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excuse the mess
by Ben Corrigan
An award winning music podcast featuring a different composer each episode. We'll ramble a bit then attempt to co-write a piece in a day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Hidden Notes Festival 2023 - etm MEGAmash DJ set bonanza
A little something to keep the etm pod feed ticking over...!! I was invited by the good folks (and label friends) of Hidden Notes to have a crack at an excuse the mess themed DJ set at this years Hidden Notes Festival Vol.3 Hope you enjoy hearing those old tunes again in various forms of...
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RELEASE NEWS • 4th Feb etm's double album release
Hello dear podcast friends, Myself and the good eggs at Hidden Notes Records have been cooking up this release for a while. I'm excited that this music is finally being released and if you're interested in getting a copy of the Ltd Edition Book (pictures, quotes, risograph prints and more) or…
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#17D Anna Meredith [CHAT 2]
In this final instalment you get a multitude of factoids about Anna’s critically acclaimed album, Fibs (2019). She draws a track name from a bowl at random and tells us the first thing that comes to mind. You’ll also be hearing juicy extracts of the tracks alongside these insider scoops. In the...
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#17C Anna Meredith [AUDIENCE QUESTIONS]
Here’s the first of hopefully many ‘Audience Questions’ episodes. It was really lovely to bring you into the conversation so thank you to everyone that wrote in with a question for Anna. We both really enjoyed going through them. Mentioned in the episode is a playlist Anna has on Spotify, here's…
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#17B Anna Meredith [MUSIC MAKING]
This part of the podcast is where myself and the guest write a brand new piece of music on the spot, using just one instrument and electronic manipulations. We opted for the humble pesto jar as our instrument, why not! You will hear the journey of the piece from the ‘blank page’ to the finished...
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#17A Anna Meredith [CHAT 1]
Anna Meredith (ANNA MEREDITH!!) is guest #17 on excuse the mess. If you’re a new listener thanks so much for checking out the podcast. This episode is a 4-part epic, the director's cut! It’s testament to Anna’s dynamic, hilarious, inspiring podcast chat that I can release 3.5 hours worth of…
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#16B Oliver Coates [CHAT]
Oliver Coates Part 2 is here. We met in the bowels of the Southbank Centre in London to record this conversation. You’ll hear plenty of his stunning cello infused-electronic music alongside a plentiful conversation about his work. We talk about his previous albums Upstepping and Shelly’s On...
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#16A Oliver Coates [MUSIC MAKING]
Hello! Welcome to another excuse the mess music making episode, or more to the point ‘slime’ making. This episode’s guest is the cellist and electronic musician, Oliver Coates. I’ve been looking to get him on the podcast for quite a while and excitingly it happened! Lucky me and lucky you!! Back…
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#15B Alev Lenz [MUSIC MAKING]
Welcome to another music making challenge on excuse the mess. Alev Lenz is my co-conspirator in this episode and she brings with her a pretty nifty instrument to make music with. The premise in this part of the podcast is to spontaneously create a brand new piece of music in an afternoon, and…
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#15A Alev Lenz [CHAT]
The next decade is upon us and I'm chuffed to be releasing my first podcast of the new year, accompanied by one very brilliant Alev Lenz. Alev is first of all, podcast gold - you'll love hearing from her all about her music in this episode. She is an expert builder of atmospheric sound worlds…
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#14B Elliot Galvin [MUSIC MAKING]
It was a supreme honour to work with Mr Elliot Galvin on a new track. We used his most portable of piano’s, his beastly Toy Piano. Elliot is an ideas machine so this one came together quite quickly. If you don’t know the excuse the mess rules. We use only one instrument (we can manipulate further...
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#14A Elliot Galvin [CHAT]
Take a trip with me into the labyrinth-mind of my good friend Elliot Galvin. A jazz pianist & improviser, composer & electronic musician. He is often compared to the likes of Django Bates, although with the caveat that Elliot only sounds like Elliot. We discuss his influences, his last two trio...
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extra mess • Hidden Notes Festival Pt.2
Here it is, the second instalment of the Hidden Notes Festival adventure. I took my podcast to Stroud to chat to a handful of brilliant artists taking part in this exciting new festival. This episode features interviews with 4 artists involved in the second day's proceedings. I chat to organist…
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#13B Anne Nikitin [MUSIC MAKING]
This music making process was one of my favourites so far - the track that Anne and I made is wacky and wonderful (and kinda funny). We used a Casio VL Tone as our instrument (we only get to use one instrument), Anne has owned this beastie little keyboard since she was a child. As with every one…
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#13A Anne Nikitin [CHAT]
Anne Nikitin is a very busy woman - a film composer with an extensive lists of credits, check out her IMDB page. In this episode we mainly discuss two of her scores. Her Ivor Novello nominated score for American Animals (dir. Bart Layton) and a more recent release Untouchable: The Rise and Fall…
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#12B Galya Bisengalieva [MUSIC MAKING]
Music Making time! In each episode I write a brand new piece with each guest - Galya is one of the most sought after violinists working in the UK - what an honour to get to write something new with her. The excuse the mess writing process demands that: we don't pre plan anything we only have that...
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#12A Galya Bisengalieva [CHAT]
The 3rd instalment of series two features one hell of a violinist and experimental composer, Galya Bisengalieva. She has worked with some of the biggest names in music and is now making large and dangerous waves with her original compositions - violin led music injected with a potent amount of...
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#11B Hannah Peel [MUSIC MAKING]
Hannah and I make a sparkling piece of music using only her famous music box - a series of tuned metal bars housed in a resonating wooden box, a hole punched reel of paper is drawn through it and triggers the bars to sound, it's lovely! Hannah gained much fame with her music box covers of classic...
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#11A Hannah Peel [CHAT]
If this guest was a top trumps card she’d win in every round. An Emmy nominated composer, electronic musician, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, conductor, arranger (….and on the list goes) - it’s Hannah Peel! We discuss the process behind her Emmy Nominated score to Jeanie Finlay’s official…
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#10B Derwin Dicker aka Gold Panda [MUSIC MAKING]
If you're a Gold Panda fan you're in for a treat. In this episode you'll hear us write a new brand new track together on the spot. Derwin gets into a bit of a Gold Panda flow so this an amazing insight and a bit of a Gold Panda masterclass to be honest. We use the three vinyls bought earlier in…
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#10A Derwin Dicker aka Gold Panda [CHAT]
excuse the mess is back and I'm pretty damn chuffed to be launching series two with one of my all time favourite electronic artists, Gold Panda, DJ Jenifa & Selling are just three of the many artist names attached to this spectacular maker of electronic music, Derwin Dicker. If you’re new to this...
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extra mess • Hidden Notes Festival Pt.1
Interviews with artists Manu Delago, Emily Hall & Misha Law, Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch and Erased Tapes record label founder Robert Raths. This is the first of two instalments of a very special episode - I was invited by the organisers of this exciting new contemporary classical festival to…
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extra mess • Mandy Parnell
Mandy Parnell, the mastering engineer legend, is the next guest for this very special 'extra mess' episode. She is one of the most respected and in demand mastering engineers in the world. Many of you working in music have probably heard of her, for those of you that haven't you need only look at...
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extra mess • Hannah Peel
I’m extra excited to bring you the first of a bunch of bonus episodes, some ‘extra mess’. The first features one of today’s leading composers and songwriters, Hannah Peel. Her musical explorations will transport you into the far corners of the universe. She expertly blends electronic and acoustic...
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#9B Matt Calvert [MUSIC MAKING]
Welcome to the music making part of the podcast. In only a few hours Matt and I make a new track from scratch using nothing but his shiny new resonator guitar and Ableton manipulations. Listen to it unfold. If you’re an Ableton user this is a good one for the likes of you - Matt knows what he’s...
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#9A Matt Calvert [CHAT]
Here it is - the final episode of Series 1!! What an incredible bunch of months it has been and I'm excited to bring you this jam packed, final episode featuring none other than guitarist, composer and electronic music wizard, Matt Calvert. Three Trapped Tigers, Strobes, Heritage Orchestra, Ma &...
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#8B Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch [MUSIC MAKING]
Follow Emilie and I as we co-compose a new piece together. Like in every etm episode we only use one instrument; for this episode we're using piano, getting into it's inards and playing with lots of extended techniques and layering. As part of the rules we can manipulate the recordings...
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#8A Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch [CHAT]
Episode #8 is the penultimate episode of Series One. I was overjoyed to speak to and write music with the amazing composer, Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch. Emilie's practice focuses mainly around a central piano sound (being a pianist) that acts as a spring board for expansion into electronics, sound...
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#7 Mira Calix
MIRA CALIX is up next on excuse the mess. Mira is a multidimensional artist that first gained prominence for her experimental electronic music released on Warp Records. However, her projects go beyond the electronic world. She has worked with many prestigious contemporary classical ensembles,...
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#6 Douglas Dare
This episode delves into the mind of a much loved singer songwriter, Douglas Dare. A key artist on the Erased Tapes label. If you’re a songwriter or interested in learning how one of these song driven creatures think then hit the play thingy, don’t waste any time because it’s a bit of an epic...
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#5 Mark Lockheart
Mark Lockheart is up next on excuse the mess. A composer and saxophonist primarily working in jazz but always finding himself in very different worlds due to his adventurous tastes and versatility as a musician and collaborator. He has been at the forefront of the British Jazz scene (somewhat of…
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#4 Robert Ames
Hello there! Episode #4 features one of the most important voices to emerge in contemporary music culture in recent years. Robert Ames is the co-artistic director, co-principal conductor and violist of the London Contemporary Orchestra. Since the LCO's creation 10 years ago they have collaborated...
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#3b Emily Hall (Gender Inequality in Music)
An important subject, which is rightly getting a lot of discussion at the moment, is that of inequality for women working in music and beyond. I spent a day with composer Emily Hall as part of episode 3 of excuse the mess. We got quite in depth on this subject over lunch and we thought it best to...
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#3 Emily Hall
Welcome all to episode #3 of excuse the mess. In this episode I take a trip to Stroud to meet Emily Hall, a really brilliant contemporary classical composer. We potter about the local countryside and discuss her music including her upcoming release, 'Life Cycle' (Bedroom Community) a song cycle...
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#2 Laura Jurd
excuse the mess has returned, fuelled by funding from the art enablers, Arts Council England and PRS Foundation - big thank you’s go to them. I’m very excited to bring you episode #2 featuring Laura Jurd, the jazz composer, trumpeter and improvisor; one of the most exciting voices on the British...
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#1 Manu Delago
Welcome to the pilot episode of 'excuse the mess' featuring Manu Delago.Manu is a brilliant composer, percussionist and hang drum pioneer. He writes for various things including his band Manu Delago Handmade. He also works with the likes of Anoushka Shankar, The Cinematic Orchestra and the one…
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An award winning music podcast featuring a different composer each episode. We'll ramble a bit then attempt to co-write a piece in a day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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