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The Contemplative Podcast

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The Contemplative Podcast hosted by Matt Emery is a conversation with top composers, artists, record labels and DJ"s about the creative process and techniques of making and releasing music (including records, tv, film and game soundtracks). Artists offer insights of touring and live performances, inspirational records and figures and wherever else the chat take us. There will be music from each artist along the way threaded throughout the conversation.

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All Episodes

48:57

Hidden Notes

The Contemplative Podcast ·

2023/09/06

Welcome back to the fourth episode (in our third season) of The Contemplative Podcast with your host, Matt Emery. On today’s episode, Matt chats with Daniel Inzani and Alex Hobbis of the Hidden Notes music festival, which will take place this year in Stroud, Gloucestershire (UK) on the 23rd and 24th of September, featuring an amazing roster of live performances (see full line-up here). We’ll also get a chance to learn about their Hidden Notes record label, Straud, brewing organic pale ale and

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22:18

A Winged Victory For The Sullen

The Contemplative Podcast ·

2023/05/10

Welcome back to our third episode of The Contemplative Podcast with your host, Matt Emery. On today's episode, Matt chats with Adam Wiltzie of the one and only A Winged Victory For The Sullen about the beginnings of this magnificent duo (with Dustin O'Halloran), their albums, The Undivided Five (Ninja Tune, 2019) and Atomos (Erased Tapes, 2014), their long-term collaboration with Francesco Donadello, playing at the BBC Proms, the upcoming shows at The Barbican (May 13-14, 2023), and so much more.

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38:59

Clarice Jensen

The Contemplative Podcast ·

2023/04/05

Welcome back to a second episode of a brand new season of The Contemplative Podcast. On today's instalment, Matt Emery chats with Clarice Jensen, an American (NYC-based) cellist, a graduate of the Julliard School, and an artistic director of ACME (the American Contemporary Music Ensemble). As an instrumentalist, collaborator, and in her role in ACME, Jensen has recorded and performed alongside many of my all-time favourite modern classical composers, including Jóhann Jóhannsson, Max Richter, Björk,

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35:36

SYML.

The Contemplative Podcast ·

2023/02/23

Hello, and welcome back to another episode of The Contemplative Podcast! In fact, welcome back to a whole brand new season! In 2022, Matt Emery interviewed eight amazing composers, artists and labels (see the full list here), and today we're kicking off the third season's entry for this year with Brian Fennel, aka SYML, with a chat about his new record on Nettwerk, his recent session for KEXP radio, numerous collaborations, sound and genre explorations, and a lot more! Of course, there will be music

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52:17

Sophie Hutchings

The Contemplative Podcast ·

2022/06/15

Hello and welcome back to another episode of The Contemplative Podcast! As you may be already aware, we’ve taken a small break, but we’re very happy to announce our return with many exciting new guests in the upcoming episodes over the course of this year. If you’re new to this series, please subscribe to keep up to date with the latest episodes, and catch up on the past entries and seasons, in which we’ve covered many of your favourite composers and labels! You can find us on directly Spotify and

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22:41

Eydís Evensen

The Contemplative Podcast ·

2021/12/22

Happy holidays and welcome back to another episode of The Contemplative Podcast! If you’re new to this series, please subscribe to keep up to date with the latest episodes, and catch up to past entries and seasons, in which we’ve covered many of your favourite composers and labels! You can find us on directly Spotify and Apple Podcasts or use your favourite app to subscribe using the links on the sidebar. In today’s episode, Matt Emery chats with the Icelandic composer, Eydís Evensen, who has

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42:25

XXIM Records

The Contemplative Podcast ·

2021/10/27

Welcome back to another episode of The Contemplative Podcast! In today’s episode, Matt Emery chats with Alex Buhr about his new label, XXIM Records (pronounced “twenty-one M”). Alex talks us through his musical background, setting up Mercury KX, and the vision behind his latest imprint. As always, there is music along the way from all of the artists on the label’s roster plus two tracks at the very end from the XXIM:EXPO project featuring Paddy Mulcahy and ABBOTT.

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35:20

Robot Koch

The Contemplative Podcast ·

2021/08/20

Happy Friday and welcome back to the Contemplative Podcast. In this episode, Matt Emery meets up with award-winning producer and composer Robert Koch (aka Robot Koch) to talk about his early influences, his progression into music production, his two most recent albums, The Next Billion Years (Modern Recordings, 2020) and Sphere (Trees & Cyborgs, 2018), touring planetariums, working with an orchestra, his very own label, his brand new project, and much more! As always, there is plenty of music along

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44:03

Sebastian Plano

The Contemplative Podcast ·

2021/07/21

Good morning and welcome back to the Contemplative Podcast. In this episode, Matt Emery meets up with Sebastian Plano (one of my personal favourite composers!) to chat about his latest album, Save Me Not (now out on Mercury KX), growing up in a musical family, working with Ben Lukas Boysen on the soundtrack for the game Everything, his recent favourite records, and much more! Be sure to also check out Headphone Commute’s In the studio with Sebastian Plano, and of course, subscribe to the

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36:44

Rutger Hoedemaekers

The Contemplative Podcast ·

2021/06/22

In this episode of The Contemplative Podcast, Matt Emery chats with Rutger Hoedemaekers, who has recently released a new album on FatCat's 130701 imprint, titled The Age Of Oddities (check out "The Invention Of The Moon" track premiere). In this episode, you'll learn about the making of the album, the musicians who played on it, Rutger's new studio in Brussels, the process of translating the music into a live show, his film and TV work, including collaborations with Hildur Guðnadóttir and the late

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35:12

Matthew Halsall

The Contemplative Podcast ·

2021/05/19

We’re back with the second episode (of the second series) of Contemplative Podcast in which Matt Emery chats with Matthew Halsall, a Manchester-based jazz musician, trumpet player, and founder of the independent Gondwana Records. Learn all about his new album, Salute to the Sun, his new band, living in Japan, and of course, his very own label. Be sure to also check out the previous episode, where Matt speaks with Hannah Peel.

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44:33

Hannah Peel

The Contemplative Podcast ·

2021/04/21

In case you did not know this, let me restate. In September of last year, a Contemplative Classical community founded by Michael Price said its farewell. It has been active for three years, gathering a strong following for its expertly curated Spotify Playlist and a podcast where Matt Emery has interviewed contemporary musicians across thirteen (now archived) episodes. I quickly swept in to save this vessel, and in November declared the takeover and the revival of Contemplative Classical anew

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55:06

Dmitry Evgrafov

The Contemplative Podcast ·

2020/08/09

Matt Emery chats to composer Dmitry Evgrafov about his new album 'Surrender', how he came to work with Fat Cat's 130701 record label, dream collaborations with Nigel Godrich, his modest studio setup, his app Endel which creates personalised sound environments to help you focus and relax, hiring a copyrighter to name 500 of his tracks and much more. Dmitrys 3rd album 'Surrender' is out now on 130701.

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56:22

Injazero Records

The Contemplative Podcast ·

2020/04/28

Matt Emery meets Siné Buyuka of Injazero Records to chat about the label's beginnings, vinyl, psychical releases and the environment, the importance of artwork, her own music that she releases under the name Villette, an important look at the imbalance of women in the music industry and organisations helping and supporting women in music. We also have some non Injazero music recommendations as well as a look at the artists on Injazero's roster. There is also music throughout from C. Diab, Steve

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33:00

Carly Paradis

The Contemplative Podcast ·

2020/03/15

Matt Emery meets composer extraordinaire Carly Paradis in her studio to chat about her new album Nothing Is Something and collaborations with the likes of Douglas Dare, London Contemporary Orchestra, EERA, Jonas Bjerre and Polar Bear. We also discuss performing at The Royal Albert Hall, working with Michael Stein and Clint Mansell, her soundtrack work for Line Of Duty, The Innocents and Much More.

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21:43

Ed Carlsen

The Contemplative Podcast ·

2020/03/01

This week Matt Emery shares a coffee and chat with composer and producer Ed Carlsen at a windy Barbican Centre. The conversation entails the recording process to his latest album Morning Hour, working with Moderna Records, favourite records of 2019, well being, selecting artwork and much more.

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59:52

Nainita Desai

The Contemplative Podcast ·

2020/01/12

Matt Emery meets the brilliant Nainita Desai in her studio to chat about her journey into writing music for film and TV, experimenting with sounds and instruments, her recent scores for the game Telling Lies and award winning documentary film For Sama and lots more.

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30:02

AVA (Anna Phoebe & Aisling Brouwer)

The Contemplative Podcast ·

2019/11/13

Matt Emery meets music virtuosos Anna Phoebe and Aisling Brouwer of AVA to chat about their debut album 'Waves', the recording process, working with One Little Indian Records, favourite recent albums and podcasts and what they get up to when not doing music.

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27:32

Nico Casal

The Contemplative Podcast ·

2019/11/13

Matt Emery Meets Nico Casal to chat about his debut album 'Alone', dream collaborations, albums that have inspired him, his approach to performing live, writing for the Oscar winning short film 'The Stutterer' and much more.

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32:16

Joep Beving

The Contemplative Podcast ·

2019/11/13

Matt Emery meets composer Joep Beving to chat about his new album Henosis, collaborations, composing for The Drone Ballet, the story behind his beloved Schimmel upright piano and much more.

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