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Terry Riley
Bang on a Can Marathon 2008
Hear excerpts from new music's biggest annual event - the 2008 edition of the annual Bang On A Can Marathon, recorded live at the World Financial Center on this edition of New Sounds. There's music from Alarm Will Sound tackling the Beatles' Revolution #9, and perhaps a bit of post-rock pulsetronica from Dan Deacon. Plus, the Crash Ensemble performs Terry Riley's recent work "Loops for Ancient Giant Hairy Nude Warriors Racing Down the Slopes of Battle" complete with electric guitar and ass-whooping distortion. And much more.
PROGRAM # 2826, from the 2008 Bang on a Can Marathon, Pt. 1 (First aired on Wed.. 7-23-08)
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Alarm Will Sound |
Bang on a Can Marathon, May 31-June 1, 2008, World Financial Center |
Beatles: Revolution #9, excerpt [2:00] |
Not commercially available. See www.alarmwillsound.com OR www.myspace.com/alarmwillsound for info. |
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Contact |
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Allison Cameron: 3rds, 4ths and 5ths [6:30] |
Not commercially available. See www.contactcontemporarymusic.ca OR www.myspace.com/contacttheband for info. |
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Crash Ensemble |
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Terry Riley: Loops for ancient Giant Nude Hairy Warriors Racing Down the Slopes of Battle [4:00] Arnold Dreyblatt: Resonant Relations, excerpts [9:00] |
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Hartt Bass Band |
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Julia Wolfe: Strong Hold, excerpt [8:00] |
Not commercially available. Info at www.bangonacan.org |
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Dan Deacon |
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Ultimate Reality, Pt. 3 [9:00] |
Not commercially available. See www.myspace.com/dandeacon for more info. |
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