The Cutty Strange: Eliane Radigue: Nov 02, 2017

This month we will listen to four pieces for processed tape feedback, by an early composer of electronic music, Eliane Radigue. Four pieces written in 1969-1970, these were predecessors to her work f...

The Cutty Strange: Paweł Siek, Francesc Llompart, and Kristen Warren: Oct 05, 2017

This month we will listen to two new instrumental pieces by Paweł Siek for instruments, vacuum cleaners, and others. A small lesson on synthesis and the complexities of sound with Francesc Llompart,...

The Cutty Strange: Jacob Elkin: Sep 07, 2017

This month we hear a three movement work for broadcast written by New York City based composer, arranger, and trombonist, Jacob Elkin; a piece that takes the listener through a swing of moods in his "...

The Cutty Strange: FM Synthesis, Broadcast, and two works by Pauline Oliveros: Jul 06, 2017

This month we will hear a short work that explores the use of FM synthesis and broadcast strength to modulate the signal, a part of a multi-movement work that looks into the issues facing immigrants i...

The Cutty Strange: Juan Maria Solare: Jun 01, 2017

This month's episode of The Cutty Strange is curated by Juan Maria Solare, whose 50th birthday was celebrated through the release of a collection of electroacoustic miniatures by composers from around...

The Cutty Strange: Frank Corcoran (Part II): Mar 02, 2017

We conclude our interview with Irish composer Frank Corcoran, listening to his Cello Concerto, and Quasi Una Fuga, for 18 strings. He tells us more about his process in writing among sound, literatur...

The Cutty Strange: Frank Corcoran (Part I): Feb 02, 2017

This month we look deeper into the work of Irish composer Frank Corcoran, through his stories, ideas, and music. This is a two-part series, this episode we will hear a movement from Fields of Sorrow,...

The Cutty Strange: Three Pieces by Pauline Oliveros: Dec 01, 2016

The early electronic music of Pauline Oliveros has had an enormous impact on American experimentalism. Her work with the San Francisco Tape Music Center (later the Mills College Tape Music Center/CC...

The Cutty Strange: November 2016: Nov 03, 2016

The Cutty Strange: September 2016: Sep 01, 2016

How we perceive music, whether it be as listeners, members of a crowd, a musician on stage, or anything in between, is always changing. Whether it is the sound from the instrument itself, the order in...

The Cutty Strange: John Oswald, James Tenney, Bernard Parmegiani, and The Beatles: Aug 13, 2016

This month, we look into the relationship between high and low art. The arguments that arise from both sides, the reappropriation of popular music into the avant-garde, and vice versa, and the benefi...

The Cutty Strange: Joungmin Lee, Alex Christie, Douglas Hedwig, and Encephalous: Jul 07, 2016

This month, we will explore the world of shortwave radio manipulations, computer controlled synthesizers, and a retrospect of Michael Jackson's signature, nonverbal vocalizations. Artist featured are...

The Cutty Strange: Juan Maria Solare, Leonie Roessler, Jesper Pedersen, Frank Corcoran: May 05, 2016

This month we conclude two serials by Juan Maria Solare and Leonie Roessler, as well as explore the work of two composers of the North Atlantic: Jesper Pedersen and Frank Corcoran.

The Cutty Strange: Juan Maria Solare, Leonie Roessler, Ralph Lewis: Apr 07, 2016

This month we will hear the continued serials of Juan Maria Solare and Leonie Roessler, the conclusion of Ralph Lewis’ Drive to the Edge, and two works using radio and telegraph wires as sound source...

The Cutty Strange: Del Cook with Stejara Dinulescu, Keith Fullerton Whitman, Ralph Lewis, Juan Maria Solare, Leonie Roessler: Feb 04, 2016

The Cutty Strange: Jorge Bachmann, Luca Danieli, Ralph Lewis, Juan Maria Solare, Leonie Roessler: Jan 07, 2016

The Cutty Strange: Silvia Simons and Claudio Parodi: Dec 03, 2015

Saturday Morning Serial: Daniel Steffey, Ryan Smith, Julia Henderson: Oct 31, 2015

Daniel Steffey and Nick Wang: Oct 01, 2015

The Cutty Strange: September 2015: Sep 03, 2015

The Cutty Strange: Jorge Bachmann: Aug 06, 2015

The Cutty Strange: Andrew Barnes Jamieson: Jul 02, 2015

The Cutty Strange: June 2015: Jun 04, 2015

This month, we feature excerpts of "Heaven Down Here," a chamber opera composed by Andrew Jamieson in 2014. "Heaven Down Here" presents and explores the story of the Peoples Temple, Jim Jones's Califo...

The Cutty Strange: May 2015: May 07, 2015

Join guest hosts Alex and Vicki Norton while they share with us the music of composers who once called the Bay Area home, and have since relocated, taking some Pacific flavor with them. Or not...?...

The Cutty Strange: Christina Stanley: Mar 05, 2015

A monthly radio hour that showcases San Francisco Bay Area experimental artists and musicians. Produced by Daniel Steffey and Nick Wang. This month's episode feeatures violinist, singer, composer, an...

The Cutty Strange: Robert Lopez, Shanna Sordahl: Feb 05, 2015

The Cutty Strange: Alex Christie: Jan 01, 2015

The Cutty Strange: Ryan Page: Dec 04, 2014

A feature on the work of San Francisco Bay Area-based composer and artist Ryan Page. Produced by Daniel Steffey and Nick Wang, The Cutty Strange focuses on select Bay Area artists with music rooted in...

The Cutty Strange: Greg Gorlen: Nov 06, 2014

Tune in for the premiere episode of The Cutty Strange, a feature on the work of San Francisco musician and artist Greg Gorlen. Produced by Daniel Steffey and Nick Wang, The Cutty Strange focuses on se...