Universe Worldcast #2

By cevans on February 19, 2007.

Following the runaway success of the first Universe podcast, I have decided to make this -- so to speak -- a running thing. This one is less "vibes" and more "ambiance," and includes some human voices reading texts, so if that kind of thing upsets you, steer clear.

Some highlights, which might elucidate the relevance of any of this, are the Brian Eno recording of algorithmic bell tones inspired by the Long Now clock's now-prototyped chime mechanism, Cacao's wonderful Bucky Fuller-inspired dome music, Mort Garson's Moog version of "Let The Sunshine In," and a couple glimpses into yours truly's archaic 4-Track recording projects, one of which features the voice of Unarius founder Ernest Norman.

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Universe Podcast #2 (27.9 MB, 30:22 Min) Playlist:

Pyha Vuori -- Thunder Sundress (Unreleased)
Having a Coke With You (1960) -- Frank O'Hara (The Voice of the Poet)
Changes Where Bell Number = Repeat Number -- Brian Eno (January 07003: Bell Studies for the Clock of the Long Now)
Why I Take Good Care Of My Macintosh Computer -- Gary Snyder (Poetry on Record)
Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures) -- Mort Garson (Electronic Hair Pieces)
Buoyant -- Cacao (Domes of the World)
Reciting The Airships -- Eluvium (Copia)
Tesla (Unarius Version) -- The Skulls (Unreleased)
Little Black Buzzer -- Ivor Cutler (Hammersmith Lyric, 10-Mar-02)
What About Dying? -- David Ignatow (Poetry on Record)

Throughout this podcast, there are snips of ambient noise from the recording "Steam" by Alfred Schnittke, from a record called "Electroacoustic Music (Russian Early Electronics 1964-71)." These are mostly to make the poems sound less like poems.

For your iPod!

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so good!

really appreciated the g. snyder.

hey!
have you ever read any Thomas Berry? Especially the UNIVERSE STORY? It is your scene, maybe. I love him to the extreme. Kind, wonder-filled man, talking about the numinous universe. No relation to Wendell Berry who also fits that description.

Er, The Universe Story is a collabo by Thomas Berry and
Brian Swimme, who wrote the also awesome "The Universe is a Green Dragon." All good stuff.

you are getting some good mileage out of that skullz track. "skullz freezes over" reunion on the horizon for 07?

The funny thing is I remember there was a Billy Idol comeback tour called "Kiss the Skull." Taipei 2007?

Well that was sure-nuff interesting.

Any plans to stuff your podcasts into rss format so I can get them via iTunes?

good stuff - glad to see one of eluvium's new pieces on there.