May 4, 2011: Hello!

Hello! The first show in the new time slot involved some of my favorite psychedelic, krautrock and progressive music. I also bragged and name-dropped about a trip I took to New York. 

At the Museum of the Moving Image in NYC. This film projector played records.

See? Huge Records!

Artist Molly Crabapple, making. From the High Line in NYC

I really ought to point out that my references to the "Book of Mormon" during the program were not to the religious text but the hit Broadway Musical by the creators of South Park and Avenue Q. I very funny play, but not for those without an open mind to... edgy satire.

The original purpose of my journey was the music of Steve Reich, which was played by Bang On a Can All-Stars, Eighth Blackbird, So Percussion and Cronos Quartet. The latter performing the premiere of Reich's WTC/911 which concerns the attacks of September 11, 2011. (WTC actually refers to "World To Come"). We heard a movement from Double Sextet on the show last night, played by Eighth Blackbird. Unlike earlier performances of the piece, in which one of the sextets was pre-recorded, last Saturday Bang On a Can All-Stars filled in at Carnegie Hall.

James Carter Organ Trio with Nicholas Payton & James "Blood" Ulmer at the Blue Note

I played music on vinyl LP, cassette, compact disc and mp3, a range almost as broad as the musical selection. I hope folks enjoyed this Gentle Giant selection, it was the catalyst that made me really get into them. I wonder what did it for Sherman Hemsley...

It took me a while to finally listen to the tape I purchased from Montreal artist Drainolith, but boy am I glad I did. (Also glad I haven't thrown out that dusty, slightly broken tape deck.) We heard Pushing Sand from that tape, something I do weekly.

Re-listening to the show I should also clarify that the pirate micro-bots I spoke of, are robots designed to spy on pirates, not pirates designed to spy on robots. I mispoke. Twice. 

Played List 

Track - Artist - Album

Hello Radio - They Might Be Giants - Then: The Early Year

Time Out For Fun - Devo - Oh No! Its Devo

Can - Butterfly - >>Delay<<

Flower Traveling Band - Satori Part I - Satori

Bardo Pond - Don't Know About You - Bardo Pond

Drainolith - Pushing Sand - Drainolit

Gentle Giant - I Lost My Head - Intervie

Robot News - Pirate Fighting Micro-Bots 

Steve Reich  Eighth Blackbird Bang on A Can - Double Sextet I Fast

Daniel Higgs - Say God - Say God