CROSSOVER FREQUENCIES
Music podcast series exploring the folk & roots music collection at the Odense Music Library, Denmark.
You're about to hear a very special story. This podcast is the product by India/US-based music producer Ankur Malhotra, also known as DJ SpinCycle. Ankur has visited Denmark on several occasions, among others to perform at Resonator Festival and at the Odense Music Library. The basement of the music library holds a secret - this is where we find one of the largest vinyl collections of folk and roots music in Scandinavia!
Crossover Frequencies is an exploration into this vast collection with sets created from the material found at the Library. Recontextualizing traditional sounds and historic recordings for the modern dance floor. A sonic art exploration that takes listeners on a journey - invoking old memories, provoking new thoughts.
"The Music Library in Odense has the largest collection of physical music in Scandinavia. Especially the giant LP-collection has caught a lot of attention nationally and worldwide. A number of international artists and musicians has taken the trip to Denmark to explore the collection of LP's in the Magazine of The Music Library, that has been collected since the 1960's. DJ SpinCycle alias Ankur Malhotra is one of the great artists that has explored the collection with special focus on the collection of Global / World Music from forgotten cultural traditions." Niels Mark - Teamleder for Odense Musikbibliotek
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An overview of the radio podcast series "Crossover Frequencies" with highlights from forthcoming episodes featuring global music from the expansive collection at the Odense Music Library in Denmark. Themes explored in the series include Spiritual Music, Protest Music, the Rhythms of Work, and the sounds of Disappearing Cultures and Communities. Interview with Danish artist and music producer Timur Allistone about his explorations in the music library and what the collection means, and how it can be interpreted for listening, production and enjoyment in the current day.
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APRIL 24
Protest Music
- April 24, 11 am Central Time (US)
on WORT FM - April 25, 7 am
on CROSSOVER FREQUENCIES
The episode covers the music of protest and resistance, both old and new - from Haiti to Mauritius, Algeria, Palestine, and North America. Explore the origins and evolution of Sega Music, music and censorship, and the sounds of resistance from hot spots of the world.
- April 24, 11 am Central Time (US)
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MAY 1
Rhythms of Work
- May 1 , 11 am Central Time (US)
on WORT FM - May 2, 7 am
on CROSSOVER FREQUENCIES
Humans have created songs to accompany work since time immemorial. Finding rhythms and harmonizing with and in their activities -from our hunter gatherer past, to farming and herding animals, to sounds from our urban work environments. Featuring field recordings, music from Suriname, Ladakh, Dahomey, Cameroon, India, Brazil and more.
- May 1 , 11 am Central Time (US)
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Different styles and emotions of spiritual music are explored in this episode. From devotional hymns and temple bells and qawwali from the Indian sub-continent, to avant garde sonic interpretations from Europe and Brazil, Gregorian chants, learn about the universal sound Om + interview with Jean Troulliet (radio, journalist, music presenter based in Germany) + Music from the Denmark, India, UK, United States, Pakistan, Brazil.
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MAY 15
Disappearing cultures and communities
- May 15, 11 am Central Time (US)
on WORT FM - May 16, 7 am
on CROSSOVER FREQUENCIES
Featuring shorter sub-segments that tackle the subject through the idea of disappearing instruments, music dying in countries due to conflict, climate change and how that will affect the communities and cultures that are immediately impacted by it, and music of cultures and communities that do not have a land (with an example of Kurdish music). Music from field recordings in India, Inuit and Native American music from North America, Afghanistan, Rwanda, Solomon Islands, Australia and Denmark.
- May 15, 11 am Central Time (US)
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