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Al Dimeola and Scott Johnson : frets, forms and fusions / produced by John Diliberto and Kimberly Haas.
Weekly radio documentary which explores the merging of music and technology. Two guitarists who take a radically different approach to composition and performance. Al DiMeola upped that speed stakes in fusion while simultaneously crafting Spanish influenced compositions. Scott Johnson combines fiery guitar with sound first. His recent score for the film “Patty Hearst,” finds him…
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Paul Horn and Frank Perry : inner peace / produced by John Diliberto and Kimberly Haas.
Weekly radio documentary which explores the merging of music and technology. Paul Horn’s 1968 recording, Inside, recorded within the dome of the Taj Mahal, was one of the heralds of the new age. This flutist looks back on a career that has taken him into pyramids and China, as well as recording with Ravi Shankar.…
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Andy Summers and David Torn : guitar extensions / produced by John Diliberto and Kimberly Haas.
Weekly radio documentary which explores the merging of music and technology. Summers, who attained the pinnacle of popularity in The Police, explains his more adventurous, atmospheric approach to music–an approach heard in recordings with Robert Fripp, Eberhard Schoener and his instrumental recording “Mysterious Barricades.” Torn uses complex processing to create multi-layered electric guitar tapestries. He…
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Michael William Gilbert and Laraaji : trans-world music / produced by John Diliberto and Kimberly Haas.
Weekly radio documentary which explores the merging of music and technology. Gilbert has created a global music with synthesizers, world percussion and jazz improvisation for over a decade. Laraaji transmutes his zither through a maze of electronics and was one of the first to record on Brian Eno’s “Ambient Music” series.|MICHALE WILLIAM GILBERT AND LARAAJI…
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Michael Mantler and Michael Nyman : classical word jazz / produced by John Diliberto and Kimberly Haas.
Weekly radio documentary which explores the merging of music and technology. Nyman composes chamber operas such as “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat,” as well as film soundtracks. He also leads a minimalist classical rock group. He discusses cross-pollination among classical, rock and jazz elements in his music. Mantler, a jazz trumpeter…
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David Van Tieghem and the Repercussion Unit : the melody of rhythm / produced by John Diliberto and Kimberly Haas.
Weekly radio documentary which explores the merging of music and technology. Tiegham, a New York percussionist, is working with choreographes Twyla Tharp and Elise Monte, with the new music of Laurie Anderson and John Zorn, and on his own music. He combines the ancient forms of percussion with the latest technology. The Repercussion Unit, 12…
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Mark Isham : soundtracks of the mind and movies / produced by John Diliberto and Kimberly Haas.
Weekly radio documentary which explores the merging of music and technology. Isham’s “Vapour Drawings” is a standard for modern synthesizer music, He discusses his new music, and his many soundtracks, including: “The Moderns,” “Made in Heaven,” and “The Beast of War.” Includes selections from his collaborations with David Torn, David Sylvian and Patrick O’Hearn.|MARK ISHAM…
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Harold Budd and Roger Eno : pretty pianos / produced by John Diliberto and Kimberly Haas.
Weekly radio documentary which explores the merging of music and technology. Budd, whose “The Pavilion of Dreams” and “The Plateaux of Mirrors” (both recorded with Brian Eno) established a new sound aesthetic focused on tonality. He mixes delicate keyboard melodies with atmospheric synthesizers. Roger Eno, Brians younger brother, shares Brian’s taste for ambient sounds, but…
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Terry Riley : Cadenzas on a minimalist plain / produced by John Diliberto and Kimberly Haas.
Weekly radio documentary which explores the merging of music and technology. Riley defined the early days of minimalism with his works “In C,” and “A Rainbow in Curved Air.” He is now composing romantic piano works, pieces for the Kronos Quartet, and works based on intonation.|TERRY RILEY : CADENZAS ON A MINIMALIST PLAIN / produced…