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From:
Boffin
To:
H James Harkins
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Date:
Mon, 06 Apr 1998 16:05:49 -0500
Subject:
Re: (idm) Eno-Music for Airports live
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At 01:34 PM 4/6/98 -0400, you wrote:
quoted 8 lines Not strictly IDM content, but as this album's been mentioned here before,>Not strictly IDM content, but as this album's been mentioned here before, >I thought I'd ask--has anyone else heard the Bang On A Can All-Stars' >live-instrument versions of this? They just played a concert here in >Durham whose second half was all of Music for Airports, arranged for >clarinet, cello, bass, electric guitar, piano/synth, and percussion. >F***ing brilliant arrangements, too. There's a CD, which I haven't picked >up yet, but plan to. Just curious if anyone else knew about it (or >didn't, but wanted to). J
I heard the CD at Barnes and Noble. Quite a good reproduction (dare I say "cover") of the original 1/1. I really liked the album alot. But then and again I listened to alot of symphonic covers that night. 'twas brilliant though. Rusty