Crucial Listening

Dispatches from space, tuning downward, chasing Coltrane. The Enablers vocalist talks about three important albums.

Concerto storytelling, iso-polyphony, ensembles of weirdos. The Montreal-based violinist picks three important albums.

Psychedelic breakfast, compositional commentary, just intonation autopilot. The Montreal-based composer discusses three important albums.

Post-punk hurled at a wall, intellectual slapstick, the loops of life. The Brooklyn-based composer and author discusses three important albums.

The Wisconsin-based composer/percussionist discusses year-long fixations, psychedelic culture and dramatic minor keys.

The ever-prolific, ever-eclectic English musician discusses Cold War paranoia, modular rock and Bieber vs The Stones.

The Norwegian noise musician discusses running up stairs, understated drumming and pushing beyond the boundaries of metal music.

The Australian sound artist discusses the body as an ear, manipulated time and the voice of David Toop.

The Montreal-based sound artist discusses transitions, her "theory of the jar" and falling in love in Japan.