
Mixtapes
Streams Wednesdays at 3 pm and Saturdays at 8 pm on Q2 Music
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Okkyung Lee on Extremes of Sonority
Cellist Okkyung Lee has collaborated with John Zorn, Jim O'Rourke, Vijay Iyer, Nels Cline and Christian Marclay. Hear her Mixtape Wednesday at 3 pm. Aug 20, 2014
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Gabriel Kahane’s Assortment of Gnarly and Effortless New Sounds
In June, composer-songwriter Gabriel Kahane released his fifth album "The Ambassador" – a meditation on an unseen Los Angeles as described through the filter of ten LA addresses. His ... Aug 13, 2014
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Lisa Bielawa on Voices, Memories and Former Selves
Composer-vocalist Lisa Bielawa has written for Boston Modern Orchestra Project and is a member of the Philip Glass Ensemble. Her Mixtape features music by Claude Vivier and Frank Zappa. Aug 6, 2014
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Trumpet Player Peter Evans on Improvisation as Thought
The music of Peter Evans runs the gamut between standard bebop and the most esoteric contemporary classical music, often incorporating electronics and a range of extended techniques. ... Jul 30, 2014
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Electronic Musician No Lands Presents Music from Other Worlds
No Lands is the electronic project of Brooklyn-based composer Michael Hammond. Negative Space," his debut album of electro-noir compositions is set for release July 29. Hear his Mixta... Jul 23, 2014
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Ingram Marshall's Quiet Music for a New England Summer
The composer Ingram Marshall writes otherworldly soundscapes that defy easy categorization and often incorporate elements of Indonesian Gamelan. Listen to his Mixtape Wednesday at 3 pm. Jul 2, 2014
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Electronic Musician Oneohtrix Point Never in Dialogue with the Past
The music of Daniel Lopatin – aka Oneohtrix Point Never – is at once futuristic and in constant conversation with the past. His Mixtape collides Renaissance master Orlando Gibbons wit... Jun 25, 2014
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An Hour with Son Lux
Composer-performer Ryan Lott, AKA Son Lux, has collaborated with yMusic, members of Arcade Fire, Sufjan Stevens and the Young People's Chorus of New York City. Listen to his Mixtape on Wednesday at 3 pm.
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Mario Diaz de Leon on the Primal Force of Sound
Electroacoustic composer Mario Diaz is a frequent collaborator with International Contemporary Ensemble and has had his music performed by JACK Quartet and Eighth Blackbird. Jun 11, 2014
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Dawn of Midi on Tightropes and Intelligible Shapes
Blending elements of free jazz, IDM and contemporary classical with the occasional house beat, Dawn of Midi have developed a sound uniquely their own. The trio performs at this month'... Jun 4, 2014