17^th Jun 2016

Sounds of the tracks

A railway theme to this week’s show, starting (and ending) with Pierre Schaeffer’s “etude aux chemins de fer” (1948). Next is Harry Partch’s “U.S. Highball, musical account of a transcontinental hobo trip” (1943) from The Wayward, recorded in 1958. “Europe – During the War” by Steve Reich from Different Trains (1988, recorded 2005 by The Smith Quartet). Both sides of Chris Watson’s vinyl edition of “El Tren Fantasma. The Signal Man’s Mix” (2011), interceded (?) by the haunting voice of Chrysta Bell singing “This Train” from the CD of the same name produced by David Lynch in 2014.