The Zymo-Xyl was one of the many instruments Harry Partch invented and used in his music.

Hey everybody,

Here’s the 18th episode of Insomnia recorded on February 25th.  The theme was “The Weirdest of Classical” and I played pieces by Harry Partch, Philip Glass, Terry Riley, and Steve Reich among others.  Follow the instructions below to download the podcast.  I hope it bring you many pleasure.

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Hey!  Also hold tight for the March 4th episode dedicated to bands who have named themselves after animals.

Oh!  And catch me tomorrow afternoon from noon to 2pm as I boldly take on punk music by doing The Gutter!!! while Chrustay is out of town.

Over Mozart’s Dead Body has a special guest this week—composer Steve Reich! No, I unfortunately didn’t score an interview with him (I would kill for that), but I did find a great series of interviews with him on the Carnegie Hall website.

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Over Mozart’s Dead Body starts off 2010 with some Stockhausen and some Reich (and a mess up by me about 22 minutes in.)

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This episode of Over Mozart’s Dead Body is dedicated mainly to a single piece by Steve Reich: The Cave. It’s unusual: a spoken-word multimedia opera about a cave historically important to Judaism and Islam. It’s definitely worth a listen.

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Over Mozart’s Dead Body does a send out to all of you losing your minds over finals with tons of music that sounds pretty FINAL. Kind of a depressing episode, honestly, but some nice music.

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