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Brian Carpenter is the host of Free Association, a free-form radio show broadcast from WZBC-FM Boston College with occasional special guests. Brian Carpenter is an American singer-songwriter, composer, arranger, and producer. He founded Ghost Train Orchestra (Brooklyn NY) in Brooklyn in 2006 and has led the Boston-based band Beat Circus since 2004. Since 2001, Carpenter has produced several radio documentaries on Free Association, including an in-depth examination of sound design in horror a ...
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Michael Gira speaks with Brian on the subject of the new Swans record The Beggar, and on the cusp of a worldwide tour. Gira formed Swans in 1982 in New York City. After a long hiatus, the band reformed in 2010 with the record My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky. Since then the band has become known for their compelling live performances an…
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Composer J.G. Thirlwell is a man of many interests and talents, with wide-ranging projects including the decades-running Foetus, the large ensemble Steroid Maximus, chamber ensemble Manorexia, collaborations and compositions for Kronos Quartet, Alarm Will Sound, and Bang on a Can, and his scores for the TV series Venture Brothers and Archer. His ne…
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This episode’s guest is David Harrington, founder of Kronos Quartet, the legendary string quartet at the vanguard of contemporary music for nearly 50 years. In this episode the subject is "Black Angels", the startling George Crumb composition which sparked the formation of Kronos in 1973, and the quartet’s recording of the piece nearly 15 years lat…
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Alan Licht is a writer, musician, and curator based in NYC. He is known for his solo guitar work and long-time collaboration with guitarist Loren Connors and rock bands Run On and Love Child and the experimental group Text of Light. He is also the author of several books, including his new book Common Tones: Selected interviews with artists and mus…
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Joan Wasser is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist based in Brooklyn. She started out studying violin and playing in bands like The Dambuilders and Antony & the Johnsons before starting her own band Joan As Police Woman. Her new record is called The Solution Is Restless, a collaboration with legendary drummer Tony Allen and guitarist/ba…
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Marissa Nadler returns to Free Association to talk about her new record The Path of the Clouds, her ninth record recorded with engineer Seth Manchester in Rhode Island. We talk about her relocation from Boston to Nashville, remote collaboration, harpist Mary Lattimore, writing lyrics, and our fascination with true crime and the TV show Unsolved Mys…
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Judith Berkson is a composer, vocalist, and pianist based in Los Angeles. Her new record Liederkreis II explores the German lieder through beautiful and surreal processed voice. Judith joins Free Association to talk about her new record, how she arrived at the idea behind the record, her live shows, microtonal studies with Joe Maneri in Boston, her…
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Damon and Naomi have been releasing records as far back as the 90s since the breakup of Galaxie 500. Their new record, A Sky Record, is accompanied by a lavish book of essays and photographs from friends and neighbors. They visit the show to talk about the making of the record and the various inspirations behind the music, in particular the German-…
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John Vanderslice is one of the most talented and prolific songwriters of his generation, now based in the Los Angeles area with over 20 years of recorded history behind him and the founder of Tiny Telephone recording studios based in the Bay area. John visits Free Association to talk about his new EP, a new compilation of rarities from Tiny Telepho…
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E is Gavin McCarthy (Karate, Beat Circus), Jason Sanford (Neptune), and Thalia Zedek (Come, Live Skull, Uzi). All three members join Free Association to talk about their new record Complications and guest DJ on a few inspired tracks. E, "Acid Mantle", Complications (2020) E, "Contagion Model", Complications (2020) E, "Dead Drop", Complications (202…
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A three-hour retrospective co-hosted by Brian Carpenter and Alessandro De Rosa on the work of iconic composer Ennio Morricone, the Italian composer best known for his work on over 400 film scores, as well as over 100 classical works. His scores are considered some of the most influential and timeless in the history of film. In 2007 he received the …
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A three-hour retrospective co-hosted by Brian Carpenter and Alessandro De Rosa on the work of iconic composer Ennio Morricone, the Italian composer best known for his work on over 400 film scores, as well as over 100 classical works. His scores are considered some of the most influential and timeless in the history of film. In 2007 he received the …
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A three-hour retrospective co-hosted by Brian Carpenter and Alessandro De Rosa on the work of iconic composer Ennio Morricone, the Italian composer best known for his work on over 400 film scores, as well as over 100 classical works. His scores are considered some of the most influential and timeless in the history of film. In 2007 he received the …
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Ryan H. Walsh is the author of Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968, an adventurous book chronicling the development of Van Morrison’s 1968 masterpiece Astral Weeks in Boston and many other interrelated Boston stories from the same year. Ryan joins Free Association to talk about some of the stories from 1968, including The Velvet Underground’s po…
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Songwriter/composer Alec K. Redfearn is the composer and songwriter behind The Eyesores, an adventurous ensemble based in Providence which features him singing and playing amplified and often distorted accordion. He has also led and been a collaborator in many other bands, including the Amoebic Ensemble, Barnacled, Beat Circus (with Brian Carpenter…
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Marissa Nadler returns to Free Association with her fantastic new record For My Crimes. The conversation includes thoughts on songwriting, lyrics, specificity, music videos, recording the voice, and collaborations. Original air date: WZBC-FM, September 28, 2018 Marissa Nadler “For My Crimes” For My Crimes Bella Union 2018 Marissa Nadler “Blue Vapor…
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Thalia Zedek stops by Free Association with her new record Fighting Season and talks about her long-time friendship with J. Mascis, solo work, her upcoming tour with Chris Brokaw, and more. Original air date: September 7, 2018 Thalia Zedek Band “Bend Again”, Fighting Season Thrill Jockey Records 2018 Conversation Thalia Zedek Band “Fighting Season”…
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Damon Krukowski and Naomi Yang visit Free Association to talk about Damon’s new book The New Analog, a fascinating look at the shift from analog to digital in music and other mediums. The conversation ranges from “thick listening” to records versus digital media, what happens when we listen with headphones, background conversations on Pet Sounds, c…
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An essay on urban loneliness, with two tracks from the funny and poignant new album Room 29 by Chilly Gonzales and Jarvis Cocker, plus music from David Shire, Bill Conti, Nick Cave, Bill Callahan, and more. Original air date: March 24, 2017 Chilly Gonzales & Jarvis Cocker “Room 29 (reprise)” from Room 29 (Deutsche Grammophon 2017) Nick Cave & the B…
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Guitarist Glenn Jones visits Free Association to talk about his new record Fleeting and premiere tracks from forthcoming releases Waterworks, a remarkable live recording with Matthew Azevedo, and An Idea In Everything, a collaboration with drummer Chris Corsano and visual and performing artist David Greenberger. Glenn also expounds on the American …
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Russ Gershon, leader of the Either/Orchestra, brings in his forthcoming record from the Ethiopiques series, plus some never-released Ethiopian radio recordings of the source material. The Either/Orchestra, founded over 30 years ago, has become one of the leading exponents of Ethiopian big band music, with several recordings, two trips to Ethiopia, …
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Marissa Nadler joins Brian Carpenter on Free Association to talk about the making of her new record Strangers, the voice, and her career in music and art. Plus Marissa brings in a few surprises, including her beautiful lo-fi companion record Bury Your Name and a few influences, including an incredible cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Suzanne” by the great…
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Father and son Brian and Alex team up to navigate through new and old duet collaborations from John Butcher/Fred Frith, Colin Stetson/Sarah Neufeld, David Bowie/Brian Eno, Robert Fripp/Brian Eno to Krzystof Penderecki/Jonny Greenwood. Plus music for choirs from Swingle Singers, Andrew Byrne, Caroline Shaw, Roomful of Teeth, 2001: A Space Odyssey (G…
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