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Chris as DJ (beckermusic.com/Nicole Fournier)New Sounds of Old Americana
Listen to old Americana recordings woven into tapestries of new music on this edition of New Sounds. There’s music by Moby, David Byrne and Brian Eno, and a brand new arrival of music by Chris Becker. Becker’s latest, "Saints & Devils," is a ten-part suite -inspired by rural blues, gospel and Cajun music- which uses samples from the Alan Lomax recordings, live instruments and processing to create a unique texture of sound sculpture and words. We’ll listen to parts of Becker’s suite along with A. Leroy’s work "Handa Wanda" for three saxophones, whose interlocking rhythms suggest New Orleans Mardi Gras drumming. And, of course, much more.
PROGRAM # 2616, New Sounds of Old Americana (First aired on 12/11/06)
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ARTIST(S) |
RECORDING |
CUT(S) |
SOURCE |
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Chris Becker |
Saints & Devils |
Wake Up Dead Man [4:00] |
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O Brother, Where Art Thou? |
Soundtrack |
Po’ Lazarus [4:00] |
Lost Highway/Mercury #170098** also available at Amazon.com* |
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Brian Eno & David Byrne |
My Life In The Bush of Ghosts |
Moonlight In Glory [4:30] |
Nonesuch #79894** www.nonesuch.com* |
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Moby |
Play |
Natural Blues [4:00] |
V2/BMG Records #27049** www.v2music.com or www.moby.org |
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Toshi Reagon |
NS Live |
Mr. Conductor 6:00] |
This performance not commercially available. |
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Last Forever |
NS Live, 2-7-02 |
Boll Weevil Blues [15:00] |
This performance not commercially available. |
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A. Leroy |
Private tape |
Handa Wanda, excerpt [3:00] |
This performance not commercially available. |
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Chris Becker |
Saints & Devils |
Shimmy Shimmy Ya Ya [6:00] |
See above. |
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