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Ridgewood Radio features concert recordings by adventurous bands and experimental musicians and restored archival tapes from private and institutional collections captured at venues large and small across the five boroughs of New York. It is produced by David Weinstein and Outpost Artists Resources operating out of the Ridgewood section of Queens, NY, where you'll find more yellow bricks than on the road to Oz and the cemetery of your choice is never more than a few blocks from home.

Location:

East Orange, NJ

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WFMU

Description:

Ridgewood Radio features concert recordings by adventurous bands and experimental musicians and restored archival tapes from private and institutional collections captured at venues large and small across the five boroughs of New York. It is produced by David Weinstein and Outpost Artists Resources operating out of the Ridgewood section of Queens, NY, where you'll find more yellow bricks than on the road to Oz and the cemetery of your choice is never more than a few blocks from home.

Language:

English


Episodes
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The Moon and Its Double from Dec 25, 2024

12/25/2024
Susumu Yokota - "Capriccio And The Innovative Composer" - Symbol [From an album by the ambient/concrète music artist (1960-2015) composed primarily of samples from classical orchestral pieces.] Woo - "The Frog's Fandango" - Into the Heart of Love (Remastered) [By London-based brothers Clive and Mark Ives, originally released on cassette in 1990.] [0:05:18] Bex Burch - "Pardieu" - There is only love and fear [Based around a three note groove on the gyil, a marimba-like tuned percussion instrument Burch learned while studying music in Ghana.] [0:07:58] Roberto Musci - "Water Music" - Tower Of Silence [Described as a mix of instruments and samples that Musci brought back from travels across India, Asia, and Africa: hand-drums, woodwinds, gongs and hunting horns, and voices of many tongues, present in chant, prayer, mantra, whispered fever dream, and philosophical thought.] [0:10:01] Hoshina Anniversary - "Misebayana 見せばやな" - Hisyochi [Composer Yoshinobu Hoshina merges traditional Japanese elements with electronics.] [0:12:00] Tomaga - "The Shape Of The Dance" - The Shape Of The Dance [London-based duo, Tom Relleen, electronics; Valentina Magaletti, percussion.] [0:17:11] CAN - "Ibis (Sept. 74)" - Unlimited Edition [From hitherto unreleased tracks across the band's history from 1968-76. Originally out of Cologne: Holger Czukay, bass, tape editing; Irmin Schmidt, keyboards; Michael Karoli, guitar; Jaki Liebezeit, drums.] [0:25:11] Natural Wonder Beauty Concept - "Fallen Angel" - Natural Wonder Beauty Concept [Ana Roxanne and DJ Python make up this Queens, NY project.] [0:34:14] Duffy x Uhlmann - "Braid" - Doubles [Meg Duffy and Gregory Uhlmann, guitars, Los Angeles.] [0:38:11] Sam Gendel - "UV" - AUDIOBOOK [From a project by multi-instrumentalist Gendel and visual artist/filmmaker Marcella Cytrynowicz; visual work and instrumental album that could be a 90s sci-fi soundtrack.] [0:43:09] Will Epstein - "Nam June Paik: Moon Is The Oldest TV" - (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Excerpts from the score for the film by director Amanda Kim following the career of the great composer/video artist and TV conceptualist. With assistance from Booker Stardrum and Caleb Townsend.] [0:50:11] MIZU - "Pavane" - Forest Scenes [The cellist/composer in an ode to "the dynamism of nature and the beauty of transformation".] [1:11:55] Sam Gendel - "WX" - AUDIOBOOK [From a project by multi-instrumentalist Gendel and visual artist/filmmaker Marcella Cytrynowicz.] [1:15:48] Roberto Musci - "Woman Of Water And Music" - Tower Of Silence [A mix of instruments and samples that Musci brought back from travels across India, Asia, and Africa.] [1:17:13] Valentina Magaletti - "Body in a Room" - A Queer Anthology of Drums [Italo-British percussionist Magaletti's "future-fluid evolution of post-punk/industrial murk" initially released on Cafe Oto's label.] [1:22:27] Tomaga - "Gonda's Dream" - The Shape Of The Dance [London-based duo, Tom Relleen, electronics; Valentina Magaletti, percussion.] [1:27:39] Rhys Chatham & Z'EV - "2" - Rhys Chatham & Z'EV [Rhys Chatham, flutes, electric guitar; Z'EV, Yamaha DTXPRESS (electronic drums), 16-bit AWM2 (Advanced Wave Memory sampler). Recorded 2014 and remixed 2024 by Chatham.] [1:37:29] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/147355

Duration:02:06:03

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The Australian Job from Dec 18, 2024

12/18/2024
Jon Rose - "Peanut Polka" - Violin Music for Restaurants [The Australian violinist/conceptualist aka Dr. Johannes Rosenberg, Jo "Doc", and Jimmy.] Oren Ambarchi - "Simian Angel" - Simian Angel [Australian composer/guitarist Ambarchi with Cyro Baptista, berimbau, percussion & voice, created in Berlin and Tokyo.] [0:04:42] Giacomo Merega & Joe Morris - "Real and then not real, something like an opera" - Opus dichotomous [From an album of duos described as "studies in dichotomy". Merega, bass guitar and volume pedal; Morris, guitar and pedals.] [0:24:37] Olivia Block - "The Hermit's Peak" - The Mountains Pass [Chicago-based composer/pianist, Australian label, inspired by New Mexico, with Jon Mueller, percussion and Thomas Madeja, trumpet.] [0:34:55] Noise Scavengers - "Bass and Electronics" - Scrapper [Melbourne, Australia. Premiered at the City of Darebin FUSE Festival. Esther Tuddenham & Astrid Meurer, percussion; Daniel Munnery, electronics; Stuart Flenley, bass and percussion.] [0:47:14] The Necks - "Open" - Open [From the twelfth album by the Australian improvising trio: Chris Abrahams, piano, keyboard; Lloyd Swanton, bass; Tony Buck, drums, percussion. Excerpted.] [0:57:36] Black Cactus - "caca électronique" - caca électronique [Live performance at Cave Inn Experimental, Meanjin (aka Brisbane). Excerpts.] [1:45:06] Lawrence English - "ShellType" - ShellType [Composer/producer out of Brisbane. Voices by Australia Voices.] [1:53:16] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/147140

Duration:02:06:49

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Processes, S​é​ances, & Fantasies from Dec 11, 2024

12/11/2024
Howlin' Wolf - "Moanin' At Midnight" - Moanin' In The Moonlight [Howlin' Wolf, harmonica, vocals; Willie Johnson, guitar; Willie Steele, drums.] Trevor Dunn’s Trio-Convulsant avec Folie à Quatre - "Saint-Médard" - Séances [Trio-Convulsant: composer Dunn, bass; Mary Halvorson, guitar; Ches Smith, percussion. Folie à Quatre: Carla Kihlstedt, viola, violin; Oscar Noriega, clarinets; Mariel Roberts, cello; Anna Webber, flutes.] [0:05:01] Megafortress - "Lord Harpoon" - Mandatory Liberation Vol. 1 [From a 25 track compilation with proceeds donated to Crips for eSims for Gaza (disabilityvisibilityproject.com), which provides Palestinians aid and communication with one another and the outside world. Produced by Jeff Tobias & Dave Ruder.] [0:10:31] Cosa Brava (Fred Frith) - "Bezuinbonur/Boljana" - Z Sides [Two companion tracks from the album. Fred Frith, guitar, bass, editor; Shahzad Ismaily, bass; Matthias Bossi, drums; The Norman Conquest, effects; Zeena Parkins, keyboards; Carla Kihlstedt, violin.] [0:14:04] Nat Baldwin & Parsa Ferdowsi - "Unnamable Excerpt" - Mandatory Liberation Vol. 1 [Recorded at Unnameable Books in Turners Falls, MA. Baldwin, double bass; Ferdowsi, santur. From a 25 track compilation for Gaza. See note above.] [0:23:13] Ashcan Orchestra - "Anthem Post-National" - Mandatory Liberation Vol. 1 [The full subtitle is: "Visions & Hopes for a Time & Space free of nation states, when & where Coalitions gather & dissolve as easily as conversation". Rendered on electro-mechanical tubular bell towers, flute organs, & altered xylophone, Directed by Pat Spadine. From a 25 track compilation for Gaza. See note above.] [0:31:43] Drekka x [Hydzik + Trecka] - "No Sleight of Hand in Total Darkness" - Drekka x [Hydzik + Trecka] [Chicago. Mkl Anderson aka Drekka, Evan Hydzik, and Mark Trecka. The trio made this music live using microphones, effects pedals, bells and other sundry objects, their bodies, and one 8-track performance sampler.] [0:39:50] Butt Dialers - "An Indictment" - Mandatory Liberation Vol. 1 [Chris Cochrane, guitar and vocal, Marlon Cherry, bass, percussion, and vocal; Sulynn Hago, guitar and vocal. From a 25 track compilation for Gaza. See note above.] [0:56:08] Gerald Cleaver - "The Process" - The Process ["Drummer-Turned-Techno Manipulator". Electronic composition inspired by Detroit. Excerpts.] [1:02:40] Thiago Nassif - "Bulgado" - Três [Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Produced by Arto Lindsay. With Domenico Lancelloti, Alberto Continentino, Marcello Callado, Danilo Andrade, Wyatt Mims, Laura Wrona, Roberta Zerbini, and Negro Leo.] [1:30:33] John Mclaughlin - "Blue In Green" - My Goal's Beyond [The guitarist with Airto Moreira, percussion; Charlie Haden. bass. Credited to Miles Davis but written by Bill Evans, probably.] [1:34:55] Aki Tsuyuko - "Fantasia (TIBIA4 Version)" - Ongakushitsu [An ambient classic, created in Japan, 2000.] [1:37:32] Weston Olencki - "the rock of four letter words" - Mandatory Liberation Vol. 1 [For salvaged autoharp, clock chimes, piezo feedback, vibra. From a 25 track compilation with proceeds donated to Crips for eSims for Gaza (disabilityvisibilityproject.com), which provides Palestinians aid and communication with one another and the outside world. Produced by Jeff Tobias & Dave Ruder.] [1:42:20] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/146923

Duration:02:06:52

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Requiem for Sun-Maid from Dec 4, 2024

12/4/2024
Jonah Kagen - "God Needs The Devil" - Black Dress [Savannah, Georgia-based singer-songwriter Jonah Kagen.] Ben Frost - "Leo Needs A New Pair Of Shoes" - By The Throat [Produced in Iceland by composer Frost and Valgeir Sigurðsson.] Tim Hecker - "Across to Anoyo" - Konoyo [Canadian electronic music musician with gagaku ensemble, Tokyo Gakuso. Edit.] John Lilly - "Broken Moon" - Broken Moon [The songwriter ranges from cowboy ballads to Primitive Baptist hymns to Tin Pan Alley for guitar, mandolin, and fiddle, with harmonies by Ginny Hawker.] Phillip Golub - "Loop 7" - Loop 7 [Pianist and composer Golub using a 22-note per octave tuning system and two microtonally-tuned Yahama Disklavier acoustic pianos, with Ty Citerman, electric guitar; Aaron Edgcomb, microtonal vibraphone; Joseph Branciforte; electronics & synthesizer.] Frédéric Chopin - "Etude Op. 10 No. 3 (Tristesse)" - WFMT: The Chopin Etudes: Your Guide to the Essential Works [Sviatoslav Richter performs a study for solo piano composed by Chopin in 1832. Sometimes the nickname "L'Adieu" (farewell) is used for this Etude. The technical challenge is playing both the melody and the accompaniment in the right hand, while the left hand adds a syncopated bassline, extra harmonies, or a countermelody.] Valgeir Sigurðsson - "Dissonance" - Dissonance [Iceland. Arranged by Liam Byrne and Sigurðsson built by layering performances by collaborators Byrne (viola da gamba) and Reykjavík Sinfonia.] Vincent Youmans - "Orchids in the Moonlight" - Flying Down to Rio [From the pre-Code RKO musical film famous for being the first screen pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Music by Vincent Youmans; Gus Kahn and Edward Eliscu, lyrics; sung by Raul Roulien.] Elliott Sharp - "Panemandorle (for Benoit Mandelbrot)" - Mandorle - New Music For Mandolin [From the companion album to Mandocello, solo new music pieces played on a variety of acoustic and electric mandolins.] Jacaszek - "Evening Strains To Be Time’s Vast" - Glimmer [Poland. Małgorzata Skotnicka, harpsichord; Andrzej Wojciechowski, bass clarinet; composer Jacaszek, metalophone.] The Isley Brothers - "Voyage to Atlantis" - Go for Your Guns [A ballad by a funk band, sung by Ron Isley.] Miguel Frasconi - "Echo" - Well-Weathered Music Archives: 2002 [Originally created 2002 for dancer Homer Avila using samples of glass bellbowls, glass harp, zither, keyboards, percussion, Ensoniq ASR-X sampler, Peavey PC-1600 midi fader bank, Yamaha CBX-K1 keyboard controller.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/146598

Duration:02:06:32

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Chill or Be Chilled from Nov 20, 2024

11/20/2024
The Association - "Never My Love" - The Association: The Essentials [Written by Don and Dick Addrisi, released 1967. Lead vocals by Terry Kirkman and Larry Ramos plus (mostly) wordless harmonies, The Wrecking Crew, and some spatial studio tricks.] Tyshawn Sorey - "Peresina" - The Susceptible Now [Based on a McCoy Tyner tune.Tyshawn Sorey, drums, arrangements; Aaron Diehl, piano; Harish Raghavan, double bass.] [0:04:46] Miles Davis - "In A Silent Way / It's About That Time" - The Complete in a Silent Way Sessions [From the legendary session produced by Ted Macero, Joe Zawinul's In a Silent Way and Davis' It's About That Time combined. Composer Davis, trumpet; composer Zawinul, electric piano, organ; Wayne Shorter, soprano sax; John McLaughlin, electric guitar; Chick Corea & Herbie Hancock, electric pianos; Dave Holland, double bass; Tony Williams, drums.] [0:20:01] Andy Haas - "Protention" - For The Time, Being [Instrumentation as described by the composer: "saxophone, strap-on tremolo, mm w/hazarai, vinyl LP manipulation".] [0:41:59] Paper Jays - "Complex Premonition" - Paper Jays [Out of Rhode Island. Jesse Cohen, electric and resonator guitars; Justin Hubbard, acoustic guitar and bass; Matt Crane, percussion.] [0:48:11] Lijiang Quintet - "Stormy Walk From Zhiyun Temple" - Crossing A River By Rope [Recorded in the Yunnan Province of China, with three members of Red Scarf, a radical Chinese prog rock/noise band, and two American improvisers. Theresa Wong: cello and voice; John McCowen, clarinet and recorder; Lao Dan, sax and bamboo instruments; Li Xing, electric and acoustic guitar; Deng Boyu, percussion and found objects.] [0:55:28] Brandon Seabrook - "Historical Importance of Eccentricity" - Object of Unknown Function [Composer Seabrook using 18 layers of banjos & 12- and 6-string guitars.] [1:02:37] Sarah Hennies - "Standing Water (concert recording)" - Roulette Archive [Composer/percussionist Hennies with bass clarinetists Madison Greenstone and Katie Porter... and frogs.] [1:13:54] Wakuénai (Curripaco) - "Ten men playing in the village plaza" - Music for Shape - Shifters: Field Recordings from the Amazonian Lowlands, 1981 - 1985 [This track was recorded by Feliz López de Oliveiros in a remote village along the Tomo River, Colombia, 1985. From an album including tracks from when anthropologist Jonathan Hill left recording equipment behind in a remote village along the Upper Río Negro in Venezuela. When he returned later, he discovered that the locals had used the equipment to record narratives and music.] [1:36:31] Lawrence English - "...And Clouds For Company" - A Colour For Autumn (15th Anniversary Edition) [From a collection recorded in Brazil, Marseilles, Tasmania, Japan, and Brisbane 2007-09.] [1:48:02] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/146247

Duration:02:06:45

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The Electric Resistance from Nov 13, 2024

11/13/2024
Jefferson Airplane - "White Rabbit" - Surrealistic Pillow [Written and performed by vocalist Grace Slick with Jorma Kaukonen, lead guitar; Paul Kantner, rhythm guitar; Jack Casady, bass; Spencer Dryden, drums.] Man Rei - "Underwhelming Wish" - Cusp [Described as "witchy lullabies" from Estonian experimental recorder Man Rei, aka Kristin Reiman.] [0:05:03] Juan Hidalgo - "Étude de stage" - Five Spanish Pioneers of Electronic and Experimental Music 1953 - 1969 [Created 1961. In 1957 Hidalgo participated in the music festival XII Internationale Ferienkurse Fur Neue Musik in Darmstadt. The following year he met John Cage and David Tudor. A member of Fluxus, in 1966 he participated with Gustav Metzger, Otto Muehl, Wolf Vostell, and Hermann Nitsch in the Destruction in Art Symposium in London.] [0:12:30] Jon Keliehor, Signy Jakobsdottir - "Walking on The Stars" - Winds of Change [Recorded in 1999. The duo has performed together in Seattle, Venezuela, and Scotland. In Seattle they studied gamelan music with Gamelan Pacifica under the direction of Jarrad Powell. After returning to Scotland, they continued to study and perform with Gamelan Naga Mas, in Glasgow, in projects directed by dhalang Joko Susilo (puppets).] [0:17:31] Eduardo Polonio - "Para una pequeña margarita ronca" - Five Spanish Pioneers of Electronic and Experimental Music 1953 - 1969 [Created 1969. Between 1966 and 1970 Polonio worked at the Institute of Psychoacoustics and Electronic Music-IPEM of the University of Ghent, Belgium.] [0:23:38] Quartz - "Crescent Moon" - Together with Ukraine [From an international collection of over 100 producers, artists, and volunteers, with a goal of uniting the music community in support of Ukraine.] [0:33:23] Josep Maria Mestres Quadreny - "Peça per a serra mecànica" - Five Spanish Pioneers of Electronic and Experimental Music 1953 - 1969 [Created 1964. In 1952 he joined the Manuel de Falla Circle and in 1974 he founded the Laboratori de Música Electroacústica Phonos. During his life he collaborated with Joan Miró and Antoni Tàpies.] [0:39:24] Ali Rooibos - "Good Time" - Shooting Drones [Vilnius, Lithuania. Debut EP from Rooibos, a DJ and techno producer.] [0:44:23] Stef Mendesidis - "Stalker" - Klockworks 33 [Kyiv-based DJ & producer.] [0:49:36] Frederic Rzewski - "The People United Will Never Be Defeated" - The People United Will Never Be Defeated [Composed 1975. Consists of 36 variations (we'll hear #27 to the end) on the Chilean song "¡El pueblo unido jamás será vencido!" by Sergio Ortega and Quilapayún a tribute to the struggle of the Chilean people against the newly imposed repressive regime of Augusto Pinochet. Performed by French-Canadian pianist and composer Marc-André Hamelin.] [0:59:09] Charles Mingus - "Original Faubus Fables" - Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus [The piece was written as a criticism for Arkansas' governor Orval Faubus, who infamously opposed the integration of nine African-American students into Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Recorded in New York for the Candid label, founded by Nat Hentoff. Composer Mingus, bass; Eric Dolphy, sax; Dannie Richmond, drums; Ted Curson, trumpet.] [1:23:01] Torn - "Rotor Blades" - Together with Ukraine [From an international collection of over 100 producers, artists, and volunteers, with a goal of uniting the music community in support of Ukraine.] [1:35:51] Psykovsky - "Propaganda remix" - Debut album [Psytrance producer Vasily Markelov first achieved success as a member of Transdriver. Together with Alexey Kov he gigged a lot around Moscow and Russia during 1995-2000.] [1:43:10] Hedon - "Nafura Wiqa'ia نافورة وقائية" - Caravans of Ether [Following a "caravan of nomadic pilgrims navigating the unforgiving expanse of the noir-tinged Moroccan desert".] [1:53:32] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/146000

Duration:02:06:50

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Vanquishing Anxiety from Nov 6, 2024

11/6/2024
Yuka Honda - "A Camel to UFO" - Farm Psychedelia II [From another edition of the electronic artist (Cibo Matto, Nels Cline) and producer's "Sensory Music" project.] Peter Evans - Being & Becoming - "Nowhere" - Ars Memoria [Composer Evans, trumpet, piccolo trumpet and ensemble of Joel Ross, vibraphone, percussion; Nick Jozwiak, bass; Michael Shekwoaga Ode, drums.] [0:06:28] Reid, Kitamura, Bynum, Morris - "Extinct/Extant" - Geometry of Phenomena [A collective project from Tomeka Reid, cello; Taylor Ho Bynum. cornet, flugelhorn; Kyoko Kitamura, voice; Joe Morris, guitar.] [0:26:03] Fictional Souvenirs (Butcher/Thomas/Solberg) - "Heat of Absorption" - Volatile Object [Pat Thomas, electronics; John Butcher, saxophones; Ståle Liavik Solberg, drums. Recorded live at Cafe Oto, London, January 2023.] [0:45:52] Akusmi - "Concrescence" - Fleeting Future [Akusmi is the French-born, London-based composer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Pascal Bideau. Akusmi, alto sax, bass guitar, gongs, piano, flutes, percussion, synths; Ruth Velten, alto & soprano sax; Daniel Brandt, drums, synths; Florian Juncker, trombone.] [1:09:44] Sussan Deyhim & Richard Horowitz - "Ishtar" - Desert Equations: Azax Attra (Made to Measure Vol . 8) [A reissue of the 1986 album by Iranian vocalist Deyhim and electronic composer Horowitz blending 80s avantgarde, Deyhim’s intimate knowledge of traditional Persian music, and Horowitz’s background in jazz (Braxton, Steve Lacy, Alan Silva) and the folk music of Morocco (where he lived for a while).] [1:14:25] Ben Monder - "Globestructures: Option II" - Planetarium [A solo by the guitarist (David Bowie, Maria Schneider, Guillermo Klein). The track takes its name from Kazuo Ishiguro’s anxiety inducing novel, The Unconsoled.] [1:24:12] Ghost Ensemble - "Rewild" - Ben Richter: Rewild [The Ensemble: composer Ben Richter, accordion; Margaret Lancaster, flute; Sky Macklay, oboe; Chris Nappi, percussion; Lucia Helen Stavros, harp; Martine Thomas, viola; Tyler J. Borden, violoncello; James Ilgenfritz, contrabass; Kyle Motl, contrabass; Carl Bettendorf, conductor.] [1:36:49] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/145760

Duration:02:06:53

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Spirits from Oct 30, 2024

10/30/2024
Phoebe Bridgers - "Halloween" - Punisher [The LA-based singer/songwriter.] lloyd Thayer - "Celebration" - Limitation Is Necessary [Massachusetts. Performed on a 12-string guitar in an alternate tuning inspired by Ralph Towner.] [0:07:52] Annarella and Django - "Degrees of Freedom" - Jouer [Sweden. Flautist Annarella Sörlin (resident in Örebro) and ngoni master Django Diabaté (from Mali, resident in Senegal). With Lars Fredrik Swahn, bass, guitar, keys; Karl Jonas Winqvist, percussion, keys; Ale Möller, clarinet; Per Lager, drums and percussion.] [0:24:37] Alex Stolze - "Shaking" - Raash ve Ruach רעש ו רוח Noise and Wind [Stolze, out of East Berlin, is a Jewish-German musician, techno DJ, and music producer. Performed on Quinton, (a 5-string hybrid between the violin and the viol), violin, piano, electronics, and voice.] [0:30:13] The Kris Davis Trio - "Run the Gauntlet" - Run the Gauntlet [Composer Davis; piano/prepared piano; Robert Hurst, bass; Johnathan Blake, drums.] [0:40:58] The Necks - "Bleed" - Bleed [The Australian trio of Chris Abrahams, keys; Lloyd Swanton, bass; Tony Buck, drums/percussion. Excerpt.] [0:54:46] Evan Chapman - "Windows" - Reveries [Philadelphia-based drummer/producer/filmmaker Chapman with Joshua Stamper, electric guitar & upright bass.] [1:27:12] Steve Hubback - "Nordborggade 17" - Aarhus [Welsh drummer from a recently uncovered 1987 recording made in Denmark.] [1:34:28] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/145536
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Cycling in Space from Oct 16, 2024

10/16/2024
Kafari - "A Possible Peace" - Blanket of Black [Portland, Maine. Loops and beats from old piano recordings.] Szilard Mezei Quartet - "Jaguar" - Jaguar - Flower [Hungarian violist and composer Mezei with Ivan Burka on vibes & percussion, Ervin Malina on contrabass, and Istvan Csik on drums & percussion.] [0:21:36] Brandon Seabrook - "In The Swarm" - In The Swarm [Composer Seabrook, guitar and banjo; Gerald Cleaver; drums and electronics; Cooper-Moore, Diddley-Bow.] [0:32:54] KVL - "Microvibe" - Volume 2 [Chicago. Quin Kirchner, drums, percussion, sampler, electronics; Daniel Van Duerm; acoustic and electric pianos, organ, Mellotron, electronics; Matthew Lux, bass, electronics.] [0:38:20] Silvia Bolognesi, Dudú Kouate, Griffin Rodriguez - "Fuki Buki" - Timing Birds [Italy. Bolognesi, upright bass, voice, poetry, percussion; Kouate, percussion, voice, ngoni, kalimba; Rodriguez. electronics, voice.] [0:46:06] Rapoon - "Night Train in Europe" - MoKa 24 [Founded in 1992 by Robin Storey after leaving the band Zoviet France, Rapoon emerged as an ethno-dark ambient project.] [0:56:31] The Handover - "The Handover Part One (excerpt)" - The Handover [The ensemble of composer Aly Eissa, oud; Jonas Cambien, keyboards; Ayman Asfour, violin, exploring the "common and uncommon senses of Egypt's ritual music". Recorded Alexandria, Egypt.] [1:07:07] Arthur King - "Part Two & Three" - Unknown Movie Night (Five Summer Stories) [Arthur King (an experimental ensemble led by Peter Walker) in an impromptu performance inspired by Jim Freeman and Greg Macgillivray’s 1972 film, Five Summer Stories. Performed and recorded live at L.A. venue, The River. For this performance the ensemble is Mark Kimbrell, David Ralicke, Chuck Soo-Hoo, Joel Virgel, and Peter Walker.] [1:21:58] Joe Mygan - "Side A" - Add Water [Mygan is a New England DIY experimental artist known for his mastery of the Elektron Octatrack.] [1:39:54] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/145009

Duration:01:46:24

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Relaxation from Oct 2, 2024

10/2/2024
Zaiko Langa Langa - "Mama Akoma Kotekisa (Umoja Edit)" - Radio Mawimbi Volume 2 [From a compilation of remixes from Mawimbi's bi-monthly radio show on Rinse France.] Carrot Green - "Kalimbas" - Voodoohop: Entropia Coletiva I [Brazilian DJ and producer.] [0:05:39] Rodrigo Gallardo - "Kalimera" - 1Löffelchen [Composer, musician, and producer from Chile.] [0:18:00] Holed of Mom - "Ven (Original Mix)" - Heimlich I [Thommie G-Samsara is an electronic music composer, creator of down- and uptempo music. Out of The Netherlands.] [0:24:30] Supercombo Los Caviares - "Glassminazed" - Voodoohop : Entropia Coletiva II [Brazilian duo of Olivier & Nicolas described as "futuristic intelligence and improvised spontaneity".] [0:33:40] Hania Rani - "Komeda (Studio 1, Warsaw)" - Nostalgia [Recorded with a string ensemble in Witold Lutosławski's Concert Studio at the Polish Radio in Warsaw.] [0:46:58] Numa Gama - "Sinking Ship ft. Sui" - Me Redesenho [From the third album by the Brazilian producer Gama, this time under the moniker Numa Gama.] [0:57:24] Ground - "Last Night" - Caminho à Sintropia I [From a collective with one foot in Brazil and another in Germany.] [1:02:12] Hauschka - "Stromness (Eluvium Remix)" - A NDO C Y [Refraction of the album Abandoned City by Hauschka (aka Volker Bertelmann).] [1:10:04] Harry Partch - "The Bewitched: Prologue - The Lost Musicians Mix Magic" - The Harry Partch Collection, Volume 4 [Opening section of the composer's The Bewitched-A Dance Satire recorded at the University of Illinois’ Champaign-Urbana campus in 1957. Originally released on Partch’s own label, GATE 5 Records.] [1:21:42] Sarah Hennies - "Clock Dies" - Sarah Hennies: Motor Tapes [The composer's first chamber music piece performed by Talea Ensemble with James Baker, conductor. Excerpt.] [1:32:13] William Basinski & Richard Chartier - "Something From The Pink House" - Something From The Pink House [Archival live recording of a 2004 improvisation at the home of Basinski & James Elaine in Venice, California. Excerpt.] [1:48:30] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/144607

Duration:02:06:51

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Strike Anywhere from Sep 25, 2024

9/25/2024
Wau Wau Collectif - "Nécessaire" - Mariage [A collaboration from musicians in Senegal, led by Aurora Kane, and Sweden’s Karl Jonas Winqvist, with little glimpses of the late great flute master Ousmane Ba.] Kato Hideki & Kramer - "Tranquility" - The Walk [From bassist/producer Hideki and producer Kramer, described as "an ambient/hybrid musical journey interweaving the dual inspirations of poets Basho and Robert Walser".] [0:05:51] Amon Tobin - "Velvet Owl" - Fear in a Handful of Dust [The Brazilian electronic musician (via London and LA), described as a project of imperfect beauty that reflects Subotnick and Ligeti.] [0:10:54] Foetus - "Cirrhosis Of The Heart (Amon Tobin Mix)" - Blow [From the the companion remix compilation to the album, Flow. JG Thirlwell is a Brooklyn based composer who is known for his musical projects Foetus, Manorexia, Xordox, Steroid Maximus, and scores for animation (The Venture Bros., Archer).] [0:18:40] Black Artist Group - "For Peace And Liberty, In Paris Dec 1972" - For Peace And Liberty, In Paris Dec 1972 [Oliver Lake, sax; Joseph Bowie, trombone; Baikida Carroll and Floyd Leflore, trumpets; and Charles Bobo Shaw on drums and percussion Recorded in Paris at Maison de l'ORTF in Dec. 1972 and thought lost until recently unearthed from the vaults of INA (Institut National de l’Audiovisuel).] [0:28:19] Patricia Brennan & Sylvie Courvoisier - "Concert Recording" - Roulette Archives [From a project entitled TALAMANTI (re: things in pairs) with Courvoisier, piano and composer Brennan, mallet percussion & electronics.] [1:07:46] Matt Pavolka - "An Aged Flamingo In a Dried-Up Pool" - Disciplinary Architecture [Composer Pavolka, bass; Ben Monder, guitar; Santiago Leibson, keyboards; Allan Mednard, drums. Title borrowing a quote from J.G. Ballard.] [1:19:10] Kahil El'Zabar's Spirit Groove - "Katon" - Kahil El'Zabar's 'Spirit Groove' ft. David Murray [The multi-percussionist with David Murray, tenor sax; Emma Dayhuff, acoustic bass; Justin Dillard, synth, piano, organ.] [1:31:36] Olivia Block - "Rivers in Reverse" - Innocent Passage in the Territorial Sea [Composed and performed by Olivia Block on Korg CX3 organ, Organelle, tapes, field recordings, and Mellotron.] [1:49:33] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/144358

Duration:02:06:49

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Mood Swings from Sep 18, 2024

9/18/2024
Nico - "These Days" - Chelsea Girl [Classic song written by a 16-year-old Jackson Browne. Performed by the German chanteuse with the Velvet Underground as her backing band, recorded following Nico's collaboration on the Velvet's debut album.] Lou Reed - "Walk on the Wild Side" - Transformer [The song is noted for its edgy Warhol-inspired portraits and the twinned ascending and descending portamento basslines played by Herbie Flowers; plus Ronnie Ross, sax; backing vocals by Thunderthighs; Ritchie Dharma, drums; David Bowie, acoustic guitar. Produced by Bowie and Mick Ronson.] [0:06:05] Thee Reps - "Head for Sand" - Minimal Surface [A collaborative NYC band: Dave Ruder, guitar; Karen Waltuch, viola; Jeff Tobias, bass; Sam Morrison, keyboards (and composer of this one), Max Jaffe, drums.] [0:10:06] Ayman Fanous & Jason Kao Hwang - "Mausoleum Of Beybars the Crossbowman" - Zilzal [Fanous, bouzouki; Hwang, violin. Zilzal is the Arabic word for earthquake.] [0:17:16] benjin - "Samphire II" - Vol. IX: Music for Cello and Nyckelharpa [Out of Spain. Performed on cello and nyckelharpa, a bowed instrument with keyed melody strings, one drone, and twelve sympathetic strings (pictured).] [0:26:12] Delmore FX - "Zhenya" - Scompaio [Milan/Berlin. Delmore FX (moniker of poet and artist Elia Buletti) is a "purveyor and craftsman of avant-world and post-world sounds".] [0:37:12] Rainbow Island - "Master Morbo" - Illmatrix [A quartet born in Rome in 2013, described as "explorers of virtual dub, deranged non-narrative storytelling, and manipulations of digital riddim music in between fourth and fifth worlds".] [0:42:42] Boring Machines - "Black Market" - Heroin in Tahiti/Sun and Violence [Inspired by Italian folklore and the work of ethnomusicologist Diego Carpitella in Southern Italy during the 50s. Described as "prog-infused sequence of psychedelic folk dances, spacey tarantellas, twangy guitars, black market hymns, and Joe Meek-style homages to the sinking of Costa Concordia".] [0:50:12] Anteloper - "One Living Genus" - Pink Dolphins [Duo project of jaimie branch, trumpet, electronics, percussion, vocals; and Jason Nazary, drums, synths; here with Jeff Parker, guitar, bass guitar, percussion, Korg MS-20.] [0:58:14] Rose Bolton - "The Lost Clock" - The Lost Clock [Toronto-based composer/performer (electronics, violin, viola), installation and film composer, and educator.] [1:12:41] Waclaw Zimpel - "Jam with Bread" - Japanese Journal Vol . 1 [Polish clarinetist (recording in Tokyo): alto clarinet, tape delays; Little Nemo, voice, bells; Now Hear Machine, translating the electrical impulses from sourdough starter into midi data.] [1:28:59] Carlos Niño, Surya Botofasina, Adam Rudolph - "Live at Public Records 12/10/2022" - Live at Public Records 12/10/2022 [Carlos Niño, bells, cymbals, percussion; Surya Botofasina, keyboards & synthesizers; Adam Rudolph, handrumset, electronic processing, percussion. Recorded at Brooklyn's Public Records venue.] [1:51:53] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/144130

Duration:02:06:51

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Polyeverything from Sep 4, 2024

9/4/2024
Niko Schabel & Tom Wieland - "Ranat Thum" - sOund vOyage - En route to Thailand [From a project of producers Schabel (Radio Citizen, Express Brass Band, Berlin/Munich) and Tom Wieland (7 Samurai, Panoptikum Arkestra, Vienna).] Sun Ra & His Astro Infinity Arkestra - "World's Approaching" - Strange Strings [Recorded in 1965 and featuring Marshall Allen on oboe. The album includes unreleased tracks (restored by Irwin Chusid) documenting when Sun Ra purchased vintage string instruments and recorded them with his reed and horn players even though they didn't know how to play them.] Lisa Cameron & Sandy Ewen - "Rhinochimera Atlantica" - See Creatures [Cameron, Berimbauophone, lap steel, percussion, feedback, (mouth harp?); Ewen, guitar & objects.] Niklas Fite & Günter Christmann - "relief" - insisting [Born in Poland, based outside Hannover, Germany, Christmann, cello, and Fite, Swedish guitarist (son of Stockholm guitarist Andy Fite) and both worked with British guitarist John Russell.] De Beren Gieren - "Mimic" - What Eludes Us [Belgian trio: Fulco Ottervanger, piano and synth; bass player Lieven Van Pée; and drummer Simon Segers.] Yowie - "The Reason Your House Is Haunted Can Be Found On This Microfiche" - Synchromysticism [St. Louis. Christopher Trull and Jeremiah Wonsewitz, guitars; Defenestrator, drums.] Horse Lords - "Wildcat Strike" - Horse Lords [From the Baltimore band's debut album. Andrew Bernstein, saxophone/percussion; Max Eilbacher, bass/electronics; Owen Gardner, guitar; Sam Haberman, drums.] Kungens Män - "Dåderman renoverar" - För samtida djur 2 [Stockholm, Sweden. Magnus Öhrn, bass; Mattias Indy Pettersson, drums; Peter Erikson, synth; Mikael Tuominen and Hans Hjelm, guitars; Gustav Nygren, guitar and sax.] Oren Ambarchi - "Shebang" - Shebang [Excerpts (Parts 2-4) by composer/guitarist Ambarchi with Julia Reidy, 12-string acoustic guitar; BJ Cole, pedal steel; Chris Abrahams, piano; Jim O'Rourke, synths; Johan Berthling, bass; Sam Dunscombe, bass clarinet (many of whom recorded remotely and assembled by Ambarchi and Joe Talia).] Sun Ra & His Astro Infinity Arkestra - "Cosmos Miraculous" - Strange Strings [From unreleased sessions recorded in 1965 (restored by Irwin Chusid) documenting when Sun Ra purchased vintage string instruments and recorded them with his reed and horn players even though they didn't know how to play them. With Sun Ra on clavioline.] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/143621

Duration:02:06:52

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Roots in Retrograde from Aug 28, 2024

8/28/2024
Janel and Anthony - "Big Sur" - Where Is Home [Janel Leppin, cello, loops, electronics; Anthony Pirog, guitar, loops, electronics.] Tashi Dorji - "Improvisation I" - Guitar Improvisations [Musician from Bhutan, living for years in Asheville, North Carolina. Originally released on cassette in 2011.] [0:06:40] Anna R.G. - "Anna R.G. 12/21/2017" - Fire Over Heaven concert series [Grounded in Appalachian folk music, (Anna Roberts-Gevalt) is a fiddler, banjo player, filmmaker, archivist, and visual artist. Excerpts from the musician's set at the Queens venue, curated by Che Chen.] [0:16:20] John Zorn - "With Blinding Sight" - Lamentations [Guitarists Bill Frisell, Julian Lage, and Gyan Riley perform the composer's arrangement, reflecting on Dylan Thomas.] [0:34:31] Meshell Ndegeocello - "Yet Differently Not - Mars Hall (in)" - Red Hot & Ra - The Magic City [Composer/bassist Ndegeocello, vocal, keyboards; Kojo Roney, drums; Rashaan Carter, upright bass; Immanuel Wilkins, alto sax; Jebin Bruni, keyboards; Jake Sherman, harmonica; Hanna Benn and Pink Siifu, vocals. Inspired by Sun Ra.] [0:46:45] John McLaughlin - "Peace One" - My Goal's Beyond [Composer McLaughlin, guitar; Dave Liebman, flute, sax; Jerry Goodman, violin; Charlie Haden, bass; Mahalakshmi, tambura; Billy Cobham, drums; Airto Moreira, percussion; Badal Roy, tabla.] [0:54:54] Yoshio Ojima - "Club" - Club [Selections from the reissue of the 1983 release, supervised by the artist: avant-garde electronica, proto-techno, mecha-ambient from the roots of Japanese electronica.] [1:05:38] Zeena Parkins & Ikue Mori - "Women and Women" - Hit Parade of Tears [The duo's Phantom Orchard project: Parkins, acoustic harp, objects, electric harp, electronics, small percussion, foley, harmonium, ondes martenot, synth, accordion; Mori, electronics, small percussion, foley, processing. From an album reflecting on author Izumi Suzuki.] [1:31:24] Yui Onodera - "1982 IX" - 1982 [Composer Onodera, electric guitar, piano, electric violin, field recordings, found objects, Portastudio 414MKII, SONY CF-1480 & CF-2400, processing, synthesizers, cassette-corder. The artist writes, "I am fascinated by sounds that cannot be created with a computer... texture created by deterioration and wear, including accidental wear, due to old technology that is disappearing".] [1:38:05] Steve Roach - "A Circular Ceremony" - Dreamtime Return [A classic from 1988 within the electronic-ethno-atmospheric genre. Remastered edition by engineer Howard Givens.] [1:45:14] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/143408

Duration:02:06:43

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The Gentle Nudge from Aug 7, 2024

8/7/2024
Milton Nascimento - "Lágrimas Do Sul" - Encontros E Despedidas [Composed by Marco Antônio Guimarães for the Brazilian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Dedicated to Winnie Mandela. Featuring custom marimbas (glass marimba, Marimba D'angelina).] William Parker, Cooper-Moore, Hamid Drake - "Five Angels By The Stream" - Heart Trio [William Parker, doson ngoni; Cooper-Moore, hoe-handle harp; Hamid Drake, drum kit.] [0:05:59] Pascal Le Boeuf - "Requiem for the Extinct" - Into the Anthropocene [Composer Le Boeuf's solo for violist Jessica Meyer. Commissioned by choreographer Kristin Draucker for the Periapsis Open Series (Brooklyn).] [0:13:52] Maria Chavez & Sandy Ewen - "1-1" - All The Duos [Turntablist Chavez with guitarist Ewen.] [0:18:54] Eyal Maoz & Eugene Chadbourne - "Unexpected, Also For Us" - The Coincidence Masters [Maoz is an Israeli-born American bandleader and guitarist. Chadbourne (Shockabilly) is a banjoist, guitarist, and music critic.] [0:25:38] Cooper Bowman - "A1" - Six Loops For Gregorian Sweepstakes [Australia. Used as a continuously looped installation for the composer's Gregorian Sweepstakes exhibition at Bus Projects in Collingwood, Victoria.] [0:35:51] Patrick Higgins - "Versus" - Versus [The guitarist's (Zs) mix from an installation at Monom Studios in Berlin, in a configuration for 75 surround sound speakers.] [0:44:44] Daryl Groetsch - "Earth Tone" - Frozen Waste [The Portland, OR composer (aka Pulse Emitter) with microtonal, texture-focused electronics.] [1:02:41] Andrea Parkins - "Two Rooms from the Memory Palace" - Two Rooms from the Memory Palace [Currently working out of Berlin, the American composer/multi-instrumentalist premiered this piece in 2015 at the New York Electronic Art Festival on NYC’s Governor’s Island and was later site-adapted for Akousma Festival in Montreal as a performance/installation for 40 loudspeakers in a single listening space.] [1:16:38] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/142730

Duration:02:06:55

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Machine Memory from Jul 31, 2024

7/31/2024
Siu Mata & Amor Satyr - "Reggaeton Sex" - Speed Dembow Vol . II [Paris. The duo (aka Arnaud Herard, Gaspard Cornuel) also known as Sexapil.] Sylvie Courvoisier - "Le pavot rouge" - Chimaera [Composer Courvoisier, piano; Wadada Leo Smith & Nate Wooley, trumpets; Christian Fennesz, guitar, electronics; Drew Gress, bass; Kenny Wollesen, drums, vibraphone.] [0:08:40] garth erasmus - "Lucelle: Sista Of The Soil/Mantis Praise" - Threnody for the KhoiSan [Cape Town, South Africa. Designs and builds instruments based on indigenous KhoiSan knowledge. From 1999 to 2012 he was a member of the South African First Nation activist group Khoi Khonnexion.] [0:27:45] Maria Bertel - "Sci-fi" - Monophonic [Danish composer and trombonist Bertel, a member of Fire! Orchestra and Jooklo Danish Group, uses amplification to emphasize unusual aspects of the instrument.] [0:34:50] Matt Mitchell & Kate Gentile - "trapezoids | matching tickles" - Snark Horse [Box Set] [Composers Gentile, drums & percussion, and Mitchell, piano, modular synthesizer, Prophet-6, MicroFreak & electronics, with Kim Cass, bass; Ben Gerstein, trombone; Jon Irabagon and Matt Nelson, reeds; Davy Lazar, brass; Mat Maneri, viola; Ava Mendoza and Brandon Seabrook, guitars.] [0:44:30] MME dUO - "Monochrom" - awholerunboom [Formerly working together as Sculptress of Sound, Cologne-based Patricia Koellges and Tamara Loren.] [0:51:16] Chris Corsano - "I Don't Have Missions" - The Key (Became the Important Thing [and Then Just Faded Away ] ) [A solo project by drummer/composer Corsano, anchored by a self-made string drum (silicone string stretched across a snare drum with a bridge). With Michael Flower, Japan banjo (shahi baaja); Count Hejnowski, bass.] [0:57:07] Bill Pettaway & Geneva Randolph - "Esoteric Hair pt. 1" - Esoteric Hair [Pettaway is a Grammy awardee and producer (Milli Vanilli, Justin Timberlake). Randolph is also a music industry operator/songwriter with a love for modular experimental music (Notorious B.I.G, Xzibit).] [1:07:18] A K U - "AH YA LPF J" - SOUK EDITS : VOL 1 [Out of L.A. Inspired by the buzzing markets in Marrakech’s old city.] [1:26:47] Acid Mothers Reynols - "Lemurian Tsunami Inside a Hat" - Vol. 3 [Collaboration between groups Reynols (Argentina) and Acid Mothers Temple (Japan). Recorded in Buenos Aires. Kawabata Makoto, guitar, piano & speed guru; Tabata Mitsuru: guitar, synth; Higashi Hiroshi, synth & theremin; Wolf (aka S/T), bass; Satoshima Nani, drums; Miguel Tomasín, vocals, hammond organ & drums; Roberto Conlaz, guitar & marmonio; Pacu Conlaz, percussion & horn; Anla Courtis, guitar & rovelio.] [1:35:09] Jerry Lim & Chuck Bettis - "Inner Dialogues" - Controlled Opposition [Lim, guitar, electronics; Bettis, electronics.] [1:47:38] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/142455

Duration:02:06:54

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Terry Riley, from C to Z from Jul 17, 2024

7/17/2024
Terry Riley & Bang on a Can All-Stars - "Long Bus Ride" - Autodreamographical Tales [The composer's album of fantastical stories with the shape-shifing virtuosic ensemble. This track arranged by Gyan Riley.] ContaQt + Evan Ziporyn + Friends - "Poppy 88" - Poppy 88 [MIT professor, composer, and clarinetist Evan Ziporyn (Bang on a Can) organized this recording to celebrate Terry Riley's 88th birthday in 2023 assisted by ContaQt (Canada) and MIT Center for Art, Science & Technology. Mapped by Ziporyn as a global telematic event involving 88 individuals, spread across 60 locations in 23 countries playing online, live and in real-time. The performers were responding to Terry Riley's 1968 recording, Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band. Structured by Ziporyn with engineering and software support from Jeffrey Morton and Serge Orloff.] [0:05:06] Terry Riley - "Bird of Paradise" - Terry Riley: Music For The Gift; Bird of Paradise; Mescalin Mix [Created 1964 at the San Francisco Tape Center by manipulating the rhythm-and-blues song, Shotgun, by Junior Walker and the All Stars. It is considered one of the first cut-up audio sampling compositions.] [0:38:14] Terry Riley - "A Rainbow In Curved Air" - A Rainbow In Curved Air [From the influential album with the composer on electric organ, electric harpsichord, RMI Rocksichord, dumbek, tambourine. Paired in the release with the looping saxophone drone piece, Poppy Nogood And The Phantom Band, part of the legendary CBS series produced by David Behrman.] [1:04:04] Terry Riley - "In C Mali" - Africa Express Presents... Terry Riley – In C Mali [Produced and recorded by André de Ridder at Maison des Jeunes, Bamako and Studio P5, Berlin with West African musicians. Vocals by Brian Eno are in the mix.] [1:27:07] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/141980

Duration:02:06:25

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Unexpected Flavors from Jul 10, 2024

7/10/2024
of Tropique - "Zoro" - Wooooo / Zoro [Japan. The group describes itself as "a musical version of traditional Nabe soup; a hot pot of global curiosities thrown together with no particular rules or ingredients to make an unpredictable and unique sonic delicacy".] bela - "변주 1 Variation 1" - Guidelines [Produced and composed in Paju, South Korea, using the concept of “Jangdans” -- discrete rhythmic patterns that make up Nongak, a traditional form of Korean folk music, of which tempo changes are an essential aspect.] [0:05:45] Commodo - "Scabz" - Scabz / Guah [UK. Commodo seeking out "ways to work with 2-step drum patterns that don’t result in UKG-leaning (UK garage) sounds".] [0:09:38] Glume & Phossa - "Banshee" - Banshee EP [From the duo's sessions in Bristol, England in 2019.] [0:15:46] Nick Didkovsky - "Pre-Crystallization (God and Corpse)" - Profane Riddles [The composer/guitarist and bandleader (Doctor Nerve) in a solo venture.] [0:19:27] Zack Clarke - "Alternativefacts" - Plunge [Described as "a bewildering and infectious marriage of jazz, EDM, and avant garde sensibilties".] [0:22:42] John Cage/Aaron Dilloway - "Rozart Mix" - Rozart Mix [Composer Dilloway's reconstruction, with support from Wave Farm and John Cage Trust, of a piece that Cage wrote for Alvin Lucier: 88 tape loops (one for each key of a piano), spliced together with multiple non-musical sounds played back on 12 reel-to-reel machines. With the assistance of Rose Actor-Engel, Twig Harper, C. Lavender, Quintron, Robert Turman, and John Wiese.] [0:30:06] Beatriz Ferreyra - "Senderos del olvido" - Senderos de luz y sombras (Paths of Light and Shadows) [Argentina/France. Stereo mix of a A 16-channel piece "inspired by astrophysics, the mystery of the pre-Big Bang era, and some of the uncanny motions of the unconscious mind, where strangeness meets the ordinary".] [0:46:01] Walter Maioli - "L’Organo Orizzontale Sul Laghetto/Formazione Di Stallattiti" - Caverne Sonore [Italy. Two tracks from a collection recorded 1985-2002 in a subterranean "womb" with the trickling of pond waters and the faint percussive reverberation of stalactites and stalagmites. Rocky sediments are played as tubular organs, glockenspiels, xylophones, or stone marimbas.] [1:02:35] Horacio Vaggione - "Rechant" - Schall / Rechant [Paris. Described as a investigating "structure and texture, matter and formula, to create a musical space made up of polyphonies and metamorphoses".] [1:10:03] Amon Tobin - "A Living Room" - A Living Room (Music from Meow Wolf's Omega Mart) [Brazilian artist out of LA after years in the UK breakdancing and hip-hop scenes in the 1980s, and the jungle and drum and bass scenes of the 1990s. For an interactive art installation in the AREA15 complex in Las Vegas.] [1:29:21] Purpose16 - "Vanishing" - Purpose16 [From a cassette release from a label that supports projects from LCD Soundsystem to Matana Roberts.] [1:48:25] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/141789

Duration:02:06:38

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Mechanics Anonymous from Jul 3, 2024

7/3/2024
Andrea Belfi - "Plateau" - Strata [The Berlin-based drummer and composer experiments with North African spiritual and religious Gnawa rhythms.] Yuka C. Honda - "Underground Transformers" - Farm Psychedelia [Under the name eucademix, the composer/performer and producer (Cibo Matto, Nels Cline) releases phantasmagoric electronic tracks.] [0:07:08] Wet Ink Ensemble/Sam Pluta - "Lines on Black (suite)" - Glossolalia / Lines on Black [Four sections from the collection: Cycle, On/Off, Canyon, Solo with Violin. Wet Ink Ensemble is Ian Antonio (percussion), Mariel Roberts (cello), Kate Soper (voice), Josh Modney (violin), Erin Lesser (flute), Eric Wubbels (keys), Alex Mincek (reeds), and composer Sam Pluta (electronics).] [0:12:19] Rhys Chatham - "Part Two" - Pythagorean Dream [Guitar and flutes (the composer's original instrument, who knew?).] [0:32:35] Julius Schwing - "The Mystery of Growth" - Wagtail [Schwing is an improvising guitarist and composer based on Bruny Island, Lutruwita (Tasmania).] [0:50:43] Matt Mitchell - "Illimitable" - Illimitable [The pianist 100% improvised, one take, no edits.] [0:58:42] Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe - "Pavla Vlasova vs. Institute of Paranormal Studies" - Mind Kontrol [The composer/performer (aka Lichens) from a collection of works from 2016-2019.] [1:14:41] Magda Mayas - "Ritual Mechanics" - Ritual Mechanics [From a project called Filamental where almost all tracks were recorded independently with the composer on harmonium/electric piano (Rhodes) with Christine Abdelnour, alto sax; Anthea Caddy, cello; Angharad Davies, violin; Rhodri Davies & Zeena Parkins, harps; Aimée Theriot-Ramos, cello; Michael Thieke, clarinet.] [1:30:42] Arigto - "Lukuss" - Lukuss [German experimental electronic duo comprised of Noah Haußmann and Sebastian Vincent Stauß. Inspired in part by Hiroshi Hamasaki's and Chiaki J. Konaka's Texhnolyze.] [1:52:46] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/141562

Duration:02:06:33

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Unpredictable & Inevitable from Jun 26, 2024

6/26/2024
Conlon Nancarrow - "Study No. 21" - Studies for Player Piano [From recordings utilizing Nancarrow’s original instruments: two 1927 Ampico player pianos, one with metal-covered felt hammers and the other with leather strips on the hammers. Recorded in the composer's studio in Mexico City, April 1977. Restored and produced by Charles Amirkhanian.] Maria Teriaeva - "Spritz-Spritz (Sapphire Slows Remix)" - Conservatory Of Flowers [Siberian-born,, Paris-based musician and composer, modular synthesizers, guitar; Vadik Korolev, voice.] Lee Evans - "Aphasic Forest/Pomimo Taxi" - Aphasic Forest [Denver. Biomimicry is a central theme in Evans’ work from sound design to auto-compositional process and arrangement.] St Celfer - "The Good Needs the Bad" - I thought U thought I [aka John MacDougall Parker, improvisational compositions on glitch-tronics, "treading failure with counterblasts through the vanishing point".] Thollem, Terry Riley, Nels Cline - "The Light is Real Before" - The Light is Real [Recorded separately and mixed by Thollem: Thollem McDonas, voice and wavestate synthesizer (New Mexico); Terry Riley, voice (Japan); Nels Cline (w/Thollem) electric guitars, effects, and megamouth (New York).] [0:28:21] Matthew Ryals - "etude no. 13 (take 11)" - Generative Etudes Vol 1 . 0 [Generative music using processes that allow the music to compose itself within a set of rules or limitations.] [0:46:08] Keith Fullerton Whitman - "2.8.pwm.drums (Live at Whitehaus)" - Nadra Phalanx [From a series of automatic pieces for Hybrid Digital-Analogue Modular Synthesiser: un-monitored and unedited pieces where (for those interested in going into the weeds) "white noise is sampled then used to derive a series of 12 bucket brigade voltages that are attenuated... even formal changes are due to extremely long duty cycles".] [0:51:59] Caroline Shaw, Sō Percussion - "To Music" - Rectangles and Circumstance [From an album of ten songs co-written and performed by Shaw and Sō Percussion (Eric Cha-Beach, Josh Quillen, Adam Sliwinski, and Jason Treuting).] [1:01:51] Kirin McElwain - "Work" - Viriditas [McElwain weaves cello, voice, experimental sound design, and deep listening practices into works that move freely between classical traditions, noise, and improvisation. Viriditas (“greening” or "greenness") comes from Hildegard von Bingen's work, Scivias, where it is used to refer to divine nature.] [1:07:35] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/141286

Duration:01:23:45