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David Rothenberg, Bug Music: How Insects Gave Us Rhythm and Noise

Hosted by David Weinstein

Originally aired 5/20/13

Composer, author, and naturalist David Rothenberg discusses his book and plays his CD, Bug Music: How Insects Gave Us Rhythm and Noise in advance of his appearance in an evening celebrating the sounds of insects at Judson Church on May 22, 2013.

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Alicia Svigals, The Yellow Ticket

Hosted by David Weinstein

Originally aired 1/28/13

Klezmer fiddler Alicia Svigals discusses her live score to a 1918 silent film starring Pola Negi as a suppressed Jew, with pianist Marilyn Lerner and Andrew Ingall from the Foundation for Jewish Culture. The film/concert tours widely during 2013.

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Collecting Pictures in the Brain Hotel, Saleem Dhamee & Justin Lowe

Originally aired 5/23/11

A trippy soundtrack for a 2005 installation by artist Justin Lowe at the SculptureCenter in New York. The installation had visitors crawl under and over a furniture-fort made of scavenged sofas, chairs, bed-frames, refrigerators, carpeting, and junk.

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Francisco López, Hyper-Rainforest

Hosted by David Weinstein

Originally aired 4/25/11

Why can't you see in outer space and why can't you hear in a rainforest? A conversation, plus audio illustrations, with the composer/sound artist in advance of his 2011 show at EMPAC in Troy, NY. Learn about his sound art mecca in Murcia, Spain.

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Complex Minimalism

Hosted by David Weinstein

Originally aired 9/9/10

This program exposes some of the edgier creations made by composers who innovated in the surprisingly complex world of minimalist music with works by Philip Glass, Steve Reich, James Tenney, Terry Riley, LaMonte Young, Brian Eno, Arnold Dreyblatt.

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Decked Out: A History of the Turntable

Hosted by David Weinstein

Originally aired 12/5/07

A glimpse at the turntable as musical instrument and its influential role sparking creative innovation in music from the streets of the Bronx to the ateliers of the avant garde. Selected and compiled by David Weinstein for Art Basel Miami Beach 2007.

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Dewanatron, The Electronic Instruments

Originally aired 8/18/07

The name Dewanatron refers to a family of instruments which "hazard unpredictable behaviors and self playing tendencies. They make all previous and future instruments obsolete. Ideal for home, church, school, or the electronic music laboratory."

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Colors for Breakfast, A Morning Mix

Hosted by David Weinstein

Originally aired 5/24/07

A morning music mix with word jazz from Ken Nordine, a bit of pop from Arling & Cameron, some Bacharach, happy oldies, and advice from filmmaker-turned-composer Baz Luhrmann.

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Venice Music Special: Caged/Uncaged

Hosted by Alanna Heiss

Originally aired 5/5/07

Tracks commissioned by Alanna Heiss for her 1993 Venice Biennale John Cage show feature homages and wild re-dos of the work of Cage by Jello Biafra, Joey Ramone, John Zorn, Lou Reed, Elliott Sharp, Shelley Hirsch, John Cale, Cage reading, more...

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Jim McBride: Jesus and Tequila

Originally aired 7/10/06

What do artists hear when they're alone? Filmmaker Jim McBride (The Big Easy, Great Balls of Fire, David Holzman's Diary) answers with this unusual mix of music from Willie Nelson to David Byrne to Kings of Leon to Henry Kaiser.

RADIO // Impossible Music David Rothenberg, Bug Music: How Insects Gave Us Rhythm and Noise Hosted by David Weinstein Radio show Composer, author, and naturalist David Rothenberg discusses his book and plays his CD, Bug Music: How Insects Gave Us Rhythm and Noise in advance of his appearance in an evening celebrating the sounds of insects at Judson Church on May 22, 2013. David Weinstein hosts composer, author, and naturalist David Rothenberg to discuss his CD and book, Bug Music: How Insects Gave Us Rhythm and Noise (St Martin Press, 2013) in advance of his appearance in an evening celebrating the sounds of... Originally aired 5/20/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Impossible Music Alicia Svigals, The Yellow Ticket Hosted by David Weinstein Radio show Klezmer fiddler Alicia Svigals discusses her live score to a 1918 silent film starring Pola Negi as a suppressed Jew, with pianist Marilyn Lerner and Andrew Ingall from the Foundation for Jewish Culture. The film/concert tours widely during 2013. An interview with the musicians behind the live musical performance to a 1918 silent film classic starring Pola Negi. Composer.violinist Alicia Svigals walks us through her process and pianist Marilyn Lerner joins via phone plus Andrew Ingall from... Originally aired 1/28/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Impossible Music Collecting Pictures in the Brain Hotel, Saleem Dhamee & Justin Lowe Radio show A trippy soundtrack for a 2005 installation by artist Justin Lowe at the SculptureCenter in New York. The installation had visitors crawl under and over a furniture-fort made of scavenged sofas, chairs, bed-frames, refrigerators, carpeting, and junk. Collecting Pictures in the Brain Hotel is a soundtrack and playlist by Saleem Dhamee compiled for a 2005 installation by artist Justin Lowe. Justin Lowe's site-specific installation dramatically transformed a seventy-foot long gallery in... Originally aired 5/23/11 Listen Read More »
RADIO // Impossible Music Francisco López, Hyper-Rainforest Hosted by David Weinstein Radio show Why can't you see in outer space and why can't you hear in a rainforest? A conversation, plus audio illustrations, with the composer/sound artist in advance of his 2011 show at EMPAC in Troy, NY. Learn about his sound art mecca in Murcia, Spain. Why can't you see in outer space and why can't you hear in a rainforest? A conversation, with sound illustrations, with the composer and sound artist Francisco López in advance of his performance at EMPAC in Troy, New York on April 28, 29, 30, 2011... Originally aired 4/25/11 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Impossible Music Complex Minimalism Hosted by David Weinstein Radio show This program exposes some of the edgier creations made by composers who innovated in the surprisingly complex world of minimalist music with works by Philip Glass, Steve Reich, James Tenney, Terry Riley, LaMonte Young, Brian Eno, Arnold Dreyblatt. This program exposes some of the edgier creations made by composers who innovated in the surprisingly complex world of minimalist music. It does not exhaustively investigate all the who’s and hows, the influences, and histories of this music, but a... Originally aired 9/9/10 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Impossible Music Decked Out: A History of the Turntable Hosted by David Weinstein Radio show A glimpse at the turntable as musical instrument and its influential role sparking creative innovation in music from the streets of the Bronx to the ateliers of the avant garde. Selected and compiled by David Weinstein for Art Basel Miami Beach 2007. This soundtrack was selected and compiled by David Weinstein by invitation from Art Basel Miami Beach for its Art Sound Lounge in 2007. Weinstein curated three years of Sound Lounge playlists for Miami Basel (see also Music By, For, and About Plants... Originally aired 12/5/07 Listen Read More »
RADIO // Impossible Music Dewanatron, The Electronic Instruments Radio show The name Dewanatron refers to a family of instruments which "hazard unpredictable behaviors and self playing tendencies. They make all previous and future instruments obsolete. Ideal for home, church, school, or the electronic music laboratory." A performance by Dewanatron presented by Leon and Brian Dewan from August 18, 2007 during P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center's summer Warm Up concert series. The name Dewanatron refers to a family of instruments which "hazard unpredictable behaviors and... Originally aired 8/18/07 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Impossible Music Colors for Breakfast, A Morning Mix Hosted by David Weinstein Radio show A morning music mix with word jazz from Ken Nordine, a bit of pop from Arling & Cameron, some Bacharach, happy oldies, and advice from filmmaker-turned-composer Baz Luhrmann. A morning music mix with jazz from Ken Nordine, pop from Arling & Cameron, some Bacharach, happy oldies, and advice from filmmaker-turned-composer Baz Luhrmann. Originally aired 5/24/07 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Impossible Music Venice Music Special: Caged/Uncaged Hosted by Alanna Heiss Radio show Tracks commissioned by Alanna Heiss for her 1993 Venice Biennale John Cage show feature homages and wild re-dos of the work of Cage by Jello Biafra, Joey Ramone, John Zorn, Lou Reed, Elliott Sharp, Shelley Hirsch, John Cale, Cage reading, more... Pop, rock, and avant-garde stars honor John Cage with interpretations of his music. This Venice Music Special features an all-star stream of songs assembled from the CD Caged/Uncaged (Cramps Records, CRSCD 097, out of print but copies are... Originally aired 5/5/07 Listen Read More »