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Music for holding your breath

Elizabeth Alker serves up an hour of breathtaking sounds that defy classification, with late-night folk-inspired choral singing, romantic post-punk and music to deep-dive to.

Elizabeth Alker serves up an hour of breathtaking sounds that defy classification. There’s late-night reflections from choral-folk collective Deep Throat Choir, and romantic post-punk from Northern Irish improvisers Robocobra Quartet. Plus the soundtrack for a new documentary about freediving from violinist and composer Galya Bisengalieva.

Produced by Katie Callin
A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3

1 hour

Last on

Thu 7 Jul 202223:30
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Bicep

    Atlas

    • Atlas.
    • Ninja Tune.

  • Deep Throat Choir

    Witches

    • 3am.
    • Bella Union.

  • Ralph Heidel

    HULO

    • HULO.
    • Kryptox.

  • Robocobra Quartet

    Flew Close

    • Living Isn't Easy.
    • First Taste Records.

  • Galya Bisengalieva

    Elina's Fear

    • Hold Your Breath: The Ice Dive.
    • One Little Independent.

  • QUINQUIS

    Adkrog (Keeley Forsyth Remix)

    • Adkrog (Keeley Forsyth Remix).
    • Mute Records.

  • Steven R. Smith

    Curling Among the Reeds

    • Spring.
    • Soft Abuse.

  • Bell Orchestre

    Closing

    • House Music.
    • Erased Tapes Records Ltd..

  • Andrew Tuttle & Darren Cross

    New Breakfast Habit (feat. Luke Schneider)

    • Fleeting Adventure.
    • Basin Rock.

  • Elori Saxl

    Wave I

    • The Blue Of Distance.
    • Western Vinyl.

  • Duncan Marquis

    C Sweeps

    • Wires Turned Sideways In Time.
    • Basin Rock.

  • Aukai

    Lumi

  • Boards of Canada

    Forest Moon

    • A Few Old Tunes.
    • Music70.

Broadcast

  • Thu 7 Jul 202223:30
    BBC Radio 3

What is unclassified music?

What is unclassified music?

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