Composer and electric guitar virtuoso Steven Mackey is known for his innovative combinations of timbres, instruments, genres and forms from both Western classical and rock/pop traditions. In this episode, Liquid Music Playlist’s host Steve Seel asks Mackey about his latest work, Orpheus Unsung, a wordless opera for electric guitar and percussion which premiered in Minneapolis this summer. Mackey also brings in the music of the prolific Renaissance composer, William Byrd, praising Byrd’s serene vocal mass Agnus Dei as foresight in harmony and counterpoint.
PLAYLIST
1. Mackey: "Fusion Tune" from Banana Dump Truck — Mackey, guitar; Fred Sherry, cello
2. Mackey: "Physical Property" from String Theory — Mackey, guitar; Brentano String Quartet
3. Mackey: "My Ship" from Big Farm — Big Farm (Steven Mackey, Rinde Eckart, Mark Haanstra, Jason Treuting)
4. William Byrd: "Agnus Dei" from Mass for Four Voices — Tallis Scholars
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Composer and electric guitar virtuoso Steven Mackey is known for his innovative combinations of timbres, instruments, genres and forms from both Western classical and rock/pop traditions. In this episode, Liquid Music Playlist’s host Steve Seel asks Mackey about his latest work, Orpheus Unsung, a wordless opera for electric guitar and percussion which premiered in Minneapolis this summer. Mackey also brings in the music of the prolific Renaissance composer, William Byrd, praising Byrd’s serene vocal mass Agnus Dei as foresight in harmony and counterpoint.
PLAYLIST
1. Mackey: "Fusion Tune" from Banana Dump Truck — Mackey, guitar; Fred Sherry, cello
2. Mackey: "Physical Property" from String Theory — Mackey, guitar; Brentano String Quartet
3. Mackey: "My Ship" from Big Farm — Big Farm (Steven Mackey, Rinde Eckart, Mark Haanstra, Jason Treuting)
4. William Byrd: "Agnus Dei" from Mass for Four Voices — Tallis Scholars
New Sonic Landscapes: composer Daniel Wohl on blending the real with the digital
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9 years ago
New Sonic Landscapes: composer Daniel Wohl on blending the real with the digital
Episode 8 of Liquid Music's Playlist podcast features composer and electronic musician Daniel Wohl. Daniel cites some of the sonic inspirations for his latest album Holographic (a Liquid Music commission) and reveals some of the technical processes involved with creating his electro-acoustic sound world. Daniel also brings in one of his favorite uses of electronics with orchestral instruments - Heiner Goebbels' Suite for Sampler and Orchestra from Surrogate Cities.
1. Wohl: "Holographic" from Holographic — Daniel Wohl
2. Wohl: "Replicate, Part 1" from Holographic
3. Wohl: "Shapes" from Holographic
4. Heiner Goebbels: "Sampler Suite for Orchestra: Allemand les Ruines" from Surrogate Cities — Young German Philharmonic/Peter Rundel
5. Heiner Goebbels: "Sampler Suite for Orchestra: Gavotte N-Touch Remix" from Surrogate Cities
6. Heiner Goebbels: "Sampler Suite for Orchestra: Menuett I'ingenieur" from Surrogate Cities
Liquid Music Playlist
Composer and electric guitar virtuoso Steven Mackey is known for his innovative combinations of timbres, instruments, genres and forms from both Western classical and rock/pop traditions. In this episode, Liquid Music Playlist’s host Steve Seel asks Mackey about his latest work, Orpheus Unsung, a wordless opera for electric guitar and percussion which premiered in Minneapolis this summer. Mackey also brings in the music of the prolific Renaissance composer, William Byrd, praising Byrd’s serene vocal mass Agnus Dei as foresight in harmony and counterpoint.
PLAYLIST
1. Mackey: "Fusion Tune" from Banana Dump Truck — Mackey, guitar; Fred Sherry, cello
2. Mackey: "Physical Property" from String Theory — Mackey, guitar; Brentano String Quartet
3. Mackey: "My Ship" from Big Farm — Big Farm (Steven Mackey, Rinde Eckart, Mark Haanstra, Jason Treuting)
4. William Byrd: "Agnus Dei" from Mass for Four Voices — Tallis Scholars
