#4155: New Releases, September 2018
Listen to cross-cultural collaborative music by Indian veena virtuoso Nirmala Rajasekar, South Indian drum guru Boopathi, cellist Michelle Kinney, and brothers Pat O'Keefe on clarinet and Tim O’Keefe on more percussion, which combines Indian and Irish music. Their record, Maithree: the Music of Friendship is named for the composition, “Maithree,” originally written for a 1966 concert at the United Nations, bringing a message of world peace and friendship across borders. Hear a somewhat Irish-leaning tune, “Mary O’Neil.”
There’s also Norwegian spiritual blues from the pianist Tord Gustavsen and his trio – bass player Sigurd Hole and drummer Jarle Vespestad off their brand-new record, The Other Side. Somehow their music is all about playing only what’s needed, allowing for reflective space. Then, hear "organic beat music” from Chicago-based drummer, producer, and composer Makaya McCraven - which is part systems music in its repeating vibes riff coupled with the bass and drums groove, yet Tomeka Reid's cello and Brandee Younger's harp flourishes make for a cinematic and grand adventure in under three minutes.
Listen to music by Montreal musician YlangYlang reinterpreting Arvo Pärt compositions as if scoring David Lynch's disturbing debut film, the gruesome Eraserhead (1977). Plus, hear big band music by saxophonist Brian Krock for the 18 Brooklyn-based musicians of Big Heart Machine. Their self-titled record was produced by multi-Grammy nominated composer and bandleader Darcy James Argue and “explores the intersection of jazz improvisation, contemporary composition, and heavy metal aesthetics.”
Also, hear tabla player Subhasis Bhattacharya lead a cross-traditional ensemble in a blend of North African blues, tarana-style singing from India, and an ancient devotional poem from the 13th century Rubáiyát poet, Amir Khusro. There's music from Mexican jazz singer Magos Herrera and the New York string quartet called Brooklyn Rider from their new collaborative album, Dreamers. Then, sample one more collaboration between folk-raga and fingerstyle guitarist Peter Walker and Harmony Rockets (aka Mercury Rev), Martin Keith, Nels Cline (Wilco), and Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth), from their record named for the fates, Lachesis/Clotho/Atropos. -Caryn Havlik
Program #4155: New Releases, September 2018 (First aired 9/28/2018)
ARTIST: Magos Herrera and Brooklyn Rider
WORK: La Aurora de Nueva York [1:30]
RECORDING: Dreamers
SOURCE: Sony Music Entertainment
INFO: Available at Amazon.com
ARTIST: Tord Gustavsen Trio
WORK: The Tunnel [5:55]
RECORDING: The Other Side
SOURCE: ECM Records 2608
INFO: ecmrecords.com
ARTIST: Makaya McCraven (feat. Dezron Douglas)
WORK: Black Lion [2:57]
RECORDING: Universal Beings
SOURCE: International Anthem | due out Oct. 26, 2018
INFO: intlanthem.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: Magos Herrera and Brooklyn Rider
WORK: La Aurora de Nueva York [5:29]
RECORDING: Dreamers
SOURCE: Sony Music Entertainment
INFO: Available at Amazon.com
ARTIST: Subhasis Bhattacharya
WORK: Ruyabat Blues [5:19]
RECORDING: Tablananda
SOURCE: Riverboat Records TUG1110
INFO: worldmusic.net
ARTIST: Maithree
WORK: Mary O'Neil [5:24]
RECORDING: Maithree: The Music of Friendship
SOURCE: Innova 987 | Due out Oct. 26, 2018
INFO: innova.mu
ARTIST: Big Heart Machine
WORK: Brian Krock: Jelly Cat [9:04]
RECORDING: Big Heart Machine
SOURCE: Outside In Music
INFO: bigheartmachine.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: YlangYlang
WORK: The Dream [6:50]
RECORDING: New Interpretations of Music by Arvo Part inspired by David Lynch's film Eraser
SOURCE: Obsolete Media Objects
INFO: obsoletemediaobjects.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: Harmony Rockets (Mercury Rev) ft. Peter Walker
WORK: Atropos, excerpt [3:59]
RECORDING: Lachesis/Clotho/Atropos
SOURCE: Tompkins Square 1023
INFO: tompkinssquare.com
