Marco Lucchi: Marco is Moondogging (2010)
International ensemble/collective o.e.s. created an album with a multitude of interpretations to a composition by the eccentric avant-garde composer, Moondog.
With vocal and instrumental executions, samples and remixes contributed by Hidekazu Wakabayashi, Harold Nono, Roberto Corsini, Marco Lucchi, Giampaolo Violi, Antonio de Braga, Cometa, Eerohz, Massimo Croce, iN2Ni, Jean Montag and Steve Layton.
“Marco is Moondogging” is the hommage that Marco Lucci pays to the legendary figure of Moondog. o.e.s. worked on a song of his entitled “Lovesong” that has a twin in an instrumental track titled “Fujiyama”. The song tells a story that is similar to the one of Tristan and Isolda or of Romeo and Juliet. A very tragic love story.
Listen to the track (via soundcloud)
listen to the track
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Incantations – Alan Stones (2010)
Incantation is the first of three short pieces written for a collaborative dance project with American choreographer Allyson Green and artist Peter Terezakis, which was premiered in San Diego in March of this year. The dance piece, entitled ‘Archive of Happiness’ is a rememberance and celebration of two great choreographers/dancers who recently passed away – Pina Bausch and Merce Cunningham.
Curated by Jim Perkins – Alan Stones Ballad no.1 appears on twigetticast no.3
From Honey to Ashes – Baby Bats
Baby bats is an improvised performance from Jeremy Keenan, Matt Lewis and Edgar Curtis, otherwise known as From Honey to Ashes.The sound world is created through a combination of foley, granulation, comb filtering and audio pops and clicks. Real-time rhythmic synchronicity is achieved between players by using a central network through which patterns are passed around and instruments are interconnected.
Oliver Blank – We Were Walking in the Rain (2009)
“The album, Karhu ja Tiikerini, tells the story of two animals who come together. We Were Walking In The Rain takes a moment away from the narrative to set a scene and let the listener just be. Unlike the rest of the album, where I tried to move away from electronics, the track’s foundation lies in software processing. A piece of source music was run through the iRedux software (www.iredux.net) to create a noisy melodic bed. The noise was then recut to bring a progression to the piece and Maiju Lempinen’s beautiful violin playing was layered with vocal harmonies and whispered words. Listen carefully and you’ll hear that the piece also incorporates melodic themes that appear earlier and later in the album.”
Play We Were Walking in the Rain
Download We Were Walking in the Rain
via jim perkins twigetticast #2
Jeremy Keenan (Upside Down Umbrella): 4 am Hong Kong Sun (2010)
am Hong Kong Sun: delirious + delicious = deliricious? A recording unit, a stereo pair of microphones, and an excellent Chinese dinner at a particularly strange juncture. Later that night, an MS20 analog synth recording, some editing and a basic structure. The next day, a guitar and bass guitar overdub by Alex Abalos, and some additive synthesis atmosphere. Finally, some live granular overdubs by Edgar Curtis, and a lot of mixing. Enjoy your meal.
Download 4am Hong Kong Sun (clip)
curated by Jim Perkins from his twigetticast #2
Joanne Gabriel: Life (2010)
Almighty is a concept album (soon to be released). It was inspired by a long and detailed dream I had in my teens and consists in 10 soundscapes, each one being completed by a short text describing the main scenes in the dream. Chapter 5 “Life”,describes the moment when the Planet has been transformed and when life emerges everywhere.
Play Life
Download Life
via jim perkins twigetticast #2
Paul Bailey: Obsessive Love (2002)
Obsessive Love (Music for Summerland EP, 2002) explores the juxtaposition of pop song forms and harmonies through post-minimalism. Summerland refers to a mythical-emotional place where we escape daily routine by making music; composing, rehearsing and performing. This music lies somewhere between art music (music meant to be contemplated) and pop music (music meant for mass consumption).’
curated via Jim Perkins from his twigetticast (itunes podcast)
Oliver Blank: Lumi Karhu (2009)
Oliver Blank: Lumi Karhu (2009)
‘Oliver Blank is a composer living in Helsinki, Finland. His first album, Karhu ja Tiikerini, features husky dogs, whispering, very small guitars, string quartets, mechanical pianos and the sound of Lapland on a cold Winter’s night. Karhu ja Tiikerini, tells the story of a bear and tiger. The title, translated from Finnish, means, “Bear and My Tiger.” The two animals meet in the wild and, despite their cultural differences, become close friends.
Lumi Karhu can be translated from Finnish literally as ‘Snow Bear’. The piece follows Bear’s journey through the seasons. From tumultuous weather hunting for food in the dark to long Summer days eating berries. The forest changes around Bear and he learns to survive on his own. The piece was originally recorded in Jyväskylä, 2009, and features violinist Maiju Lempinen.’
Lloyd Rodgers – Draw Me A Sheep (1986)
Lloyd Rodgers: Draw Me A Sheep (1968)
from the “the little prince” (a ballet in two acts)
performed by the Cartesian Reunion Memorial Orchestra
curated by Jim Perkins
Edgar Curtis – Cloud Horse
Cloud Horse fuses the dramatic music of Ennio Morricone style wild-western soundtracks with various electronic methods. All sounds were created using a beaten up acoustic guitar processed with Max/Msp. The result is a dramatic stuttering wash of jarring chords and granulated steampunk themes straight out of a space western.
curated via Jim Perkins from his twigetticast (itunes podcast)
Jeremy Keenan (Upside Down Umbrella): All Out Valhalla
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‘All Out Valhalla was created entirely from four 8 bar electric guitar recordings. The rhythmic and percussive elements were extracted from transient sonic moments within the recordings and processed into discrete sounds. The piece contrasts the original recordings with transformed versions, creating an interplay between the abstract and the concrete.’
curated via Jim Perkins from his twigetticast (itunes podcast)
