“Dissolving Boundaries” explores our evolving relationship with landscape through compositions that question traditional separations between self and environment. Host Bart Everson begins with Steven Ball’s “In the Countryside,” a meditation on post-romantic rural landscapes “now…
“Field Infusions” explores the fertile intersection where composed music meets environmental sound. From Synne Sofie’s Brazilian valley recordings to Cassie Watson Francillon’s harp-centered outdoor installation in New Orleans, these artists don’t merely sample nature—they collaborate…
Pete Seeger said you should start each day with a song. That’s according to Joe Uehlein of the U-Liners, who went on to create a “Morning Song.” (Thank you listener Ken for the tip.) In…
Way back in 2017, Simon Chandler wrote: “Vaporwave is notorious for its many proliferating subgenres and memes… while ‘naturewave’—for lack of a better term—isn’t big enough to be recognized as a legitimate subgenre by the…
Rivers provide seemingly endless inspiration for music. In this episode, we take a journey along rivers both physical and metaphorical. Mostly new releases, except for that one composition from the 19th century. Listen on our…
First, songs about animals. Then, songs about plants. But these are not just random ditties! These are songs (and instrumentals and poems) that reflect the awe, wonder, inherent value, dignity, and wisdom of our more-than-human…
Mountains, butterflies, whales, frogs, turtles, love. These songs cover a diverse range of topics, but all convey a similar sentiment: a sense that we belong to the Earth, and not the other way around. Listen…