Podcasts by Three Minute Epiphany

Don Lewis: The TR-808 Drum Machine from 2020-12-09T12:28

Don is a musician, he played with Quincy Jones and Sérgio Mendes. He is also an engineer, and he built and experimented with synthesizers very early on. He created the Live Electronic Orchestra ...

Global Metal: Boris from 2020-11-17T17:00

Japan’s mighty BORIS tell us about the music scene in Japan and the country’s love of heavy metal and experimental noise. Experimental music group BORIS comprises drummer Atsuo, guitarist/bassis...

Global Metal: Duma from 2020-11-17T16:50

Exploring Kenya’s extreme grindcore and hardcore scene with duo Duma. Duma members Martin Khanja and Sam Karugu are former members of bands Lust for a Dying Breed and Seeds of Datura. They forme...

Global Metal: Divide And Dissolve from 2020-11-17T16:40

Takiaya Reed and Sylvie Nehill of the American / Australian drone duo Divide and Dissolve share how their experiences as Black & Tsalagi [Cherokee]and Māori women has informed their heavy so...

Robyn: Her Love Of Prince from 2020-07-29T13:00

Swedish singer Robyn shares her love for Prince which started as a young child dancing to her mum's albums. She will discuss his seminal album Sign O' The Times and how his emotional lyrics have...

Roger Robinson: Dub Poetry from 2020-03-04T11:04

Dub poet Roger Robinson, winner of this year's prestigious TS Eliot prize talks us through his early influences, the inspiration behind his poetry and his collaborations with electronic musician...

Paul Wright: The British Culture Archive from 2020-02-18T11:00

Paul Wright created the British Culture Archive to document, highlight and preserve the changes in British society and culture through social and documentary photography. His focus is on post w...

Charlotte Dos Santos: Metamorphosis from 2020-02-05T15:42

Charlotte Dos Santos has Norwegian and Brazilian heritage and was raised in Oslo. She studied jazz at Berklee College of Music in Boston and Flamenco and Mediterranean music in Valencia. Her de...

Nina Kraviz: Remixing St Vincent from 2020-01-15T11:16

Russian DJ and producer Nina Kraviz talks about heading up a very special remix project. St Vincent approached Nina to make one remix of a track from her album ‘Masseduction’, and Nina suggested...

Jaz Coleman: Classical Composition from 2020-01-14T12:34

Jaz Coleman may be best known to you as the lead singer with eighties post-punk band Killing Joke, but he has another career as an acclaimed classical composer with a global reputation. He discu...

David Bowie: Celebrating His Birthday from 2020-01-08T12:57

We celebrate Bowie's Birthday by replaying Mary Anne's 1997 interview with David, recorded for his 50th birthday. Hear David talk about his love of drum and bass, his friendship with Lou Reed an...

Kathryn Jeffs: Earth’s Tropical Islands from 2019-12-23T16:00

Kathryn Jeffs gives us a peek into a new series called Earth’s Tropical Islands. She highlights the great adventures the team had filming wildlife in Madagascar, Borneo and Hawaii

Yuna: Relaxing At Home from 2019-12-19T13:53

We continue Relaxation Week with a Three Minute Epiphany from Malaysian-born and LA-based singer Yuna. She has experienced a busy year with the release of her latest album Rouge, featuring Tyler...

Agnes Obel: Using Cinema To Re-set from 2019-12-18T11:50

We continue relaxation week with a 3 Minute Epiphany from Danish singer/songwriter, Agnes Obel, whose forthcoming album Myopia is set for release in 2020 on the Deutsche Grammophon label. The al...

Pongo: Relaxation and Christmas from 2019-12-17T12:00

We continue relaxation week with a 3 Minute Epiphany from Angolan-Portuguese electronic musician Pongo, who started rapping over kuduro dance routines at Queluz train station in Portugal, when s...

Kamellia Sara: Doom Yoga from 2019-12-16T13:24

She talks us through the power of sound and how a gong bath can enhance the practice.

Art Is Everywhere: Nitin Sawhney from 2019-11-28T14:58

Nitin Sawhney is a British Indian musician and composer, with one of the most distinctive voices in modern day music. He has released over twenty studio albums and works across a number of diffe...

Art Is Everywhere: Anne Hardy from 2019-11-27T12:15

Anne's work includes sculptural installation, photography and audio. She often explores our relationship with place and space and her pieces re-purpose objects and challenge us to view our surro...

Art Is Everywhere: Vic Reeves from 2019-11-27T09:35

Jim's passion for art began in childhood, when his parents encourage him to paint, sculpt and enter competitions on the back of cereal boxes, which happily, he won. As a teenager Jim studied at...

Art Is Everywhere: Isamaya Ffrench from 2019-11-25T13:39

Our celebration of art starts with the renowned boundary-pushing make-up artist.

Caro C: Delia Derbyshire Day from 2019-11-21T11:51

We look ahead to Delia Derbyshire Day 2019 with event organiser Caro C. Delia Derbyshire Day is a Manchester-based organisation, which pays homage to Delia Derbyshire. The organisation's work is...

Beverly Glenn Copeland: New Audiences from 2019-11-12T13:35

He has released seven albums over the years and shows no sign of slowing at 75.

Jessica Curry: Gaming and Music from 2019-11-11T13:49

The BAFTA award-winning composer talks about creating music for video games.

Robert Gordon McHarg III: London Calling from 2019-11-06T17:00

Robert Gordon McHarg III is a curator of the exhibition - The Clash: London Calling at the Museum of London. The exhibition features a huge collection of items from The Clash's personal archive...

Haxan Cloak: Creating Atmospheric Music from 2019-11-05T14:06

We catch up with experimental artist and producer, The Haxan Cloak better known to friends and family as Bobby Krlic. Bobby recently scored the music for Ari Aster's folk horror film, Midsommar....

Ghetts: Positivity from 2019-11-04T15:58

The grime MC, rapper and songwriter on the power of positive attitude.

Vince Wilburn Jr: Miles Davis from 2019-11-04T15:44

Miles Davis’ drummer and nephew Vince Wilburn Jr discusses his uncle's legacy.

Testament: Black Man Walking from 2019-11-04T15:34

Celebrate Black History Month with rapper, producer and writer Testament.

Rishabh Seen: Sitar Metal from 2019-10-23T15:44

We explore the Heavy Metal music scene in India with Sitar Metal. Sitar Metal are the world's first (and possibly only) sitar metal band. As in they shred hard on sitars. After making waves in t...

Robert Luis: Tru Thoughts from 2019-10-18T14:36

Tru Thoughts was established in Brighton in 1999 by Robert Luis and Paul Jonas. The label began life as a way for Robert and Paul to showcase the exciting music being produced by the regular gue...

DJ Shadow: Light in the Darkness from 2019-10-10T14:03

DJ and major record collector DJ Shadow on interpreting the world around him through his music, and finding the right collaborators for his new record.

Sabrina Mahfouz: Slow Readers Book Club from 2019-10-03T13:09

Writer Sabrina Mahfouz is this month's Slow Readers Book Club. She'll be discussing her latest play at the Royal Court - A History of Water in the Middle East

Sabrina, who is British Egypt...

Dr Julia Jones: Music And Wellbeing from 2019-09-26T14:59

The neuroscientist and author Dr Julia Jones otherwise known as Dr Rock, looks at the effect of music on our mental wellbeing. Her area of study looks closely at the use of music in the treatmen...

Use Hearing Protection: Factory Records from 2019-09-23T15:48

The iconic label is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a major new show in London.

Use Hearing Protection: FAC 1 – 50 / 40 takes place at the Chelsea Space in the capital and celebrates...

Jenny Hval: The Practice Of Love from 2019-09-23T15:22

Mary Anne is joined by Norwegian experimental songwriter and novelist Jenny Hval. Jenny presents a 3 Minute Epiphany on the practice of love.

The title of this 3 Minute Epiphany is also th...

Salami Rose Joe Louis: Science Fiction from 2019-09-11T14:18

We have a 3 Minute Epiphany from US based musician and producer, Salami Rose Joe Louis. Her new album 'Zdenka 2080' was released via Brainfeeder on the 30th of August 2019.

The album draws...

Battles: New York City from 2019-09-09T11:36

Experimental rockers Battles present their 3 Minute Epiphany on making records in NYC. The band recently released their storming new single Titanium 2 on the Warp record label.

The single ...

Prom 64: These Are The Breaks from 2019-09-09T11:25

We explore Prom 64: The Breaks. Prom 64 explores the iconic tracks that spawned breaking and formed the origins of hip hop.

Performed by The Heritage Orchestra and conducted by Jules Buckl...

Chief Xcel: The Roots of Blackalicious from 2019-09-09T10:57

Producer and DJ Chief Xcel of hip hop duo Blackalicious discusses his career and relationship with rapper and lyricist Gift of Gab.

Lady Bantam: Female Sound Systems from 2019-09-09T10:44

Involved in sound systems in London for 35 years, Lady Bantam describes why her all-female system adds a unique and important flavour to Carnival.

Kim Gordon: Art and Music from 2019-08-21T13:51

Best known as Sonic Youth's front woman, Kim Gordon, considers herself first and foremost a visual artist. Kim discusses her creative processes and her new album 'No Home Record'.

Quantic: Place and Creating from 2019-08-16T13:39

Will Holland aka Quantic explores how his surroundings, especially his move to Brooklyn have affected his creativity, and changed his life.

Quantic records under many guises as the Quantic...

Maribou State: Field Recording from 2019-08-12T15:04

The electronic duo explore the importance of global influences and nature on their sound and how key field recordings are to their music.

Raphael Saadiq: Inspirations And Collaborations from 2019-08-07T15:38

Mary Anne has a 3 Minute Epiphany from legendary songwriter and producer, Raphael Saadiq. An R&B polymath, Raphael has written for and produced some of the biggest names in music inc Whitney...

Ólafur Arnalds: Music and Memory from 2019-08-01T13:53

Multi-instrumentalist and producer, Ólafur Arnalds gives us his Three Minute Epiphany

Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein: Creating music for Stranger Things from 2019-07-31T13:17

We hear from Stranger Things Composers' Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein on creating music for the hit show.

Jlin: Collaborations from 2019-07-25T13:08

Jlin explores collaborations, reflecting on her work with experimental musician Holly Herndon and choreographer Wayne McGregor

Robert Glasper: Musical Influences from 2019-07-03T14:02

The Grammy winner has worked with Kendrick Lamar, Stevie Wonder, Erykah Badu and Questlove,

Throughout his career, Glasper has won won 3 Grammy’s and an Emmy award. He has also worked as a...

Wolfgang Buttress: Multi-Sensory Installation Beam from 2019-06-28T13:43

Award winning artist Wolfgang Buttress presents a 3 Minute Epiphany on BEAM. BEAM is a multi sensory, immersive, sculpture, which forms part of this year's Glastonbury festival. BEAM highlights ...

Devendra Banhart: The Art Of Saying Thank You from 2019-06-26T14:55

Venezuelan American songwriter and artist Devendra Banhart presents his 3 Minute Epiphany on the importance of saying thank you.

Darren Pih: The Art Of Keith Haring from 2019-06-21T13:26

Keith Haring is widely considered one of the most influential artists of the 20th century and the exhibition at Tate Liverpool is the first major UK retrospective of his work. Heavily inspired b...

Game Of Thrones: The Last Watch from 2019-06-05T15:44

Film maker Jeanie Finlay and composer Hannah Peel discuss the Game of Thrones documentary

Jordan Mooney: The Essence of Punk and Defiance from 2019-06-05T15:05

A key part of the punk movement, Jordan became iconic initially whilst working at McLaren and Westwood’s Sex shop on the King’s Road and was part of the original Pistols entourage and appeared o...

Ratso: Releasing A Debut Album At 70 from 2019-05-15T15:00

The writer and actor has released his debut album, which features vocals from Nick Cave. Joan Baez gave him his nickname due to his scrappy appearance on tour with Bob Dylan.

Orbital: Music, Healing and Time from 2019-05-10T13:56

The Hartnoll Brothers talk about the sense of emotional release that music brings.

Arthur Jafa: Love Is The Message, The Message Is Death from 2019-04-02T14:19

The artist talks about his groundbreaking short film, plus the importance of music.

Angel Ho: On Cape Town Culture from 2019-03-15T18:04

The South African artist speaks about Queer and Trans culture and music in Cape Town.

Kieran Hebden and Anna Liber Lewis: Muscle Memory. from 2019-03-12T17:02

Close friends Kieran Hebden and artist Anna Liber Lewis talk about their collaboration.

Kate Mosse: The Women's Prize For Fiction. from 2019-03-12T16:54

The co-founding director speaks about the importance of the Women's Prize For Fiction.

Kwame Kwei-Armah: Theatre and the Community from 2019-03-08T14:43

The Artistic Director of the Young Vic speaks about the theatre's YV:ID Festival

Sinkane: What Does Dépaysé mean? from 2019-03-07T09:23

The Sudanese American artist discusses the inspiration behind his new album. He speaks about the meaning behind the title of the record Dépaysé, which translates as a feeling of disorientation a...

Yugen Blakrok: Finding The Light Within from 2019-02-28T18:36

The trailblazing South African rapper speaks about the importance of storytelling. She also discusses her influences and contributing to the Black Panther Soundtrack.

Salif Keita: My Fifty Year Career from 2019-02-11T11:23

The 'Golden Voice of Africa' speaks about his career and activism in music.

Reuben Dangoor: Recalibrating Art from 2019-02-11T11:16

The London artist talks about his 'Legends of the Scene' grime portraits

Denzel Curry: Honesty in rap lyrics from 2019-01-25T08:14

The US rapper talks about keeping true to himself when writing music.

Holly Herndon: Making music with an AI baby from 2019-01-14T12:15

The electronic composer chats about making music with readily available AI software.

Slowthai: Recalibrating punk from 2019-01-11T12:58

Northampton rapper Slowthai talks about what punk means to him.

Idris Elba: The light and shade behind Luther from 2019-01-07T14:52

Idris talks candidly about the relationship he has with his character in the hit TV show, Luther.

Beck: What Is Art? from 2019-01-06T21:52

What is art? Beck Hansen, who comes from a family of great artists, tries to explain...

Brix Smith Start: Why Music Needs Fashion from 2019-01-06T21:48

Punk rocker-cum-fashion guru Brix Smith Start talks about why music needs fashion.

Daniel Johnston: How Drawing Saved Me from 2019-01-06T21:44

Cult musician Daniel Johnston on how comic book drawing helped him through hard times.

Ibibio Sound Machine: Empowerment And Freedom In Music from 2019-01-06T21:41

Eno Williams of Ibibio Sound Machine joins us to talk about the freeing nature of music.

Judith Kerr: Art Lifts My Loneliness from 2019-01-06T21:38

Author and illustrator Judith Kerr talks about the vital role that art plays in her life.

Noel Fielding: On Surrealism from 2019-01-06T21:35

Comedian and artist Noel Fielding talks about his love of surrealist art.

Patti Smith: The Brontë Sisters from 2019-01-04T15:39

Patti Smith shares her love of the Brontë Sisters.

Perfume Genius: How To Be Fearless from 2019-01-04T15:37

Perfume Genius aka Mike Hadreas gives us his tips on how to become fearless.

Seun Kuti: The Life And Legacy Of My Dad, Fela Kuti from 2019-01-04T15:35

Seun Kuti talks about the role that his dad, Fela Kuti, played in his life.

Steve McQueen: How To Direct A Film from 2019-01-04T15:32

Filmmaker Steve McQueen CBE offers tips on how to direct a movie.

Sunflower Bean: How rock 'n' roll is saving lives from 2019-01-04T15:29

The NYC-based trio open up about the impact music has had on their lives.