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Let's slow things down

Elizabeth Alker introduces music by an exciting new generation of composers and performers who are breaking free of the constraints of practice rooms and concert halls.

Elizabeth Alker takes listeners on a sonic exploration into uncharted musical territory, delving further into an emerging scene of composers and performers who feel at home in both a traditional concert hall and a grimy basement venue.

These artists are unburdened by tradition and genre and they're meeting the demands of a growing international audience who have eclectic tastes and open minds. Join Elizabeth as she follows musicians such as Gabriel Prokofiev, Johann Johannsson, Flying Lotus, Bonobo, Nils Frahm and Christina Vantzou from electronic dance clubs onto windswept Nordic landscapes, into the world of art house cinema and on stage in some of the world's most reputable concert halls.

Disconnect from all devices and escape into soothing ambient soundscapes, rewire your brain for gorgeous electronic experimentation and let surprising collaborations transport you into as yet undiscovered sound worlds. We're hoping to get completely lost. This is music by composers who are rewriting the rules and changing the way we think about contemporary and traditional forms of music.

1 hour

Last on

Sun 8 Apr 2018 23:30

Music Played

  • Nils Frahm

    A Place

    Performer: Nils Frahm.
  • Ólafur Arnalds

    0040

    Performer: Ólafur Arnalds.
  • Kiasmos

    Blurred (Bonobo remix)

    Remix Artist: Bonobo.
  • Valgeir Sigurðsson

    No Night's Dark Enough (II. infamy sings)

    Performer: Valgeir Sigurðsson.
  • Martyn Heyne

    Carry

    Performer: Martyn Heyne.
  • Luca D'Alberto

    Screaming Silence (Dictaphone Rework)

    Performer: Luca D'Alberto. Remix Artist: Dictaphone.
  • Gabriel Prokofiev

    Red into Green

    Performer: Gabriel Prokofiev.
  • Freya Waley-Cohen

    Blu-Tack (1)

    Ensemble: NAS duo.
  • Christina Vantzou

    Some Limited and Waning Memory

    Performer: Christina Vantzou.
  • Flying Lotus

    Choo Choo (Perfect)

    Performer: Flying Lotus. Performer: Miguel Atwood‐Ferguson.
  • Erland Cooper

    Shalder

    Performer: Erland Cooper.
  • Jóhann Jóhannsson

    Resurrection (Mary Magdalene OST)

    Composer: Hildur Guðnadóttir. Performer: Jóhann Jóhannsson. Performer: Hildur Guðnadóttir.

Broadcast

  • Sun 8 Apr 2018 23:30

What is unclassified music?

What is unclassified music?

Elizabeth Alker introduces five of her favourite 'unclassifiable' pieces of music.