Martian Gardens Episode 1257

MIXCLOUD PODCAST: CLICK HERE TO LISTENMartian Gardens Episode 1257Recorded at Max’s Shabby DigsAmherst, MassachusettsTBA, 2026Contact Max Shea: martiangardensmax@gmail.com Hour 1 SINGLE PLAYSean Noonan: The Drummer of Tedworth (selections)a. Not I Eating Makeup in a Pool of Ketchup (6:18)b. The Pterodactyls have Landed (6:20)The Drummer of Tedworth Neuma Records/2026percussion, voice: Sean Noon; The London Symphony Orchestra, conductor: […]

Martian Gardens Episode 1256

MIXCLOUD PODCAST: CLICK HERE TO LISTENMartian Gardens Episode 1256Recorded at Max’s Shabby DigsAmherst, MassachusettsTBA, 2026Contact Max Shea: martiangardensmax@gmail.com Hour 1 SET ONEMiguel Del Aguila: Pacific Serenade I. Cantando, sempliceII. Recitando, molto rubatoExchange — Latin America [various artists]CRI/2000Pacific Serenade Ensemble (clarinet: Gary Gray; violins: Miwako Watanabe, Connie Kupta; viola: Simon Oswell; viola: David Speltz); recorded at the Biltmore […]

Martian Gardens Episode 1255

MIXCLOUD PODCAST: CLICK HERE TO LISTENMartian Gardens Episode 1255Recorded at Max’s Shabby DigsAmherst, MassachusettsFebruary 11, 2026Contact Max Shea: martiangardensmax@gmail.com Hour 1 SET ONEJoseph Celli & Jin Hi Kim: Valentine AshesNo World (Trio) Improvisations O.O. Discs/1992violin: Malcolm Goldstein; komungo: Jin Hi Kim; oboe: Joseph Celli; time: 10:40 Elliott Carter: Finally a Valentine (Poems of Louis Zukofsky III)Elliott […]

Martian Gardens Episode 1254

MIXCLOUD PODCAST: CLICK HERE TO LISTENMartian Gardens Episode 1254Recorded at Max’s Shabby DigsAmherst, MassachusettsFebruary 5, 2026Contact Max Shea: martiangardensmax@gmail.com Hour 1 SINGLE PLAYGerard Pape: Strange Emergence Le Purgatoire/Purgatory NEOS Music/2024 (for electric viola and ensemble of 8 electric violas); electric violas: Maurizio Barbetti; composition year: 2019; time: 18:02 SET ONEEnsemble Dal Niente: Flux* (G. Lewis)Portrait RE […]

MARTIAN GARDENS EPISODE 1253

MIXCLOUD PODCAST: CLICK HERE TO LISTENMartian Gardens Episode 1253Recorded at Max’s Shabby DigsAmherst, MassachusettsJanuary 25, 2026Contact Max Shea: martiangardensmax@gmail.com Hour 1 SET ONEMusicians of Marrakesh: ʾĀda (trad.)The Music of Islām – Volume SixAl-Maghrib, Gnāwa Music, Marrakesh, MoroccoCelestial Harmonies/1997vocals and percussion: Marchane Abdelkbir Lechhab; Hamzaoui Ahmed; Kharmouss Mahdjoub; studio recording: Marrakesh, Morocco; time: 9:25 Richard Carrick: l’Algérie […]

MARTIAN GARDENS EPISODE 1252

MIXCLOUD PODCAST: CLICK HERE TO LISTENMartian Gardens Episode 1252Recorded at Max’s Shabby DigsAmherst, MassachusettsJanuary 14, 2026Contact Max Shea: martiangardensmax@gmail.com Hour 1 SET ONEHarry Partch: The Letter A Depression Message from a Hobo FriendThe Wayward — Music of Harry Partch Vol. 4Bridge Records/2025intoning narrator: John Schneider; PARTCH Ensemble; recorded at Disney Hall/REDCAT, Los Angeles, June 18, 2023; […]

MARTIAN GARDENS EPISODE 1251

MIXCLOUD PODCAST: CLICK HERE TO LISTENMartian Gardens Episode 1251Recorded at Max’s Shabby DigsAmherst, MassachusettsJanuary 5, 2026Contact Max Shea: martiangardensmax@gmail.com Hour 1 SINGLE PLAYRick Baitz: River of Januarya. Part 1 (6:21)b. Part 2 (2:53)c. Part 3 (4:43)River of January Neuma Records/2024flutes: Erin Lesser; violin: Jennifer Choi; cello: Yves Dhar; percussion: David Cossin; Geoffrey Burlson: Yamaha DX7; synthesizer […]

MARTIAN GARDENS EPISODE 1250

MIXCLOUD PODCAST: CLICK HERE TO LISTENMartian Gardens Episode 1250Recorded at Max’s Shabby DigsAmherst, MassachusettsDecember 28, 2025Contact Max Shea: martiangardensmax@gmail.com Hour 1 SET ONEAhn Trio: Concerto for Piano Trio and Percussion (K. Bunch)Ahn-Plugged (various composers)EMI/2000Ahn Trio (piano: Lucia Ahn; violin: Angella Ahn; cello: Maria Ahn); percussion: Matthew Gold; recorded at the American Academy of Arts and Letters, […]

MARTIAN GARDENS EPISODE 1249

MIXCLOUD PODCAST: CLICK HERE TO LISTENMartian Gardens Episode 1249Recorded at Max’s Shabby DigsAmherst, MassachusettsDecember 17, 2025Contact Max Shea: martiangardensmax@gmail.com Hour 1 SET ONEHarry Partch: Ulysses at the EdgeA Minor Adventure in RhythmThe WaywardThe Music of Harry Partch Vol. 4Bridge Records/2025PARTCH Ensemble, director: John Schneider; instruments on Ulysses: trumpet, baritone saxophone, boo, bass marimba, cloud chamber bowls, […]

MARTIAN GARDENS EPISODE 1248

MIXCLOUD PODCAST: CLICK HERE TO LISTENMartian Gardens Episode 1248Recorded at Max’s Shabby DigsAmherst, MassachusettsDecember 7, 2025Contact Max Shea: martiangardensmax@gmail.com Hour 1 SET ONEPhilip Blackburn: In Praise of CloudsAnother IntensityNeuma Records/2025electronics: Philip Blackburn; chorus: Abingdon school choir, 1978 (revised 2025), recorded at Dorchester Abbey, Oxfordshire, UK; composition year: 2025; time: 9:24 Susan Botti: Listen, It’s SnowingListen, It’s SnowingComposer’s Recordings, […]