Electronic Music NewsMutual Frustration: The January 20th(???) White Williams show
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- Mutual Frustration: The January 20th(???) White Williams show
- Sound of the generation Karsh Kale
- A World of Music: A Musical Voyage of Discovery
Mutual Frustration: The January 20th(???) White Williams show
Minnesota Daily – Jan 24, 2008
You can harm people with information harm them by spying on them or harm them by hurting themMD: You were in noise-rock bands growing up?JW: Yeah I was the drummer for a hardcore band in 1999 - I was fifteen at the time. It was heavy; we played songs fast and quick. MD: How'd you make the transition into electronic music?JW: By the time that (the earlier band) was starting to split up I was getting more and more into effects samplers and electronic music. I think it has less to do with an impact on my music than the time period between that band splitting up and now. I witnessed a lot of new music and cool people and that was impactful. That was eight years ago I was into music like that back then (noise-rock) and I still am in some ways… Sofia Lamar is a striking individual so we thought that'd be cool. MD: How did last fall's Girl Talk tour go?JW: We went on tours together years ago. We'd make electronic music together when we were eighteen in Cleveland. The early tours no one showed up. I didn't even have a band three weeks before the (most recent) tour. I basically went from my bedroom to opening for these huge audiences.
Sound of the generation Karsh Kale
Hindu – Jan 24, 2008
You see growing up away from my roots I had this feeling of isolation” reasons the multi-instrumentalist composer and producer with four albums to his credit. Products of fusion His bent towards Indian music comes to the fore in every piece of sound he creates. Since there’s a heavy influence of rock hip hop and electronic music that flows alongside classical Indian music you wonder whether it is just another kind of fusion music. “Why not” asserts Karsh. “We all are products of fusion of cultures. And music reveals what the society is like. My music is the sound of the generation… nce we both were discussing some timeless albums and what made them timeless. We wanted our album to have those qualities as well. The music also has less emphasis on electronic. ‘Breathing…’ is like a story where there are scenarios that people can relate to especially those who travel a lot. We are glad it is reaching out to people as I keep getting mails from people saying so” explains Karsh who is also the founding member of Tabla Beat Science along with Zakir Hussain and bassist Bill Laswell. With a host of celebrities like Sting Shankar Mahadevan and Pandit Ravi Shankar in the album it is much different from the earlier ones. What’s after this? “More of the same” is how he puts it.
A World of Music: A Musical Voyage of Discovery
Deutsche Welle – Jan 24, 2008
de A World of Music takes you on a voyage of discovery of the world’s fascinating and diverse music ranging from the traditional to the cutting edge. ne week you might hear a Javanese gamelan orchestra — the next week it could be modern Afropop opera from Germany’s illustrious Richard Wagner Festival or electronic music from Barcelona clubs. This half-hour program is broadcast on Saturdays and Sundays. A World of Music stimulates the senses the emotions and the intellect in equal measure. It also explores the societal historical philosophical and psychological ramifications of different music from around the globe. Producer Rick Fulker is committed to keeping the program inclusive of all types of music experience.