Music Life
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Music Life
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 about when...
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 whether t...
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 mus...
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 they’ve gro...
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 creative voice.
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 technology, the nat...
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.
Da...
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 the road, an...
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 creative proces...
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 have infl...
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, the presence...
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 relationship betwe...
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, selling out, a...
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 producer,...
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 process.
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 work inclu...
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 are meaning...
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-expression as an...
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.
Charl...
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 war, and the...
Bluegrass rocks with Charlie Worsham, Ashley McBryde and Jaren Johnston
Country stars Charlie Worsham, Ashley McBryde and Jaren Johnston combining traditional bluegrass with new sounds in the studio, the importance of bein...
It’s everything but math! with Andrew Bird
Our host this week is American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter Andrew Bird. His recordings combine the violin with loops and effect peda...
Allowing yourself to be possessed with GAIKA
Our host this week is artist and musician GAIKA - he was born in London and raised in the city’s night clubs. He released his debut mixtape Machine, i...
I'm not switching my flow with MC Yallah, Catu Diosis, Chrisman and Debmaster
MC Yallah, Catu Diosis, Chrisman and Debmaster, four members of Uganda's Nyege Nyege collective, talk about working remotely, managing your time betwe...
We are not normal with Anoushka Shankar, Arooj Aftab, Lisa-Kaindé Diaz and Nadine Shah
Anoushka Shankar, Arooj Aftab, Lisa-Kaindé Diaz and Nadine Shah talk about the role of spirituality in their music, what their sound gives the audienc...
Confronting expectations with Steven Wilson, Roland Orzabal, Lucy Rose and Andy Partridge
Steven Wilson, Roland Orzabal, Lucy Rose and Andy Partridge talk about the effect of fan expectations on the creative process, whether the world needs...
Let the pressure make a diamond with Xefer, Apashe, Kovacs and Raja Kumari
Xefer, Apashe, Kovacs and Raja Kumari discuss singing in English or their native languages, overcoming obstacles due to where you live, and how to evo...
Idols and clowns with Devendra Banhart, Phil Elverum, Jenny Hval and Bedouine
Devendra Banhart, Phil Elverum, Jenny Hval and Bedouine discuss eating on tour, how art is intimacy exposed, and what can be learned from terrible sho...
Natural storytellers with Lea Salonga, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Gerard Salonga and Daniel Edmonds
Lea Salonga, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Gerard Salonga and Daniel Edmonds discuss the process of working through a piece that isn’t going well, what dri...
Abducted by aliens with Jeff Mills, Neue Grafik, Prabhu Edouard and Knoel Scott
Jeff Mills, Neue Grafik, Prabhu Edouard and Knoel Scott talk about improvisational performance, rhythms as a form of communication and how technology...
Spending your creative cash with Eyedress, Homeshake, Na'Kel Smith and María Zardoya
Eyedress, Homeshake, Na'Kel Smith and María Zardoya discuss the difficulties of re-capturing a moment, pushing everything else away when going through...
Success is seasonal with Hak Baker, Benjamin Zephaniah, Celeste and Baxter Dury
Hak Baker, Benjamin Zephaniah, Celeste and Baxter Dury talk about writing whilst living in London, their view of success in their careers so far, and...
Don't wait for permission, with Kathryn Tickell, Laura Cannell, Amy Thatcher and Ruth Lyon
British folk musicians Kathryn Tickell, Laura Cannell, Amy Thatcher and Ruth Lyon discuss their musical and personal identities, the music they made w...
The log drum is the new 808 with Busiswa, DJ Lag, Karen Nyame KG and Scratchclart
Busiswa, DJ Lag, Karen Nyame KG and Scratchclart talk about the impact of the pandemic on amapiano and gqom, what it was like getting back to the club...
Music is escapism with Nitin Sawhney, Tim Burgess, Nainita Desai and Ayanna Witter-Johnson
Nitin Sawhney, Tim Burgess, Nainita Desai and Ayanna Witter-Johnson discuss how their family and cultural history impacts their creativity, being cons...
Secrets of African rhythms with Sampa the Great, Thandiswa Mazwai, Emmanuel Jagari Chanda and Mag44
Sampa the Great, Thandiswa Mazwai, Emmanuel Jagari Chanda and Mag44 discuss music standing the test of time, African music, and the new generation of...
You don't have to fit the mould, with Rara Sekar, Sandrayati, Ugoran Prasad and Rully Shabara
Indonesian musicians Rara Sekar, Sandrayati, Ugoran Prasad and Rully Shabara discuss music and social change, trying to thrive as musicians in the age...
Becoming the people we want to be, with Gina Birch, Kathleen Hanna, Mark Moore, and Stephen McRobbie
Gina Birch, Kathleen Hanna, Mark Moore, and Stephen McRobbie how their teenage years influenced their path into music, how it felt to be doing somethi...
Curating errors with Perera Elsewhere, Fever Ray, Paula Temple and Maral
Perera Elsewhere, Fever Ray, Paula Temple and Maral discuss how the space you’re in affects the music you write, the importance of mistakes or ‘curati...
Quiet is the new loud with José González, Vashti Bunyan and Erlend Øye
José González, Vashti Bunyan and Erlend Øye discuss what draws them to create quiet music, how they approach playing it live, and its universal and tr...