#2234: Program #2234

New Sounds | May 24, 2010
The People have spoken and the results are in for the 18th annual New Sounds Listener Poll, spotlighting (most of) the best new-music releases of 2003. Sorting through the responses, the color commentary isn't that different from years past. Some of the usual suspects ranked highly this year, such as Ryuichi Sakamoto, Evan Ziporyn, Bill Frisell and the Cold Blue record label. There were also some relatively new artists, like the string quartet Ethel and the Clogs. Thanks to all of the listeners who voted.

PROGRAM #2234 The Annual New Sounds Listener Poll 2003

ARTIST(S)

RECORDING

CUT(S)

SOURCE

10. Clogs

Lullaby for Sue

Swarms [7:00]

Brassland#HWY-004**
www.brassland.org OR www.clogsmusic.com*

9. Lou Harrison

Works 1939-2000
AND
Serenado

(from Serenado) Avalokiteshvara [2:30]

Works 1939-2000 is Mode #122 www.mode.com AND
Serenado is New Albion #123 www.newalbion.com

8. David Sylvian

Blemish

how little we need to be happy [3:30]

Samadhi Sound #0001 www.davidsylvian.com

7. Johnny Cash

America IV: The Man Comes Around

The Man Comes Around [5:00]

American #440063339** Available for purchase at Amazon.com*

6. Various (Garland, Fink, Childs, Miller, Smith, Cox, Lentz)

The Complete 10-Inch Series from Cold Blue

Chas Smith: October '68 [4:30]

Cold Blue #0014 www.coldbluemusic.com*

5. Evan Ziporyn

Shadowbang
AND
No Return: River Impressions 2002

Postcard (with Ava, Simon, & Skyler), excerpt [3:30], From No Return: River Impressions 2002

Shadowbang is Cantaloupe #21015 www.cantaloupemusic.com;
No Return is Sun Valley Center for the Arts, no # www.sunvalleycenter.org*

4. Ethel

Ethel

Phil Kline: The Blue Room & Other Stories, excerpt [5:00]

Cantaloupe Music #21017** www.cantaloupemusic.com *

3. Todd Machover

Hyperstring Trilogy

Begin Again Again, Pt. 5 [4:00]

Oxingale #2003 www.oxingale.com

2. Bill Frisell

The Intercontinentals

Baba Drame [5:00]

Nonesuch #79661** www.nonesuch.com*, Or available at Amazon.com*

1. Morelenbaum2/Sakamoto

A Day in New York

Chega de Saudade [3:00]

Sony Classical #80018, available at Amazon.com*

*, ** - Find the recordings you've heard - go to the New Sounds Recordings Information page

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