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Nick Luscombe with Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith and Greg Fox

Nick Luscombe with a collaborative session from modular synth enthusiast Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith and free-form drummer Greg Fox. Plus Floating Points, Roger Goula and Thomas Ades.

LA based composer and musician Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith is something of a modular synth fanatic. Mentored by 'diva of the diode' Suzanne Ciani, Smith has dedicated herself to mastering the idiosyncrasies of the rare Buchla synthesiser. For this one-off collaboration she meets free-form drummer Greg Fox, formerly of black-metal band Liturgy and now avant-garde duo Guardian Alien. Even more new music comes courtesy of Floating Points and film composer Roger Goula. And we celebrate the work of Thomas Adès as he prepares to unveil his long-awaited new opera inspired by Luis Buñuel: The Exterminating Angel.

Produced by Freya Hellier for Reduced Listening.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Hoofus & IX Tab

    The Ministry of Ontological Insecurity

    • The Blow, Vol. 1.
    • Front and Follow.
    • 13.
  • Ash Koosha

    Faint

    • Ninja Tune.
  • naomi & goro

    Into The Sun

    • Spring Bossanova Compilation.
  • Suso SΓ΅iz

    Ya Son Dos Los Cielos

    • Odisea.
    • Music From Memory.
  • Ben Johansen

    Luminosity

    Performer: Mikylah McTeer. Performer: Francesca Arnone.
    • React: Music for Flute, Violin & Interactive Computer.
    • Ravello Records.
    • 2.
  • Suokas

    Ruva

    • The New Cycle.
    • Prah Recordings.
  • Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith & Greg Fox

    Untitled 1

  • Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith & Greg Fox

    Untitled 2

  • Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith & Greg Fox

    Untitled 3

  • DIN A Testbild

    Die Siebziger

    • Programm 1.
    • Mannequin.
    • 1.
  • Conlon Nancarrow

    Study for Player Piano 6

    Performer: Thomas Adès. Performer: Rolf Hind.
    • Thomas Ades: In Seven Days.
    • Signum.
    • 8.
  • Peter Broderick

    Carried

  • Living Body

    Don't Give Up On Me

  • Piero Umiliani

    Nel Cosmo

    • Psichedelica.
    • Schema.
    • 3.
  • Roger Goula

    Something About Silence

    • Something About Silence.
    • Cognitive Shift.
    • 1.
  • Floating Points

    Kuiper

    • Pluto.

Image credit: Alex Zalewska

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