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Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore on ‘Tragic Magic’
Barwick and Lattimore discuss ‘Tragic Magic’, a debut collaboration recorded on vintage instruments from the MusĂ©e de la Musique, the guilt and gratitude of leaving a burning city for Paris, and a shared dream of one day playing in James Turrell’s Roden Crater.
The Intimate Machinery of David August’s ‘Hymns’
The German-Italian producer David August returns to the piano he has known since childhood on ‘Hymns,’ nine devotional improvisations treated with prepared strings and recorded to preserve every creak and breath of a century-old instrument.
Peter Baumann, Conrad Schnitzler, and the Fun of Destruction
The former Tangerine Dream keyboardist discusses his friendship with Conrad Schnitzler, a man who proudly announced, “I’m not a musician, I just make noise,” the serendipitous origins of ‘Romance 76’, and a Berlin underground he considers irretrievable.
Gregory Uhlmann’s Call-and-Response with the Dark Sky
Guitarist Gregory Uhlmann discusses ‘Extra Stars,’ a five-year collection of pieces inspired by stargazing in the California desert, and the Los Angeles musical community threaded through it.

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Ben Wendel: BaRcoDe and the Mallet Avengers
Saxophonist Ben Wendel discusses his new album BaRcoDe, teaching, the Village Vanguard, and a career shaped by musical curiosity.
Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore: Like Tears in Rain
Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore discuss Tragic Magic, recorded at the Philharmonie de Paris in the wake of the LA wildfires.
Bellbird on The Call, Collective Music & Montréal Jazz
Montréal avant-jazz quartet Bellbird discusses their Constellation debut The Call, nature-inspired compositions, and what a real collective sounds like.
Sam Wenc: The Experimental Language of the Pedal Steel Guitar
Pedal steel innovator Sam Wenc on his debut album, the influence of Susan Alcorn, meditation, and the Philadelphia music scene.
Zeena Parkins on the Harp, Improvisation, and Mills College
Composer and harpist Zeena Parkins discusses her electric harp, new record Lament for the Maker, composing for dance, and the closing of Mills College.

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