Unsound On Sound: Recent Episodes
James Lowrie
Hello everyone and welcome back to Unsound on Sound! In this episode we do a DVD-Style audio commentary with Bekah Simms on the first track off her amazing new(ish) album "Beastiaries." Go get a copy (and listen to it without us talking over it) here: https://bekahsimms.bandcamp.com/album/bestiaries
Welcome to the second episode of "Unsound On Sound Bites" in today's episode we ask "What makes music good and what makes music bad?" with Nick Storring.
Check out his Bandcamp here: https://nickstorring.bandcamp.com/
Worked Cited:
Sarrah Hennies: Contralto. Film and sound work. 2017. https://issueprojectroom.org/video/sarah-hennies-contralto Rent HERE: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/contralto
Staind, "It's been a while," Break the Cycle, Flip Records, 2001.
Welcome to the first episode of "Unsound On Sound Bites" in today's episode we discuss questions of form through the lens of John Oswald's Barelys.
Works cited & sampled in this episode:
"Biting, Crunchy, B.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org
"Rooster, Crowing, A.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of
Freesound.org “Printer Printing.wav“ by PsychoPancake of Freesound.org
Travis Scott, “SICKO MODE.” Astroworld, Cactus Jack Records, 2018.
Aaron Carter “Aaron’s Party (Come Get it)” Aaron’s Party, Jive Records, 2000.
Coldplay. “Yellow.” Parachutes, Parlaphone, 2000.
John Oswald, “dab” Plunderphonics 69/96, Fony/Seeland, 2001.
John Oswald, “barely (37)” Plunderphonics 69/96, Fony/Seeland, 2001.
REO Speedwagon, “Can’t Fight This Feeling.” Single, Rumbo Records, 1984.
In this b-b-b-bonus episode, I am interviewed by pianist, musicologist and all around cool person Annie Castillo about my string quartet "Bloodwork." Give the video a look here: https://vimeo.com/324377562
This podcast also contains a sample from Jo Kondo's Hypsotony which can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBgtIZL2ObE&vl=en-CA Also, our piano/guitar duo "Mediumcore," the recording of our Remix of "It's Gonna Be Me" can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMiiZHoMUM0
UNSOUND CHOICES: James: Album - Kyle Gann, Hyperchomatica https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2YaEp4M70eSwonJWEhwRwv
TV - Mad Men, it's just the show Mad Men
Annie: Album - HAIM - Women In Music Pt. 3 Album - Destory Boys - Makre Room
In this episode I discuss "Re-tuning" by Ann Southam with Victoria based composer and sound artist Mitch Renaud. You can listen along here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgDw4UHFLmM
Check out the concert series of-the-new of which Mitch is a co-director here!! https://www.of-the-now.ca/
Unsound Choices for this week:
Mitch: (Album) Beatrice Dillon - Workaround (Musician) Dakim - http://www.dingndents.com/Dakim
James: (TV Show) The Tatami Galaxy (Movie) The Night is Short Walk on Girl (Album) Future Nostalgia - Duo Lipa
On this one I talk with Amahl Arulanandam about “HEIST 2” by Vincent Ho, a piece performed by VC2 (Of which Amahl is one half) along with Ben Reimer on percussion. Listen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKA93KuvUGY
Other music that appears in this episode The Son of the Man with the Golden Arms by Nicole Lizée https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8rsNGt86ss
Kickin’ It 2.0 by Vincent Ho https://vinceho.com/project/kickin-2-0-piano-trio-drum-kit/
Unsound Choices for the Week:
James: Pieces: Mozart String Quintets 4, 5 & 6 https://open.spotify.com/album/6UfXuXeCdAKOkYfyVVP3U6?si=Ads89oozQoiltB8P1xQpNA
Album: Sacred White Noise by Thantifaxath
Amahl: The band CHON! http://www.sumerianrecords.com/artist/details/id:50/
Album: Plato’s Dark Horse by Ayahuasca
In this episode I discuss "UNDERROOM" by Sabrina Schroeder with the World traveling composer James O'Callaghan. Please watch/listen to this video so you can enjoy along with us:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7sM7ZBF-Uo
You can enjoy James's (other James) wonderful 2018 album "Alone and Unalone" here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/7u0uq08XUTiss7D4NzHLi7?si=MJBBeWVuS8KWTdBewl30tQ
A recording of James performing "Reasons" that is used in this podcast can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvziZXTKCTE
Unsound Choices for the week:
James Cool 3D World - Hunt them down on Youtube at your own peril. This should be enough to get you started https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_b3jt0Jfm4
James O'Callaghan Book - Haruki Murakami, 1Q84
In this episode I discuss "Professor Bad Trip part 2" by Fausto Romitelli with Bekah Simms. PLEASE listen to it so you can enjoy along with us. The recording we refer to can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1_XJ6g6Xdw
You can listen to Bekah Simms's album "Impurity Chains" which includes Granitic which is featured in this podcast here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/0CD3vVAF352mTfJKYmzk3O?si=j0G3LkWFS22IsKTRmxRfXw&fbclid=IwAR2GlKpjbeU_qHf7sUVn9hDws-5YHNc2o151knxVh5JZyQoaRFPPln7qb7k
Unsound Choices for the week:
James: Movie - Climax (2019) a dance-horror movie by Gaspar Noe Album - Double Cup by DJ Rashad
Bekah:
https://www.timothy-mccormack.com/karst And/Or by Anthony Tan https://www.anthonytanmusic.com/ Untitled Three Part Construction - Michelle Lou Album - Untitled by Noname Album - Pink Moon by Nick Drake Album - Hidden History of the Human Race by Blood Incantation Album - Parcels by Parcels Album - I Need to Start a Garden by Haley Heynderickx Album - No problem by Chet Baker Quartet