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Floating in mid-air

Elizabeth Alker presents music that gives the feeling of floating in mid-air. Including Matthew Halsall’s levitating spiritual jazz and the hushed vocals of Arthur Russell.

Elizabeth Alker presents music that gives the feeling of floating in mid-air, featuring trumpeter Matthew Halsall’s levitating spiritual jazz on a live concert recording of his album Salute to the Sun. There’s hushed, half-sung vocals from Arthur Russell on his DIY no-wave album World of Echo, a merging of dub studio techniques, cello explorations and heartfelt lyrical pop. Plus a burgeoning duo between Atsuko Hatano and Midori Hirano is solidified on an album of suspenseful and suspended compositions that give you that feeling of riding in a high-speed elevator, not knowing if you’re travelling up or down.

Produced by Rebecca Gaskell
A Reduced Listening production for ±«Óătv Radio 3

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Thu 2 Dec 2021 23:30
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Music Played

  • Hans‐Joachim Roedelius & Tim Story

    Spirit Clock

    • 4 Hands.
    • Erased Tapes.

  • łąâ€™RČčŸ±ČÔ

    Take Two

    • Fatigue.
    • Mexican Summer.

  • Arthur Russell

    She's the Star / I Take This Time

    • World Of Echo.
    • Rough Trade.

  • Tomaga

    Dub Divers

    • Nahma: A Gulf Polyphony.
    • FLEE.

  • Lou Barnell

    M E L T A

  • Atsuko Hatano & Midori Hirano

    Nocturnal Awakening

    • Water Ladder.
    • Alien Transistor.

  • Jeff Parker

    Suffolk

    • Forfolks.
    • International Anthem.

  • Nathan Fake & AFRODEUTSCHE

    Cry Me A Blizzard (AFRODEUTSCHE I'm Here Remix)

    • Cry Me A Blizzard (AFRODEUTSCHE I'm Here Remix).
    • Cambria Instruments.

  • Richard Fearless

    Vision

    • Future Rave Memory.
    • Drone.

  • Matthew Halsall

    Harmony With Nature

    • Salute To The Sun.
    • Gondwana Records.

  • The Bug

    Blue To Black (feat. Dis Fig)

    • In Blue.
    • Hyperdub.

Broadcast

  • Thu 2 Dec 2021 23:30
    ±«Óătv Radio 3

What is unclassified music?

What is unclassified music?

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