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Passive Aggressive Conversations

Passive/Aggressive & The Lake Radio

Passive Aggressive Conversations is our new podcast series hosted by two Passive Aggressive journalists, Macon Holt and Ivna Franic, where we dive deep into some of the emerging sounds within the Danish music scene and their unique forms of expression. In each episode, we sit down with an exciting new independent artist, and they share their creative processes, inspirations, and the stories behind their captivating soundscapes. Ranging from singers to performance artists to interface creators, we explore the diverse landscape of music in Denmark in its many stages. Here, we shine a spotlight on those who are bringing meaning through experimentation, each with their own special twist.

Listen in as we uncover some of music's hidden gems that are redefining the way we think about sound, art and the music industry as a whole, one intimate conversation at a time.

Passive Aggressive Conversations is a collaboration between The Lake Radio and Passive Aggressive. It is supported by Tuborg Fondet, Augustinus Foundation, The Danish Arts Foundation and KODA.

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  • Avg 1 hr 11 min
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  • #4
    Jul 30, 2024 · 1 hr 17 min

    Xenia Xamanek

    Did you know you can release emotional tension by stretching your hips? Join our conversation with Xenia Xamanek sharing with us some of their unreleased music and influences such as Victor Jara. Bridging sounds from their Honduran and Danish heritage, Xamanek brings to life a new sound that enchants you with songs like "Embrujada" (‘Bewitched’). We discuss the role of politics in music production as both a restriction and a driving force. Xamanek continues to nurture new sounds, exploring more and more their Latin American influences, combining popular sounds of reggaeton and cumbia with neoperreo to embody the complex emotional spaces within. Bringing to life seemingly contradictory feelings and ideas, Xamanek weaves them into a sonic conversation that won’t let you sit still. Xenia Xamanek would like to dedicate Victor Jara's "Canción De Cuna Para Un Niño Vago" to the Children of Gaza. Hosts: Macon Holt & Ivna Franic Guest: Xenia Xamanek Jingle: Simin Stine Ramezanali Passive Aggressive Conversations is a collaboration between The Lake Radio and Passive Aggressive. It is supported by Tuborg Fondet, Augustinus Foundation, The Danish Arts Foundation and KODA. TRACKLIST: Xenia Xamanek – Riqueza Chuquimamani-Condori DJ E – Breathing Xenia Xamenek & Emil Palm – En Secreto Victor Jara – Canción De Cuna Para Un Niño Vago Xenia Xamanek – Embrujada (New Version)

  • #3
    May 15, 2024 · 1 hr 17 min

    Spellcaster

    In this episode, we get to know the world of composer, musician, producer and vocalist Holger Hartvig, also known as Spellcaster as well as Anybard, and Anybardinthegrass. Hartvig shares with us some of their inspirations including Robert Ashley, Cornelius Cardew, and the soundtrack of the video game Heroes of Might and Magic III. They open up about their process for creating characters for their storytelling, playing with fictional narratives in their music and discuss their use of roleplaying and game systems as tools for composing, imagining characters' stories, and their performances. These games and systems have allowed Hartvig to design their own musical frameworks and create fragmented soundscapes tied together with their vocals and narration. Through this experimentation, Hartvig's music evokes a sense of fantasy and brings audiences deeper into the world of their characters. Check out this episode if you are interested in hearing more on their recent libretto, their album Memo, and exciting news on new projects. Hosts: Macon Holt & Ivna Franic Guest: Holger Hartvig aka. Spellcaster Jingle: Simin Stine Ramezanali Passive Aggressive Conversations is a collaboration between The Lake Radio and Passive Aggressive. It is supported by Tuborg Fondet, Augustinus Foundation, The Danish Arts Foundation and KODA. TRACKLIST: Spellcaster - Muted Singers music from Heroes of Might and Magic III Robert Ashley - Characters Cornelius Cardew - Hammer of the working class

  • #2
    Apr 17, 2024 · 1 hr 1 min

    Alto Aria

    In this episode, we are delighted to talk with Danish singer, songwriter and producer, Aria Leth Schütze. Having graduated from the Music Conservatory, their music counts with captivating vocals which guide your journey through their sensorial soundscape. Inspired by the likes of FKA Twigs and DJ Lostboi, Aria's work takes you into a deep emotional space with no rights or wrongs, only processes. Their recent album "Limerence" is an example of this, where heartbreak and its healings become a stepping stone with an intensity that is almost too hard to leave behind. As a collaborative album, it embodies Aria's ideas on co-creation and reworking music. During the episode, you will get to listen in on some of their previously released work as well as new singles where the artist reworks the boundaries of collaboration and inspiration. Hosts: Macon Holt & Ivna Franic Guest: Alto Aria Jingle: Simin Stine Ramezanali Passive Aggressive Conversations is a collaboration between The Lake Radio and Passive Aggressive. It is supported by Tuborg Fondet, Augustinus Foundation, The Danish Arts Foundation and KODA.

  • #1
    Mar 12, 2024 · 1 hr 9 min

    Dalin Waldo

    This episode's guest, Dalin Waldo, brings an energetic first conversation to this podcast series where ey shares the processes behind some of eir recent performances and projects. As a performance artist, interface and instrument builder, synth-magician, composer and cinematographer, Dalin's work is dynamic and sees no boundaries when it comes to the tools ey use in eir artistic expressions. Interested in bringing life back to the interfaces used in music creation, Dalin inspires an active engagement with the machines surrounding our art by bringing new meanings to them. Through a multiplicity of elements and mediums, Dalin embodies what it means to deconstruct the way we see ourselves, our instruments and each other. Hosts: Macon Holt & Ivna Franic Guest: Dalin Waldo Jingle: Simin Stine Ramezanali Passive Aggressive Conversations is a collaboration between The Lake Radio and Passive Aggressive. It is supported by Tuborg Fondet, Augustinus Foundation, The Danish Arts Foundation and KODA.

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