Send us a text Right before the release of the album “City Walk”, in which Nuno Aroso and his ensemble (Clamat - colectivo variável) perform João Pedro Oliveira (Lisbon, 1959) percussion music, Portuguese composer based in Santa Barbara - California, tells us about the universe from which his music arises. Would it all be rock? credits: In the Hous…

Send us a text One of Sivan Cohen Elias’ (Jerusalem, 1976) major interests must be sound puppetry. In Vortex Temporum episode number 39, this Israeli composer lets us listen to a conversation she has with her husband and collaborator, Rey Hulme, about this central matter of her own music. credits: How to Make a Monster [2021], for a performer with …

Send us a text In episode 38 of Vortex Temporum podcast, Sara Stevanović (Belgrade, 1998) reflects on Harry Lehmann's 'Ideologiemaschinen: Wie Cancel Culture funktioniert'. credits: search: pink fingers fragile archives [2024]. live performance by Ensemble Recherche at the Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik festival 2024. vortextemporum.com…

Send us a text Swiss composer with roots in Trinidad and Tobago Jessie Cox (1995) reflects on what music can be beyond music. Isn’t it about existence after all ? credits: Invocation: Nebula, from When You're a Star [UT007] vortextemporum.comBy Vortex Temporum

Send us a text Riccardo Nova (Milan, 1960) gave us an interview to produce a Vortex Temporum podcast episode and he told us about his marvellous adventures as an innate traveller. Finally, the composer in him prevailed and he could not help but make us a beautiful piece of music. vortextemporum.comBy Vortex Temporum

Send us a text 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? credits: Isolation Forest [2023] | …

Send us a text 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. credits: For Eva Hesse [2006] sinewaves - excerpts) // Oracle I & II (excerpts). Ensemble Contrechamps (dress rehearsal, at …

Send us a text 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 into …

Send us a text 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 this compos…

Send us a text 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. credits: Rndr 12 (Paths) | Anna Murray > electronics // Azuma-asobi (versions 1&2) | Anna Murray > piano // LIT | Michelle O'Rourke > voice // Both Beaming and Beckoning | A…