Comments on: Audio Sketch 1: Subway, Streets & Stars http://leesean.net/2008/10/27/audio-sketch-1-subway-streets-stars/ The Life of an Artist-Activist-Musician-Nerd Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:15:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: leesean http://leesean.net/2008/10/27/audio-sketch-1-subway-streets-stars/comment-page-1/#comment-47706 leesean Fri, 31 Oct 2008 04:23:05 +0000 http://leesean.net/?p=1257#comment-47706 The flute solo is from a Chinese guy playing in the Times Square subway station. All of the twangy sounds, as well as the bluesy ending, are from a guitarist playing at Astor Place. The percussion sounds were taken from Christian rock band playing in Union Square as well as cut up samples of subway noise. The flute solo is from a Chinese guy playing in the Times Square subway station. All of the twangy sounds, as well as the bluesy ending, are from a guitarist playing at Astor Place. The percussion sounds were taken from Christian rock band playing in Union Square as well as cut up samples of subway noise.

]]> By: K-Hizzle http://leesean.net/2008/10/27/audio-sketch-1-subway-streets-stars/comment-page-1/#comment-47704 K-Hizzle Fri, 31 Oct 2008 03:55:05 +0000 http://leesean.net/?p=1257#comment-47704 very interesting. i love the blues-ey beale street close. the opening reminded me of the flute solo in ravel's second daphnis and chloe suite, 1:57 of this clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnHweSko7V0&feature=related (on an unrelated note, check out Elvis at 0:42!!!) i liked the back-and-forth between the A-major and diminished chords. the repetitive alternation reminds me of the finale of john adams' grand pianola music, starting at about 5:36 of this clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuyXEJAG-3g here's the back story on the above piece, if you 1) have time and 2) can get over the cheesy beginning. apparently he lived in berkeley and was inspired by a dream in which he was driving over the bay bridge. the scene at 2:01 is becoming quite familiar to me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI5PzCul-Nw&feature=related and what youtube orgy is complete without our previously-mentioned "it's gonna rain" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anXcSl5uFig&feature=related the BBC star clips sound like something from the 50's show Lost in Space - that ageless, generic "spaceship" sound very interesting. i love the blues-ey beale street close. the opening reminded me of the flute solo in ravel’s second daphnis and chloe suite, 1:57 of this clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnHweSko7V0&feature=related

(on an unrelated note, check out Elvis at 0:42!!!)

i liked the back-and-forth between the A-major and diminished chords. the repetitive alternation reminds me of the finale of john adams’ grand pianola music, starting at about 5:36 of this clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuyXEJAG-3g

here’s the back story on the above piece, if you 1) have time and 2) can get over the cheesy beginning. apparently he lived in berkeley and was inspired by a dream in which he was driving over the bay bridge. the scene at 2:01 is becoming quite familiar to me:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI5PzCul-Nw&feature=related

and what youtube orgy is complete without our previously-mentioned “it’s gonna rain”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anXcSl5uFig&feature=related

the BBC star clips sound like something from the 50′s show Lost in Space – that ageless, generic “spaceship” sound

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