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New Sounds

Thursday, August 28, 2008
  • Kamikaze Ground Crew
    Kamikaze Ground Crew

    Kamikaze Ground Crew & Members

    Up on this New Sounds, there's brand new music from one of New York's all-star music groups - the Kamikaze Ground Crew. We'll hear selections from their latest release of skewed habaneras and extended widescreen compositions, called "Postcards from the Highwire." Also, individual projects from the various Crew members including Doug Wieselman, Steven Bernstein, Gina Leishman, Art Baron, leading or supporting such groups as Trio S, Sex Mob, the Millennial Territory Orchestra, Hieroglyphic Ensemble, and Bill Frisell's Trio.

PROGRAM #2692, Kamikaze Ground Crew & Friends (First aired on Tuesday, 6/26/07)

ARTIST(S)

RECORDING

CUT(S)

SOURCE

Kamikaze Ground Crew

Madam Marie's Temple of Knowledge

Some Wild Water, excerpt [1:30]

New World #80438 www.newworld
records.org
*

Kamikaze Ground Crew

Postcards from the Highwire

S'Albufera [4:00]

Busmeat #003
www.busmeat.com
OR www.cdbaby.com

Sex Mob

Sexotica

Martin Denny [6:00]

ThirstyEar #57171 www.thirstyear.com*

Trio S

Trio S

Majorca [3:00]

Zitherine #001
www.cdbaby.com

Gina Leishman

O Mistress Mine

Come Away Death [4:00]

GCQ Records #002 Info at www.ginaleishman.com

Ann Dyer & the No Good Time Fairies

Revolver: A New Spin

Rain [6:00]

Premonition #90745 www.premonitionand
music.com

Les Miserables Brass Band

Manic Traditions

Manic Depression [5:00]

Northeastern #5004
Out of print, but try auction sites.

Kamikaze Ground Crew

Postcards from the Highwire

Everybody Is A Star [4:00]

See above.

Steven Bernstein

Diaspora Soul

Mazinka [4:30]

Tzadik #7137
www.tzadik.com

Annea Lockwood

Thousand Year Dreaming

Excerpt [7:00]

What Next #0010, reissued on oodiscs #41, www.oodiscs.com. Available at www.cdroots.com

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