Michael Kraskin and David Terry are up to something incredibly unique and interesting with Catalogue of Ships. David's text and Michael's compositions work symbiotically unlike radio I've heard yet. In this installment, David, who writes the text for the pieces tells the story of his incredibly unusual 21st birthday. The story, in and of itself, is wild, but David is interested in asking the bigger question, which is, what happens after you tell a great story over and over again? Often a story's repetition can erode one's sense of the integrity of that story and, consequently, the integrity of storyteller him or herself. Fortunately for David, his 21st birthday story was substantiated in equally unusual circumstances, which cancels out any doubt that David might have, in glacial fashion, embellished this story in its constant retelling. Michael's composition and scoring in this piece are impeccable. His music is almost always infectious; in this case, dark and playful at the same time. Tremendously stiumulating listening. Enjoy.
A great little drop in story about what may or may not make a good teacher. As mentioned, the voice recording isn't spectacular, but Sourian's tone, his story and the music make up for that. If you're familiar with Nick and Adrianne's podcast, Love and Radio, then you know they have a way of choosing really stimulating, sonically interesting music, and using it well; and they've done so here too. It would certainly be good for your health to give it a listen.
A very nice piece to listen to. We hear stories about people with unique abilities all the time; but Addi's story goes the extra mile, remarking on the cultural ramifications of his craft. The piece raises some intriguing questions about the nuances of human joy and happiness without providing heavy handed answers to said questions. Scott has an excellent narrative presence: engaged, interested, etc. He lets us in on some surprising side-affects to Addi's having pursued balloon hat-making so vigorously. Like most will, I really enjoyed Addi's observation about his making the rich and the poor laugh at the same thing.
Comments by Richie Duchon
Comment for "Saturday Night"
Richie Duchon
Posted on December 14, 2005 at 08:43 AM | Permalink
Review of Saturday Night
Michael Kraskin and David Terry are up to something incredibly unique and interesting with Catalogue of Ships. David's text and Michael's compositions work symbiotically unlike radio I've heard yet. In this installment, David, who writes the text for the pieces tells the story of his incredibly unusual 21st birthday. The story, in and of itself, is wild, but David is interested in asking the bigger question, which is, what happens after you tell a great story over and over again? Often a story's repetition can erode one's sense of the integrity of that story and, consequently, the integrity of storyteller him or herself. Fortunately for David, his 21st birthday story was substantiated in equally unusual circumstances, which cancels out any doubt that David might have, in glacial fashion, embellished this story in its constant retelling. Michael's composition and scoring in this piece are impeccable. His music is almost always infectious; in this case, dark and playful at the same time. Tremendously stiumulating listening. Enjoy.
Comment for "A Lesson from Sourian"
Richie Duchon
Posted on November 29, 2005 at 08:10 AM | Permalink
Review of A Lesson from Sourian
A great little drop in story about what may or may not make a good teacher. As mentioned, the voice recording isn't spectacular, but Sourian's tone, his story and the music make up for that. If you're familiar with Nick and Adrianne's podcast, Love and Radio, then you know they have a way of choosing really stimulating, sonically interesting music, and using it well; and they've done so here too. It would certainly be good for your health to give it a listen.
Comment for "The Balloon Hat Experience"
Richie Duchon
Posted on June 06, 2005 at 07:58 AM | Permalink
Review of The Balloon Hat Experience
A very nice piece to listen to. We hear stories about people with unique abilities all the time; but Addi's story goes the extra mile, remarking on the cultural ramifications of his craft. The piece raises some intriguing questions about the nuances of human joy and happiness without providing heavy handed answers to said questions. Scott has an excellent narrative presence: engaged, interested, etc. He lets us in on some surprising side-affects to Addi's having pursued balloon hat-making so vigorously. Like most will, I really enjoyed Addi's observation about his making the rich and the poor laugh at the same thing.