#2616: New Sounds of Old Americana

New Sounds | May 24, 2010

Listen to old Americana recordings woven into tapestries of new music on this edition of New Sounds. There’s music by Moby, David Byrne and Brian Eno, and a brand new arrival of music by Chris Becker. Becker’s latest, "Saints & Devils," is a ten-part suite -inspired by rural blues, gospel and Cajun music- which uses samples from the Alan Lomax recordings, live instruments and processing to create a unique texture of sound sculpture and words. We’ll listen to parts of Becker’s suite along with A. Leroy’s work "Handa Wanda" for three saxophones, whose interlocking rhythms suggest New Orleans Mardi Gras drumming. And, of course, much more.

PROGRAM # 2616, New Sounds of Old Americana (First aired on 12/11/06)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Chris Becker	Saints & Devils	Wake Up Dead Man [4:00]	www.beckermusic.com
O Brother, Where Art Thou?	Soundtrack	Po’ Lazarus [4:00]	Lost Highway/Mercury #170098** also available at Amazon.com*
Brian Eno & David Byrne	My Life In The Bush of Ghosts	Moonlight In Glory [4:30]	Nonesuch #79894** www.nonesuch.com*
Moby	Play	Natural Blues [4:00]	V2/BMG Records #27049** www.v2music.com or www.moby.org
Toshi Reagon	NS Live	Mr. Conductor 6:00]	This performance not commercially available.
Last Forever	NS Live, 2-7-02	Boll Weevil Blues [15:00]	This performance not commercially available.
A. Leroy	Private tape	Handa Wanda, excerpt [3:00]	This performance not commercially available.
Chris Becker	Saints & Devils	Shimmy Shimmy Ya Ya [6:00]	See above.

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