KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Ode To Gravity: An Indelible Admixture

Analog Audio

Event Type

Interview and Music

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

OTG.1971.10.27

Program Series

Ode To Gravity

Program Length

61 min

Dates

1971-10-27 | broadcast
| 402 | created

Description

Sped up host Sparky, presents an indelible admixture of organ music, jazz, and sound poetry. First heard is “Liberation Waltz” by the Berkeley, California composer Chip Weitzner, whose material was often accredited as emanating from the Felicity Facility. This is followed by a selection of musical settings by David Durrah and his jazz band poems based on texts by Edward Mycue. The program then concludes with two word-tape pieces by Selrahc Nimajneb Nainahkrima, (a.k.a. Charles Benjamin Amirkhanian). The pace may seem hyper kinetic at times but it is worth catching up with.

Genres

Jazz
Sound poetry

Musical Selections

Liberation Waltz, for harmonium / Felicity Facility [a.k.a. Chip Weitzner] -- [untitled works based on texts by Edward Mycue] / David Durrah -- Dactl Dactl Mther Mther Mther Bongg Bongg Frgid (1971) / Charles Amirkhanian -- If In Is / Charles Amirkhanian

Performers

David Durrah, keyboards (untitled)
Pete Figueroa (sp?), flute, harmonium, vocals (untitled)
Jennifer Durrah, vocals (untitled)
Jeffrey Olson, bass (untitled)
Van D. Campbell (sp?), speaker (untitled)
Doug Hammond, drums (untitled)

Subjects

Organ music
Harmonium music
Jazz
Electronic music
Sound poetry
Text-sound compositions

Acknowledgment

Funding for the preservation of this program made possible through a grant by the GRAMMY Foundation.

Related places

Berkeley (Calif.) (was recorded at)
Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)

Related Entities

Felicity Facility
Amirkhanian, Charles
Weitzner, Chip
Mycue, Edward, 1937-
Durrah, David
Hammond, Doug, 1942-