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Dominic Flynn is the artistic director and curator of Ensemble Mania, a group based in Naarm/Melbourne and Nipaluna/Hobart, who focus on promoting rarely heard music, particularly by living composers who challenge notions of listening. Joining Ian Parsons on The Sound Barrier, they'll be talking about their upcoming concert at Tempo Rubato on 9 May, which will honour the 80th birthday of British composer Michael Finnissy, who has close ties to the ensemble.

Castlemaine artist Carla dal Forno is about to drop her album ‘Confession’ on April 24 via Kallista Records. Her latest single ‘Under the Covers’ draws on the romance of the ordinary found in 'The Cannanes' and 'Garbage and the Flowers', finding depth in routine and long-term intimacy. Bringing her soft, electronic sounds to The Breakfast Spread for a Studio 5 Live performance, tune in to hear about her upcoming shows at Hope St in Collingwood Yards on April 22 and 23.

Coming on to Deeep Space today is local musician Alex Macfarlane. With a new album on the horizon called 'Gleams and Louring', Alex is also the head honcho at local label Hobbies Galore, and is deeply connected to the music community, playing in Faceless Burial, The Green Child and Francis Plange - to name a few. Tune in from 9am to hear tracks from the new album, and to find when we can next expect to see Alex Macfarlane perform in Melbourne.

Tune in to Black Wax this Monday as Adam Rudegeair dedicates his show to Prince. To kick things off, Adam will be chatting with accomplished and enduring voice in R&B and soul - Andrew De Silva. Rising to fame as a founding member of CDB, their 1995 single 'Let's Groove' earned them an ARIA Award and cemented their place in Australian music history. Tune in to hear about Andrew De Silva's tribute show, 'A Decade in Purple' at Prince Bandroom on April 24.

Award winning Indian-born, Australian-based musician Darren Hart will be joining Adam for the second half of Black Wax. Famously discovered and mentored by legendary musician Prince at Paisley Park, Harts has composed, written, recorded and produced the entirety of his music catalog to date. His unique blend of funk, blues, psychedelic rock, pop, and indie electronic has seen him rise to great musical heights. Tune in to hear about Harts' new project 'The Melodaze'.

Chapter Music and Liquid Architecture present Jeremy Dower performing live in celebration of 'Personal Computer Music', 1997–2022, released via Chapter Music. Joining the night in supportive performance will be a duo of Ai Yamamoto and Dan West. The reclusive electronic figure joins Brooke on Homebrew to chat about the release, tune in to hear about the show at Tender in Brunswick on April 30.

 21st-century philosopher-musician John Maus is coming to Australia this month, stopping by Max Watt's Melbourne on April 26. With a fierce belief in the emotional weight of sound, feeling deeply and thinking seriously, his arrangements sound as good at the club as they do at the symposium. Elle Young catches up with John Maus ahead of his trip, tune in to hear about his new album 'Later Than You Think'. 

Local group The Gruntled has been making avant-medieval instrumental psych noise since they formed over 20 years ago in 2004. They're about to drop two new singles 'Mirrors in the Grass / Gatecrash!', along with announcing the single release show. Find out when the launch will be and more this week on Pojama People when they catch up with Chris Pearson.