Studies in Stillness
Elizabeth Alker with a late-night journey through new music from today’s most exciting genre-defying artists.
Join Elizabeth Alker with a selection of fresh music from genre-defying artists as we journey through landscapes of ambient and experimental sounds. This week, Elizabeth invites Etta Helfrich to introduce her track ‘Of Another Mind’ as part of our new ‘Long PLayer’ feature; The Vernon Spring offers an extraordinary reworking of a Fleet Foxes track; and we’ve new music from Julie Holter who imagined squirrels cooking at her stove in the making of the song ‘My Lost One’. Elsewhere, we’ll hear the latest sounds from members of a new generation of contemporary composers who look to embrace the spirit of rock, pop and electronica.
Produced by Geoff Bird
A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3
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Julia Holter
My Lost One
- Materia.
- Domino.
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Jeffrey Silverstein
Western Sky Music
- Western Sky Music.
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Etta Helfrich
Of Another Mind
- Woodland Meanderings.
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Josephine Foster
Anil
- Adormidera: Josephine Foster Sings The Songs Of Victor Herrero.
- Nyahh.
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Jack Wyllie
Juniper
- Eternal Spring.
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Space Afrika
From The Heart Of Knowing
- From The Heart Of Knowing.
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Biita Houdei
Night Fright
- This Bed Was Made For Me.
- Basin Rock.
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Sebastian Mullaert & Tamarma
Holds The Sky
- Sebastian Mullaert rework.
- Awesome Soundwave.
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The Vernon Spring
Tiger Mountain Peasant Song
- Tiger Mountain Peasant Song.
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Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore
Stardust
- Tragic Magic.
- InFiné.
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Klara Lewis
Ta Min Hand
- Opening.
Broadcast
- Yesterday23:30BBC Radio 3
What is unclassified music?
Elizabeth Alker introduces five of her favourite 'unclassifiable' pieces of music.
