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Dark Age Machinery

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Friday, January 23, 2009

We hear music inspired by (and sometimes played by) machines, including Marc Mellits'lilting guitar riff "Dark Age Machinery." Other "mechanized" works on the bill include music for disklavier by Kyle Gann, an historical recording of Alexander Mossolov's frenetic "Symphony of Machines," and selections from Josh Schmidt's darkly comedic musical "Adding Machine."

Also Featured Tonight:

Samuel Barber / Mutations from Bach
Adam Unsworth / all i need
Manuel Ponce / Balada mexicana
Igor Stravinsky / "Vom Himmel Hoch" (Chorale and Variations)
Annie Gosfield / "The Manufacture of Tangled Ivory"

Comments [12]

Deb St-Claire from Hastings on Hudson, NY

You played some amazing Ennio Morricone the other night. What was it? I loved it.

Jan. 25 2009 07:43 PM
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David Garland from WNYC studio

Thanks for your comments! For those of you who wanted the Blog, find it here:
http://blogs.wnyc.org/eveningmusic/

Gerard: Ha!

Anthony: I'm glad to know you're listening!

Steve: I agree.

Rukhsana: Maybe from the label that released the CD, Asphodel. asphodel.com

--David

Jan. 23 2009 11:19 PM
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Rukhsana Farman from New York

Hi
I really enjoyed the dark age machinery program.
Where can I get Emmanuel Madan and Thomas McIntosh, Symphony No. 2 For Dot Matrix Printers�

Thanks

R

Jan. 23 2009 10:31 PM
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Cynthia from Manhattan

by (60's standards) not but

Jan. 23 2009 09:59 PM
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Cynthia from Manhattan

When I was a street rat in Brooklyn I would run into graffiti such as "Lisa is a whoa." Spelled w-h-o-a but pronounced as who-ah'. I grew up not knowing what a who-AH' was exactly, except maybe somebody who did nasty things with boys whatever THEY were. It wasn't until I got older and recalled this that I realized it was whore with a Brooklyn accent. Otherwise I'm really not all that stupid. :-) I haven't had the opportunity to use it on purpose but if I have the opportunity I will. Oh, I think I did grow up to be a who-AH but early 60's standards.

Jan. 23 2009 09:57 PM
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Steve Carter from East Village

I like the machine rhythms Bjork used in Selma Songs.
One with a record player, one with a railroad.

Jan. 23 2009 09:47 PM
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Megan from Brooklyn

My dog is totally fascinated by the dot matrix piece. She's staring at the radio as though it might start moving!

I'm supposed to be working on my dissertation right now. I call that"dissertating," which I think ought to be a word, but it's not.

Jan. 23 2009 08:54 PM
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Mary from brooklyn

Ear muffs will forever be "ear mufflers" to me.

Jan. 23 2009 08:23 PM
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Bhinish from Edison, NJ

The quintessential "cawfee".

Jan. 23 2009 08:18 PM
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Anthony

I love your music .I listen to it every night before I go to bed. I am only 11 yrs. old but I love your show

Jan. 23 2009 08:13 PM
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ChelseaBoy from New York

For filing under things I mis-say: I'm a vegetarian, but for whatever reason, I will often refer to myself as a vegetable terrarium.

Jan. 23 2009 07:29 PM
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Gerard from brooklyn

HiDavid, you are funny.But I wonder Do you think John Williams pen-synched when he composed the score? Imagine if Gustavo Dudamel baton-synchs when he conducts???

Jan. 23 2009 07:10 PM
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