Program 2: Dynamic Planet

hello everyone. Two weeks ago I did a program on ambient music reflective of planet Earth. My favorite music played in the program was definitely Deep Forest, an electronic duo from the 90s that pioneered ethno-electronic music (and is still pretty much the only one out there). Full playlist is below:

Everything in the first hour is relatively easy to find information on, with the exception of Claviq. I'm not entirely sure, but I think this may just be an amateur musician. I found the song on youtube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Doc_mkDF6mc

As for the second hour a couple of these musicians are a bit hard to find, but I believe youtube has them all at least. David Parsons is pretty interesting. As much as I like Deep Forest, they were a bit too rhythmic for this second hour. Parsons was excellent at maintaining a real ambient feel while incorporating world sounds into the music. Dave & Steve Gordon are pretty similar, but a bit more "new age" I suppose. I mentioned Hedfunk last time. I would highly recommend their self-titled album. I think it's a real gem and virtually unknown. And then of course there's Philip Glass. I included him in this because of the way the film Koyanisqaatsi can be interpreted as an environmental activist film. Of course, as wildly experimental as it is, it could have many interpretations, but I think the environmental angle is definitely a good one to take. If you're interested, it's a film that's entirely just image and sound. No characters, no plot, no story. Sounds crazy, but it was a legit film. It played in theaters and everything when it was released. I was skeptical at first, but it managed to keep my interest for the full hour and a half. If you ever wanna see something crazy and unique, watch this film.

One more thing about this show. I tried recording it. The quality is quite terrible, and it starts about a half-hour through. I'll upload it someday. Sorry about not posting this sooner, but I doubt anyone reads this anyway. I'll put up a post for the space jazz program soon too and try to be more consistent.

tune in wednesday nights 12am-2am on 88.7 kirksville, MO for The Void. Also streaming online at ktrm.trumna.edu

12:05am	Aphex Twin “We Are the Music Makers” from Selected Ambient Works 85-92  Buy it!
12:11am	Leftfield “Phat Planet Version 2” from Rhythm and Stealth  Buy it!
12:15am	Amon Tobin “Four Ton Mantis” from Supermodified  Buy it!
12:24am	Ricardo Villalobos “Dexter” from Alcachofa (Playhouse 2003) Buy it!
12:28am	Claviq “Glitchstep” SINGLE  Buy it!
12:38am	Trentemoller “Miss You” SINGLE  Buy it!
12:57am	Gas “Mathematics and Electronics” from Gas 0095 (Microscopics 1995) Buy it!
12:58am	Tycho “PBS” from Past is Prolouge  Buy it!
12:58am	BT “The Internal Locus” from This Binary Universe (DTS Entertainment 2006) Buy it!
1:03am	Deep Forest “Sweet Lulaby” SINGLE  Buy it!
1:15am	David Parsons “Uratu to Ubud” SINGLE  Buy it!
1:15am	Dreamcatcher “Seventh Heaven” SINGLE  Buy it!
1:19am	Robert Rich “Mbira” from Rainforest (Valley Entertainment 2001) Buy it!
1:23am	Hedfunk “The Dawn” from Hedfunk  Buy it!
1:41am	David Parsons “Under the Bodhi Tree” SINGLE  Buy it!
1:42am	David & Steve Gordon “Thunder Dreamer” from Earth Drum: The 25th Anniversary Collection, Vol. 1 (Sequoia Records Inc. 2008) Buy it!
1:42am	Deep Forest “Deep Forest” SINGLE  Buy it!
1:50am	David Parsons “Ararat Legong” from Ngaio Gamelan  Buy it!
1:52am	Philip Glass “Prophecies” from Koyaanisqatsi  Buy it!
2:00am	Deep Forest “Sweet Lulaby (Ambient Mix)” SINGLE  Buy it!