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Where music stars discuss how they make their music.

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The time machine of tradition with Brìghde Chaimbeul, Sam Amidon, Linda Buckley and Rhodri Davies

Brìghde Chaimbeul, Rhodri Davies, Sam Amidon and Linda Buckley discuss the roles of tradition and place in music, and what they might think...

31:36Mar 29, 2024

Limitations are limitless, with Caterina Barbieri, Kali Malone, Moritz Von Oswald and Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe

Caterina Barbieri, Kali Malone, Moritz Von Oswald and Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe discuss the role limitations play in the creative process, and...

30:20Mar 22, 2024

Everything's a drum with Ane Brun, Amelia Meath and Linden Jay

Ane Brun, Linden Jay and Sylvan Esso's Amelia Meath discuss collaboration, navigating between genres and lyrical inspirations. Ane Brun is a...

25:50Mar 15, 2024

Don’t overthink it with Bill Ryder-Jones, Anna Calvi and Poppy Hankin

Bill Ryder-Jones, Anna Calvi and Poppy Hankin discuss the first piece of music that really affected them, how their writing has changed as t...

29:59Mar 8, 2024

The algorithm of you with Dot Allison, Andy Bell, Bishi and Charlotte Kemp Muhl

Dot Allison, Andy Bell, Bishi and Charlotte Kemp Muhl discuss AI in music, the importance of music in education and finding your own creativ...

25:35Mar 1, 2024

Technology is sensual with Laura Misch, Suzanne Ciani, Madame Gandhi and Sian O'Gorman

Laura Misch, Suzanne Ciani, Madame Gandhi and Sian O'Gorman talk about their music practices, how they’re entwined with nature and technolog...

33:45Feb 23, 2024

From indie to pop with Chromeo, La Roux and Empress Of

Chromeo, La Roux and Empress of discuss longevity in the music world, the future of music media and the shifting notions of taste and trends...

26:10Feb 16, 2024

Celebrating the vibrato with Joel Shadbolt, Dallas Tamaira, Anna Coddington and Allen Stone

Joel Shadbolt, Dallas Tamaira, Anna Coddington and Allen Stone talk about how environments shape their sound, staying healthy and sane on th...

25:12Feb 9, 2024

Music is your medicine with Ana Carla Maza, Lucas Santtana and Eliane Correa

Ana Carla Maza, Lucas Santtana and Eliane Correa discuss the music of Cuba, women as producers and composers in Cuban music, and their creat...

33:50Feb 2, 2024

Your body is an instrument with Zubin Kanga, Jasmin Kent Rodgman, Laura Bowler and Neil Luck

Composers Zubin Kanga, Jasmin Kent Rodgman, Laura Bowler and Neil Luck discuss the role of technology in their work, how their collaborators...

29:49Jan 26, 2024

Music doesn’t stop with Nightmares on Wax, Corinne Bailey Rae, Theo Croker and James Lavelle

George Evelyn - AKA Nightmares on Wax - Corinne Bailey Rae, Theo Croker and James Lavelle discuss their creative relationship with music, th...

30:14Jan 19, 2024

The magic of space in time with Galya Bisengalieva, Robert Ames, Actress and Claire M Singer

Galya Bisengalieva, Robert Ames, Actress and Claire M Singer discuss how instruments can affect composition, collaboration, and the relation...

33:40Jan 12, 2024

Taking your music seriously with Penguin Café, Johnny Borrell, Douglas Dare and Judi Jackson

Arthur Jeffes of Penguin Café, Johnny Borrell, Douglas Dare and Judi Jackson discuss taking your own music seriously when starting out, sell...

29:47Jan 5, 2024

Everyone wants to be pop with Faizal Mostrixx, Afrorack, Grove and Kaya Byinshii

Faizal Mostrixx, Afrorack, Grove and Kaya Byinshii discuss pop music, musical cultures and the aftermath of live performance. Ugandan produc...

26:36Dec 29, 2023

The melancholy of exile with Siavash Amini, Sarrsew, mHz and Mariam Rezaei

Siavash Amini, Sarrsew, mHz and Mariam Rezaei discuss Tehran’s experimental scene, and how geography and community can affect the creative p...

29:35Dec 22, 2023

Breathing through your fingers with Adrian Younge, Lonnie Liston Smith, Jean Carne and Brian Jackson

Since starting out in the late 90’s, musician, DJ and label owner Adrian Younge's sound has borrowed from soul, funk, jazz and hip hop. His...

33:48Dec 15, 2023

The source is the universe with Carlos Niño, André 3000, Liv.e and Luis Pérez Ixoneztli

Carlos Niño, Liv.e, André 3000 and Luis Pérez Ixoneztli discuss how their music is inspired by spirit, the feeling of creating sounds that a...

35:25Dec 8, 2023

Running out of melodies with Beirut, Blondie's Debbie Harry and Chris Stein, and Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields

Zach Condon, AKA Beirut, Blondie's Debbie Harry and Chris Stein, and Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields discuss the myth of self-express...

33:31Dec 1, 2023

Kids on tour with Charlotte Adigéry, Bolis Pupul, John Carroll Kirby and Marie Davidson

Charlotte Adigéry, Bolis Pupul, John Carroll Kirby and Marie Davidson discuss second albums, having kids as a musician and collaborations. C...

30:44Nov 24, 2023

Finding new identities with Bloom Twins, Dorofeeva and Jamala

Bloom Twins, Dorofeeva and Jamala discuss the influence of their Ukrainian identity in their music, how their music has changed since the wa...

25:04Nov 17, 2023