18 February 2005
Friday 18 February 2005 22:15-23:30 (Radio 3)
Mark Russell and Robert Sandall introduce another selection of unusual sounds, including a specially recorded session from Max de Wardener playing cloud chamber bowls.
Duration:
1 hour 15 minutes
Playlist
MIXING IT
Presented by Robert Sandall and Mark Russell
Produced by Felix Carey
Factsheet compiled by Sam Hickling
Tel. 020 7765 4661
Fax. 020 7765 4378
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Friday 18 February 2005, 10:15pm
With special guest Max de Wardener
Bitstream: Dragon 32 (8.50)
This has been described as 'fractured electro funk'. It's made by Dave Conner and his prize-winning turntable spinning brother Steve Conner. They list Penderecki, Ligeti and modern science fiction as influences.
album: Domestic Economy 7
Modern Love LOVE 011CD
http://www.baked-goods.com/
Max de Wardener: Luster (5.15)
Dorian Ford (Hammond organ); Max de Wardener, Leo Taylor, Tom Skinner (cloud chamber bowls); Chris Morphitis (guitar with e-bow); Edward Corn (French horn)
Recorded 10 November 2004 at BBC Maida Vale Studio 3
This track also appears on the Max de Wardener album Where I Am Today (Accidental Records AC11CD)
BBC session recording - not commercially available
http://www.magicandaccident.com/
Hugh Davies/Max Eastley: Mahu Symphony part 4 (6.00)
The musicologist and instrument inventor/builder Hugh Davies died from cancer on January 1st this year, aged 61. A former assistant of Karlheinz Stockhausen, he was creating his own electronic instruments in the days before synthesisers, and was one of the first to take them into a live performance context. He is widely credited with the rise to prominence of the table as a vital performance tool. One of his most famous inventions was the Shozyg (so named because the musical objects which adorned it all appeared in the SHO-ZYG volume of an old encyclopaedia), heard on Talk Talk's Spirit of Eden album and in Harrison Birtwistle's Medusa.
On this track Hugh is playing the Multi Shozyg, accompanied by Max Eastley on his own creation, known as the Arc.
album: Sound Sculpture
FMR Records FMRCD80-0501
http://www.fmr-records.com
This website also has details of Hugh Davies' book Sounds Heard
Björk: Vökuró (Gonzales mix) (4.15)
Vökuró appeared in its original form, with the Icelandic choir, on Björk's Medúlla album from last year. This version is a remix by the Canadian-born producer/singer/MC 'Chilly' Gonzales.
EP: Triumph of the Heart
One Little Indian 447TP7CD1
http://www.bjork.com/
http://www.indian.co.uk/
Max de Wardener: Snowflakes (4.20)
Max de Wardener (bass); Leo Taylor (drums); Tom Skinner (cloud chamber bowls); Chris Morphitis (guitar); Dorian Ford (Hammond organ); Edward Corn (French horn)
Recorded 10 November 2004 at BBC Maida Vale Studio 3
This track also appears on the Max de Wardener album Where I Am Today (Accidental Records AC11CD)
BBC session recording - not commercially available
Muslimgauze: Baleh (3.20)
The album Syrinjia was originally released as a 12" vinyl LP with 9 tracks in 1998. This is part of a double CD edition, expanded to 20 tracks, and limited to 1000 copies. It is the album the late Muslimgauze, aka Bryn Jones, created when asked to make a dance album for DJs.
album: Syrinjia
Soleil Moon SOL 132 CD
Soleil Moon Recordings, PO Box 11500, Portland, OR 97211 USA
http://www.soleilmoon.com
http://pretentious.net/Muslimgauze/
Rothko and Caroline Ross: Traces of Elements (5.10)
When they appeared at a Mixing It live show in August 2001, Rothko consisted of three bass players. Nowadays they have a more fluid line-up based around founder member Mark Beazley, who is joined on this album by Delicate Awol vocalist Caroline Ross. The album was recorded at Caroline's studio in Aberdeenshire.
album: A Place Between
Lo Recordings lcd50
http://www.rothkomusic.co.uk
Max de Wardener: Dusk (5.10)
Dorian Ford (Hammond organ); Leo Taylor, Tom Skinner (cloud chamber bowls); Chris Morphitis (guitar)
Recorded 10 November 2004 at BBC Maida Vale Studio 3
BBC session recording - not commercially available
Boom Bip: Do's and Don'ts with Gruff Rhys (5.55)
On his new album, Bryan Hollon, aka Boom Bip features guest vocals from Nina Nastasia and, here, Super Furry Animals' Gruff Rhys.
album: Blue Eyed in the Red Room
Lex Records LEX034CD
http://www.lexrecords.com/boom-bip/
Gorwel Owen: Banjo Study #1 (2.15)
Gorwel Owen is an electro-acoustic composer based in Bangor. In his living room he has a banjo, and every time he closes the living room door, the vibrations create a spectrum of resonances in the instrument. It is these resonances which form the basis of this track.
Demo CD
http://www.yamoosh.com/Banjo.htm
Max de Wardener: Fleck (1.55)
Dorian Ford (celeste)
Recorded 10 November 2004 at BBC Maida Vale Studio 3
BBC session recording - not commercially available
Fast and Bulbous (The Captain Beefheart Project): Sugar 'N Spikes (2.15)
Fast and Bulbous is a big band tribute to the music of Captain Beefheart, formed by saxophonist/arranger Phillip Johnston, and former Captain Beefheart (current Magic Band) guitarist Gary Lucas.
Gary Lucas (guitar); Jesse Krakow (bass); Richard Dworkin (drums); Rob Henke (trumpet); Phillip Johnston (alto sax); Joe Fiedler (trombone); Dave Sewelson (baritone sax)
album: Pork Chop Blue Around the Rind
Cuneiform RUNE 295
http://www.garylucas.com
http://www.phillipjohnston.com
Cuneiform Records, PO Box 8427, Silver Spring, MD 20907-8427 USA
http://www.cuneiformrecords.com
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