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Pollen and Photosynteses by H. Takehashi
Ediacaran Moonrise by Barry Walker, Jr.
To the Cellar from Krzysztof Komeda’s wonderful score to The Fearless Vampire Killers.
Blue Sutura from Piero Piccioni’s score to Il medico della mutua.
3-Sized PF and Let’s Go Crazy!, both by Takahiro Kido
Emerald Ash by Golden Brown
Merry-Go-Round by Domenique Dumont
Aquel Senor by the mighty, Frankie Reyes
Tesko Me Ja Zaboravit Tebe by Banko...
Published 06/03/23
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In My Heaven All Faucets Have Fountains by yes/and
A snippet of Runaway from Olafur Arnauld’s score to Gimme Shelter
Spectral Canon from Conlon Nancarrow from James Tenney
The Hourglass by Ben Crosland.
Published 04/10/23
This episode was originally released in 2015.
Proceeds from this episode are being donated to the Transgender Law Center.
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*Under the credits is Harlaamstrat 74 off of John Dankworth’s Modesty Blaise score.
*The piece opens with Rainfall, by David Darling and Michael Jones.
*Her brief love story is scored by Nathan Johnson’s Penelope’s Theme from his score to The Brothers Bloom.
*When she lands her first gig, we start Garde a Vue, and roll into Le Roi de coeur, from Chantal...
Published 03/10/23
This episode was originally released in summer of 2015.
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* Under the credits is Harlaamstrat 74 off of John Dankworth’s Modesty Blaise score.
* Then, we have the most obvious crickets/summer night song ever: the fantastic, perpetually delightful Green Arrow from Yo La Tengo’s I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One, which has soundtracked many crickety summer nights for me over the years.
* The cops roll in to a loop of the very beginning of the epic Ptah, the El Daoud, the title track to...
Published 02/17/23
This episode was originally released in September of 2019.
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We start with the Opening of Craig Armstrong’s score to Far From the Madding Crowd.
Glass Houses no. 13 from Ann Southam.
Earring from Julia Wolf.
Occam II for Violin from Eliane Radigue.
Rearranging Furniture from Gabriel Yared’s score to By the Sea.
A bit of Movement II from Martynov, “Come in!” by Vladimir Martynov.
Notes
Plenty written about the Willie D.. I found Roger Branfill-Cook’s Torpedo: the Most Revolutionary...
Published 01/28/23
This episode was originally released in August 2016
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* Here’s a link to watch an excerpt of the CBS news break.
* One of my favorite things I came across while reading up on the lottery was this site, which includes a remarkable page where folks send in their personal stories of their draft experience.
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* Elevator Song by Keaton Henson (feat. Ren Ford)
* Waves by Abby Gundersen
Published 01/17/23
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Blithe Field does RD 1
O Venezia, Venuga, Venusia by Nino Rota
Carthage by Hayden Perdido
Nice Breeze, Isn’t It? from Simon Rackham
Mystere by amiina
Blithe Field also does Racing Backward
as well as Prelude
Published 12/26/22
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Mongali as played by the mighty Tabu Ley Rochereu
2nd Season by Takahiro Kido
Ferde Grofe’s Grand Canyon Suite: 5 Cloudburst as performed by the Detroit Symphony
Nero’s Nocturne by Chilly Gonzalez. Man, that guy is great. You should buy his music.
Opening Titles from Jeff Grace’s score to In the Valley of Violence
Morris Visits Dr. Pratt from John Barry’s score to The Wrong Box
Gift from Masakatsu Takagi’s score to The Boy...
Published 12/16/22
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LBS by Duval Timothy
My Favourites, pt. 2 by Patricia Rossborough
Sad Seine by Lambert
Vals Efter Lasse I Lyby by Lofoten Cello Duo
Published 11/28/22
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Strength of a Young Man by Vernon Field
Wave I by Elori Saxl
Rearranging Furniture from Gabriel Yared’s score to By the Sea
Falling Forever and Ever by Ricky Eat Acid
Muff Gets a Share from Joel P West’s score to Band of Robbers
Notes
By far the most fun I had researching this was reading Kaori O’Conner’s Pineapple: A Global History. Really a lovely little book.
Published 11/17/22
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Rauelsson plays Mom, in Ukraine
Group Listening plays Julie With
Richard Birkin plays Vigil II
Colleen plays Les Ondes Silencieueses
Taylor Deupree and Marcus Fischer play Bell
The Ensemble Rescerche plays Morton Feldman’s Something Wild in the City: Mary Ann’s Theme
Published 10/22/22
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Sunset Village by Group Listening
Winter Memory by Dark Dark Dark
Pretty in Plums by Shida Shihabi
With a little bit of The Crumbling by Valgeir Sigurossen
Afternoon in Paris by the incomparable John Lewis
Abstrutions from Max Roach
And Herbert’s Story from Mark Orton’s score to Nebraska
Published 09/29/22
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Arrival by by Domenique Dumont
Bouquet by Bobby Hutcherson
Last Dance by No Vacation
Channels Passing by Paul Dresher
Dilo 4 by Emika
The Kronos Quartet plays II from Phillip Glass’ second string quartet, “Company.”
Published 09/02/22
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This episode was originally released in October of 2017 and was produced with engineering assistance from Elizabeth Aubert.
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Sunrise Through the Dusty Nebula by Hannah Peel
Keep by Nils Frahm
Horizon Variations by Max Richter
She cycles through: Where or When by Hal Kemp & His Orchestra, Smarty (You Know it All) by Fats Waller, Dear Mr. Gable: You Made Me Love...
Published 08/21/22
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This episode was originally released in the spring of 2018. It’s being re-released today because Nate’s on book leave for the summer.
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We start off with Theme de Simon from Georges Delerue.
Go to Alpine Sketch from Christian Loffler’s Young Alaska.
Hear some of Three Dances: II Pavane arranged for the Chromos Tuba Quartet.
The Plum Blossom from Yusuf Lateef’s great Eastern Sounds record.
Juve & Fandor by...
Published 07/21/22
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This episode was originally released in July of 2016. It’s being re-released today because Nate’s on book leave for the summer and because it’s a total banger.
Notes and Reading:
* I came to this story the old fashioned way (for me): I saw Su Lin at the Field Museum and needed to know more. That led me inevitably to Vicki Croke's The Lady and the Panda from 2006. It's a terrific read. If you have any interest at all in learning more...
Published 07/08/22
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Arrival by Dominique Dumont
Bouquet by Bobby Hutcherson off of his phenomenal album, Happenings.
Wrench and Numbers from Jeff Russo’s score to Fargo, the FX show.
Melodrames telegraphies (in B flat Major 7th), part 1 by Brian McBride
Kembang Andyani from the Gamelan Orchestra
Published 06/23/22
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This episode was originally released in 2016 in the days after the shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. It is re-released every year on the anniversary of the incident.
A note on...
Published 06/12/22
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This episode originally appeared in the winter of 2019.
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Still Space by Satoshi Ashikawa.
Published 05/28/22
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Music
Blithe Field does RD 1
O Venezia, Venuga, Venusia by Nino Rota
Carthage by Hayden Perdido
Nice Breeze, Isn’t It? from Simon Rackham
Mystere by amiina
Blithe Field also does Racing Backward
as well as Prelude
Published 05/18/22
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Music
The Return by Library Tapes
Erased Duet by Valgeir Sigurdossen
3-sized PF by Takahiro Kido
Vals Efter Lasser I Lyby by Lofoton Cello Duo
Notes
Totally recommend Bruce Levine’s Thaddeus Stevens: Civil War Revolutionary, Fighter...
Published 04/30/22
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Dance PM from Horishi Yoshimura
Amor - C.B. Rework by Clark
Here’s What You’re Missin by Bing and Ruth
Meredith Monk’s Ellis Island as played by Bruce Brubaker
Alto Paraiso by Aukai
Opening from Nathaniel Bartlett
Rivers That you...
Published 04/11/22
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This episode was originally released in December of 2016
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Starts with Christope Beck and DeadMono’s theme to Charlie Countryman.
Prelude for HS by Hakon Stene.
Tezeta (Nostalgia) from Malatu Astatke, from Ethiopiques vol. 4, one of...
Published 03/18/22
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Fragment I by Library Tapes
Don’t Forget to Breathe Eh by Kelpe
Here I Am, Two Warships by Spirituals
Elfe by Dario Lessing
Jahrzeit from American Contemporary Music Ensemble
Alarm Will Sound’s version of Jynweythek ylow
2400 by Martyn Hynes
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I found a...
Published 02/25/22