Episode 2.1: Season Two Launch by New Music Edmonton

Welcome (or, welcome back!) to The No Normal, New Music Edmonton’s podcast featuring interviews and sonic art from some of the most innovative artists around.

We were back briefly in the autumn, with a beautiful music-only episode, curated by Matthew Cardinal. Now we’re ready to move on with regular episodes, and so happy to be in our second season!

This episode will include an interview of Mustafa Rafiq, by Suzette Chan, a local arts writer, and a great friend of all in the arts. In the interview, Mustafa and Suzette talk about Mustafa's background and a range of musical projects in which Mustafa has been involved lately, including a recent Pseudo Laboratories release, If I Were A Dance, (featuring Dwennimmen and Bhuyash Neupane), plus their co-operative ensemble sextet, Takleef.

The second part of the show will feature a conversation between Mile Zero Dance Artistic Director Gerry Morita and New Music Edmonton Artistic Director Ian Crutchley. Their discussion focuses on how Gerry Morita became involved in contemporary dance and music practices, her work at Mile Zero Dance, and some of the interesting intersections and influences relating her practice to ideas and artists also found in the contemporary sound and music worlds. We’ll also listen to Day of Creation, from the album Mosàfer, by recent Morita collaborators, the duo of Farhad Khosravi and Daniel Stadnicki.

For more Information:
Suzette Chan: (https://suzettechan.wordpress.com)

If I Were a Dance, featuring Mustafa Rafiq with Bhuyash Neupane and Dwennimen on the Pseudo Laboratories label: https://pseudolaboratories.bandcamp.com/album/if-i-were-a-dance

Mile Zero Dance and Gerry Morita: https://milezerodance.com
Dwennimmen aka Shima Robinson: https://dwennimmen.bandcamp.com
Mosàfer, by Farhad Khosravi and Daniel Stadnicki: https://farhadkhosravi.bandcamp.com