Radio Eclectus returns with a special memorial tribute to the late Phill Niblock. An uninterrupted three-hour marathon of astonishing austere minimalism by the godfather of modern drone music. Tune in, turn up your volume, and help us say farewell to this beloved nonagenarian lynchpin of the Downtown New York avant-garde.
Annotated playlist and photo credits with Comments. Radical new music with host Michael Schell.
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Playing tracks by Soldier String Quartet, Ulrich Krieger, Barbara Held, Jim O'Rourke, Phill Niblock and more.
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Annotated playlist for show #107
Intro: Phill Niblock (1933–2024) [0:00]
1. [2:18] Early Winter. From Music by Phill Niblock (XI, 1993) with Susan Stenger (flute), Eberhard Blum (bass flute), Soldier String Quartet: Laura Seaton, David Soldier (violins), Ron Lawrence (viola), Mary Wooten (cello), 38 computer-controlled sampled and synthesizer voices, Richard Lainhart, Tom Hamilton, Reed Hayes, Bryce Goggin, Miles Green (engineers)
2. [46:44] Didjeridoos and Don'ts. From YPGPN - A Young Person's Guide to Phill Niblock (Blast First, 2002) with Ulrich Krieger (didjeridu). NOTE: Realized 1992
3. [1:00:15] Held Tones. From YPGPN - A Young Person's Guide to Phill Niblock (Blast First, 2002) with Barbara Held (flute). NOTE: Realized 1982–94
4. [1:22:37] Hurdy Hurry. From Touch Works, for Hurdy Gurdy and Voice (Touch, 2001) with Jim O'Rourke (hurdy gurdy samples). NOTE: Realized 1999
5. [1:38:00] Muna Torso. From Muna Torso (Room40, 2023) with Phill Niblock (electronics). NOTE: Realized 1992
6. [1:59:02] Phill Niblock in conversation with Michael Schell (October 1, 2023 on Flotation Device, KBCS-FM Bellevue/Seattle/Tacoma)
7. [2:01:22] Sweet Potato. From Touch Food (Touch, 2003) with Carol Robinson (bass clarinet, basset horn and E♭ clarinet). NOTE: Realized 2001–02
8. [2:13:14] Not Yet Titled. From Touch Three (Touch, 2009) with Franz Hautzinger (trumpet). NOTE: Realized 2003
9. [2:35:36] A Y U (Live). From Touch Works, for Hurdy Gurdy and Voice (Touch, 2001) with Thomas Buckner (voice). NOTE: Recorded October 1999, completed 2000
10. [2:56:39] Outro
Photo credits: Phill Niblock on motorcycle by JJ Murphy, Phill Niblock via Festival Mixtur, Experimental Intermedia Foundation loft (Shelley Hirsch, Katherine Liberovskaya, Phill Niblock) via The Wall Street Journal, Biliana Voutchkova and Phill Niblock at silent green (Berlin, 2023), Phill Niblock at the Random Cube Festival (Oslo, 2006) by Diogo Valério, Phill Niblock: Held Tones