J.G. THIRLWELL

Composer J. G. Thirlwell is a man of many interests and talents, with wide-ranging projects including the decades-long Foetus, large ensemble Steroid Maximus, chamber ensemble Manorexia, collaborations and compositions for Kronos Quartet, Alarm Will Sound, and Bang on a Can, plus his scores for the TV series Venture Brothers and Archer. His new record Dystonia (Cantaloupe Music) features riveting and ground-breaking string quartet pieces performed by Mivos Quartet. Thirlwell sat down to talk with Brian about composing, rehearsing, collaboration, how his Foetus project evolved, composing for film and TV, and much more.

Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Broadcast date:
Friday July 21
Free Association with Brian Carpenter
5pm PST / 8pm EST
WZBC 90.3 FM

Music segments:

Foetus
”Mon Agonie Douce”
Love
Birdman Records 2005

J.G. Thirlwell / Mivos Quartet
”Ozymandias”
J.G. Thirlwell: Dystonia
Cantaloupe Music 2023

J. G. Thirlwell
”Gawker”
Venture Brothers: The Music of J. G. Thirwell, Vol. I
Williams Street Records 2009

Foetus
”The Overture From Pigdom Come”
Nail
Some Bizarre, 1985

J. G. Thirlwell Ensemble
”I’ll Meet You in Poland Baby”
Live at National Sawdust, 2019

J.G. Thirlwell / Mivos Quartet
”Narcolepsy”
J.G. Thirlwell: Dystonia
Cantaloupe Music 2023