Relevant Tones: Annie Gosfield

I was delighted to speak with composer and performer Annie Gosfield for Relevant Tones. Annie, whom the BBC called “A one woman Hadron collider” lives in  New York City and works on the boundaries between notated and improvised  music, electronic and acoustic sounds, refined timbres and noise. Her music is often inspired by the inherent beauty of found sounds,  such as machines, destroyed pianos, warped 78 rpm records and jammed  radio signals. I spoke with Annie about her life in music, sampling, jammed radio signals and factory sounds, the incredible instrument that is the keyboard sampler, John Zorn, her opera War of the Worlds, and more!

You can listen to our conversation and Annie’s music here.