Listen to music made in or about the underground – catacombs, cisterns, cellars- on this New Sounds. There’s music by sax player, percussionist, and a composer for Sesame Street - Ken Field from his release “Subterranea,” recorded in several underground rooms in Roswell, New Mexico. Ranging from overdubbed saxophones, 'sticks on juice cans, sticks on suitcase' and lots of percussion, the pieces include titles like “Five Saxophones in Search of Meaning” and “Om On the Range.”
Then, listen to “Underground,” a work from Paul Dresher, created and performed on multi-track tape loop system. Also, there’s music from Mecca Bodega, who appeared in the film “Subway Stories.” Perhaps there will be enough time to sample something from the soundtrack to the Emir Kusturica film, “Underground” as well.
PROGRAM #3348, “Underground” Music (First aired on 6/8/2012)
ARTIST(S) | RECORDING | CUT(S) | SOURCE |
Ken Field | Subterranea | Om on the Range [4:51] | OO Discs OO25 |
Mecca Bodega | Subway Stories | Red Shoes [3:49] | Hybrid HY-20005 |
Various Artists | Vor Der Flut
| Dario Domingues : Spirit of the Wind/ Lilienthal: Flutes of the Amazon [7:01] | Eigelstein ES 2025/26, 2LP import |
Ken Field | Subterranea | Space in a Place [3:59] | See above. |
Goran Bregovic | Ederlezi | Underground Tango (for the Kusturica film) [5:13] | Polygram / Mercury - #5583502 Try Amazon.com or Emusic.com |
Hannis Brown | Severe Insomnia | Imitating Chicago (underground) [6:33] | Lumberton Trading Company LUMB015 |
The Haissmavourk Choir | The Music of Armenia, Volume 1: Sacred Choral Music | Havoun, havoun (About the bird) [3:59] | Celestial Harmonies 13115 |
Paul Dresher | Casa Vecchia | Underground [8:00] | Starkland 204 |
The Deep Listening Band | Troglodyte’s Delight | Trog Arena, excerpt [3:20] | ?What Next? Recordings WN 0003 |