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VT035 | Zara Ali: culinary interlude
Vortex Temporum podcast’s intermission finally comes to an end with Zara Ali’s cookbook. The young and promising North-American composer Zara Ali (Memphis, 1995) lets us get into her home and loud thoughts before discussing with her partner a couple of their families’ specialties. Can you smell it? 📷 Camilo Pachón / Stiftung Künstlerdof (detail) zaraali.de credits:Isolation Forest [2023]…
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VT034 | Chiyoko Szlavnics: consciously listening to the world around
The last Vortex Temporum episode of 2024 Spring introduces us to the delicate universe of Canadian composer Chiyoko Szlavnics (Toronto, 1967), who takes us on a brief journey through the mysteries of listening. chiyokoszlavnics.org credits:For Eva Hesse [2006] sinewaves – excerpts) // Oracle I & II (excerpts). Ensemble Contrechamps (dress rehearsal, at Bellelay Abbey, Switzerland).Field…
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VT033 | Clara Maïda: artificial intelligence and artistic vigilance
In this episode, French composer Clara Maïda (1963) shares “a few thoughts about some aspects of AI and about the conception of the Human psyche that lies in the background of this technology. Starting with a reflection on algorithmic systems and the excessive decision power given to AI, the podcast seems to have finally turned…
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VT032 | Agata Zubel: emotionality of abstract language
Polish composer and singer Agata Zubel (Wrocław, 1978) is the voice of Vortex Temporum’s 32th episode. She deals intimately with vocal sounds, both as singer and as a master composer of vocal music: reflecting on language, meaning and emotionality is a natural extension of her work. Have a listen and find out the world of…
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VT031 | Anna Murray: lines and gestures
In Vortex Temporum’s 31st episode, Tokyo based Irish composer Anna Murray (1987) shares some thoughts on music and the influence of Japanese culture in her work. annamurraymusic.com credits:Rndr 12 (Paths) | Anna Murray > electronics // Azuma-asobi (versions 1&2) | Anna Murray > piano // LIT | Michelle O’Rourke > voice // Both Beaming and…
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VT030 | Sofia Avramidou: what do I want to hear?
Sofia Avramidou (1988) reflects on both the creative process and her roots as a Greek musician. 📷 Caroline Doutre credits:What can that be but my apple-tree? [2023], for string quartet | 2e2m string quartet // Géranomachie [2021], for large ensemble and electronics | Ensemble Intercontemporain // A hug to die [2023], for ensemble | Ensemble Intercontemporain
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VT029 | Manuel Rodríguez-Valenzuela: the treasured slow learning
Instead of letting us listen to his own music, Spanish composer Manuel Rodríguez-Valenzuela (Valencia, 1980) prefers to show us the music he grew up with, which is part of his most intimate story.While trying to recognise Manuel’s multiple references, we can not avoid the nostalgia of a lost world where Time was much slower.Have a…
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VT028 | Lorenzo Troiani: the distance between us
The 28th episode brings us Vienna based Italian composer Lorenzo Troiani (1989) with some thoughts about perception and attentiveness. 📷 Sara Di Gianvito lorenzotroiani.com credits: Dalla voce. Instabile [2012] for contrabass | Florentin Ginot > double bass
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VT027 | Karen Power: wild surprises
IN the 27th episode of Vortex Temporum podcast, Irish composer Karen Power (1977) shares a couple of stories about some of the wildest listening experiences she has had. 📷 John Godfrey karenpower.ie credits: field recording made in Rainforest in Laos // Instruments of Ice [2015] | Quiet Music Ensemble & Arctic Ice (to be released…
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VT026 | Alejandro Viñao: polarisation
The UK based Argentinean composer Alejandro Viñao (Buenos Aires, 1951) stars the 26th episode of our podcast and invites us to “look at the world from the opposite point of view” we normally hold. Alejandro quotes Eduardo Galeano, Laurent Binet and also Walt Whitman and, by listening to him, we immediately feel the urge to…