Cabinets of Curiosity
A fresh musical take on The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari heads up a selection of the best new genre-defying music, presented by Elizabeth Alker.
Since its release in 1920, the classic German Expressionist film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari - with its wild, off-kilter backdrops and unnerving plot - has tempted numerous musicians from various genres to have a go at creating its soundtrack. Join Elizabeth Alker as she plays a remarkable new version created by former Kraftwerk member Karl Bartos. And to settle the nerves after that, music from Chihei Hatakeyama, whose latest album fuses languid instrumentation with field recordings of the the wildlife around Japan鈥檚 Hachir艒gata Lake. Plus, fifty years on from his landmark album Guitar Solos - during which time he鈥檚 worked with a pantheon of experimental musicians across the globe - Fred Frith celebrates that pioneering 1974 recording.
Produced by Geoff Bird
A Reduced Listening production for 大象传媒 Radio 3
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Four Tet
Loved
- Loved.
- Text Records.
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Neil Cowley
Sleep Year
- Building Blocks, Pt. 6.
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Visionist
Seven (feat. Okkyung Lee)
- Seven.
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Kieran Brunt
Sanctus From Byrdsong
- Byrd Song.
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Karl Bartos
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (extract)
- The Cabinet of Dr Caligari.
- Bureau B.
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Coco
Moodrings
- 2.
- First City Artists.
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Chihei Hatakeyama
Fish Flying In The River
- Hachir鈥嬇嶁�媑ata Lake.
- White Paddy Mountain.
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Kim Gordon
BYE BYE
- The Collective.
- Beggars Group.
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Spaceship
Staups Mill
- Structures.
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Fred Frith
Jack's Neap Tide
- Guitar Solos Fifty.
- Week-End Records.
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Alex H Duncan
The Owl
- The Path.
- Irregular Patterns.
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Martin Green
KELI
- Split The Air.
- NMC RECORDINGS.
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Ruth Goller
Below my skin
- SKYLLUMINA.
- International Anthem.
Broadcast
- Thu 15 Feb 2024 23:30大象传媒 Radio 3
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