03/01/2008
Verity Sharp presents music by Debussy exquisitely played on guitars by the Assad Brothers, dreamy post-rock from Chicago courtesy of The Sea and Cake and John Luther Adams's epic drone-based piece for two pianos Dark Waves.
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Jocelyn Pook
Song of the Boatman
Artist: Sangeeta Datta/Jocelyn Pook/Harvey Brough
- Taken from the soundtrack to the film Brick Lane.
- UCJ 1750850.
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Ross Daly
Hatif
Artist: Ross Daly, lyra and saz/Kelly Thomas, cretan lyra/Lindsey Pollak, water pot/Tunji Beier, doira/Philip Griffin , tambouritsa
- Taken from the album Kin Kin.
- Music Box International MBI CD 16576.
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Califone
Spiders House
Artist: The Sea and the Cake
- Taken from the EP Plum.
- Thrill Jockey Records.
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Mahala Rai Banda
Mahalageasca
- Taken from the album Mahala Raï Banda.
- Crammed Discs Craw 31.
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[unknown]
Adu Clu' Sa Ma Duc
Artist: Romica Puceanu & The Gore Brothers
- Taken from the album Sounds From A Bygone Age Vol. 2.
- Asphalt Tango Records LC 12494.
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Hauschka
Sweet Spring Come
Artist: Hauska
- Taken from the album Room To Expand.
- Fat Cat 130701.
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PJ Harvey
When Under Ether
Artist: PJ Harvey
- Taken from the album White Chalk.
- Universal Island 1747946.
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Adams
Dark Waves
Artist: Stephen Drury/Yukiko Takagi, pianos
- Taken from the album Red Arc/Blue Veil.
- Cold Blue CB0026.
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Robin Williamson
Political Lies
Artist: Robin Williamson, voice & harp/Mat Maneri, viola/Barre Phillips, bass/Ale Möller
- Taken from the album The Iron Stone.
- ECM 1969.
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Gifford/Spence arr McKay
Lums O' Lundd
Artist: Catriona McKay, harp/Donald Grant, fiddle/Matt Baker, double bass/Fionán 'Fionommenal' de Barra, guitar
- Taken from the album Starfish.
- Glimster Records glimcd02.
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Repilado
Sarandonga
Artist: Familia Valera Miranda/Antoine 'Tato' Garcia/Sabrina Romero
- Taken from the album Cantos de Ida y Vuelta.
- Long Distance.
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Darius Milhaud
Brazileira (Scaramouche)
Artist: Sérgio & Odair Assad, guitars
- Taken from the album Jardim Abandonado ( Abandoned Garden ).
- Nonesuch Promo.
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Bown/Britton
Keet
Artist: Icarus Artist: Taken from the album Sylt
- Rump Recordings RumpCD007.
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[unknown]
Black Lung
Artist: Hazel Dickens
- Taken from the compilation Classic Labor Songs.
- Smithsonian Folkways LC9628.
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Anthony Holborne
Pavane
Artist: The King's Noyse
- Taken from the album Holborne: My Selfe.
- Harmonia Mundi HMX 2907238.
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Robin Williamson
The Climber
Artist: Robin Williamson, voice & harp/Mat Maneri, viola/Barre Phillips, bass/Ale Möller
- Taken from the album The Iron Stone.
- ECM 1969.
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[unknown]
Mahali (Suite of popular melodies)
Artist: Ensemble Kaboul
- Taken from the album Nastaran.
- Ethnomad Arion ARN64543.
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Oldham
I've Seen It All
Artist: Bonnie Prince Billy
- Taken from the EP Ask Forgiveness.
- Domino Promo.
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James Rhodes
Prelude (Suite Bergamsque)
Artist: Sérgio & Odair Assad, guitars
- Taken from the album Jardim Abandonado ( Abandoned Garden ).
- Nonesuch Promo.
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Hologram
Night Swimming
Artist: Hologram
- Taken from the album +.
- n5MD CATMD153.
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