Welcome to Episode 4 of Radio Resistance: Tennessee Experimental! Our special guest this hour is Kim Rueger aka Belly Full of Stars. As Belly Full of Stars, Kim often blends FM synths and granular vocals with sundry field recordings and modular processes, improvising textured compositions that veer ambient, with hints of glitch. In this hour, you’ll hear Kim’s philosophy on improvisation and music meditation, as well her thoughts on the challenges and opportunities of making experimental music in Nashville. The episode closes with a sneak preview of new unreleased material by Belly Full of Stars.

Plus music by Belly Full of Stars’ creative influences: Caterina Barbieri, Rosenau & Sanborn, Low, Meg Mulhearn, Low

Hosted by Carissa Stolting
Interview & performance recorded by Matt Andrews
Audio produced by Kai Welch
Artwork by Ben Smith
Podcast distributed by We Own This Town

Radio Resistance: Tennessee Experimental is created by Unmanageable Arts, and made possible with support from the Tennessee Arts Commission.

Instagram @bellyfullofstars
https://www.instagram.com/bellyfullofstars/?hl=en

Belly Full of Stars, Aura
https://triplicaterecords.bandcamp.com/album/aura

Radio Resistance on Instagram: @radioresistance_tn
https://www.instagram.com/radioresistance_tn

Welcome to Episode 2 of Radio Resistance: Tennessee Experimental! This hour features the music and story of guest artist Michael Hix. Michael Hix is a composer whose music incorporates synthesizers and electronics to build dynamic structures that evolve over time, delving into the human condition and the metaphysical dimension. His work draws upon classical minimalism, sacred music, analog techno & house as well as popular music. In this episode, Hix talks about the profound influence William Basinski and his artist collective Arcadia had on his personal creative journey– as well as the unique culture of collaboration and experimental “jamming” in Nashville.

Plus music by Michael Hix’s creative influences: Pep Llopis, Ryuchi Sakamoto and Carl Stone.

Hosted by Carissa Stolting
Interview & performance recorded by Matt Andrews
Audio produced by Kai Welch
Artwork by Ben Smith
Podcast distributed by We Own This Town

Radio Resistance: Tennessee Experimental is created by Unmanageable Arts, and made possible with support from the Tennessee Arts Commission.

Nashville Ambient Ensemble, Light and Space
https://nashvilleambientensemble.bandcamp.com/album/light-and-space

Michael Hix, Tingeing
https://michaelhix.bandcamp.com/album/tingeing

Hix on Instagram, @michaelhix
https://www.instagram.com/michaelhix/

Radio Resistance on Instagram, @radioresistance_tn
https://www.instagram.com/radioresistance_tn

Welcome to the first episode of Radio Resistance: Tennessee Experimental! In this hour you’ll hear from Dream Chambers, an artist whose music blends modular synths and crystalline vocal harmonies with bone rattling sub-bass. Dream Chambers (aka Jess Chambers) tells her story of leaving the folk / Americana world to find the spectrum of color and the infinite expanding universe in synthesizers. At the time of this interview she was one day away from leaving Nashville to return to New Zealand. With the birds eye perspective that transitional space offers, she shares stories about the underground music scene in Nashville, and embraces technology as her personal feminist manifesto.

Plus music by Dream Chambers’ creative influences: Pauline Anna Strom, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Arushi Jain, Suzanne Ciani

Hosted by Carissa Stolting
Interview & performance recorded by Matt Andrews
Audio produced by Kai Welch
Artwork by Ben Smith
Podcast distributed by We Own This Town

Radio Resistance: Tennessee Experimental is created by Unmanageable Arts, and made possible with support from the Tennessee Arts Commission.

Additional Links

Dream Chambers Official Site
https://www.dreamchambersmusic.com/

Dream Chambers on Bandcamp
https://dreamchambers.bandcamp.com

Dream Chambers on Instagram, @dreamchambers
https://instagram.com/dreamchambers

Radio Resistance on Instagram, @radioresistance_tn
https://www.instagram.com/radioresistance_tn

Join Carissa Stolting for a series of interviews pairing experimental electronic musicians with like-minded classic composers all across the South. While generally known for country and bluegrass, Radio Resistance explores the idea that the South has a rich community of creators creating some of the most compelling compositions this side of Berlin.