TAK Editions Podcast

Welcome to this special triple episode with three of our Swoonfest artists! Charlotte speaks with Mattie Barbier of Rage Thormbones, Shara Lunon of Blasé and Russell Greenberg of Yarn/Wire about the exciting performances that they are bringing to TAK’s very own festival, Swoonfest, on Sept. 12 and 13!

Get tickets for Swoonfest here:

https://www.takensemble.com/tickets

check out Rage Thormbones’ album Breaking Ships and other work:

https://triptickstapes.bandcamp.com/album/breaking-ships

https://ragethormbones.com/

check out Blasé’s album, 1:

https://blaseworld.bandcamp.com/album/1

check out some of Yarn/Wire’s work:

https://www.yarnwire.org/media-1

Donate to support TAK here:

https://www.takensemble.com/support

Welcome to this special double episode with two of our Swoonfest artists! Charlotte speaks with Victoria Cheah and Mobey Lola Irizarry of Las Mariquitas about the exciting performances that they are both bringing to night 2 of TAK’s very own festival, Swoonfest, on Sept. 13.

Get tickets for Swoonfest here:

https://www.takensemble.com/tickets

check out some of Victoria Cheah’s work:

https://victoriacheah.com/work/instrumental-electronic/

Las Mariquitas’ single, Como me Quiero:

https://lasmariquitas.bandcamp.com/track/como-me-quiero-ft-sara-ramirez-yaissa-jim-nez

More info about Las Mariquitas:

https://www.instagram.com/mariquitas.band/?hl=en

Donate to support TAK here:

https://www.takensemble.com/support

Welcome to this special double episode with two of our Swoonfest artists! Charlotte speaks with Levi Lu and Jennae Santos about the exciting performances that they are each bringing to night 1 of TAK’s very own festival, Swoonfest, on Sept. 12 2025 at the Dimenna Center in NYC.

To jump to Jennae's interview, go to 38:00

Get tickets for Swoonfest here:

https://www.takensemble.com/tickets

Check out some of Levi Lu’s other work:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1Au7P7KY5Q

https://levilu.bandcamp.com/track/electricity-as-blood

https://levilu.com/

Gushes’ forthcoming album Delicious Collision:

https://gushes.bandcamp.com/album/delicious-collision-2

More of Jennae Santos’ work:

https://gushesmusic.com/

https://www.naesantos.live/

Donate to support TAK here:

https://www.takensemble.com/support

Laura and Charlotte speak with composer, performer, and TAK 2024 season collaborator, Seare Ahmad Farhat about silence, the magic of chamber music, spirituality and poetry.

Donate to TAK at www.takensemble.com/support

TAK will be premiering Seare’s piece “Bring me your Silence” on December 3rd, 7:30pm at the Dimenna Center in NYC, alongside works by Eric Wubbels, inti figgis-vizueta, and Zeynep Toraman. The concert will also feature a solo performance by Qiujiang Levi Lu. Come out if you're in the area!

Tickets and more info here: www.takensemble.com/holding

For more information on Seare and to listen to more of his music, visit his website at https://searefarhat.com

For more information about TAK ensemble, visit us at www.takensemble.com, and follow us on Instagram/other social channels @TAKensemble. You can also subscribe to our newsletter or get in touch at www.takensemble.com/contact. We have a lot going on this season, and would love for you to join us!

If you like the TAK Editions Podcast and want it to keep existing, please consider making a donation to support our work at www.takensemble.com/support.

Thanks for listening.

Madison and Marina speak with composer, performer, and TAK 2024 season collaborator, Zeynep Toraman. Their conversation goes deep into the nature and motivations of artistic practice, literature, identity, and much more.

TAK will be premiering Zeynep's piece "Veils" on December 3rd, 7:30pm at the Dimenna Center in NYC, alongside works by Eric Wubbels, inti figgis-vizueta, and Seare Ahmad Farhat. The concert will also feature a solo performance by Qiujiang Levi Lu. Come out if you're in the area!

Tickets and more info here: www.takensemble.com/holding

For more information on Zeynep Toraman and to listen to more of her music, visit her website at www.zeynep toraman.com.

For more information about TAK ensemble, visit us at www.takensemble.com, and follow us on Instagram/other social channels @TAKensemble. You can also subscribe to our newsletter or get in touch at www.takensemble.com/contact.

We have a lot going on this season, and would love for you to join us!

If you like the TAK Editions Podcast and want it to keep existing, please consider making a donation to support our work at www.takensemble.com/support.

Thanks for listening!

Charlotte and Laura speak with sound artist, composer and performer Seth Cluett about his new works for TAK, 'irreversible histories of disturbance' and 'the reformation of assemblages.' The conversation includes thoughts about making music at the pace of nature, alternative notation systems, and custom-made instruments.

We will premiere these works on Sunday September 22 at 8pm at Roulette Intermedium in Brooklyn, it would be great to see you there!

for tickets to the concert:

https://roulette.org/event/seth-cluett-tak-ensemble/

to donate to the TAK Editions Podcast:

https://donorbox.org/tak-ensemble

more info about Seth Cluett:

https://sethcluett.com/

more info about TAK:

https://www.takensemble.com/

download the track at the beginning and end of this episode:

https://amplify2020.bandcamp.com/album/acts-within-time

A very special announcement from TAK Ensemble.

Charlotte and Madison speak with poet, playwright, educator, actor, producer, and director Modesto "Flako" Jimenez about his site-specific theatre work originally inspired by his Bushwick neighborhood, Taxilandia, and multidisciplinary theatrical work Mercedes.

for more about ¡Oye! Group: https://www.oyegroup.org/

About Flako: https://www.flakojimenez.com/

Photos from brooklyn gypsy taxi flow series:

https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/bgtflow/?hl=en

for more about TAK: http://takensemble.com

Our March 2 show: https://www.cprnyc.org/events/tak-ensemble-nothing-but-a-puff-of-wind

David Bird's album Wire Hums: https://david-bird.bandcamp.com/album/wire-hums

On this episode, Charlotte speaks with composer and performer Kurt Rohde and visual artist Marie Lorenz about the site-specific opera Newtown Odyssey, written for and about NYC's Newtown Creek.

for more about the opera: https://www.newtownodyssey.com/

About Kurt Rohde: https://www.kurtrohde.com/

About Marie Lorenz: http://www.marielorenz.com/

Support your artistic ecosystem by donating to TAK 's year-end fundraiser. Get great perks like meditation tracks, tutorials, and TAK merch: www.takensemble.com/support

On this episode, Charlotte speaks with composer and performer Kamala Sankaram about her recent site-specific works. 'The Buried Brook' is a soundwalk that follows the currently buried Tibbets Brook in the Bronx, and 'The Last Stand' is an experimental opera and sound installation for trees.

About Kamala Sankaram: https://www.kamalasankaram.com/

Hear the new album Bombay Rickey: https://bombayrickey.bandcamp.com/album/bombay-rickey

Support your artistic ecosystem by donating to TAK 's year-end fundraiser. Get great perks like meditation tracks, tutorials, and TAK merch: https://www.takensemble.com/support