On Demand
Spinning On Air
-
Akron / Family + Michael Gira = Angels of Light (Drew Goren)
Angels of Light & Akron/Family
Michael Gira of The Angels of Light, and members of the band Akron/Family join host David Garland to present their new albums. Gira is a veteran of his 1980s loud, dark, harrowing band Swans, and has recently been recording equally intense but acoustically played songs as The Angels of Light. For the new album "The Angels of Light Play 'Other People,'" Gira enlisted as his backing musicians Akron/Family, a young ensemble whose own self-titled album is new on Gira's Young God Records label. Both albums are richly imaginative explorations of the possibilities of song. Akron/Family encompass psychedelia, home-spun harmonies, simple acoustic guitars, and elaborate soundscapes to create music that's introspective and mind-blowingly expansive all at once. In their work with Gira, Akron bring new depth to The Angels of Light. With the artists on hand to comment and elucidate, listen to these albums which are sure to become influential.
David Garland on the Web
All About the WNYC Music Host
David Garland, host of WNYC's Evening Music and Spinning on Air, is also a composer and a performer. He has performed his music extensively in the U.S. and Europe and several of his recordings and downloads are available on his Web site, DavidGarland.com.
More
Leave a Comment
Please stay on topic, be civil, and be brief.
Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments. Names are displayed with all comments. WNYC reserves the right to edit any comments posted on this site. Please read the WNYC.org Comment Guidelines before posting.