Reinterpretations of Steve Reich and Kraftwerk start the program, then material from a Queensland violinist, live Herbie Hancock, new young Victorian lad with a great ear for electronic, metal influenced Italo disco [no kidding], and Matthew Herbert with his big band... show tunes like you'd never expect. All in the first hour.
Lots of goodies this week, with the main gem being the title track from the new album by Johann Johannsson. It's first up, so don't miss it.
Another week with many joyful mail openings. These have realised a set of results including collaboration from Jaki Leibezeit and Burnt Friedman, remix of Saddleback, new Frida Hyvonen, new Winduptoys, new Red Snapper and new Squarepusher - and that's just in the first hour.
So much new release goodness that it is almost wrong to put them all on one show! New from Swedish bass player who calls himself Beatundercontrol, new Mr Scruff, great compile of the collected works of Mo'Horizons, new Brazilian delights from Sonates, local soul from the Ray Mann Three, French sweet electro-pop from Holden, new project from various luminaries from the 80s travelling with a duo who work under the name of Caned & Able, great cross genre/cross cultural work from Gang Gang Dance, Necessary Intergalacitc Cooperation from Norway, The Clash live [at last] from Shea Stadium, new CSS and Tony Buck from the Necks with a completely different project - all of that takes my breath away.
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Some wonderful local music features in this week's show -- Joel Stern from Brisbane who wanders the world with an open mic, Qua from Melbourne who cut up sounds to create complex, jazz-like material; Mountains in the Sky, also from Melbourne, is a guy who takes prog rock to another level, and Jacqui Hunt's solo work [she was in Single Gun Theory]. And new releases from international acts, Sparks [still going decades after their first hit], Mogwai, Paranoid foundation [with some very dark ideas], The Streets and Metronomy.
Friday 11.20pm
2nd hour repeated Monday 3am (10 days later)
Presented by
Tim Ritchie
Friday 28 November 2008
There's so much quality new material [again] this week, that I'll only pluck out a couple of highlights. Hatchback with a wonderful take on 80s progressive synth sounds, new Nitin Sawhney chronicling modern life in London [post tube bombing], Portuguese cross genre mayhem from debut for Buraka Som Sistema.... and that's just a peek.
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In Sound Quality on 1 June 2007 my favourite producer [adrian sherwood] of my favourite label [on.u sound] selected his favourite bits from about 20 years of recordings. The audio for this program has now been archived. find out more...
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Saturday Extra
with Geraldine Doogue
Analysis of the week's events, with a special focus on business and foreign affairs
