#2192: Program #2192

New Sounds | May 24, 2010
There’s an hour of unusual songs on this episode of New Sounds with works from the Czech vocalist/violinist Iva Bittova and her melodic scattered cries. We’ll also hear from Bjork’s recent album Vespertine, on which she worked with harpist Zeena Parkins, who's been part of New York's improv scene for years. Then there’s Rinde Eckert and his lyrical falsetto along with the effervescent rise and fall of the Icelandic quartet Sigur Ros, perhaps singing one of their tunes in Hopelandish rounding out the show.

PROGRAM #2192, an hour of unusual songs (First aired on September 16, 2003)

ARTIST(S)

RECORDING

CUT(S)

SOURCE

Rinde Eckert

Do The Day Over

Clean Out Of Churches [1:30]

City of Tribes #007. www.cot.com

Iva Bittova

Iva Bittova

River of Milk [5:00]

Nonesuch #79455**
www.nonesuch.com

Carla Kihlstedt

Two Foot Yard

Patchen [2:00] On Waking [4:00]

Tzadik #7706** www.tzadik.com *

Iva Bittova

Iva Bittova

Strange Young Lady [5:00]

See above.

Björk

Vespertine

Frosti [1:30], Aurora [4:30]

Elektra #62623** www.bjork.com *.

Massive Attack

Mezzanine

Teardrop [5:30]

Virgin #45599** www.massiveattack.com *

Sigur Ros

Ágætis Byrjun

Avalon [8:00]

Fat Cat #FATCD-11** www.fat-cat.co.uk ; distributed by Caroline Rec’s, 1-212-886-7500.

Nora York with Yusuf Islam

Private recording

Battle Hymn – Adhan [5:00]

See above.

Rinde Eckert

Do the Day Over

Lullaby [3:30]

See above.


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