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John Schaefer with Laurie Anderson (WNYC/Irene Trudel)25th Anniversaries
Laurie Anderson's unique and original "Big Science," a blend of smart sung-spoken lyrics and unsettling textures of music, came out of nowhere in 1982, with its skewed pop and minimalist themes teasing at the surreal and absurd. "The sounds of 'Big Science' are stark and asymmetrical, but they’re also often bizarrely hypnotic." (Pop Matters.com) And let's not forget the vocoder on Anderson's voice. Also, wouldn't you know it, it was September 3, 1982 that New Sounds first went on the air. For this New Sounds program, Laurie Anderson and host John Schaefer celebrate 25th Anniversaries together.
PROGRAM #2710 Laurie Anderson's "Big Science"
- the 25th Anniversary (First aired on Tuesday , 9/4/07)
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Thanks John for introducing me to 25 years of wonderful, amazing music!
Great to hear Laurie Anderson with you tonight--two innovators sure to deliver another 25 years of interesting new sounds.
Laurie is so deftly inspirational, almost effortlessly so. Thanks for 25 years of wonderful work, and a great show.
It was delightful to hear Laurie Anderson celebrating a 25th anniversary with John Schaefer yesterday! Thank you for sharing a wonderful hour together; it was a warm slice of fond nostalgia. ~:-)
Dear People:
I really love you show and i really love Laurie Anderson!!!
THANK YOU BOTH !!!!
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