#3289: Schaefer's Top 10 of 2011
For this New Sounds, listen to John Schaefer's completely personal and opinionated look at the ten best new music releases of 2011. There just might be music from folks working in Iceland, a producer/composer who makes soundscapes of plainchant laid over electronic sound grids, and something from an Irish composer. Plus, a collaborative record from a Malian kora player and a trip-hop cellist, one from a MacArthur “Genius” Award, an-winning composer, and still another from an Argentinian producer.
PROGRAM # 3289, John Schaefer's Annual Top 10 of 2011 (First aired on 1/11/2012)
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ARTIST(S) |
RECORDING |
CUT(S) |
SOURCE |
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10. David Lang / So Percussion |
The Woodmans |
Pot Melody [2:30] |
Cantaloupe CA 21079 |
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9. Ben Frost & Daniel Bjarnason |
Solaris |
Simulacra II, excerpt [4:00] |
Bedroom Community HVALUR 012 |
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8.Kiran Ahluwalia (& Tinariwen) |
Aam Zameen/Common Ground |
Mustt Mustt [4:18] |
Avokado Artists Recordings / Out 91425262 |
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7. Ballaké Sissoko, Vincent Ségal |
Chamber Music |
Ma-Ma FC [5:12] |
Six Degrees Records #1171 |
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6. Donnacha Dennehy | Crash Ensemble, Alan Pierson, cond. | Iarla O Lionáird, voice |
Grá agus Bás (Love and Death) |
Grá agus Bás, excerpt [5:00] |
Nonesuch 527063 |
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5. The Real Tuesday Weld |
The Last Werewolf |
It’s Time/Lupine Waltz/The Ghosts [4:00] |
Available at Amazon.com |
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4. Jóhann Jóhannsson |
Miners’ Hymns |
The Cause of Labour is the Hope of the World [5:30] |
Fat Cat CD 13-13 |
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3. Son Lux (Ryan Lott) |
We Are Rising |
Rebuild [3:30] |
Anticon ABR0114 |
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2. Chancha Via Circuito |
Rio Arriba |
Quimey Neuquen [4:30] |
ZZK Records |
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1. Meredith Monk |
Songs of Ascension |
Burn [4:00] |
ECM # 2154 |
