Distractions (Neil Luck, India Jordan, David Austin Grey) | Ep.7
Release Date: 07/23/2021
Climate: Activism (Blythe Pepino, Rocky Dawuni, Emily Hall) | Ep.11
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Composers Blythe Pepino, Rocky Dawuni and Emily Hall share their music and thoughts exploring activism in the climate crisis. What is the place of music in climate activism, and how do composers take action in their music?
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Climate: Place (Hanna Tuulikki, Colin Riley, Dai Fujikura) | Ep.10
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Composers Hanna Tuulikki, Colin Riley and Dai Fujikura share their music and thoughts exploring the importance of place in music. How does the more-than-human manifest itself in the composers’ music, and what does it mean to be composing music in times of the climate crisis?
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Climate: Emergency (Daniel Kidane, Clarice Assad, Lei Liang, Evelien van den Broek) | Ep.9
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Composers Daniel Kidane, Clarice Assad, Lei Liang and Evelien van den Broek share their music and thoughts exploring the climate emergency in music. What does it mean to be a composer in times of a climate crisis? How does our awareness of the crisis enter our work, and how do we find meaning in our work in these times?
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Queerness (Reeta Loi, Michael Wolters, Maya-Leigh Rosenwasser) | Ep.8
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Composers Reeta Loi, Michael Wolters and Maya-Leigh Rosenwasser share their music and thoughts exploring queerness in music. What does it mean to be a queer composer today, and is there such a thing as queer music?
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Distractions (Neil Luck, India Jordan, David Austin Grey) | Ep.7
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Composers Neil Luck, India Jordan and David Austin Grey join Susanna Eastburn MBE and Will Eaves to share their music and thoughts exploring the place of distractions in the creative process.
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Offerings (Errollyn Wallen, Richard Ayres, Hannah Catherine Jones) | Ep.6
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Composers Richard Ayres, Hannah Catherine Jones and Errollyn Wallen join Susanna Eastburn MBE and Des Oliver to share their music and thoughts exploring the gift of making music with and for other people.
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Invitations (Shabaka Hutchings, Alwynne Pritchard, Oliver Leith) | Ep.5
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Composers Shabaka Hutchings, Alwynne Pritchard and Oliver Leith share their music and thoughts exploring the nature of the human relationships which shape the music they make.
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Portals (Anthony R. Green, Nathan Riki Thomson, Amble Skuse) | Ep.4
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Composers Anthony R. Green, Nathan Riki Thomson and Amble Skuse share their music and thoughts on what music might mean beyond just sounds, and how we connect to each other and the world around us through the act of making music.
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Taste (Gerald Barry, Matthew Shlomowitz, Joanna Ward) | Ep.3
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Composers Gerald Barry, Matthew Shlomowitz, and Joanna Ward share their music and thoughts exploring the theme of Taste.
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Inspiration (Richard Rijnvos, Cassandra Miller, Supriya Nagarajan) | Ep.2
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Composers Richard Rijnvos, Cassandra Miller, and Supriya Nagarajan share their music and thoughts exploring the theme of Inspiration.
info_outlineComposers Neil Luck, India Jordan and David Austin Grey share their music and thoughts on the place of distractions in the process of creating music – are distractions bad or are they necessary? We listen to the sounds of a dream, hear the power of music to heal, and dive into what it means to create music during lockdown. Join our CEO Susanna Eastburn MBE and writer Will Eaves for a unique insight into composing.
Our recommendation at the end is the album Watch Out! by India Jordan.
In this episode, you listened to the following music and sounds:
Neil Luck
- Phantasy (2020), by Chihiro Ono and Neil Luck
- Severed Heads (2021) from the album Downturn Fantasies released by Entr’acte.
India Jordan
- Dear Nan King and Emotional Melodical (2020) from the album For You released by Local Action Records
- And Groove and Feierabend (2021) from the album Watch Out! released by Ninjatune in May 2021
David Austin Grey
- Over Seas and Out of Reach (2020), a commission by Stoney Lane Records, performed by David Austin Grey (piano, electronics), Mike Fletcher (clarinet, flute) and David Duffy (double bass, electric bass)
- A Dark Place to Nest (2019), a work developed at Snape Maltings
Our heartfelt thanks to the record labels, performers, composers and organisations who allowed us to include excerpts of these recordings on the podcast.
This podcast was produced by Michael Umney (Resonance FM) and mixed by Chris Bartholomew, with our theme tune composed by Rob Bentall.