#4917, New Releases, August 2024
There's new music by composer Ellen Reid inspired by urban parks; by Polish guitarist Raphael Rogiński; from flexible French/Belgian ensemble 0; and by Canadian band Godspeed You! Black Emperor.
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and sound artist Ellen Reid, hear immersive music - “Ambient Maximalism in Synths, Strings, Harps, and Horns” - inspired by her project, SOUNDWALK, a GPS-enabled work of public art that reimagines urban parks as interactive soundscapes. Listen to two pieces; the first features Kronos Quartet soaring above desert vistas and the second involves Shabaka Hutching’s tenor saxophone meditations.
There’s also new music by the Polish guitarist Raphael Rogiński from his new album named after the grass snake Žaltys, a revered household spirit in Lithuanian folklore. Listen to the track with guest Indrė Jurgelevičiūtė who sings and plays the kanklės—a Lithuanian plucked string instrument or chordophone closely related to the zither. Hear a playful improvisation-hatched song from the Norwegian collaboration of vocalist Mari Kvien Brunvoll, guitarist Stein Urheim, and the trio Moskus; and a new symphonic instrumental protest track from the Montreal-based post-rockband, Godspeed You! Black Emperor.
Also, there’s new work from ensemble 0 who play “acoustic music for the present time“. With members based in different cities and countries, including France, Catalonia and Belgium, the group, directed by Stéphane Garin and Sylvain Chauveau, performs pieces by (mostly) contemporary composers including its own members, and works with numerous collaborators. Plus, listen to a concerto for Mandolin and Orchestra by British composer Anna Clyne, featuring Avi Avital and The Knights. That, and more. - Caryn Havlik
Program #4917, New Releases, August 2024 (First aired 8/30/2024)
ARTIST: Ellen Reid
WORK: Primrose Hill (feat. Shabaka Hutchings) [1:00]
RECORDING: Big Majestic
SOURCE: New Amsterdam Records
INFO: https://lnk.to/BigMajestic
ARTIST: Caroline Shaw
WORK: Senso Comune [2:18]
RECORDING: Leonardo da Vinci
SOURCE: Nonesuch Records, due out Oct. 25
INFO: https://carolineshaw.lnk.to/LeonardoDaVinci
ARTIST: Mari Kvien Brunvoll & Stein Urheim with Moskus
WORK: Barefoot in Bryophyte [4:44]
RECORDING: Barefoot in Bryophyte
SOURCE: Hubro Music
INFO: https://moskus.bandcamp.com/album/barefoot-in-bryophyte
ARTIST: Raphael Rogiński
WORK: Šilinis Viržis (feat. Indrė Jurgelevičiūtė) [4:02]
RECORDING: Žaltys
SOURCE: Unsound
INFO: https://unsoundfestival.bandcamp.com/album/altys
ARTIST: Ellen Reid
WORK: West Coast Sky Forever (feat. Kronos Quartet) [5:43]
RECORDING: Big Majestic
SOURCE: New Amsterdam Records
INFO: https://lnk.to/BigMajestic
ARTIST: Ellen Reid
WORK: Primrose Hill (feat. Shabaka Hutchings) [4:43]
RECORDING: Big Majestic
SOURCE: New Amsterdam Records
INFO: https://lnk.to/BigMajestic
ARTIST: Avi Avital, Eric Jacobsen, and the Knights
WORK: Anna Clyne: Three Sisters: One [5:12]
RECORDING: Anna Clyne: SHORTHAND
SOURCE: Sony Classical
INFO: Available at Amazon.com, Youtube, Spotify, AppleMusic
ARTIST: ensemble 0
WORK: Ta ténuité tente de se défaire de la constante gravitationnelle [7:16]
RECORDING: Always the Same Never the Same
SOURCE: Farpoint Recordings
INFO: https://ensemble0.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR
WORK: GREY RUBBLE - GREEN SHOOTS [6:54]
RECORDING: NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28,340 DEAD
SOURCE: Constellation Records, due out Oct. 4
INFO: https://cstrecords.com
ARTIST: Chuck Johnson
WORK: Teleos [2:20]
RECORDING: Sun Glories
SOURCE: Western Vinyl
INFO: chuckjohnson.bandcamp.com
