Featuring all 9 artists performing at the 6th Annual IODA SXSW Opening Day Bash, including: Sleepy Sun, Bear In Heaven, Carsick Cars, The Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt!, TOBACCO, Summer Cats, A Sunny Day in Glasgow and Les Shelleys.
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IODA SXSW Opening Day Bash Sampler 2010 (zip)
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IODAcast 066 features an interview with David Katznelson on the Alan Lomax in Haiti box set. David Katznelson, founder of Birdman Records and Harte Recordings and former A&R V.P. at Warner Music, came by the pod recently to highlight songs on the 10 disc box set released on Harte Recordings in November of 2009 after many years of work and preparation. To learn more about the box set TheHaitiBox.blogspot.com. Please note that not all tracks featured in the episode are available for free download.
“The rustic nature of early Haitian music can best be heard on the magnificent 10-CD Alan Lomax in Haiti: Recordings for the Library of Congress, a collection of wonderfully evocative recordings made in 1936 and 1937 of vodou and church ceremonies, Boy Scouts singing plaintive folk songs, and stately clarinet-led orchestras learning how to swing.” -Peter Shapiro, Daily Swarm
Surprise Jazz
“Instrumental Merengue” (mp3)
Drummers of the Sosyete boumba
“Drumming – 3 Drums of the Sosyete Boumba” (mp3)
Ago’s Bal Band
“Demonstration of the Tuning of the Malinoumbas” (mp3)
from “Alan Lomax in Haiti”
(Harte Recordings)
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Florent Ghys
“Soli” (mp3)
from “Baroque Tardif: Soli” (Cantaloupe Music)
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Album Notes: Cantaloupe Music continues its series of EPs. These are available via digital music services and in a limited edition physical pressing available to members of our subscription-only Cantaloupe Club.
After receiving a traditional French diploma in music, Florent Ghys researched experimental and minimalist music–leading him to Bang on a Can’s Summer Festival at MASS MoCA in 2007. Returned to his hometown in Bordeaux and missing the community he found around the summer festival, Ghys asked himself, “What would I write if I had to write for an ensemble in which I am the only player?”
Ghys says of his process: “The reasons for this schizophrenic question are multiple. Returning to Bordeaux from Paris, I had the feeling of being musically isolated – of being out of tune with my new environment – and I couldn’t stop writing. I was also interested in the idea of breaking the boundary between the composer and the musician. and the feeling I had of sitting in the audience while my music was being played onstage wasn’t, to be honest, all that satisfying.
“I didn’t intend to compose a solo for myself playing the upright bass, nor did I intend to compose a piece for me and a fleet of clones, but I did intend to create a ‘multiple-me’ ensemble.
“I know multi-track recording will never replace live recording, but multi-tracking was an interesting starting point to see if it would change my compositional process while writing strictly for me – after all, the instrumentation for the EP was linked only to the instruments I can actually play. I could have an upright bass, a bass, a guitar, an electric guitar, a voice. I could also use a pianino (a small 6 octaves piano) and hit some dishes in my kitchen.” Baroque Tardif: Soli is the first in a series of three EPs from Florent Ghys.
Olivier Manchon
“Come Back” (mp3)
“Memoires (feat. Gregoire Maret)” (mp3)
from “Orchestre de Chambre Miniature – Volume 1″
(ObliqSound)
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Album Notes:
Olivier Manchon > violin
Hiroko Taguchi > viola
Christopher Hoffman > cello
Alan Hampton > double bass
John Ellis > tenor saxophone (tks 1, 4, 7), bass clarinet (tk 3)
Hideaki Aomori > clarinet (tk 5, 8), bass clarinet (tk 6)
Gregoire Maret > harmonica (tk 2)
Produced by Olivier Manchon.
Description: Orchestre de Chambre Miniature – Volume 1 is the personal project of French violinist and composer Olivier Manchon, better known for his collaborations with indie acts My Brightest Diamond and Sufjan Stevens, and as co-leader of orchestral pop group Clare and the Reasons. With this mini chamber orchestra, Manchon showcases his skills as a gifted composer and arranger, creating a cinematic narrative of jazz and classical music performed on strings and woodwinds. The album also features John Ellis (Charlie Hunter, John Patitucci, Sting) on clarinet and saxophone and Gregoire Maret (Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock, Marcus Miller) on harmonica.
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Quartet San Francisco
“Take Five” (mp3)
from “QSF Plays Brubeck”
(Violinjazz Recordings)
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In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the release of Time Out, QSF pays tribute to the mastery of Brubeck with the first-ever all Brubeck string quartet CD!
Grammy nominees for their last two releases (2006 and 2007)and International Tango competition winners (New York , 2004), Quartet San Francisco expresses itself in its agility and standout virtuosic playing. Quartet San Francisco is Jeremy Cohen and Alisa Rose , violinists, Keith Lawrence, violist, and Michelle Djokic, cellist. As crossover specialists they excel in multiple styles ó from jazz to tango, pop to funk, blues to bluegrass, gypsy swing to big band and beyond .
Nominee, 52nd Annual GRAMMY© Awards:
Best Classical Crossover Album
Best Engineered Album, Classical
NPR Weekend Edition, Sunday January 31, 2010
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Stewart Goodyear, David Bilger, Christoph Eschenbach
“Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 35″ (mp3)
from “Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Nos. 1&2″
(The Philadelphia Orchestra)
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Album Notes:
Composer: Shostakovich
Piano Concerto Nos. 1 and 2
Composed in 1933 and 1957
Christoph Eschenbach: Conductor
Steward Goodyear: Piano
Recorded live October 13, 2006, Verizon Hall, The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
It is not unusual for performers to play in challenging situations, however few situations are more challenging than the one captured on this recording. In a testament to his skill and artistry, Stewart Goodyear stepped in to play when the featured soloist for this concert canceled on the morning of the first rehearsal. Not only did Goodyear literally hop on a train to make it in time for an afternoon rehearsal, he stepped into the very challenging programmed repertoire without blinking. Two Shostakovitch Concertos on one program? No problem – and they are played with such passion and excitement that it was rightfully lauded in the press as one of the best concerts in recent memory.
Production Credits:
Producer: Charles Gagnon
Balance Engineer: Charles Gagnon
Recording Engineer: Charles Gagnon
Editor: Charles Gagnon
Christoph Eschenbach Bio Photo: Jessica Griffin
Stewart Goodyear Bio Photo: Andrew Garn
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Christoph Eschenbach
“Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 “Choral”" (mp3)
from “Beethoven: Symphony No. 9″
(The Philadelphia Orchestra)
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Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 (ìChoralî)
Composed from 1822-24: Ludwig van Beethoven
Recorded live May 20, 2006, Verizon Hall, The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
This is part of Christoph Eschenbach’s 2005-06 season Beethoven cycle with the Philadelphia Orchestra. It was originally aired on NPR’s Performance Today in a Beethoven “marathon” of consecutive symphonies, and has received wide public and critical acclaim. Of the three in the recorded history of The Philadelphia Orchestra, only the Eschenbach and the Muti are currently available.
Album Notes:
Christoph Eschenbach Conductor
Marina Mescheriakova Soprano
Jill Grove Mezzo-soprano
Vinson Cole Tenor
Alan Held Bass-baritone
The Philadelphia Singers Chorale
David Hayes Music Director
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The Brian Jonestown Massacre
“Our Time” (mp3)
from “Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?”
(‘a’ Records)
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Oh No Ono
“Helplessly Young” (mp3)
from “Eggs”
(Friendly Fire Recordings)
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Burkina Electric
“Sankar Yaaré” (mp3)
from “Paspanga”
(Cantaloupe Music)
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Statik Selektah
“So Close, So Far (feat. Bun B, Wale & Colin Munroe)” (mp3)
from “100 Proof (The Hangover)”
(Brick Records)
Kool G Rap, LMNO, Black Milk, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Declaime
“Heaven or Hell (feat. Kool G Rap, LMNO & Black Milk)” (mp3)
from “Heaven or Hell – EP”
(Mello Music Group)
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Various
“Xmas In My House feat. Motion Man” (mp3)
from “This Is Your Brain On Xmas”
(troublewith2 productions, LLC)
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CSSR State Philharmonic
“Good King Wenceslas” (mp3)
from “Christmas Remixed 2″
(Christmas Chill)
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Undercover Christmas
“Deck the Halls (feat. Di Johnston)” (mp3)
from “Undercover Christmas: Chapter One”
(Undercover Culture Music)
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Blitzen Trapper
“Christmas Is Coming Soon” (mp3)
from “I’ll Stay ‘Til After Christmas”
(Animal World)
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Kermit Ruffins
“A Saints Christmas” (mp3)
from “Have A Crazy Cool Christmas”
(Basin Street)
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X
“Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” (mp3)
from “MERRY XMAS From X”
(Anko Records)
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Linnear
“Carol Of The Bells” (mp3)
from “Music Of Christmas Future”
(Ball of Waxx)
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Featuring Circulatory System, Vic Chesnutt, Betty Davis, The Twilight Sad, WHY? and Wallpaper.
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Circulatory System
“Round Again” (mp3)
from “Signal Morning”
(Cloud Recordings)
The Twilight Sad
“Reflection of the Television” (mp3)
from “Forget the Night Ahead”
(Fat Cat Records)
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WHY?
“This Blackest Purse” (mp3)
from “Eskimo Snow”
(anticon)
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Vic Chesnutt
“Chain” (mp3)
from “At the Cut”
(Constellation)
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Betty Davis
“Is It Love Or Desire” (mp3)
from “Is It Love or Desire”
(Light In The Attic)
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Wallpaper.
“ddd” (mp3)
from “Doodoo Face”
(Eenie Meenie Records)
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Featuring The Apples in stereo, J. Tillman, Lusine, Egadz! and Finn Riggins.
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J. Tillman
“Earthly Bodies” (mp3)
from “Year in the Kingdom”
(Western Vinyl)
Egadz!
“Have Some Guts Kid” (mp3)
from “Egadz is Dead”
(Kid Without Radio)
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Lusine
“Two Dots” (mp3)
from “A Certain Distance”
(Ghostly International)
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The Apples in stereo
“The Bird That You Can’t See” (mp3)
from “#1 Hits Explosion”
(The Apples in stereo)
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Finn Riggins
“Dali” (mp3)
from “Vs. Wilderness”
(Tender Loving Empire)
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Featuring ApSci, Choir of Young Believers, ZAZA, Tinariwen and Mark Mallman.
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ApSci
“Crazy Crazy Insane” (mp3)
from “Best Crisis Ever”
(Quannum Projects)
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Choir of Young Believers
“Next Summer” (mp3)
from “This Is For The White In Your Eyes”
(Ghostly International)
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ZAZA
“Sooner or Later” (mp3)
from “Cameo”
(Kanine Records LLC)
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Tinariwen
“Lulla” (mp3)
from “Imidiwan : Companions”
(Outside Music)
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Mark Mallman
“Eternal Moonshine” (mp3)
from “Invincible Criminal”
(Badman Recording Co)
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Featuring CYNE, Summer Cats, Megafaun, Rough Guide to the Music of Cuba and Van Ghost.
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CYNE
“Pretty Apollo” (mp3)
from “Water For Mars”
(Hometapes)
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Summer Cats
“Super” (mp3)
from “Songs for Tuesdays”
(Slumberland)
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Megafaun
“The Fade” (mp3)
from “Gather, Form & Fly”
(Hometapes)
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Sierra Maestra
“El Son No Puede Fallar” (mp3)
from “The Rough Guide to the Music of Cuba”
(Rough Guides/World Music Network)
Van Ghost
“Summer Promise” (mp3)
from “Melodies for Lovers”
(Split Red)
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