Crucial Listening

Glacial orchestras, floaty head voices, critique among friends. The New York composer discusses three important albums.

Julia's picks:

1) John Luther Adams – Become Ocean

2) Caroline Shaw – Partita For 8 Voices

3) David Lang – Little Match Girl Passion

Keep up to date with Julia Wolfe on her website. Tones, Drones & Arpeggios: The Magic Of Minimalism airs on BBC4 on Friday 2nd March 2018 at 9pm GMT.

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Laughing coats, booing the Blockheads, roller-skate disco. The New York guitarist discusses three important albums.

Norman's picks:

1) Nico – Chelsea Girl

2) Black Box – Dreamland

3) Lou Reed – Berlin

Norman Westberg's website is here, and be sure to check out those beautiful limited editions on his Etsy store. Keep updated with his latest happenings on Facebook.

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Post-rave drives, bunk bed fevers, making a happening. The LA-based sound artist discusses three important albums.

Yann's picks:

1) Allan Kaprow – How To Make A Happening

2) F.U.S.E. – Dimension Intrusion

3) The Weeknd – Echoes Of Silence

Check out Yann Novak's website here, and read more about his beautiful new album on Touch right here.

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Stolen travel, beautiful noise, trips to Planet Autechre. The Warsaw-based artist discusses three important albums.

Aleksandra's picks:

1) Alva Noto – Xerrox Vol. 1

2) Autechre – Tri Repetae

3) Thomas Köner – La Barca

You can check out We Will Fail on her website and over on SoundCloud. The Refined Productions website is over here.

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Computer matrimony, floating outside of time, lounge music for fluorescent light tubes. The Los Angeles-based artist talks about three important albums.

Richard's picks:

1) Kraftwerk – Computer World

2) :zoviet*france: – Shadow, Thief Of The Sun

3) Pan Sonic – Vakio / Philus – Tetra

The wonderful new Pinkcourtesyphone album "Indelicate Slices" is now out on Room40. Stream and purchase it here. Be sure to also check out both Richard Chartier's Bandcamp and the LINE label website.

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High vibration resonance, nostalgia in dub, ecstatic dancing. The Oakland-based composer discusses three important albums.

Zachary's picks:

1) Linton Kwesi Johnson – LKJ In Dub

2) Sun Ra – Atlantis

3) Éliane Radigue – Naldjorlak I II III

You can find Zachary's music over on Bandcamp. For more on Black Spirituals, head over to their website or to the SIGE Records Bandcamp.

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Ever-ascending love, walls of bass, deep listening on the Northern line. The London-based composer/experimental turntablist discusses three important compositions.

Shiva's picks:

1) James Tenney – For Ann (Rising)

2) Pauline Oliveros – Rattlesnake Mountain Proving Grounds

3) Photek – Ni Ten Ichi Ryu

You can check out Shiva's work on Soundcloud, and keep up to date with her latest happenings on Facebook. Be sure to tune into her excellent New Forms radio show on NTS too.

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Blockhead rainbow afghan, improvisational philosophy, biological instruments. The Berlin-based improviser talks about three important albums.

Audrey's picks:

1) i'd m thfft able - Endless Blooper

2) Lê Quan Ninh – Ustensiles

3) Susan Alcorn – And I Await The Resurrection Of The Pedal Steel Guitar

You can discover Audrey's work over on her website, and check out the excellent Hiss and Viscera project (her collaboration with Richard Scott) over on Bandcamp.

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Creation in solitude, human connection, rhythms in collision. The Norwegian composer / singer discusses three important albums.

Hanne's picks:

1) Moses Sumney – Aromanticism

2) Kelela – Take Me Apart

3) Espen Reinertsen – Nattsyntese

Hanne is currently on tour for her new album Trust, which you can buy over at Musicglue. Check out her website here, her tour dates on Songkick here, and stream tracks from the new album via SoundCloud right here.

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Unrecognised chaos, underwater grunge, deceptive ambient movements. The Berlin-based musician discusses three important albums.

Aidan's picks:

1) Big Black – Songs About Fucking

2) James Plotkin & Mark Spybey – A Peripheral Blur

3) Stina Nordenstam – Dynamite

You can find Aidan Baker over on Tumblr and on Bandcamp. There are also separate Bandcamp sites for Adoran, Caudal, Whisper Room, Werl, B/B/S and Nadja. Check out the upcoming Noplace album over on the Gizeh Bandcamp too.

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