Complete Communion

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Episode 17 - Oum Kalthoum

Umm Kulthum (Arabic: أم كلثوم‎ ʾUmm Kulṯūm; Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [omme kælˈsuːm]; born فاطمة إبراهيم السيد البلتاجي Fātimah ʾIbrāhīm as-Sayyid al-Biltāǧī, [ˈfɑtˤmɑ (ʔe)bɾˤɑˈhiːm esˈsæjjed elbelˈtæːɡi]; see Kunya) (December 30, 1898 – February 3, 1975) was an Egyptian singer, songwriter, and actress. Born in Tamay ez-Zahayra village, which belongs to El Senbellawein, she is known as the Star of the East (kawkab el-sharq). More than three decades after her death, she is widely regarded as the greatest female singer in Arabic music history.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umm_Kulthum

To listen to the podcast, go to Podomatic and search for 'completecommunion'. To send me material to be featured on the podcast, email me at galasi.g [at] virgilio.it, or gianpaolo.galasi [at] gmail.com

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Episode 16 - Jarboe, the Living

Swans: Swallow You from “New Mind” (1987) - [4.16] Byla and Jarboe: 15:35 from “Viscera” (2007) [16.31] – Swans: Can’t Find my way Home from “The Burning World” (1989) [4.48] – Jarboe: Mouth of Flames from “Mahakali” (2008) [4.43] - Swans: Hypogirl from “Soundtracks for the Blind” (1996) [2.44] – Jarboe: Mississippi from “Anhedoniac” (1998) [1.44] – Swans: Children of God from “Children of God” (1986) [4.22] – Jarboe: Scarification from “Disburden Discipline” (2000) [5.03] – Swans: Mother/Father from “The Great Annihilator” (1994) [4.07] – Jarboe: My Buried Child from “Sacrificial Cake” (1995) [2.11] – Swans: Greed from “Greed/Holy Money” (1985) [6:12]

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Episode 15 - Persistence of Time

Iron Maiden: The Ides of March/Wratchild from “Killers” (1980) [3.99] - Black Sabbath: The Sign of the Southern Cross/Heaven and Hell (continued) from “Live/Evil” (1982) [7.16] - W.A.S.P.: Inside the Electric Circus from “Inside the Electric Circus” (1986) [3.26] - Testament: Over the Wall from “The Legacy” (1987) [4.06] - Scorpions: Big City Nights from “Love at First Sting” (1984) [4.10] - Alice Cooper: Teenage Frankenstein from “Constrictor” (1986) [3.32] - Led Zeppelin: Whole Lotta Love from “Led Zeppelin II” (1969) [5.34] - Van Halen: Ain’t Talking ‘Bout Love from “Van Halen II” (1978) [3.50] - Judas Priest: Beyond the Realms of Death from “Stained Class” (1978) [6.51] - Metallica: Master of Puppets from “Master of Puppets” (1986) [8.36] – Dillinger Escape Plan: Unretrofied from “Miss Machine” (2004) [5.37] - Kylesa: Insomnia for Months from “Static Tensions” (2009) [2.04] - Motorhead: Ace of Spades from “Ace of Spades” (1980) [2.49] - Anthrax: Got the Time from “Persistence of Time” (1990) [2.44]

This episode of Complete Communion Podcast is dedicated to my youth. Most of this music is what I was listening to when 17, and I'm still proud of it.

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Episode 14 - Explosions in the Sky

Godspeed You Black Emperor: East Hastings from “F#A#Infinity” (1998) [17.58] – John Fahey: How Green Was My Valley from “The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death” () [2.18] – Trans Am: Ragged Agenda from “Red Line” (2000) [3.40] – Tim Buckley: Starsailor from “Starsailor” (1970) [4.35] – Don Caballero: Cold Knees (In April) from “Don Caballero 2” (1995) [10.59] – Robbie Basho: Seal of the Blue Lotus from “The Seal of the Blue Lotus” (1965) [7.10] - Fugazi: Link Track from “Instrument Soundtrack” (1999) [1.26] – Shellac: Song of the Minerals from “At Action Park” (1994) [4.24] – Minutemen: Nature Without Man from “Double Nickels on the Dime” (1984) [1.46] – Stereolab: The Noise of Carpet from “Emperor Tomato Ketchup” (1996) [3.05] – June of 44: June Leaf from “Tropic and Meridians” (1996) [5.10]

Sunday, July 29, 2012

Episode 13 - Patterns

The Rotkho Chapel

Krzysztof Penderecki: Canticum Canticorun Salomonis (1970/73) [16.52]

Filippo Tommaso Marinetti: Cinque Sintesi Radiofoniche from “Musica Futurista – The Art of noises” (1980) [13.08]

Harry Partch: Time of Fun Together from “Delusion of the Fury” (1969) [8.08]

Joan La Barbara and John Cage: Sonnekus from “Singing Through” (1990) [17.08]

Morton Feldman: The Rothko Chapel (1971) [23.47]

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Episode 12 - Signs/Reality Transitions [Pt. 2]

Ryoji Ikeda: + from “+/-“ [10.55] (1996) - Witold Lutoslawski: Cello Concerto (1970) [23.05] - Ryoji Ikeda: - from “+/-“ [6.36] (1996) - Olivier Messiaen: Séquence du Verbe, Cantique Divin (Dieu Présent en lui-meme) from “Trois Petites Liturgies de la Présence Divine (1943-1944) [6.46] - Ryoji Ikeda: - from “+/-“ [11.51] (1996) - Giacinto Scelsi: Quattro Pezzi su una Nota Sola II (1959)[4.40] - Ryoji Ikeda: - from “+/-“ [13.24] (1996) - Pierre Schaeffer & Pierre Henry: Les Monstres from “Orphée” [3.25] (1953) - Ryoji Ikeda: +-- from “+/-“ [1.05] (1996)

Saturday, July 14, 2012

Episode 11 – Signs/reality transitions [pt. 1]

Helmut Lachenmann: Dal Niente (Intérieur III) for clarinet solo (1970) [14.21]

Ryoji Ikeda: + from “+/-“ (1996) [2.50]

Karlheinz Stockhausen: Zeitmasse for five woodwinds (1955-56) [12.51]

Ryoji Ikeda: + from “+/-“ [5.57] (1996)

Luigi Nono: stage music from Ermittlung (1965) [22.12]

To listen to the podcast, go to Podomatic website and search for 'completecommunion'.

To send me material to be featured on the podcast, email me at galasi.g [at] virgilio.it or gianpaolo.galasi [at] gmail.com