The Wavelength
Monday August 4th, 2025 with Joe Reilly
Deep dives into new and recently released instrumental albums by Mark Barrot, Hammock, Peter Gregson and loscil. And the godfather of minimalism - Terry Riley.

Tonight we listen to all instrumental albums - voices appear a few times but they are not singing lyrics. We open with a new piece by Icelandic pianist Eydis Evensen. She has a new album, Oceanic Mirror coming on October 10th. https://www.eydis-evensen.com/ We listen to two albums that explore the aftermath of the sudden deaths of partners and young people - Mark Barrot's Everything Changes, Nothing Ends and Nevertheless by Hammock. For more music by Mark Barrot: https://markbarrott.bandcamp.com/ And for more music and information about Hammock: https://www.hammockmusic.com/ https://hammock.bandcamp.com/ Then we listen to two new pieces from British cellist Peter Gregson - using a synthesizer he created himself to play his cello through. For more information and music by Peter Gregson: https://petergregson.co.uk/ Then we listen to some music from the new album Lake Fire by Vancouver's loscil. The album contains music that reflects upon the rising incidents of forest fires in Canada and around the world. For more information about loscil and music by loscil: https://www.loscil.ca/ https://loscil.bandcamp.com/ If you'd like to hear a one-hour feature on loscil's new album, then check out the Guest List last week when I had the chance to interview Scott Morgan who is loscil. He's always great to talk to about his creative process. Finally, we listen to some music recorded in the late 1960s and released by the godfather of minimalism, Terry Riley. A new box set is being released on October 11th, that includes his four albums for Columbia Records and helps mark his 90th birthday - which he celebrated in June. For more information about Terry Riley: http://terryriley.net/ Finally we wrap up with one of my favourite local musicians - the cellist Raphael Weinroth-Browne. For more information about Raphael: https://raphaelweinrothbrowne.com/ https://raphaelweinroth-browne.bandcamp.com/track/possession-3 Take care and thanks for listening.