NonPop

Program Notes:
(running time – approx. 38 min)

1. “Palindrome Variations”
by Paul Epstein
Connections
Capstone Records

2. “Dark Waves”
by John Luther Adams
Red Arc / Blue Veil
Cold Blue

3. “Left In Fragments”
by Christopher Tignor
Core Memory Unwound
Western Vinyl

4. “The Sixth Collection – Pattern XXI”
by Mamoru Fujieda
Patterns of Plants
Tzadik

 

 NonPop Show 064 [38:30m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Tags: capstone, christopher tignor, cold blue music, john luther adams, mamoru fujieda, paul epstein, tzadik, western vinyl

Reactable. Really object-oriented synthesis.

“The instrument is based on a translucent and luminous round table, and by putting these pucks on the Reactable surface, by turning them and connecting them to each other, performers can combine different elements like synthesizers, effects, sample loops or control elements in order to create a unique and flexible composition.”

A more sedate demonstration of the table.

Tags: reactable, synthesis, technology porn

Evan Ziporyn has posted video clips on Vimeo from the Indonesian performance of his new opera, “A House in Bali” based on the book of the same name by Colin McPhee. As spare as the scale of the performance is, looking at these videos gives the sense that even the western voices seem a bit overwrought so far away from the west. There is also an extensive piece Ziporyn wrote on NewMusicBox which is well worth the read. He talks about how he deals with being the outsider, much in the same way that his subject did.

Evan Ziporyn’s “A House In Bali” – Excerpt 1, Act 1 Scene 1 from Evan Ziporyn on Vimeo.

Tags: a house in bali, bang on a can, colin mcphee, evan ziporyn, opera, video

Running Time:
(approx. 30 min.)

1. “Cooking Papa” 10:38
by Carl Stone
Kamiya Bar

2. Three Tracks from Gravity Radio “Yawn Factory”, “I’m So Blue”, and “Report 3″ 8:37
by Mikel Rouse
Gravity Radio

3. “Edinburgh” 9:18
by Pamelia Kurstin
Thinking Out Loud

 

 NonPop Show 063 [29:27m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Tags: carl stone, mikel rouse, pamelia kurstin

I just captured this clip yesterday of Charlemagne practicing at Grace and Holy Trinity in Kansas City, MO in advance of his concert at the 2nd International Conference on Minimalist Music.

Charlemagne Palestine testing an organ from Scott Unrein on Vimeo.

Enjoy.

Tags: charlemagne palestine, minimalism conference, organ