Music by cellist Erik Friedlander. Songs from the album Block Ice & Propane (2007) are inspired by his childhood camping journeys with his family, including his father – you guessed it – Lee Friedlander.
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Category Archives: Music
La Blogothèque: Un Concert à Emporter (A Take Away Show)
November 23, 2009 – 3:37 pm
Vincent Moon of La Blogotheque has filmed a number of bands playing acoustic/acapella versions their songs, often just on the street or in a found space. The candid, intimate approach to these recordings has appealed to me for some time now so I thought I’d share them here. A few to start with (and there [...]
Sesame Street: Geometry of Circles
November 4, 2009 – 2:21 pm
Happy 40th birthday to Sesame Street! To celebrate, I give you one of my favorite moments (next to maybe this, of course): Geometry of Circles, a clip from a 1979 episode that includes music composed by Philip Glass! If only shows for kids were still this great…
Beethoven: String Quartet No.9 in C, Op.59 No.3 – “Rasumovsky No. 3″ – 2. Andante con moto quasi Allegretto
September 29, 2009 – 8:54 am
I originally heard this piece in Danny Eisenberg‘s film Displaced Person and was incredibly moved. Remembering it has got me spending the morning downloading Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets box set… can’t wait.
Strange Fruit (Interlude)
March 26, 2009 – 10:16 am
A little musical interlude while I continue shipping out Lay Flat and being super busy with school… (In case you didn’t already know that Billie Holiday is amazing.)
György Ligeti: Poème Symphonique
November 14, 2008 – 12:04 am
Here’s a little “musical” interlude… Poème Symphonique for 100 Metronomes (1962) by Hungarian composer György Ligeti.
Sigur Rós: Svefn-g-englar
September 27, 2008 – 9:38 pm
Last week I went to see Sigur Rós play here in Boston. Though the concert was not as intimate or overwhelmingly beautiful as the first time that I saw them play a few years ago, I was reminded of how great of a band they really are. Here’s a video of a live performance of [...]
David Byrne: Playing the Building
June 1, 2008 – 2:42 pm
David Byrne’s Playing the Building, 2008 © Justin Ouellette To say that David Byrne is a prolific artist is an understatement. The work just keeps coming. His latest piece, a 9,000-square-foot, interactive, site-specific installation entitled Playing the Building, “transforms the interior of the landmark Battery Maritime Building in Lower Manhattan into a massive sound sculpture [...]
Sigur Rós and Ryan McGinley
May 27, 2008 – 7:43 pm
I have to thank Ofer for passing on the news that Sigur Rós – a long time favorite band of mine – has just released a track titled “Gobbledigook” off of their forthcoming album Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust (English: With a buzz in our ears we play endlessly). Along with the release [...]
Some Classical Design
April 7, 2008 – 9:12 pm
A little while back, I posted about an online archive of jazz LPs. I was thrilled to come across a similar collection of classical record sleeves. Love it.
