Is This Music?!?!

The guest this episode is composer/performer Pamela Z: Minimalist. Loopist. Vocalist. Conversationalist. Cartoonist? I don' t know, we never talked about it.This episode is brought to you by Zeitgeist New Music Ensemble. Follow them, subscribe, and keep your ears weird!Pamela Z Links : Website; InstagramZeitgeist Links New Music Links: Website; Instagram; FBTrack list (in order):He Says YesTimepiece TrIptych: DeclarativesTwo Black Rubber RaincoatsPop Titles 'You'The Unraveling: 1. JoniEcholocation

Justin and Jay Afrisandotalk about how our ears are messed, and how music can still be made to accommodate that.

Like what you hear? Be sure to subscribe, like, and, above all, SHARE with your friends and enemies. Get in touch at: isthismusicpod.gmail.com Follow along on Instagram Season 3 is brought to you by Zeitgeist New Music! Check them out and let your ears receive weirdness: http://www.zeitgeistnewmusic.org/ https://www.instagram.com/zeitgeistnewmusic/ Mary Ellen Childs is my guest this episode! Among the rabbit holes are: Music for the senses; structure for the sparsity; creativity for the creation. Check out Mary Ellen's NORTH at Carleton College in Northfield, MN through November 15th, 2023! And keep up with Mary Ellen Childs HERE Music used in this episode (in order): Faint Object Camera by Mary Ellen Childs; performed by Zeitgeist Aurora from NORTH by Mary Ellen Childs; performed by Zeitgeist II. Points from Ephemeral Geometry by Mary Ellen Childs; performed by ETHEL

Tyler J. Borden is a cellist working with, in, and around the constraints of the cello. Formerly from Western NY, he is now based in Brooklyn NY, where he spends much of his time finding ways to exploit the strengths and failures of himself and his instrument. If you like this episode, Subscribe, review, share, all the things! Check out all of the ridonkulous things TJ does by following these links: Website Bandcamp Instagram Mivos Quartet Mivos Bandcamp Technical Reserve Music used in this episode (in order): Agnes Hvizdalek and TJ Borden @ Downtown Music Gallery Triple Quartet: II. – on Steve Reich: The String Quartets by Mivos String Quartet Structures II for Two Pianos (1961): Chapter 1 on Boulez Performs Boulez & Stockhausen by Pierre Boulez I Am Trying To Break Your Heart on Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps: Liturgie de cristal on Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time by Tashi Bob Hope Airport Train Station by T.J. Borden Fourth on That Nothing Is Known by Bob Marsh, Jack Wright, John Berndt & Michael Zerang Time and Motion Study II by Brian Ferneyhough performed by T.J. Borden

Part 2 of my chat with @carnagetheexecutioner in which we get very passionate about the importance of paying to see artists, then I published the episode a week after the show we talked about happened. Le Sigh. Follow Carnage on Instagram because then you don't have to rely on me to tell you about stuff. Buy music here: Band Camp Music in this episode: Rockit by Herbie Hancock on Future Shock Rebel Without a Cause by Public Enemy on It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back

*RETURN OF THE SHOW STEALER APRIL 1ST AT HOOK AND LADDER* GET TICKETS HERE Whether he’s rapping, producing, performing, teaching kids to beatbox, or working his former job as a youth counselor, it’s clear the man most commonly known as Carnage The Executioner was born to do two things: instruct and entertain. Musicians, dancers, DJs, poets, and television hosts who have worked with Carnage recognize his dedication to his craft and would confirm that he doesn’t disappoint. Ask emcees about Carnage’s skill level, and you’ll find out that the phrase, “he’s your favorite rapper’s favorite rapper,” actually fits. A music fan since childhood, Carnage has filled his memory bank with thousands of references from all genres to draw from for his work. Carnage’s start as a human beatboxer has taken on a life of its own. He now uses technology like looping and effects pedals commonly used by guitarists. He enhances the experience of a live Hip-Hop show by allowing his audiences to hear original Carnage material and unique improvisations and spot-on recreations of popular songs. Carnage uses this same musical knowledge and technology to create custom, studio human beatbox tracks. His audio vision via mouth music can be heard on albums by Hip-Hop heavyweights Aesop Rock and R.A. The Rugged Man.  Carnage Links: Website Bandcamp Instagram Music used in this episode (In order): ...Prime Yet from Ravenous by Carnage the Executioner Results Vs. Numbers from Ravenous by Carnage the Executioner Settle Up Settle Down from Flying Under the Radar of Chaos by The Orange Goodness

Ivan Cunningham will not be contained to your feeble descriptors. But, he is a saxophone player, composer, curator, among other things. NEW ALBUM One Eye Closed/One Leg Lifted OUT MAY 31ST! See it live at the The Eagles #34 in Minneapolis May 31 with Oyster World Like what you hear? Wanna be a guest? Let me know at [email protected] or follow the ol' handle: icantbelieveitsnotmusic Check out Ivan's stuff: Bandcamp Instagram Music used in this episode (in order of appearance): Letter From Jiang Qing from One Eye Closed/One Leg Lifted by Ivan Cunningham Little White Death Ring One Eye Closed/One Leg Lifted by Ivan Cunningham Solid My Water Add Water from SSS by SSS Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbeque from Weasels Ripped My Flesh by The Mothers of Invention Vivjanrondirksi from Carry the Day by Henry Threadgill On Patrol in No Man's Land from James Reese Europe's 369th U.S. Infantry "Hell Fighters" Band - The Complete Recordings by James Reese Europe Joyster from Banana Whip by Oyster World

Ya shoulda been there is a live show blog that lets you know who's playing and where and if it tickled my fancy. Empower your sense of curiosity with live music. also, get your ears weird. Follow, subscribe, like, share! On Tuesday, Feb 7, I went to see Robot Slide at the Ice House in Minneapolis. It was a good show. Ya shoulda been there. Check out Robot Slide's stuff: BANDCAMP INSTA All music this episode is from Robot Slide's latest album EXTEND: INTRO: Train Song (ft. Ringo Starr) SONG SET: 1. rabbits 2. robots 3. bubbles 

Texu Kim: Whimsical, dissonant, textured, melodious new music that tears roots straight from the ground. Rate, subscribe, review, and tell your friends! Texu Kim Info: Website: https://www.texukim.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/texu_kim/ Is This Music?!?! Info: Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/icantbelieveitsnotmusic/ Music in this episode (in order of appearance): Fanfare for PyeongChang by Texu Kim Sketches for Contredanse by Texu Kim Pansori description/excerpt Lotus Voice by Texu Kim Nothing but the Blood (Traditional hymn) Sabre Dance from the Gayane Suite No. 3 by Aram Khachaturian String Quartet No. 3 by Alfred Schnittke 악단광칠 - 영정거리 (Band Gwangchil - Yeongjeong Street) Mr.애매모호 Mr. Ambiguous by 마마무 MAMAMOO Cutting Limes by Miguel del Águila

Dreamy, heady, intricate pop from Liam Moore. Also rabbit holes.  Links: https://www.liammusicmoore.com/ https://liammoore.bandcamp.com/ Music in this episode (in order): Lift from Visions of a Perfect Life by Liam Moore Train Song from EXTEND by Robot Slide Superior from Solo Duets for Guitar and Voice by Liam Moore You seem most full- Richard Meacock, Poet; Liam Moore, Composer 32 Months from Heartsprings by Heiruspecs Piano Sonata in C Major Op. 13, No. 1: Allegro Assai by Dmitry Kabalevsky 5 Pieces for String Orchestra by Paul Hindemith In the lassa from Halo by Juana Molina Crack it way open from Extraction by Greg Howe, Victor Wooten, and Dennis Chambers

Check out Sean’s stuff here: https://seanquinncomposer.com/ https://soundcloud.com/seanquinncomposer Intro: Waiting by Sean Quinn 17’46”: String Quartet No. 2 by Brian Ferneyhough 20’32”: Intermittent Breath by Sean Quinn 1’07’51”: Infinite Now by Chaya Czernowin 1’12’56”: Turangalîla-Symphonie: Mvt.5 - Olivier Messiaen 1’15’30” Voodoo Child by Liza Lim 1’24”06: Kassandra (from CONSTRUCTION) - Richard Barrett Outro:    by Rebecca Saunders

"Only Forward" by Liam Moore is out 7/8/22! Go buy it at: https://liammoore.bandcamp.com/ If you have more than a neutral feeling about this episode, leave a review, or follow me on Instagram or email me at [email protected] And keep up with Liam at: https://www.liammusicmoore.com/ https://soundcloud.com/liammusicmoore https://open.spotify.com/artist/5CpDk0WHLt26pWqMlXzB4D?si=Y3Wb9TZQQ_SLPfqxR8u7Vw

Recorded live 5/27/22 at Studio Z in Saint Paul! With Nina Dante and Dalia Chin of Fonema Consort

This episode features Ryann Daisy Swimmer, and oooooo buddy was it a fun one. This conversation is pure musical journey from high school punk bands, to delay loop art song, to Sufjan Stevens. What rabbit holes do we travel down along the way? As always, listen to find out. But, I can say that Daisy is such a warm person to talk to, and can make tenuous connections with the best of them (me). Get your ears weird everyone! Send me some feedback or connect at [email protected] Subscribe!  Check out Daisy's stuff here: https://www.ryanndaisyswimmer.com/ And here: https://ryanndaisyswimmer.bandcamp.com/music Intro: Dysphoria by Ryann Daisy Swimmer: https://open.spotify.com/track/6iWjqDE2ROwCircvyMZxpp?si=6b46b818c8e84f80 Tronics by Ryann Daisy Swimmer: https://open.spotify.com/track/4jGCf4HCqupmlviMq7zCna?si=842e1e031b1e47be Bliss by Ryann Daisy Swimmer: https://open.spotify.com/track/1cAlarqs9G7wxNO6PJktAQ?si=054eba8e035143d1 Prelude to the Holy Presence of Joan d'Arc by Julius Eastman https://open.spotify.com/track/08KFyVApzpJNqGi3TrjI6M?si=8bf64440e4124ebc Diluted Dreams by Claire Roussay on A Softer Focus https://open.spotify.com/track/5ZbP43SVnbXcqBYKR5DOPn?si=957b0617f5ea4c0a BUTCHER OF THE WORLD by Lingua Ignota on CALIGULA https://open.spotify.com/track/69xWltyIPMEXVzz3CcOKjq?si=7e8e0dd2f6834b6a Outro: Evensong by Robert Fripp and Brian Eno on Evening Star https://open.spotify.com/track/3LG2OxAR616MOrTH8EQg9i?si=79e34ade38f94d83

My guest on this episode is composer and bassist, Emily Koh. How does one get seen? A pink resume can help. Cheery color schemes and refreshing marketing help, too. But what really lands is Emily's music- a complex thread of sound that can be as broody as the next complex contemporary, yet somehow always nudges upward as if to say "look, I did that".  Well, Emily, we see what you did there. Come enjoy a conversation that centers on expectations, approval, and creating with your own palate.  Questions? Feedback? Interview suggestions? Wanna be on the show? Email me at: [email protected] Links: www.emilykoh.net https://soundcloud.com/emykoh Timestamps: Intro: esphyr (2017) for violin, piano and percussion by Emily Koh 27’46”: The Flowing Water From High Mountain by Shanghai Chinese Traditional Orchestra on Hanshan Temple 34’14”: resonate/勤 (2017) for Chinese chamber ensemble by Emily Koh 41’19”: Hammer to Fall by Queen on The Works 54’38”: Savage by aespa on Savage EP Outro: Beseeching by Texu Kim on Primavera II: The Rabbits This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. http://www.arts.state.mn.us/images/logos/msab_logo_color_small.gif https://www.legacy.mn.gov/sites/default/files/images/logos/legacy_logo_rgb.jpg

Note: I had a typo in my notes, and pulled a Ron Burgendy in the intro. The piece featured in the intro is Marble, Glass, and VAPOR, not Paper. What a silly goose I am. Also, kudos, Schuyler, Marble, Glass, and Vapor is a much better song name. On this season-opening episode, I chat with Schuyler Tsuda, a sound artist, noisemaker, composer, improviser, and synth-pop concocter. We talk about styles of music that I haven’t been able to wrap my head around (don’t worry, I’m getting there). We talk about getting your hands actually on instruments and taking away the guesswork. We talk a lot about harsh noise walls and what the hell is going on there. But, ultimately, we just vibed on being good ol’ kindred spirit metalheads. I think that’s gonna come up a bunch this season. If this doesn’t get your ears weird, well, then I want to know what you’re listening to. As always, timestamps of episode music are below, as well as links to my guest, and a Spotify playlist! Schuyler Tsuda Website: http://schuylertsuda.com/ Music: https://schuylertsuda.bandcamp.com/ https://shieldyoureyes.bandcamp.com/ Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6T6PFVVmD6h4RuhLb6WMqv?si=a956408bb0874eea Intro: Marble, Glass, and Vaper (2009, 2017) by Schuyler Tsuda 19’11”: In pulverem: tines/table/electronics, xOxbOx/drum machine/pedals from Three Masses, Volume 3 by Shield Your Eyes 21’07”: Part VI from Spectrum Ripper by Masona 22’06”: S.C.A.N. from Magnetostriction by Aube 26’26”: Improvisation by Shield Your Eyes 30’50”: Snakes for the Divine from Snakes for the Divine by High on Fire 32’14”: Concubine from Jane Doe by Converge 37’01”: Pierres Sacrées from Pierres Sacrées/Hazard and Tectonics EP by Iancu Dumitrescu 41’44”: Kado: The Way of Flowers by Schuyler Tsuda 49’58”: Lithium from Nevermind by Nirvana 54’25”: Come Live With Me from Dillon: Chamber Music by James Dillon 55’30”: Trilogy Suite Op: 5 from Trilogy by Yngwie Malmsteen 58’15”: …Grey from Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire & Demise by Emperor 59’08”: Concerto for Piano, Trumpet, and String Orchestra No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 35: IV. Allegro con brio by Dmitri Shostakovich 59’30”: Apocalypse from The Fourth Dimension/Maximum Abduction by Hypocrisy 1’01’15”: One Wish from Decade Counter by Schuyler Tsuda 1’02’10”: Sulk from TRST by TR/ST 1’02’45”: Morphine from Yr Body Is Nothing by Boy Harsher Outro: Real Life from Decade Counter by Schuyler Tsuda This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. http://www.arts.state.mn.us/images/logos/msab_logo_color_small.gif

On this most introductory of introductory episodes, I chat with Joey Crane and Tiffany M. Skidmore, the powers-that-be behind 113 Composers Collective. We chat about their background, how they got into the sounds they create, the openness of how young people learn, how wild it is to experience something new, and some meta-level Scottish impressions. Music excerpts and their timestamps are listed below, find them all on your favorite streaming service! 0'00": Gorilla by Joey Crane 5'05": Miniatures: No. 2 from The Golden Ass by Tiffany M. Skidmore 16'37": Act 3, Scene 3 from Philomela by James Dillon 31'55": I. Lento from String Quartet No. 1, Sz. 40 by Béla Bartók 36'35": Pleiades: III, Melanges by Iannis Xenakis 55'12": Pt 1: Departure from Black Angels by George Crumb This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. http://www.arts.state.mn.us/images/logos/msab_logo_color_small.gif https://www.legacy.mn.gov/sites/default/files/images/logos/legacy_logo_rgb.jpg