American Highways
vr 15 dec 2017 18:00 uur
AMERICAN HIGHWAYS #104: TRAFFIC • Traffic on the American Highway can take many forms, loud or quiet, fast or furious, intense or dense – tonight Fred Frith is in the driver's seat, • with his brand of electronic guitar sounds and minimalist avant-gardism – and no less than the Ensemble Moderne. In this episode, pianist Guy Livingston brings us music of Frith as well as Roger Kleier, Florian Weber & Angelika Niescier, and the Razorbacks. Plus a quirky quotation by John Cage, as he sits calmly in his noisy New York apartment, at an open window, with the sirens and traffic sounds swirling around him. Theme Music: • Jan Jeroen (J.J.) Spijkervet & Immersive Sound • "American Highways" Jingle • Sounds About Right • composed for Concertzender • Roger Kleier • Step out of the Car • Guy Livingston • Wergo 6649-2 • Florian Weber & Angelika Niescier • And Over • Invaded • FAr Krefeld • Angelika Niescier, Saxophone. Ralph Alessi, Trumpet. Florian Weber, Piano. Christopher Tordini, Bass. Tyshawn Sorey, Drums • Naxos: INTAKT 263 • Duda & Bundy • Restless for the Road • The Razorbacks • Fury Records – FCD 3061 • Fred Frith • Traffic • 8. Inadvertent Introduction • 9. Traffic II • 10. Third Riddle • 11. Lourdement Gai • 12. Traffic III / Traffic I • 13. Freeway / Shadow of a Tree on Sand • 14. Fragile Finale • Fred Frith & Ensemble Modern; Franck Ollu, cond. WDR & Winter 910 044-2 LC 02829 • Closing tune: • David King • Super America • The Bad Plus • E1 Records: EOM-CD-2112
