Podcast: Crossover Frequencies

By: Ankur Malhorta
04.18. - 05.16.2023

Crossoverfrequencies.com

A collaboration between:

DJ Spincycle, Second To the Left, WORT 89.9 FM, Odense Musikbibliotek & Resonator.

You're about to hear a very special story. This podcast is the product of several years of work, by Indian DJ Ankur Malhotra, also known as DJ SpinCycle. Ankur has visited Denmark on several occasions among others to visit Resonator Festival and Odense Music Library. The basement of the music library holds a secret, this is where we find one of the largest vinyl collections of folk and roots music in Scandinavia.

Ankur Malhotra's focus has been to delve into the roots music from the basement. From the hours of digging in the basement he has recorded mixtapes and made the podcast by the name ‘Crossover Frequencies’. With music as a focal point, we embark on a journey in global culture and history with DJ SpinCycle as a guide. In these first trips, we will explore the world through music within the themes of: protest music, work-related music, spiritual music and music from disappearing cultures.

In the following you will find a brief description of the 5 episodes, that Ankur’s digging has resulted in

EP 1 Introduction to Crossover Frequencies: 

An overview episode that highlights each of the forthcoming episodes with examples of music from each episode. Interview with a student of Music Conservatory of Esbjerg doing research on the music library, what the collection means, and how it is interpreted for listening, production and enjoyment in the current day. 

Broadcast date: 17 April 2023, 11am Central Time (US) on the Global Revolutions program

Published on streaming services: 18 April 2023

EP 2 Protest Music: 

The episode covers the music of protest and resistance, both old and new - from Haiti to Mauritius, Algeria, Palestine, and North America. Explore the origins and evolution of Sega Music, music and censorship, and the sounds of resistance from hot spots of the world. 

Broadcast date: 24 April 2023, 11am Central Time (US) on the Global Revolutions program

Published on streaming services: 15 April 2023

EP 3 Work Music: 

Humans have created songs to accompany work since time immemorial. Finding rhythms and harmonizing with and in their activities -from our hunter gatherer past, to farming and herding animals, to sounds from our urban work environments. Featuring field recordings, music from Suriname, Ladakh, Dahomey, Cameroon, India, Brazil and more.. 

Broadcast date: 1 May 2023, 11am Central Time (US) on the Global Revolutions program

Published on streaming services: 1 May 2023

EP 4 Spiritual Music: 

Different styles and emotions of spiritual music are explored in this episode. From devotional hymns and temple bells and qawwali from the Indian sub-continent, to avant garde sonic interpretations from Europe and Brazil, Gregorian chants, learn about the universal sound Om + interview with Jean Troulliet (radio, journalist, music presenter based in Germany) + Music from the Denmark, India, UK, United States, Pakistan, Brazil

Broadcast date: 8 May 2023, 11am Central Time (US) on the Global Revolutions program

Published on streaming services: 8 May 2023

EP 5 Disappearing Cultures and Communities: 

Featuring shorter sub-segments that tackle the subject through the idea of disappearing instruments, music dying in countries due to conflict, climate change and how that will affect the communities and cultures that are immediately impacted by it, and music of cultures and communities that do not have a land (with an example of Kurdish music). Music from field recordings in India, Inuit and Native American music from North America, Afghanistan, Rwanda, Solomon Islands, Australia and Denmark.

Broadcast date: 15 May 2023, 11am Central Time (US) on the Global Revolutions program

Published on streaming services: 16 May 2023