Greetings New Music Lovers,
Due to holiday scheduling and other personal time conflicts I'm about half-way through a two & a half week absence, however, next week I will be returning with a vengeance. Not only have I been diligently scouring the Interwebs to bring you the freshest, tastiest New Music I can find (and boy-oh-boy do I have lots of new treats for you) but I'll be on the air three times in the next two weeks! Next week I'll be doing my regular Wednesday time slot, and then I'll also be hosting on Christmas morning. And what better way to celebrate the Yuletide than with Icebreaker, NOW Ensemble, and Arthur Russell? I'll then be on again the following Wednesday, and as if that wasn't enough, my friend and colleague Joe Ray will be hosting on the mornings of the 24th & 31st. Joe has a taste for the difficult and obscure, so who knows what goodies he'll bring to the airwaves. Perhaps we'll get treated to some Nancarrow, Stockhausen, or the Plunderphonics of Christian Marclay.
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To paraphrase Milton Babbitt, this next part might have been entitled "Who Cares if You Listen?" I find myself increasingly drawn towards minimalism and ambient works. For example, last night when I got home from work (after being locked in the parking lot for about 20 minutes) I listened to Paul Hillier's version of In C, Bang on a Can's live recording of Music for Airports, and Walled Gardens by itsnotyouitsme. (Incidentally, I think the only thing that could make me more of an Indie-Classical Hipster ™ is if I had listened to GVSU's In C Remixed instead) Anyway, I realized that part of what appeals to me about this music is it gives you the option of listening closely or as background. Finding time to give listening our full attention is difficult, yet I frequently have music on while doing other things. With minimalism and ambient works I find that I can either pay close attention and be rewarded for the effort, or I can check in now and again to find something interesting and wonderful happening.
Justin H Brierley
Indie-Classical Hipster ™
12/04/09 playlist
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Gavin Bryars ~ Cello Concerto: Farewell to Philosophy
Derek Bermel ~ Elixir
Adrian Knight ~ Cabrini-Green
interview with David T. Little featuring the following works;
Electric Proletariat
Sweet Light Crude
Spalding Gray
Piano Trio; movements I & III
David's links
www.davidtlittle.com
www.newspeakmusic.org
www.dilettantemusic.com
Gavin Bryars ~ Cello Concerto: Farewell to Philosophy
Derek Bermel ~ Elixir
Adrian Knight ~ Cabrini-Green
interview with David T. Little featuring the following works;
Electric Proletariat
Sweet Light Crude
Spalding Gray
Piano Trio; movements I & III
David's links
www.davidtlittle.com
www.newspeakmusic.org
www.dilettantemusic.com
11/25/09 playlist
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Charles Ives ~ Thanksgiving
Charles Ives ~ Yale-Princeton Football game
David T. Little ~ Sunday Morning Trepanation
Ted Hearne ~ Patriot
Wet Ink Ensemble ~ Shiverer
Steve Layton ~ Villa of the Minor Apocalypse
Alarm Will Sound ~ Cock/Ver 10
Jacob Cooper ~ Save My Death
Rachel's ~ Water From The Same Source
Pulsoptional ~ Kid Sparkle and the Parliament Prince
Bryan Senti ~ Photostuttering II: In Technicolor
Christopher Cerrone ~ Averno: A Fragment
David Lang Pierced
Marc Mellits ~ Tight Sweater
Beck ~ Harry Partch
Charles Ives ~ Thanksgiving
Charles Ives ~ Yale-Princeton Football game
David T. Little ~ Sunday Morning Trepanation
Ted Hearne ~ Patriot
Wet Ink Ensemble ~ Shiverer
Steve Layton ~ Villa of the Minor Apocalypse
Alarm Will Sound ~ Cock/Ver 10
Jacob Cooper ~ Save My Death
Rachel's ~ Water From The Same Source
Pulsoptional ~ Kid Sparkle and the Parliament Prince
Bryan Senti ~ Photostuttering II: In Technicolor
Christopher Cerrone ~ Averno: A Fragment
David Lang Pierced
Marc Mellits ~ Tight Sweater
Beck ~ Harry Partch
11/20/09 playlist
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David T. Little ~ Piano Trio
I: East Coast Attitude
II: On Clouds of Witness
III: On-the-Job Training
Tarik O'Regan ~ Threshold of Night
David Felder ~ Three Lines from 20 Poems
Rachel's ~ Where Have All My Files Gone?
Gabriel Kahane I'm Sorry (from Craigslistlieder)
Moondog ~ Chaconne in G Major
Osso ~ Year of the Dragon (arr. Nico Muhly)
Philip Glass ~ Dracula Enters
Kronos Quartet ~ Kara Kemir
Gavin Bryars ~ One Last Bar, Then Joe Can Sing
Harrison Birtwistle ~ Five Distances for Five Instruments
George Antheil ~ Ballet Mechanique
David T. Little ~ Piano Trio
I: East Coast Attitude
II: On Clouds of Witness
III: On-the-Job Training
Tarik O'Regan ~ Threshold of Night
David Felder ~ Three Lines from 20 Poems
Rachel's ~ Where Have All My Files Gone?
Gabriel Kahane I'm Sorry (from Craigslistlieder)
Moondog ~ Chaconne in G Major
Osso ~ Year of the Dragon (arr. Nico Muhly)
Philip Glass ~ Dracula Enters
Kronos Quartet ~ Kara Kemir
Gavin Bryars ~ One Last Bar, Then Joe Can Sing
Harrison Birtwistle ~ Five Distances for Five Instruments
George Antheil ~ Ballet Mechanique
A note on playlists
Greetings New Music lovers,
Since I'm now on every week instead of every other I (obviously) have twice as much air time to cover. As a result I'll be making some minor changes to my programming. First, I'll be expanding my primary focus from strictly 21st Century to music of the last 30 years. In addition to that I will be playing some works from outside of that 30 year limit, mostly by personal favorites like Harrison, Riley, Hauer, Ives, and the occasional bit of Gesualdo. (As I type this I'm listening to the wonderful Terry Riley & John Cale disc Church of Anthrax and wondering if it's too much of a Jazz/Rock album to play.) I'm also planning on adding a "Trip to the Vault" feature, dusting off some of the bizarre selections from WRIU's vinyl collection. (Avant-Garde flute works of the 20th Century? Hell Yes!)
So, I'm still committed to bringing you the freshest, hot-off-the-interwebs, Indie Classical/New Music I can find, and will continue to make that the main focus of my show, but now with some "older" music throw in the mix. And really, what's wrong with a little Moondog now and again?
Since I'm now on every week instead of every other I (obviously) have twice as much air time to cover. As a result I'll be making some minor changes to my programming. First, I'll be expanding my primary focus from strictly 21st Century to music of the last 30 years. In addition to that I will be playing some works from outside of that 30 year limit, mostly by personal favorites like Harrison, Riley, Hauer, Ives, and the occasional bit of Gesualdo. (As I type this I'm listening to the wonderful Terry Riley & John Cale disc Church of Anthrax and wondering if it's too much of a Jazz/Rock album to play.) I'm also planning on adding a "Trip to the Vault" feature, dusting off some of the bizarre selections from WRIU's vinyl collection. (Avant-Garde flute works of the 20th Century? Hell Yes!)
So, I'm still committed to bringing you the freshest, hot-off-the-interwebs, Indie Classical/New Music I can find, and will continue to make that the main focus of my show, but now with some "older" music throw in the mix. And really, what's wrong with a little Moondog now and again?
11/11/09 playlist
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Special show promoting the Providence Singers New World Rhythm concert happening November 15th at 3PM in Beneficent Church in Providence.
Lou Harrison ~ Piano Concerto (featuring Keith Jarrett)
Tarik O'Regan ~ The Ecstasies Above
Nico Muhly ~ A Hudson Cycle
~ Etude 1 (performed by Nadia Sirota)
~ The Failed Visit (from The Reader sundtrack)
Philip Glass ~ Metamorphosis I-V for solo piano
Steve Reich ~ Piano Phase
Special show promoting the Providence Singers New World Rhythm concert happening November 15th at 3PM in Beneficent Church in Providence.
Lou Harrison ~ Piano Concerto (featuring Keith Jarrett)
Tarik O'Regan ~ The Ecstasies Above
Nico Muhly ~ A Hudson Cycle
~ Etude 1 (performed by Nadia Sirota)
~ The Failed Visit (from The Reader sundtrack)
Philip Glass ~ Metamorphosis I-V for solo piano
Steve Reich ~ Piano Phase
11/06/09 playlist
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Timo Andres ~ Night Jaunt
Stephen Gorbos ~ Footprints
Balmorhea ~ Coahuila
Build ~ No Response
NOW Ensemble ~ All Together Now (comp. by Patrick Burke)
Chris Turner & Peter Wetzler ~ Wounded Harp
Duo 46 ~ four songs by Jorge Liderman
La soledad de la nochada
La mujer, la mi mujer
Un lunes por la mañana
Nani, nani
Kronos Quartet ~ Flugfrelsarinn (by Sigur Ros)
Neil Goodchild ~ New England Highway
Terry Riley ~ Peace Dance and Turning
Kyle Gann ~ My father moved through dooms of love
Joshua Shank ~ Winter
David Lang ~ Evening Morning Day: Evening Morning Day
Judd Greenstein ~ At the end of a really great day
Robert Honstein ~ Hello World, I Love You
Nico Muhly ~ Clear Music
Steve Layton ~ Strophe/Antistrophe
Timo Andres ~ Night Jaunt
Stephen Gorbos ~ Footprints
Balmorhea ~ Coahuila
Build ~ No Response
NOW Ensemble ~ All Together Now (comp. by Patrick Burke)
Chris Turner & Peter Wetzler ~ Wounded Harp
Duo 46 ~ four songs by Jorge Liderman
La soledad de la nochada
La mujer, la mi mujer
Un lunes por la mañana
Nani, nani
Kronos Quartet ~ Flugfrelsarinn (by Sigur Ros)
Neil Goodchild ~ New England Highway
Terry Riley ~ Peace Dance and Turning
Kyle Gann ~ My father moved through dooms of love
Joshua Shank ~ Winter
David Lang ~ Evening Morning Day: Evening Morning Day
Judd Greenstein ~ At the end of a really great day
Robert Honstein ~ Hello World, I Love You
Nico Muhly ~ Clear Music
Steve Layton ~ Strophe/Antistrophe
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