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A Sonic Tryst

Elizabeth Alker with a late-night journey through new music from today鈥檚 most exciting genre-defying artists.

Join Elizabeth Alker with a selection of fresh music from genre-defying artists as we journey through landscapes of ambient and experimental sounds. We鈥檒l hear a brand new piece from Erland Cooper, specially commissioned by Radio 3 for '25 for 25: Sounds of the Century', which pays tribute to David Attenborough鈥檚 eight-decade-long career; classically-trained composer, performer, and producer Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith continues her exploration of the sound-worlds offered by modular and analogue synths with her new song 鈥業nto Your Eyes鈥, which touches on, in her words, 鈥渢he fragile edge of love that embraces destruction鈥; and there鈥檒l be the chance to hear a brilliant track from the much-anticipated forthcoming album by experimental collective NYX.

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Music Played

  • Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith

    Into Your Eyes

    • Into Your Eyes.
  • Bridget Hayden and The Apparitions

    Blackwater Side

    • Cold Blows the Rain.
    • Basin Rock.
  • Bill Ryder-Jones

    Nos Da

    • Iechyd Da.
    • Domino.
  • Ex-Easter Island Head

    Easter

    • Norther.
    • Rocket Recordings.
  • Erland Cooper

    Birds of Paradise

    Performer: Erland Cooper.
    • Birds of Paradise.
  • Rafiq Bhatia

    The Voice of Love

    • Each Dream, A Melting Door.
    • 础狈罢滨鈥.
  • Black Taffy

    Pendulum Swing

    • Out Moon.
    • Leaving Records.
  • Gregory Uhlmann, Josh Johnson & Sam Wilkes

    Frica

    • Uhlmann Johnson Wilkes.
    • International Anthem.
  • Dana Gavanski

    Leaving Home Again

    • Leaving Home Again.
    • Full Time Hobby.
  • Ola Gjeilo

    The Spheres

    Choir: Tenebrae. Orchestra: The Chamber Orchestra of London. Director: Nigel Short.
    • The Spheres.
  • Alabaster dePlume

    Oh My Actual Days

    • A Blade Because A Blade Is Whole.
    • International Anthem Recording Company.
  • Park Jiha

    Water Moon

    • All Living Things.
    • Glitterbeat.
  • Yoshika Colwell & The Vernon Spring

    Your Mother's Birthday

    • This Weather.
    • Blue Flowers Music UK.
  • NYX

    Daughters

    • NYX.
    • NYX Collective Records.

Broadcast

  • Sunday 23:30

What is unclassified music?

What is unclassified music?

Elizabeth Alker introduces five of her favourite 'unclassifiable' pieces of music.