Experimental Music Network - Network Relay: Open Channel

"Open Channel is meant to denote the idea of a radio channel always on and listening for transmissions."

#experimental #collaboration #music

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Irish Wildlife Sounds and the Race to Record Ireland’s Birds "I've got two frequencies in my brain, the bird frequency and the human one. The bird frequency takes priority, always."

"Seán Ronayne gives us an introduction to his work, the context in which it occurs, and his advice for others seeking to rekindle a relationship with nature and the environment around them."

Irish Wildlife Sounds and the Race to Record Ireland’s Birds:

Light Fell Gray Among Dark Branches

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This is ambient music.

#ambientmusic #ambient #experimentalmusic #electronicmusic #dronemusic #soundscape #darkambient #experimental #soundart #soundtrack #gamedev #filmscore #mediacomposer

4-11 PTE: Let's see...we've got some contemporary gamelan followed by a bunch of blues-based experimental stuff, leading to some interesting vocal pieces, only to close out with a smorgasbord of new and old pieces. There. That'll about do it.

Listen & Enjoy!
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Peter Baumann - Bicentennial Presentation [Germany, Electronic/Ambient] (1976) - Founding member of Tangerine Dream

Peter Baumann - Bicentennial Presentation [Germany, Electronic/Ambient] (1976) - Founding member of Tangerine Dream
https://redd.it/11vkm74
https://youtu.be/L7GOksR3PsA

Tube With Contrast Medium, by Ureterocele 14 track album

My second album is available again on my Bandcamp page because the 6-week exclusive release by Off ended. You can purchase the release on my page in JPY, and on the label page with a bonus track in EUR. So I hope you can choose whichever you want if you're interested in my music!:)

Why Anime Uses So Much Jazz: Samurai Champloo, Cowboy Bebop and LAZARUS YouTube video by Monumental Movement

In this episode you’ll learn

• Why jazz fits anime storytelling so naturally
• How Cowboy Bebop redefined anime music
• The relationship between jazz and improvisation
• How Samurai Champloo translates jazz philosophy into hip-hop

#Anime
#Jazz
#CowboyBebop
#SamuraiChamploo

youtu.be/pqpGA_5SQgE

Tangerine Dream: The Power of Cosmic Sounds - Google Arts & Culture Shamans on the synthesizer: the fascinating history of Edgar Froese and his band from the cosmos of electronic future music

"He played with Salvador Dali and in the Palace of the Republic and performed in churches and cathedrals: Edgar Froese achieved pioneering work in electronic music with his band Tangerine Dream and created a whole new spherical sound with cosmic tones."

Tangerine Dream — The Power of Cosmic Sounds:

3-28-26 PTE: Many new musics in store for you with a second phase nod to memory & music of Keith Emerson upon the 10th anniversary of his passing.

Listen! bit.ly/4bYB5br

To check out prior programs & playlists: envelope.podbean.com

#experimental #avantgarde #ambient #noise #prog #classical

Announcing my next book!

“Frank Zappa’s America”

An analysis of modern-day white nationalism & Christian fascism in the US through the lens of Frank Zappa’s music during the 1980s.

Publishing by Louisiana State University Press.

June 2, 2025.

More info: lsupress.org/978080718392...

Two pictures of the pillsbury dough boy: once is on a purple background with the caption “he is risen! happy Easter!”, and the other is tan and brown, similar to a cracker, on a white background saying “he is not! Happy Passover!”

It’s time to post one of my favorite memes of the year.

3/14 PTE: The program opens highlighting the ambient space music of Robert Scott Thompson, followed by a potpourri of classic tracks, ranging from Alec Wilder & Ozric Tentalces to b.mez (a Birdsongs of the Mesozooic spin-off) & Frank Zappa!

Listen & Enjoy! envelope.podbean.com/e/3-14-26-pu...

In this excerpt from The Tonearm Podcast, pedal steel guitarist Sam Wenc recalls advice from Susan Alcorn about not skipping over traditional music, describing how Alcorn played both country gigs and New York improv shows.

Hear more on our latest episode: podcast.thetonearm.com/sam-wenc-the...

Herb Alpert, who turns 91 on March 31, performing in the Lyric Opera House, Baltimore, last night: "Nice to play in a building that's older than me." baltimorefishbowl.com/stories/dan-...

Alice Augusta Ball found the cure for leprosy at 23.

She died in a mysterious lab accident at 24.

Arthur Dean stole her research, stole it and renamed it from "The Ball Method" to "The Dean Method."

It took 90 years before her original research papers were found and she got the credit due to her.

Steve Feigenbaum on 40 Years of Cuneiform Records - Rock and Roll Globe “I’m as surprised as anyone else that I’m still doing it” says Steve Feigenbaum, who founded Cuneiform Records 40 years ago.  Since May of 1984, he’s been

"It’s always been the little label that could, carving out a place for unconventional sounds that might not have found a home otherwise, introducing uncompromising new artists and unearthing a slew of surprises from the archives of innovators."

Steve Feigenbaum on 40 Years of Cuneiform Records:

2/21 PTE: Mostly new goodies for your listening pleasure, aurally illustrating the hyphenated word "multi-genre".

Listen & Enjoy! envelope.podbean.com/e/22126-push...

Prior programs & Playlists: envelope.podbean.com

#experimental #avantgarde #classical #prog #ambient #noise #improvisation

groovy

Talking Heads' 'Fear of Music': A Transitional Gem - Best Classic Bands "The first step in David Byrne’s assumption of power, moving Talking Heads from a band to his band... It was dance music that reflected the time."

"In Fear of Music’s case, the question often unanswered is transitioning from what to what. The easy answer is that Talking Heads’ music was moving from the tinker-toy minimalist art trio that captured the hearts of CBGB to the slinky, extended Afro-funk ensemble that became superstars."

Willie Colón: 14 Essential Songs and Albums

"Colón made [the trombone] central to his band, and the instrument’s ornery, sarcastic, yet often uplifting sound defined not only salsa’s break from the Cuban tradition, but the Nuyorican generation’s countercultural moment."

Willie Colón — 14 Essential Songs and Albums (gift link):

After Kennedy Center exit, Philip Glass to bring new symphony home to Baltimore Famed composer and Baltimore native Philip Glass pulled his symphony from the Kennedy Center in protest of Donald Trump. Now, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra will perform “Lincoln” in 2027.

www.thebanner.com/culture/arts...

An oral history of David Bowie’s ‘Blackstar’ – five years on from his death As 'Blackstar' reaches its fifth anniversary, NME talks to Bowie's final collaborators about the making of the record and an icon's legacy

"Despite his illness, the Starman spent his final time on earth working on what would become his last album, as well as the Lazarus musical. Here, some of his final collaborators reflect on those projects, his death and his legacy."

An oral history of David Bowie’s ‘Blackstar’:

Tube With Contrast Medium, by Ureterocele 15 track album

Today is the official re-release day for my second album, Tube With Contrast Medium, now on the Belgian label Off’s Bandcamp. The bonus track is exclusive to their Bandcamp and is not available on streaming services. I hope you enjoy it! I’m grateful for the chance to share this with you:)

The Scores Project: Experimental Notation in Music, Art, Poetry, and Dance, 1950–1975 A unique digital compilation of experimental scores, audiovisual materials, and source documents from the postwar avant-gardes, interpreted by experts on art, music, dance, and poetry.

Published today! 5/6/25!

www.getty.edu/publications...

X Marks the Record Cover A survey of maps on album art

"An expansive atlas of over 400 record covers, 'Maps on Vinyl' features maps, both literal and figurative, across the medium of album art. From cartographic to geographic, this volume opened my eyes not just to how many map album covers exist, but also to how prevalent maps are in our day-to-day."

Variations on a Theme: Benjamin Patterson’s Scores Performance and conversation of the Fluxus founder’s early musical compositions

Any LA folks interested in the #scoresproject will likely be interested in this event (and vice versa) at the Getty on March 6.

www.getty.edu/calendar/var...

2/7 PTE: Sports-truncated show. Pianos!

Listen & Enjoy! envelope.podbean.com/e/1-10-26-pu...

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#experimental #avantgarde #jazz #classical #piano

Music Mouse An intelligent musical instrument designed with Laurie Spiegel. Generate rich counterpoint and unexpected melodies with computer a mouse or trackpad.

Laurie Spiegel’s Music Mouse now available from Eventide @eventideaudio.bsky.social www.eventideaudio.com/software/mus...

“It revealed what went on behind the doors of Kling Klang, and for once the truth is almost up there with the fiction”: What we’ve learned about the inner workings of Kraftwerk’s mythical studio via a recent auction Here are five takeaways that seal the band's legendary Man Machine status - and shed a light on how Kling Klang really worked…

"While we all knew that Kraftwerk used then-cutting-edge technology and that, of course, synths and drum machines were at the heart of their setup, there were few clues as to what the band actually employed bar the odd Minimoog and ARP Odyssey."

What we’ve learned about Kraftwerk’s mythical studio: