After being away from the microphone for a month(!!)—enjoying time away with family, pursuing other creative efforts, and resetting the old battery—Alloy returns to the airwaves on election day (here in the US), no less! This week's show included picking up some loose musical threads left from the last live show—digging deeper into releases from Daniel Lanois, Nels Cline, and Grammy nominee Greg Ward. I also dove into the ever-rich and musically rewarding (and timely!) catalog of Chicago and spun some new musical threads as well by featuring works by Matt Ulery’s Loom/Large, Mary Halvorson, Michel Banabila, Clare Fischer, and much more.
As always don't forget that you can listen to all of the music from the last episode, “Musical Fabric” from the comfort of your browser (click here). This week's artwork, “time waves” is a detail of a larger work by yours truly.
Thanks for listening!
| Compostion | Album | Artist | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Nightfly | The Nightfly | Donald Fagen |  |
| Dialogue, Pt. 1 | Chicago V | Chicago | |
| Dialogue, Pt. 2 | Chicago V | Chicago | |
| Devil's Sweet | Chicago VII | Chicago | |
| Italian From New York | Chicago VII | Chicago | |
| The Numbers | A Moon Shaped Pool | Radiohead | |
| No Surprises | OK Computer | Radiohead | |
| Grit | Touch My Beloved's Thought | Greg Ward | |
| Renacimiento | ¡Intenso! | Clare Fischer | |
| In A Parade | Stranger To Stranger | Paul Simon | |
| Cry All Day | Schmilco | Wilco | |
| Hubble (feat. Zach Brock) | Festival | Matt Ulery's Loom/Large | |
| Flower Is A Lovesome Thing | A Salute To Strayhorn | Planet D Nonet | |
| Kaleidoscope | Macrocosms | Banabila & Machinefabriek | |
| It Only Has To Happen Once | Lovers | Nels Cline | |
| Later That Night | Goodbye to Language | Daniel Lanois | |
| Weer Is Een Dag Voorbij | Mary Halvorson & Noël Akchoté | Noël Akchoté & Mary Halvorson | |