The Tonic cover art

The Tonic

The Tonic

By: Luke Fraser
Listen for free

About this listen

 Launched in Autumn 2018, The Tonic is an ongoing show on Threads Radio, presented by Luke Fraser and featuring a mix of modern / contemporary instrumental and electronic classical music from the 20th Century up to now. Exploring both classic and lesser-known works and record releases from a range of composers across genders and borders, each show features a mix of music, informal commentary and personal reflection. Currently releasing each Monday at 1200 GMT. thetonic.online @the_tonic_Luke Fraser 2022 Art Entertainment & Performing Arts Music
Episodes
  • Episode 40 [Cyprus, Greece, Canada, US]

    Episode 40 [Cyprus, Greece, Canada, US]
    Aug 7 2024

    1-bit sound, spectral minimalism, sleep cassettes and the life and death of one the last great Romantics feature in a new episode of The Tonic, with Luke Fraser presenting some of the best new and recently released instrumental and electronic classical music from Cyprus, Greece, Canada and the US.

    With music by Lena Platonos, Yannis Kyriakides, Angélique Ionatos & Nena Venetsanou, Claude Vivier, Barbara Monk Feldman, Patrick Giguère, Dorothy Rudd Moore, Tristan Perich, Pauline Anna Strom (Trans-Millenia Consort) and James Tenney.

    The featured image shows Audible Chairs (2022), a study in mechanically produced sound, movement and interaction by Finnish designer Hemmo Honkonen.

    Show More Show Less
    2 hrs
  • The Tonic 39 [Armenian Diaspora, Austria, US]

    The Tonic 39 [Armenian Diaspora, Austria, US]
    Apr 17 2024

    Chromesthesia, a text-sound classic, dispatches from the Antarctic frontier, sixth-tone chords and a mega-cistern feature amongst others in a new episode of The Tonic, with Luke Fraser presenting some of the best new and recently released instrumental and electronic classical music from the Armenian Diaspora, Austria and the US.

    With music by Joseph Bohigian, Charles Amirkhanian, Vahram Sarkissian, Judith Berkson, Lea Bertucci, Stuart Dempster, Clarice Jenson, Cheryl E. Leonard, Klaus Lang and Bernhard Lang.

    The featured image shows Nonversation - a sound sculpture using found audio of U.S. politicians discussing climate change, by interdisciplinary sculpture artist Sara Dittrich.
    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 56 mins
  • The Tonic 38 [Latvia, US}

    The Tonic 38 [Latvia, US}
    Feb 21 2024

    Psychotropic strings, autonomous snare drums, cave music, the meta-voice and a trombone alone on the beach feature among others in a new episode of The Tonic, broadcasting this Wednesday between 1300-1430 (GMT), with Luke Fraser presenting some of the best new and recently released instrumental and electronic classical music from Latvia and the US.

    With music by Georgs Pelēcis, Aulejas Sievas (women from Auleja), Maija Einfelde, Pēteris Plakidis, Uģis Prauliņš, Ben Vida, Odeya Nini, Samuel Adams, Noah Jenkins, Austin Wulliman, Yvette Janine Jackson and Andrew McIntosh.

    The featured image shows 25 Woodworms, Wood, Microphone, Sound System (2009), a video installation by Swiss Artist and composer Zimoun. 
    Show More Show Less
    2 hrs

What listeners say about The Tonic

Average Customer Ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Audible.com.au reviews

Amazon Reviews
No Reviews are Available
In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.