Barbican Contemporary Music

We talk to Israeli composer Shye Ben Tzur about combining sacred Qawwali with electronics in his collaboration with Jonny Greenwood and The Rajasthan Express, Portuguese singer Mariza mixes traditional fado with popular music, and Laura Cannell explores the theme of new life through medieval techniques. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Back with our first podcast of 2016, we take a closer look at three special collaborations and expanded performances happening this February. Jorge Drexler chats to us about his first UK performance with a full band, Ninja Tune's Adrian Kemp and the creative directors of the London Contemporary Orchestra discuss producer Actress's expanded performance of his angular techno, and Wayne Shorter and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra trombonist Elliot Mason about the JLCO residency. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

In this podcast special, we take a closer look at 'Panic! What Happened to Social Mobility in the Arts' - a series of music, film and debate highlighting issues around access to the arts, focusing in on our weekend of film and music on the 3-4 Dec that showcases artists who succeeded despite overwhelming odds. Featuring exclusive interviews with Darkstar, Richard Dawson, Sivu and Holly Macve ahead of their show at Oval Space on the 4 December, and film critic and writer Simran Hans ahead of our evening of screenings and debate in Barbican on the 3 December. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Take a tour through some of the highlights of this year's EFG London Jazz Festival as we speak to Kamasi Washington, GoGo Penguin, Terence Blanchard and Ron McCurdy ahead of their performances in the Barbican Hall. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Featuring exclusive interviews with Wyndham Wallace, author of 'Lee, Myself and I' and Ed Harcourt about the moustachioed man behind some of the biggest pop songs of the 20th Century, King Creosote chatting about everything from his collaborations with Jon Hopkins to film and music project 'From Scotland With Love', and master bassist Marcus Miller chats about following his ancestors journey from Africa to the Americas through music. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

In this special edition of our contemporary music podcast, we take a closer look at our autumn electronic music experiences - six shows which take electronic music out of its normal context, with pioneering producers and experimental new artists presenting their music in a new way. Featuring exclusive interviews with Jeff Mills, Holly Herndon, Gazelle Twin, Leo Abrahams and David Coulter and Atom TM and Robin Fox. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

In our September contemporary music podcast we take a closer look at this year's edition of Transcender - our festival of ecstatic, hypnotic and devotional music from around the globe. Featuring exclusive interviews with techno pioneer Atom TM and digital artist Robin Fox, Amsterdam ensemble Arifa, musical directors Leo Abrahams and David Coulter plus a clip of Songlines Magazine Editor Simon Broughton interviewing Faiz Ali Faiz. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

From the ensemble expanding the possibilities presented by the Moog synthesiser to the man nearly banned by the Musicians Union from using one, explore our Moog Concordance series in more depth as we chat to three champions of the analogue synth ahead of their performance at the Barbican this month. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Doug Aitken says that his ‘living exhibition’ demonstrates that art lives outside of capitalism, as he reflects on the cross-arts, improvisational and collaborative performances which form part of it. Suicide’s Martin Rev discusses the history and inspiration behind their punk mass; EMA considers what makes an object sacred ahead of her interactive music and visual arts performance; post-punk electronic musician LoneLady reacts to the ‘concrete retreat’ of the brutalist Barbican Centre during her residency and performance; and EYE conducts 88 cymbals joining his band Boredoms for their biggest, loudest happening yet. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Asian Dub Foundation guitarist Steve Savale talks re-scoring George Lucas's directorial debut THX 1138 - a chilling dystopian fantasy set in a post-apocalyptic future - and the film's terrifying parallels with contemporary society. Live Live Cinema's Leon Radojkovic unravels the New Zealand company's reimagining of Roger Corman's original 1960s cult classic Little Shop of Horror Film. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Conor O'Brien aka Villagers says that writing his new album, Darling Arithmetic, was the first time he allowed himself to write about personal experiences; Colleen‘s new album, Captain of None, features a strong dub influence; and Cuban jazz pianist, Roberto Fonseca, collaborates with Malian soul singer, Fatoumata Diawara. 'Although we are far away, musically we are very close.' For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Bryce Dessner (The National), Richard Reed Parry (Arcade Fire) and more introduce the weekend of evocative new music and minimalist classics curated by Bryce on 9-10 May, 'Mountains and Waves'. See the full programme at www.barbican.org.uk/mountains For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

James Holden and Luke Abbott on being inspired by the explorations of Terry Riley, Mexico loves Morrissey’s melodrama and Meric Long and stargaze discuss collaborating beyond genre boundaries For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

We start Spring with a bumper edition of the Barbican contemporary music podcast – listen to Matthew E. White talk writing and recording his new album, Gilles Peterson enthuse about his favourite jazz label, and much more. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

In our first podcast of 2015 we chat to Ólafur Arnalds about scoring hit TV crime drama Broadchurch, James McVinnie enthuses about the instrument at the heart of his performance with Nico Muhly and Oneohtrix Point Never, and Jan St Werner unravels the making of Miscontinuum. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

In our last podcast of 2014 we catch up with Aztec Camera frontman Roddy Frame about preparing material from his new album for the Barbican stage, Paul Merton and composer Neil Brand enthuse about their love of Charlie Chaplin, and orchestral arranger Nathan Kelly discusses the exciting challenge of re-imaging Sparks' classic 1974 album Kimono My House for their sold out performance with the 35-piece Heritage Orchestra. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This month's podcast features two collaborative projects - Savages and Bo Ningen, two of London's most exciting live bands team together for a ferocious 'simultaneous sonic poem'; and folk, jazz and electronica artists meet at Lau + Bugge Wesseltoft, Henrik Schwarz, Dan Berglund. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This month British Sea Power join forces with a brass band to perform their favourite songs. Bossa nova star Bebel Gilberto hits London with her new album, Tudo; and Italian horror soundtrack maestro Fabio Frizzi invites us to a special Halloween party. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

We kick off the Autumn with a packed 40-minute podcast – with a day in Nick Cave's life, Julia Holter giving the big orchestral makeover to songs mostly created in her bedroom and much more For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Enter the world of Digital Revolution www.barbican.org.uk/digital-revolution For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy