Melody in Mayhem

What’s New This Week

Eugene Carchesio---Apparently ferreted away for a good while, Room 40 came across these “experiments” by this varied and prolific Australian composer/musician. This is #2 in his minimal, rhythmic series called “Circle Music” that you’ll see go way beyond anything techno.
Peals----Bassist's from two different Baltimore acts converge to make an ethereal, contemplative and spirited record using practically anything but a bass guitar. If you’re in town, SEE THEM MONDAY AT APOTHECARY!
Sujo---Anytime Sujo sends us something we feel lucky. #12 or #13 in an ever growing discography finds showers of cavernous distortion and feedback but also moments of ambient drone and calm that provide range and dynamics to an already accomplished sound.
Mike Cooper----One hell of a guitarist/composer that has been following his own inner rhythms for some 40 years! Starting as folk-blues performer he has evolved into improvised electronic music, music for silent films, sound installations and more. Now he delves into the uncharted territory of tropical experimentalism! Been looking for something to replace your worn out Authur Lyman records? This should do it.
Taylor Duepree----Again, far from the bleeps and blips of techno comes this Brooklyn based sound artist that has spun a work that could fit quite nicely with Marcus Fischer, Lawrence English and Villages.

What's Old This Week

Bruno Maderna----A bit of a prodigy in Italy before the outbreak of WWII his name was connected to almost half of all contemporary music in his homeland as a conductor and composer. Closely associated with Luciano Berio and Luigi Nono he composed music at varies times using the twelve tone system, chance, electronics and musical styles galore. Here is a piece composed sometime around 1956 for magnetic tape that explores the mutation of a sound carried through a continuum of sorts.

Nice to be back in the seat again. Nice to know the computer missed making a fool out of me as well. Please bare with the three playlists for tonight’s show. Glad to be wearing semi regular clothes again as well, but that’s a story of a different time. A slew of new and note worthy releases for this installment of Melody in Mayhem including Barn Owl, Cults Percussion Ensemble, Mike Cooper, Guiseppe Ielasi/Kassel Jaeger and bunches more. The highlight of tonight’s show though has to be the Richard Devine and Alessandro Cortini releases from the Asheville based company Make Noise. This small but innovative group of artists and technicians has been slowly developing and building analog based modules that can be utilized by both the serious musician and DJ to the putzer that enjoys nothing more than plugging into their home computer. Currently their products are available in the US, Canada, Germany, Australia, Hungary and more. Check out their website for much more information than I can give you at: makenoisemusic.com

Nice to be back in the seat again. Nice to know the computer missed making a fool out of me as well. Please bare with the three playlists for tonight’s show. Glad to be wearing semi regular clothes again as well, but that’s a story of a different time. A slew of new and note worthy releases for this installment of Melody in Mayhem including Barn Owl, Cults Percussion Ensemble, Mike Cooper, Guiseppe Ielasi/Kassel Jaeger and bunches more. The highlight of tonight’s show though has to be the Richard Devine and Alessandro Cortini releases from the Asheville based company Make Noise. This small but innovative group of artists and technicians has been slowly developing and building analog based modules that can be utilized by both the serious musician and DJ to the putzer that enjoys nothing more than plugging into their home computer. Currently their products are available in the US, Canada, Germany, Australia, Hungary and more. Check out their website for much more information than I can give you at: makenoisemusic.com