Merry Psychic Tuesday!!!
On this episode of PTR, we’ll be diving into the Christmas spirit with a subtly surreal Winter mood piece entitled Abstract Holiday, guaranteed to grant all of your warm and cozy wishes during these bitterly cold nights!
As always,
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Merry Psychic Tuesday!!!
In this episode of PTR, we’ll be both celebrating and shedding some historical light on one of the most iconic samples used in the music of the 80’s : the “orchestra hit”, a fragment of Stravinsky’s Firebird captured within the Fairlight Computer Musical Instrument, the first digital ‘sampler’, as ‘ORCH5’. This loud orchestral attack was made famous by Bronx DJ Afrika Bambaataa, who incorporated the sound into his seminal 1982 dance track, ‘Planet Rock’. Tune in cuz we’ll be listening to an hour’s worth of 80’s tracks that use this legendary sample!
As always,
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Merry Psychic Tuesday!!!
On this episode of PTR, we’ll be experiencing a brand new edition of Joel Nelson's enticing Experimental Mind Mincing series! This time around, he’ll be exploring the intense, avant-garde sounds of Birmingham’s own LaDonna Smith! She’s a violinist, violist, and pianist who has toured the US, Canada, Europe, including Russia and Siberia, Korea, India, China and Japan!
As always,
*** ENJOY ***
Merry Psychic Tuesday!!!
This episode of PTR finds us experiencing in full Part 1 of William Basinki’s monumental and historical Disintegration Loops. These 4 albums are comprised of tape loop recordings played for extended time, with noise and cracks increasing as the tape deteriorated. Basinski discovered the effect while attempting to transfer his earlier recordings to digital format.
The completion of the recording coincided with the 9/11 attacks, which Basinski witnessed from his rooftop in Brooklyn; the cover art features his own video still of the New York City skyline in the aftermath of the World Trade Center’s collapse. He dedicated the music to the victims of the attacks.
As always,
*** ENJOY ***
