Streams

Episode #2195

Phoning It In

« previous episode | next episode »

Sunday, July 03, 2005

From dial tones to busy signals, phone messages and disconnects, as well as the conversations in between, listen to a number of works about the telephone, or even with the telephone as the instrument on this New Sounds program. Hear Anton Batagov's “Dialog,” featuring the voice of a Russian automated Telebanking system. Also, listen for Lou Reed’s “New York Telephone Conversation," a cutesy poke at Warhol-era New York pop-sphere gossip. Plus there’s the Penguin Café Orchestra classic “Telephone and Rubber Band,” along with many other phone-based tunes.

PROGRAM #2195 "Phoning It In" - music based on telephone technology
(First aired Wed. 9-24-03)

ARTIST(S)

RECORDING

CUT(S)

SOURCE

Jocelyn Pook

Portraits In Absentia

Messages [1:30]
Parvin & Trevor's Journey [4:30]

Private CD, but more info available soon at Pook's website, www.jocelynpook.co.uk
In the meantime, a discography is available www.chesternovello.com

Lou Reed

Transformer

New York Telephone Conversation [2:00]

RCA LP#4807, but reissued and available for purchase at Amazon.com*

Various Artists: Laurie Anderson

Women In Electronic Music, 1977

New York Social Life [3:30]

CRI #728 Out of print, but try Amazon.com*

Jocelyn Pook

New Sounds Live, 11/3/99, World Financial Center

Everything Is Okay [5:00]

Not commercially available.

David Garland

On The Other Side Of The Window

I'm Here [3:00]

www.davidgarland.com

Jocelyn Pook

Portraits In Absentia

Are You There [1:30]

See above.

Penguin Café Orchestra

A History

Telephone And Rubber Band [4:00]

Virgin #PCOBOX 1.**
[4 CDs]
Available for purchase at Amazon.com*
or www.penguincafe.com

They Might Be Giants

Live, WNYC, 6/30/03

Bed [3:30]

Info at www.dialasong.com

They Might Be Giants

Dial-A-Song

She's Actual Size [7:00]

Rhino #78139** (2 CDs), www.rhino.com, www.dialasong.com

Jocelyn Pook

Portraits In Absentia

Lots & Lots & Lots [3:30]

See above.

Anton Batagov

Dialog

System [4:00]

Zagny #980909
www.batagov.com

*, ** Find the recordings you've heard - go to the New Sounds Recordings Information page

Leave a Comment

Register for your own account so you can vote on comments, save your favorites, and more. Learn more.
Please stay on topic, be civil, and be brief.
Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments. Names are displayed with all comments. We reserve the right to edit any comments posted on this site. Please read the Comment Guidelines before posting. By leaving a comment, you agree to New York Public Radio's Privacy Policy and Terms Of Use.