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Good News, Bad News
Sweeps are fun. Mondays, not so much.
Gregory Pepper and His Problems – Drop the Plot
How could I resist?
2012
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Loading... Sufjan Stevens – Everywhere We Go
My ballet class is on Sundays, so I knew I wanted to share something somehow related to ballet today. I've been interested in the choreography of Justin Peck since seeing Ballet 422 earlier this year. While looking up more about his other ballets, I came across this bit from Everywhere We Go, a collaboration with Sufjan Stevens.
I love that it's shot in a studio since this is where dancers spend most of their time--not onstage. I take a class with live piano accompaniment, and some of the best moments are when it's all working and I almost feel as if I'm inside the music.
For more about the musical side of the collaboration, check out this article.
Thanks for having me as guest dj, and I hope everyone is enjoying their Memorial Day weekend!
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Loading... Felicia van den End – Suite Modale
No one watches videos on the weekend do they? In that case, I'm going to play a couple more unusual things.
Another musical influence is all the years I spent playing the flute. Along with dance classes, playing flute taught me a ton about rhythm, phrasing, and counting.
Bloch's "Suite Modale" was a favorite piece of mine. It seems there are a lot of videos of students performing it, but this was the only live professional performance I turned up. It's Felicia van den End on flute and the Magogo chamber orchestra conducted by Micha Hamel. It's probably not my favorite performance I've ever heard of this piece, but I do like it.
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Loading... La Luz – Brainwash
It's Friday, so let's let our hair down. (Literally for me, maybe metaphorically for most of you.)
I rely heavily on the WGOM to introduce me to new and interesting music, and this strategy definitely serves me well these days. Every once in a while I try to seek out music from other sources. I came across Shana Cleveland & The Sandcastles at NPR's First Listen this week and was intrigued. However, they have no recent videos on YouTube. Fortunately, Cleveland is also guitarist in singer in La Luz. So here you go!
httpv://youtu.be/B4VnpfGXAsU
2015
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Loading... Baaba Maal – Ca et La
Following up on yesterday, I did also listen to West African music while in Senegal. I also took a dance class with live drumming, which was fantastic.
Youssou N'Dour and Baaba Maal were the Senegalese musicians I probably heard the most while I was there, so here's something from Maal. This one starts off pretty quiet, but give it until about the 2:30 mark when it picks up.
https://youtu.be/CEKu8-gLufo
1998
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Loading... The Jayhawks – Blue
Remember mix tapes? I was introduced to more than a few musicians over the years thanks to mix tapes from friends. In the spring of 1998, I headed off to Senegal for a 3-month adventure. I had to pack light, and a friend made me a mix tape that may well have been the only cassette I brought along. While I can't recall everything that was on the tape, this one was definitely on it.
https://youtu.be/Oy6HGf9FpPw
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Loading... Ani Difranco – Both Hands
There's no way I could do this week without any Ani. This is the first song off her first album and also the first album of hers I ever heard. A girl at my high school loaned it to me, and it just about blew my mind. This also marks the moment I when I began moving away from top-40 radio.
httpv://youtu.be/Omt49CUJ4p8
2011
I know Bootsy said a while back he never really got into Ani Difranco. Fair enough. As a mainstream-radio-listening wannabe feminist at a suburban high school full of jocks, this was just the right music for me at the right time.
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Loading... Tiffany – I Think We’re Alone Now
Everyone has to start somewhere, right? Since I've never done a Guest DJ week before, I figured I'd share a few highlights chronicling how my taste in music evolved.
I started dance classes at a fairly young age, and my dance studio was a major source of exposure to pop music. One of the benefits of dancing was learning how to follow the beat and to hear the musical phrasing and rhythm changes. This unquestionably has influenced how I listen to all sorts of music. As I recall, I did a routine with pom-poms to this song. The costume had a lot of sequins.
httpv://youtu.be/IGJeX98gfuk
1988
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