How does creativity transfer across artforms?
Visual artist and musician Alexander Tucker on how creativity transfers across artforms. Heavy psych-rock from Black Mountain and Connan Mockasin鈥檚 new spacey-pop single.
Alexander Tucker is a prolific solo artist and one half of Grumbling Fur, he has also released two graphic novels as well as creating comics, paintings and collages. Following on from 6 Music鈥檚 Art School tour last week, Stuart asks Alexander to talk about how creativity transfers across artforms in his work.
The featured album is Black Mountain鈥檚 fourth record from 2016, Stuart plays several tracks of their melodic yet heavy psych rock throughout the show. Plus a wealth of exciting new singles including Bas Jan鈥檚 lament to an unsuccessful profile picture. New Zealander Connan Mockasin is back with more spacey-pop and Richard Dawson goes synth-pop with his new band, Hen Ogledd.
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Alexander Tucker: "I love to layer things"
Duration: 05:32
Music Played
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Yoko Ono & Plastic Ono Band
Sisters O Sisters
- Some Time In New York City.
- Parlophone / Apple Records.
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Bas Jan
Profile Picture
- Single.
- Lost Map Records.
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Hen Ogledd
Problem Child
- Mogic.
- Weird World Recording Co.
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Black Mountain
Mothers Of The Sun
- IV.
- Jagjaguwar.
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Hanna Paulsberg Concept & Magnus Broo
Serianna
- Daughter Of The Sun.
- Odin Records.
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Connan Mockasin
Con Conn Was Impatient
- Jassbusters.
- Mexican Summer.
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David Bowie
Art Decade
- Low.
- Parlophone.
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Black Mountain
Over And Over (The Chain)
- IV.
- Jagjaguwar.
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Alexander Tucker
Red String
- Dorwytch.
- Thrill Jockey.
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Laurie Anderson
Blue Lagoon
- Mister Heartbreak.
- Warner Bros. Records.
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Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs
GNT
- King Of Cowards.
- Rocket Recordings.
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Gryphon
Checkmate
- Raindances.
- Cherry Red.
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Nick Pynn
Part 2: Sjushamillabakka
- Buffalo Orbison.
- Self-Released.
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Second Harmonic Generation
Swaeoensee
- Radio Nautilus.
- No Records.
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King Crimson
The Night Watch
- Starless And Bible Black.
- EG.
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Black Mountain
Space To Bakersfield
- IV.
- Jagjaguwar.
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Kiran Leonard
Unreflective Life
- Western Culture.
- Moshi Moshi Records.
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Gaika
Basic Volume
- Basic Volume.
- Warp.
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Wolves in the Throne Room
Born From The Serpent's Eye
- Thrice Woven.
- Artemisia Records.
Broadcast
- Sun 30 Sep 2018 20:00大象传媒 Radio 6 Music