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Last Things

Charlie Looker

The Horror of Virtuosity with Brandon Lopez

MAR 10, 2025122 MIN
Last Things

The Horror of Virtuosity with Brandon Lopez

MAR 10, 2025122 MIN

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Brandon Lopez is an illustrious contrabassist whose music is known for its "bruising physicality", as well as its hyper-precise execution, exploring the harsh outer limits of his instrument's possibilities. We talk about Fred Moten, avant-garde strains in Latin percussion, the horror of virtuosity, and the evil vortex-apartment we shared a few years back. 👉 Many thanks to my patrons! Consider becoming one here: https://www.patreon.com/lastthingspodcast 👉 If you'd like to join my Discord server, you can request an invitation here: https://www.charlielooker.com/join 👉 If you'd like to subscribe to the monthly Last Things newsletter, sign up here : http://eepurl.com/do92G5