This Island Earth
Sunday June 4th, 2017 with PeterB
Accordions. Massive jam. A wander. New stuff. And a ground-breaking collaboration between Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass.
Today's This Island Earth adventure moves from Finland accordion-based new classical, to all over North Africa in mix with Spain and India, to South America across the Atlantic, some terrific new releases, to... And, a feature on a timeless collaboration between Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass.
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| Slither (Theme) Anoushka Shankar and Karsh Kale - Breathing Under Water - Manhattan Records, 2007 |
| Starting off with some stirring new classical out of Finland, courtesy of David Dalle Show. To clean any wax out of our ears…
For a full play, looky here: http://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/105/32610.html |
| II Plasma Kimmo Pohjonen, Samuli Kosminen, the Kronos Quartet - UNIKO - Odine, 2011 |
| Featuring a priceless collaboration between Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass. We will play the whole darned thing today.
Each of the tracks on this recording are primarily composed by either Glass or Shankar (see notes). It is hard to figure out which is which actually, and some are probably co-composed. But, all have major inputs on arrangements, orchestration, form, recording and production, from both. Put down what you are pretending to do RIGHT NOW! Put on your very best headphones, sit back. And enjoy. |
| Offering [composer: Ravi Shankar] Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass - Passages - BMG, 1990 |
| Sadhanipa [composer: Philip Glass] Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass - Passages - BMG, 1990 |
| Channels and Winds [composer: Philip Glass] Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass - Passages - BMG, 1990 |
| Ragas in Minor Scale [composer: Philip Glass] Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass - Passages - BMG, 1990 |
| Meetings Along the Edge [composer: Ravi Shankar] Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass - Passages - BMG, 1990 |
| Prashanti [composer: Ravi Shankar] Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass - Passages - BMG, 1990 |
| A couple of great new rew releases from Soundway Records. A terrific brand new one from The Heliocentrics, featuring vocals of Barbora Patkova outa Slovakia (vocals are rare for them). And a totally new to me at least Ennanga Vision. Plus a sneak-in from about this time last year. More to come over the fullness of time on these, for sure… |
| Dawn Chorus The Heliocentrics - A World Of Masks - Soundway Records, 2017 
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| The Silverback The Heliocentrics - A World Of Masks - Soundway Records, 2017
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| Time The Heliocentrics - A World Of Masks - Soundway Records, 2017
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| New Sunshine Ennanga Vision - Ennanga Vision - Soundway Records, 2017
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| Otim's War Ennanga Vision - Ennanga Vision - Soundway Records, 2017
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| Killing Ghosts Ennanga Vision - Ennanga Vision - Soundway Records, 2017
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| Okoroba Family Atlantica - Cosmic Unity - Soundway Records, 2016 |
| Just a bit of rambling… |
| Vayn Fun Lebn (Gypsy Tribal Mix) Lenka Lichtenberg & Eccodek - Lenkkodek: Open My Ears EP - Sunflower Records, 2017 
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| Mohammadu / Odo Yewu Koo Nimo & Vishal Nagar - Koo Nimo & Vishal Nagar - Minimum Wage Records & Olin Place / Funketabla, 1999 |
| I've Worked in Vain Koo Nimo & Vishal Nagar - Koo Nimo & Vishal Nagar - Minimum Wage Records & Olin Place / Funketabla, 1999 |
| Bulería Con Ricardo Anoushka Shankar / Pedro Ricardo Mino - Traveller - Deutsche Grammophon, 2011 |
| Nànnuflày (feat. Kurt Vile and Mark Lanegan) Tinariwen - Elwan - Wedge/Anti, 2017 |
| Sharpening Gordon Grdina's Haram - Her Eyes Illuminate - Songlines Recordings, 2012
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| En Shakawt Al Hawa [If You Complain About Love] Gordon Grdina's Haram - Her Eyes Illuminate - Songlines Recordings, 2012
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| A MONSTER brand new piece from Bill Laswell and company. Recorded live at John Zorn's music space The Stone, 2017-Jan-20. Just faaaar tooo cooool to not play! TURN IT WAAAAAY UP. And hang on to your hats!!! |
| Against the Empire of Alternative Facts Pt. 1 Hideo Yamaki, Bill Laswell, Raoul Björkenheim, Mike Sopko, Dominic James - Inaugural Sound Clash - M.O.D. Technologies, 2017
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| Exit, stage left. With a teaser on a likely full play some time soon… |
| In C Mali Terry Riley / Africa Express & Andre de Ridder - Africa Express Presents... Terry Riley's In C Mali - Transgressive Records, 2014 |
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1:10 PM, June 4th, 2017