Martian Gardens, Valley Free Radio Edition, May 6, 2016

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Valley Free Radio
Northampton, Mass.
Webcast/Broadcast date: May 6, 2016
Fridays Noon -- 2:00 p.m. EDT

SET ONE
Larry Polansky: Eskimo Lullaby
from Songs & Toods (Larry Polansky)
Cold Blue Two [various artists]
Cold Blue Music/2012
voice, just-intonation National steel guitar: John Schneider; recorded at Architecture studio, Los Angeles, 2008; composition year: 2005; time: 4:00

Elliot Simpson: Sweet Betsy from Pike (trad., arr. L. Polansky)
from Songs & Toods (Larry Polansky)
The Wayward Trail
MicroFest Records/2015
voice, just-intonation National steel guitar: Elliot Simpson; recorded in the chapel of the Kapucijnenklooster Emmaus, Velp, The Netherlands, October 2014; composition year: 2005 time: 8:11

Paul Lansky: Barbara Allen (trad., arr. P. Lansky)
Folk Images
Bridge Records/1995
computer music: Paul Lansky; Princeton University, 1991, time: 2:50

David Starobin: Chase (M. Starobin)
New Music With Guitar, Vol. 4 (various composers)
Bridge Records/1990
for amplified guitar and computer-generated tape; guitar: David Starobin; recorded at Hip Pocket Studio, New York City, July 5, 1990; composer: Michael Starobin; composition year: 1987; time: 4:36

Steven Mackey: Psychedelic Sketch
Heavy Light
New World Records/2004
electric guitar: Steven Mackey; MOSIAC (flute: Zizi Mueller; cello: Michael Fincekl; piano: Emma Tahmizian; percussion: Daniel Druckman); recorded at Taplin Auditorium, Princeton University; December 2003; composition year: 2001; selection time: 4:22

SET TWO
Patti Monson: Vermont Counterpoint (for 11 flutes) (S. Reich)
Conspirare (various composers)
CRI/2000
piccolos, flutes, alto flutes: Patti Monson; recorded at Sprague Memorial Hall, Yale University; composer: Steve Reich; composition year: 1982; time: 9:30

Steve Reich: Electric Counterpoint
I. Fast (6:51)
II. Slow (3:21)
III. Fast (4:29)
Radio Rewrite
Nonesuch Records/2014
electric guitar: Jonny Greenwood; recorded at Abbey Road, London; composition year: 1987; total time: 14:41

Laurie Anderson: Dreaming of Life Before Birth
Heart of a Dog Heart of a Dog
Nonesuch Records/2015
text; music, performance: Laurie Anderson; recorded in New York City, 2015, time: 1:11

SINGLE PLAY
Robert Carl: Collapsible Mandala
From Japan
New World Records/2012
electronic installation: Robert Carl; source material recorded throughout Japan, 2007; composition years: 2008-2009; time: 26:21

SET THREE
Tim Hodgkinson: Jo-Ha-Kyu
Onsets
Mode Records/2014
(for string quartet, harp, trombone, synthesizer, and glass); Ne(x)tworks, conductor: Tim Hodgkinson; recorded at the Issue Project Room, New York City, April 18, 2010; composition years: 2000-2010; time: 15:56 

Eduardo Reck Miranda: Goma arábica
Mother Tongue
Sargasso/2004
electroacoustic music: E. Reck Miranda; recorded at the University of Edinburgh Electroacoustic Music Studios; orchestra: The Contemporary Music Group, conductor: Steve Davismoon; composition year: 1995; time: 7:22

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Martian Gardens, Taint Radio Edition, May 19, 2016

Host: Max Shea 
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Martian Gardens blog
email: martiangardens@gmail.com

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Webcast date: May 19, 2016

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Valley Free Radio
Northampton, Mass.
Webcast/Broadcast
Fridays Noon -- 2:00 p.m. EDT

SINGLE PLAY
Ben Johnston: String Quartet No. 8
a. Vigorous, aggressive (5:22)
b. Lazy, rocking (6:05)
c. Scherzo -- fast, skimming -- Light (3:26)
d. Extremely light and rhythmic (2:53)
String Quartets Nos. 6, 7, & 8
New World Records/2016
Kepler Quartet (violins: Sharan Leventhal, Eric Segnitz; viola: Brek Renzelman, cello: Karl Lavine); recorded at Tanner/Monagle Studios, Milwaukee, in several sessions in 2011-2013; composition year: 1986; total time: 17:52

SET ONE
Vivian Adelberg Rudow: With Love
A Fantasy for Live Cello and Decorated Cello Cases
Love, Loss, and Law
Hollins Park Music Company/2009
tape music with cello; cello: Paula Skolnick-Virizlay; composition year: 1986; time: 16:14

Shelley Hirsch: Temenos
a. Don't Touch the Rosebush (2:19)
b. Drone (1:34)
c. Merci (1:34)
States
Tellus-Harvestworks/1997
vocals: Shelley Hirsch; text: Nina Danino, Shelley Hirsch; recorded by Dave Hunt, Nina Danino; from the soundtrack of Nina Danino's film "Temenos," composition year: 1997; time: 5:27

SET TWO
Beth Anderson: Torero Piece
Peachy Keen-O
Pogus Productions/2003
speech sounds: Beth Anderson; narrative: Marjorie Anderson; composition year: 1973; time: 7:54

Laurie Anderson: selections from Heart of a Dog
a. The Lake (1:32)
b. Birth of Lola (2:20)
c. Tell All the Animals (2:02)
d. Lola Goes Blind (3:13)
Heart of a Dog
Nonesuch Records/2015
words, lyrics, music, performance: Laurie Anderson; recorded in New York City, 2015, total selections time: 9:14

Mother Tongue: The Voice and the Ear
Touch Sampler (various artists)
Touch Records/1997
tapes, electronics: Andrew McKenzie; voice: Doro Franck; percussion: Z'ev; recorded at Suitcase Studios, Amsterdam; 1987; time: 2:08

SET THREE
Jill Summers: Apricot Wensleydale
Deep Wireless 3 -- Radio Arts Compilation (various artists)
New Adventures in Sound Art/2006
text, narration, music: Jill Summers; recorded at Stray Dog Studios, Chicago; 2005; time: 14:31

Robert Ashley: Andrea
Atalanta (Acts of God) Volume II/Au Pair
Lovely Music, Ltd./2010
voices: Robert Ashley; Jacqueline Humbert; text: Jacqueline Humbert; electronics: Tom Hamilton; recorded at Teatro Olimpico in Rome, 1985; time: 10:15

SET FOUR
Pauline Oliveros: Big Mother is Watching You (excerpt)
Electronic Works 1965-1966
Paradigm Discs/1997
Hammond organ, amplifiers, generators, tape recorders: Pauline Oliveros; recorded at the University of Toronto Electronic Music Studios, Toronto, Canada, 1966; excerpt time: 10:00

Alain Savouret: Le lait/Le sang
Alain Savouret
Mnemosyne Musique Media/2004
electroacoustic music: Alain Savouret; realized at L'Institut international de musique électroacoustique de Bourges (IMEB), Bourges, France, 1996; time: 10:08

SET FIVE
Tim Hodgkinson: Jo-Ha-Kyu
Onsets
Mode Records/2014
(for string quartet, harp, trombone, synthesizer, and glass); Ne(x)tworks, conductor: Tim Hodgkinson; recorded at the Issue Project Room, New York City, April 18, 2010; composition years: 2000-2010; time: 15:56 

Eduardo Reck Miranda: Goma arábica
Mother Tongue
Sargasso/2004
electroacoustic music: E. Reck Miranda; recorded at the University of Edinburgh Electroacoustic Music Studios; orchestra: The Contemporary Music Group, conductor: Steve Davismoon; composition year: 1995; time: 7:22 

SET SIX
Steve Reich: Electric Counterpoint
I. Fast (6:51)
II. Slow (3:21)
III. Fast (4:29)
Radio Rewrite
Nonesuch Records/2014
electric guitar: Jonny Greenwood; recorded at Abbey Road, London; composition year: 1987; total time: 14:41

David Starobin: Mundus Canis ("A Dog's World") (G. Crumb)
Five Humoresques for Guitar and Percussion
a. Tammy, Elegantly, somewhat freely (2:45)
b. Fritzi, Furioso (1:12)
c. Heidel, Languido, un poco misterioso (2:37)
d. Emma-Jean, Coquettish, poco animato, grazioso (1:31)
e. Yoda, Prestissimo possibile (1:38)
New Music With Guitar Volume Six (various composers)
Bridge Records/2004
guitar: David Starobin; percussion: George Crumb; recorded at the American Academy of Arts and Letters, October 1998; composer: George Crumb; composition year: 1998; total time: 9:43

David Starobin: Shameless Sarabande (P. Lansky)
New Music With Guitar Volume Six (various composers)
Bridge Records/2004
guitar: David Starobin; recorded at KAS Studios, Astoria, New York, July 2001; composer: Paul Lansky: composition year: 1997; time: 3:54

Cornelius Dufalo: Cosmic Clouds
Dream Streets
Innova Recordings/2011
violin, electronics: Cornelius Dufalo; recorded at BiCoastal Studios, Assining, New York; composition year: 2009; time: 1:23

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