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Today on Sonosphere Amy talks with Christian Fennesz, electronic music composer and musician. Amy caught up with Fennesz at the annual Big Ears Festival in Knoxville. As the first in-person fest in two years, Big Ears was bigger than ever. Acts from all over the nation and the world descended upon the smokey mountain city and brought amazing sounds, visuals, and excellence in musical composition. Always a Sonosphere favorite! Join Chris and Amy live from WYXR studio in Memphis for some tunes by Fennesz and collaborators like Sparklehorse, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Ulver, and more! For a full track list visit www.sonospherepodcast.com

Today we talk with Detective - a collective of musicians, singers, songwriters and friends. In 2019 they released an album showcasing the range of their skills - from Blaxploitation to eerie sci-fi synths, this group really does it all! We discuss Detective's influences, favorite movies and technique's they used to arrange the album. We also talk with Josh Breeden, aka St. Francis Elevator Ride, the "visual maestro" of the group. Josh brings video and digital art and design, driving the whole band's film noir and horror aesthetic. Come out to Black Lodge on Friday, March 18th 2022 for the entire experience.

Today on Sonosphere we feature Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield aka Black Swan in the vocal concert tradition of late 19th century America. We will hear from Professor Adam Gustafson who has written about Greenfield as America’s first black pop star for The Conversation an academic journal and is a professor of music at Penn State. We talk about the Greenfield’s early life and rise in the operatic and pop scene in the 19th century. Get the track list and more info at www.sonospherepodcast.com

Welcome to the last Sonic Tonic mixtape in 2021. We don't know what's in store for 2022 but we will dance somehow. Today we're bringing some dancing tunes, some yacht rock, nervous new wave, and so much more in this Sonic Tonic 2021 Finale mix. Share with your party guests and enjoy (cautiously) the ride into 2022.

It's been 5 years since Darius Jones last released a record under his own name, and Raw Demoon Alchemy (A Lone Operation), a solo saxophone record, breaks new ground for the genre and for Darius as a recording artist. Sonosphere had the pleasure to sit down with Darius and discuss his approach to Raw Demoon Alchemy, his childhood in Virginia, improvisation and black futurism.

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Join Sonosphere as we talk with Ben Seretan - his approach to composition, songwriting and his latest album - Cicada Waves. sonospherepodcast.com wyxr.org

Sonic Tonic #5 Tracks Cloudbusting - Wild Nothing Always - Xiu Xiu Sunny Skies - Pink Playground Original One - Tor Lundvall Quiet - Hauschka Flight - Tor Lundvall Flameout - Jerry Goldsmith Alleys of Your Mind - Cybotron Lucky Cloud - Arthur Russell Approach on Tokyo - Iko Mains dans la main - Elli & Jacno Leonard Cohen Afterworld - Tempers ??? Drawing Seeds - Kuniyuki Takahashi Another Day - Ogak Jay Oke

We talk with Angelica Olstad about her process and new album Transmute. Angelica provided us with some songs that kept her moving through the pandemic that you will hear after the episode.

Deniz Cuylan takes you on a journey about his new album, his inspiration, and the aftermath of the pandemic. This episode contains a mix that Deniz curated. Enjoy!

In 2009 hundreds of Florence B. Price compositions were recovered from an abandoned house in southern Illinois. Throughout the past decade these pieces began to be transcribed and distributed throughout the world. Florence B. Price’s works pull from negro-spirituals and music of the times. On this episode, part 7 of our Birth of Modern Music series, we dive into the life and work of Florence B. Price. We talk with Karen Walwyn, A. Kori Hill, Douglas Shadle and Maeve Brophy about who she was, and how her music told her story. www.sonospherepodcast.com @sonospod

Sonic Tonic # 4 Track list: Doctor Destructo - Tangerine Dream Rivers - Föllakzoid Citizens of Science - Yellow Magic Orchestra To Yelasto Pedi - Mikis Theodorakis Qui fine arrivé - Claudio California Dreaming - Denial Repetition - The Soft Moon The Orchids - Psychic TV Shoo Be Doo - The Cars The Empress And The Ukraine King - Can Polaroïd/Roman/Photo - Ruth Avenue B - Major Thinkers Moogies Bloogies - Delia Derbyshire and Anthony Newley Raz Dwa - Belgrado Lady Greengrass - The Ones Confrontation - Tangerine Dream

Sonic Tonic Mixtape Happy Hour with Natalie Hoffmann on WYXR 91.7 Memphis Songs featured: Nakweda Dream - Zru Vogue Interzone - Joy Division Model Worker - Magazine Floss - Gomme Private Idaho - B-52s Half-Life - Martin Lloyd Maquinas - Cuidad Lineal Palais D’amour - Bal Pare Running After Ganymede - Jack Name Pretender - Black Marble Mickey, Please. - Bene Geserit Lidda - Mammane Sani Et Son Orgue Fire By The River - Harumi Change In Autumn’s Feral Depths - Nonconnah Feat. Owen Pallett & Jenn Taiga

Sonic Tonic Happy Hour Mixtape #2 Featuring: OMD Hama Severed Heads Delia Derbyshire Arthur Brown Saâda Bonaire Them Are Us Too X-ray Pop Hailu Mergia Turquoise Days Meca Rythm The Books Oppenheimer Analysis Holger Czukay The Plugz

This week on Sonosphere we end 2020 with our 100 years of the Theremin episode. We’ll start with a brief history of the theremin and with Theremin virtuoso Clara Rockmore. We then combined our conversations with thereminists and composers Caroline Eyck and Dorit Chrysler to give you the ultimate Theremin filled episode. Sonosphere is now on WYXR 91.7 FM Mondays from 4-5pm CST in Memphis, TN. sonospherepodcast.com

Sonosphere goes live from the WYXR Studio in Crosstown Concourse Memphis, TN for a monthly mixtape session with special guest Natalie Hoffman. Tune in every last Monday of the month from 4-5pm on 91.7 FM or at wyxr.org