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- The Bug S2#8: Coping with a new worldCan I cope in the wild? It’s been 8 weeks in quarantine (or is it 9?) and so here’s this week’s podcast, with music from my friends Ben and Stéphane, and a thought-piece/sound-art-performance by Ned McGowan. Plus suggestions and commentary from Phlyssa and Anders – and David Attenborough too. Thanks to you all!DONATIONS
By the way, since you are here, and reading this, and hopefully enjoying the podcast, please consider donating a dollar or three. Like many musicians, I’ve lost my income for the foreseeable future, so would appreciate the help:
…and in return, I will make a podcast every week for our quarantine’d time!
14 min - The Bug S2#7 A rantNo, I’m not falling apart: this rant is only possible because I finally feel like I have a handle on my personal situation. I’m stabilized. But now that I’m stable, I’m looking around me, and saddened by how much my friends, family, and colleagues are suffering. Here’s my rant!
Here’s an apt cartoon from The New Yorker magazine
PlaylistSoundtrack to Run, Lola, Run
vocals: Franke Potente; written by Tykwer/Klimek/Heil (1999)
DONATIONSBy the way, since you are here, and reading this, and hopefully enjoying the podcast, please consider donating a dollar or three. Like many musicians, I’ve lost my income for the foreseeable future, so would appreciate the help:
…and in return, I will make a podcast every week for our quarantine’d time!
7 min - The Bug S2#6: Quarantine is for the birds
Photo by Marilyn Smith: Gaston in self-quarantine
Whether it’s schizophrenia at home, or driving down the long highway in a lonesome car……solitude is for the birds in this quarantine-era podcast.Music of Laurent Coq, Frank Pahl, the band Ida, and Mozart/ShakeUp Music, as sung by the birds.A Bird Opera
Bird Song Opera
Mesi
Collective Video [Co-Vid]
Ida
9 min - The Bug S2#5: Until The End of the WorldTonight’s PlaylistOpening Titles, by Graeme Revell: from Until the End of the World (film by Wim Wenders)I’ll Love You (until the end of the world), by Nick Cave: from Until the End of the WorldMy Blue Wave, by Lambchop: from Is A WomanMysterons, by Portishead: from DummyMalpaisomys insularis, from Mikronesia, by Michael ReileyPoem: “Point of departure” courtesy of Jane ClarkeLINKSwww.janeclarkepoetry.iehttps://youtu.be/D9wWo1rJBJ4www.echozoo.orgDONATIONSBy the way, since you are here, and reading this, and hopefully enjoying the podcast, please consider donating a dollar or three. Like many musicians, I’ve lost my income for the foreseeable future, so would appreciate the help:…and in return, I will make a podcast every week for our quarantine’d time!13 min
- The Bug S2#4: “Music is the greatest of truth-tellers”going slightly mad?!PLAYLISTMark Hollis – The Colour of SpringRolling Stones – 19th Nervous BreakdownQueen – I’m going slightly MadMark Hollis – The Colour of Spring (reprise)CREDITSThis show is dedicated to Geoff Council, who would have celebrated his birthday this week. Geoff, we miss you!Many thanks to Martha who inspired the title for this episode.Good luck to everyone who is going through major stress right now.LINKSMark Hollis:DONATIONSBy the way, since you are here, and reading this, and hopefully enjoying the podcast, please consider donating a dollar or three. Like many musicians, I’ve lost my income for the foreseeable future, so would appreciate the help:…and in return, I will make a podcast every week for our quarantine’d time!9 min
- The Bug S2#3: Drumming on the highwaymusic in time of quarantine…PLAYLISTAC/DC Highway to HellAlanna Battat – Eclipse, from RecognizeManfred Mann’s EarthbandNEWSWho says the world is getting quieter this week? This fellow was parked along the Dutch A4 highway, practicing his drums.LINKSListen to Alanna’s album on Spotify:DONATIONSBy the way, since you are here, and reading this, and hopefully enjoying the podcast, please consider donating a dollar or three. Like many musicians, I’ve lost my income for the foreseeable future, so would appreciate the help:…and in return, I will make a podcast every week for our quarantine’d time!16 min
- The Bug S2#2: When the music stopsCO-HOSTED WITH NED McGOWAN!Tonight at 6pm…Ned and I are co-hosting The Bug. We taped our conversation last night, and had a really good time, though there are minor technical issues which I’m sure you (our audience) will forgive, under the circumstances. We talked about rivers and starting trumpet lessons, about disasters and artistic inspiration in dark times. We spoke of silence and noise!Enjoy, and don’t forget to think about contributing to the podcast via the paypal link below.PlaylistRiver Man – Brad Mehldau TrioDual Track Grinder – by Ned McGowan – performed by HexnutCity Shimmy – by Jaromír Weinberger, performed by Gottlieb WallischExpress Train – by and with Sophie Dunèr, together with the string septet Present Music (arrangement by Eric Segnitz, conducted by David Bloom) Live in Milwaukee, February 14, from The Avant Garden Of Love, taped at Jan Serr Studio, Milwaukee.Sonata op. 111 – L v Beethoven – performance by SokolovFifth Symphony – by Mr. Louis Beethoven – commentary by PDQ Bach – actually Robert Dennis and Peter SchickeleDonationsBy the way, since you are here, and reading this, and hopefully enjoying the podcast, please consider donating a dollar or three. Like many musicians, I’ve lost my income for the foreseeable future, so would appreciate the help:…and in return, I will make a podcast every week for our quarantine’d time!Some bonus stuff:Ned and I had the luck to perform in Leiden last month on the same evening at Miss Tamara…I’m a new fan of her nostalgic songs!An italian soundscape from March 14th – there are more online…ThanksThanks to Mauro Piccinini, Hugh Livingston, Laura Prichard, Sophie Duner, Alanna Battat, Jill and Dave, Joel and Leslie, Donal, Morna, Renzo, Maria, Udo, John Gridley, Gijs, Kees Went, Aletta Becker, Ned McGowan, and Anders.20 min
- The Bug S2#1: when time stopsThe Bug is back – this is Season Two, episode #1. I wasn’t planning to start so soon, but my concert tour has been cancelled – with no more performances in the foreseeable future; indeed who knows when we can all travel again?My creative life as a performer is entirely about the group experience, the opposite of social distancing. My musician colleagues are at home, not on-stage. And the audience is at home too. What does this mean for culture, for community, for art, for cohesion?Join me tonight at 6pm GMT+1 (or anytime thereafter via streaming) as I present a podcast in the time of coronavirus.The original bug referred to the spooky ex-embassy where I have my recording studio. I never planned for this double meaning. But it seems appropriate enough.DonationsBy the way, since you are here, and reading this, and hopefully enjoying the podcast, please consider donating a dollar or three. Like many musicians, I’ve lost my income for the foreseeable future, so would appreciate the help:…and in return, I will make a podcast every week for our quarantine’d time!HumorHere’s a funny composition by Jeff DePaoli:linksKiasmos on Erased Tapeshttps://www.erasedtapes.com/release/eratp102-kiasmos-blurredItalians singing from their balconieshttps://www.classicfm.com/music-news/videos/quarantined-italy-musicians-play-sing-balconies/Sophie Dunérhttp://www.sophieduner.com16 min
- The Bug #12: MusesIn this episode, the last of season one, Guy Livingston muses on muses, music, and museums. Hark back to the ancient Greeks, Renaissance memes, and to some amazing muses who changed art history: Alma Mahler, Katinka Pasveer, Kiki de Montparnasse, and Clara Schumann. Why is a muse a muse? Is it about eroticism, beauty, sexuality, or couple dynamics? Are some women just smarter than the men they champion? Are muses out-dated now in an era of improved (though still imperfect) gender equality? And I didn’t even get to talk about Frederick Chopin and Georges Sand, who were each other’s muses, and defied gender conventions of their era…Listen and enjoy! (and see you in the autumn)Muses Playlist:* Gustav Mahler: Symphony number 2 – Resurrection (Andante) conducted by Roger Norrington, SWR Radio Orchestra.* Karlheinz Stockhausen: Katinka’s Gesang, performed by Katinka Pasveer, from the opera Licht* Robert Schumann: Piano Quartet opus 47 (1st movement)* Tom Lehrer: “Alma” for voice and piano, sung by Mr. Lehrer himself.“You write to become immortal, or because the piano happens to be open, or you’ve looked into a pair of beautiful eyes.” – Robert Schumann15 min
- The Bug #11: Stockhausen’s new clothesPostcast #11: featuring special guest Ned McGowan, in conversation with Guy Livingston“Aus Licht” consists of extracts from the excruciatingly long and bombastic opera “Licht” by Karlheinz Stockhausen – fortunately livened by occasional flashes of genius…the opera is in many modules, divided into 7 days of the week, each of which have their own color, their own aroma, their own symbol. The lighting and production values are fantastic, really mind-blowing. But the gestures, costumes, and video leave a lot to be desired. And the music ranges from weak to dated. Rarely, but at least once day, there are amazingly beautiful sections, some sung, and some for flute.This podcast discusses the helicopter quartet of Stockhausen (the audio here is from a prior production); Apocalypse Now‘s helicopter-infused soundtrack of Wagner; and Ballet mécanique by George Antheil. Enjoy!16 min
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