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Cabinets of Curiosity

A fresh musical take on The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari heads up a selection of the best new genre-defying music, presented by Elizabeth Alker.

Since its release in 1920, the classic German Expressionist film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari - with its wild, off-kilter backdrops and unnerving plot - has tempted numerous musicians from various genres to have a go at creating its soundtrack. Join Elizabeth Alker as she plays a remarkable new version created by former Kraftwerk member Karl Bartos. And to settle the nerves after that, music from Chihei Hatakeyama, whose latest album fuses languid instrumentation with field recordings of the the wildlife around Japan’s Hachirōgata Lake. Plus, fifty years on from his landmark album Guitar Solos - during which time he’s worked with a pantheon of experimental musicians across the globe - Fred Frith celebrates that pioneering 1974 recording.

Produced by Geoff Bird
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Thu 15 Feb 2024 23:30
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Music Played

  • Four Tet

    Loved

    • Loved.
    • Text Records.

  • Neil Cowley

    Sleep Year

    • Building Blocks, Pt. 6.

  • Visionist

    Seven (feat. Okkyung Lee)

    • Seven.

  • Kieran Brunt

    Sanctus From Byrdsong

    • Byrd Song.

  • Karl Bartos

    The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (extract)

    • The Cabinet of Dr Caligari.
    • Bureau B.

  • Coco

    Moodrings

    • 2.
    • First City Artists.

  • Chihei Hatakeyama

    Fish Flying In The River

    • Hachir​ō​gata Lake.
    • White Paddy Mountain.

  • Kim Gordon

    BYE BYE

    • The Collective.
    • Beggars Group.

  • Spaceship

    Staups Mill

    • Structures.

  • Fred Frith

    Jack's Neap Tide

    • Guitar Solos Fifty.
    • Week-End Records.

  • Alex H Duncan

    The Owl

    • The Path.
    • Irregular Patterns.

  • Martin Green

    KELI

    • Split The Air.
    • NMC RECORDINGS.

  • Ruth Goller

    Below my skin

    • SKYLLUMINA.
    • International Anthem.

Broadcast

  • Thu 15 Feb 2024 23:30
    ±«Óătv Radio 3

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What is unclassified music?

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