ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Piece based on Rakim's microphone by Borys Kossakowski.
"A piece inspired by the Item Number 61 - Cordless microphone used by Rakim to record The 18th Letter.
I dare to say that we are friends with Rakim now. For the last couple of weeks, we spent a lot of time together. Although we never met or talk.
Rakim was walking around the room, talking about his life. I was listening, noting, recording his words. We listened to the music. I showed him some old sketches of mine - ideas, improvisations, live sessions. Finally, he said: this one. What’s that? ‘Lately’ by Love Loopers - a live-at-home session recorded by my wife and me - said I.
"Suddenly everything started to match and fit - just like in a puzzle game.
"That’s a Rakim’s Loop. Meet Rakim.
"Rakim - William Michael Griffin Jr. (born January 28, 1968), better known by his stage name Rakim. American rapper, one half of golden age hip hop duo Eric B. & Rakim. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and most skilled MCs of all time.
"Samples used:
Rakim - Skits from album “The 18th Letter”
Rakim - excerpts from “An Evening With Rakim Allah Interviewed by Chuck D”
Tomasz Stańko Quintet - Dark Eyes
John Coltrane Quartet - Acknowledgement
Miles Davis - Generique
Tomasz Stańko live solo feat. Wisława Szymborska - Tutaj/Here
Love Loopers (feat. Anna Szuchiewicz and Borys Kossakowski) - Lately (live at home session)"
Part of the Smithsonian Treasures project, a collection of new sound works inspired by items from the Smithsonian Museums’ collections - for more information, see http://www.citiesandmemory.com/smithsonian
"A piece inspired by the Item Number 61 - Cordless microphone used by Rakim to record The 18th Letter.
I dare to say that we are friends with Rakim now. For the last couple of weeks, we spent a lot of time together. Although we never met or talk.
Rakim was walking around the room, talking about his life. I was listening, noting, recording his words. We listened to the music. I showed him some old sketches of mine - ideas, improvisations, live sessions. Finally, he said: this one. What’s that? ‘Lately’ by Love Loopers - a live-at-home session recorded by my wife and me - said I.
"Suddenly everything started to match and fit - just like in a puzzle game.
"That’s a Rakim’s Loop. Meet Rakim.
"Rakim - William Michael Griffin Jr. (born January 28, 1968), better known by his stage name Rakim. American rapper, one half of golden age hip hop duo Eric B. & Rakim. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and most skilled MCs of all time.
"Samples used:
Rakim - Skits from album “The 18th Letter”
Rakim - excerpts from “An Evening With Rakim Allah Interviewed by Chuck D”
Tomasz Stańko Quintet - Dark Eyes
John Coltrane Quartet - Acknowledgement
Miles Davis - Generique
Tomasz Stańko live solo feat. Wisława Szymborska - Tutaj/Here
Love Loopers (feat. Anna Szuchiewicz and Borys Kossakowski) - Lately (live at home session)"
Part of the Smithsonian Treasures project, a collection of new sound works inspired by items from the Smithsonian Museums’ collections - for more information, see http://www.citiesandmemory.com/smithsonian
English
United States
TRANSCRIPT 🔗
Are you the producer of this podcast?
Add a podcast transcript
Need Audio-to-Text?
Transcribe with Listen411 in Just 60 Seconds
SEARCH PAST EPISODES
Search past episodes of Cities and Memory - remixing the world.
OTHER EPISODES IN THIS PODCAST
Recorded early in the morning in a green area on the outskirts of Chișinău, this piece listens to the softer edge of the city.
Birds fill the space, with only a distant sense of the urban world behind them. It shows another side of the capital: quieter, greener, more open. The recording feels lik…
The original recording conjures a restful yet lively ambience that brings to life what early morning in this part of Chisinau must feel like.
As the recordist Rafa notes, there is 'a distant sense of the urban world behind them' in the original recording, which in this composition is brought to t…
"A mix of the casual tumbling dice in their cup and the majestically remote mountains that cover the land outside of Bishkek."
Dice game at Osh Bazaar, Bishkek reimagined by wwjd.
This piece was inspired by a recording of a klaxon in Patton, PA that seemed to warn of nothing on a spring morning but the arrival of migrant birds.
Patton klaxon sound reimagined by Xanthra DuFrane.
A few old men play a game of dice at the outskirts of the sprawling Osh Bazaar. They slap down small bills before rolling the dice on a wooden board and chain smoke cheap cigarettes. The smoke drifts into the pharmacy next door. They seemingly sell flooring at some point too. While bustling, the …
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Cities and Memory, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
EDIT
Thank you for helping to keep the podcast database up to date.
