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The Strange World Of… Gavin Bryars

Leo Chadburn speaks to composer Gavin Bryars, who introduces a personal selection of ten tracks from his discography, ahead of a number of 80th birthday concerts celebrating his unique music
Film

Viewers Viewing Viewers: Peter Greenaway’s Unusual Britishness

As the BFI celebrates the peerless work of Peter Greenaway, Leo Chadburn dives deep into what the filmmaker's sensibilities reveal about British cinema
News

Things Learned At: Only Connect

Bringing in the ethos of Tectonics' promoter Ilan Volkov, this year's Only Connect festival in Oslo sees Leo Chadburn discovering — among other things — that breadth and focus need not be in opposition, and that silence has a weight of its own
News

LIVE REPORT: Philip Glass’ Akhnaten

Leo Chadburn reports from the English National Opera on the last of Philip Glass’ trilogy of 'portrait' operas
Album of the Week

The Lead Review: Leo Chadburn On Matmos’ Ultimate Care II

With Matmos' latest effort – a record constructed entirely from washing machine noises –released on Thrill Jockey last week, Leo Chadburn examines its explorations of sonic domesticity
News

FESTIVAL REPORT: LCMF

Leo Chadburn reports from the third edition of London Contemporary Music Festival, as it moves from an East London factory space to a colossal bunker underneath the University of Westminster

News

LIVE REPORT: SPOR Festival

Leo Chadburn reports from Aarhaus, Denmark on SPOR, a festival of contemporary music and sound art. Photo by Samuel Olandersson
Strange World Of...

The Strange World Of… Polar Bear’s Seb Rochford

Leo Chadburn sits down with with one of the UK's best drummers, Seb Rochford, to discuss ten highlights from his career to date. All Polar Bear live shots courtesy of Valerio Berdini
Strange World Of...

An Age Of Promise: The Strange World Of… The Kronos Quartet

Leo Chadburn talks to the quartet's founder member, violinist David Harrington, about ten key projects which have shaped their unique career
A Quietus Interview

Working On Instinct: These New Puritans’ Jack Barnett Interviewed

Jack Barnett talks to Leo Chadburn about composition, Elton John, tiring out orchestras, and how Field Of Reeds is a very personal album. TNPS portraits by Willy Vanderperre, live shot by Valerio Berdini
News

INTERVIEW: Powerplant

Ahead of his show at the Spitalfields Music Summer Festival this weekend, we talk to virtuoso percussionist Joby Burgess about his collaborative project
Live Reviews

The Unstageable Staged: Stockhausen’s Mittwoch Aus Licht Reviewed

Karlheinz Stockhausen's Mittwoch aus Licht was supposedly too grandiose to stage, and has been used as a 'pretentious' stick to beat him for years. Leo Chadburn witnesses that refuted in a very human performance in Birmingham. Pictures by Katja Ogrin
A Quietus Interview

Music For Umpteen Musicians: Steve Reich Interviewed

Ahead of Steve Reich's appearance at Bloc in the afternoon tomorrow, Leo Chadburn called up the composer for a second conversation about how he interacts with other musicians and musics. Radiohead revelations!
Live Reviews

Trainwreckin’ Crew? Philip Glass’ Einstein On The Beach At The Barbican

Philip Glass' opera Einstein On The Beach is having its first UK performance at the Barbican Centre. Leo Chadburn attends a potential trainwreck
A Quietus Interview

Antennae Up & Receiving: Steve Reich Interviewed

As the documentary Phase to Face screens in London, Leo Chadburn speaks to composer Steve Reich about his work, the strength of American musicians, Radiohead, and his evolving dialogue with pop and rock
Black Sky Thinking

Reverberations Preview: The Enduring Appeal Of Steve Reich

As the Barbican prepare to celebrate the work of Steve Reich with a major festival, writer and musician Leo Chadburn looks at the continuing significance of the oft-imitated minimalist pioneer

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