For this New Sounds, we'll hear some ambient soundscapes for acoustic and electronic instruments including Icelandic composer Johan Johannsson's latest, "Fordlandia." Also, listen to the new Jim Hall & Bill Frisell, a work called "Migrations" and the post-rock epic guitar droning on Mountains, from their release "Choral." Plus, music by Bruce Gremo and more.
PROGRAM # 2886, Ambient Soundscapes (First aired on Mon, Jan 12, 2009)
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RECORDING |
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Bruce Gremo |
Atmosphere’s Edge |
Prelude 1: Going Someplace [8:00] |
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Johann Johannson |
Fordlandia |
The Rocket-Builder [6:00] Aerial View [4:30] |
4AD #2812 **
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Mountains |
Choral |
Map Table [5:30] |
Thrill Jockey #211 ** www.thrilljockey.com* |
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Twi the Humble Feather |
Music for Spaceships and Forests |
Music for Spaceships and Forests [10:00] |
Friendly Ghost #05 |
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Jim Hall and Bill Frisell |
Hemispheres |
Migration, excerpt [11:00] |
Artist Share #0079
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Special Podcast: Score One for Valgeir Sigurdsson (first aired on Jan. 20, 2010)
Limning that boundary between chamber and classical on the one side and rock and electronica on the other, is composer/producer Valgeir Sigurðsson's score for “Draumalandið” (“Dreamland”), a documentary about the exploitation of Iceland's natural resources. Sigurðsson is probably best known for working with Bjork, but for this record, his Bedroom ...


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