{"id":2244,"date":"2010-08-31T15:17:02","date_gmt":"2010-08-31T20:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nicomuhly.com\/?p=2244"},"modified":"2010-08-31T15:23:55","modified_gmt":"2010-08-31T20:23:55","slug":"that-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicomuhly.com\/news\/2010\/that-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"That Thing"},"content":{"rendered":"
I’m totally doing that thing where instead of doing my work, I’m sitting with the Carnegie Hall website open in one window and my calendar in another to see what-all I can go see this next season. \u00a0It was with great pleasure that I saw the New York Phil’s program for November 12<\/a>. \u00a0It reads, simply:<\/p>\n Beethoven Violin Concerto Yes please! That’s precisely what you do. You take a big ol’ good thing, make Midori play it, then, a big new American thing after the jump. Phew<\/strong>. I will be there, cheering and singing along to the third movement at full volume.<\/p>\n Also, it’s an All-Rouse program<\/a> in the spring that I’m really excited about. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anybody actually get paid<\/em> to play Ku-Ka Ilimoku, even though it’s probably the most performed piece of music since Happy Birthday<\/em>.<\/p>\n [audio:Ku.mp3] I steal the thing that happens 2:16 into this about six times a day. Not so much with like, Mr. Miyagi right afterwards but you get the idea.<\/p>\n I’ve gotten really into Loney Dear, particularly some of his mouth-gamey songs. Check this out:<\/p>\n [audio:05 Ignorant Boy.mp3] Really satisfying, right? The song emerges from the texture, and the text, when it comes in, is on a drone, and the chords and the ostinato muttering do the heavy lifting.<\/p>\n Okay, some news: I’m putting out two albums on Decca, one of which is in collaboration with Bedroom Community. We are all thrilled about the whole thing; check out the info here<\/a>. The BedCom co-release is ready for download now, via Bandcamp, and if you click up in ther<\/a>e, you get two bonus tracks: A Long Line<\/em>, and Twitchy Organs<\/em>, an ambient\/drone piece which some of you have been asking for forever! Enjoy! And here’s tha album art:
\nJohn Adams Harmonielehre<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nChristopher Rouse Ku-Ka Ilimoku<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n
\nLoney Dear Ignorant Boy, Beautiful Girl<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n
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