Dancing in your head: episode 25 - Zak Argabrite

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Zak is standing in the left bank off Cuba St. There are signs for restaurants, and outdor tables. Zak is wearing a warm bush shirt, and has a thick beard. He smiles gently through his whiskers.

In this episode Dan is joined by circuit bending, reed playing musician, and one of the key people working at Pyramid Club, Zak Argarbrite (ᏣᎳᎩ / Tsalagi / Cherokee). Together they listen to new works from Zak's home studio, an older work from his time in the US, and some of the Native American musicians Zak enjoys.

Zak grew up in Cherokee and Shawnee homelands (Kentucky) and now lives in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. He came over to complete a doctorate in the circuit bending noise you hear a bit of in this episode. Before moving to Aotearoa, Zak lived in Lenapehoking (NYC) for eight years, where he was an active part of the local experimental composition and performance scenes as a composer, performer, venue manager, and audio engineer.

Check out his YouTube channel (link), and his Soundcloud (link)

(This episode was first broadcast in August 2023)

Tracklist:

It’s My Way - Buffy Sainte-Marie (Piapot Cree Nation)
Untitled - Zak Argabrite
Fire - Zak Argabrite
Untitled - Zak Argabrite
Field recordings under a park in the Bronx - Zak Argabrite
Procession I - Mesa Ritual (Raven Chacon (Díne / Navajo)+ William Fowler Collins)
Yon A Ho - Jim Pepper (Kaw, Mvskoke)

0ur monthly series where we travel to the outer limits of music and find out how it’s created through the ears and minds of musicians. Featuring our resident esoteric music specialists, Dan and Nell, with a broad range of guests.

All episodes of Dancing in Your Head were produced for Paekakariki FM