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Curtis Hasselbring's New Mellow Edwards, Tonic
(Peter Gannushkin / downtownmusic.net)New Sounds Rocks
For this edition of New Sounds, listen to strange covers of rock songs by David Bowie, The Pixies, and Elliott Smith, featuring (among others) Brazilian singer Seu Jorge, the jazz trio The Bad Plus, classical pianist Christopher O'Riley, and downtown trombonist Curtis Hasselbring. Listen to Finnish jazz and acoustic Brazilian arrangements of Bowie’s "Starman," along with an acoustic-surf-jazz version of the Pixies’ “Ana.” Also, the Norwegian singer Hanne Hukkelberg deconstructs “Break My Body,” (Frank Black Francis) complete with accordion, woodwinds and brushed drums, taking the song to a previously unanticipated level of masochism. And who could resist the Bad Plus doing the Pixies' “Velouria,” which rises to a fever pitch of insanity and twistedly busts out dance moves, while simultaneously feeling like a Liszt piano concerto? All that and so much more.
PROGRAM # 2547, “Covers” – New Sounds-style (First aired on Tues., 5/16/06)
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ARTIST(S) |
RECORDING |
CUT(S) |
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The Bad Plus |
Give |
Velouria [5:30] |
Columbia #58331** www.thebadplus.com* |
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Hanne Hukkelberg |
Do Not As I Do |
Break My Body (live) [4:00] |
Leaf # HANNE-1 www.theleaflabel.com* Also available for download at www.emusic.com |
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Curtis Hasselbring |
The New Mellow Edwards |
Ana [2:30] |
Skirl #003 www.skirlrecords.com* |
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Christopher O’Riley |
Home To Oblivion: An Elliott Smith Tribute |
Coast To Coast [5:30] |
World Village # 468056 www.worldvillagemusic.com * |
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Seu Jorge |
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Soundtrack |
Rebel Rebel [2:30] |
Hollywood Records Available at Amazon.com* Also, Jorge’s CD The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions (13 Bowie songs in all) is also available on Hollywood Records |
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Trio Toykeät |
High Standards |
Starman [6:00] |
Blue Note / EMI (Finland) 7243 Info at www.rockadillo.fi/triotoykeat and e-mail order questions to: mailorder@rockadillo.fi |
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Seu Jorge |
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Soundtrack |
Starman [3:30] |
See above. |
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Caetano Veloso |
A Foreign Sound |
Nothing But Flowers [4:00] |
Nonesuch #79823** www.nonesuch.com* |
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Various Artists: Elysian Fields |
Great Jewish Music: Serge Gainsbourg |
Les Amours Perdues [3:00] |
Tzadik #7116 ** www.tzadik.com* |
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Gutbucket |
Sludge Test |
Danse de la Fureur, pour les sept trompettes [6:00] |
Cantaloupe #21033** www.cantaloupemusic.com* |
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