#2082: Program #2082

New Sounds | May 24, 2010

Philip Glass presents selections from his soundtrack for the silent film Naqoyqatsi, the third installment in the Qatsi trilogy. The soundtrack, which features cellist Yo-Yo Ma, is the attempt by Glass and filmmaker Godfrey Reggio to create a balanced dialogue about the nature of technology: its singularity as a life philosophy and its benefits, as touted by the manufacturers of global technology. Also on the show, Ben Neill drops by the studio to talk about his latest release "Automotive" - expanding on some of the music he's done for VW commercials.

PROGRAM # 2082, with Philip Glass, and Ben Neill (First aired on Thurs, Oct. 10, 2002)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Philip Glass	Koyaanisqatsi	Koyaanisqatsi, excerpt [2:00]	Nonesuch #79506*. www.nonesuch.com
Philip Glass	Naqoyqatsi	Naqoyqatsi [7:00] New World [3:00] Religion, excerpt [6:00]	Sony Classical # .** www.sonyclassical.com *
Ben Neill	Automotive	Shiny Nickel [3:00]	Six Degrees # .** www.sixdegreesrecords.com *
Ben Neill	Torchtower	Abblasen House, excerpt [5:00]	Newtone #6723. www.felmay.it ; info@felmay.it
Ben Neill	Automotive	Multiplex [3:30] Nite Nite [5:00]	See above.
Philip Glass	Naqoyqatsi	Point Blank [11:00]	See above.

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