Music Meets podcast with MaJiKer

Scottish singer-songwriter & folk artist Alasdair Roberts is MaJiKer's guest on the final Music Meets podcast of the current season. They have a quick chat about the Pibroch classical bagpipe tradition, a dove-filled acapella mash-up of Prince and a timely song about Daylight saving. Show notes: https://majiker.wordpress.com/2016/07/27/20-music-meets-alasdair-roberts/ More info: www.majiker.com/podcast Tags: music, discussion, review, interview, human beatbox, pop, classical, world music, folk, electro, trip-hop, hop-hop, contemporary, disco, techno, opera, R'n'B, singer-songwriter, sonic art, blues, experimental, garage, country, soul, house, choral, indie, symphony, acapella, jazz, punk... … Continue reading 20) Music Meets – Alasdair Roberts

Iconic singer-songwriter-producer Nicolette joins MaJiKer for a Music Meets podcast. They unleash their inner freaks with a funk classic, melt into a melancholic song sung "by the kidneys", rock out to a seminal EDM track and have a proper giggle at the joyfully surreal sound of an ocarina trio duetting with a bass bassoon. Show notes: https://majiker.wordpress.com/2016/06/28/19-music-meets-nicolette/ More info: www.majiker.com/podcast Tags: music, discussion, review, interview, human beatbox, pop, classical, world music, folk, electro, trip-hop, hop-hop, contemporary, disco, techno, opera, R'n'B, singer-songwriter, sonic art, blues, experimental, garage, country, soul, house, choral, indie, symphony, acapella, jazz, punk... … Continue reading 19) Music Meets – Nicolette

Franco-British composer, soprano and multi-instrumentalist Josephine Stephenson joins MaJiKer on this Music Meets podcast to discuss musical treats from both sides of the channel, contemporary opera, some vintage drum'n'bass and a cellist with a very unusual bow. Show notes: https://majiker.wordpress.com/2016/06/14/18-music-meets-josephine-stephenson/ More info: www.majiker.com/podcast Tags: music, discussion, review, interview, human beatbox, pop, classical, world music, folk, electro, trip-hop, hop-hop, contemporary, disco, techno, opera, R'n'B, singer-songwriter, sonic art, blues, experimental, garage, country, soul, house, choral, indie, symphony, acapella, jazz, punk... … Continue reading 18) Music Meets – Josephine Stephenson

Will Dutta - pianist, composer and artist-curator - joins MaJiKer on this Music Meets podcast in which they admire the musique concrète of Justin Bieber, and tracks from The Velvet Underground, Paul Lansky and Portsmouth Sinfonia. They also unearth a madcap track MaJiKer recorded with French artist Camille. Show notes: https://majiker.wordpress.com/2016/05/30/17-music-meets-will-dutta/ More info: www.majiker.com/podcast Tags: music, discussion, review, interview, human beatbox, pop, classical, world music, folk, electro, trip-hop, hop-hop, contemporary, disco, techno, opera, R'n'B, singer-songwriter, sonic art, blues, experimental, garage, country, soul, house, choral, indie, symphony, acapella, jazz, punk... … Continue reading 17) Music Meets – Will Dutta

Scottish broadcaster and podcasting supremo Ewan Spence joins MaJiKer for this special edition of the Music Meets podcast as they discuss, dissect and debate Eurovision in great depth, exploring various aspects of the contest including game-changers, under-achievers and personal favourites. Show notes: https://majiker.wordpress.com/2016/05/09/16-music-meets-ewan-spence/ More info: www.majiker.com/podcast Tags: music, discussion, review, interview, human beatbox, pop, classical, world music, folk, electro, trip-hop, hop-hop, contemporary, disco, techno, opera, R'n'B, singer-songwriter, sonic art, blues, experimental, garage, country, soul, house, choral, indie, symphony, acapella, jazz, punk... … Continue reading 16) Music Meets – Ewan Spence

Eurovision betting expert and founder of sofabet.com Daniel Gould joins MaJiKer to discuss how he improved his betting instincts. They dissect three Eurovision entries, looking at song structure, staging decisions, vocal performance and that elusive 'magic' which turns a song into a great Eurovision entry. Show notes: https://majiker.wordpress.com/2016/04/26/15-music-meets-daniel-gould/ More info: www.majiker.com/podcast Tags: music, discussion, review, interview, human beatbox, pop, classical, world music, folk, electro, trip-hop, hop-hop, contemporary, disco, techno, opera, R'n'B, singer-songwriter, sonic art, blues, experimental, garage, country, soul, house, choral, indie, symphony, acapella, jazz, punk... … Continue reading 15) Music Meets – Daniel Gould

Punk poet, musician, theatre maker and feminist showgirl Brigitte Aphrodite joins MaJiKer to chat about a sumptuous blissed-out track from Kwes, pioneering singer-songwriter Laura Nyro's twisted take on Motown and Brigitte's own track Crescendorious from her show My Beautiful Black Dog. Show notes: https://majiker.wordpress.com/2016/04/12/14-music-meets-brigitte-aphrodite/ More info: www.majiker.com/podcast Tags: music, discussion, review, interview, human beatbox, pop, classical, world music, folk, electro, trip-hop, hop-hop, contemporary, disco, techno, opera, R'n'B, singer-songwriter, sonic art, blues, experimental, garage, country, soul, house, choral, indie, symphony, acapella, jazz, punk... … Continue reading 14) Music Meets – Brigitte Aphrodite

Swedish singer-songwriter-producer and label founder Sara Berg joins MaJiKer to talk about Van Morrison using music as a spiritual force, Joni Mitchell whipping up a banging synth bassline and sampling the drummers of Burundi, and we are treated to a track from Sara's new album Society. Show notes: https://majiker.wordpress.com/2016/04/03/13-music-meets-sara-berg/ More info: www.majiker.com/podcast Tags: music, discussion, review, interview, human beatbox, pop, classical, world music, folk, electro, trip-hop, hop-hop, contemporary, disco, techno, opera, R'n'B, singer-songwriter, sonic art, blues, experimental, garage, country, soul, house, choral, indie, symphony, acapella, jazz, punk... … Continue reading 13) Music Meets – Sara Berg

Nico Muhly, the celebrated wunderkind of contemporary music, joins MaJiKer to explore the intricacies of Balinese Gamelan, the whimsy of John Adams, the intensity of Kate Bush and the realness of Mary J. Blige. Also discussed is experimental cuisine and how not to be afraid of cooking a whole fish. Show notes: https://majiker.wordpress.com/2016/03/17/12-music-meets-nico-muhly/ More info: www.majiker.com/podcast Tags: music, discussion, review, interview, human beatbox, pop, classical, world music, folk, electro, trip-hop, hop-hop, contemporary, disco, techno, opera, R'n'B, singer-songwriter, sonic art, blues, experimental, garage, country, soul, house, choral, indie, symphony, acapella, jazz, punk... … Continue reading 12) Music Meets – Nico Muhly

Producer & performance artist Mika Forsling joins MaJiKer to talk about how limitation can stimulate creativity, with tracks from a Radiophonic legend, a Bollywood oddity, a timeless vocal from a homeless man and some ancient Afro-Cuban chanting. Show notes: https://majiker.wordpress.com/2016/03/03/11-music-meets-mika-forsling/ More info: www.majiker.com/podcast Tags: music, discussion, review, interview, human beatbox, pop, classical, world music, folk, electro, trip-hop, hop-hop, contemporary, disco, techno, opera, R'n'B, singer-songwriter, sonic art, blues, experimental, garage, country, soul, house, choral, indie, symphony, acapella, jazz, punk... … Continue reading 11) Music Meets – Mika Forsling

Marianne Dissard, the globe-trotting chanteuse, writer, poet, filmmaker and performance artist joins MaJiKer to discuss embracing artistic mistakes, how to communicate beyond language and touring the world on the back of a donkey., with tracks from Kendrick Lamar, Alice, Harry Nilsson and Konono No. 1. Show notes: https://majiker.wordpress.com/2016/02/14/10-music-meets-marianne-dissard/ More info: www.majiker.com/podcast Tags: music, discussion, review, interview, human beatbox, pop, classical, world music, folk, electro, trip-hop, hop-hop, contemporary, disco, techno, opera, R'n'B, singer-songwriter, sonic art, blues, experimental, garage, country, soul, house, choral, indie, symphony, acapella, jazz, punk... … Continue reading 10) Music Meets – Marianne Dissard

Páll Óskar (AKA Paul Oscar), Icelandic superstar, cultural icon and Eurovision legend joins MaJiKer to chat about Eurovision, how to write a great pop song and discuss music from Donna Summer, a Bulgarian choir, a gay erotic electro pioneer, an Icelandic lullaby and Pàll's latest Number One smash hit single! Show notes: https://majiker.wordpress.com/2016/01/25/9-music-meets-pall-oskar/ More info: www.majiker.com/podcast Tags: music, discussion, review, interview, human beatbox, pop, classical, world music, folk, electro, trip-hop, hop-hop, contemporary, disco, techno, opera, R'n'B, singer-songwriter, sonic art, blues, experimental, garage, country, soul, house, choral, indie, symphony, acapella, jazz, punk... … Continue reading 9) Music Meets – Páll Óskar

Icelandic tenor Eyjólfur Eyjólfsson joins MaJiKer to discuss Susanne Sundfør, Hebridean psalm singing, a political Icelandic folk song and Eyjólfur gives an exclusive live performance with his home-made traditional Icelandic instrument, the langspil. Show notes: https://majiker.wordpress.com/2016/01/12/8-music-meets-eyjolfur-eyjolfsson/ More info: www.majiker.com/podcast Tags: music, discussion, review, interview, human beatbox, pop, classical, world music, folk, electro, trip-hop, hop-hop, contemporary, disco, techno, opera, R'n'B, singer-songwriter, sonic art, blues, experimental, garage, country, soul, house, choral, indie, symphony, acapella, jazz, punk... … Continue reading 8) Music Meets – Eyjólfur Eyjólfsson

Jeff Melnyk, producer, remixer, indie label guru & mindful marketing expert, joins MaJiKer to celebrate 10 years since the release of Melnyk's debut album. They explore electronic and acoustic-but-electronic-sounding tracks from Iceland, Central African Republic and... Essex. Show notes: https://majiker.wordpress.com/2015/12/08/7-music-meets-jeff-melnyk/ More info: www.majiker.com/podcast Tags: music, discussion, review, interview, human beatbox, pop, classical, world music, folk, electro, trip-hop, hop-hop, contemporary, disco, techno, opera, R'n'B, singer-songwriter, sonic art, blues, experimental, garage, country, soul, house, choral, indie, symphony, acapella, jazz, punk... … Continue reading 7) Music Meets – Jeff Melnyk

GAGGLE founder & cultural commentator Deborah Coughlin joins MaJiKer to discuss the role of women in music via a nihilistic post-punk anthem, a North African gender-bending dance tune and the lady who pretty much invented rock'n'roll... in 1941. Show notes: https://majiker.wordpress.com/2015/08/05/6-music-meets-deborah-coughlin More info: www.majiker.com/podcast Tags: music, discussion, review, interview, human beatbox, pop, classical, world music, folk, electro, trip-hop, hop-hop, contemporary, disco, techno, opera, R'n'B, singer-songwriter, sonic art, blues, experimental, garage, country, soul, house, choral, indie, symphony, acapella, jazz, punk... … Continue reading 6) Music Meets – Deborah Coughlin

Sean McGhee, producer, songwriter, singer & mixer extraordinaire joins MaJiKer to discuss the genius of Xenomania, a moody modal ode to music, the masters of glitchy electronica and a French love song about a river. Show notes: https://majiker.wordpress.com/2015/11/17/5-music-meets-sean-mcghee/ More info: www.majiker.com/podcast Tags: music, discussion, review, interview, human beatbox, pop, classical, world music, folk, electro, trip-hop, hop-hop, contemporary, disco, techno, opera, R'n'B, singer-songwriter, sonic art, blues, experimental, garage, country, soul, house, choral, indie, symphony, acapella, jazz, punk... … Continue reading 5) Music Meets – Sean McGhee

Soprano, composer & arranger Sarah Dacey joins MaJiKer to discuss 'cultural appropriation', a love symphony which evokes ritualistic horror, exotica from a Peruvian jungle queen and Madonna at her most surprising. Show notes: https://majiker.wordpress.com/2015/11/07/4-music-meets-sarah-dacey/ More info: www.majiker.com/podcast Tags: music, discussion, review, interview, human beatbox, pop, classical, world music, folk, electro, trip-hop, hop-hop, contemporary, disco, techno, opera, R'n'B, singer-songwriter, sonic art, blues, experimental, garage, country, soul, house, choral, indie, symphony, acapella, jazz, punk... … Continue reading 4) Music Meets – Sarah Dacey

Award-winning composer & alt-folk artist Kerry Andrew joins MaJiKer to discuss pre-tonal choral music composed by a murderer, hypnotic jazz-minimalism, a genre-straddling singing cellist and paranoid synth-funk from ABBA. Show notes: https://majiker.wordpress.com/2015/10/28/3-music-meets-kerry-andrew/ More info: www.majiker.com/podcast Tags: music, discussion, review, interview, human beatbox, pop, classical, world music, folk, electro, trip-hop, hop-hop, contemporary, disco, techno, opera, R'n'B, singer-songwriter, sonic art, blues, experimental, garage, country, soul, house, choral, indie, symphony, acapella, jazz, punk... … Continue reading 3) Music Meets – Kerry Andrew

Welsh-born electro-pop artist Bright Light Bright Light (aka Rod Thomas) joins MaJiKer to discuss the works of Björk, the king of Georgian folk music, the secret glam-rock history of Tori Amos and Kym Sims' poor grasp of grammar. Show notes: https://majiker.wordpress.com/2015/10/15/2-music-meets-bright-light-bright-light/ More info: www.majiker.com/podcast Tags: music, discussion, review, interview, human beatbox, pop, classical, world music, folk, electro, trip-hop, hop-hop, contemporary, disco, techno, opera, R'n'B, singer-songwriter, sonic art, blues, experimental, garage, country, soul, house, choral, indie, symphony, acapella, jazz, punk... … Continue reading 2) Music Meets – Bright Light Bright Light

Canadian singer-songwriter Melissa Laveaux joins MaJiKer to discuss Afrofuturism from Bogotá, hysterical hedonism from the 1980's, the legacy of a rap pioneer and lesbian pirates from the 16th century Caribbean. Show notes: https://majiker.wordpress.com/2015/09/30/1-music-meets-melissa-laveaux-2/ More info: www.majiker.com/podcast Tags: music, discussion, review, interview, human beatbox, pop, classical, world music, folk, electro, trip-hop, hop-hop, contemporary, disco, techno, opera, R'n'B, singer-songwriter, sonic art, blues, experimental, garage, country, soul, house, choral, indie, symphony, acapella, jazz, punk... … Continue reading 1) Music Meets – Melissa Laveaux