Messiaen: Louange a l'immortalite de Jesus (3mins) Album: Quatuor pour la fin du temps
:: Track 2
Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham: Spring the Summer Long (3mins 29secs) Album: Spring the Summer Long Whirlie Records
:: Track 3
Simon Mayor & Hilary James: The slippery slimy trout (3mins 05secs) Album: Musical Mystery Tour Acoustics Records
BACKGROUND
The three pieces all relate to our experience of world elements moving from the heavenly and ethereal violin in the Messiaen hymn to the still beautiful but more earth-rooted fiddle playing of Aly Bain and on down under the water with Simon Mayor's trout which is impossible to hear without laughing out loud. A journey from the sublime to the very silly.
COMMENTS
Sublime to the silly: absolutely the best place to be. Currently in the grip of the usual early summer obsession with all things sublimable [sic]: Messiaen, Sonic Youth, Indian ragas and the like. Fine choice: will check out 'The slippery slimy trout'. Highly recommend Astrid Williamson's new album, 'Day of the Lone Wolf', Love and peace, David Carman. David Carman, Seaford, East Sussex
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