Podcast producer and host Alain McFadden chats to a guest for each episode. Together they listen to music released on Crash Records, sparking honest reactions and open conversations.
Open Ears
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Podcast producer and host Alain McFadden chats to a guest for each episode. Together they listen to music released on Crash Records, sparking honest reactions and open conversations.
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9/3/2023
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June 26, 2026
Sam Amidon | Open Ears - A Crash Ensemble Podcast Season 4, Episode 1
<p>In each episode of Open Ears, podcast host and producer Alain McFadden invites a guest to listen to a recording from Crash Ensemble’s catalogue. Together, they share first impressions, personal reflections, and explore the ideas, emotions, and stories the music inspires.For the first episode of Season 4, Alain is joined by acclaimed musician and songwriter Sam Amidon. Together, they listen to Drones, Variations, Ornaments by Nico Muhly, taken from Crash Ensemble’s album Ghosts (2017), released on Bedroom Community.Drones, Variations, Ornaments unfolds gradually, accumulating restless energy until it sails along on the kinetic rhythms of American postminimalism. A striking coda reveals the chamber orchestra lurking beneath the brash new music ensemble.Nico Muhly is an American composer whose wide-ranging output includes orchestral works, chamber music, sacred music, and music for the stage.Find out more about:Sam Amidon ~ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHVBWUJsRkFVUUlKRGNsT3JEOGNvNGpDRlJ2UXxBQ3Jtc0trdUhSMXZkcDdvV2MxdmFlYkJHYzkyYTBvR1NqTS1wV0tyUzc3V29nZHZoV1JiU0VNYmtoVjgzMW54aTNMZVl5TGVKM3hrcW92Q3Z4RlFBdHhZbzVLNW9GdGROUkVQQ3RTaW9DenRVQUEtQzE5LTNZMA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.samamidonmusic.com%2F&v=5JxzG8zrTUI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.samamidonmusic.com/</a>Nico Muhly ~ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1J3SXRUWVBxQk9TMmZRNDVVbVpmZW1PaXpaZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttckZIcWFqd3NpSEJlZktOTUhmOW8waUtzakx5VGc0NnRjN21rNWZWN25oLU9hbG5MTWY2SXBrbUVKX0h2T0h3bG55eG1neVpMeWlLYnFxeXV6TkxpWldkVUIxZDhOUTdkaWZnRjhRdmhvTmtOc2lNRQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fnicomuhly.com%2Fbiography%2F&v=5JxzG8zrTUI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://nicomuhly.com/biography/</a>Crash Ensemble ~ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3l1Z25Fekczam9FdVhKZThLV3p1cmFJWVJnUXxBQ3Jtc0tsMjJUams2eUxoWlBKNEtMZi1aSC1Ga19qX3BjcjZaSzNQS0IwNnVSY0pRMndBU29MSnNKalFkUkRfQ3VMbkxVRHQ4Q2NxSkpvMWVYQWxlOW5RU3FFbWFzV2Fvb1RFdml4bkFMZ2F0RlliZE10a1prVQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crashensemble.com%2Fabout&v=5JxzG8zrTUI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.crashensemble.com/about</a>Presented by: Alain McFaddenMusic featured: Drones, Variations, Ornaments from Ghosts (2017) by Nico Muhly, performed by Crash EnsembleHost: Alain McFaddenGuest: Sam AmidonWith thanks the Bedroom Community</p>
November 28, 2025
3-6 Kate Stables
<p>On this episode of Open Ears, the sixth and final episode of Season 3, Alain chats with Kate Stables of This Is The Kit. Together, they listened to Aleksandr Nisse's Pleonexia. </p><p><br></p><p>Aleksandr Nisse, Titular Organist of St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral in Dublin, is a composer of Russian and French descent based in Ireland. He has written for Hochschule der Künste Bern and Crash Ensemble, with notable works including áiséirí (2019) and NOTINTUNE, which explores the impact of digital distractions on society. His compositions, The Eve of St Agnes and Francis Bacon’s Studio premiered in Dublin’s Hugh Lane Gallery in 2022.</p><p>Pleonexia was one of five works, written for 10 performers and organ in collaboration with Crash Ensemble in 2025 as part the Crash Works programme. Pleonexia features on Crash Works II which was released on Crash records in September 2025.</p><p><br></p><p>Find out more about Kate Stables/This Is The Kit at: <a href="http://thisisthekit.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">thisisthekit.co.uk</a></p><p><br></p><p>This episode is presented by Alain McFadden</p><p>Music: 'Pleonexia’ from Crash Works II by Aleksandr Nisse</p><p>Host: Alain McFadden</p><p>Guest: Kate Stables</p>
November 7, 2025
3-5 Dani Larkin
<p>In this fifth episode of Open Ears, Alain McFadden talks to Dani Larkin. Together they listened to Chrysalism by Linda Buckley.<br>Linda Buckley is an award winning Irish Composer who creates electronic and acoustic music, and has a particular interest in working across many disciplines, most notably film and in the realm of drone and dark ambient music. Chrysalism features on the album Crashlands alongside works from Irish and international composers that premiered in rural locations across Ireland during 2017.<br>Find out more from Linda Buckley here: <a href="https://www.lindabuckley.org/about/" target="_blank">https://www.lindabuckley.org/about/</a><br>And Dani Larkin at: <a href="https://www.danilarkin.com/" target="_blank">https://www.danilarkin.com</a><br>This episode is presented by Alain McFadden<br>Music: 'Chrysalism’ from Crashlands by Linda Buckley<br>Host: Alain McFadden<br>Guest: Dani Larkin</p>
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