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Elizabeth Alker with a late-night journey through new music from today’s most exciting genre-defying artists. Including new ambient work from Paul Haslinger and Christian Wittman.
Join Elizabeth Alker with a selection of fresh music from genre-defying artists. This week: a lyrical tribute to the great French Symbolist poet Stéphane Mallarmé from former Tangerine Dream member Paul Haslinger and Lightwave’s Christian Wittman; the schoolchildren of the Primitive Percussion Youth Orchestra revel in spooky tales of the mythical Gabble Ratchets; and a story of devotion and love opens the haunting track 'Amen' by Ibukun Sunday.
Produced by Geoff Bird
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Anton Pearson
Tintinnabulation 1
- Driving Through Belgium.
- World of Echo.
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Kronos Quartet & Nicole Lizée
The Golden Age of the Radiophonic Workshop
- Nicole Lizée: ZonelyHearts.
- Centrediscs.
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Alabaster dePlume
It's Only Now Once (Elbit Systems Windowpane)
- Dear Children of Our Children, I Knew.
- International Anthem.
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Imogen Heap & Jon Hopkins
Reckoning
- Reckoning.
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The Bug & Dis Fig
Vanishing
- Vanishing.
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Christian Wittman & Paul Haslinger
Un Coup de Des
- Mallarme.
- NOION Music.
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Primitive Percussion Youth Orchestra
The Hounds are Running
- gabble ratchets.
- Forged River Recordings.
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Brìghde Chaimbeul
A'Chailleach
- Sunwise.
- Tak:til.
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Ibukan Sunday
Amen
- Amen.
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Jana Irmert
Monuments To Our Questions
- Monuments To Our Questions.
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- Yesterday23:30BBC Radio 3
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Elizabeth Alker introduces five of her favourite 'unclassifiable' pieces of music.
