A couple of days ago I saw that Nereffid recommended this as one of his best classical finds on a thread at the other place. Then yesterday I noticed it in my library so I thought I'd give it a listen on the way to work today.
From FMA: Gamelan Nyai Saraswati - An Evening of Javanese Music and Dance
- "The Gamelan Ensemble Nyai Saraswati is made up primarily of UNC students, but also includes community members and friends. The members of the ensemble during the spring semester 2009 were: Alex Bumgardner, Mary Beth Fitts, Hali Garrett, Daniel Guberman, Andrew Hamlet, Hannah Harvester, Ethan Lechner, Brian Lefresne, Aaron Likness, Dan Pollitt, Jon Rea, Ben Rieth, Lily Roberts, Linda Velasco, and Leslie Willis.
Guest Artist at this concert was I. M. Harjito who is a renowned Javanese musician and composer currently on the faculty of Wesleyan and Brown Universities."
- A list of samples used to create this magnificent piece of music:
00:00:00 Aphex Twin Nanou 2 (piano)
00:00:00 Unknown Chant Responsorial A Capella (Burkina Faso) (vocal)
00:01:24 Penderecki Cadenza for Solo Viola (viola)
00:02:29 Colin Steson All The Days Ive Missed You (ILAIJ I) (baritone saxophone)
00:03:34 Giacinto Scelsi Ixor (clarinet)
00:04:32 Kris Defoort Solo Jim (a drumsolo by Jim Black)
00:05:16 John Butcher Floating Cult (saxophone)
00:06:26 Anthony Braxton Intervallic (saxophone)
00:06:44 Chris Corsano When You Throw The Ball At Top Speed (a pretty noisy device )
00:07:24 Kaija Saariaho Spins and Spells (cello)
00:09:53 Marc Ribot Variation 1 (guitar)
00:11:33 John Cage Sonata IX For Prepared Piano (piano)
00:13:34 A Qui Avec Gabriel Sei Getsu Tan (accordion)
00:14:17 Teiji Ito Steel Drum (percussion)
00:15:55 Bill Dixon Poemm Per I Delicati (trumpet)
00:16:48 Zbigniew Preisner The Beginning (flute)
00:17:07 Gyorgy Kurtag Quasi Senza Tempo (viola)
00:17:48 Jimpson & Group The Murderers Home (vocal)
00:17:57 Bernard Herrmann Journey To Center Of The Earth (a piano re-interpretation by Stephan Oliva)
00:19:39 Conrad Beck Für Paul Sacher: Drei Epigramme für Violoncello Solo. III. Vivo (cello)
00:20:52 MaxRoach drumsolo (drums)
00:22:05 Anthony Braxton Round About Midnight (saxophone)
00:22:05 Bill Dixon Fortunata (trumpet)
00:23:42 Bill Dixon Does Your Music Express A General (spoken word)
00:23:45 Wilbert De Joode Lepel (contrabass)
00:24:14 Morton Feldman Illusions 2 (piano)
00:26:25 Erik Satie Ogive 4 (piano)
00:26:26 Poul Ruders Bravour Studies Variation III: Serenade II (cello)
00:28:48 Colin Stetson Our Heartbreak Perfect (saxophone)
00:29:44 Philip Glass / Floraleda Sacchi Metamorphosis No. 1 Moderate (harp)
00:32:28 Conrad Beck Für Paul Sacher: Drei Epigramme für Violoncello Solo. II. Tranquillo (cello)
00:33:38 Marc Ribot Empty (guitar)
00:35:03 Giacinto Scelsi Preludi, Serie I: 4. Moderato (piano)
00:36:18 Colin Stetson Groundswell (saxophone)
Home is the third album by Olan Mill. - "Olan Mill is the recording project of UK composer and producer Alex Smalley, who to date has received rapturous acclaim for his work that holds a sublime measure between the realms of modern neo-classical composition and ambience. On Home, Smalley has mined his most expansive territory yet to create a thrillingly evocative and deeply felt body of work.
The tender clusters of sound that have defined Olan Mills tonal space take on a new soaring quality in using voice to propel Home with a new emotional surge. Alongside soprano Patricia Boynton featuring throughout, Smalley has assembled an ensemble of musicians playing woodwind, piano, pipe organ and violin to augment his guitar and field recordings. Together they combine for both moments of heart-rending intimacy and bursts of flowering, floating orchestral sound. Inspired by travels abroad, Home is a both an urban and exotic panorama, keening with waves of joyous energy and direct pulse, as well as the ultimate comedown from such pure euphoria. Recorded by Smalley in his home a place lived in by his family in generations past the album has an earthy air that magically weaves through its otherworldy radiance to portray the compelling dynamic at the heart of Olan Mill."
- Preservation - Soundcloud
Newcomer's Home, a pop-folk outfit that broke up a few years ago, sadly. Nice vocals fromKatie Herzig, with light acoustic rock, mando, fiddle, etc., without a country twang.
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Awesome free Mixtape; check it out Craig.
ETA: What the heck is up with the image tags not working?
Craig
Freshly released and freshly dropped and miscategorized at emusic.
Spanish secular songs from the early Baroque era. As usual, Figueras' singing is extraordinary.
Guvera.
Hot stuff - Sort of like James Brown, except actually able to play the organ. All but 1 track at Guvera.
Through NPR's First Listen
A couple of days ago I saw that Nereffid recommended this as one of his best classical finds on a thread at the other place. Then yesterday I noticed it in my library so I thought I'd give it a listen on the way to work today.
New Chicago jazz, incl Bobby Broom on guitar.
Gamelan Nyai Saraswati - An Evening of Javanese Music and Dance
- "The Gamelan Ensemble Nyai Saraswati is made up primarily of UNC students, but also includes community members and friends. The members of the ensemble during the spring semester 2009 were: Alex Bumgardner, Mary Beth Fitts, Hali Garrett, Daniel Guberman, Andrew Hamlet, Hannah Harvester, Ethan Lechner, Brian Lefresne, Aaron Likness, Dan Pollitt, Jon Rea, Ben Rieth, Lily Roberts, Linda Velasco, and Leslie Willis.
Guest Artist at this concert was I. M. Harjito who is a renowned Javanese musician and composer currently on the faculty of Wesleyan and Brown Universities."
Back from volunteering in Rockaway Queens and desperate for something energizing. Fela Friday should do the trick.
@elwoodicious Well done on going out there
- A list of samples used to create this magnificent piece of music:
00:00:00 Aphex Twin Nanou 2 (piano)
00:00:00 Unknown Chant Responsorial A Capella (Burkina Faso) (vocal)
00:01:24 Penderecki Cadenza for Solo Viola (viola)
00:02:29 Colin Steson All The Days Ive Missed You (ILAIJ I) (baritone saxophone)
00:03:34 Giacinto Scelsi Ixor (clarinet)
00:04:32 Kris Defoort Solo Jim (a drumsolo by Jim Black)
00:05:16 John Butcher Floating Cult (saxophone)
00:06:26 Anthony Braxton Intervallic (saxophone)
00:06:44 Chris Corsano When You Throw The Ball At Top Speed (a pretty noisy device )
00:07:24 Kaija Saariaho Spins and Spells (cello)
00:09:53 Marc Ribot Variation 1 (guitar)
00:11:33 John Cage Sonata IX For Prepared Piano (piano)
00:13:34 A Qui Avec Gabriel Sei Getsu Tan (accordion)
00:14:17 Teiji Ito Steel Drum (percussion)
00:15:55 Bill Dixon Poemm Per I Delicati (trumpet)
00:16:48 Zbigniew Preisner The Beginning (flute)
00:17:07 Gyorgy Kurtag Quasi Senza Tempo (viola)
00:17:48 Jimpson & Group The Murderers Home (vocal)
00:17:57 Bernard Herrmann Journey To Center Of The Earth (a piano re-interpretation by Stephan Oliva)
00:19:39 Conrad Beck Für Paul Sacher: Drei Epigramme für Violoncello Solo. III. Vivo (cello)
00:20:52 MaxRoach drumsolo (drums)
00:22:05 Anthony Braxton Round About Midnight (saxophone)
00:22:05 Bill Dixon Fortunata (trumpet)
00:23:42 Bill Dixon Does Your Music Express A General (spoken word)
00:23:45 Wilbert De Joode Lepel (contrabass)
00:24:14 Morton Feldman Illusions 2 (piano)
00:26:25 Erik Satie Ogive 4 (piano)
00:26:26 Poul Ruders Bravour Studies Variation III: Serenade II (cello)
00:28:48 Colin Stetson Our Heartbreak Perfect (saxophone)
00:29:44 Philip Glass / Floraleda Sacchi Metamorphosis No. 1 Moderate (harp)
00:32:28 Conrad Beck Für Paul Sacher: Drei Epigramme für Violoncello Solo. II. Tranquillo (cello)
00:33:38 Marc Ribot Empty (guitar)
00:35:03 Giacinto Scelsi Preludi, Serie I: 4. Moderato (piano)
00:36:18 Colin Stetson Groundswell (saxophone)
(Nothing on neither Bandcamp nor Emusic)
Ingenting Kollektiva - Lost Beyond Telling (album preview)
Now playing:
Both are good, but I definitely prefer the Dolphy.
Craig
Olan Mill - Home
Home is the third album by Olan Mill.
- "Olan Mill is the recording project of UK composer and producer Alex Smalley, who to date has received rapturous acclaim for his work that holds a sublime measure between the realms of modern neo-classical composition and ambience. On Home, Smalley has mined his most expansive territory yet to create a thrillingly evocative and deeply felt body of work.
The tender clusters of sound that have defined Olan Mills tonal space take on a new soaring quality in using voice to propel Home with a new emotional surge. Alongside soprano Patricia Boynton featuring throughout, Smalley has assembled an ensemble of musicians playing woodwind, piano, pipe organ and violin to augment his guitar and field recordings. Together they combine for both moments of heart-rending intimacy and bursts of flowering, floating orchestral sound. Inspired by travels abroad, Home is a both an urban and exotic panorama, keening with waves of joyous energy and direct pulse, as well as the ultimate comedown from such pure euphoria. Recorded by Smalley in his home a place lived in by his family in generations past the album has an earthy air that magically weaves through its otherworldy radiance to portray the compelling dynamic at the heart of Olan Mill."
- Preservation - Soundcloud
Gorgeous !
Newcomer's Home, a pop-folk outfit that broke up a few years ago, sadly. Nice vocals fromKatie Herzig, with light acoustic rock, mando, fiddle, etc., without a country twang.