Listen to the influence of your influence.
Suddenly, there was a burst of light, and a strip of tape was sent rippling across the black of space. Over centuries and millennia, lifeforms spanning the universe created a tradition of sharing the wealth of their creative influence by burning tracks into the cassette tape. Now, the tape has landed on Planet Earth and each episode, Max and Jack sit down with artists across the new music scene to add to it. During the show, they add four tracks that have greatly influenced them across their life and one of their own.
The Eternal Mixtape can be found on the radio and on your favourite podcast providers:
(pss… YouTube and MixCloud include the tracks)
JENNIFER WALSHE
Composer and performer, Jennifer Walshe, described by the Irish Times as “the most original compositional voice to emerge from Ireland in the past 20 years,” has her work commissioned, broadcast and performed worldwide. Jennifer has written for a range of ensembles, the Arditti Quartet, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and the International Contemporary Ensemble, to name only a few in her extensive discography of commissions. Jennifer frequently performs in her own works, specialising in extended vocal techniques which play an equally distinct part in her activity as an improviser. She has had a long-standing interest in AI, recently publishing her book, “13 Ways of Looking at AI, Art & Music,” with Unsound.
ALEX PAXTON
Starting with MUSIC for BOSCHE PEOPLE, from 2021, Alex Paxton has released four critically acclaimed albums, each widely reviewed internationally across broadsheet news and music magazines and has been played by some of the world’s leading orchestras and ensembles, such as the London Symphony Orchestra, WDR Symphony Orchestra, NDR Elb Philharmonie Symphony Orchestra, to name only a few. His latest album, Delicious, was released by New Amsterdam Records in 2025. Alex’s music features innovative and wild orchestration and handling of melody, intricate and stimulating use of electronics, and a distinct personality as a jazz trombone improviser.
Matt roberts
Matt Roberts is a composer, trumpet player, conductor and arranger (Jorja Smith, Ezra Collective, SAULT, Cleo Sol, Becky Hill, Mark Ronson) based in London. After studying at Leeds Conservatoire and Trinity Laban, he soared into the British Jazz scene leading his own big band at Ronnie Scott’s and the London Jazz Festival. Matt is regarded as one of London’s most versatile conductors, conducting film scores and concerts around the world, including Ministry of Sound, Britpop Classical and SAULT at All Points East. He has also released his own music, under his duo with Liselotte Östblom, BOREAL SUN and is a member of Gentleman’s Dub Club.
