Favoriting Ken's Last Ever Radio Extravaganza: Playlist from April 29, 2020 Favoriting

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A live, improvised sound collage experiment, going back 28 years, weaving mesmerizing new soundscapes from found and collected materials right in the present moment.
Pop music, speeches, live phone calls and spontaneous monologues become ambient loopy layered threads riding the liminal spaces between waking and dreaming. [On hiatus.] (Visit homepage.)

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Favoriting April 29, 2020: Swirled Freely & You Have Nowhere to Go (What's Wrong?) | Download MP3

Two dreamy, mysterious live sound collage creations from my long-ago performances:

First, "Swirled Freely," a wordless and happy-dream-making lazy layering play of field recordings from all over the world, and pleasing electronic musics from many joymakers. Originally collaged live on radio in Austin, January 2005.

Second, a very spooky dream immersion called "You Have Nowhere to Go (What's wrong?)", a spontaneous live radio study from 2004, repurposing the sound montage elements that made the 1971 film THX 1138 so scarily transportative.

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Artist Track Album Year Comments Approx. start time
Ken's Last Ever Radio Extravaganza  Swirled Freely   Favoriting Show #348 from Jan. 4, 2005  2005    0:00:00 (MP3 | Pop-up)
 
Swirled Freely
Etienne Noiseau  Waiting for the Mass   Favoriting One-Minute Vacation  2004  Duomo, Siena, Italy, 2004. Field recording   
Matteo Trisoglio  cascatella   Favoriting One-Minute Vacation    Field recording   
Gunnar Gentzsch  Berlin backyard   Favoriting One-Minute Vacation    Field recording   
Alan Leveton  Bhutan festival   Favoriting One-Minute Vacation       
Arnaud of TMRX  BMX bikers   Favoriting One-Minute Vacation       
Quiet American  Stonecarvers   Favoriting One-Minute Vacation       
Christopher Wilde  Wandering Sufi musicians   Favoriting One-Minute Vacation       
John Vollmer  Englisher Garten   Favoriting One-Minute Vacation / Whenitwas - Ambient Sounds  2003  Munich. Field recording   
Eric La Casa  Rue de la Casa   Favoriting One-Minute Vacation       
Ben Shewmaker  After school   Favoriting One-Minute Vacation       
Andrew Lackey  Polyrhythmic tires from under a bridge   Favoriting One-Minute Vacation       
Liz Bustamante (Noise and Light)  Grinders   Favoriting One-Minute Vacation       
Xavier Briche  Tricycle   Favoriting One-Minute Vacation  1994  Summer 1994, France. Field recording   
Eisuke Yanagisawa  beiju   Favoriting One-Minute Vacation  2004  May 2004, Japan. Field recording   
Simon Lofting  Samye 7am   Favoriting One-Minute Vacation  2004  2004, Tibet. Field recording   
Frederic Yarm  Park Street Station   Favoriting One-Minute Vacation    Boston. Field recording   
Derek BF Gunnlaugson  Brandon Riverbank   Favoriting One-Minute Vacation  2004  Aug. 2004, Canada. Field recording   
Grant Finlay  Auckland Dawn Chorus   Favoriting One-Minute Vacation  2004  Nov. 2004, New Zealand. Field recording   
James aka Catskin Royale  Waiting for Poppies   Favoriting One-Minute Vacation  2004  Nov. 2004, London. Field recording   
Jay Thomas  Mission Wind   Favoriting One-Minute Vacation  2004  May 2004, San Francisco. Field recording   
Mirko Uhlig  9am Rain   Favoriting One-Minute Vacation  2004  Sept. 2004, Germany. Field recording   
Daryl Richel  Israel Air Raid   Favoriting One-Minute Vacation  1991  1991, Israel. Field recording   
fognode  Duquaine Frogs   Favoriting One-Minute Vacation  2004  May 2004, Nashville. Field recording   
Jim Murphy aka DJ Flywheel  Back Garden   Favoriting One-Minute Vacation  2003  June 2003, UK. Field recording   
Sarah Elzas  Avanos   Favoriting One-Minute Vacation  2002  April 2002, Turkey. Field recording   
Mark Ragsdale  PC Room   Favoriting One-Minute Vacation    Korea. Field recording   
Joseph Young  Suffolk   Favoriting One-Minute Vacation  2003  Oct. 2003, UK. Field recording   
Erick Gallun  Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris   Favoriting One-Minute Vacation    Paris. Field recording   
John Kannenberg  Reading Room   Favoriting One-Minute Vacation  2003  July 2003, NYC. Field recording   
Zak Rosen  Maya Birthday   Favoriting One-Minute Vacation    Field recording   
John Hartog  Forest Oasis   Favoriting One-Minute Vacation    Oregon. Field recording   
AL  Brighton Beach   Favoriting One-Minute Vacation  2004  May 2004, UK. Field recording   
John Tenney  St. Stupid's Day Parade   Favoriting One-Minute Vacation  2004  April 2004, San Francisco. Field recording   
Lullatone  Wake Up Wake Up   Favoriting Little Songs About Raindrops  2004     
HyO  Approximacion 002   Favoriting        
HyO  Approximacion 01   Favoriting Aproximacion #001       
Lullatone  Bye Bye Bye   Favoriting        
Chris Degiere  Momentous Achievements   Favoriting        
Chris Degiere remixes Claudia Bonarelli  Spinal Technica Dub   Favoriting The Freest of Radicals Remixed  2003     
n.kra remixes Chris Degiere  Sixpence-and-Change-Sir Radical   Favoriting The Freest of Radicals Remixed  2003     
Ken  Identification   Favoriting   2005     
Illusion of Safety  Graintext (Part Five)   Favoriting Graintext  2001     
Chris Degiere  Base Chirp   Favoriting        
I Am Robot and Proud  Count to Six (I Am Robot and Proud Remix)   Favoriting The Uberkids Remixes Part 1  2003     
Phasmid  The Pedal Makes This One Sound Different   Favoriting The Uberkids Remixes Part 1  2003     
.tape.  Making Waves   Favoriting        
.tape.  Sea-Scaping Monthly   Favoriting Sea-Scaping Monthly in 4 or 5 Movements  2003     
Nick Cramer  Ice   Favoriting     Sounds inexplicably like something used in Beatles Chaos Fugue (11/25/98)   
Nick Cramer  A Glance   Favoriting Dimensional Rift  2003     
Pacifica  Andy   Favoriting Warm Blankie  2003     
Osso Bucco  Triad of Selvez   Favoriting        
Tree Wave (Paul Slocum)  Instrumental 1b   Favoriting Cabana EP  2003     
Text Adventure  A Little Explosion   Favoriting        
D Minum  D'autre Part   Favoriting Sunny Day Companion       
Ellende  Death   Favoriting Sine Fiction vol. X) Ti con zero       
Ken's Last Ever Radio Extravaganza  Swirled Freely   Favoriting Show #348 from Jan. 4, 2005  2005  Continues...   
 
You Have Nowhere to Go (What's Wrong?)
Ken's Last Ever Radio Extravaganza  You Have Nowhere to Go (What's Wrong?)   Favoriting Show #346 from Dec. 21, 2004  2004     
Ken  Identification   Favoriting   2004     
Ken's Last Ever Radio Extravaganza  You Have Nowhere to Go (What's Wrong?)   Favoriting Show #346 from Dec. 21, 2004  2004     
George Lucas (director, writer), Walter Murch (writer, sound montage), Robert Duvall, Donald Pleasence, Don Pedro Colley, James Wheaton, Paul K. Haje, Dion M. Chesse, others (actors)  35 excerpts and loops from film, layered   Favoriting THX 1138 film  1971  Sometimes a little adjustment can make all the difference   
Johann Sebastian Bach  Bin Ich Gliech Von Dir Gewichen   Favoriting Matthew's Passion       
Johann Sebastian Bach  Mir Hat Die Welt Tr Blich Gericht   Favoriting Matthew's Passion       
Johann Sebastian Bach  Wie Wunderbarlich Ist Doch Diese Strafe   Favoriting Matthew's Passion       
Donald Pleasance  Sometimes a little adjustment can make all the difference   Favoriting THX 1138 film  1971     
George Lucas (director, writer), Walter Murch (writer, sound montage), Robert Duvall, Donald Pleasence, Don Pedro Colley, James Wheaton, Paul K. Haje, Dion M. Chesse, others (actors)  35 excerpts and loops from film, layered   Favoriting THX 1138 film  1971  We must not continue to consume these erotics (the theatre of noise is proof of our potential)   
Johann Sebastian Bach  Bin Ich Gliech Von Dir Gewichen   Favoriting Matthew's Passion    Maybe   
Ken  Live then   Favoriting   2004     
George Lucas (director, writer), Walter Murch (writer, sound montage), Robert Duvall, Donald Pleasence, Don Pedro Colley, James Wheaton, Paul K. Haje, Dion M. Chesse, others (actors)  35 excerpts and loops from film, layered   Favoriting THX 1138 film  1971     
George Lucas (director, writer), Walter Murch (writer, sound montage)  The accident over in red sector L destroyed another 63 personell. Do not abandon your post. There is no danger of radiation leakage.   Favoriting THX 1138 film  1971     
George Lucas (director, writer), Walter Murch (writer, sound montage)  Everything will be all right. You are in my hands. I am here to protect you. You have nowhere to go. You have nowhere to go.   Favoriting THX 1138 film  1971     
Ken  Identification   Favoriting   2004     
George Lucas (director, writer), Walter Murch (writer, sound montage)  What's Wrong?   Favoriting THX 1138 film  1971     
George Lucas (director, writer), Walter Murch (writer, sound montage)  "Changeable" loop   Favoriting THX 1138 film  1971  Constructed from one scene   
 
The Art of Noise  Metaforce   Favoriting The Seduction Of Claude Debussy (Japan Bonus Tracks)  2008     

Listener comments!

Avatar Swag For Life Member 8/9/17 5:01pm
fred:

Hi Kenzo. Again, it should be a short stay for me, but my judgment is poor, so who knows
Avatar 8/9/17 5:02pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

Your judgment is unimpeachable, fred.
Avatar 8/9/17 5:04pm
northguineahills:

moar glockenspiel! If I wasn't so busy, I'd record some more thunderstorm field recordings and send them. Forgot how the whole moving thing is a PITA.
Avatar 8/9/17 5:04pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

Today's collages are very dreamy indeed.
Avatar 8/9/17 5:05pm
Dzeli:

this is working for my storm belly
Avatar 8/9/17 5:07pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

Dzeli belly
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8/9/17 5:07pm
Ike:

Punk-ass hippie robots are rusting loudly today! Get them out of my silicon onion farms right now!
Avatar 8/9/17 5:09pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

I'm sorry for your loss, Ike. I'm happy for your recovery, Dzeli. I'm glocken for your spiel, northguineahills. I'm admiring your frequent foot out the door, fred.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8/9/17 5:10pm
fred:

@Ike: At least pirates are not an issue on the stream
Avatar 8/9/17 5:11pm
Dzeli:

Kenzo: I'm grateful for your gratings
Avatar 8/9/17 5:16pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

Ima detailing this here playlist
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8/9/17 5:20pm
fred:

I like this! It's a much better confusion than the one I'm getting at work
Avatar 8/9/17 5:34pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

I had a broken foot while making this show
Avatar 8/9/17 5:35pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

I also had Robert's Rules of Order out from the library
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8/9/17 5:37pm
fred:

I hope you won't go too far in reliving the experience today
Avatar 8/9/17 5:37pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

I'm at my mercy
  8/9/17 5:39pm
Bliss:

In the early-mid 70's, my stepdad had a little book called Robert's Rule of Law. At least that is the name I recall.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8/9/17 5:40pm
cklequ:

There's always so much happening here.........
Avatar 8/9/17 5:40pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

Robert's Rules of Order is the most used and famous book on parliamentary procedure in the US, originating in the late 1800's.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8/9/17 5:40pm
cklequ:

Hay! I finally got my heart.
Avatar 8/9/17 5:40pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

cklequ: How do you feel about this muchness?
  8/9/17 5:41pm
Bliss:

Yes, I am pretty sure that is the one. All these years I was thinking that it was Robert's Rule of Law.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8/9/17 5:41pm
cklequ:

I come here for the muchness.
Avatar 8/9/17 5:41pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

Ja, hearts got kicked on a few days ago
  8/9/17 5:43pm
Bliss:

I once thought we had had a St. Bernard, but it had been a beagle.
Avatar 8/9/17 5:43pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

The beagle is the most famous and used dog for mistaken memories in the northeast region
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8/9/17 5:45pm
fred:

Most places are northeast of somewhere else. Though not all are suitable homes for beagles
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8/9/17 5:48pm
Rich in Washington:

I keep thinking this show is on at 3, my time. I am in a time zone all my own, apparently.
Avatar 8/9/17 5:49pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

Rich, what timeshift can I do to make your listening more present-like?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8/9/17 5:49pm
fred:

@Rich: I think you're right
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8/9/17 5:50pm
Rich in Washington:

I wish I knew. I am working on being more present.
Avatar 8/9/17 5:52pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

Wednesdays 2-4pm in Washington (with an occasional Tues. 8-10pm on the WTJU side)
Avatar 8/9/17 5:52pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

5 minutes to go before this dream changes color!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8/9/17 5:56pm
fred:

That's my cue to be smart and leave. Then again, that reminds me of Mulholland Drive
Avatar 8/9/17 5:57pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

fred, wait, see if you like this
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8/9/17 5:57pm
Rich in Washington:

This whole mix is great to edit video to.
Avatar 8/9/17 5:57pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

It's good for sleeping, just ask Rich!
Avatar 8/9/17 5:57pm
Dzeli:

What color comes next?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8/9/17 5:59pm
Doug Schulkind:

Who is this Ken Zlastever I've been hearing so much about?
Avatar 8/9/17 6:00pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

Ken Z'o Lastever
Avatar 8/9/17 6:01pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

This half is itself divided in halves. The second half in half an hour is a bit more challenging
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8/9/17 6:01pm
Rich in Washington:

I love this movie so much. I love listening to it more than watching it.
Avatar 8/9/17 6:02pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

Yes. I haven't been able to go back and rewatch it, but I've heard this show at least a couple hundred times now.
Avatar 8/9/17 6:04pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

For those who haven't seen it, it's George Lucas's first film, from 1971, a very comprehensive dystopian film that uses almost no exposition, relying almost entirely on the brilliant sound montage work by co-writer Walter Murch. Most of what you come to understand about this "future" world comes from your listening.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8/9/17 6:04pm
Rich in Washington:

I love this show. The one back then and the one right now.
Avatar 8/9/17 6:05pm
Dzeli:

Rather yellow
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8/9/17 6:06pm
Rich in Washington:

I think it's one of his best films. I think it's relatively austere - by today's standard's - budget made him make some really creative choices that add to the film's appeal.
Avatar 8/9/17 6:08pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

Thank you for color interpretation, Dzeli. What was the first hour?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8/9/17 6:09pm
Rich in Washington:

It's hard to find the original version of this film. Like his Star Wars films, Lucas went back and added lots of unnecessary special effects that didn't merge well with the film's original gritty, claustrophobic atmosphere.
Avatar 8/9/17 6:09pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

Hi again, (ghost of) fred, northguineahills, Dzeli, Ike, Bliss, cklequ, Rich, Doug, the people texting and msging and emailing me, and the shy and future others.
Avatar 8/9/17 6:10pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

The closest-to-original version can be found online by searching for the laserdisc version.
Avatar 8/9/17 6:11pm
Dzeli:

Light blue. :-)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8/9/17 6:11pm
fred:

I haven't seen this movie.
I could go all Vizzini and say since you say I should stay I should leave, except it's too obvious.
My way is not that complicated: if I get sleepy and start yawning, I'm out instantly, because if I miss that boat I may not get another chance for hours
Avatar 8/9/17 6:12pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

It's a shame, the 2004 DVD version has clearer sound, and the sound is so important...but Lucas added numerous weird modern effects and changes and embellishments and didn't even label this as being a changed release.
Avatar 8/9/17 6:12pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

Inconceivable!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8/9/17 6:13pm
Rich in Washington:

That THX-1138. He never backs off.
Avatar 8/9/17 6:13pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

Make the correction THX
Avatar 8/9/17 6:14pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

I wonder what Murch would think of this show. I loved his work in THX and Apoc Now and The Conversation, and Return to Oz is a favorite film of mine although there's not much sound magic there
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8/9/17 6:17pm
Rich in Washington:

I used to think Murch worked on Star Wars, due to the Lucas connection and similarity to some of the techniques heard in the film, which was actually Ben Burt, but I guess he didn't.
Avatar 8/9/17 6:18pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

Murch didn't work on Star Wars, but some of the techniques he developed in THX 1138 got used there anyway. The walkie talkie sounds in Star Wars especially
Avatar 8/9/17 6:18pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

Sometimes a little adjustment can make all the difference
Avatar 8/9/17 6:23pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

I wish I could go back and remember how this felt while I was making it. It wasn't yet an hour-long show about THX-1138. It was just a thing I was doing, and I was halfway through the timeslot.
Avatar 8/9/17 6:25pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

My foot was broken for this one, too
Avatar 8/9/17 6:28pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

Oh yeah, there was this recording studio downstairs from the radio station, and there was a loud band playing in there. It's in the boominess on the mic a bit.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8/9/17 6:28pm
fred:

Was it the same foot?
Avatar 8/9/17 6:28pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

Yes, it took months to heal. It changed my life and that of many others dramatically.
Avatar 8/9/17 6:31pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

Things turned a bit darker in my life after this show and before the one we heard in the first hour. So of course this is the darker show and the harder period one is lighter.
Avatar 8/9/17 6:31pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

Dzeli, here's the next big color shift
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8/9/17 6:33pm
Rich in Washington:

It's also 20 degrees cooler since the program shift. How'd you do that, Kenzo?
Avatar 8/9/17 6:34pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

phase shift
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8/9/17 6:35pm
Rich in Washington:

I broke my foot at the end of 2016 but didn't know it until January of 2017. I was hobbling around for months.
Avatar 8/9/17 6:35pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

I didn't get confirmation of my bone break for 3 months
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8/9/17 6:45pm
fred:

I hope no foot was harmed in the process
Avatar 8/9/17 6:47pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

"Never mind"
Avatar 8/9/17 6:47pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

Dzeli, exactly what listen link are you using?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8/9/17 6:48pm
Gary:

What *isn't* wrong?
Avatar 8/9/17 6:50pm
northguineahills:

Finishing tidying up my finances. Only one more call to make.
Avatar 8/9/17 6:51pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

Thanks everyone in advance for listening and talking or not talking today. This show is here every Wednesday until it's not. Sometimes live, sometimes recently live, sometimes long ago live. Your live lifeness is very important here. Check schedule and back catalog at lastever.org
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:01pm
doctorjazz:

HI folks-teleconference going overtime, past 5 PM, just shoot me...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:02pm
chresti:

Hi Kenzo and everlastings!
Avatar 5:03pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

Shooting you with blippy bloopnesses
Avatar 5:04pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

Lastingever, chresti and doctorjazz and who was or will be
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:10pm
chresti:

Bring on the bloopy blippers!
  5:15pm
Kenzo:

Fred must be at a show this week.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:19pm
chresti:

Or visiting martinibomb, next door..
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:40pm
Phillippe Bastille:

Howdy. This sounds nice!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:41pm
Rand al'Thor:

Hello, all.
Avatar 5:45pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

Welcome to the soundsnice, Phillippe!
Rand, yes hi.
Avatar 5:58pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

Now, this (not that).
Avatar 6:01pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

("You Have Nowhere to Go")
Avatar 6:01pm
Carmichael:

Boy, I logged on at just the right time!
Avatar 6:12pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

Carmichael, you have nowhere to go. You have nowhere to go. (Stay calm.)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:24pm
chresti:

Must evade!
Avatar 6:42pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

What's wrong?
  6:50pm
Martinibomb:

Just dropping by to say hello to ever fantastic Kenzo!
Avatar 6:52pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

You are in my hands.
Avatar 6:54pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

I am here to protect you. Be seeing you (next week). Stick around for Bodega Pop Live. Listen to this archive whennow.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:55pm
Rand al'Thor:

Thank you for the shows, Kenzo.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:55pm
chresti:

Thanks Kenzo.
Avatar 6:56pm
Kenzo (Ken's Last Ever):

Now, also.
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