For this New Sounds, dig into a wide variety of sounds, all coming from electric guitarist/composers, like the ambient electronic texture of Noveller to the pulsing minimalist shimmer of Empyrean Atlas. Guitarist and composer Sarah Lipstate, uses lots of looping devices and records under the name, Noveller. Listen to her “Glacial Wave” and “Almost All Right” built only around the sound of electric guitar, looped together to create sonic landscapes.   Then, hear music by Brooklyn-based composer and instrumentalist David Crowell, who uses guitars, and saxophone textures to create motoric minimalist creations, with the band Empyrean Atlas.

There’s also music from Land Observations, aka James Brooks, which was made with an electric six-string guitar and an array of vintage recording equipment, and recorded on the edge of the Bavarian Alps. Listen to his work, "On Leaving The Kingdom For The Well-Tempered Continent." Plus, hear music by Toronto-based Matthew Ramolo who records, guitar-based music as KHÔRA which uses acoustic and electronic instruments to create longform soundscapes.

PROGRAM #3620  (First aired on 7/21/2014)