving as this year’s guest director, placing a particular emphasis on diversity and inclusive collaboration, oral storytelling and Malian culture. Traces of myth, fable, history and spirituality are also present in the rest of tonight’s programme, which features Ana Roxanne’s devotional songwriting, Tim Hecker’s exploration of ancient Japanese court music, and C Joynes’ new composition inspired by 16th-century travellers' tales. Produced by Jack Howson. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Verity Sharp presents the sublime sound of Rokia Traore singing and playing live. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Verity Sharp presents the sublime sound of Rokia Traoré singing and performing live, as she premieres songs from her Dream Mandé project, which celebrates Mandinka storytelling and fuses traditional Malian music with the contemporary. Traces of myth, fable, history and spirituality are also present in the rest of tonight’s programme, which features Ana Roxanne’s devotional songwriting, Tim Hecker’s exploration of ancient Japanese court music, and C Joynes’s new composition inspired by 16th-century traveller’s tales. |
| Rotterdam Underground | 20190618 | | ‘A mix of brutal pop and experiment’ - that’s the state of Rotterdam’s alternative music scene according to journalist and resident Richard Foster, who shares the sounds of the city’s underground with Nick Luscombe. Guitar racket and lo-fi frenzy abounds: Marijn Verbiesen (aka Red Brut) blends tape noise and field recordings, and the punk is as abrasive as you might expect from a band called Neighbours Burning Neighbours. Plus, Nick takes us into another urban world through the Seoul soundscape evoked by Park Jiha, and a reworking of the music of Australian songwriter Penelope Trappes by Mogwai. Produced by Chris Elcombe A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3 Rotterdam-resident journalist Richard Foster profiles the city's scene with Nick Luscombe. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Roy Claire Potter And Park Jiha In Session | 20200228 | | Verity Sharp presents a collaboration between two artists who’ve never met before, writer and reader-outer Roy Claire Potter and Korean multi-instrumentalist Park Jiha. Influenced by linguistics and performance theory, Roy Claire Potter’s work examines what it means to articulate. For this session, they bring a selection of texts to talk through, pick from and try out. Park Jiha creates exploratory music rooted in traditional Korean instrumental performance. To this session she brings three instruments: a Korean hammered dulcimer called a yanggeum, a saenghwang which is an instrument made of 24 slender bamboo pipes attached to a bowl and played like a harmonica and a double-reed bamboo flute called a piri, which sounds similar to an oboe. Also in the show, some shimmering music for a newly developed instrument called a magnetic resonator piano where electromagnets are placed above the strings in a concert grand piano. And a chance to hear Mira Calix’s piece Nunu written for the London Sinfonietta and a gathering of live insects. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell, Katie Callin and Alannah Chance A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3 Verity Sharp presents a collaboration between two artists who've never met before. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Verity Sharp presents a collaboration between two artists who’ve never met before, writer and reader-outer Roy Claire Potter and Korean multi-instrumentalist Park Jiha. Verity Sharp presents a collaboration between two artists who've never met before. |
| Saharan Banga And Anglo-french Folk | 20190402 | | Bigging up the start of the week with enormous sounds from across the planet. Verity Sharp shares new music from Ifriqiyya Electrique, blending sounds from the ancient Saharan Banga (literally ‘huge volume’) ritual with the duo’s post-punk background. Spanish producer Rrucculla’s album ‘Shush’ is anything but quiet - a maximalist journey influenced by free jazz, math-rock and Latin music among other things. Plus, Anglo-French folk from Topette, and Kate Molleson joins Verity in the studio to offer a glimpse of what’s to come on ‘The New Music Show’ which starts on Radio 3 this weekend. Produced by Chris Elcombe. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Maximalist journeys and \u2018huge volume' with Verity Sharp. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Sam Shalabi And Angel Bat Dawid In Session | 20201204 | | Verity Sharp presents this month's Late Junction collaboration session, where we pair together two artists who have never met before and invite them to collaborate remotely. Sam Shalabi is an Egyptian-Canadian oud player and improviser living between Montreal and Cairo. His work incorporates traditional Arabic forms alongside noise, free improvisation and jazz and spans several different groups: Shalabi Effect; Land of Kush and The Dwarves of East Agouza to name a few. Here he brings his open-eared approach to a collaboration with fellow traveller and ‘spiritual jazz soothsayer’ Angel Bat Dawid. Angel Bat Dawid is a shape shifting multi-instrumentalist and composer. She is primarily a clarinettist but also works with vocals, piano and percussion and improvises with an assortment of different musicians across the Chicago jazz scene. Her work is rooted in a spiritual vision of what music can achieve. Plus binaural recordings of water on polyester, metal and skin courtesy of Barcelona-based sound artist Daphne X, sparkly disjointed pop from Finland’s Jonna Karanka aka Kuupuu, and ‘pastoral metal’ in the form of the latest offering from cellist Oliver Coates. Produced by Katie Callin. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Verity Sharp presents an exclusive session between two artists who have never met before. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Sarah Davachi's Mixtape | 20190221 | | The Renaissance period and modern minimalism combine in Sarah Davachis mixtape. Sarah is an electroacoustic composer and organist from Calgary, Canada with an interest in the delicate psychoacoustics of intimate aural spaces. Incorporating elements of drone and acoustic sources, with influences in minimalism and the Baroque, she has been described as a hybrid of Terry Riley and Eliane Radigue. Also in the show, Verity Sharp presents folk songwriter Eliza Carthys solo album, described as a pilgrimage towards friendship from a dark place; Punkt.Vrt.Plastik are a newly formed European jazz trio featuring Kaja Draksler on piano, bassist Petter Eldh and Christian Lillinger on drums; and theres music from Olivia Louvels audio-visual project Data Regina which explores the reigns of Mary, Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I. Verity Sharp with a mixtape by Canadian composer and organist Sarah Davachi. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners The Renaissance period and modern minimalism combine in Sarah Davachi’s mixtape. Sarah is an electroacoustic composer and organist from Calgary, Canada with an interest in the delicate psychoacoustics of intimate aural spaces. Incorporating elements of drone and acoustic sources, with influences in minimalism and the Baroque, she has been described as a hybrid of Terry Riley and Eliane Radigue. Also in the show, Verity Sharp presents folk songwriter Eliza Carthy’s solo album, described as a pilgrimage towards friendship from a dark place; Punkt.Vrt.Plastik are a newly formed European jazz trio featuring Kaja Draksler on piano, bassist Petter Eldh and Christian Lillinger on drums; and there’s music from Olivia Louvel’s audio-visual project Data Regina which explores the reigns of Mary, Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Sarathy Korwar On Indian Hip Hop | 20190820 | | The latest album by percussionist and bandleader Sarathy Korwar is his most political to date. Korwar describes it as ‘an honest reflection of my experience of being an Indian in Britain. It is a record born of confrontation; one for our confrontational times.’ It features an array of voices from across the South Indian diaspora as well as collaborations with MCs from the nascent rap scene coming out of Mumbai and New Delhi. For Korwar what is refreshing about this scene is that it is the first time independent music has been driven predominantly by working class kids in the country, rather than from the upper-middle class. He plays Max Reinhardt some of the most exciting talent coming out of the scene right now. Max also dishes out some dynamic boogie-woogie piano from 1930s Tennessee, Afro-Brazilian broadsides from Bahia and a lost LP by Amnon Raviv, an Israeli hospital clown who makes psychedelic flamenco guitar.Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Sarathy Korwar shares his love of India's nascent hip hop scene with Max Reinhardt. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners The latest album by percussionist and bandleader Sarathy Korwar is his most political to date. Korwar describes it as ‘an honest reflection of my experience of being an Indian in Britain. It is a record born of confrontation; one for our confrontational times.’ It features an array of voices from across the South Indian diaspora as well as collaborations with MCs from the nascent rap scene coming out of Mumbai and New Delhi. For Korwar what is refreshing about this scene is that it is the first time independent music has been driven predominantly by working class kids in the country, rather than from the upper-middle class. He plays Max Reinhardt some of the most exciting talent coming out of the scene right now. Max also dishes out some dynamic boogie-woogie piano from 1930s Tennessee, Afro-Brazilian broadsides from Bahia and a lost LP by Ammon Raviv, an Israeli hospital clown who makes psychedelic flamenco guitar. |
| Scott Walker Mixtape | 20190326 | | In tribute to Scott Walker, to mark his passing this weekend, the chance to hear again a mixtape and conversation with his friend Jarvis Cocker who curates some of the lesser-known cuts from Walker’s back catalogue, first broadcast in 2017. Elsewhere on the show new releases come courtesy of Québécois producer Jean Cousin, working under the new moniker Joni Void, who has been inspired by ‘mise en abyme’ - the act of placing a copy of the work within itself. And the musical roots of Greece and Armenia are united with Moog synths by Kolida Babo. Also Irish brothers Ye Vagabonds sing the Hare’s Lament, The Meridian Brothers evoke the spirit of 70s Salsa Columbiana, and virtuoso viola da gamba player Paolo Pandolfo improvises on an ancient ground bass. Produced by Freya Hellier. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Verity Sharp pays tribute to Scott Walker and listens to Greek/Armenian music traditions. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Senyawa And Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe In Session | 20200124 | | Jennifer Lucy Allan presents an improvised collaboration session between experimental Javanese duo Senyawa and explorative multi-instrumentalist Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe. Senyawa apply the sonic influences of the avant-garde to their Indonesian musical heritage through the extended vocal technique of Rully Shabara and the modern-primitive instrumentation of Wukir Suryadi. Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, sometimes known as Lichens, is an artist and multi-instrumentalist who uses his voice and modular synthesisers to create spontaneous and ecstatic compositions. The session took place ahead of their first performance together as part of the New Arts and Music Programme at Sutton House. Thanks to Luis Carvajal and I-D.A Projects. Elsewhere Jennifer Lucy Allan presents rousing sounds, from Bandung in Indonesia to Lerwick in the Shetland Islands. Up Helly Aa is a series of annual fire festivals that take place in the winter months in Shetland, celebrating their Viking heritage. On the last Tuesday of January, for 24 hours straight, the biggest of all takes place in Lerwick. Expect field recordings of the costumed Viking March. Plus new music from Indonesian tape label Hasana Editions, and prolific Bandung-based artist Fahmi Mursyid. Mursyid applies granular synthesis and modular electronics to traditional Indonesian instruments and found objects to create timeless sound sculptures. Produced by Katie Callin A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Jennifer Lucy Allan presents an exclusive improvised session. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Shamanic Reindeer Song, Post-minimal Guitars And Javanese Ritual | 20190702 | | Max Reinhardt presents rousing Finnish reindeer song from Hilda Landsman and Viivi Maria Saarenkyia alongside post-minimal sounds for guitar quartet by avant-rock legend Fred Frith. Plus, intoxicating ritual music from Java – kasenian réak, part of a family of dances dating back to the 8th century. Produced by Steven Rajam for Reduced Listening. Ritual music from Finland to Java, plus post-minimal guitar sounds from Fred Frith. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Max Reinhardt presents rousing Finnish reindeer song from Hilda Landsman and Viivi Maria Saarenkyia alongside post-minimal sounds for guitar quartet by avant-rock legend Fred Frith. Plus, intoxicating ritual music from Java – kasenian réak, part of a family of dances dating back to the 8th century. Ritual music from Finland to Java, plus post-minimal guitar sounds from Fred Frith. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Shirley Collins's Mixtape | 20200814 | | The living legend of English folk, Shirley Collins returns to the Late Junction airwaves with a 30-minute mixtape of music with no limits. Following the release of her latest record she selects pieces from her music collection which she still enjoys to this day. Shirley Collins, MBE, was part of the English folk revival in the 1960s. She left Hastings for London to be a folk singer at 17 before travelling by boat to America to record traditional ballads with the folklorist Alan Lomax. After releasing her album For As Many Will in 1978 she suffered a form of dysphonia, which resulted in the loss of her singing voice. She was never expected to sing again but against the odds she returned to the spotlight in 2016, taught herself to sing once again and released a new album after more than 30 years in obscurity. Elsewhere Jennifer Lucy Allan takes a deep dive into the sound of fog horns. Expect a piece by composer and sound ecologist Hildegarde Westerkamp, Wadada Leo Smith improvising with Alvin Curran’s foghorn recordings and Sufi Flamenco by Pakistani-born musician Aziz Balouch. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Jennifer Lucy Allan invites folk legend Shirley Collins to compile a 30-minute mixtape. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Siren Djs' Late Junction Mixtape | 20180223 | | A Late Junction mixtape from London's SIREN Collective. Formed in 2016, SIREN's DJs, VJs, writers, artists and graphic designers throw parties, run music nights, host radio shows and publish a zine, all with the aim of supporting and promoting under-represented voices in the dance music scene. Three of its core members share the decks for this collaborative mixtape which features electronic music from around the world, as well as dub, throat singing and Ukrainian folk. Produced by Chris Elcombe for Reduced Listening. A Late Junction mixtape from London dance music collective SIREN. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Sleepless In Tokyo | 20180424 | | Nick Luscombe invites us on a late night soundwalk through the 24 hour neighbourhood of Kabukichō in Tokyo, an entertainment district also known as "Sleepless Town". Also in this Japanese music special we hear from revered composer Toshio Hosokawa, catastrophic noise-metal from Tokyo band Endon, experimental electronics from Nobukazu Takemura, cutting-edge art rock from Kyoto based collective Kukangendai, and some of the best Japanese music being made here in the UK with Hatis Noit's explorations of the limits of the human voice plus the one-man band of assorted DIY instruments operated by the masterful ICHI. Part of Night Blossoms on BBC Radio 3. Produced by Alannah Chance for Reduced Listening. Tokyo's nocturnal street sounds plus vaporwave, vegan noise art and bamboo magic. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Softly, Softly... | 20190725 | | For the final episode of the week, Max Reinhardt plays you dulcet sounds, gently, softly, sweetly. Intrepid field recordist Gonçalo F Cardoso creates a soundscape on the shore of the tropical island of Unguja, fiddler Aidan O’Rourke conjures up quiet magic from a James Robertson short story, and lo-fi legend Bill Callahan covers a classic from The Carter Family. There’s also music from a couple of amazing artists gracing upcoming concerts at the BBC Proms 2019: cellist Oliver Coates, and singer Angélique Kidjo. Produced by Jack Howson A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3 Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners For the final episode of the week, Max Reinhardt plays you dulcet sounds, gently, softly, sweetly. Intrepid field recordist Gonçalo F Cardoso creates a soundscape on the shore of the tropical island of Unguja, fiddler Aidan O’Rourke conjures up quiet magic from a James Robertson short story, and lo-fi legend Bill Callahan covers a classic from The Carter Family. |
| Songs About Death, Haunting And Passing Over | 20181031 | | Jennifer Lucy Allan invokes sonic ghosts, digging up dark and dirty songs about death, haunting, and passing over for All Hallow’s Evening. Hear blasted blues by Bridget Hayden, a spiritual from Bessie Jones, and death songs interpreted by Robbie Basho, KOKOKO!, Aine O’Dwyer, and the Velvet Underground. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Songs about death, haunting and passing over for All Hallow's Eve. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Songs For Stormy Weather | 20210122 | | Batten down the hatches with Late Junction as Jennifer Lucy Allan shares music inspired by bad weather, from noise musician Daniel Menche's intense recordings of storms in Oregon, to experimental guitarist Derek Bailey’s accompaniment to a rain dance. There’ll also be jazz pieces reflecting on clouds from South Africa’s Letta Mbulu, collaged weather reports from Scottish composer Ron Geesin, and soundscape compositions from Hildegard Westerkamp on the west coast of British Columbia. Elsewhere there’s new releases from pedal steel guitarist Susan Alcorn and her quintet and Manchester-based sound artist Kelly Jayne Jones. Produced by Katie Callin A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3 Batten down the hatches as Jennifer Lucy Allan shares music inspired by bad weather. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Songs Of Apocalyptic Hope | 20210108 | | Verity Sharp shares some of the first releases of the year from the realm of the adventurous. Starting with music from Acocope, the name of a new C.A.N.V.A.S compilation that invites artists to deconstruct pop in the spirit of apocalyptic hope. Elvin Bradhi, Lugh and Olan Monk have invited CURL’s Alpha Maid and Nadah El Shazly, among others, to come together to make a ‘greatest hits of a half-remembered era of reduced attention spans and blown out pop nihilism’. We feature Alpha Maid’s take on the theme. Also on the programme: a new release from Ghanaian band Alostmen, whose music is based on the Frafra tradition of the kologo, a stringed lute; an unsettling take on the wassail tradition from Kemper Norton to see in the new year; and a brand new release from ‘experimental metal’ duo Senyawa. Senyawa’s new album combines animist mythology, guttural throat singing and traditional Indonesian instrumentation. Produced by Alannah Chance A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3 Verity Sharp plays Ghanaian Kologo, apocalyptic post-pop and Kemper Norton's wassail. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Songs Of Innocence And Experience | 20190911 | | As a major new exhibition of William Blake's work opens at the Tate Gallery, Verity Sharp shares music inspired by the visionary painter, printmaker and poet. The exhibition will be the largest survey of work by Blake in the UK for a generation, bringing together over 300 remarkable and rarely seen works. His work has been fertile ground for musicians through the 20th and 21st centuries, with Songs of Innocence and Experience in particular frequently set to music by the likes of Allen Ginsberg (in a recording featuring jazz musicians Don Cherry and Elvin Jones), and Jah Wobble. Jerusalem, too has made it beyond the church pews and sports stadia into the music of The Fall and, more recently, a Late Junction collaboration session with Ross Sutherland, Matthew Kaner and The Golden Age of Steam. Produced by Chris Elcombe. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. (Image courtesy of the Tate: 'Newton' by William Blake) Music inspired by William Blake, with Verity Sharp. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. As a major new exhibition of William Blake’s work opens at the Tate Gallery, Verity Sharp shares music inspired by the visionary painter, printmaker and poet. The exhibition will be the largest survey of work by Blake in the UK for a generation, bringing together over 300 remarkable and rarely seen works. His work has been fertile ground for musicians through the 20th and 21st centuries, with Songs of Innocence and Experience in particular frequently set to music by the likes of Allen Ginsberg (in a recording featuring jazz musicians Don Cherry and Elvin Jones), and Jah Wobble. Jerusalem, too, has made it beyond the church pews and sports stadia into the music of The Fall and, more recently, a Late Junction collaboration session with Ross Sutherland, Matthew Kaner and The Golden Age of Steam. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Sonic Self-care | 20200306 | | Noise-cancelling headphones, white noise, and phone apps playing relaxing natural sounds are increasingly ubiquitous. In Mack Hagood’s recent book ‘Hush’ these devices are labelled “orphic media ?, referencing the mythical Orpheus who counteracted the fatal song of the Sirens by playing a song of his own, fighting sound with sound to create a safe space. So, with the growth of technology that allows users to control their environment and practise sonic self-care, how does our relationship to noise, music, and listening change as a result? Mack Hagood is an author, podcaster, and professor at Miami University in Ohio. He joins presenter Jennifer Lucy Allan to discuss his research. Within tonight’s discussion, hear experiments in music, sound, and listening from composer Daniel Fishkin, violinist Mandhira de Saram, and Deep Listening pioneer Pauline Oliveros. Produced by Jack Howson A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3 Jennifer Lucy Allan creates and considers sonic safe spaces. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Noise-cancelling headphones, white noise, and phone apps playing relaxing natural sounds are increasingly ubiquitous. In Mack Hagood’s recent book ‘Hush’ these devices are labelled “orphic media”, referencing the mythical Orpheus who counteracted the fatal song of the Sirens by playing a song of his own, fighting sound with sound to create a safe space. Within tonight’s discussion, hear experiments in music, sound, and listening from field recordist Irv Teibel, violinist Mandhira de Saram, and composer Pauline Oliveros. |
| Sonorous Sweet Dreams ... | 20190829 | | Verity Sharp drops you into a dream state with fantastical, soporific music. Let these late night sounds put you to bed on the right note. Expect creative takes on dreaming from producer and poet Gašper Torkar, electronic magician Four Tet, hip-hop drummer Karriem Riggins, and the legend of experimentalism and imagination that is Yoko Ono. Following on from this evening's Late Night Prom, a ‘Sacred Concert’ honouring the life and work of Duke Ellington, Late Junction continues the spiritual jazz atmosphere, too, with mystical music from John Coltrane. Produced by Jack Howson. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Verity Sharp drops you into a dream state and puts you to bed on the right note. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Sound Frontiers: Nick Luscombe Live From Southbank Centre | 20161006 | | Live from Southbank Centre, Nick Luscombe with a programme marking 70 years of Radio 3. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Sounds From Tangled Timelines | 20191101 | | Jennifer Lucy Allan takes routes outwards from minimalism and finds Jewish shofar horn drones by Alvin Curran, microtonal composer Elodie Lauten’s opera featuring Arthur Russell and missives from Robert Ashley. Elsewhere we continue to celebrate music that falls between the gaps with 1980s Peruvian tape music dedicated to Lorca, the rumble and swirl of Shackleton’s new project Tunes of Negation and glossy guitar soundscapes from Julia Reidy. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Jennifer Lucy Allan plays shofar horns, Peruvian tapes and glossy guitar soundscapes. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Space Is The Place | 20200710 | | Jennifer Lucy Allan travels the spaceways, in conversation with Nicole Mitchell. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Jennifer Lucy Allan travels the spaceways for a Late Junction special on science fiction, with jazz flautist Nicole Mitchell. Mitchell leads the rotating cast of the eclectic Black Earth Ensemble, and is former chairperson of Chicago musicians collective the AACM (Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians). She joins us to select music and discuss the work of science fiction writer Octavia Butler who has been deeply influential on her work. Butler’s visions of time travel, inter-species relationships and an unravelling America, propose radical spaces where social relations can be reimagined and Afrofuturist utopias can take root. Elsewhere we’ll hear other artists who have been exploring alternative futures. Expect dub legend Scientist meeting the space invaders, Stockhausen’s flying saucer operas, Ursula Le Guin’s imagined languages, and Detroit techno duo Drexciya’s sub-aquatic Black Atlantic society. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. |
| Spoiler Alert | 20200703 | | Verity Sharp with an eclectic mix inspired by the final notes of songs. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Spoiler alert: Verity Sharp starts at the end featuring an album of new compositions made entirely out of the final note of existing songs. The End of Music by Morusque includes the endings from a pick and mix of original tracks which were selected randomly from his hard drive and then processed and composed into new forms. Also on the programme we play vintage Sudanese Haqiba from Sharbahil Ahmed, the founding father of the Sudanese Jazz scene alongside new material from Cucina Povera and a recently unearthed recording of Thelonious Monk. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. |
| Spoken Word Which Tastes Like Peaches | 20201121 | | In this hour-long edition of the programme Verity Sharp presents spoken word which ‘tastes like peaches, metal and blood’ from Tobias Preisig’s new project Ain’t About Me, a composition from Iranian artist and political prisoner Mehdi Rajabian and tape music ‘in the key of no’ from Alice Kemp. Plus we speculate on what a post-apocalyptic Britain would sound like with composer Iain Chambers’ latest work exploring a decommissioned Ministry of Defence site at Orford Ness on the Suffolk coast. Since the Ministry of Defence left in 1993, the buildings have been overrun by nature. Chambers records air ducts packed with nests of roosting birds, seagulls crowding former atomic weapon labs and metal stairwells transformed into aeolian harps. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Verity Sharp with spoken word which \u2018tastes like peaches' and sounds from Orford Ness. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| St George, England And Cappadocia | 20190423 | | Verity Sharp marks St George’s Day with an array of music hailing from old Albion to Turkey and Palestine. Featuring kemanche virtuosity from Ibrahim Kaya, new electronics from Jad Atoui and Jawad Nawfal and a mythical vision of England by Thomas Ades. Produced by Steven Rajam. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Marking St George's Day, an array of music from old Albion to Turkey. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Start 2020 Sounding Right | 20200103 | | Brand new experimental music for the new year, brought to you by the venerable Verity Sharp. Notes of optimism abound. There’s music for dancing, music for getting active and embracing the outdoors, and music for making fresh starts, from artists including Julianna Barwick, Edourd Benoit, Keeley Forsyth, Frankie Gavin and Junius Paul. Also, nods to traditional midwinter festivities, as Lisa O’Neill and Lankum go ‘hunting the wren’. Produced by Jack Howson. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Brand new experimental music for the new year, brought to you by Verity Sharp. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Brand new experimental music for the new year, brought to you by the venerable Verity Sharp. Brand new experimental music for the new year, brought to you by Verity Sharp. |
| Stephen O'malley From Sunn 0)))'s Mixtape | 20190501 | | Nick Luscombe enters the sound world of Stephen O’Malley from drone metal band Sunn 0))). Formed in Seattle in 1998, the band is known for an extremely heavy sound that blends diverse genres including drone, black metal, dark ambient, and noise rock. Founding member Stephen O’Malley crafts a special 30-minute continuous mixtape to tickle your ear drums. Also in the programme La Vox’s 1980s inspired atmospheric glitch-techno, an other-worldly sound collage from Isambard Khroustaliov and modern European jazz from trumpeter Christof Mahnig. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3 Nick Luscombe enters the sound world of Stephen O'Malley from drone metal band Sunn 0))). Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Also in the programme d’Voxx’s 1980s inspired atmospheric glitch-techno, an other-worldly sound collage from Isambard Khroustaliov and modern European jazz from trumpeter Christof Mahnig. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Stewart Lee Presents Laura Cannell's Mixtape | 20181227 | | In his final show as guest editor, Stewart Lee presents a mixtape from recorder player and violinist Laura Cannell. Cannell’s work explores the territory between composed and improvised music, drawing on medieval and early music while rooted in contemporary techniques and approaches. Her mixtape spans Thomas Tallis, Breton bagpipes, violinist Galya Bisengalieva and improvising saxophonist Colin Stetson. She joins Stewart in the studio, and he shares some final cuts from his own collection too. Produced by Chris Elcombe for Reduced Listening. A mixtape from recorder player and violinist Laura Cannell Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Sublime Sounds From Musical Brothers And Sisters | 20181030 | | Jennifer Lucy Allan shares sublime sounds and songs from her favourite combinations of musical siblings, including the Akkarai Sisters, the Jones Brothers, and Shirley and Dolly Collins. Oh, and not forgetting the Bee Gees. Also tonight, hear brand new music from singer-songwriter Julia Holter, lo-fi trio Still House Plants, and philosopher-mathematician-composer Catherine Christer Hennix. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Jennifer Lucy Allan shares sublime sounds from her favourite groups of musical siblings. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Subterranean Sounds | 20200911 | | Verity Sharp digs deep to uncover the sounds of the underground. Prepare to do some deep listening and tap into the world beneath our feet as Late Junction goes subterranean. With our sonic archaeologist hard-hats on we delve into the ambient reverb of an underground water cistern with Pauline Oliveros and her Deep Listening Band, as well as traditional coal mining songs from the northern shore of Japan’s Kyushu Island and the British industrial revolution. Experience the sounds of tree roots growing underwater as recorded by sound artist Patrick Farmer and some roots reggae from dub pioneer Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry. Plus immersive sounds from the artist Sandra Crisp, whose work explores the sites of ancient underground rivers beneath London. Produced by Katie Callin. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Verity Sharp listens to the underground, tapping into the sounds beneath our feet. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
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Plus Mathias Eik's Cologne Blues and Janacek's Our Father. There's the final special set from the Bath International Music Festival's new late-night series - by folk/early music band Horses Brawl. 



















































































































































Verity Sharp plays selections from William Byrd's volume of harpsichord music for Lady Nevell, Jonny Greenwood's score for the film There Will Be Blood and a recording of Philip Glass' Piece in the Shape of a Square for two flutes. Verity Sharp introduces traditional music for marimbas from Guatemala, as well as compositions and improvisations for prepared and toy pianos. Plus recordings from the Zelinsky Collection of mechanical musical instruments at the Musee Mecanique in San Francisco. Verity Sharp presents Alan Maralung's recordings of Australian Aboriginal songs and the South Indian violin duo of Lalitha and Nandini Muthuswamy. Plus excerpts from Francois Tetaz's score for the film Wolf Creek, which features the wire recordings of instrument maker Alan Lamb and the prepared piano of Anthony Pateras" Fiona Talkington's late-night mix includes a specially-recorded set from sax and percussion duo Andy Sheppard and Kuljit Bhamra at the Bath International Music festival, along with music from Yann Tiersen, prepared piano by John Cage, singing by Anonymous 4 and El Hadj N'Diaye." Fiona Talkington presents a week of programmes with an oriental flavour, including specially-recorded music from the Bath International Music Festival's new late-night concert series. A set from pipa player Wu Man given in Bath last week is the centrepiece in a mix that also includes Yo Yo Ma, Ryohei Hirose, Monte, Mamur and Iz as well as Stravinsky." Fiona Talkington presents Trio Medieval and traditional drummer Birger Mistereggen, Uri Caine's take on Verdi and a look ahead to the Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow. Fiona Talkington presents music from bass player Edgar Meyer, Food's new album Molecular Gastronomy, Yves Lambert's Bebert Orchestra and more from Trio Medieval and Birger Mistereggen in concert. Fiona Talkington presents a concert given by Trio Medieval and drummer Birger Mistereggen at Trinity College Cambridge. Plus dobro player Jerry Douglas, Bobby McFerrin sings the Beatles, chamber music by Ravel and the voice of Tom Waits." Fiona Talkington presents a concert given by Trio Medieval and drummer Birger Mistereggen at Trinity College Cambridge. Plus dobro player Jerry Douglas, Bobby McFerrin sings the Beatles, chamber music by Ravel and the voice of Tom Waits."" Verity Sharp heads to the edgelands of Lincolnshire for a special programme recorded at home with one of the most distinctive voices in British songwriting, Robert Wyatt. A pivotal figure in the alternative music scene of the last 50 years, Wyatt has had a profound influence on the history of British music. But he's also one of its most affable story tellers. Over a plate of local plum cake, Wyatt talks Verity through some of the music that has helped shape him as an artist and the stories that go with it. With the ease of someone who is as comfortable reciting nonsense verse as discussing the Syrian crisis, he swings from surrealist verse by Hilaire Beloc to the time when Bjork came to visit him in Louth. Robert Wyatt came to prominence in the late 1960s as the drummer with the jazz-infused psychedelic band Soft Machine before a debilitating accident in 1973 left him paralysed from the waist down. He went on to make some of the most startling music in his repertoire, abandoning the drum kit in favour of piano and a haunting vocal style. He became known for his unique voice and a playful way with words - qualities that run through his eight solo albums, which veer from the fiercely political to the childlike and surreal. Although probably most famed for his vocal part on the Elvis Costello-penned hit 'Shipbuilding', Robert Wyatt's influence stretches far beyond that, having worked with American jazz composer Carla Bley, Icelandic artistic powerhouse Bjork and Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto as well as jazz musicians fleeing apartheid South Africa, and long-time friend Brian Eno. Over the course of an hour and a half he looks back on the last 50 years of his life as an artist and an avid music collector, picking out selections dear to his heart - from his love of British tenor Peter Pears to his fanaticism for early jazz singers and Ivor Cutler's absurdism. Verity also brings some of her own choices, sparking discussions around British surrealism, his dislike of the 'wobbly singers' of opera, his undying love for life partner Alfie and a frank conversation about his battle with depression, before giving us a quick piano lesson to boot. An intimate portrait of a truly British voice with a love of the absurd and an ear for the unusual. Produced by Alannah Chance for Reduced Listening. Actor and occasional DJ Toby Jones takes over the Late Junction Mixtape with a rummage through the outer reaches of his record collection. Featuring dub from Prince Far I, British post-punk courtesy of Gloucestershire's Blurt, and blues from Mississippi-born Robert Belfour. As well as acting on stage and screen in productions such as BBC Four's The Detectorists and films including Infamous, Frost/Nixon and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Toby has also appeared in a whole host of radio plays. In 2016 he took the lead role in the radio broadcasts of Anthony Burgess's Napoleon Rising and Harold Pinter's The Birthday Party. Toby is also due to appear in the West End production of The Birthday Party, alongside Zoe Wanamaker and Stephen Mangan in early 2018. Produced by Joby Waldman for Reduced Listening. Max Reinhardt presents an eclectic selection including a track from Richard Thompson's new album Acoustic Rarities, which focuses on his previously unheard back catalogue. Elsewhere in the programme, Max plays a previously lost tape from Somalia, which was part of a musical archive saved from bombing during the civil war, and music from Rudresh Mahanthappa's Indo-Pak Coalition. Produced by Lucy Madge for Reduced Listening. Actor and occasional DJ Toby Jones in interview exploring his love for adventurous music, ahead of his Late Junction Mixtape on Thursday. Plus an eclectic selection featuring some melancholic Saze from Southern Albania courtesy of Saz'iso, a group of virtuoso musicians and singers assembled by Joe Boyd. According to legend, the form originated when a dying wife told her husband not to cry, but to let his clarinet weep over her coffin instead. Nick Luscombe traces a circle across the night, an hour and a half wide, which takes in the melting vocals of the 'Belgian Billie Holiday', Melanie De Biasio; a piece of distorted trumpet drones by Jon Hassell inspired by the Senoi people of Malaysia, who regard dreams as an integral part of daily life; and the rhythm and blues of T Bone Walker protege Roy Gaines. Also on the programme we have some exciting new material by the cult film director and composer John Carpenter. Nick Luscombe serves up a smorgasbord of the unusual, from 1970s Zamrock forged during Zambia's liberation from colonial rule to new music by Japanese composer Tomoko Sauvage made with porcelain bowls and water. Also on the programme, Tom Service answers a question that Robert Wyatt sent into the Third Programme over 50 years ago, we have a punchy piece of avant disco by composer and saxophonist Peter Gordon and The Love of Life Orchestra and an excerpt from Simon James' radiophonic drama which features a crumbling amusement park, a talking cockroach and a mysterious character named Monday Man. James Cargill of Broadcast and Children of Alice compiles a Late Junction mix, a thirty-minute space in which our mixtape curators can extend themselves and indulge the extremities of their record collection. Alongside singer Trish Keenan, Cargill was a founding member of influential indie-electronica outfit Broadcast, whose final album was the 2013 soundtrack to Peter Strickland's film Berberian Sound Studio, exactly two years after Keenan's death. Cargill has recently released a self-titled debut album on Warp with his current project, Children Of Alice. Elsewhere in the programme, hear music from Yat Kha, Zeitkratzer and sound art from Fierce Festival. Produced by Freya Hellier for Reduced Listening. Verity Sharp previews Tusk Festival in Gateshead. In anticipation of an extended interview recorded at his home in Lincolnshire, Verity explores the musical collaborations of Robert Wyatt. Plus music by James Tenney and a new release from Hannah Martin and Philip Henry's duo, Edgelarks. Verity Sharp is by joined Claire M Singer, director of the Organ Reframed festival. Claire M Singer is Music Director of the organ at Union Chapel, which houses a unique "Father" Willis organ, the last of its kind in England with water-powered bellows. Elsewhere on the programme, Verity marks Thelonious Monk's centenary, plays music to accompany a Giriama wedding and features new material by Leveret. Fiona Talkington shares the next Late Junction collaboration session, featuring Juana Molina, Matias Aguayo and Tom Skinner. Argentinian singer-songwriter Juana Molina became a household name in her native country as a TV comedy actress, but these days channels her energy into a brand of experimental folktronica founded on loops and her eery, often wordless vocals. German-based producer and DJ Matias Aguayo is a fellow looper but brings a more percussive, clubbier sound into the mix, and they're joined in the studio at BBC's Maida Vale by British drummer Tom Skinner, best known for his work with Sons of Kemet and Melt Yourself Down. Also in the show, some forays into the archives with 1930s jazz singer Mildred Bailey, and composer and performance artist Charlemagne Palestine. Produced by Chris Elcombe for Reduced Listening. If you haven't heard a vaporwave 'dream installation' before, tonight's your chance as Fiona shares the work of producer HKE. Dreamscapes were one of the signatures of Andrei Tarkovsky and there's music by pianist François Couturier, whose chamber-jazz quartet is devoted to the Soviet film-maker. Plus, a selection from Veronica Doubleday's 1970s tapes of female musicians from Herat, Afghanistan; and a new release from Christophe Guiraud that combines medieval instruments with electronics. On the menu are highlights from the recent Punkt Festival in Kristiansand, Norway, where performances are recorded and then straight afterwards, different musicians improvise along to the mix. Among those providing the source material, the first ever on-stage meeting of David Toop and Sidsel Endresen, and Norwegian 5-piece Broen. Also on the show, an early work by Steve Reich, originally written for 2 pianos (or piano and tape) but reinterpreted on harpsichord by Mahan Esfahani, early 80s reggae by Eek-A-Mouse, and Moog meets Baroque in a 1970s version of the Stabat Mater. Three musicians meet at BBC Maida Vale Studios for the first time and spend the day attempting to create magic. It's the latest in a series of memorable Late Junction collaboration sessions. For this sonic experiment we are excited to put together Tony Allen, Pat Thomas and Elvin Brandhi, each of them from quite distinct musical worlds and of different generations too. Tony Allen is known as 'Mr. Afrobeat'. A masterful drummer, he was the powerhouse behind Fela Kuti's band Africa '70. It's said that four drummers were needed to replace Allen when he eventually left the group. He has since recorded with Damon Albarn, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Sébastien Tellier, alongside leading his own band. Pat Thomas studied classical piano from the age of 8 and started playing jazz at 16. He has gone on to develop an utterly unique style, embracing electroacoustic experiments, improvisation, jazz and new music. He has a rich history of amazing collaborations, with artists including Derek Bailey, Steve Beresford, Chris Corsano, Charles Hayward and Alexis Taylor. Elvin Brandhi, aka Freya Edmondes, is a singer, producer and visual artist. With her father, Mykl Jaxn, she makes stream-of-consciousness, lo-fi noise pop under the name Yeah You. This year she was one of eight winners at the inaugural Oram Awards, an initiative from The New BBC Radiophonic Workshop and PRS For Music Foundation to champion innovative women in sound and music. Tonight Verity also plays anarchic tracks from miscreant youths. Those featured include Dublin folk group Lankum, Chilean producer Kamixlo and South London nu-jazz horn player Chongo. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Another adventure in music, from past to present, tuneful to terrifying. Why not spend your Halloween evening in the company of Verity Sharp? Think of her as the outwardly friendly but unfathomable caretaker of the house on the hill. Is it really haunted in there? Do you dare enter? It could be full of warmth, comfort and fun. Or it could contain... surprises. Featured artists on the programme include: the record label Brainfeeder's newest prodigy, Iglooghost; legendary Zam-rock band WITCH; and notorious electronic producer Zomby. They may or may not provide frights on the night. Verity also digs up atmospheric traditional music from an ancient, October-time Westcountry custom called Punkie Night. |
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| Suzanne Ciani And The London Contemporary Orchestra | 20180927 | | Nick Luscombe presents a collaboration session between Buchla synth pioneer Suzanne Ciani and members of the London Contemporary Orchestra. With 15 solo albums, 5 Grammy nominations and a huge list of composing and sound design credits to her name, it’s no exaggeration to say that Suzanne Ciani is an electronic music legend. Ciani’s music is closely tied to the work of synthesiser ‘founding father’ Don Buchla and in this session she plays the Buchla 200e, an instrument she describes as the “height of modular instrument design”. In this exclusive session for Late Junction, Suzanne Ciani was joined by violinist Galya Bisengalieva , Robert Ames (viola) and Brian O’Kane (cello) from the London Contemporary Orchestra to rework 4 sequences of music she created in the 1970s. If you’re listening on headphones, check out the binaural mix of the session on the Late Junction website. Elsewhere on the programme, Nick features folk from the Rheingans Sisters and new music from Ben Chatwin. Produced by Freya Hellier for Reduced Listening. The latest Late Junction collaboration session Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Suzanne Ciani's Late Junction Mixtape | 20180126 | | Pioneering electronic composer, sound designer, and master of the Buchla synthesizer Suzanne Ciani is the latest compiler of the Late Junction mixtape. She has 30 minutes to make her musical mark on the programme, this time exploring the intersection where technology and creativity meet. Described as "America's first female synth hero", Ciani is one of the most innovative artists of the last forty years. Working at the intersection of new age music, electronic experiments, and classical composition, her work has been heard in cinemas and concert halls, on adverts and pinball machines. Composer, sound designer, and pioneer of the synthesizer Suzanne Ciani compiles a mixtape. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Synthesised Sadness, Acoustic Joy | 20190910 | | Verity Sharp takes you down and lifts you up. Everything in Minor is Ewa Justka’s album of fuzzy synth covers of classical pieces that take you to the emotional low-points, including Rachmaninov’s Prelude in C-sharp Minor. Meanwhile, the joyous sounds of Mahaleo were an inspirational call to action for Malagasy people in the 1970s. Plus, music from Portico Quartet, continuing their exploratory weavings of minimalist, dancefloor and jazz threads on their latest album Memory Streams; and singer-songwriter Luke Daniels has been mining seven centuries of English poetry, taking reworked lines, phrases and imagery, and in some cases just a single word from the likes of Chaucer, Jonson and Auden. Produced by Chris Elcombe. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Verity Sharp with a weird Rachmaninov cover and music from Madagascar. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Verity Sharp takes you down and lifts you up. Everything in Minor is Ewa Justka’s album of fuzzy synth covers of classical pieces that take you to the emotional low-points, including Rachmaninov’s Prelude in C-sharp Minor. Meanwhile, the joyous sounds of Juyungo travel from the Afro-Ecuadorian traditions of the Pacific coast, over the Andean ridges and down into the Amazon. Produced by Chris Elcombe. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Verity Sharp with a weird Rachmaninov cover and music from Ecuador. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Tai Shani | 20190912 | | Turner Prize nominee Tai Shani is in the studio with some of the music that has inspired her work. Published to coincide with the Turner Prize exhibition that opens later this month, Shani’s new book Our Fatal Magic comprises feminist sci-fi texts from her art installations, which anticipate a post-patriarchal future and feature characters as diverse as cubes of flesh and Neanderthal hermaphrodites. Her musical choices are no less varied, including Appalachian folk and Belgian techno. Plus, Verity Sharp shares anarchic jazz from British band Pigfoot, whose new album compiles gleeful renderings of Burt Bacharach, Led Zeppelin and an Elvis/Wagner mashup, while Carl Stone’s latest release, Himalaya, blends Asian pop culture and atmospheric electronic textures. Produced by Chris Elcombe. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3 Turner Prize nominee Tai Shani joins Verity Sharp to talk music and feminist sci-fi. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Produced by Chris Elcombe. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Tape Gonk And Scottish Tales | 20190730 | | Verity Sharp previews Supernormal, the experimental Oxfordshire festival that runs this coming weekend. Among the line-up of artists from the edgelands are Blood Stereo and their brand of ‘tape gonk’ and ‘epiglottal gymnastics’, and Sealionwoman, whose elemental vocals and electronics take us back to the Highland clearances. Scottish history of more recent times shapes songwriter Karine Polwart’s latest album - a collection of beloved songs from 50 years of Scottish pop including Deacon Blue and Ivor Cutler. And Chicagoan poet/singer Avery R Young charts a funk-rocky course through troubled times with an album named after abolitionist Harriet Tubman. Produced by Chris Elcombe. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Verity Sharp with music from Blood Stereo, Sealionwoman and Chicagoan poet Avery R Young. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Verity Sharp previews Supernormal, the experimental Oxfordshire festival that runs this coming weekend. Among the line-up of artists from the edgelands are Blood Stereo and their brand of ‘tape gonk’ and ‘epiglottal gymnastics’, and Sealionwoman, whose elemental vocals and electronics take us back to the Highland clearances. Scottish history of more recent times shapes songwriter Karine Polwart’s latest album - a collection of beloved songs from 50 years of Scottish pop including Deacon Blue and Ivor Cutler. And Chicagoan poet/singer Avery R Young charts a funk-rocky course through troubled times with an album named after abolitionist Harriet Tubman. Produced by Chris Elcombe. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Verity Sharp with music from Blood Stereo, Sealionwoman and Chicagoan poet Avery R Young. |
| Teju Cole's Late Junction Mixtape | 20190509 | | Verity Sharp talks about apala, jazz, Malian pop and Romantic music with Teju Cole, the compiler of tonight’s exclusive music mix. An acclaimed photographer, art historian, critic and author of four books, Teju Cole also happens to be a music-obsessive and a longstanding Late Junction super-fan. Tonight he fulfils a bit of a personal radio fantasy by appearing on the programme. After a childhood spanning the USA and Nigeria, Teju Cole currently lives in Brooklyn, and is Professor of the Practice of Creative Writing at Harvard. Produced by Jack Howson. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Verity Sharp talks music with photographer, author, art historian and critic Teju Cole. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Tenth Anniversary Special | 20090917 | | For the programme's tenth anniversary edition, Fiona Talkington and Verity Sharp host a studio concert, recorded at the BBC's Maida Vale Studios, featuring some favourite artists: pianist Huw Warren, members of The Roots Union, Max De Wardener playing Cloud Bowls, plus the Norwegian duo of accordionist Stian Carstensen and violinist Ola Kvernberg. Fiona Talkington and Verity Sharp host a studio concert marking ten years of Late Junction ![]()

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| Terry Riley Performs In A Salt Mine 100m Underground | 20181128 | | Nick Luscombe presents Terry Riley in concert, recorded in a chandelier-lit underground chamber of a 700-year old salt mine outside Krakow, Poland as part of the Unsound Festival. Nick travels 100m under the surface of the earth to watch one of the great American composers of the 20th century. Riley’s performance was a varied set encompassing atmospheric electronics, melodica, piano and devotional vocals alongside his son, the guitarist Gyan Riley. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening. Nick Luscombe reports from a salt mine in Poland where Terry Riley plays live Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| The Avant-garde Moves Faster Than Light... | 20190625 | | ... travelling under the cloak of darkness, destination unknown. Nick Luscombe presents a high-speed selection of forward-thinking music. There’s obscure tape music by composer Joji Yuasa, the piece consisting of echoing wooden bells in the woods, made from lowered marimba moderated by square wave. Andreas Spechtl offers a survival strategy for the new world in the form of motoric beats, catchy hooks and cutting lyrics. And after all that grit, American musician and producer Tycho offers a comforting voice to remind you not to get so lost in work. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3 ... travelling under the cloak of darkness, destination unknown. Nick Luscombe presents. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. ... Travelling under the cloak of darkness, destination unknown. Nick Luscombe presents a high-speed selection of forward-thinking music. There’s obscure tape music by composer Joji Yuasa, the piece consisting of echoing wooden bells in the woods, made from lowered marimba moderated by square wave. Andreas Spechtl offers a survival strategy for the new world in the form of motoric beats, catchy hooks and cutting lyrics. And after all that grit, American musician and producer Tycho offers a comforting voice to remind you not to get so lost in work. Travelling under the cloak of darkness, destination unknown. Nick Luscombe presents. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| The Best-ever Live Music Recordings? | 20190226 | | To mark the first-ever Late Junction Festival, happening in east London later this week, presenter Jennifer Lucy Allan compiles her own personal compendium of the best-ever live albums and live sets committed to tape. Expect to hear some stone-cold classic concert recordings, as well as some newer live releases that merit inclusion too. Featured performances include Nina Simone live in Liberia, a Grammy Award-winning concert recording from Elizabeth Cotten, and a superstar duet of Ravi Shankar and Ustad Ali Akbar Khan on stage. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. The best-ever live music recordings, according to tonight's host Jennifer Lucy Allan. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners To mark the first-ever Late Junction Festival, happening in East London later this week, presenter Jennifer Lucy Allan compiles her own personal compendium of the best-ever live albums and live sets committed to tape. Expect to hear some stone-cold classic concert recordings, as well as some newer live releases that merit inclusion too. Featured performances include Nina Simone live in Liberia, Kali Malone wrestling with her pipe organ and the acoustics of the room shes in, and a pair of superstar duets on stage, namely Terry Riley with Don Cherry, and Ravi Shankar with Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. Expect to hear some stone-cold classic concert recordings, as well as some newer live releases that merit inclusion too. Featured performances include Nina Simone live in Liberia, Kali Malone wrestling with her pipe organ and the acoustics of the room she’s in, and a pair of superstar duets on stage, namely Terry Riley with Don Cherry, and Ravi Shankar with Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. |
| The Cursed Radio Music Of Life | 20190724 | | Max Reinhardt hosts another programme jam-packed with challenging, mind-bending, story-spinning music. Decolonise the mind through the work of experimental vocalist-composer Amirtha Kidambi. Enjoy the pure psychedelic magic of rock band Wand. Endure some verbal battery from spoken word performer Christopher Brett Bailey. Voyage into space with doowop bandleader Dubi Dolczek. Explore the moon with 'Droid Jazz' group Planet Battagon. And, finally, come down to earth again via the exquisite sound of pianist Christophe Chassol, whose recent pieces have been directly inspired by novelist Hermann Hesse. It was Hermann Hesse who famously wrote this paragraph, which we think accidentally sums up Late Junction as a show rather well: “It is time to come to your senses … You are to listen to the cursed radio music of life and to reverence the spirit behind it and to laugh at its distortions. So there you are. More will not be asked of you.” Produced by Jack Howson A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3 Max Reinhardt hosts another programme jam-packed with challenging, mind-bending music. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Max Reinhardt hosts another programme jam-packed with challenging, mind-bending, story-spinning music. Decolonise the mind through the work of experimental vocalist-composer Amirtha Kidambi. Enjoy the pure psychedelic magic of rock band Wand. Endure some verbal battery from spoken word performer Christopher Brett Bailey. Voyage into space with doowop bandleader Dubi Dolczek. Explore the moon with 'Droid Jazz' group Planet Battagon. And, finally, come down to earth again via the exquisite sound of pianist Christophe Chassol, whose recent pieces have been directly inspired by novelist Hermann Hesse. It was Hermann Hesse who famously wrote this paragraph, which we think accidentally sums up Late Junction as a show rather well: “It is time to come to your senses … You are to listen to the cursed radio music of life and to reverence the spirit behind it and to laugh at its distortions. So there you are. More will not be asked of you.” Max Reinhardt hosts another programme jam-packed with challenging, mind-bending music. |
| The Late Junction Albums Of The Year | 20181218 | | It's that time of the year again when we ask the Late Junction presenters and production team to flick through the releases of 2018 and scroll back through their music libraries to pick their favourite album of the year, presented by Nick Luscombe. It’s been a year marked by some strong electronic albums, often gritty and uncompromising. But as ever Late Junction goes beyond the trends in the music press, digging deep to find the rough diamonds across a vast range of genres. Expect heart melting avant-folk guitars, conceptual latex-pop, woozy post-R&B and prepared piano that sounds ‘like someone performing open-heart surgery on a grandfather clock’. But will your album of the year make the list? Produced by Alannah Chance for Reduced Listening. Nick Luscombe reveals 2018's best albums as chosen by the Late Junction team Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Nick reveals 2018's best albums as chosen by the Late Junction presenters and producers. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| The Late Junction Albums Of The Year, 2019 | 20191213 | | The Late Junction presenters and producers pick their favourite experimental, avant-garde, adventurous albums of the past twelve months. 2019 has been marked by huge numbers of artists directly engaging with politics and the global environmental crisis. Meanwhile, the British jazz scene has continued to excel itself, and there have been some incredible electronic LPs exploiting cutting-edge technologies. But which records will make the list of our very best of the year? Host Jennifer Lucy Allan reveals all... Also tonight: One of 2019's best breakthrough acts, electronic musician Klein, drops into the studio and curates a thirty-minute exclusive mixtape for the programme. Produced by Jack Howson. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Jennifer Lucy Allan reveals Late Junction's favourite records of the past twelve months. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| The Late Junction Mixtape With Alex Neilson | 20161125 | | Psych-folk stalwart Alex Neilson presents an unbroken mix of music. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| The Late Junction Mixtape With Beatrice Dillon | 20170127 | | An unbroken mix of music as selected by Beatrice Dillon, a producer, musician and radio DJ Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| The Late Junction Mixtape With Billy Jenkins | 20170428 | 20170427 (R3) | South east London blues singer and guitarist Billy Jenkins presents his own mixtape. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. South east London blues singer and guitarist Billy Jenkins presents his own mixtape. |
| The Late Junction Mixtape With Howard Skempton | 20161230 | | A special unbroken sequence of music compiled by composer Howard Skempton. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| The Late Junction Mixtape With Ikonika | 20170526 | 20170525 (R3) | An exclusive mix by Ikonika, from Late Junction's showcase at The Great Escape 2017. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. An exclusive mix by Ikonika, from Late Junction's showcase at The Great Escape 2017. |
| The Late Junction Mixtape With Ilan Volkov | 20180727 | 20180726 (R3) | In a special guest week, Late Junction is taken over by three friends of the programme, with fresh musical perspectives. Tonight's mixtape comes from Ilan Volkov, critically acclaimed conductor, improviser and festival curator. Volkov has been Principal Conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra. A frequent guest conductor with orchestras around the world, he is highly influential in the new music scene, having premiered many contemporary orchestral works. He also works regularly with leading ensembles in modern music such as Ensemble Modern and Ensemble Musikfabrik. The annual Tectonics Festival he founded in Reykjavik and which continues in Glasgow reflects his devotion to contemporary music, including improvisation, electronics and hip-hop alongside classical works. Expect to hear tracks from jazz percussionist and composer Masahiko Togashi, and performance artist and tape music composer Annea Lockwood. Produced by Katie Callin for Reduced Listening. A Late Junction mixtape from conductor, curator and improviser Ilan Volkov. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| The Late Junction Mixtape With Nigel Kennedy | 20170224 | | Violinist Nigel Kennedy introduces an exclusive mixtape of his favourite tracks. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| The Late Junction Mixtape With Stephin Merritt | 20170331 | 20170330 (R3) | Stephin Merritt from The Magnetic Fields presents music from his record collection. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| The Late Junction Mixtape With Tim Hecker | 20161028 | 20161027 (R3) | Canadian composer and sound artist Tim Hecker introduces an unbroken mix of music. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| The Ones That Got Away | 20181219 | | Deciding on a favourite album of the year is a hard business, not to mention all the fantastic compilations and reissues from the year that didn’t fit the bill. So to redress the balance we’ve saved over some of our other favourite releases from 2018, including some rare creole music from Guadeloupe, a modern take on musique concrète and some otherworldly Gaelic psalm singing to help us get in the Christmas spirit. Nick will also be brushing up on his Spanish as we climb the ‘stairway of the blind’ hand in hand with Luc Ferrari, who crafted a radiophonic portrait of Madrid via the voices of locals and actresses. Produced by Alannah Chance for Reduced Listening. Nick Luscombe shows some appreciation for the other releases we loved from 2018. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Nick shows some appreciation for the other releases we loved from 2018. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| The Rest Is Noise | 20191206 | 20200605 (R3) | Verity Sharp probes the pregnant pause, the hushed tone and the deafening silence. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Verity Sharp listens to the silence in an increasingly noisy world with two hours of music that straddle the divide between noise and quiet. We play pieces that probe the pregnant pause, the hushed tone and the sounds you hear when you are paying attention. We flirt with the emergency tape with tracks from a new compilation called Now That’s What I Call Silence, a home for artists who were rejected by streaming platforms for being “too silent” and feature Japanese Gagaku artists who cherish the idea of ‘ma’, a silence which gives form to composition. We remember the analogue noise of the cassette with Argentine band Reynols who released an album solely comprised of amplified slabs of tape hiss. Elsewhere Verity plays the French cellist Leila Bordreuil who composes in silence, the data corrupted noise of Brazilian artist Cadu Tenorio and the electronic undertow of Irish musician Maria Somerville. Produced by Alannah Chance A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. |
| The Voice As Contagion | 20191011 | | How does the human voice haunt our technology? Jennifer Lucy Allan is joined by author, curator and artist Kristen Gallerneaux to explore the idea of voice as contagion. Gallerneaux’s research is steeped in the idea of the ‘sonic spectre’ looking at how sound has infiltrated our technologies in surprising and magical ways. In this, the first of our features looking at the big ideas behind the music we play, Kristen traces a path from the early talking dolls of Thomas Edison to the work of Richard Gagnon, the inventor of an early text-to-speech synthesizer called the Votrax Type ‘N Talk. The votrax voice, modelled on Gagnon’s own, has spread through electronic music and pop culture in surprising ways: Kraftwerk, hip hop, educational robots and video games. Elsewhere the contagion for possessed electronics and vocal chinese whispers continues with scrambled signals and soulful non-sequiturs by Ain Bailey, Finnish inventor Erkki Kurenniemi and his potty-mouthed robot, Swedish sound artist Sten Hanson’s vocal excavations and new cuts from Late Junction favourite Klein. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Jennifer Lucy Allan explores sonic traces and haunted technology with Kristen Gallerneaux. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| The Weird Reality Of What We Get Up To In The Forest | 20181023 | | Verity Sharp is joined by Luke Turner, author of Out of The Woods who explains how they are place to let out "a wilder, truer, more spiritual self" with tales of strange gatherings and the saucy reality of what actually happens in our forests. Also in the show: Norwegian saxophonist Hanna Paulsberg explores South Africa’s influence on jazz and Verity honours one of the little known feminist campaigns working alongside the suffragette movement, professional women whistlers. Spearheaded by the Californian School of Artistic Whistling the movement encouraged women to stand in public before God and man, pucker their lips and whistle without shame. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening. Verity Sharp talks about weird goings on in the forest with author Luke Turner Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Theon And Nathaniel Cross, Lafawndah And Valentina Magaletti In Session | 20190627 | | Two duos come together to make new music for Late Junction’s next collaboration session. Devotional pop polymath Lafawndah makes music that is neither imperial or local but a freedom of movement. Live, she shares a stage with the inimitable percussive force that is Valentina Magaletti, best known for her work with her bands Tomaga and Vanishing Twin. For this session Lafawndah explores vocals and live FX processing, whilst Valentina raids the BBC Symphony Orchestra’s percussion cupboard to create an expansive rhythmical palette including timpani, bongos and kit. Brass-playing brothers Theon and Nathaniel Cross form the second duo. Tuba player Theon plays with the revered jazz-meets-afro-futurism group Sons of Kemet. His trombone-playing brother Nathaniel is about to release his first solo EP and has toured with Macy Gray and grime star Kano. As soon as the recording light went on the chemistry was instant, the four players each finding their space with little navigation. The result was an exhilarating half hour of exploration, integration and imagination. Also in the show, slow-motion glitch jazz from downtown New York, music inspired by Hungarian brutalist architecture, by Art of the Memory Palace, and a new piece by Australian performer and sound artist Alexandra Spence. Presented by Nick Luscombe. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3 Two duos come together for Late Junction's collaboration session. With Nick Luscombe Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Thom Yorke's Mixtape | 20181108 | | Composer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Thom Yorke compiles a mixtape. Yorke made his name in alternative-rock band Radiohead in the 1990s. Their electronic forays became increasingly experimental in the early 2000s, and Yorke has continued to work with electronic textures as a solo artist and collaborator with the likes of Four Tet and Flying Lotus. He composes for film and theatre, and his first feature-film soundtrack is released this autumn. Yorke’s mixtape reflects his immersion in electronic music across the generations, from Pierre Henry through Aphex Twin to Mars89, as well as his love of experimental vocal techniques, mixing in a classic work by Stockhausen, and krautrockers Faust. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Composer, multi-instrumentalist and Radiohead member Thom Yorke compiles a mixtape Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Thom Yorke's Mixtape | 20190828 | | Verity Sharp gives you another chance to hear the Late Junction mixtape from Radiohead frontman and solo artist Thom Yorke, in which he indulges his love for experimental electronics. You’ll also hear songs from Thom Yorke’s third solo album ANIMA, an excellent dystopic record released in June. And there will be music too from Yorke’s long-term songwriting partner Jonny Greenwood, ahead of the BBC Proms performance that he curates on September 10th. Produced by Jack Howson. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Verity Sharp gives you another chance to hear the Late Junction mixtape from Thom Yorke. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Thursday - Fiona Talkington | 20100429 | | Fiona Talkington's selection includes music from guitarist Jason Steele, Joni Mitchell, Kronos Quartet with singer Alim Qasimov, electronic project Sonnamble and a re-issued recording from The Three City Four. Fiona Talkington presents music from Jason Steele, Joni Mitchell and Kronos Quartet. |
| Thursday - Fiona Talkington | 20100722 | | Fiona Talkington presents a special Late Junction collaboration featuring James Blackshaw and Nancy Elizabeth and an array of guitars, pianos and voices. Also featuring a preview of the WOMAD festival, and music from Knut Reiersrud and Iver Kleive, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and Rene Hell. Fiona Talkington with a collaboration featuring James Blackshaw and Nancy Elizabeth. |
| Thursday - Fiona Talkington | 20100729 | | Fiona Talkington features a session from Soumik Datta, recorded on the Radio 3 stage at this year's WOMAD festival. Also features music from The Internal Tulips, Carlou D and the Motion Trio. Fiona Talkington features a session by Soumik Datta given at the 2010 WOMAD festival. |
| Thursday - Fiona Talkington | 20120517 | | A piece for organ by Messiaen, a song by John Dowland, a classic recording by Duke Ellington, a story about witches, and the experimental sounds of the Psychological Stategy Board. With Fiona Talkington. |
| Thursday - Fiona Talkington | 20120524 | | Fiona Talkington with music from Ragnhild Furebotten's jazz-folk project 'Never on a Sunday', one of Valentin Silvestrov's Silent Songs, sounds from Japan with Soichiro Suzuki aka World Standard, and a song from Tuvan band Albert Kuvezin & Yat-Kha. |
| Thursday - Fiona Talkington | 20160225 | | Fiona Talkington's varied selection of music includes avant-rock band Henry Cow. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Thursday - Fiona Talkington | 20160331 | | Fiona Talkington with a varied mix including Eartha Kitt, Diamanda Galas and John Cage. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Thursday - Mara Carlyle | 20160204 | | Mara Carlyle presents music by Bach, Hermeto Pascoal and Matmos. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Thursday - Max Reinhardt | 20100422 | | Max Reinhardt invites pianist Zoe Rahman to join him in the studio and asks her to conjure spontaneous musical reactions to pieces of music of his choosing. On the eve of St George's Day he also celebrates many of the diverse musical traditions which have been gathering in England over the decades: folk from Waterson Carthy, Lol Coxhill improvising through a Beatles number, Tudor Polyphony from The Sixteen, the poetic dub of Linton Kwesi Johnson, and Pixelh8's musical Observations of the Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge. Max Reinhardt is joined by Zoe Rahman, reacting at the piano to music in the programme. |
| Thursday - Max Reinhardt | 20101028 | | Max Reinhardt welcomes All Hallows with ghost songs from Mair Thomas and Tarika, trance music from Haiti and Brazil, Midnight Oil, motets and a Voodoo Doll. Max Reinhardt welcomes All Hallows with ghost songs, trance music and motets. |
| Thursday - Max Reinhardt | 20120503 | | Max Reinhardt stirs up a mixture of A Particle of Light by Yoshiro Kanno, The Gap by Steve Lacy and Tiny Feathers by anna-anna, sifts in En Phase/Hors Phase by Bernard Parmegiani and lightly drizzles the delicious confection with Asha Bhosle's Ina Mina Dika. |
| Thursday - Max Reinhardt | 20120510 | | Max Reinhardt presents music made by an unruly scrum of luminaries including Krystle Warren, Sun Ra, Captain Beefheart, Seamus Fogerty remixed by Geese, Hiss Golden Messenger, Peter Phillips, Sufjan Stevens, Debussy and the Malawi Mouse Boys. |
| Thursday - Max Reinhardt | 20160101 | | Max Reinhardt's selection features music including Anna Meredith and Sierra Ferrell. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Thursday - Max Reinhardt | 20160211 | | Max Reinhardt with music from Hermeto Pascoal, Three Cane Wale and Koo Nimo. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Thursday - Max Reinhardt | 20160218 | | Max Reinhardt's selection includes Ryuichi Sakamoto with Christian Fennesz. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Thursday - Nick Luscombe | 20160114 | | Nick Luscombe presents a varied selection of music. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Thursday - Nick Luscombe | 20160121 | | Nick Luscombe presents a selection of contrasting musical genres and moods. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Thursday - Nick Luscombe | 20160303 | | Nick Luscombe's selection includes Norway's Splashgirl, Matthew Bourne and Veljo Tormis. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Thursday - Nick Luscombe | 20160324 | | Nick Luscombe's selection includes music from Bjork and Blind Willie Johnson. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Thursday - Verity Sharp | 20160128 | | Verity Sharp's selection includes Saroos, Narasirato, Rokia Traore and Soley. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Thursday - Verity Sharp | 20160310 | | Verity Sharp presents a varied selection of music. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| To Alaska And The Arctic Tundra, On The Wind | 20190116 | | Get set for some long-haul musical travel with intrepid itinerant Nick Luscombe tonight. Join multidisciplinary artist NSDOS on an Alaskan expedition, where he uses ‘bio-feedback’ to turn data into extraordinary textures and rhythms. And, experience the environmental sounds of the Arctic Tundra through the responsive composition of Derek Charke and the evocative playing of the Kronos Quartet. What means of transport will we use for our journey? Why, the wind of course! Eisuke Yanagisawa channels the airwaves and the weather for his unprocessed field recordings made outdoors in Japan. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Some long-haul musical travel with intrepid itinerant Nick Luscombe. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Join multidisciplinary artist NSDOS on an Alaskan expedition, where he uses bio-feedback to turn data into extraordinary textures and rhythms. |
| Toby Jones's Late Junction Mixtape | 20171027 | 20171026 (R3) | Actor and occasional DJ Toby Jones presents his Late Junction Mixtape. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Toby Jones's Mixtape | 20190207 | | Nick Luscombe presents another chance to hear actor and occasional DJ Toby Jones’ takeover of the Late Junction mixtape. Featuring dub from Prince Far I, British post-punk courtesy of Gloucestershire's Blurt, and blues from Mississippi-born Robert Belfour. As well as acting on stage and screen in productions such as BBC Four's The Detectorists and films including Infamous, Frost/Nixon and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Toby has also appeared in a whole host of radio plays. In 2016 he took the lead role in the radio broadcasts of Anthony Burgess's Napoleon Rising and Harold Pinter's The Birthday Party. He is the co-creator and star of upcoming dark BBC 2 sitcom Don’t Forget the Driver’ and later in 2019 will also feature in The Last Thing He Wanted, a film based on a novel by Joan Didion, alongside Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck and Willem Dafoe. Produced by Katie Callin for Reduced Listening Nick Luscombe presents a Late Junction mixtape from actor Toby Jones. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Nick Luscombe presents another chance to hear actor and occasional DJ Toby Jones takeover of the Late Junction mixtape. Featuring dub from Prince Far I, British post-punk courtesy of Gloucestershire's Blurt, and blues from Mississippi-born Robert Belfour. As well as acting on stage and screen in productions such as BBC Four's The Detectorists and films including Infamous, Frost/Nixon and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Toby has also appeared in a whole host of radio plays. In 2016 he took the lead role in the radio broadcasts of Anthony Burgess's Napoleon Rising and Harold Pinter's The Birthday Party. He is the co-creator and star of upcoming dark BBC 2 sitcom Dont Forget the Driver and later in 2019 will also feature in The Last Thing He Wanted, a film based on a novel by Joan Didion, alongside Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck and Willem Dafoe. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Tony Allen, Pat Thomas And Elvin Brandhi | 20171101 | | Tony Allen, Pat Thomas and Elvin Brandhi meet at Maida Vale to try and create magic. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Tuesday - Anne Hilde Neset | 20160315 | | Anne Hilde Neset presents music from Sidsel Endresen, Hey Exit and This Heat. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Tuesday - Fiona Talkington | 20100427 | | Fiona Talkington's choices include new albums from jazz trio Food and sister duo CocoRosie, music from Korea and Paraguay, tuba acrobatics from Sasha Koushk-Jalali and gospel songs from Washington Phillips. Fiona Talkington's selection includes Food, CocoRosie and Sasha Koushk-Jalali. |
| Tuesday - Fiona Talkington | 20100720 | | Fiona Talkington looks ahead to the WOMAD festival and plays music from These New Puritans, ritual music from Tanzania and a new CD from Michael Nyman and the Motion Trio. Fiona Talkington previews the WOMAD festival and a new CD from Michael Nyman. |
| Tuesday - Fiona Talkington | 20100727 | | Fiona Talkington features a session from Farmers Market, recorded on the Radio 3 stage at this year's WOMAD festival. Also includes music from CocoRosie, Shawn David McMillen and the new album from Cheikh Lo. Fiona Talkington features a session from Farmers Market on the BBC Radio 3 stage at WOMAD. |
| Tuesday - Fiona Talkington | 20101207 | | Fiona Talkington presents the debut album from Lebanese born Bachar Mar-Khalife, psychedelic folk from the Incredible String Band, music by Arvo Part and tunes from a recent trip to Finland, plus tracks from a newly reissued collection of Ravi Shankar and George Harrison collaborations. Fiona Talkington presents Bachar Mar-Khalife, the Incredible String Band and Ravi Shankar. |
| Tuesday - Fiona Talkington | 20120522 | | Fiona Talkington's late-night music mix includes choral settings of a twelfth century Irish epic by Tarik O'Regan, a classic tabla duet from Alla Rakha and Zakir Hussain, the wartime experimental work 'Credo in Us' by John Cage and a song from Norwegian singer Susanne Sundfør. |
| Tuesday - Fiona Talkington | 20160223 | | Fiona Talkington with music from Dylan Howe, plus Gilles Chabenat and Edouard Papazian. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Tuesday - Fiona Talkington | 20160329 | | Fiona Talkington's selection includes music by Ali Farka Toure and Terje Rypdal. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Tuesday - Mara Carlyle | 20160202 | | Mara Carlyle's selection includes music from Melt Yourself Down and Moondog. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Tuesday - Max Reinhardt | 20100420 | | Max Reinhardt presents Bob Dylan's tribute to Woody Guthrie, György Ligeti's Nonsense Madrigals, Anthony Braxton's Creative Orchestra and the new album from Congolese trance musicians Konono No.1. Max Reinhardt presents music from Bob Dylan, Ligeti, Anthony Braxton and Konono No 1. |
| Tuesday - Max Reinhardt | 20101026 | | As All Souls Eve approaches, the phantoms gather beneath the Whispering Pines: hear a Long Distance Moan from Blind Lemon Jefferson, some Wildbirds & Peacedrums and Bobby Benson's Taxi Driver, all waiting for the Sunrise of The Planetary Dream Collector. Presented by Max Reinhardt. Max Reinhardt's selection includes Long Distance Moan from Blind Lemon Jefferson. |
| Tuesday - Max Reinhardt | 20120508 | | Max Reinhardt's selection includes Lucas Santtana's remixes, Lukas Ligeti's Burkina Electric, György Ligeti's Musica Ricercata, Abdullah Ibrahim's Tintinyana and Jenny Hval's Engines in the City. |
| Tuesday - Max Reinhardt | 20160209 | | Max Reinhardt with music from Invisible String Quartet, Jackson Gospel Singers and Xixa. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Tuesday - Max Reinhardt | 20160216 | | Max Reinhardt with music from Errollyn Wallen, Fay Hield and John Tilbury. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Tuesday - Nick Luscombe | 20160112 | | |
| Tuesday - Nick Luscombe | 20160119 | | Nick Luscombe presents an eclectic selection of music. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Tuesday - Nick Luscombe | 20160301 | | Nick Luscombe presents a varied mix of sounds and styles. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Tuesday - Nick Luscombe | 20160322 | | Nick Luscombe with music by Magnetic North and Federico Albanese. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Tuesday - Verity Sharp | 20120529 | | Verity Sharp's selection tonight includes pieces from the Mountain Music Project that brings together musicians from Virginia and Nepal, a rarity of electronic beauty from Amon Tobin, violist Garth Knox playing Dowland and Jim Moray's take on the traditional ballad of the Eighteenth of June from his new album Skulk. Plus an extensive piece for nine bagpipes by America's Julia Wolfe. |
| Tuesday - Verity Sharp | 20120605 | | Tonight's programme includes a reworking of Purcell by trumpeter Graham Ashton, Henry Cowell's Fairy Bells played by Chris Burn and the Change Ringing Handbell Group enjoying a round of Spliced Surprise Major. Plus Chris Wood's thought provoking look at British emblems in his song Spitfires and, from across the pond, the sultry voice of Karen Dalton. Presented by Verity Sharp. |
| Tuesday - Verity Sharp | 20160126 | | Verity Sharp with guests Nancy Kerr and James Fagan plus a varied mix of music. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Tunng's Late Junction Mixtape | 20190905 | | Nick Luscombe presents a mixtape from experimental folk band Tunng following their performance at End of the Road festival 2019. Tunng have been exploring the boundaries between acoustic and electronic music for the last two decades. Original members Sam Genders and Mike Lindsay are oft described as the founding fathers of the (sometimes divisive) genre ‘folktronica’, following the release of their influential debut record ‘Mother’s Daughters and Other Songs’ in 2003. In the years since and with the rest of the group, described as a ‘tight knit song writing family’, the pair have subverted and blended traditional acoustic folk with glitched-out electronics. Their mixtape selections include fellow End of the Road performers Jim Ghedi and Gazelle Twin as well as quintessential English folk, Malian blues, Tuareg rock, Tamil electronics and something from The Wicker Man. Produced by Katie Callin. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Nick Luscombe presents a mixtape from experimental folk band Tunng. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Turner Prize-winner Charlotte Prodger | 20190424 | | Verity Sharp is joined in the studio by Turner Prize winner Charlotte Prodger, as the pair discuss the musical inspirations behind Charlotte’s acclaimed mixed-media work. Verity also presents contrasting electronic visions of England and Japan – plus, there’s brand-new Polish free jazz from Low Vertigo, and Michel Legrand performs John Cage. Produced by Steven Rajam. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Turner Prize-winner Charlotte Prodger, plus electronics from southern England and Japan. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Uganda's Nyege Nyege Collective | 20190410 | | Max Reinhardt is joined by Arlen Dilsizian of Uganda’s Nyege Nyege collective, who champion new electronic sounds being produced across East Africa through their annual festival and record label. There’s menace and beauty combined in Bogdan Raczynski’s latest release, tellingly called Rave ‘Till You Cry, and jazz pianist Elliot Galvin stages a quiet protest against modern, overproduced records by live-mixing and recording his trio direct to vinyl. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Max Reinhardt is joined by Arlen Dilsizian from Uganda's Nyege Nyege collective. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Max Reinhardt puts a spotlight on Uganda’s Nyege Nyege collective who champion new electronic sounds being produced across East Africa. There’s menace and beauty combined in Bogdan Raczynski’s latest release, tellingly called Rave ‘Till You Cry, and jazz pianist Elliot Galvin stages a quiet protest against modern, overproduced records by live-mixing and recording his trio direct to vinyl. Max Reinhardt puts a spotlight on Uganda's Nyege Nyege Collective. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Uganda's Nyege Nyege Collective Talk To Max | 20190410 | | Max Reinhardt is joined by Arlen Dilsizian of Uganda’s Nyege Nyege collective, who champion new electronic sounds being produced across East Africa through their annual festival and record label. There’s menace and beauty combined in Bogdan Raczynski’s latest release, tellingly called Rave ‘Till You Cry, and jazz pianist Elliot Galvin stages a quiet protest against modern, overproduced records by live-mixing and recording his trio direct to vinyl. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Max Reinhardt is joined by Arlen Dilsizian from Uganda's Nyege Nyege collective. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Uncharted Waters | 20200904 | | Jennifer Lucy Allan navigates the uncharted waters of adventurous music. En route we take in the tropical synthesizer sounds of Venezuelan producer Molero whose soundscapes prod at the exoticisation of his home country in Western Europe. Honorary Glaswegian Richard Young offers sparse vocalisations for the last of the summer heat and we hear the stripped back production of Tunisian artist Azu Tiwaline. Plus we preview the finale of this year’s Wysing Polyphonic festival which is themed around the notion of The Ungovernable and features a collaboration between artists in residence Coby Sey, an electronic artist from South London, and Parisian performer Maëva Berthelot who works with trance and the interplay between conscious and unconscious states. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Underwater Sounds, Real And Imagined | 20190124 | | Eclectic, aquatic acoustics with Verity Sharp. Kate Carr’s latest field-recording project gathers together sounds harvested underwater and along shorelines – including drones broadcast into a fjord, spluttering radios, and geese. And Mare Romantico is an Italian library music album created in the early 70s to evoke the mysteries of the depths for documentaries about the ocean. Plus, a new release of Ethiopian begena music, and New York composer and violinist Jason Kao Hwang blends East-coast improv and traditional Chinese sounds with his Burning Bridge ensemble. Produced by Chris Elcombe for Reduced Listening. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners Kate Carrs latest field-recording project gathers together sounds harvested underwater and along shorelines including drones broadcast into a fjord, spluttering radios, and geese. And Mare Romantico is an Italian library music album created in the early 70s to evoke the mysteries of the depths for documentaries about the ocean. |
| Unusual Instrumentation | 20190716 | | Nick Luscombe presents music made by unconventional line-ups. Oud and guitar meet percussion and electronics in a unique quartet of Oren Ambarchi, Mark Fell, Will Guthrie and Sam Shalabi. A Buddhist choir and Christian Meaas Svendsen’s solo bass investigate the part of Zen philosophy which states that nothing exists as a separate self: everything is inseparable from everything else and always in flux. And there’s early 80s prog from the Japanese trio Wha-ha-ha who combine jazzy rhythms, laid-back dub synths and percussive jiggery-pokery. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3 Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Venezuelan Birdsong And Music For Microtonal Tuba | 20181114 | | Max has all the frequencies covered tonight. Up top, melodies from the Venezuelan jungle, from a reissue of French ornithologist Jean C. Roché’s 1973 collection of birdsong. We’ve Grace Petrie’s contemporary take on a folk classic, a debut orchestral work from New York improviser Ingrid Laubrock, and a preview of the London Jazz Festival. And Berlin group Tonaliens prop up the low end of the mix with drone music featuring a microtonal tuba. Produced by Chris Elcombe for Reduced Listening. Max Reinhardt with music of many frequencies. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
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Verity Sharp presents music for the end of Christmas Day. Verity Sharp presents music for the end of Christmas Day, including Pigyn Clust with carols from the ancient Welsh plygain tradition, the carol singers of Dungworth on the edge of the Peak District, Christian Forshaw and the Sanctuary Ensemble, Norway's Bukkene Bruse and Brittany's Kanerion Pleuigner. 








































Verity Sharp's selection includes Afro-Brazilian poetry and Italian Renaissance music. Verity Sharp with music by Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho and sitar player Nishat Khan. Verity Sharp with songs for the middle of May and a dub tribute to Dylan Thomas. With Haitian field recordings, Grimes, Carol Grimes, Helen Grime and grime from Mr Carmack Verity Sharp with music from Trio Chemirani, Vargdod and Estonian composer Erkki-Sven Tuur with music by Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho and sitar player Nishat Khan. |
| Verity Sharp | 20081230 | | reviews the releases of 2008, including Eric Le Sage playing Schumann. Verity Sharp reviews the releases of 2008, including Eric Le Sage playing Schumann. Verity Sharp looks back over the releases of 2008, including Eric Le Sage playing Schumann, the Gundecha Brothers performing Indian Dhrupad, Hesperion XX playing viol fantasias by Henry Purcell and the understated world of Thomas Feiner and the Opiates. |
| Verity Sharp | 20090101 | | presents a special Hogmanay 2009 edition of the programme. Verity Sharp previews 2009's musical releases, with tracks from Oumou Sangare. Verity Sharp presents a special Hogmanay 2009 edition of the programme. Blazin' Fiddles see in the New Year with the Forgeron set, the Askew Sisters sing of Three Drunken Maidens and Verity Sharp continues her look back at 2008's best releases, including a rare a cappella choral work by Vaughan Williams sung by Laudibus, and music by pianist Vassilis Tsabropoulos with cellist Anja Lechner. Verity Sharp previews 2009's musical releases, with tracks from Oumou Sangare. Verity Sharp previews 2009's musical releases with a track from Oumou Sangare's album Seya, the traditional music of Hungary played by the Eszterlanc Ensemble, the electronic world of Powerplant and flautist Sebastian Bell playing Sleep by Richard Causton. |
| Verity Sharp | 20090317 | | SynopsisVerity Sharp celebrates St Patrick's Day with Sean MacDonnchadha, Noel Hill, Tony MacMahon and part of the performance given by fiddler Martin Hayes at the 2007 Bath International Festival. Plus a text-sound piece from 1968 by Clark Coolidge, a song from Brighton-based Sons of Noel and Adrian, and pianist Jeroen van Veen playing music by Wim Mertens. Verity Sharp album: 10+2:12 american text sound pieces album: i gcnoc na grai album: lost in the loop album: minimal piano collection vol. viii album: one word album: pirates of the sea album: swing swing album: the crying light album: the safety of the north album: the world of traditional music - europe album: trust album: voice of the people volume 20 album: wayward son antony and the johnsons: daylight and the sun awakening records cd awk08 23:26 brilliant classics 8551 00:16 clark coolidge: preface (1968 – excerpt) compass 7 4408 2 23:30 ep: the wreck is not a boat fatima spar and the freedom fries gael linn cefcd 114 (segue) 23:17 green linnett glcd 1199 23:35 hoanzl h550-2 00:10 holländer: die kleptomanin john doyle (guitar & voice); stuart duncan (fiddle); tim o’brien (harmony vocal); kenny malone (percussion) & danny thompson (bass): jack dolan last days: new house liz carroll (fiddle) & john doyle (guitar): the silver spear, the earl’s chair, the musical priest martin hayes (fiddle) & dennis cahill (guitar): the windswept hill of tula – ed reavy’s – martin connolly’s – the cavern reel – the torn coat – the mountain lark – unnamed reel matthaios tsahourides & lyra/hussein zahawy (percussion): return mertens: struggle for pleasure musicians from the village of clejani, romania: the song of the innkeeper’s wife n5md catmd166 23:46 nicolas repac: harlem jungle no format nof2 23:20 noel hill (concertina); tony macmahon (accordion): the humours of castlefin ocora c 561066 00:06 other minds om 1006 2 23:44 performed by jeroen van veen (piano) performed by red priest produced by olwen fisher 23:15 red priest recordings rp004 23:55 rough trade rtradcd 443 00:22 seán macdonnchadha: an spailpín fánach (the migrant labourer) shelsmusic 23:50 sons of noel and adrian: the wreck is not a boat taken from the bbc recording at the bath festival 2007 tartini: senti lo mare (listen to the sea) topic tscd 670 23:38 |
| Verity Sharp | 20090318 | | SynopsisVerity Sharp's varied musical selection includes an improvisation by Greek clarinettist Petro-Loukas Chalkias with lutenist Christos Zotos, Bach's Passacaglia in C minor - arranged for viols by Fretwork, ambience from Matthew Florianz, and an exquisite dance tune by Frederic Paris. Produced by: Olwen Fisher 23:15 verity sharp presents clarinettist petro-loukas chalkias with lutenist christos zotos afel bocoum & alkibar: niger album: alio modo album: chorè! album: dans les airs album: epirus - petro loukas chalkias and kompania album: folk songs volume 1 album: larkin gifford’s harmonica album: lasso - prophetiae sibyllarum album: lisa album: live en flandre album: niger album: sounds of the deep album: steve reich – phases, a nonesuch retrospective album: the crying light album: the safety of the north album: the splendour of al-andalus album: the tone t(h)ree album: the wounded heart of america alfa music 00:01 antony and the johnsons: everglade bach: passacaglia in c minor bwv 582 borealis bcd189 00:12 calamus: murakkaz ‘ah ya muddasin’ chris wood (fiddle) & andy cutting (accordion): unknown reel – la grand jigue simple contre jour cj017 23:46 ep: the wreck is not a boat field recording: humming calls of a spawning male haddock courting a female hank williams: so lonesome harmonia mundi hmu 907395 23:29 hightone records hcd8196 23:52 hs recording 00:35 lasso: sequentia - natus ante saecula last days: thoughts of alice le vent du nord: le vieux cheval ma recordings mo26a 23:56 matthew florianz: the tone t(h)ree (part seven) n5md catmd166 23:37 national sound archive nsacd 29 00:32 nistanimèra nonesuch 7559 79863 3 23:40 performed by bill frisell (guitar) performed by de labyrintho performed by fretwork performed by theatre of voices & steve reich ensemble petro-loukas chalkias (clarinet) & christos zotos (lute): improvisation in dialogue phillip bimstein: as plain in my mind as yesterday rough trade rtradcd443 23:18 ruf records rufcd 02 00:09 shelsmusic (segue) 23:34 sons of noel and adrian: go jo jee starkland st 214 00:05 steve reich: proverb stradivarius str 33762 00:43 tom russell & ramblin jack elliott: the sky above, the mud below trad: pizzica di cosimino voice of larkin gifford wild boar music 21070 00:17 wim claeys (accordion); fr退d退ric paris (clarinet); gilles chabenat (hurdy gurdy); maarten decombel (guitar): où t’en vas-tu? world network 32 376 00:31 |
| Verity Sharp | 20090319 | | SynopsisVerity Sharp's varied musical selection features electronic artist AGF and Berlin chanteuse Gudrun Gut together in session. Plus tracks including Amelia Cuni singing Microtonal Ragas by John Cage, organist Timothy Byram-Wigfield plays Messiaen's Offrande au Saint Sacrement and Kasse Mady Diabate's latest album Manden Djeli Kan. Verity Sharp Évelyne girardon, sylvie berger, marie-pierre villermaux, sylvie g退niaux, patrice combey: le gibier d’amour, l’amoureux agf & gudrun gut session drilling an ocean for you album: au gr退 des vents album: butterflies and illusions album: kangaba album: larkin gifford’s harmonica album: le pommier doux album: manden djeli kan album: minimal piano collection vol. v album: northern & central malawi album: one word album: r退pertoire album: snowflakes and carwrecks album: songs from the flood plain album: the crying light album: the harmonic choir album: voyage antony and the johnsons: dust and water awakening records awk08 23:22 beti kamanga (voice and bangwe raft zither): ndalama ndi satana betongiessen 00:13 bis cd 1629 23:50 brilliant classics 8551 23:32 carnet de bal cb 03005 23:36 compagnie beline cb 35810 23:39 eveline paris: tout près de ma fenêtre fat cat fat cd 075 23:43 fraxinelles: l’intermittent hauska: ginsterweg hussein zahawy (percussion) & jenna reid (fiddle): on the surface hykes: rainbow voice jean françois vrod: c’est les vacances jon boden: don’t’ wake me up til tomorrow kasse mady diabat退: kaldu man kene lansin退 kouyate (balafon) & david neerman (vibes): here modal mpj 111016 23:31 navigator records, navigator 21 23:56 no format 530 853 0 00:18 performed by jeroen van veen performed by mie miki (accordion) performed by the harmonic choir phillip bimstein: saturday night roundup produced by olwen fisher 23:15 rough trade rtradcd 443 00:28 signature sig 11009 00:35 silex y22 5036 (segue) 23:29 smithsonian folkways swp 014 00:15 starkland st 214 23:48 tiersen: toujours là trad arr. grieg: springdans (norwegian folk songs and dances op. 17) universal music 531 067 1 00:25 voice of larkin gifford wir bauen eine neue stadt |
| Verity Sharp | 20090324 | | SynopsisVerity Sharp's selection includes the ethereal sound of David Hykes's Harmonic Choir alongside the meditative piano music of GI Gurdjieff. Plus a track from virtuoso guitarist Tony McManus's new album The Maker's Mark, the Turkish baglama playing of Ramazan Gungor and Peter Bellamy singing the Tyne of Harrow. Verity Sharp presents Peter Bellamy, David Hykes's Harmonic Choir and GI Gurdjieff. |
| Verity Sharp | 20090325 | | SynopsisVerity Sharp's choices include traditional music from Iceland and Bavaria, a 'space-folk odyssey' from Lau's new album Arc Light, Ensemble Resonanz playing Weather 3 by Michael Gordon, the delicate and minimal guitar music of Tom James Scott and Capella Nova singing a Strathclyde Motet by James MacMillan. Track List: 23:15 album: pynandí - los descalzos album: songs from the flood plain chango spasiuk: la ponzoña jon boden: dancing in the factory navigator records navigator 21 world village 468083 23:19 |
| Verity Sharp | 20090326 | | SynopsisVerity Sharp's selection includes traditional dance music from the Auvergne played by fiddle duo Dzouga!, Jane Chapman playing Seven Pages for harpsichord and electronics by Paul Whitty, the Monteverdi Choir singing Victoria's motet Vadam et Circuibo of 1572 and the voice of Ethiopian superstar Mahmoud Ahmed. Verity Sharp presents music from Dzouga!, Paul Whitty and singer Mahmoud Ahmed. |
| Verity Sharp | 20090414 | | Verity Sharp presents a varied and often unusual musical selection. Including Atom TM's 'romantic' take on white noise, the drums and vocals of Wildbirds and Peacedrums, traditional folk songs performed by Shirley Collins, and Japanese eight-bit music from YMCK. Verity Sharp presents music from Atom TM, Shirley Collins, and Wildbirds and Peacedrums. |
| Verity Sharp | 20090415 | | SynopsisVerity Sharp presents a musical road-trip. Including music from the Hawaii Calls Show with Webley Edwards, an album by East London avant-garde jazz musicians Led Bib, and Susanne Heinrich playing Carl Friedrich Abel's music for solo viola da gamba. Track List: 23:15 album: bandera mía album: hawai’i - under the rainbow gordon mark (ukulele) smithsonian folkways sfwcd 40 23:19 suni paz trad: the opening flower – beach of waikiki (sound ambience) winter & winter 910 115 2 yupanqui: tierra querida |
| Verity Sharp | 20090416 | | SynopsisVerity Sharp presents a cross-country, cross-genre musical adventure. Including Acadian folk song from Suzie LeBlanc, the Americana of Bonnie Prince Billy, the master Kemance playing of Tanburi Cemil Bey and a cinematic project from Stefan Nemeth. Verity Sharp presents music from Suzie LeBlanc, Bonnie Prince Billy and Stefan Nemeth. |
| Verity Sharp | 20090421 | | SynopsisVerity Sharp's varied musical selection includes fado music from Mariza, the sad songs of Tomokawa Kazuki, the broken soundscapes of Ezekiel Honig, Baltimore's athletic rhythm/action unit Thank You and Lou Harrison's just-intoned tribute to Handel. Verity Sharp presents music from Mariza, Tomokawa Kazuki, Ezekiel Honig and Thank You. |
| Verity Sharp | 20090422 | | SynopsisVerity Sharp's varied musical selection features music from Pixelh8's Obsolete project, Asheim and Marhaug's Grand Mutation for organ and electronics, plus Kankowele player Edward Kalunga. Verity Sharp with music from Pixelh8's, Asheim and Marhaug, plus Edward Kalunga. |
| Verity Sharp | 20090423 | | Verity Sharp presents a special St George's Day English music edition of the programme, featuring music from Howard Skempton, Davy Graham, Cornelius Cardew, PewPew, June Tabor and archive recordings of traditonal festivals. Verity Sharp presents a special St George's Day edition. Includes music by Howard Skempton |
| Verity Sharp | 20090512 | | Presented by Verity Sharp. Including samples of the sounds of the African biram, the South American charango and the French barrel organ, and a celebration of the 75th anniversary of the birth of Robert Moog, inventor of the Moog synthesiser. Verity Sharp's selection features the African biram and the South American charango. |
| Verity Sharp | 20090513 | | Verity Sharp introduces classic tracks by Kraftwerk from their album Autobahn, a motet by Guillaume de Machaut and a song from the new album by Brass Monkey. Verity Sharp introduces music from Kraftwerk, Guillaume de Machaut and Brass Monkey. |
| Verity Sharp | 20090514 | | Verity Sharp's varied musical selection includes Daniel Melingo singing Argentinian tango, the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra performing music by John Adams and Staff Benda Bilili playing their own brand of Congolese soukous. Verity Sharp presents music from Daniel Melingo, John Adams and Staff Benda Bilili. |
| Verity Sharp | 20090519 | | Verity Sharp's varied musical mix includes Oregon singer-songwriter Kelly Joe Phelps, emerging Congolese band Staff Benda Bilili and Makmed the Miller, the artist behind the album 14 Smash Hits for Theremin. Verity Sharp with music from Kelly Joe Phelps, Staff Benda Bilili and Makmed the Miller. |
| Verity Sharp | 20090520 | | Verity Sharp's varied musical selection includes a song about Guantanamo Bay sung by Caetano Veloso, piano music by John Ireland played by Mark Bebbington plus Shakespeare's sonnet No longer mourn for me when I am dead, read by Ian McKellen. Verity Sharp with music from Caetano Veloso and Mark Bebbington. Plus a Shakespeare sonnet |
| Verity Sharp | 20090609 | | Verity Sharp's varied selection includes music by Sicilian percussionist Alfio Antico, California's avant-drone duo Starving Weirdos and Palestinian collective Ramallah Underground, as arranged by the Kronos Quartet for their latest album Floodplain. Plus Brittany's Eric Marchand singing of an unhappy soldier and the Gabrieli Consort perform a setting of Ave Maria by Stravinsky. Verity Sharp presents music from Alfio Antico, Starving Weirdos and the Gabrieli Consort. |
| Verity Sharp | 20090610 | | Verity Sharp's selection includes Ethiopian singer Alemayehu Eshete, Bavaria's Familienmusik Hoffmann and Su Hart's exquisite recordings of vocal yelli as performed by the women of Gbine in the Cameroonian rainforest. Plus tracks from Chris Wood's forthcoming 'best of' compilation Albion alongside the Choir of King's College Cambridge singing an anthem by Judith Weir and Nikolai Fefilov playing the piano music of Alexei Stanchinsky. Verity Sharp presents music including Alemayehu Eshete and Cameroonian vocal yelli. |
| Verity Sharp | 20090611 | | Verity Sharp's varied musical selection includes Khoomii overtone singing from Mongolia alongside the Renaissance polyphony of Josquin des Prez and Breton male voice choir Kanerion Pleuigner. Plus an Afghan love song by Hossein Arman performed by Ensemble Kaboul and a track from the 1974 album Phaedra, by German electronic music pioneers Tangerine Dream. Verity Sharp presents Mongolian music, plus Josquin, Kanerion Pleuigner and Hossein Arman. |
| Verity Sharp | 20090616 | | Verity Sharp's selection includes a song from Cuba's Compay Segundo, the Northumbrian pipe-playing of Kathryn Tickell and the vocal writing of 16th-century Spanish composer Diego Ortiz. Plus Thomas Ades playing Stanchinsky's Canon a 4 Voci and Dragutin Djurdjevic singing a Serbian ballad. Verity Sharp presents music from Compay Segundo, Kathryn Tickell and Diego Ortiz. |
| Verity Sharp | 20090617 | | Verity Sharp's choices include an energetic set from Scotland's Blazin' Fiddles, songs from the Basque country and the Indian bansuri flute playing of Hariprasad Chaurasia. Plus organist Fritz Storfinger playing music by Moondog and the Callino Quartet performing Ikon by Valentin Silvestrov. Verity Sharp with music from Blazin' Fiddles, Hariprasad Chaurasia and Fritz Storfinger. |
| Verity Sharp | 20090618 | | Verity Sharp's varied musical selection includes Uri Caine's reworking of Schumann's Die Alten Bosen Lieder, one of Samuel Barber's Reincarnations performed by the Dunedin Consort and Venezuelan guitarist Jose Ismael Querales. Plus music from Crete performed by Ross Daly, Haris Lambrakis and Bijan Chemirani. Verity Sharp presents music from Uri Caine, the Dunedin Consort and Jose Ismael Querales. |
| Verity Sharp | 20090707 | | Verity Sharp's varied musical selection includes the stately sound of the Japanese Gagaku orchestra, the ghostly Americana of Georgia's Horse, accordionist Teodoro Anzellotti playing Dream by John Cage and an improvisation for the unusual combination of bass clarinet and hang. Verity Sharp with music from the Japanese Gagaku orchestra, Georgia's Horse and John Cage. |
| Verity Sharp | 20090708 | | Verity Sharp's varied selection includes a recording from the 1920s of the Seven Gallon Jug Band, music for an Anatolian wedding played by clarinettist Selim Sesler, Jonathan Harvey's setting of Psalm 116 performed by the Choir of King's College Cambridge and the delicate sound of Balinese bamboo wind harps. Verity Sharp with music from the Seven Gallon Jug Band, Selim Sesler and Jonathan Harvey. |
| Verity Sharp | 20090709 | | Verity Sharp's varied musical selection includes Mexican accordion pioneer Narciso Martinez, Valentin Silvestrov's homage to Tchaikovsky for piano and violin, Portuguese fado singer Antonio Zambujo, as well as the ambient sound of Murcof and a viol fantasy by John Jenkins. Verity Sharp presents music from Narciso Martinez, Valentin Silvestrov and John Jenkins. |
| Verity Sharp | 20090714 | | Verity Sharp presents music from Tibet and Mexico, alongside a track from Fife singer James Yorkston's new album of British folk songs. Also Diabolus in Musica performing the early Renaissance music of Guillaume Dufay, the traditional music of Brittany played on bombarde and organ, and Solisti New York performing Vermont Counterpoint by Steve Reich. Track List: 23:15 Frigg: Kotkanpää Album: Frigg Northside NSD 6079 23:19 James Yorkston & The Big Eyes Family Players: Martinmas Time Album: Folk Songs Domino WIGCD 236P 23:24 Mahasoa (kabosy); Ivoseha Bernadette (langoro); Rasoanome, Blandine & Zanamasinae Claudine (kantsa); Remanindry (whistle): Gorodo Album: Madagascar - Pays Antandroy Ocora France C560077 23:29 Vorivoatsy (lead vocal); Sambiasy (voice); Mazoto (voice & armpit rhythm): Kidiboky 23:32 Samuel Brooks: Quittin’ Time Song Album: Negro Work Songs and Calls Rounder CD 1517 (Segue) |
| Verity Sharp | 20090715 | | Verity Sharp's listening selection includes Ngbaka singers from Central Africa with a song for the spirits of the ancestors, the fiddle and footwork of Quebecois musicians Lisa Ornstein and Andre Marchand and tango by both Argentina's Otros Aires and Igor Stravinsky. Plus Ross Daly and his group Labyrinth with the dance music and songs of Crete and the Hildegurls performing the music of 12th-century mystic Hildegard of Bingen. Track List: 23:15 Spiro: Altrincham Round Album: Lightbox Realworld CDRW 172 23:18 Chanteurs Ngbaka: Ze Ze Kuluse Album: Traditional Religions Tempo A6239 23:22 Bill Frisell: Disfarmer Theme Album: Disfarmer Nonesuch 478524 23:28 James Yorkston & The Big Eyes Family Players: Thorneymoor Woods Album: Folk Songs Domino WIGCD 236P (Segue) 23:33 John Jenkins: In Nomine No. 2 Performed By Hespèrion XX Album: John Jenkins - Consort Music for Viols Astr退e E 8724 23:37 Dòna Bèla & Renat Sette: Diga Janeta - Janetair Album: Solid Roots Italian Style Folk Club EthnoSuoni 23:41 Stravinsky: Tango Performed By James Crabb & Geir Draugsvoll (accordions) Album: Duos for Classical Accordions EMI CDZ569 7052 23:44 Otros Aires: La Yumba Album: Vivo En Otros Aires Galileo GMC032 23:48 Maria Tanase: Uhai, Bade Album: Cuileandra Oriente Musik Rien CD 35 23:51 Taraf de Haïdouks: Rustem Album: Princes Amongst Men Asphalt Tango Records CD ATR 1608 23:53 Ross Daly & Labyrinth with Spyridoula Toutoudaki (voice): Karsilamás – Milo K退 Mandarini – Ah Melachrino Album: Mitos World Network 54 035 00:07 Hildegard of Bingen: Processional Performed By The Hildegurls Album: Electric Ordo Virtutum Innova 712 00:10 Terje Rypdal (electric guitar); Terje Tønnesen (violin); David Darling (cello); Christian Eggen (piano): It’s Not Over Until the Fat Lady Sings Album: Skywards ECM 5337 682 00:15 Trio Despertar Huasteco: El Aguanieve Album: Mexico - The Huasteca, Dances and Huapangos Ocora C 560180 00:18 Groupe De Danse Totonaque: Son de la Media Bamba 00:21 Lisa Ornstein (violin); Andr退 Marchand (feet): La Caraquet Album: Les Danseries de la Belle Province 00:24 La Vol退e d’Castors : Belle Embarquez! Album: Par Monts et Par Vaux Vol退e d’Castors VDC 002 00:28 Mawkin Causley: The Downfall of Charing Cross Album: The Awkward Recruit Navigator Records 19 00:33 Sugawara: Capriccio Pastorale Performed By Mie Miki (accordion) Album: Sonorities - Japanese Accordion Music Bis CD 1144 00:38 The Low Anthem: Cage the Songbird Album: Oh My God, Charlie Darwin Bella Union CD 202P 00:43 George Crumb: Dream Images (Love-Death-Music) – Gemini Performed By Andrew Russo (piano) Album: George Crumb - Voice of the Whale Black Box BBM 1076 00:48 Mozart: Adagio KV 356 Performed By Thomas Bloch (glass harmonica) Album: Thomas Bloch - Glass Harmonica Naxos 8555 295 00:52 Menelik Wèsnatchèw; All Star Band: Tezeta Album: The Very Best of Éthiopiques Manteca MANTDCD 245 00:55 Duke Ellington & His Orchestra: The Girl In My Dreams Tries To Look Like You Album: Duke Ellington Classics 1940-41 Classics 837 Verity Sharp's listening selection includes Ngbaka singers from Central Africa. |
| Verity Sharp | 20090716 | | Verity Sharp's captivating and curious listening choices include Lam Si Kwan playing the Chinese dizi flute, Ugandan singer Geoffrey Oryema and Thomas Bloch's Santa Maria for glass harmonica and male soprano. Ex Cathedra perform the music of Spanish baroque composer Diego Jose de Salazar alongside recordings Alan Lomax made in Mallorca in 1952. Track List: 23:15 Spiro: Binatone Album: Lightbox Realworld CDRW172 23:19 Geoffrey Oryema: Piri Wango Iya Album: Exile Realworld CDRW14 23:22 Elbtonal Percussion: St. Agnes & The Burning Train Album: Four Elements ACT 9438 2 (Segue) 23:25 Thomas Bloch (glass harmonica): Sancta Maria With Fabrice di Falco (male soprano, baritone, all voice parts) Album: Thomas Bloch - Glass Harmonica Naxos 855 5295 23:31 John Jenkins: The Bell Pavan Performed By Hespèrion XX Album: John Jenkins - Consort Music for Viols Astr退e E 8724 23:37 Salazar: ¡Salga El Torillo Hosquillo! Performed By Ex Cathedra Consort; Jeffrey Skidmore Album: Fire Burning in Snow Hyperion CDA67600 23:42 Tall de Vermadors de Binissalem (vocals, violins, castanets): Copeo De Bergant Album: Alan Lomax, The Spanish Recordings - Mallorca Rounder CD 11661 1769 2 23:44 Sebastià Ordines (flute/Sheep’s bells): Ses Corregudes, Sa Jota De Sa Son, Sa Jota Maleita (Tonades de flauta) 23:48 Jing Ying Soloists & Lam Si Kwan (di-zi): Birdsong Album: Like Waves Against The Sand Saydisc CD SDL 325 23:53 George Crumb: Sea-Nocturne (Vox Balaenae) Performed By Conchord: Daneil Pailthorpe (flute); Bridget MacRae (cello); Julian Milford (piano) Album: George Crumb - Voice of the Whale Black Box BBM 1076 23:59 Geoffrey Oryema: Lubanga 00:03 Selim Seliman (ad vocal & simsimiyya); Soliman Hussein (oil-can drumming): Mili ‘Allaya Mili Album: The Music of Islam - Music of the South Sinai Bedouins Celestial Harmonies 131 412 00:09 A3: Libertà pizzicata Album: Solid Roots Italian Style Folk Club EthnoSuoni 00:12 JJ Cale: Who Knew Single: Who Knew Because Music 00:16 Duke Ellington: Jumpin Punkins Album: Duke Ellington - Classics 1940-41 Classics 837 00:20 Tsequ退-Maryam Guebrou: Mother’s Love Album: The Very Best of Éthiopiques Manteca MANTDCD 245 00:24 Alèmu Aga: Abatatchen Hoy 00:28 Rypdal: Into The Widerness Terje Rypdal Album: Skywards ECM 5337 682 00:36 Plainchant: Antiphon, Laeva Eius – Ceballos, Hortus Conclusus Performed By Stile Antico Album: Song of Songs Harmonia Mundi HMU 807489 00:41 Arvo Pärt: Silouans Song Performed By Talinn Chamber Orchestra Album: Arvo Pärt Te Deum ECM 4391 622 00:46 Pachón arr. Langenhuijsen: La Nan Del Caballo Grande Performed By The Metropole Orchestra; Rafael de Utrera (voice); Daniel M退ndez (guitar) Album: El Viento - The García Lorca Project ACT 9490 2 00:53 Javier Ruibal: Perla De La Medina Album: Rough Guide to Mediterranean Caf退 Music World Music Network RGNET 1143 Verity Sharp's listening mix includes Lam Si Kwan, Geoffrey Oryema and Thomas Bloch. |
| Verity Sharp | 20090901 | | Verity Sharp returns from a recent trip to Brittany with recordings by Breton singers Ifig Flatres, Louise Ebrel, Manu Kerjean and Eric Marchand. Plus the sound of the ancient Welsh crwth played by Cass Meurig, music by Alexander Knaifel performed by the Callino quartet with soprano Patricia Rozario, electronica from Tarwater and a track from Malian singer Afel Bocoum's latest album. Verity Sharp's selection includes various recordings by Breton singers. |
| Verity Sharp | 20090902 | | Verity Sharp's choices include old-time fiddler Tommy Jarrell, ambience from Lawrence English and a recording of Silva Caledonia by Gavin Bryars sung by the Estonian National Male Choir. Plus the traditional music of Puglia performed by Nistanimera and Syran Mbenza singing the music of Congolese musical giant Franco. Verity Sharp with music from Tommy Jarrell, Lawrence English and Nistanimera. |
| Verity Sharp | 20090903 | | Verity Sharp's varied musical selection includes Sufi devotional song from Abida Parveen alongside the voice of Norfolk fisherman Sam Larner. Plus a duet for hang and bass clarinet from Manu Delago and Christoph Pepe Auer, and accordionist Slyvie Jobard playing Bach. Verity Sharp features Sufi devotional song and the voice of Norfolk fisherman Sam Larner. |
| Verity Sharp | 20090929 | | Verity Sharp's varied musical slection includes guitarist Les Paul playing a Twelfth Street Rag and Lingling Yu performing a traditional piece on the Chinese pipa. There's also a chance to hear the extraordinary glottal stuttering of singers recorded on the Pityusic Islands by Alan Lomax in the 1950s, and Ravel's Piece en forme de Habanera played on the theremin by Clara Rockmore. Verity Sharp with music from Les Paul, Ravel and Chinese pipa player Lingling Yu. |
| Verity Sharp | 20090930 | | Verity Sharp's varied selection includes a track from the new album I Speak Fula by Mali's Bassekou Kouyate and a 16th-century Fantasia by John Ward played by the viol consort Phantasm. Plus a selection of pieces by experimental recording artist Susumu Yokota and from jazz guitarist John Abercrombie with bass player Dave Holland and percussionist Jack DeJohnette. Verity Sharp with music by Bassekou Kouyate, Susumu Yokota, John Abercrombie and John Ward |
| Verity Sharp | 20091001 | | Verity Sharp's varied musical selection includes Nina Simone paying tribute to Martin Luther King, Tom Russell paying tribute to Nina Simone and Six Organs of Admittance performing River of Heaven. Plus the powerful sound of Persian singer Mohammad Reza Shajarian alongside the spiritual music of Gabriel Jackson, as performed by the Choir of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh. Verity Sharp's selection includes Nina Simone's tribute to Martin Luther King. |
| Verity Sharp | 20091006 | | Verity Sharp's varied musical selection includes a traditional song from the Faroe Islands, the haunting sound of the Cretan lyra, and electro-acoustic music by Ireland's Jurgen Simpson. Plus a chance to hear Zoltan Kocsis playing Bartok and Iarla O Lionaird singing Gavin Bryars' Anail De - The Breath of God. Verity Sharp presents music from the Faroes, plus Jurgen Simpson, Bartok and Gavin Bryars. |
| Verity Sharp | 20091007 | | Verity Sharp's varied musical selection includes music from Chechnya performed by Ensemble Aznach, the stylish vibraphone playing of Gary Burton, celebrated dub reggae melodica player Augustus Pablo and Aurora Borealis, one of Three Evocations by pianist Philip Mead. Verity Sharp presents music from Gary Burton, Augustus Pablo and Philip Mead. |
| Verity Sharp | 20091008 | | Verity Sharp's varied musical selection includes electronica from Finland, courtesy of Vladislav Delay from his latest album Tummaa. There's also a cow calling lullaby from Wales sung by Cass Meurig, progressive guitar music from French trio Philharmonie and an Ernest Bloch Nocturne played by America's New Arts Trio. Verity Sharp presents music from Vladislav Delay, Philharmonie and the New Arts Trio. |
| Verity Sharp | 20091027 | | Verity Sharp's varied selection includes Roger Doyle's Cool Steel Army for guitar and laptop percussion, a Chinese love song sung by Gong Linna and a track from Richard Hawley's latest release, Truelove's Gutter. Plus William Barton and Wulfin Lieske reworking the music of Peter Sculthorpe for didgeridoo and guitar. Verity Sharp with music by Gong Linna, Roger Doyle, and William Barton and Wulfin Lieske. |
| Verity Sharp | 20091028 | | Verity Sharp's varied selection includes Amandine Beyer playing music by the flamboyant 17th century violinist Nicola Matteis, alongside a love song from harpist Arianna Savall, the electronica of Plaid and Ritual for the Holy Mother of Guadalupe by Osvaldo Golijov, performed by Yo Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble. Verity Sharp presents music from Nicola Matteis, Arianna Savall, Plaid and Golijov. |
| Verity Sharp | 20091029 | | Verity Sharp presents a selection for Halloween that includes a song about how to cast the perfect spell from Martin Carthy and music from Wendy Carlos' score for Stanely Kubrick's film The Shining. Plus Dark Matter, by American guitarist Roger Kleier and Gloria Coates, and Homage to Van Gogh performed by the Musica Viva ensemble. Verity Sharp presents music from Martin Carthy, Wendy Carlos and Roger Kleier. |
| Verity Sharp | 20091103 | | Verity Sharp's diverse musical selection includes Algerian rai from Kamel El Harrachi, blues from Chris Smither, a lullaby from Crete performed by Psarantonis and Niki Xylouri, and Paul Ruders' reworking of Bach's Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring. Verity Sharp with music from Kamel El Harrachi, Chris Smither and Paul Ruders. |
| Verity Sharp | 20091104 | | Verity Sharp's diverse musical selection includes tango from both Sandra Luna and Michael Finnissy, a traditional ballad sung by Nancy Wallace, qawwali performed by Pakistan's Faiz Ali Faiz and Mr McFall's Chamber playing the Epilogue from Wonderlawn by Gavin Bryars. Verity Sharp with music from Sandra Luna, Michael Finnissy, Nancy Wallace, Faiz Ali Faiz. |
| Verity Sharp | 20091105 | | Verity Sharp's diverse musical selection includes tracks from Chris Wood's forthcoming album A Handmade Life, alongside Eduardo Durao's Timbila Ensemble from Mozambique, a song from Afghanistan performed by Ensemble Kaboul and British jazz trio Curios. Verity Sharp presents music from Chris Wood, Eduardo Durao and Ensemble Kaboul. |
| Verity Sharp | 20091124 | | Verity Sharp's varied musical selection includes a remix by Scanner of music by Frederic Rzewski, the voice of Puerto Plata from the Dominican Republic, the Jew's harp-playing Wright family, tracks from a new collaboration between Bonnie Prince Billy and Brian Harnetty, and trebles Andrew Swait and Sam Harris singing Mouth of the Dumb by James MacMillan. Verity Sharp with music from Rzewski/Scanner, Puerto Plata and Bonnie Prince Billy. |
| Verity Sharp | 20091125 | | Verity Sharp's varied musical selection includes a song from the Cuban Estudiantina tradition sung by Miguel Matamoros, the Bell Orchestre playing the music of Aphex Twin, Don Byron and friends in some of Hal Willner's Meditations on Mingus, and the Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin singing a setting of Psalm 143 by Paul Sartin. Verity Sharp with music from Aphex Twin, Hal Willner and Paul Sartin. |
| Verity Sharp | 20091126 | | Verity Sharp's varied musical selection includes the piano music of Michael Zev Gordon, Martha Wainwright's take on Edith Piaf, the fragile electronica of Adem and music from The Astounding Eyes of Rita by Tunisian oud player and composer Anouar Brahem. Verity Sharp with music from Michael Zev Gordon, Martha Wainwright and Anouar Brahem. |
| Verity Sharp | 20091201 | | Verity Sharp's varied musical selection includes a mammoth set of tunes from Shetland's Fiddler's Bid, the raw blues of CW Stoneking alongside that of Malian singer Kokanko Sata Doumbia, Pierre Laurent Aimard playing an etude by Ligeti, plus a classic track from poet, philosopher and jazz musician Sun Ra. Verity Sharp with music from Fiddler's Bid, CW Stoneking, Kokanko Sata Doumbia and Sun Ra. |
| Verity Sharp | 20091202 | | Verity Sharp's varied musical selection includes Zimbabwean singer Thomas Mapfumo, Norwegian accordionist Frode Haltli and more dark ambience from California's Starving Weirdos. Plus Andrew Manze playing Biber's Passacaglia for unaccompanied violin. Verity Sharp with music from Thomas Mapfumo, Frode Haltli, Starving Weirdos, Andrew Manze. |
| Verity Sharp | 20091203 | | Verity Sharp's varied musical selection includes Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum singing the sacred music of Thomas Weelkes alongside an ambient soundscape by Iceland's Johann Johannson. Plus an improvisation on Indian sarod, the gravelly voice of Catalan singer Miguel Gil and Heidi Talbot singing Angel of Mercy by Sandy Wright. Verity Sharp with music from Thomas Weelkes, Johann Johannson, Miguel Gil, Sandy Wright. |
| Verity Sharp | 20091222 | | Verity Sharp presents a seasonal mix of music from across time and space, including evocative pieces for piano by Ryuichi Sakamoto, the crystal clear voice of Mary Hopkin with a traditional Welsh song associated with her birthplace in West Glamorgan and a Hungarian lullaby as interpreted by Marta Sebestyen on her latest album I Can See The Gates of Heaven. Plus seasonal music by both Chris Wood and Howard Skempton. Verity Sharp presents music from Ryuichi Sakamoto, Mary Hopkin and Marta Sebestyen. |
| Verity Sharp | 20091223 | | Verity Sharp presents a musical jamboree from across the ages with an anti-Christmas song by Miles Davis, anarchic rhythms from OOIOO alongside those of the Japanese taiko drum ensemble Tomoe-Ryu Yutakadaiko, an epic ballad from Richard Hawleey's latest release True Loves Gutter, and a Plygain carol from the Anglesey tradition sung by Daniel Huws. Plus a recording of the Ulster Christmas Rhymers performing their traditional mummers' play in 1954. Verity Sharp with music from Miles Davis, Daniel Huws, OOIOO and Tomoe-Ryu Yutakadaiko. |
| Verity Sharp | 20091224 | | Presented by Verity Sharp. Including a seasonal tune played on the ukulele, Finola o Siochur singing a Christmas song from the Irish Celtic tradition and organist Carleton Etherington playing Von Himmel Hoch by Garth Edmondson. Plus powerful group singing from the congregation of Liberty Baptist Church in Alabama alongside carol singers at the Royal Hotel, Dungworth in Sheffield. And in a special collaboration session at the BBC's Maida Vale studios, a trio of performers take us on a winter's journey, through song, spoken word and percussion. Traditional storyteller Debs Newbold, folk singer Mary Hampton and experimental percussionist Dave Price weave a rich aural tapestry of sounds, stories and songs, taking fragments from traditional winter tales, and adding new material and improvisations to create a unique Christmas Eve soundworld. The three performers, who have never worked together before, create a modern-day radio ballad, based on a winter theme. Each uses their own speciality, possibly venturing into areas unknown, and draw on traditional pagan winter stories and folk songs about the frosty season, combining fragments of these with experimental and perhaps theatrical percussion. Debs Newbold is a renowned storyteller and cabaret performer, who has long been telling tales from her Anglo-Irish family, and is currently the English Folk Dance and Song Society's storyteller-in-residence at Cecil Sharp House in London. Mary Hampton is a young folk singer from Brighton, whose enchanting and often eerie folk singing, mixes the traditional with the new. Percussionist and composer Dave Price is a member of the Nozferatu collective and works with the Gecko physical theatre company, as well as pursuing various other projects, involving artists such as Regina Spektor, Gwyneth Herbert and Aqualung. Verity Sharp presents a special collaboration session, with story, song and percussion. |
| Verity Sharp | 20091230 | | Verity Sharp presents a nocturnal musical adventure with polskas from Sweden alongside tracks from Stephan Micus's album Snow, blues from CW Stoneking and tarantellas from Italy. Plus New York's Flexible Music playing Hout by Louis Andriessen. Verity Sharp presents polskas from Sweden, plus music from Stephan Micus and CW Stoneking. |
| Verity Sharp | 20100101 | | presents a musical celebration of the New Year. Verity Sharp presents a musical celebration of the New Year. Verity Sharp presents a musical celebration of the New Year with the help of Lightnin' Hopkins, Bessie Jones and the Sea Island Singers, Sun Ra and singers from villages in Togo, Fiji and from Chencha in Ethiopia. Plus a medieval song for New Year's Day by Baude Cordier sung by Gothic Voices. |
| Verity Sharp | 20100202 | | Tonight's selection includes a French Haitian love song from Andr退 Toussaint, the music of rural Angola played on the coroa mouth bow, a track from glitch maestro Oval, banjoist Bela Fleck sparring with Madagascan guitar hero D'Gary and the striking microtonal choral singing of Tahiti. Plus Anonymous 4 and the Chilingirian Quartet perform Come and Do You Will In Me by Sir John Tavener. With Verity Sharp. Verity Sharp presents music from Andre Toussaint, Oval and Bela Fleck with D'Gary. |
| Verity Sharp | 20100203 | | Evocative music by Danish saxophonist Eskil Romme, an early computer piece by Max V Matthews that morphs a Japanese lullaby into one by Schubert, a field recording of an extensive performance by Gambian griot Sanneh Kuyate and the intriguing electronica of Finland's Mika Vainio. With Verity Sharp. Verity Sharp's choices includes music from Eskil Romme, Max V Matthews and Sanneh Kuyate. |
| Verity Sharp | 20100204 | | Verity Sharp's selection tonight includes toe tapping tunes from Cape Verde and Greenland, the exquisite voice of Breton singer Anne Auffret, ambience from the Notwist, the classical music of Azerbaijan as performed by Alim Qasimov, and Paul O'Dette playing the flamboyant variations on Monsieur Almaine by the Elizabethan lutenist Daniel Bacheler. Verity Sharp's selection includes music from Anne Auffret, Notwist and Alim Qasimov. |
| Verity Sharp | 20100209 | | A song from the South Pacific island of Vanuatu sung in Pidgin by the Singera Serenaders, Norwegian guitarist Knut Reiersrud duets with organist Iver Kleive, Majid Kiâni plays a suite of traditional dances on the Iranian santur and the string quartet Ethel play the ethereal music of Mary Ellen Childs. With Verity Sharp. Verity Sharp's selection includes music from the Singera Serenaders and Reiersrud. |
| Verity Sharp | 20100210 | | Banjoist Bela Fleck jams with the amassed thumb piano players of Uganda's Ateso Jazz Band, the dramatic sounds of percussionist Dave Price, the Unthanks version of the traditional song Annachie Gordon and from Turkey the music of Kirika alongside that of legendary clarinettist Selim Sesler. With Verity Sharp. Verity Sharp presents music from Bela Fleck jamming with the Ateso Jazz Band. |
| Verity Sharp | 20100211 | | Verity Sharp's selections tonight include tango from the streets of Buenos Aires performed by Aníbal Arias, Osvaldo Montes and Lidia Borda, ambience from El Fog, the Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle singing How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place by Brahms, and from Brittany, Jean Baron and Michel Ghesquère accompanying traditional singer Anne Auffret on ocarina and organ. Verity Sharp presetnts music from Anibal Arias, plus Osvaldo Montes and Lidia Borda. |
| Verity Sharp | 20100316 | | Verity Sharp presents an eclectic mix of music from around the world, including Philip Mead playing the piano music of Stephen Montague, bass clarinettist Michel Portal vying with accordionist Richard Gilliano, Sufi devotional qawwal from Pakistan's Sabri Brothers, Sheryl Crow's Redemption Day as sung by Johnny Cash , and the Choir of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh performing Leroy Kyrie by John Tavener. Verity Sharp's selection includes music from Philip Mead, Michel Portal and Johnny Cash. |
| Verity Sharp | 20100317 | | Verity Sharp marks St Patrick's Day with some Irish fiddle tunes from Tony DeMarco, alongside Norwegian lullabies from Unni Boksasp, blues from the Reverend Gary Davis and the music of medieval French troubadour Bernard de Ventadour performed by vocal group Beatus. Plus the poetry of Benjamin Zephaniah, and the trio of Ross Daly (Cretan lyra), Djamshid Chemirani (zarb) and Sokratis Sinopoulos (kemençe). Verity Sharp presents music from Tony DeMarco, Unni Boksasp and the Rev Gary Davis. |
| Verity Sharp | 20100318 | | Verity Sharp presents an eclectic musical selection including a song from the Solomon Islands performed by the Narasirato Pan Pipers, a new series of improvisations from percussionist Simon Limbrick that can be multilayered at will, Welsh trio Fernhill singing and playing a Celtic journey dance, and Jordi Savall playing a Renaissance pavan by Tobias Hume. Verity Sharp presents music from the Solomon Islands and Simon Limbrick's Dot Machines. |
| Verity Sharp | 20100323 | | Verity Sharp presents a diverse selection of musical styles, including Lucy Farrell & Jonny Kearney telling the traditional tale of the Hares on the Mountain; a reflective love song from Eritrea sung by Tsehaytu Beraki; the Gjermund Larsen Trio from Norway; Thom Yorke's Atoms for Peace; a Scarlatti sonata played by Inger Södergren; and the Highland pipe playing of Dr Angus MacDonald. Verity Sharp's selection includes music from Lucy Farrell with Jonny Kearney. |
| Verity Sharp | 20100324 | | Verity Sharp's selections tonight include yodelling from Bavaria, yoik from Norway and a tale of Genghis Khan's horses from Mongolian singer Urna. Plus the Edinburgh Quartet play the music of Mátyás Seiber; the fragmented electronica of Andrew Pekler; and Richard Ranft's recording of the wolf-whistles of a Screaming Piha in the Amazonian Rainforest. Verity Sharp's selection includes yodelling from Bavaria and yoik from Norway. |
| Verity Sharp | 20100325 | | Verity Sharp's selections tonight include the masterful Hammond organ playing of Dr Lonnie Smith alongside the sparkling guitarwork of Guinea's Sekouba Bambino Diabate. Plus the talents of Hugh Lupton and Chris Wood combine in the tale of Johnny East, the Sixteen sing music by the 17th century Spanish composer Juan Guti退rrez de Padilla, and a movement from La Koro Sutro for 100 voices and gamelan by Lou Harrison. Verity Sharp's selection includes Hammond organ playing by Dr Lonnie Smith. |
| Verity Sharp | 20160504 | | Adventures in music, ancient to future: Verity Sharp with music including Ninebarrow. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20160511 | | Adventures in music, ancient to future: Verity Sharp with a performance from Rachel Musson Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20160601 | | Verity Sharp celebrates avant-garde musical couples. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20160713 | | Verity Sharp with tracks from Concordu de Orosei, Ricardo Jacinto and Verity Susman. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20160818 | | Verity Sharp with tracks by Autechre, Gillian Welch, Lata Mangeshkar and Brigitte Fontaine Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20160824 | | Verity Sharp celebrates invented instruments, including music from Harry Partch. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20160928 | | Verity Sharp's selection includes George Monbiot, Jennifer Walshe and Stars of the Lid. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20161025 | | Verity Sharp's selection includes East African jazz and music generated by frogs. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20161123 | | Verity Sharp's selection includes music from the Suidobashi Chamber Ensemble. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20161129 | | Verity Sharp with music from the Magnetic North and the Library of Babel. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20161227 | | Verity Sharp's selection includes music from Alma, Amber Coffman and Derroll Adams. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20170125 | | Verity plays dance songs, work songs and folk songs, and toasts Robert Burns. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20170221 | | Verity Sharp's selection includes pianist Omar Sosa and vocalist Seckou Keita. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20170321 | | Verity Sharp presents springtime folk, improvised soundscapes and Puerto Rican escapism. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20170322 | | Verity Sharp with industrial noise, music for toy piano and an Icelandic requiem. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20170323 | | Verity Sharp with electroacoustic trio Fiium Shaarrk and music for choir and sine waves. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20170419 | | Verity Sharp with music from Trio Chemirani, Vargdod and Estonian composer Erkki-Sven Tuur Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20170425 | | With Haitian field recordings, Grimes, Carol Grimes, Helen Grime and grime from Mr Carmack Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20170517 | | Verity Sharp with songs for the middle of May and a dub tribute to Dylan Thomas. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20170607 | | Verity Sharp features a Pennines reservoir, the Italian Renaissance and experimental TV. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20170614 | | Verity Sharp with music by Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho and sitar player Nishat Khan. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20170711 | | Verity Sharp with music by Joby Talbot, Linda Perhacs and a turntable/saxophone duo. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20170712 | | Verity Sharp selects Scott Walker, Vashti Bunyan and an Anatolian-Iranian collaboration. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20170905 | | Verity Sharp previews Canada's Polaris Prize, plus medieval chant and Russian surf-rock. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20170906 | | Verity Sharp with French electroacoustics, the 'lion of Zimbabwe' and the sound of stags. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20170907 | | Verity Sharp shares music from down-town New York, and the French Baroque via New Zealand. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20171031 | | Verity Sharp features tuneful and terrifying music on Halloween night. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20171102 | | Verity Sharp puts a hand into her record bag, and plays whatever comes out. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20171129 | | Verity Sharp with French vocal music, a Swiss headbanger and a Meccano orchestra. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20171219 | | Exploring the history of black music in Europe before the Empire Windrush in 1948. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20171220 | | With the Winter Solstice approaching, Verity Sharp shares music for mid-winter. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20180124 | | We play French ethnomusicologist Charles Duvelle's 1966 recordings of Moorish classical music from Mauritania in memory of the musicologist and editor of the Ocora label who died late last year. Elsewhere we have Peruvian Huayno harp music from the Andes, a ritualistic performance piece by Conrad Winslow that features velcro and zips and ahead of her Late Junction mixtape tomorrow, we hear from pioneering electronic composer Suzanne Ciani on the liberating powers of the Buchla synthesiser, an instrument built by her friend and collaborator, the former NASA scientist Don Buchla. Griots from Mauritania, harp music from Peru, zips, velcro & synth pioneer Suzanne Ciani. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20180306 | | Verity takes you on as many sonic adventures as possible within a ninety-minute time frame. Expect some Adult Jazz, Ani DiFranco, Art Zoyd, and Asamisimasa... and that's just the artists beginning with the letter 'A'. Also tonight, hear music to preview a few upcoming, magically monikered music festivals: Borealis in Bergen, Counterflows in Glasgow, and Lake Of Stars in London and Lake Malawi. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Verity Sharp goes on as many sonic adventures as possible within 90 minutes. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20180307 | | On the eve of the first ever solo Pablo Picasso exhibition at Tate Modern, the painter, sculptor, ceramicist, poet, and playwright is an inspiration for several of Verity's musical choices tonight. Travel with her to 19th century Spain, to pre-war Paris, and to the world of surrealism. Also featured on the programme are contemporary multi-disciplinary artists playing with aesthetic, abstract, and avant-garde approaches to sound and music-making. These include Ryoko Akama, Yas Clarke, Claire Tolan, and Anna Zaradny. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Music to celebrate Picasso, on the eve of an exhibition at Tate Modern. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20180417 | | Verity hosts her standard, surprising assortment of sounds and music. The spoken word is prominent in the track selection tonight, including work from Sue Tompkins with Russell Haswell, Fini Bearman with the Dissolute Society, and master of word jazz Ken Nordine. The poetry of Oiva Paloheimo and the short stories of James Robertson also make an appearance, inspiring music from Tapio Rautavaara and Aidan O'Rourke respectively. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. The standard, surprising assortment of sounds, music, and spoken word. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20180419 | | Out of this world music for late-night, hypnagogic listeners: acoustic quintet Orca Noise Unit master the art of oneironautics; avant-garde vocalist Linda Sharrock engages in primal improvisation; chamber-folk trio Slagr explore the edges of consciousness; jazz musician Yazz Ahmed takes her flugelhorn on a nocturnal ramble; and triple harp player Llio Rhydderch reveals private evocative recordings from the Dream Studios. Verity also takes a moment to pay tribute to "The Velvet Bulldozer", bluesman Albert King, who was born 95 years ago this month. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Out of this world music for late-night, hypnagogic listeners. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20180502 | | This edition of Late Junction brings you two types of vocal word play. Firstly Cyclopyscho, the ongoing experiment of an American musician Ashley Shomo that plays with syllables and electronics; secondly a new album of clever lyrics and jazz-folk accompaniment from spoken word artist Alabaster dePlume. Plus music from the Alash Ensemble who have brought traditional Tuvan multi-phonic throat singing from the nomadic culture of Central Asia to an international audience, and improvised Japanese mouth organ playing from musician and installation artist Sarah Peebles. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening. Experimental syllabic wordplay, multiphonic throat singing and a Japanese mouth organ. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20180503 | | A hop, skip and a jump through the avenues of adventurous music. Verity's selection includes kalimba players in Zambia from 1930's field recordist Hugh Tracey's International Library of African Music; experimental recorder player Sylvia Hinz; a new album from Appalachian duo Anna and Elizabeth and the piano music of poet and painter Richard Moult which has accompanying verses: And so at true mid-Night Shall I steer this boat forwards With the comfort of lights receding And over the threshold between salt water and ethe? The years remind me, just as Winter pulls the trees That I have been born before the light And need to become by crossing over One key to one abyss Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening. A selection including kalimba players in Zambia and Appalachian duo Anna and Elizabeth. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20180522 | | New music for disorientation, meditation, and transformation. Artists carrying you along on that journey include The Transcendence Orchestra, Ben Vince, Clarice Jensen, Joana Gama, and Luis Fernandes. There's also a detour into the Theatre Of Cruelty, courtesy of a sonic tribute to dramatist, surrealist, and experimentalist Antonin Artaud. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Verity Sharp shares new music for disorientation, meditation, and transformation. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20180524 | | Music and place, sound in space: tonight's tunes speak to the architectural and environmental conditions in which they were made. Hear Olivia Chaney with her new album 'Shelter', Jez Riley French's resonating buildings, Colin Riley's recent release 'In Place', and Full Of Noises improvising 'en plein air'. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. Music and place, sound in space: songs speaking to their surroundings. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20180620 | | Solstice selections. As celebrations at Stonehenge and elsewhere approach their climax, and the sun prepares to climb high in the morning, Verity shares music that rejoices in the star we orbit, from core English folk to the sound of midsummer elves, and the Inti Raymi festival of the sun celebrated by communities across the Andes. Plus, a preview of this weekend's Supersonic festival in Birmingham, with music from Housewives and a new track by Gazelle Twin. And new British jazz from 8-piece The Dissolute Society, led by trombonist Raph Clarkson. Produced by Chris Elcombe for Reduced Listening. A selection of music for the summer solstice with Verity Sharp. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20180710 | | Verity Sharp plays music from the margins including rare creole music from Guadeloupe, skewed electronics from the fringes of Lollywood, Lahore's lesser known film industry, and Laura Cannell probes the areas where the ancient and the modern collide with a series of lacerating violin improvisations alongside partner André Bosman. We also look ahead to boutique art and music festival Port Elliot which is coming up later this month in Cornwall and features Late Junction favourites Nabihah Iqbal, Erland Cooper and Stick in the Wheel among others. Produced by Alannah Chance for Reduced Listening. Verity Sharp plays music from the margins for the curious of ear. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20180711 | | Music for the body and music for the mind, Verity Sharp shines a light on the golden age of New Age music from the 1950s onwards and plays slaps, laughs, breaths and whispers from the soundtrack 'Music from the Body', a collaborative effort between Ron Geesin and Pink Floyd's Roger Waters for a film called The Body. Elsewhere in the show hear the half heard conversations of Italian sound artist Alessandro Bosetti, India's bansuri flute maestro Ronu Majumdar and a previously unreleased performance by Cecil Taylor. Produced by Alannah Chance for Reduced Listening. Music for the body and for the mind. Verity serves up sounds for the human and divine. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20180822 | | Another adventure in music of epic, widescreen proportions. Fingerpicking drone guitarist Negro (aka Fernando Junquera) combines post-rock with Americana, the diverse sonic qualities of electronically manipulated music is showcased in Carl Stone’s album Electronic Music from the Eighties and Nineties and the Norwegian trio Moskus present genre defying minimalism. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20180823 | | A continuous curveball selection from the fringes of alternative music. Featuring the critically acclaimed voice of a rising star in English folk Jackie Oates, spontaneous explorations on repetition by Luke Wyland and reflections on an imaginary feature film lost to aristocratic decadence and psychedelic influences called The Shildam Hall Tapes, the latest release by A Year In The Country. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20181002 | | A focus on the music of insects, including field recordings of bugs from the middle of the Borneo jungle, the sound of cicadas from the avant-garde experimentations of Pauline Oliveros, and the vibrations of Japanese crickets. Plus sonic discoveries from along the latitudinal line of the Arctic Circle, and the acoustic music of Phillip Henry. Produced by Tayo Popoola for Reduced Listening. Vibrations from the Arctic Circle and the music of insects. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp | 20181003 | | Polyrhythms from the periphery of sound. Epic music from Tessellation IV by the Make Project, a piece created from composed material based on 52 quotations by women writers. As the performance unfolds, each scale changes by one note when the word ‘make’ is sung. Elsewhere in the programme electronic thoughts from the 80s & 90s, courtesy of Carl Stone, plus sounds from Karine Polwart and Inge Thompson’s new album. Produced by Tayo Popoola for Reduced Listening. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp - Late Junction Session | 20090521 | | Verity Sharp presents a Late Junction Session, featuring a collaboration of three singers from very different cultures - Bulgarian traditional singer Eugenia Georgieva, Indian classical artist Shahid Khan and British opera singer Jeremy Birchall. Verity Sharp's mix features a session with three singers from very different cultures. |
| Verity Sharp At Home With Robert Wyatt | 20171017 | | Verity Sharp presents a special edition of Late Junction at home with Robert Wyatt. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp At The End Of The Road Festival 2018 | 20180911 | | For the second year running Late Junction headed to the Wiltshire countryside to host an electrifying line up of artists from across the left field at End of the Road festival. Wringing out the last of the summer evenings, End of the Road takes place at the end of August and is a festival for music lovers. Late Junction selected four acts to headline the Tipi stage on Friday the 31st of August and now you can hear the highlights from the comfort of your sofa. Multi-instrumentalist, composer and academic Annie Lewandowski is the beating heart of polymath pop outfit Powerdove. Bolstered by band members Thomas Bonvalet and Chad Popple, Powerdove reference everything from the classical avant garde, 1970s prog folk and 1980s post-punk. Combining improvisation with unconventional instrumentation, Verity plays highlights from the polyrhythmic trio’s wildly unpredictable and captivating live show. Topping our bill we hear live repeats from Sudanese ten piece The Scorpios who first arrived in the UK in the 1980s as refugees and now consist of members from all over the world, with an international backing band comprised of musicians from Ghana, Jamaica, Poland and Japan. Influenced by traditional Sudanese songs and 1960s pop, they blend Arabic rhythms and guitar chops with raw Eastern funk. Verity plays highlights from their performance which features heavy bass, synths, horns and percussion and owes as much to Detroit as it does to Khartoum. Produced by Alannah Chance for Reduced Listening. Verity Sharp plays live music from Late Junction's stage at the End of the Road festival. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp At The End Of The Road Festival 2018 | 20180912 | | We continue to showcase the best from the Late Junction stage at this year’s End of the Road festival in Wiltshire, a festival for a wide range of music lovers at the tail end of summer. This year late Junction returned with a bill of four adventurous artists to headline the Friday evening in the Tipi tent. Verity plays highlights from the two remaining acts, Philadelphia noise artist Moor Mother and Polish duo Zimpel / Ziolek. Moor Mother is the music project of musician, poet and visual artist, Camae Ayewa. Using samples, spoken word and free jazz to bend definitions of rap, Moor Mother channels a new vision of the afro-futurism of fellow Philadelphia artist Sun Ra. Her live show is unapologetically confrontational, mixing protest and time-travel in a whirlwind of noise and poetry. Verity plays highlights from her arresting live performance. Zimpel / Ziolek is the coming together of two leading multi-instrumentalists from Poland’s fertile experimental underground. Fusing the modern jazz minimalism of Waclaw Zimpel with Kuba Ziolek’s traditional folk leanings, the pair combine astounding clarinet solos and hypnotic guitar work. Verity presents highlights from their set at End of the Road, which was their debut performance at a UK festival. Produced by Alannah Chance for Reduced Listening. Verity Sharp plays live music from Late Junction's stage at the End of the Road festival. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp Conducts An Orchestra Of The Unexpected | 20190710 | | Verity Sharp conducts an orchestra of the unexpected, including a rare piece of Morroccan funk from a recently discovered album by Attarazat Addahabia & Faradjallah. The original album was recorded in 1972 but is only now being released after the label Habibi Funk tracked down Faradjallah to his television repair shop in Casablanca. We also have a track by the 15-strong Black Monument Ensemble from Chicago who draw from astral jazz, full-throated gospel, hip-hop and sound collage, along with a slice of mesmeric No Wave by Band Apart, and improvised music from the dynamic Polish jazz trio KaMaSz. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Polish jazz collides with choral collage as Verity conducts an orchestra of the unexpected Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Verity Sharp conducts an orchestra of the unexpected, including a rare piece of Morroccan funk from a recently discovered album by Attarazat Addahabia & Faradjallah. The original album was recorded in 1972 but is only now being released after the label Habibi Funk tracked down Faradjallah to his television repair shop in Casablanca. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Verity Sharp Previews Tusk Festival | 20171011 | | Verity Sharp previews Tusk Festival in Gateshead. Plus music by James Tenney. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp With 100 Years Of Moondog | 20160512 | | Adventures in music, ancient to future: Verity Sharp marks the centenary of Moondog. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp With A Forced Entertainment Mixtape | 20170810 | | An exclusive mix from experimental theatre company Forced Entertainment. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp With A Jeff Mills Mixtape | 20170608 | | Verity Sharp presents a mixtape compiled by turntablist, producer and composer Jeff Mills. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp With A Shiva Feshareki Mixtape | 20180712 | | Ahead of the Pioneers of Sound prom, composer and turntablist Shiva Feshareki uses her trademark turntable techniques to craft a Late Junction mixtape brimming with new compositions and surprising juxtapositions. Shiva works closely with the physicality of sound. In her electronic work she focuses on sound-manipulation and sampling, working closely with records and turntables and the interaction of tone, texture and space. In her work as a composer she specialises in acoustic spatialisation, and often uses collaboration and deep improvisation to explore different ideas. Last year she won a BASCA British Composer Award for innovation. Verity Sharp also presents new guitar compositions from the curator of the Alan Lomax archive, Nathan Salsburg and explores the wide eyed mysticism of Irish group United Bible Studies. Produced by Alannah Chance for Reduced Listening. Verity Sharp presents a Late Junction mixtape by composer and turntablist Shiva Feshareki. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp With An Edinburgh Festival 2017 Concert | 20170809 | | Verity presents musicians including Alasdair Roberts and Aidan O'Rourke. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp With An Edinburgh Festival Concert | 20160817 | | Verity Sharp with live music from the 2016 Edinburgh Festival, including Trembling Bells. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp With An International Women's Day Show And Session | 20180308 | | As part of BBC Radio 3's schedule marking International Women's Day, Verity Sharp celebrates the female musical collective in all its forms, styles, and structures. A special Late Junction collaboration session has been assembled for the occasion, featuring members of notable performance collectives past and present. Our unique, one-off trio features: Maggie Nichols, who co-founded the Feminist Improvising Group; Verity Susman, formerly of Electrelane; and Amble Skuse, a member of the Orchestra For Females And Laptops aka OFFAL. Tonight, hear the results of this historic, improvised musical meeting, as well as a roundtable conversation between participants on the history and future of the female collective. Also featured on the programme is music from all over the globe made by women working together. Expect to hear: folk supergroup Coven; loose sound art collective Egyptian Females Experimental Music Session; traditional Tuareg trio Les filles de Illighadad; jazz band Nérija; hip hop crew Reykjavíkurdætur; and performance art improvisers Sheer Frost Orchestra. Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening. For International Women's Day we celebrate female collectives past and present. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp With Andy Votel | 20170420 | | Ahead of Record Store Day, Verity Sharp visits the BBC vinyl archive with Andy Votel. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp With Chris Wood | 20170124 | | Folk musician and composer Chris Wood joins Verity Sharp to share song recommendations. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp With Claire M Singer | 20171010 | | Verity Sharp is joined by artist and composer Claire M Singer. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp With Derek Walmsley | 20161122 | | Verity Sharp is joined by The Wire editor Derek Walmsley to explore spiritual music. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp With Derek Walmsley | 20171128 | | The Wire editor Derek Walmsley is in the studio to explore the rise of the collective. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp With Ed Atkins' Mixtape | 20171221 | | Video artist Ed Atkins has a 30-minute mix to make his musical mark on Late Junction. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp With Edinburgh Festival 2017 Friends | 20170808 | | Verity Sharp is in the Scottish capital to find the best festival happenings. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp With Edinburgh Festival Friends | 20160816 | | Verity Sharp is at the 2016 Edinburgh Festival, with music from Yorkston/Thorne/Khan. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp With Frances Morgan | 20190122 | | Music writer Frances Morgan brings in some new discoveries, including music by Julia Reidy and Caterina Barbieri. And Verity shares a symbol of reconciliation – Armenian duduk player Varden Hovanissian and Turkish saz of Emre Gültekin, exploring links between languages, histories and musical traditions. Plus, vocalist Victoria Hanna who presents Hebrew texts and prayers in new ways, integrating techniques from theatre and popular music; and a new release of French-Cuban jazz. Produced by Chris Elcombe for Reduced Listening. Music writer Frances Morgan brings in some new discoveries. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Music writer Frances Morgan brings in some new discoveries, including music by Julia Reidy and Caterina Barbieri. And Verity shares a symbol of reconciliation Armenian duduk player Varden Hovanissian and Turkish saz of Emre Gültekin, exploring links between languages, histories and musical traditions. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Verity Sharp With Gazelle Twin | 20190219 | | Is British culture getting weirder? Electronic artist Gazelle Twin joins Verity Sharp to give her answer ahead of her performance at the Late Junction Festival. Also in the show, Scottish songwriter James Yorkston with a track from his first solo album in five years; and Verity introduces an exciting young composer - Evelyn Saylor - and work that reclaims early minstrel banjo music to tell a previously untold history of African-American ancestors. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Is British culture getting weirder? Electronic artist Gazelle Twin gives her answer Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Verity Sharp With Grimes's Mixtape | 20160714 | | Verity Sharp presents an exclusive mix from experimental electronic music star Grimes. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp With Household Appliances | 20160622 | | Musical adventures with household appliances, presented by Verity Sharp. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp With James Cargill's Mixtape | 20171005 | 20171012 (R3) | James Cargill, of Broadcast and Children of Alice, compiles a Late Junction Mixtape. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp With Jarvis Cocker's Scott Walker Mixtape | 20170713 | | Verity Sharp introduces a Scott Walker-themed mixtape from Jarvis Cocker. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp With Jennifer Walshe | 20170615 | | Radical composer Jennifer Walshe joins Verity Sharp to share new musical discoveries. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp With Joe Boyd | 20160712 | | Verity Sharp is joined by record producer and writer Joe Boyd. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp With John Grant | 20170426 | | John Grant, one of the most recognisable voices in alternative music, joins Verity Sharp. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp With Klein Live In Session | 20170613 | | Award-winning electronic musician Klein joins Verity Sharp for a live session. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp With Lucy Railton's Kammer Klang Mixtape | 20181004 | | Cellist and composer Lucy Railton curates a mixtape celebrating ten years of Kammer Klang, which she founded in 2008. Kammer Klang is a series of live music events at the experimental music venue Café Oto in London. Since its inception ten years ago, the series has created a platform for performers of contemporary classical, experimental, improvised and electronic music. The aim of the project is to connect performers and artists from across different genres and forms and encourage them to innovate, collaborate and explore sound together. Lucy herself is a prolific performer and has collaborated with a huge range of artists in the contemporary scene, including friends of Late Junction Aisha Orazbayeva and Beatrice Dillon. She released her debut album Paradise 94 to much acclaim earlier this year. Lucy’s Late Junction mixtape celebrates the artists who have performed at Kammer Klang over the years, as well as those who have been important to the philosophy behind the project. Produced by Katie Callin for Reduced Listening. A mixtape from cellist Lucy Railton celebrating 10 years of Kammer Klang Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp With May Day Music | 20160503 | | Adventures in music, ancient to future: Verity Sharp presents music celebrating May. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp With Nabihah Iqbal | 20160531 | | Adventures in music, ancient to future: Verity Sharp with ethnomusicologist Nabihah Iqbal. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp With Nightingale Duets | 20160510 | | Verity Sharp presents Alice Zawadzki and Sam Lee playing with nightingales. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp With Reflections On The Oram Awards | 20170606 | | Verity Sharp and guests report on the inaugural Oram Awards, which took place in Margate. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp With Richard Dawson's Mixtape | 20160505 | | Verity Sharp presents a special mixtape from Newcastle-based folk musician Richard Dawson. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp With Rita Ray | 20180821 | | DJ, broadcaster and African music specialist Rita Ray joins Verity in the studio. Plus music that’s old, new, borrowed and blue. Our old track comes from a 1976 recording of sacred bamboo flute music from New Guinea. New; a preview of Sam Sweeney’s forthcoming album The Unfinished Violin. Borrowed; a modern take on the ancient tonalities of Greece composed by Harry Partch. Blue; the Mississippi blues (not the other kind of blue). Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp With Robert Wyatt | 20180123 | | Ahead of his birthday this weekend, Robert Wyatt rejoins Verity down the line to share some musical selections that are exciting him at the minute. Also on the programme; 16th century court music from Japan, men imitating birds and a psycho-sexual choral piece by Jenny Moore's "orchestra of chaos" Mystic Business. Plus stripped back grime from East Man, and we dip a toe into slow radio. Robert Wyatt rejoins Verity to share some musical selections that excite him at the minute Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp With Roots Manuva's Mixtape | 20160825 | | Verity Sharp presents an exclusive mixtape from British rap great Roots Manuva. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp With Shirley Collins | 20161026 | | Verity Sharp's special guest is folk singer Shirley Collins. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp With Sound Artist Tarek Atoui | 20160823 | | Verity Sharp talks about invented instruments with sound artist Tarek Atoui. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp With Stephen Prince | 20180501 | | Verity is joined by wyrd folk and hauntology enthusiast Stephen Prince. Stephen puts out records and books under the name A Year In The Country that celebrate otherly pastoralism and the further reaches of folk. Tonight he shares records that revel in nostalgia for a mis-remembered past and quiet unsettling atmospheres. Verity adds her own seasonal flavour with springtime tracks from The Hare And The Moon and Neil McSweeney. South Indian violinist Jyotsna Srikanth basks in raga rotations and there's celestial siren calls created through electro-acoustic vocal treatments by composer Sarah Davachi. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp With Tabitha Thorlu-bangura | 20160621 | | Adventures in music, ancient to future: Verity Sharp's guest is Tabitha Thorlu-Bangura. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp With The Late Junction Albums Of The Year | 20161228 | | Verity Sharp reveals the 12 best albums of 2016 as decided by the Late Junction team. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Verity Sharp With Unequal Temperaments | 20170516 | | Verity pays tribute to composer Lou Harrison and his tuning experiments. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Vintage Highlife, Brazilian Musical Psychogeography And Sufjan Stevens | 20190703 | | Max Reinhardt presents some vintage highlife from three giants of the genre – Ebo Taylor, Pat Thomas and Uhuru Yenzu – alongside some hallucinogenic Brazilian musical psychogeography: musicians improvising on their mental impressions and images of urban landscapes. Plus: a new track from Sufjan Stevens, released in celebration of Pride last month – composed as a personal challenge “to write an upbeat and sincere love song without conflict, anxiety or self-deprecation.” Produced by Steven Rajam for Reduced Listening. Brazilian musical psychogeography, vintage highlife from Ghana and Sufjan Stevens. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Max Reinhardt presents some vintage highlife from three giants of the genre – Ebo Taylor, Pat Thomas and Uhuru Yenzu – alongside some hallucinogenic Brazilian musical psychogeography: musicians improvising on their mental impressions and images of urban landscapes. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Visible Cloaks' Late Junction Mixtape | 20190718 | | Nick Luscombe hosts with a mixtape from the Portland-based electronic duo Visible Cloaks. Spencer Doran and Ryan Carlisle a.k.a. Visible Cloaks often use bell tones and ambient synth pads in their music, evoking a strange hinterland between traditional and electronic Japanese music with an exploratory production style. Fact magazine described their sound as a ‘soundtrack to a virtual reality Zen garden’. They take on the challenge of curating a Late Junction mixtape, handcrafting 30 minutes of music that has influenced and inspired their work. Also in the programme, music from the Lithuanian composer Aiste Noreikaite’s helmet, which reads your thoughts to create an unexpected soundscape, Icelandic jazz from the Mikael Mani Trio and modern British acoustic music from Cunning Folk. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3 Nick Luscombe hosts, with a mixtape from the Portland-based electronic duo Visible Cloaks. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| We Have Lift-off | 20190717 | | Nick Luscombe takes one giant leap into music inspired by space to mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission to land on the Moon. Featuring celestial drones from the black metal band Wolves in the Throne Room and samples of Sputnik, the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth, transformed into new work. Plus the American composer Christopher Biggs’ piece titled A Letter To The Moon, which uses our interdependent relationship with the Moon and its orbit as a compositional tool. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3 Nick Luscombe takes one giant leap into music inspired by space. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| Wednesday - Anne Hilde Neset | 20160316 | | Anne Hilde Neset presents music by Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Gyorgy Ligeti and Heather Leigh. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Wednesday - Fiona Talkington | 20100428 | | Fiona Talkington presents music by Israeli singer Yasmin Levy, guitarist Jack Rose and electronic artist Sylvain Chaveau, a tribute to Robert Moog by Funky Porcini, and tango from Bucharest. Fiona Talkington's selection includes Yasmin Levy, Jack Rose and Sylvain Chaveau. |
| Wednesday - Fiona Talkington | 20100721 | | Fiona Talkington previews the WOMAD festival and features music from a new CD from Blowzabella, new country from Bonnie Prince Billy and the Cairo Gang, music by John Adams as used in the film 'I Am Love', and the hypnotic slow movement from Beethoven's String Quartet No 15. Fiona Talkington previews the WOMAD festival and a new CD from Blowzabella. |
| Wednesday - Fiona Talkington | 20100728 | | Fiona Talkington features a session from Lepisto and Lehti, recorded on the Radio 3 stage at this year's WOMAD festival. Also features music from Laura Veirs, recordings made by David Fanshawe, and Plaid and Bob Jaroc. Fiona Talkington features a session from Lepisto and Lehti on the Radio 3 stage at WOMAD. |
| Wednesday - Fiona Talkington | 20120523 | | Dutch saxophone ensemble Amstel Quartet play Michael Nyman, Samy Elmaghribi sings a Judeo-Moroccan song, and French group Astrid take an individual approach to Erik Satie. Introduced by Fiona Talkington. |
| Wednesday - Fiona Talkington | 20160224 | | Fiona Talkington's varied selection of music includes a new release from Alex Bonney. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Wednesday - Fiona Talkington | 20160330 | | Fiona Talkington's selection includes Raymond Scott, Keith Jarrett and Terry Riley. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Wednesday - Mara Carlyle | 20160203 | | Mara Carlyle with music by Mariem Hassan, Percy Grainger and Django Bates. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Wednesday - Max Reinhardt | 20100421 | | Max Reinhardt presents a new CD from the father of Ethio-Jazz Mulatu Astatke, soundscapes from Lamma Island by Chinese sound-artist Yan Jun, the polyphonic world of the Georgian Anchiskhati Choir and Hannah Peel's rendition of Tainted Love for music box. Max Reinhardt presents music from Mulatu Astatke, Yan Jun and Hannah Peel. |
| Wednesday - Max Reinhardt | 20101027 | | Max Reinhardt envisages London Sinfonietta playing Squarepusher and Ligeti, Sarah Jarosz on the Edge of a Dream, Ghada Shbeir and the Cowboy Junkies watching the John B. Sail, while in their Fluorescent Half Dome, Dirty Projectors check out Gregory and the Hawk. Max Reinhardt's selection includes the London Sinfonietta playing Squarepusher and Ligeti. |
| Wednesday - Max Reinhardt | 20120509 | | What have Fela Kuti, Meta-Meta, the Westminster Cathedral Choir, Markus Wormstorm and Michael Bonaventure got in common? Well...for a start, they all feature in tonight's show presented by Max Reinhardt. |
| Wednesday - Max Reinhardt | 20160210 | | Max Reinhardt with music from Michael Nyman, Bryn Harrison, Moster! and Ram. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Wednesday - Max Reinhardt | 20160217 | | Max Reinhardt with music from the Spirit of Memphis Quartet and Cabaret Contemporain. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Wednesday - Nick Luscombe | 20160113 | | |
| Wednesday - Nick Luscombe | 20160120 | | Nick Luscombe presents a selection of music from different times, places and genres. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Wednesday - Nick Luscombe | 20160302 | | Nick Luscombe's selection includes CFCF and Moondog revisited by Cabaret Contemporain. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Wednesday - Nick Luscombe | 20160323 | | Nick Luscombe's selection includes music from Nico Muhly, Aziza Brahim and Empirical. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Wednesday - Verity Sharp | 20120530 | | Verity Sharp's selection includes music from Djelemady Tounkara and the Gabrieli Consort. Music tonight from Mali's Djelemady Tounkara, the Gabrieli Consort sing the music of John Sheppard, cellist Lars Danielsson and pianist Tigran interprets an Armenian folk song and the heady and hypnotic music of the Gypsies of Rajasthan. With Verity Sharp. |
| Wednesday - Verity Sharp | 20160127 | | Verity Sharp's selection includes Leveret playing live in the studio. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Wednesday - Verity Sharp | 20160309 | | Verity Sharp presents a varied late-night selection of music. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Welsh Horse Cults And Off-kilter Cumbia | 20200821 | | On his latest album, Welsh harpist Rhodri Davies plays an ancient horsehair-strung harp called a telyn rawn, which he had custom made. To understand how it would originally have been played, Davies studied techniques from ancient manuscripts, experimented with different ways of winding the horsehair strings and researched the importance of the horse and horse cults in Welsh culture. Verity Sharp selects a piece to play alongside a composition by the Japanese writer and composer Toru Takemitsu from 1967, also inspired by horses. Elsewhere we play new material by Colombian wunderkind Eblis Alvarez, aka Meridian Brothers, whose new album features a Cumbia version of Dusty Springfield and we have an exclusive new work commissioned by Opera North for the BBC Arts 'Culture in Quarantine' programme. They commissioned five musicians to compose a piece for a walk at a particular time of day. We showcase a piece by the Iraqi composer Khyam Allami. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Verity Sharp plays off-kilter Cumbia and harp music inspired by Welsh horse cults. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| West African Jazz And Mica Levi's Piano Music | 20181212 | | West African rhythms and jazz harmonies combine on Benin guitarist and vocalist Lionel Loueke’s latest album; British trombonist Raph Clarkson’s uses jazz and poetry to portray himself as a child trying to understand his grandmother’s experiences and Mica Levi’s cinematic piano music performed by Eliza McCarthy. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening. Benin guitarist/vocalist Lionel Loueke, a tribute to a grandma and cinematic piano music. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| What Does A Hurdy-gurdy Sound Like? | 20190814 | | Jennifer Lucy Allan cranks out the tunes for a hurdy-gurdy special of avant-garde and traditional exploitations of this most modern-sounding instrument. Its name sounds more like a ride at the fair but in fact, the hurdy-gurdy is an instrument that produces sound by a hand crank-turned, rosined wheel rubbing against strings. The wheel functions like a violin bow, and creates drones that a melody can be played over, much like a bagpipe. Its intriguing sound, look and name mean the hurdy-gurdy has been used in a variety of musical styles and genres. Jennifer Lucy Allan shares some of the more unusual performances by the likes of Keiji Haino, Cyclobe, Matmos, and Stevie Wishart. Produced by Rebecca Gaskell. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
| What's A Performance Without A Live Audience? | 20200918 | | Ahead of Late Junction heading to the TUSK Virtual 2020 festival to host an online stage, we look at the phenomenon of remote performances that have proliferated over lockdown. Can the electricity of being in the same room, the communal experience of togetherness, be replicated through an electronic screen? Or is this the future for more sustainable, accessible live music? Verity Sharp is joined by Fielding Hope, who runs experimental arts venue Cafe Oto in east London, to discuss how artists have adapted their performance for the virtual space and the music that has been created in response to these restraints. Elsewhere, there’s Tunisian electronics inspired by Hindu mythology, solo violin experimentations based on space telescope data and field recordings of sonic landscapes imagining a biologically enhanced future. Produced by Katie Callin. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Verity Sharp considers the role of the audience with Fielding Hope of London's Cafe Oto. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. |
| Ziur Mixtape | 20200221 | | Verity Sharp hands over 30 minutes of the programme to the Berlin-based electronic producer Ziúr in the latest edition of the Late Junction Mixtape. Part of the Discwoman collective, Ziúr’s last record ATØ was a bold statement of intent, written in her words ‘not to please but to disrupt and connect us in solidarity.’ It made it onto the Late Junction albums of the year list for 2019. Now Ziúr turns her production skills to the Late Junction Mixtape, spinning 30 minutes of genre-spanning music into gold. Expect MC Yallah, Archie Shepp and possibly the first play of Whitney Houston on Late Junction. Elsewhere, Verity plays a piece from Kemper Norton’s new album Oxland Cylinder, inspired by the alchemical history of Cornwall, as well as apocalyptic Greek rebetika from the 30s and a piece for turntables and accordion by French duo Joke Lanz and Jonas Kocher. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3. Verity Sharp presents a mixtape by the Berlin-based electronic producer Zi\u00far. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Verity Sharp hands over 30 minutes of the programme to the Berlin-based electronic producer Ziúr in the latest edition of the Late Junction Mixtape. Part of the Discwoman collective, Ziúr’s last record ATØ was a bold statement of intent, written in her words ‘not to please but to disrupt and connect us in solidarity.’ It made it onto the Late Junction albums of the year list for 2019. Now Ziúr turns her production skills to the Late Junction Mixtape, spinning 30 minutes of genre-spanning music into gold. Expect MC Yallah, Archie Shepp and possibly the first play of Whitney Houston on Late Junction. Verity Sharp presents a mixtape by the Berlin-based electronic producer Zi\u00far. |
| Zuli's Mixtape | 20200925 | | Jennifer Lucy Allan presents a 30-minute mixtape compiled by the genre-bending Egyptian producer ZULI, who shines a light on some of the best adventurous music to come out of Cairo in recent years. Ahmed El Ghazoly, aka ZULI, produces music at the intersection of techno, jungle, grime and hip hop. His release Trigger Finger was born out of collaboration with the Egyptian rap scene, contorting hip hop into fractured new forms. As the co-founder of club night VENT and live series irsh, he’s continually bringing the Cairo scene to wider attention. For this mixtape he weaves Egyptian music old and new with his own field recordings and other curve balls from his collection. Elsewhere we feature tactile interrogations of raw instrument sounds by composer Sarah Hennies, 1980s lovers’ rock from Sugar Minott and hear from pioneering ambient composer and transgender activist Beverley Glenn-Copeland about his first album in 15 years. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. Genre-bending Egyptian producer ZULI assembles a mixtape for Jennifer Lucy Allan. Experimental music for adventurous listeners. Jennifer Lucy Allan presents a 30-minute mixtape compiled by the genre-bending Egyptian producer ZULI. Ahmed El Ghazoly, aka ZULI, produces music at the intersection of techno, jungle, grime and hip hop. His album Terminal is born out of collaboration with the Egyptian rap scene and a continued fascination with audio collage. As the co-founder of club night VENT and video series irsh, he’s long been engaged in bringing the Cairo scene to wider attention. For this mixtape he weaves together Egyptian songs and Iranian electronics with his own field recordings and other curve balls from his collection. Elsewhere we feature tactile interrogations of raw instrument sounds by composer Sarah Hennies, 1980s lovers rock from Sugar Minott and hear from pioneering ambient composer and transgender activist Beverley Glenn-Copeland about his first album in 15 years. Produced by Alannah Chance. A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3. The genre-bending Egyptian producer ZULI assembles a mixtape for Jennifer Lucy Allan. Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners |
02 | Fiona Talkington | 20101216 | | presents music from Finnish band Ronsy, organ and electronics from Lasse Marhaug and Nils Henrik Asheim, and Christmas carols from the Occitane tradition. Fiona Talkington presents music from Ronsy, plus Lasse Marhaug and Nils Henrik Asheim. Fiona Talkington presents music from Finnish band Ronsy, organ and electronics from Lasse Marhaug and Nils Henrik Asheim, and Christmas carols from the Occitane tradition. |
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