Unsound On Sound

Some late night ponderings from your host

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 back to Unsound on Sound: Bites! This episode feature Bekah Simms doing a DVD audio-style commentary on the title track from her hit album "Foreverdark"

Get the album and hear the track 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.

This is a 10 minute sampler that includes three excerpts from Unsound on Sound

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