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Terry Riley performs in a salt mine 100m underground

Nick Luscombe presents Terry Riley in concert, recorded in a chandelier-lit underground chamber of a 700-year old salt mine outside Krakow, Poland as part of the Unsound Festival.

Nick Luscombe presents Terry Riley in concert, recorded in a chandelier-lit underground chamber of a 700-year old salt mine outside Krakow, Poland as part of the Unsound Festival. Nick travels 100m under the surface of the earth to watch one of the great American composers of the 20th century. Riley’s performance was a varied set encompassing atmospheric electronics, melodica, piano and devotional vocals alongside his son, the guitarist Gyan Riley.

Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for Reduced Listening.

1 hour, 25 minutes

Last on

Wed 28 Nov 2018 23:05

Music Played

  • WacÅ‚aw Zimpel

    Lines

    • Lines.
    • Instant Classic.
  • Machinefabriek

    III (with Peter Broderick) (feat. Peter Broderick)

    • With Voices.
    • Western Vinyl.
  • Low Lumens

    Sant Clara

    • The Distant, Everyday.
    • Burnt Toast Vinyl.
  • Eugeniusz Rudnik

    Elektrowyzwoliny

    • ERdada Na TaÅ›mÄ™.
    • Requiem Records.
  • Zavaloka

    We Drank Water by the Vehement Shore of a Bright Light

  • Terry Riley & Gyan Riley

    Garden of Earthly Delights

    • Recorded in The Wieliczka Salt Mine, Krakow at Unsound Festival by Polskie Radio.
  • Terry Riley & Gyan Riley

    The Lake

    • Recorded in The Wieliczka Salt Mine, Krakow at Unsound Festival by Polskie Radio.
  • Syny

    Synoski Sen

    • Sen.
    • Latarnia ‎.
  • Nazar

    Enclave

    • Enclave EP.
    • Hyperdub.
  • Lea Bertucci

    Patterns For Alto

    • 'Metal Aether'.
    • NNA Tapes.
  • Colin Self

    Stay With The Trouble (For Donna)

    • Siblings.
    • RVNGIntl..
  • Christoph de Babalon

    Broken Land

    • In Death's Dream Kingdom.
    • Houndstooth.
  • Glen Wiffen

    The Gathering

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  • Wed 28 Nov 2018 23:05

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