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Mixtape #161

03 July 2024


Marla Hansen is a musician you may not have heard of, but you almost certainly have heard her music on various releases, performances and collaborations with artists like Sufjan Stevens, The National, Jens Lekman, Jay-Z, Alice and Ravi Coltrane, amongst many more. A tremendously talented violist, violinist and singer-songwriter based in Berlin, in March she released her sublime second full-length album, Salt, delicately blending acoustic instruments with electronics. The compositions on Salt are both celestial and warm, and we find Hansen continuing to build on her distinctive musical identity, and showcasing her exceptional musicianship and unique voice. We are delighted to have Marla Hansen curating this month's treat of a mixtape, giving us a taste of her world of influences.

  1. The Notwist – Ship [Morr Music]
  2. DM Stith – The Oracle [Historical Fiction Records LLC]
  3. Thom Yorke – Twist [XL Recordings]
  4. Marla Hansen – Dresden [Karaoke Kalk]
  5. Caroline Shaw, Attaca Quartet – Plan & Elevation: IV. The Orangery [Nonesuch / New Amsterdam Records]
  6. Fiona Apple – I Want You To Love Me [Epic]
  7. A Tribe Called Quest – Check the Rhime [Jive]
  8. Anna Meredith – Nautilus [Moshi Moshi]
  9. Tyler, The Creator – See You Again (feat. Kali Uchis) [Columbia]
  10. Simon Goff – Vale [7k!]
  11. Marla Hansen – Chains [Karaoke Kalk]
  12. Radiohead – Bloom [Ticker Tape Ltd.]
  13. Christian Biegai, Clair-Obscur Saxophonquartett – Leicht [Solo Musica]
  14. Rolf Hansen – Gotenstrasse [Karaoke Kalk]
  15. Jack White – Lazaretto [Third Man Records]
  16. Andrea Belfi – Strata [Float]
  17. Kendrick Lamar – PRIDE. [Interscope Records / Top Dawg Entertainment]

Mixtape #114

01 May 2020

Exhibiting a fluid mastery of the dhol, talented and acclaimed Indian-American composer and drummer Sunny Jain is involved in a range of diverse musical projects that dip into the soundtracks of Bollywood classics and spaghetti westerns, jazz, Indian folk, hip-hop, surf rock and many other genres. Brought up in New York as the child of Punjabi immigrants, his music is rooted in Indian traditions and culture. A renowned and unique performer, with numerous accolades under his belt, Jain is best known as the founder and bandleader of 8-piece Bhangra party band Red Baraat. He released his phenomenal album Wild Wild East last February, a personal record that brings to the table his skills and unique palette of influences and identities, celebrating immigrant and diaspora experiences. We’re ecstatic that he put together this amazing genre-spanning mix for us.

“Here’s a short mix of songs that I’ve grown up, have influenced me and that I still love to this day. Coltrane to Squarepusher, Zakir Hussain to Rush and a Bollywood classic from 1951, plus more.”

  1. Zakir Hussain – Making Music [ECM Records]
  2. Rush – Losing It [Mercury]
  3. Fishbone – Freddie’s Dead [Columbia]
  4. Miles Davis – Ah-Leu-Cha [Columbia]
  5. John McLaughlin – Mother Tongues [JMT Productions]
  6. Primus – Tommy the Cat [Interscope]
  7. Talvin Singh – Butterfly [Island Records]
  8. Mukesh – Awaara Hoon [Odeon]
  9. Radiohead – Knives Out [Parlophone / Capitol Records]
  10. Squarepusher – Beep Street [Warp]
  11. Nitin Sawhney – River Pulse (Rain Mix) [Outcaste Records / PIAS]
  12. Genesis – The Lady Lies [Charisma / Atlantic]
  13. John Coltrane – Resolution [Impulse!]

Mixtape #107

07 October 2019

London based German-Turkish composer and producer Alev Lenz got our full attention with her third album, 3, released last month. Incredibly creative, Alev regularly lends her talent to other projects, having composed for TV and film, and collaborated with many renowned artists, including Anoushka Shankar, Manu Delago, Roomful of Teeth and many more. This month we asked her to create a selection of her musical influences in the form of a playlist and we're pleased she obliged. Press play!

  1. Tori Amos – Siren [EastWest / Atlantic]
  2. Buffy Sainte-Marie – Little Wheel Spin and Spin [Vanguard]
  3. Manic Street Preachers – If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next [Epic]
  4. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Into My Arms [Mute]
  5. Shakespear’s Sister – Stay [London Records]
  6. Radiohead – Exit Music (For a Film) [Parlophone]
  7. Nina Harries – Icarus
  8. Björk – Army of Me [One Little Indian]
  9. Sezen Aksu – Şinanay [Fono Müzik]
  10. Genesis – Jesus He Knows Me [Virgin]
  11. Lhasa de Sela – Con Toda Palabra [Tôt Ou Tard / Audiogram]
  12. Soundgarden – Black Hole Sun [A&M Records]
  13. Alanis Morrisette ‎– Uninvited  [Warner Sunset Records / Reprise Records]
  14. Beyoncé – Freedom (Feat. Kendrick Lamar) [Columbia / Sony Music]

Mixtape #87

04 September 2017

We're ecstatic to start September with a very special selection of tunes picked by the incredibly talented and imaginative multi-instrumentalist and composer Quinta. The Quick of The Heart, her second album, is one of the most exhilarating, enchanting and engaging albums we've heard in a long time. Quinta is also part of the experimental arts quartet Collectress and regularly lends her wizardry skills and inventiveness to other projects, collaborating with many renowned artists and composing for theatre, contemporary dance and circus. So, press play and indulge your ears.

  1. Emily Hall – mantra [Bedroom Community]
  2. Sufjan Stevens – All The Trees Of The Field Will Clap Their Hands [Sounds Familyre]
  3. Serafina Steer – The Valley [Static Caravan]
  4. John Adams – Shaker Loops: I. Shaking and Trembling [nonesuch]
  5. Albert Tétard & Daniel Barenboim & Luben Yordanoff & Claude Desurmont – Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du temps – 5. Louange à l’Eternité de Jésus [Deutsche Grammophon]
  6. Owen Pallett – E Is For Estranged [Secret City]
  7. Joan As Police Woman – Christobel [PIAS / Reveal Records]
  8. tUnE-yArDs – News [4AD]
  9. Scott Walker – Plastic Palace People [Philips]
  10. Baby Dee – Black But Comely [Drag City / Tin Angel Records]
  11. Errollyn Wallen – Photography: IV. Moderato Keep Very Rhythmic [NMC]
  12. Radiohead – Daydreaming [XL Recordings]

Mixtape #56

01 November 2014

The compositions of Michigan-born, Montreal-based sax magician Colin Stetson are staggering and intense, like nothing we've heard before. On stage, his extraordinary songwriting is distilled into powerful, physical and raw performances where he layers sounds relying solely on his saxophone and breathtaking circular breathing skills. Needless to say he quickly became our favourite undercover super-hero, so we're ecstatic to present to you the tracks that Colin Stetson has handpicked for us this month. Get ready for a journey through a bonkers vortex of references and genres, from Ivo Papasov and Mobb Deep, to Liturgy and Jimi Hendrix!


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Alarm Will Sound bring us the Radiohead – Steve Reich musical cocktail

02 November 2013

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There are good reasons to be jealous of those who will be in the Big Apple on November 16th! We know that Bang on a Can and Alarm Will Sound love their city very much and most of their new stuff is premiered there. This time Jonny Greenwood impressed Reich with his guitar skills when performing ‘Electric Counterpoint’ in the Sacrum Profanum Festival in Krakow in Autumn 2011. Reich, after much reflection and research, composed ‘Radio Rewrite’ – a piece inspired by Radiohead‘s ‘Everything in its right place’ and ‘Jigsaw Falling into Place’. The piece will be performed by Alarm Will Sound in New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art and it will also be streamed via Q2 Music at 7pm Eastern Time. Below is a taste of what’s coming.