Maximalism vs. minimalism in vocal music.

Set #1 - 8:00am - 9:00am

1. Phil Minton: No Drone Rising
7:34

2. Phil Minton: Cappa
2:43

3. Jaap Blonk: Quiet Neighbours Moaning
6:43

4. Bob Cobbing: Six Cobbings
6:59

5. Koichi Makigami: Haiku Sonic
8:56

6. David Moss: Ten Tones High
4:54

7. Jaap Blonk: Four Way Four
3:09

8. Paul Dutton: Nosing: A Round
4:13

9. Paul Dutton: Tough & Rumble
7:47

10. David Moss: Five Men Singing
7:03

Tracks 1-10 (rec. Victoriaville, QC 16 May 2003)
Jaap Blonk, Koichi Makigami, Paul Dutton, Phil Minton & David Moss - voice
Five Men Singing
Les Disques VICTO, cd 092
60'

Set #2 - 9:00am - 10:00am

11. John Cage: A Flower (1950)
William Winant - closed piano
3:32

12. John Cage: Mirakus² (1984)
9:05

13. John Cage: 8 Whiskus (1984)
4:17

14. John Cage: The Wonderful Widow of 18 Springs (1942)
William Winant - closed piano
2:41

15. John Cage: Nowth upon Nacht (1984)
William Winant - closed piano
1:09

16. John Cage: Sonnekus² (1985)
Leonard Stein - piano
17:08

17. John Cage: Forever & Sunsmell (1942)
William Winant - percussion, Scott Evans - suspended cymbal
5:10

18. John Cage: Solo for Voice 49 (1970)
1:19

19. John Cage: Solo for Voice 52 (1970)
3:58

20. John Cage: Solo for Voice 67 (1970)
2:21

21. John Cage: Music for Two (by One) (1984)
5:04

Tracks 11-21
Joan La Barbara - voice
Singing Through: Vocal Compositions by John Cage
New Albion Records, NA 035 CD
56'

Set #3 - 10:00am - 11:00am

22. John Cage Meets Sun Ra (rec. Coney Island, NY 8 June 1986)
John Cage - voice, Sun Ra - DX-7 synthesizer

44'

(http://www.johncage.info/cdlabels/meltdown1.html)

I hope you'll be able to tune into today's Pledge-O-Rama edition of my Komodo Dragon Show. All week long UMFM is raising money to keep up with the rising costs of running a radio station.

From 8-11am Central Time on 101.5 FM in Winnipeg and wwww.umfm.com in stream, you'll hear Lubomyr Melnyk's continuous music, a raga by Ravi Shankar, and I'll compare the exotica (recorded in the SAME YEAR!) of Sun Ra with that of Martin Denny. Why does one sound well-formed and the other kitschy?

The number to call to make your pledges is 204-474-6610. Operators are standing by from 6am-3am! The first 10 listeners to pledge to the Komodo Dragon Show will receive a sturdy Komodo Dragon Show coffee mug, which some have been known to put soup in, along with other neato incentives.

More details here: http://www.umfm.com/

Set #1 - 8:00am - 9:00am

1. Lubomyr Melnyk: It Was Revealed unto Us That Man Is the Centre of the Universe... But Few Can Now Remember (1996)
Lubomyr Melnyk - piano, Marie Berard - violin, Douglas Perry - viola, Margaret Gay - cello
Bandura Records, n.n.
44'
(No recording can do justice to Lubomyr's continuous piano technique. You've got to hear him play live to appreciate the resonances which he sets up in the piano.)

2. Raga Malkauns (rec. 1965)
Ravi Shankar - sitar
Ravi Shankar: Sound of the Sitar
EMI, CDM 5673092
20:48
(Regular listeners will be aware that I have gone on and on about Raga Malkauns. It is the mystical raga of moral development for becoming a human.)

Set #2 - 9:00am - 11:00am

{3. Angels & Demons at Play (rec. Chicago 1956-60)

24'

4. The Nubians of Plutonia (rec. Chicago 1958-59)

40'

Tracks 3-4

Sun Ra & His Myth Science Arkestra

Evidence Music, ECD 22066-2

5. Exotica: The Best of Martin Denny (rec. 1957-59)
Rhino, R2 70774
55:08}
(Curly brackets indicate the order is ad libitum.)

Set #1 - 8:00am - 9:30am

I have a big secret to tell you about Sun Ra.

1. Janus (rec. 1963-70)
Sun Ra & His Arkestra
1201 Music, 9012-2
35'

2. Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra (rec. 10 Oct. 1961)
Sun Ra & His Arkestra
Savoy Jazz, SV-0213
42'

Set #2 - 9:30am - 10:00am

3. Cosmic Tones for Mental Therapy (rec. NYC 1963)
32'
(For me, this title sums up the power of Sun Ra's work: It's intensely spiritual and uplifting.)

4. Art Forms of Dimensions Tomorrow (rec. NYC 1961-62)
34'

Tracks 3-4
Sun Ra & His Solar Arkestra
Evidence Music, ECD 22036-2

5. Nothing Is... (rec. May 1966)
Sun Ra & His Arkestra
Esp-disk', ESP1045
40'

The album is the unit.

Set #1 - 8:00am - 9:00am

1. Keep Swingin' (rec. NYC 11 Jan. 1960)
Julian Priester Quintet: Julian Priester - trombone, Jimmy Heath - tenor sax, Tommy Flanagan - piano, Sam Jones - bass, Elvin Jones - drums
Fresh Sound Records, FSR-CD 643
36'

Set #2 - 9:00am - 10:00am

2. Sound Sun Pleasure (rec. Chicago 1958-60)
Sun Ra & His Astro-Infinity Orchestra
Evidence Music, ECD 22014-2
48'

Set #3 - 10:00am - 11:00am

3. Sun Ra Visits Planet Earth (rec. Chicago 1956-58)
Sun Ra & His Solar Arkestra
31'

4. Interstellar Low Ways (rec. Chicago 1960)
Sun Ra & His Myth Science Arkestra
31'

Tracks 3-4
Evidence Music, ECD 22039-2

The album is the unit.

Set #1 - 8:00am - 9:00am

4. Love in Outer Space [conclusion] (rec. NYC 7-8 Oct. 1995)

Myth-Science

Knitting Factory Works, KFW 183

40'

Set #2 - 9:00am - 10:00am

5. Supersonic Jazz (rec. Chicago 1956)

Sun Ra & His Arkestra

Evidence Music, ECD 22015-2

49'

Set #3 - 10:00am - 11:00am

6. Angels & Demons at Play (rec. Chicago 1956-60)
24'

7. The Nubians of Plutonia (rec. Chicago 1958-59)
40'

Tracks 6-7

Sun Ra & His Myth Science Arkestra

Evidence Music, ECD 22066-2

Starting today and running through until the winter break in December, we'll be showcasing the vast catalog of legendary jazz composer, and otherworldly being, Sun Ra! Of all the jazz musicians, Sun Ra was probably the most controversial, because of his eclectic music and unorthodox lifestyle.

Claiming that he was of the "Angel Race" and not from Earth, but from Saturn, Sun Ra developed a complex persona using "cosmic" philosophies and lyrical poetry that made him a pioneer of afrofuturism. He preached awareness and peace above all. He abandoned his birth name and took on the name and persona of Sun Ra (Ra being the Egyptian God of the Sun), and used several other names throughout his career, including Le Sony'r Ra and Sonny Lee.

Tune in every Wednesday at 8:00am for 3 hours of music that's out of this world!

Set #1 - 8:00am - 9:30am

1. Live at Montreux (rec. 1976)
Sun Ra & His Intergalactic Cosmo Arkestra
Inner City Records, IC 1039
83'

Set #2 - 9:30am - 10:30am

2. Concert for the Comet Kohoutek (rec. NYC 22 Dec. 1973)
Sun Ra Arkestra
ESP-DISK', ESP3033
55'
(I am just old enough to remember the debacle of Comet Kohoutek which reached perihelion on 28 December 1973.)

Set #3 - 10:30am - 11:00am

3. Love in Outer Space [beginning] (rec. NYC 7-8 Oct. 1995)
Myth-Science
Knitting Factory Works, KFW 183
30'