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Radio Eclectus celebrates one year online and on the air—52 weeks of radical new music. Join us as we replay a few highlights from our inaugural season, honor the late film composer Ennio Morricone and mbira master Cosmas Magaya, and look back on a pair of iconic avant-garde recordings from Paris and London 50 years ago. We also have plenty of new releases to sample, including Thumbscrew playing Braxton, Ismo Eskelinen playing Aho, and Biliana Voutchkova playing Stiebler, leading up to an epic and newly-recorded orchestral work by James MacMillan.
Also featured: John Zorn, John Tavener, Fontella Bass and the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Harry Partch, Fossil Aerosol Mining Project, R. Murray Schafer, Kalevi Aho, Michael Shannon, Heather Stebbins, Steve Layton and Sound-In, ~Nois, Peter Keller, Craig Davis Pinson, Jannik Giger, XASAX, thélème, Andrew Kozar, Tomas Fujiwara, Mary Halvorson, Michael Formanek, London Sinfonietta, BBC Philharmonic and Martyn Brabbins. Photo credits in Comments.
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Annotated playlist for show #53⠀
Intro and SET 1: 50 years ago, and farewell to Morricone and Magaya⠀
1. [1:31] Art Ensemble of Chicago: Yoyo's Theme. From Les stances à Sophie (Pathé-Marconi, 1970 reissied 2002 by EMI France in Americans Swinging in Paris). With Fontella Bass (vocals) and Art Ensemble of Chicago: Lester Bowie (trumpet), Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell (woodwinds), Malachi Favors Maghostut (bass), Don Moye (drums). NOTE: Recorded July 22, 1970, Paris⠀
2. [10:36] Ennio Morricone, arr. John Zorn: Battle of Algiers. From The Big Gundown: John Zorn plays the music of Ennio Morricone (Nonesuch, 1986) with Luli Shioi (vocals), Bill Frisell (electric guitar), Jim Staley (trombone, bass trombone), Anthony Coleman (piano, harpsichord, organ, vocals), David Weinstein (Mirage, microcomputer), Bobby Previte (percussion, timpani, vocals), Jorge Silva (surdo), Claudio Silva (pandeiro), Cyro Baptista (cuíca), Duduca Fonseca (caixa), Reinaldo Fernandes (repinique), Arto Lindsay (batucada contractor), John Zorn (alto saxophone, saw)⠀
3. [14:25] Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza: Trio Per Violoncello, Tromba e Lastra di Cristallo. From Perfect Union (RCA, 1966) with Ennio Morricone (trumpet), John Heinemen (cello), Frederic Rzewski (crystal plate)⠀
4. [20:13] Nyamaropa. From The Soul of Mbira: Traditions of the Shona People (Nonesuch Explorer, 1973) with Mhuri Ye Kwa Rwizi Ensemble: Cosmas Magaya Kanengoni, Hakurotwi Mude (22-key mbira dza vadzimu), Ephram Mutemasango (hosho [shaker])⠀
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SET 2: Radio Eclectus's first set: July 18, 2019⠀
1. [31:19] Harry Partch: Introduction to Barstow. From Sonata Dementia (Bridge, 2019) with Harry Partch. NOTE: Recorded live March 1942, Eastman School of Music. This is an early version of the piece for voice and adapted guitar⠀
2. [33:19] Harry Partch: Barstow: Eight Hitchhikers' Inscriptions (1941 version). From Sonata Dementia (as above)⠀
3. [42:18] Michael Shannon: Revel from Winter Eliptics (Nostalgie de la Boue, 2019)⠀
4. [49:49] Steve Layton and Sound-In: Strange Cloud from The Mind Wanders (niwosound, 2019) with Peter Thörn, Kavin Allenson, Shane Cadman, Roger Sundström, Steve Layton⠀
5. [54:33] R. Murray Schafer: Isis and Nephthys. From Patria (Opening Day, 2000) with Isis: Wendy Humphreys (soprano), Nephthys: Tannis Sprott (soprano), Judy Loman (harp), Bill Brennan, Mark Duggan (percussion). NOTE: Composed 1979–80⠀
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Wayne Horvitz interview excerpt and SET 3: New releases [1:04:21]⠀
1. [1:11:53] Anthony Braxton: Composition No. 274. From The Anthony Braxton Project (Cuneiform, 2020) with Thumbscrew: Tomas Fujiwara (drums, vibraphone), Mary Halvorson (guitar), Michael Formanek (double bass)⠀
2. [1:18:04] Peter Keller AKA PTRKLLR: The Subjective Negentropy of Phenomenal Consciousness. From Live In Earth (Bandcamp, 2020)⠀
3. [1:22:56] Heather Stebbins: Tracer. From A Few Kites: Music for trumpet and electronics (New Fosuc, 2020) with Andy Kozar (trumpet)⠀
4. [1:29:00] Craig Davis Pinson: Dismantle. From Is This ~Nois (Bandcamp, 2020) with ~Nois: Brandon Quarles, Hunter Bockes, Jordan Lulloff, János Csontos (saxophones). NOTE: Composed 2017⠀
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SET 4: Tavener before he was famous. Plus more new releases [1:36:47]⠀
1. [1:40:59] John Tavener: The Whale - The Storm. From The Whale, Celtic Requiem (Apple, 1970) with John Tavener (organ, Hammond organ), London Sinfonietta, David Atherton. NOTE: Composed 1968⠀
2. [1:43:21] Jannik Giger: On one or with you. From Mutations: Les chimères de Clément Janequin (Coviello Classics, 2020) with XASAX, thélème, Jean-Christophe Groffe (direction)⠀
3. [1:48:48] Ernstalbrecht Stiebler: Für Biliana. From Für Biliana (Another Timbre, 2020) with Biliana Voutchkova (violin). NOTE: Composed 2015⠀
4. [1:54:37] Fossil Aerosol Mining Project: catfish splinter. From scaath catfish (Helen Scarsdale Agency, 2020)⠀
5. [2:01:46] Kalevi Aho: Solo XI. From Kromos (BIS, 2020), with Ismo Eskelinen (guitar). NOTE: Composed 2013⠀
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SET 5: MacMillan⠀
1. [2:17:09] James MacMillan: Symphony No. 4. From Symphony No. 4, Viola Concerto (Hyperion, 2020) with Martyn Brabbins: BBC Philharmonic. NOTE: Composed 2014–15
Photo credits: Michael Shannon via the artist, James MacMillan by Hans van der Woerd, Ennio Morricone by Georges Biard, Anthony Braxton by Tom Marcello, Heather Stebbins by Gina Brocker, Cosmas Magaya by Nyuchi, Ernstalbrecht Stiebler & Biliana Voutchkova by Zdravko Petrov, Harry Partch via CRI, Fossil Aerosol Mining Project via the artists, R. Murray Schafer by Eli N, Art Ensemble of Chicago by Christian Rose, Kalevi Aho by Teemu Rajala, Fontella Bass via Wikimedia Commons, ~Nois by Nick Zoulek.