Dee, Michael, and Anu talk discuss the dilemma of being almost done with a project, what being done means, and a whole lot of other stuff.
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Links to check out related to us and our conversation...
Charles Ives works:
"The Unanswered Question"
This is perhaps Ives' most well-known piece, partially because it is brief and relatively easy to listen to, while simultaneously incorporating his notable ideas.
From Wikipedia:
Against a background of slow, quiet strings representing "The Silence of the Druids", a solo trumpet poses "The Perennial Question of Existence", to which a woodwind quartet of "Fighting Answerers" tries vainly to provide an answer, growing more frustrated and dissonant until they give up. The three groups of instruments perform in independent tempos and are placed separately on the stage—the strings offstage.
https://open.spotify.com/track/7umTDygSNRwDVYvdp9CGNG?si=09719abcafa345bd
"Trio: II. TSIAJ"
TSIAJ = This Scherzo Is A Joke. You will hear it includes a bunch of broken, fucked-up versions of a number of American popular songs from the time.
https://open.spotify.com/track/0zn6F4oct1ygFhgY0IVFhZ?si=82b0991614a1419e
Further listening:
Frank Zappa was an Ives fan. Aside from the "difficulty" of the music, I think Zappa liked how Ives is not particularly interested in traditional rhythm or phrasing, opting instead for sort of clouds of sound, which are still rigorously written and planned.
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Dee, Michael & Anu:
Anu Kirk: https://www.anukirk.com
Michael Hateley
Lotus Mastering
Michael Hateley:
Lotus Mastering
http://lotusmastering.com/
Hello Crow
Hello Crow, Michael's new EP is available now!
Extra Fancy "You Look Like a Movie Star":
https://youtu.be/0pE1TqlWHCk
Baldyloks (Michael Hateley & John Napier):
https://baldyloks.bandcamp.com/
Dee Madden:
https://www.deemadden.com/
Dee's new album Paisley Madrigals is out now!
Penal Colony “Blue 9” video:
https://youtu.be/Fes9E3ea8FY
Dee Madden on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4jsYxJ4QxzoGn9t0HRllPk
Anu Kirk:
https://www.anukirk.com
