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高妮妮 (Gāo nī nī) – 红蜻蜓 (1984)

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This is a peculiar release.  Electronic music does not have a deep history in China, but composers have been active since at least the mid-1980’s.  Composer Gāo Nī Nī collaborated with the Yangtze River Light Music Band to produce something that, while not comparable to, say, Vangelis or Tangerine Dream, Continue Reading

Hermeto Pascoal – Sinfonia do Alto Ribeira (1985) – Filme Completo

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Mid-terms are almost over, so I should be posting again regularly starting Tuesday.  For now, I wanted to send over something to enjoy.  From the East East website: “This film, directed by Ricardo Lua and first released in 1985, exemplifies a non-hierarchical, ecological, and playful approach to music developed by Continue Reading

[Video] Roli Mosimann Documentary 1993 feat. Foetus, Young Gods, The The, Wiseblood etc.

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Roli Mossimann was a Swiss-American drummer and electronic musician who worked with some of the greatest of the no-wave bands to come out of New York City such as Swans, Foetus and their side project Wiseblood.  He was an in-demand producer working with legends like New Order and Skinny Puppy, Continue Reading

Deben Bhattacharya – Behind the Scenes of ‘Ecstatic Dances of the Whirling and Howling Dervishes’

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From the Youtube link: “Ecstatic Dances of the Whirling and Howling Dervishes of Turkey and Syria: http://store.arcmusic.co.uk/ecstatic-… The Mevlevi Order of the Whirling Dervishes was inaugurated in Turkey in 1273. This CD features dances of the Whirling Dervishes from Turkey and Syria. These are authentic field recordings by ethnomusicologist Deben Continue Reading