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Spinning On Air Archive
August 2006
Vashti Bunyan
Sunday, August 27, 2006
British songwriter Vashti Bunyan visits Spinning On Air for her first
American performance and radio interview. Her new, second album,
“Lookaftering,” was released 35 years after her first album, and the
story of her earlier artistic discouragement and current renewal of
creativity is moving and fascinating. Despite the obscurity of Vashti's early work, her music has been an important influence on young "freak-folk" songwriters such as Devendra Banhart. For this show, Vashti joins host David Garland to talk about her life and music, and to perform some songs in the WNYC Studio.
Vashti Bunyan's website: www.anotherday.co.uk
The Angels of Light
Sunday, August 20, 2006
The names of Michael Gira’s bands have implied music of beauty and grace: in the 1980s it was Swans and now it's The Angels of Light. But it's a harsh beauty and lumbering grace that these bands offer: an unusual balance of lyricism and raw passion, delicacy and brute force. The latest edition of The Angels of Light features the musicians of Akron/Family along with Gira's guitar and singing voice (which these days sounds like downtown New York's answer to Johnny Cash). First Michael Gira will perform some of his striking, compassionate and furious solo songs accompanying himself on guitar, and talk with host David Garland about his music. Then The Angels of Light convenes in the WNYC studio, to bring full wattage to another set of Michael's songs.
W-S Burn
Sunday, August 13, 2006
Simultaneously stark, intense, warm, and involving, the Tennessee-based duo W-S Burn make a special visit to New York to play on Spinning On Air. Steve plays guitar (acoustic and electric), and Pixie sings. She also strings metal and glass chimes from the shade of a floor lamp, which then serves as both illumination and percussion for their performance. W-S Burn have put out a few hand-made, lo-fi CDR releases, but host David Garland wants to give them more exposure, and to see what happens when the duo's sharply focused, highly emotional songs meet up with WNYC's hi-fi microphones.
The Puzzling Music Archive includes free downloads of recordings by W-S Burn.
Au Revior Simone
Sunday, August 06, 2006
This trio from Brooklyn uses synthesizers, drum machines, and their
gentle voices to play songs about horse races, forgiveness, oceans,
cool air and warm goodbyes. Originally an informal project among
friends, Au Revoir Simone has gone on to compose their own songs and
perform them in Japan, Iceland, The UK, and now the WNYC Studio. Host
David Garland welcomes band members Erika, Heather and Annie to set up
their electronics and share their thoughts and music in this in-studio
session. Au Revior Simone comfortably mix pop, minimalism, wistfulness, and an energizing sense of fun. Their set includes music from their mini-album, unreleased songs, and a spontaneous unplugged re-mix featuring all three women playing the WNYC grand piano together.
» www.aurevoirsimone.com
David Garland on the Web
All About the WNYC Music Host
David Garland, host of WNYC's Evening Music and Spinning on Air, is also a composer and a performer. He has performed his music extensively in the U.S. and Europe and several of his recordings and downloads are available on his Web site, DavidGarland.com.
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