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"Musical Odyssey" with Professor G (archive)

Thursday, September 15, 2022 | 16:00 to 18:00 | Playlist

New Artist Song Album Label Comments
Bill Laswell Assassin Hear No Evil Venture 1988 release
* Alvin Curran Field It More Drumming Up Trouble Black Truffle 83 yr old, experimental composer; new album collects 4 recent pieces recorded 2018-2021 + this track recorded in early 80s.
* Mikel Patrick Avery RUBBER WRENCH Sore Thumb self-released
* SSWAN A Miracle’s Worth Invisibility is an Unnatural Disaster 577 Free jazz supergroup: Jessica Ackerly, Patrick Shiroishi, Chris Williams, Luke Stewart, Jason Nazary
* Janel Leppin Woven Forest Ensemble Volcanic Ash Cuneiform Chamber jazz from this DC-based crew led by cellist Janel Leppin, featuring her husband Anthony Pirog on guitar + Luke Stewart on bass. This is her debut album.
Alice Coltrane Turiya Huntington Ashram Monastery Impulse! With Ron Carter on bass, Rashied Ali on drums & percussion
Ramsey Lewis Maiden Voyage Maiden Voyage Cadet Released 1968
Oliver Lake Tse'lane Ntu: Point From Which Creation Begins Universal Sound Track written by Baikida EJ Carroll. Originally released in 1976 on Arista.
* Giménez López / Golombisky / Formica makumi anayi nayini 4.9 ears&eyes Free jazz trio based in Buenos Aires; Matt Golombisky was once a WXDU DJ!
Stetsasonic Talkin All That Jazz 7" Tommy Boy
Carlos Nino & Lil Sci Present What's the Science? Love, Hugs, and Hip-Hop Soul Elevation Shaman Work Recordings 2008 release
Dabrye Prospects (Marshall Law) Instrmntl Eastern Developments Dabrye is Detroit's Tadd Mullinixl; released on Prefuse 73's label
Arthur Russell You Have Done the Right Thing When You Put That Skylight In Springfield Audika Records 2006 release
Little Dragon Klapp Klapp Nabuma Rubberband Loma Vista 2014 release
* Torrello Overcompensating Out of Office 100% Silk Debut album of jazzy daydream disco, out of DC
* Sam Prekop and John McEntire Crossing At The Shallow Sons Of Thrill Jockey
* OHMA In Essense Between All Things Colorfield Duo of Mia Garcia and Hailey Niswanger, crafted during 2021 to invoke deep listening. They mostly play guitar & woodwind, respectively, but the album also includes electric bass, synth, clarinet, vocal choirs, & processed spoken word.
* Akusmi Neo Tokyo Fleeting Future Tonal Union French-born, London-based producer Pascal Bideau; Daniel Brandt (drums + electronic percussion); Florian Juncker (trombone); Ruth Velten (saxophone). Recorded between London and Berlin 2017-2019.
Steve Reich Quartet: Fast Pulse/Quartet Nonesuch 2018 release
Terry Riley + ARTE Quartet Uncle Jard: Part 3 Assassin Reverie New World Recorded in 1998; ARTE is a quartet of 4 saxophones (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone). Riley on vocals, piano, and harpsichord
* Kamikaze Palm Tree Cole's Milk Mint Chip Drag City
The Raincoats Shouting Out Loud Odyshape Rough Trade Released in 1981, their brilliant sophomore album. It included Charles Hayward from This Heat on drums and Robert Wyatt on percussion. Palmolive left the band after their 1979 debut.
Quando Quango Happy Boy Pigs and Battleships Factory Their only studio album, released in 1984. Personnel included Vinny Reilly and Johnny Marr on guitar, Bernard Sumner on production, Mike Pickering on sax.
Esplendor Geometrico Moscu Esta Helado La Contra Ola: Synth Wave & Post Punk from Spain 1980-1986 Bongo Joe Spanish industrial band, formed in the 1980s
* Wire Two People In a Room (6th Demo) Not About To Die (Studio Demos 1977-1978) Pink Flag
* The Bone Stitchers It's A Secret The Bone Stitchers self-released
* Alfombra Mágica Pequeño Y Primitivo Viento Sur - Experimental Music & Fusion Music from Argentina Vampisoul
* Wednesday Knudsen The Lilac Sea Soft Focus: Volumes One and Two Feeding Tube
Ramsey Lewis Les Fleur Maiden Voyage Cadet