Archive - So-Called Music

Some Music I Listened to and Enjoyed Recently

No particular theme, time period, style, or agenda. Just stuff I liked.

Jan 11 • Chris Pitsiokos

How Opera Was More Punk Than You Ever Have Been

And why you should express your opinion even if you are wrong

Jan 3 • Chris Pitsiokos

December 2025

Conversation with Kaja Draksler

[background photo by Sara Anke]

Dec 12, 2025 • Chris Pitsiokos

1:50:00

Chasing Complexity in so-called Jazz

And why odd meters, advanced poly-rhythms and nested tuplets won't save you

Dec 6, 2025 • Chris Pitsiokos

A List of Some Musicians Who Inspire Me

And a bit of a follow up on my previous post about innovation being frozen

Dec 4, 2025 • Chris Pitsiokos

November 2025

Why Innovation in So-Called Creative or Experimental Music is Frozen Solid

Or How the Creative Music Community Became the Least Creative Music Community

Nov 26, 2025 • Chris Pitsiokos

Conversations with Jean-Luc Guionnet, part 1

Before I get to Jean-Luc, since this is the first podcast in this series, I wanted to say something about it.

Nov 14, 2025 • Chris Pitsiokos

1:35:30

Welcome to my substack

Nov 9, 2025 • Chris Pitsiokos

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