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Guy Livingston: The Bug - "music, secrets, and silence"Under/City/Sound: episode 5 "Endings"Episode Five wraps up the series (but a bonus soundwalk will follow!) and offers no resolution, but some insight (of course).
Enjoy!
…and especially note the piano music by Calliope Tsoupaki (performed by Saskia Lankhoorn) and Alanna Battat (performed by the composer), plus the poem by Gerrit Vennema (read by himself).
2020-09-2516 minGuy Livingston: The Bug - "music, secrets, and silence"Quarantine Episode 4: "huidhonger/blissonance"a new episode, about the need for physical contact, dancing, and movement…
2020-09-2213 minGuy Livingston: The Bug - "music, secrets, and silence"Quarantine Episode 3: "abnormal"Totally messed up! That’s what this episode’s title means.
2020-08-3112 minGuy Livingston: The Bug - "music, secrets, and silence"Quarantine Episode 2: "hey, google!"check it out here: http://guylivingston.com/citysound/podcast-episode-2-hey-google/
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2020-08-2412 minGuy Livingston: The Bug - "music, secrets, and silence"The Hague in Time of Quarantine: Ep 1 "Like a Prison"my new podcast starts Friday, August 7th:
2020-08-0514 minGuy Livingston: The Bug - "music, secrets, and silence"Juneteenth
Juneteenth celebration in 1900 at Eastwoods Park. Credit: Austin History Center.
Juneteenth is a celebration of the day on June 19th, 1865, when the last remaining American slaves were proclaimed free. It’s often described as an occasion “to celebrate, to educate, and to agitate”
Playlist
Jay Watts: “New Rules”
Tim Carman: “A little bit”
“Rise Up” by the Greenwood Rhythm Coalition
these are from the album: Talk minus Action equals Zero: a compilation benefitting Black Lives Matter. Buy it on Bandcamp tonight, June 19th, and all...2020-06-1910 min
Guy Livingston: The Bug - "music, secrets, and silence"Silent Hamlet
For my aunt’s birthday, here’s a ‘silent’ version of Hamlet, consisting solely of Shakespeare’s unspoken text: i.e. his stage directions.
Also a shout-out to sound-artist Elise ‘t Hart, who has created a 600 euro box of lockdown sounds:
This Podcast’s Playlist
Paulo Da Firenze: Amor, tu solo’I sai; and Poc’anno di mirar – from Ballate e Madrigali, performed by Elisabeth Seitz.
BUT WAIT! WHO’S PAYING FOR ME TO RE-ARRANGE SHAKESPEARE?
well – actually – you could be.
Please consider...2020-06-1209 minGuy Livingston: The Bug - "music, secrets, and silence"CountersoundsCountersounds Playlist
Henryk Górecki: Symphony No. 3 (1976) op. 36. London Sinfonietta; Dawn Upshaw soprano; David Zinman, conductor.
Erased Tapes Track 9: Crash
Erased Tapes Track 8: Paused
THANKS
Many thanks to Alanna, Marcel, Paul, Jill, Dave, Maria, Udo, my mom, and the BBC Monks for tonight’s show.
Tune in next week for my last podcast of the season, featuring a 600 euro box of quarantine sounds, and my semi-silent version of Hamlet.
LINKS
Volkskrant article on pilots and radio silence in the air:
ht...2020-06-0515 minGuy Livingston: The Bug - "music, secrets, and silence"Lost friends and old recipes (or how to make Cauliflower with Tahini)This week’s show is in memory of Fuad Bahou: cook, poet, and artist. It’s been a strange week for many reasons. Death has been present for many people I know. But music and food help to understand, mourn, and accept.
Playlist:
Music by Einojuhani Rautavaara, Lou Harrison and Ezio Bosso
Text on time by: Ludovica Guarneri
Video of Lou Harrison:
Fuad’s Cauliflower with Tahini, as handed down to me by my mother:
When I was young in the 1970s, I had an artist...2020-05-2211 minGuy Livingston: The Bug - "music, secrets, and silence"Coping in the new worldCan I cope in the wild? It’s been 8 weeks in quarantine (or is it 9?) and so here’s this week’s podcast, with music from my friends Ben and Stéphane, and a thought-piece/sound-art-performance by Ned McGowan. Plus suggestions and commentary from Phlyssa and Anders – and David Attenborough too. Thanks to you all!
DONATIONS
By the way, since you are here, and reading this, and hopefully enjoying the podcast, please consider donating a dollar or three. Like many musicians, I’ve lost my income for the foreseeable future, so wo...2020-05-1513 min