Listen
Sound The Alarm, guitar edition.
Sound The Alarm, guitar edition.
◀
Play!
RADIO // Sound the Alarm
Guitars, Guitars, Guitars
Hosted by Elliot Stapleton
Originally aired 5/23/11

The guitar, the git-box, the Axe! In this edition of Sound the Alarm, host Elliot Stapleton tips his hat to all the six-stringed samurais out there who continually reinvent this amazing instrument. This is a terribly incomplete selection of music, but it attempts to highlight some true innovators. In this episode we will hear tracks by Bill Orcutt, Derek Bailey, Loren Conners, David Grubbs, and more. Tune in to hear Sound the Alarm's open love letter to the guitar!

More from Sound the Alarm
RADIO // Sound the Alarm
Alan Courtis Interview
Hosted by Elliot Stapleton
Radio show

A talk with Alan Courtis, Argentina's most prolific noise maker, covering his many musical activities, his recording workshops, and about a recording he made where one of the instruments played was the grave of Argentinean writer Jorge Luis Borges.

Alan Courtis is Argentina's most prolific noise maker, with over a hundred recordings and counting. The group he co-founded, Reynols, has produced some of the most wildly experimental and nearly unclassifiable records around. While his principal...

Originally aired 3/11/13
Listen
Read More »
RADIO // Sound the Alarm
Take Your Time
Hosted by Elliot Stapleton
Radio show

In this episode silence, quietness and drone will reign supreme. We'll be reminded just how nice it is to lose track of time as we listen to a musicians, such as Richard Skelton, Michael Chapman. and more, who have mastered the art of timelessness.

This episode of Sound the Alarm clocks in at about an hour, but should be experienced as something more than just an hour: not longer than an hour, not shorter than an hour, but...beyond an hour. In this episode we will hear musicians that...

Originally aired 4/16/12
Listen
Read More »
RADIO // Sound the Alarm
Follow Your Ears
Hosted by Elliot Stapleton
Radio show

This late 2011 edition features a selection of the best of the best of the strangest. A sampler of new and old featuring recent releases by Mike Shiflet and Pete Swanson, as well as some amazing pieces by Zeena Parkins, Oval, and No-Neck Blues Band.

This edition of Sound the Alarm features a selection of the best of the best of the strangest. A sampler of new and old featuring recent releases by Mike Shiflet and Pete Swanson, as well as some amazing pieces by Zeena Parkins, Oval, and No-Neck...

Originally aired 12/26/11
Listen
Read More »
RADIO // Sound the Alarm
Brown Out Ballads
Hosted by Elliot Stapleton
Radio show

The air conditioner's blasting, the lights start flickering and worst of all, your record player dips from 33rpm to 25rpm. That's right, you've got the Brown Out Blues. Fortunately, this week's Sound the Alarm has assembled some Brown Out Ballads.

It's a hot day. The air conditioner's blasting. The lights start flickering and worst of all, your record player dips from 33rpm to 25rpm. That's right – you've got the Brown Out Blues. Fortunately, this week's Sound the Alarm has assembled some...

Originally aired 8/8/11
Listen
Read More »
RADIO // Sound the Alarm
Stephen O'Malley
Hosted by Elliot Stapleton
Radio show

Musician, sound artist, curator, visual artist, and doom-metal guitar master Stephen O'Malley--from such groups as Sunn0))), KTL and Khanate--speaks via phone from his home in Paris to discuss life in Paris, touring, and future plans.

In this edition of Sound the Alarm, Stephen O'Malley--from such groups as Sunn0))), KTL and Khanate--speaks with host Elliot Stapleton via phone from his home in Paris. O'Malley is incredibly active as a performer, composer, label curator, and...

Originally aired 7/4/11
Listen
Read More »
RADIO // Sound the Alarm
Summer Dirges
Hosted by Elliot Stapleton
Radio show

Music that can help one cope with the hot, humid, and generally uncomfortable summer weather. There'll be no "Too Darn Hot" by Cole Porter. There will be some woozy, half-melted songs that are perfect for your triple-digit temperature ennui.

For this episode of Sound the Alarm, host Elliot Stapleton selects some music that can help one cope with the hot, humid, and generally uncomfortable summer weather. There'll be no "Too Darn Hot" by Cole Porter. There will be some woozy, half...

Originally aired 6/27/11
Listen
Read More »
RADIO // Sound the Alarm
Ghost in the Machine
Hosted by Elliot Stapleton
Radio show

Host Elliot Stapleton comes to the conclusion that machines are too cold and calculating to produce amazing music...but why then do they end up producing so much amazing music? Emeralds, Oneohtrix, Point Never, Aki Onda, Stephan Mathieu, and more...

In this edition we hear an hour long mix of music both beautiful and odd. Host Elliot Stapleton comes to the conclusion that machines are too cold and calculating to produce amazing music...but why then do they end up producing so much amazing...

Originally aired 5/9/11
Listen
Read More »
RADIO // Sound the Alarm
Kawabata Makoto, Acid Mothers Temple
Hosted by Elliot Stapleton
Radio show

Kawabata Makoto, leader of Acid Mothers Temple from Japan, spoke with host Elliot Stapleton before his show at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, NY on April 12, 2011. Among the revelations: in his eyes he is simply playing "old school rock n' roll."

Kawabata Makoto, leader of Acid Mothers Temple from Japan, spoke with host Elliot Stapleton before his show at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, NY on April 12, 2011. Makoto is the guiding light behind Acid Mothers Temple and has released countless...

Originally aired 5/2/11
Listen
Read More »
RADIO // Sound the Alarm
Heavy Atmospheres
Hosted by Elliot Stapleton
Radio show

In this hour-long mix of music, host Elliot Stapleton shares some tracks that had been perking his ears during spring. The season has brought with it a bundle of heavy, atmospheric tunes by Hype Williams, Sonic Youth, Grouper, Zs and much more.

For this edition of Sound the Alarm, host Elliot Stapleton plays some pieces that had been perking his ears in the early months of 2011. Spring has brought with it a bundle of amazing releases that must be shared with all. In this hour-long...

Originally aired 4/25/11
Listen
Read More »
See all episodes »
Sound the Alarm