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Spinning On Air / February 17, 2008

Spinning On Air

Sunday, February 17, 2008
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  • photo: David Garland

    Osso plays Sufjan

    Osso is a talented new string quartet of young players, several of whom have played in composer Sufjan Stevens’ bands. Sufjan is well known for his songs these days, but in 2001 he made an album of instrumental pieces about the animals of the Chinese Zodiac, “Enjoy Your Rabbit.” That album featured a lot of electronic keyboards, drum machines, and computers, but now those same pieces, with titles such as “Year of the Dog” and “Year of the Snake,” have been arranged for string quartet, and sound like they were always meant to be heard this way. Osso joins host David Garland in the WNYC Studio to talk about their project, and to perform these dramatic, edgy, colorful pieces on the radio for the first time.

    View photos from the session

    Osso

    Osso at MySpace

    Sufjan Stevens' "Enjoy Your Rabbit" album at Asthmatic Kitty Records

    Hear Sufjan Stevens' "The BQE" premiered on Spinning On Air

    Sufan Stevens presents "Illinois" on Spinning On Air

    http://www.wnyc.org/shows/spinning/episodes/2005/07/01 Sufan Stevens presents "Michigan" on Spinning On Air

Comments

  • [1] paul cooper from newjersey February 17, 2008 - 08:34PM

    THE MUSIC SOUNDS JUST GREAT
  • [2] michael coffey February 20, 2008 - 10:18AM

    the osso program was sensational. I loved the string quartet verions of stevens's mechanical work, and the repartee was delightful. But the music--just transporting.

    Reminded me of someone i heard on the radio 30 years ago whose work i have never been able to locate, and i can only remember his name vaguely: john ruth or root--a long piece of his was played late one night, i think by nyc, not sure.

    Anyway to get a copy of what Osso played on the show?
  • [3] Arnie Ten from New York February 22, 2008 - 05:29PM

    Nice to hear a fresh arrangement of Sufjan's music.

    Sufjan has a great talent. Thanks!

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