大象传媒

Verity Sharp presents fresh takes on old songs, improvised rhythms and surprising sound-worlds.

A newly-released collaboration between Kronos Quartet and Michael Gordon re-interprets the canon of American patriotic, political and folk music, from This Land is Your Land to When Johnny Comes Marching Home. Recorded in isolation by each member of the quartet, the eight short pieces that comprise Campaign Songs were arranged by Michael Gordon.

Elsewhere, improvised and traditional rhythms from two classic albums of South African jazz, reissued internationally for the first time. The pioneering Malombo Jazz Makers were renowned for being one of the first South African bands to fully connect jazz with African traditions, with their classics Malompo Jazz (1966) and Malombo Jazz Makers Vol. 2 (1967) set for release via Strut.

Also in the programme: an entirely new range of sound worlds emerge from the forthcoming album by David Toop and Lawrence English. The Shell That Speaks The Sea is the product of a spontaneous burst of exchanges using field recordings including the sound of the elusive Tawny Frogmouth bird, bass drum, ghost flute, bamboo, stones and more.

Produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry
A Reduced Listening production for 大象传媒 Radio 3