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Colin Stetson’s Listening Chair

Elizabeth Alker shares new ambient and experimental sounds, and saxophonist Colin Stetson shares a track that transports him elsewhere.

Canadian-American saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist and composer Colin Stetson is known for his virtuosic saxophone playing and experimental techniques such as circular breathing and multiphonics. He produces music that traverses many genres from jazz and experimental to neoclassical, and his drone-like soundscapes are dense and sonorous in texture, often reaching cacophonic states. He is also an established film composer, whose recent scores include last year’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Menu. In the Listening Chair tonight, he takes us on a journey back to his formative years in music.

Elsewhere in the show, we hear new releases from a variety of artists including Penguin Cafe with their new musical creation for this year’s Piano Day, a gorgeous hypnotic track by Brazilian DJ and producer ANNA featuring Laraaji, and the gentle folk-esque meanderings of pianist Angus MacRae.

Produced by Alexa Kruger
A Reduced Listening Production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

1 hour

Last on

Thu 2 Nov 2023 23:30

Music Played

  • Penguin Cafe

    Second Variety

  • Colin Stetson

    Spindrift

  • Keeley Forsyth & Ben Frost

    Land Animal - Ben Frost Remix

  • aus

    Landia

  • Kiel

    Palavu

  • Growing

    Variable Speeds

  • Angus James William Macrae

    Lighthouse

  • Nobukazu Takemura

    Icefall

  • ANNA & Laraaji

    Receiving

  • Richard Norris

    Through The Window

  • Layton Giordani

    Shinjuku

Broadcasts

  • Thu 20 Apr 2023 23:30
  • Thu 2 Nov 2023 23:30

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