#4359, Music of Trees
Hear music around the idea that trees can communicate…in both folklore and science and music that uses trees as a metaphor, and songs where trees are taken quite literally. Listen to works by Berlin producer Pantha Du Prince, drummer Susie Ibarra, and music from the Palestinian oud-playing brothers of Trio Joubran.
Inspired by the way that trees communicate underground through their network of roots, hear the latest from Berlin producer and electronic musician Pantha Du Prince, from the record, Conference of Trees. Also, listen to music by drummer/composer Susie Ibarra for Ethos Percussion Ensemble which might first be driven by heartbeat-like rhythms. Those give way to a sandy stillness created by brushwork. The work is called “These Trees That Speak.” Then, there’s music for kora by Gambian-born now Danish-based musician and composer from a griot family, Dawda Jobarteh.
Then, listen to a work by “American Primitive” guitarist and drone musician from Fredericksburg, Virginia, Daniel Bachman, that combines acoustic and electronic sounds, which some have described as “Appalachian psychedelia” with its fingerstyle guitar music plus shadowy effects. Also, hear the Arab lutes of Trio Joubran, the three Palestinian oud-playing brothers, from their record, The Long March. Plus, listen to music of trees from Galway-raised troubadour Adrian Crowley and singer, songwriter, and radio host, David Garland.
Program #4359, Music of Trees (First aired 4/28/2020)
ARTIST: Brian Eno
WORK: In Dark Trees [1:30]
RECORDING: Another Green World
SOURCE: E.G. Records # 21 (Originally released 1975)
INFO: Available at Amazon.com
ARTIST: Daniel Bachman
WORK: Under the Shade of the Trees [6:14]
RECORDING: Jesus I'm a Sinner
SOURCE: Tompkins Square
INFO: tompkinssquare.com
ARTIST: Pantha du Prince
WORK: Lichtung ("clearing") [12:01]
RECORDING: Conference of Trees
SOURCE: Modern Recordings
INFO: https://panthaduprince.lnk.to/CoT
ARTIST: Ethos Percussion Group
WORK: Susie Ibarra: These Trees That Speak [10:56]
RECORDING: Building
SOURCE: BR 084
INFO: ethospercussiongroup.org
ARTIST: Dawda Jobarteh
WORK: Winter Trees Stand Sleeping [2:20]
RECORDING: Transitional Times
SOURCE: Sterns Music STCD1128
INFO: sternsmusic.com
ARTIST: Trio Joubran
WORK: The Trees We Wear [4:45]
RECORDING: The Long March
SOURCE: Cooking Vinyl
INFO: https://ltj.lnk.to/TheLongMarchAS
ARTIST: Adrian Crowley
WORK: Silver Birch Tree [3:07]
RECORDING: Dark Eyed Messenger
SOURCE: Chemikal Underground
INFO: shop.chemikal.co.uk
ARTIST: David Garland with Guy Klucevsek
WORK: Forest Fractures [5:42]
RECORDING: WNYC Live, April 1988
SOURCE: This performance not comercially available.
INFO: https://davidgarland.com
ARTIST: Attacca Quartet
WORK: Caroline Shaw: Plan & Elevation - The Beech Tree [2:37]
RECORDING: Orange
SOURCE: Nonesuch/New Amsterdam
INFO: carolineshaw.bandcamp.com
