Welcome to the third instalment of Fragments - an Exploration of Heritage, in which Mat and Steph unpack their respective musical traditions (Polish, Chinese and Greek) through three diverse multi-instrumental compositions.
This composition is based on "Purple Bamboo Melody", a traditional piece for the erhu - the Chinese two stringed violin.
Gaelynn Lea won NPR's Tiny Desk Contest, and it's easy to see why. Haunting, beautiful country songs, laced up with weeping fiddle lines. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 3, 2016
These four works from composer Victoria Wijeratne have the broad sweep of post-rock and the gentle ache of Romantic music. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 19, 2023
With features that include Nels Cline and The Residents, this album from polyhedren is a cinematic trip through global music. Bandcamp New & Notable May 1, 2022