#32
Click! A tape recorder whirls into life, its intricate ribbons and cogs stirring sumptuously. Can I push your buttons, baby? Skipping a beat before bounding back, The Tape Beatles sample ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’, the song’s iconic guitar riffs looping over and over. Hariprasad Chaurasia’s bansuri flute shimmers like a mirage on the horizon, his mystical raga repetitions dovetailing with Miyako Koda’s spoken word. Her gentle voice recites in both Japanese and English: “Full of love, a sea of love. Never forget this is why we all are here. We are all one.” To sign off, Janek Schaefer performs a romantic music box melody dedicated to Robert Wyatt. His track ‘Round in Circles’ opens with the words: “Your wish is my command…”
Playlist by: Loes Verstappen
- 01 Danses Organiques - Luc Ferrari
- 02 Concrete Dub - Dean Hurley
- 03 The Beacon - Lea Bertucci
- 04 Beautifully Formed - Josie Perry
- 05 Now On - Pierre Bastien
- 06 Grave Implications - The Tape-Beatles
- 07 Nouvelles du Bardo - Èlg
- 08 Raga Chandrakauns - Hariprasad Chaurasia
- 09 A Sea of Love - Miyako Koda
- 10 Closer - Princess Diana of Wales
- 11 Komposition n°2 - Anna-Maria Hefele
- 12 Round in Circles - Janek Schaefer [for Robert Wyatt]