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The Big Note Episode #146 - Revisiting the Drone
The 146th episode of The Big Note on Wednesday the 29th of July asked the question: What does a certain deep shade of blue, a Meeanjin indie band from the noughts and a genre of music called drone have in common? We answer that play lots of cool music and talk about Drones again! Yay! PLAYLIST: …
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The Big Note #145 - Raks Sharki, Frame Drums and Arabesque
On the 145th episode of The Big Note on 3MDR 97.1 FM this morning we talk about Raks Sharki (what we in the west more usually know as “Belly Dancing”) amongst other things. Today I was lucky enough to have two great guests on my show, Prue Schafferius, a dedicated dance performer specialising in R…
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The Big Note Episode #144 - Remembering Music [Again]
On the 144th episode of The Big Note we revisit, yet again, the magic of music and it's ability to jog our memories. PLAYLIST: * Optical Delusion of Consciousness - Three Wise Monkeys [15-06-26] CERCA TROVA * Doldrum Chimes - Stathis | Davey | Kim from Litho [25-07-26] Eternal Music Projects * Bla…
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No Big Note Today!
Not only did certain telecommunication platforms let us all down today, but so did my mouth (or rather a certain tooth in my mouth) - and the appointment wasn't at the internationally recognised time of toothurty either!
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The Big Note Episode #143 - Bias
Episode #143 of The Big Note is mainly some excellent music but given we talked about magnetic tape last week I talk about Bias (not the political kind but rather magnetic tape kind) 😀 Episode #143 Playlist: * Dawn Chorus - Thom Yorke from “Anima” [2019] * Earth I - Absolutely Free from “The Sp…
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The Big Note Episode #142 - Magnetic Loops
Episode #142 is a pre-recorded show discussing the connections between the invention of magnetic tape and the use of many of the techniques & processes it allowed in modern musical composition, production & practice. PLAYLIST: Music Is The Light - The Avalanches from “We Will Always Love You” [2…
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The Big Note Episode #141 - Sssssampling Some More
Since 1928 when Fritz Pfleumer developed paper tape coated with iron oxide powder and soon after BASF started manufacturing magnetic recording tape based on Pfleumer's design, along with the work of early Musique Concrète pioneers such as Pierre Schaeffer, the use of sampling in music was inevitabl…
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The Big Note Episode #140
Mainly Music Today (with some music made with the help of Bat calls!) I also complete some push-ups in the studio. Episode #140 Playlist * Running Away - The Steve Bell Projects from “In This World” [17-04-26] * There It Goes - Strange Juice from “Common Behaviour” [13-03-26] * My Kind Of Madness…
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The Big Note Episode #139 - Squawkestra's 20th Anniversary & more!
On The #139th Big Note, I do some squats & push-ups whilst listening to Boards Of Canada and more, then later have a great chat with Carl Polke, conductor of Squawkestra about many things, but mainly their upcoming Squawkestra 20th Anniversary Concert Bonanza and CD Launch! at The Melbourne Town Ha…
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The Big Note Episode #138 - Push It!
For Episode #138 on the 27th May I play a lot of music to exercise to, along with explaining how music facilitates the whole exercising experience. The reason for all this sweaty tunes stuff is that members of my family are doing the Push Up Challenge this year after losing a beloved family member …
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