KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Morning Concert: A Visit with Paul Dresher, 2 of 2
Analog Audio
Event Type
Interview and MusicOrigin
KPFAIdentifier
MC.1986.02.21.BProgram Series
Morning ConcertProgram Length
91 minPart
2 of 2Dates
1986-02-21 | broadcast| 1986-02-21 | created
Description
Guitarist and composer Paul Dresher talks with Charles Amirkhanian and presents recordings of his music composed from 1979 to 1986. Included is an excerpt from the solo guitar work, “Liquid and Stellar Music”, which first brought notice to the Bay Area composer. Also heard is an excerpt from “Slow Fire”, a groundbreaking work of musical theater featuring the words and voice of Rinde Eckert, playing the character of a paranoid hit man with father issues. The program concludes with a recording of “Flashlight” by San Francisco Bay Area, avant-garde rockers, Marina LaPalma & Jay Cloidt.Genres
Music TheaterElectro-Acoustic / Electronic
Musical Selections
Other Fire (1984) / Paul Dresher -- Flashlight / Marina LaPalma & Jay CloidtPerformers
Paul Dresher, guitar, electronics, etc. (Other Fire)Jay Cloidt, keyboards (Flashlight)
Marina LaPalma, vocals (Flashlight)
Subjects
Electro-acousticElectronic music
Ambient sounds
Acknowledgment
Funding for the preservation of this program made possible through a grant by Save America’s Treasures, a program of the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.Related places
Berkeley (Calif.) (was recorded at)Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)
Related Entities
Amirkhanian, CharlesDresher, Paul
LaPalma, Marina
Cloidt, Jay