Spinning On Air Archive
July 2005
Viking Moses, Jana Hunter, & Spenking
Friday, July 29, 2005
The soulful presence of the young, wandering songwriter Viking Moses (Brendon Massei) was first felt when he visited Spinning On Air back in November, as part of Devendra Banhart's band White Buffalo Deer Woman Appears. This time Viking Moses returns with his own band to perform casual yet intense songs from his album "Crosses," which form reflections on a profound love that hit him one night on the railroad tracks. Texas-born, Brooklyn-based songwriter Jana Hunter sings back-up for Viking Moses, and then presents a set of her own avant-bluesy folk-art songs. And Brendon's pianist, Spenking (Spencer Kingman), steps forth to accompany himself on guitar for some of his own delicate, stinging songs. Plus host David Garland presents music by still more Viking Moses band members, Alec K. Redfern and Adam Mitchell.
» View slideshow of Viking Moses on Spinning on Air
The Books present "Lost and Safe"
Friday, July 22, 2005
Paul de Jong and Nick Zammuto collect sounds and phrases from movies, records, and the world around us. They combine those sounds with their cello, banjo and guitar playing and vocals to create an experience that's kind of like music and kind of like a radio play. Recording as The Books, their music is rich with the revealing, illuminating and mystifying magic of collage. De Jong and Zammuto join host David Garland to talk about and present "Lost and Safe," the latest album by The Books. They bring along their legendary sound library to show how some of the elements of their pieces come together, and to share some strange snippets that are still raw material for future projects. The Books are sound explorers, and the music they make is playful, intense, surprising, thoughtful, and perfect for the radio.
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Devendra Banhart returns with White Buffalo Deer Woman Appears
Friday, July 15, 2005
Two years ago an obscure young songwriter named Devendra Banhart sat on the floor of the WNYC studio and sang his unusual songs on Spinning On Air. Since then, after two new albums, performances around the world, and rave reviews, Devendra has become a rising superstar. Critics grope with such terms as "neo-hippie" and "psych-folk" to describe his style, and the New York Times described him this way: "...with his twitchy, laserlike energy, Mr. Banhart, 23, seems like a brilliant young hobo who needs to connect. His songs are weird, animist dreams of nature and love, over intricate guitar fingerpicking." This week Devendra once again joins host David Garland and brings along his brand new band, White Buffalo Deer Woman Appears, to play new and old songs, and talk about the changes in his life and art. The second hour of the show will feature some of Devendra's current favorite recordings.
» View photos of White Buffalo Deer Woman Appears
Amy Kohn's radio opera "1 Plum Sq."
Friday, July 08, 2005
Spinning On Air presents the radio premier of 1 Plum Sq., an 80-minute Opera/Musical-Theater piece with words and music by Amy Kohn. 1 Plum Sq. tells of construction versus destruction in architecture, in creativity, in relationships, and in the mind. It's written in a style composer Kohn accurately describes as "rhythmic, post-minimalist, baroque and jazz influenced." This special WNYC production features four singers, piano, bass, accordion, drums, and police-scanner.
Sufjan Stevens: Illinois
Friday, July 01, 2005
The brilliant young singer/songwriter/multi-
instrumentalist Sufjan Stevens returns to Spinning On Air to present his forthcoming album, "Illinois" (due out July 5th). Continuing his ambitious project of recording an album for each of the 50 states, Stevens has created an elaborate, innovative, poetic, emotionally powerful album of songs that are inspiredsometimes directly, sometimes abstractlyby people and places in Illinois. Stevens joins host David Garland to talk about his album, and brings his group, The Illinoisemakers, into the WNYC studio to perform some songs live.
» Slideshow: Sufjan Stevens and The Illinoisemakers on Spinning on Air
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