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Program #1878
Putting aside traditional musical concerns like conventional harmony, melody, and rhythm, a diverse swath of composers and performers have focused on slowly changing and drifting soundscapes collectively known as ambient music. Ambient is a catch-all for a variety of aesthetics including that of Steve Roach, whose pyschedelic, trance-like effects are heard on the 2000 disc Early Man. Henry Wolff and Nancy Hennings use acoustic instruments--Tibetan bells, gongs, and singing bowl--to orchestrate an ambient, otherworldly soundscape. David Parsons employs a wealth of traditional Asian styles, including droning tambouras and chanting voices. We also hear from David Parsons, David Lee Myers, Jeffrey Fayman and Robert Fripp, among others.
PROGRAM # 1878, soundscapes (First aired on Jan. 23, 2001)
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ARTIST(S) |
RECORDING |
CUT(S) |
SOURCE |
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Henry Wolff and Nancy Hennings |
Tibetan Bells |
Khumbu Ice-falls [2:00] |
Vajra Music #0001** Available for purchase at Amazon.com* |
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Steve Roach |
Early Man |
Begins Looking Skyward [6:00] |
Limited edition CD, Manifold #mancd36. www.manifoldrecords.com
or |
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Steve Roach and Byron Metcalf |
The Serpent's Lair |
Big Medicine [9:00] |
Projekt #107** Available for purchase at Amazon.com* |
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Jeffrey Fayman and Robert Fripp |
A Temple In The Clouds |
The Pillars Of Hercules [15:00] |
Projekt #104.** Available for purchase at Amazon.com* |
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David Lee Myers |
Resonant Coil: Stringed Loop Music |
Arch Janus [7:30] |
CD from www.pulsewidth.com |
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David Parsons |
Parikrama |
Inward Journey [10:00] |
Celestial Harmonies #14202** |
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Henry Wolff and Nancy Hennings |
Tibetan Bells |
Choir of Bells, excerpt [4:00] |
Vajra Music #0001** |
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