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1. Arvo Paart: Pari Intervallo



I heard Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten on the radio when I was in

my early twenties and it really changed the way I listened to music.

This piece I got to know much later, but it´s one of my favourites of

his. I tihnk it exists in several versions ,for choir, string quartet,

but I really like the stillness and purity of the organ and the

simple, pure voices he uses.



2. Associates: No



Sulk was a very important album for me while growing up. I loved Billy

MacKenzie's operatic voice and the combination of electronic and

acoustic instruments. It´s much more complex and subtle than a lot of

the synthpop that was happening at the time.



3. Funeral Music - Prologue: Witold Lutoslawski



I love Polish music. There is something about it which moves me

deeply. I´m a great fan of Lutoslawski, but also Penderecki, Kilar and

Gorecki.



4. RadioKemia: Pan Sonic



Pan Sonic opened up a whole new world for me, w way of working with

electronic sounds which is very textural and pure. I was lucky enough

to work with them some years ago. They have been a great influence

maybe not on my sound but on the way I work with electronics.



5. Einojuhani Rautavvara: Cantus Arcticus



I love the way he blends tape recordings of bird song with the

orcehstra and the way the woodwinds seemlessly integrate with the

sounds of the birds. A very evocative and beautiful piece.



6. Etoile Polaire (North Star): Philip Glass



It´s his 75th birthday this year and since I was asked to re-do one of

his pieces for an anniversary compilation that his label is putting

out, I listened to most of his catalogue again, which I hadn't really

done in many years. It made me remember how important some of his

pieces like Koyaaniqatsi are and how powerful his best work is. I also

really like his more uncompromising 70's stuff, and the way he worked

with analog synthesizers and organs in the 70´s. This piece is an

example of that.