In C on the OC

As a part of Octave's never-ending quest to expand the musical horizons of Cornell, we will be hosting a performance of Terry Riley's "In C" during lunch this Tuesday (November 30th) on the OC - come to just to watch this great incidental performance, or bring an instrument and join in!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_C
http://imslp.org/wiki/In_C_(Riley,_Terry)

Borodin String Quartet No. 2

This is the best thing that has ever happened to music. Period.

Michael Nyman, Time Lapse

Michael Nyman is the author of one of the books we are reading in the Avant-Garde Music class, so I thought I would do a little research on him. It turns out that he is a composer and has his own band that tours with him, similar to Steve Reich. After listening to this piece a few times, I'm still unsure about it. What do you think??

Don't Tell Me You've Never Gotten the Led Out

First we have Over the Hills and Far Away. One of my favorite songs to listen to and play. By one of my favorite bands. On one of my favorite albums. Oh boy. 'Nuff said.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EVNeh9dasI

Next we have a selection of two songs by Flogging Molly. As a little Irish boy, I love Irish folk music. However, I also love punk, so a combination like this is absolutely perfect! Unfortunately, I was unable to narrow my choice for this evening's radio show down to just one Flogging Molly song, so I have left it up to tonight's DJs to choose one. Here are link to both of them:

Tomorrow Comes A Day Too Soon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNNDMEgVphY

What's Left of the Flag: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXNj-4BXLng

I like the Irish!!!!!!!!!!

Tess's Picks

It's impossible to pick a favorite Beatles song, but this one has always stayed with me. I love this song for its eloquent lyrics and its ability to evoke such nostalgia within me. I like the interlude!!!!!!!!!!

I started listening to St. Vincent several months ago and have not stopped. It has this ethereal, dream-like quality that I really like. Coupled with Annie Clark's gorgeous voice, this song is a winner.

"Fools In Love," "Dreaming from the Waist"

I like the way that Joe Jackson presents his frustration with love in "Fools in Love." The verses are almost non-musical chant or sung a capella, as if he wants to make sure you have understood exactly what he wants to say. He only lets loose in the chorus, but even here he still has a very raw sound. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGPb7qL-Sck

Dreaming from the Waist one of my favorite songs from the Who because of the tremendous energy put forth by all band members. It's an angry song about getting old - something that Pete Townshend would never do.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awqEiIW7eyo

Osean's Faves

Deerhoof - +81
I love technology. I sleep with my cell phone next to my ear. I never turn my computer off. You can find me napping on the couch next to my stereo system at several points during the day. I have this car that I drive, it's a crappy old Canadian thing. The Death Wagon, we call it. I drive stick and it stalls and jerks a lot. I make a lot of sharp turns. Nobody really cares how I drive in Iowa. Sometimes I text while driving while I'm listening to the radio. On an even more literal level, I love cute things. And I love Asians!

And (obviously): Hanson - Thinking 'Bout Somethin'


"Mmmbop" is dead as fucking. . . Dead. But Hanson: they're coming back in a big fucking way. So what if they're ripping off the Blues Brothers, or paying homage, or whatever. So what if they were a one hit wonder and they're maybe going for another. So what if the music video is 75% of the reason I listen to this song. I LIKE THE CHORUS!!!!!

Women's "Locust Valley" and Coley Jones' "Drunkard's Special"

I don't know any of the words to this song. I try to sing along with it as often as possible, but if you listened to me singing along to it and then took away the recording, it would just sound like me mumbling half-ideas half-melodically. Does that make my preference for this music an ignorant one? I can say that I love it because it sounds nostalgic to me; the way the recording is fuzzy and 60s and the harmonies are subtle, but oh so satisfying! I like listening to this song during sunset, but maybe that doesn't concern you.



It's all in the voice. Coley Jones speaks so plainly and the melody is so formulaic, but it's extremely attractive. And when he interludes a few of his verses with "come here, honey," my goodness! It's haunting and peculiar, and I want to hear it over and over again. I can never remember exactly when he says it in the song, probably because I spend a majority of my time waiting to hear it, almost ignoring the rest of the music. Honestly: who needs leitmotifs when you have that?

Non-classical music... what is that?

Finding only two of my favorite songs is too maaaach! So I will go with some of my more recent finds. That doesn't mean they are new though. In fact, my first one is a classic. I found the video this summer and fell in love with it. I forced my family to listen to it all the time and now it has become sort of a family rickroll. The rest of the album is great too!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anLfoy2XsFw

I also found the second song this summer. It has such a different feel than the rest of the album and I love the combinations of sounds. The video is very odd. That is really all I have to say about it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQsvZAxE9xY

For your music!

Rebecca

So this is a song that really speaks to my heart. It is very special to me and means a lot in my life. I hope that everyone who hears it can really understand the true meaning of its beauty and power. The singer is my true hero and I will always have her incredibly inspiring music on my mind. Here is the link on YouTubehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M11SvDtPBhA