Music Meets podcast with MaJiKer

Scottish singer-songwriter & folk artist Alasdair Roberts is MaJiKer's guest on the final Music Meets podcast of the current season. They have a quick chat about the Pibroch classical bagpipe tradition, a dove-filled acapella mash-up of Prince and a timely song about Daylight saving. Show notes: https://majiker.wordpress.com/2016/07/27/20-music-meets-alasdair-roberts/ More info: www.majiker...

Iconic singer-songwriter-producer Nicolette joins MaJiKer for a Music Meets podcast. They unleash their inner freaks with a funk classic, melt into a melancholic song sung "by the kidneys", rock out to a seminal EDM track and have a proper giggle at the joyfully surreal sound of an ocarina trio duetting with a bass bassoon. Show notes: https://majiker.wordpress.com/2016/06/28/19-music-meets-nicolette/ More info: www.majiker...

Franco-British composer, soprano and multi-instrumentalist Josephine Stephenson joins MaJiKer on this Music Meets podcast to discuss musical treats from both sides of the channel, contemporary opera, some vintage drum'n'bass and a cellist with a very unusual bow. Show notes: https://majiker.wordpress.com/2016/06/14/18-music-meets-josephine-stephenson/ More info: www.majiker...

Will Dutta - pianist, composer and artist-curator - joins MaJiKer on this Music Meets podcast in which they admire the musique concrète of Justin Bieber, and tracks from The Velvet Underground, Paul Lansky and Portsmouth Sinfonia. They also unearth a madcap track MaJiKer recorded with French artist Camille. Show notes: https://majiker.wordpress.com/2016/05/30/17-music-meets-will-dutta/ More info: www.majiker...

Scottish broadcaster and podcasting supremo Ewan Spence joins MaJiKer for this special edition of the Music Meets podcast as they discuss, dissect and debate Eurovision in great depth, exploring various aspects of the contest including game-changers, under-achievers and personal favourites. Show notes: https://majiker.wordpress.com/2016/05/09/16-music-meets-ewan-spence/ More info: www.majiker...

Eurovision betting expert and founder of sofabet.com Daniel Gould joins MaJiKer to discuss how he improved his betting instincts. They dissect three Eurovision entries, looking at song structure, staging decisions, vocal performance and that elusive 'magic' which turns a song into a great Eurovision entry. Show notes: https://majiker.wordpress.com/2016/04/26/15-music-meets-daniel-gould/ More info: www.majiker...

Punk poet, musician, theatre maker and feminist showgirl Brigitte Aphrodite joins MaJiKer to chat about a sumptuous blissed-out track from Kwes, pioneering singer-songwriter Laura Nyro's twisted take on Motown and Brigitte's own track Crescendorious from her show My Beautiful Black Dog. Show notes: https://majiker.wordpress.com/2016/04/12/14-music-meets-brigitte-aphrodite/ More info: www.majiker...

Swedish singer-songwriter-producer and label founder Sara Berg joins MaJiKer to talk about Van Morrison using music as a spiritual force, Joni Mitchell whipping up a banging synth bassline and sampling the drummers of Burundi, and we are treated to a track from Sara's new album Society. Show notes: https://majiker.wordpress.com/2016/04/03/13-music-meets-sara-berg/ More info: www.majiker...

Nico Muhly, the celebrated wunderkind of contemporary music, joins MaJiKer to explore the intricacies of Balinese Gamelan, the whimsy of John Adams, the intensity of Kate Bush and the realness of Mary J. Blige. Also discussed is experimental cuisine and how not to be afraid of cooking a whole fish. Show notes: https://majiker.wordpress.com/2016/03/17/12-music-meets-nico-muhly/ More info: www.majiker...

Producer & performance artist Mika Forsling joins MaJiKer to talk about how limitation can stimulate creativity, with tracks from a Radiophonic legend, a Bollywood oddity, a timeless vocal from a homeless man and some ancient Afro-Cuban chanting. Show notes: https://majiker.wordpress.com/2016/03/03/11-music-meets-mika-forsling/ More info: www.majiker...