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This is invaluable documentation of the electro-acoustic works of Roger Reynolds. The product of time spent at IRCAM, Pierre Boulez' Paris institute, some of the pieces bear a strong resemblance to "Repons," the highest-profile Boulez composition using the state-of-the-art IRCAM technology. This is even less surprising since they were recorded by Boulez's Ensemble Intercontemporain.

"Archipelago" was composed in 1982-3, for 32 instruments and 8 tracks of computer generated sound. On hearing a performance, John Cage said to Reynolds "[t]his should keep you busy for the rest of your life," because of its rich complexity. "Summer Island" and "Autumn Island" are spin-offs of "Archipelago," featuring oboe and marimba respectively. "Summer Island" is stunningly beautiful, the easiest piece on the disc to appreciate on first hearing.

"Odyssey, an opera in the mind" (1989-93) is a difficult work, to say the least. I will be listening to it alongside Nono's "Prometeo" for years, I'm sure, plumbing its depths. Featuring text from a poem by Samuel Beckett, Reynolds, believe it or not, uses equations from chaos theory to organize the computer-manipulated vocals, using the lyrical pitch structures of the voices as the basis for sound reorganization.

I remain convinced that Roger Reynolds is one of our most under-recognized contemporary composers, one of America's finest alongside Elliott Carter and Morton Feldman. – Amazon editorial review
 

 

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1 hour ago, jlhoots said:

This Bitter Earth is good too!!

Must give it a listen.

Amusing myself with Confessions, identifying which tracks are the Cohen trio and which Green.

 

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Howlin' Wolf - Poor Boy
Smokey Hogg - Penitentiary Blues (Part 2)
Lonnie Johnson - Life Saver Blues
Robert Cray - Too Many Cooks
Little Milton - Good to Me As I Am to You
Muddy Waters - J. P.'s Boogie
Lowell Fulson - I Want to Make Love to You
Robert Nighthawk & Forrest City Joe - My Sweet Lovin' Mama
Jimmy Rogers - That's All Right
Sleepy John Estes - I Ain't Gonna Be Worried No More
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J.B. Lenoir - Good Looking Woman
Koko Taylor - Blues Heaven
Johnny Shines - Mr. Cover Shaker
Jimmy Reed - Shame Shame Shame
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Sonny Boy Williamson - Help Me
Louis Jordan - Groovin' in Paris
Phillip Walker - What Can I Do
James Booker - All by Myself
Memphis Minnie - Sylvester and His Mule Blues
Walter Horton - What's on Your Worried Mind
Tampa Red - Why Should I Care?
Robert Johnson - Me and the Devil Blues
Johnny Copeland - Blues Ain't Nothin'
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Memphis Slim - I Believe I'll Settle Down
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Lonnie Brooks - Two Guitars Shuffle
Willie Dixon - Pain in My Heart
Leroy Carr - Rocks in My Bed

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