KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Ode To Gravity: Desert Equations: The Music of Richard Horowitz & Sussan Deyhim

Analog Audio

Event Type

Interview and Music

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

OTG.1987.03.09

Program Series

Ode To Gravity

Program Length

55 min

Dates

1987-03-09 | broadcast
| 1987-03-04 | created

Description

Composer Richard Horowitz and Iranian vocalist Sussan Deyhim combined the sounds of new wave electronica, percussion, and Middle Eastern modal music in their 1987 album, “Desert Equation: Azax Attra”. Charles Amirkhanian plays selections from the album and interviews Horowitz about how he and Deyhim constructed these enchanting blends of modern technology and ancient sounds. The music is scored for voice, nāy flute, percussion and electronic keyboards and has been described by some as an “electronic oasis”, dive right in and see why. (from KPFA Folio)

Genres

Popular music
World music

Musical Selections

Ishtar (3:56) -- Got Away (4:28) -- I’m a Man (5:17) -- Tear (2:44) -- Azax Attra (7:00) -- Jum Jum (4:40) -- Armour (4:46) -- Desert Equations [excerpt] (1:00)

Performers

Sussan Deyhim, vocals
Richard Horowitz, keyboards, etc...

Subjects

World music
Popular music
Electronic music
Vocalises with electronics

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, Charles
Horowitz, Richard (Composer)
Deyhim, Sussan