This episode of This Island Earth features lots of minimalism (an oxymoron?), more great new atmospheric stuff from Brian Eno, many stunning collaborations, and some big beats to shake to.
Lots of long sets, and long tracks, today. "Less yacks, more tracks." How we like it!
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| Slither (Theme) Anoushka Shankar and Karsh Kale - Breathing Under Water - Manhattan Records (2007 ) |
| Minimalism. Pattern-based music. Found sounds. History. Happy almost 80th Steve Reich (born 3 Oct 1936). In celebration, we'll spin most of 'Different Trains - Electric Counterpoint'.
For a really interesting interview on CBC / q, and some other fun bits, check here: http://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/schedule-for-thursday-april-14-2016-1.3535164/composer-steve-reich-guides-you-through-his-most-momentous-works-1.3535176 |
| Different Trains (America-Before the War) Steve Reich / Kronos Quartet - Different Trains - Electric Counterpoint - Elektra/Nonesuch (1989) |
| Different Trains (Europe-During the War) Steve Reich / Kronos Quartet - Different Trains - Electric Counterpoint - Elektra/Nonesuch (1989) |
| Different Trains (After the War) Steve Reich / Kronos Quartet - Different Trains - Electric Counterpoint - Elektra/Nonesuch (1989) |
| Electric Counterpoint (Fast) Steve Reich / Pat Metheny - Different Trains - Electric Counterpoint - Elektra/Nonesuch (1989) |
| More of that great new stuff from Brian Eno! Very trippy and atmospheric -- time to polish up your best headphones. We'll spin the entire second half of The Ship, just released in late April.
Pre-release (looong) first-half track can be found via OnDemand here: http://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/32/26897.html |
| Fickle Sun (i) Brian Eno - The Ship - Warp (2016) 
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| Fickle Sun (ii) The Hour Is Thin Brian Eno - The Ship - Warp (2016)
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| Fickle Sun (iii) I'm Set Free [Velvet Underground cover] Brian Eno / Lou Reed / The Velvet Underground - The Ship - Warp (2016)
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| Collaborations. Mostly of a South-Asian / Minimal nature... |
| Spring Waterfall Foday Musa Suso / Philip Glass - Jali Kunda: Griots of West Africa & Beyond - Ellipsis Arts (1996) |
| Samma Foday Musa Suso / Pharoah Sanders - Jali Kunda: Griots of West Africa & Beyond - Ellipsis Arts (1996) |
| Offering Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass - Passages - BMG (1990) |
| Ragas in Minor Scale Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass - Passages - BMG (1990) |
| Twilight Mood Ravi Shankar & Yehudi Menuhin - West Meets East: The Historic Shankar/Menuhin Sessions - Angel Records (1999) |
| Raga Bhairavi Ravi Shankar w. Tanmoy Bose - The Living Room Sessions, Pt. 2 - East Meets West (2013) |
| Changing up the pace! Beats and Junk. |
| Faith Dub Lee 'Scratch' Perry / Observer Niney - Lee Perry vs the Observer - Orange Street (2008) |
| Japanese Food (extended) Bill Laswell / Lee 'Scratch' Perry - Rise Again - M.O.D. Technologies (2011) |
| Temple Head Transglobal Underground - Backpacking On The Graves Of Our Ancestors - Nation (1999) |
| Ap Ke Baras [live] Tabla Beat Science - Live in San Francisco at Stern Grove - Palm Pictures (2002) |
| Bohemia Junction (Vlastur Dub) Bombay Dub Orchestra - Bohemia Junction Remixes - Six Degrees Records (2014) |
| Heaven's Gonna Burn Your Eyes Thievery Corporation - The Richest Man in Babylon - Universal Distribution (2002) |
| Hare Krisna Thievery Corporation - Radio Retaliation - Eighteenth Street (2008) |
| Exit stage left. Finishing off with some exciting new stuff from Family Atlantica. More of this in future, for sure! |
| Okoroba Family Atlantica - Cosmic Unity - Soundway Records (2016)
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| Enjera Family Atlantica - Cosmic Unity - Soundway Records (2016)
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1:10 PM, May 22nd, 2016