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Don Slepian

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For our debut episode, we were excited to welcome Don Slepian. You may recognize his name from Light in the Attic's I Am The Centre compilation, where he appeared alongside other early practitioners of cosmic devotional music. Two of Don's early '80s albums have recently been reissued - Sea of Bliss by Number Group and New Dawn by Morning Trip - and he shares stories of those formative days. This interview originally appeared on Aquarium Drunkard's Transmissions podcast.

For our debut episode, we were excited to welcome Don Slepian. You may recognize his name from Light in the Attic's I Am The Centre compilation, where he appeared alongside other early practitioners of cosmic devotional music. Two of Don's early '80s albums have recently been reissued - Sea of Bliss by Number Group and New Dawn by Morning Trip - and he shares stories of those formative days. This interview originally appeared on Aquarium Drunkard's Transmissions podcast.

Boys and girls, All Hallows’ Eve is here, and you’re tuned into the October edition of the  Transmissions podcast. The veil is thin and we’re back with another round of discussions and digressions. On this episode, Chicago’s Whitney discusses Forever Turned Around, the group’s sophomore lp. Then, New Age pioneer Don Slepian takes us back to the early ’80s. And to close out, a long ramble about Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ haunted instant classic, Ghosteen.   Whitney’s second new album, Forever Turned Around, is out now on Secretly Canadian records. Like their debut, Light Upon the Lake, it’s a balmy, breezy record. Produced by Brad Cook of Bon Iver and Johnathan Rado of Foxygen, it sees the duo of Max Kakacek and Julien Ehrlich expanding and deepening their sound. Sitting down for a backstage interview with AD, Kakacek says “more of our own true emotions” made it into the new songs, which were informed by the constant touring that followed the band’s first album. “We knew better what it felt like to play them every night.”   You might recognize Don Slepian’s name from Light in the Attic’s  I Am the Center: Private Issue New Age Music in America 1950-1990 compilation, where he appeared alongside Laraaji, Joanna Brouk, Iasos, Steven Halpern and other early practitioners of cosmic devotional music. Two of his early ‘80s works have recently been reissued—Sea of Bliss by Numero Group and New Dawn on Morning Trip—and he had plenty to tell guest interviewer Jesse Locke about those heady, early days.   Earlier this month, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds released their 17th studio album, Ghosteen. A double album, ambient in nature and featuring two longform spoken word performances, it’s one of Cave’s most tender, centered on the loss of his son, and the idea of “a migrating spirit.” Marty Sartini Garner, longtime Aquarium Drunkard writer and a frequent guest on this podcast, wrote a review of the album for  AV Club, praising its “otherworldly and spiritual quality.” He and co-host Jason P. Woodbury got together to discuss.

Boys and girls, All Hallows’ Eve is here, and you’re tuned into the October edition of the <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1ErL7gvZD6v3HJ4Nx5oexm?si=LuK0mV4CSdu91BQ9213fpw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Transmissions</a> podcast. The veil is thin and we’re back with another round of discussions and digressions. On this episode, Chicago’s Whitney discusses Forever Turned Around, the group’s sophomore lp. Then, New Age pioneer Don Slepian takes us back to the early ’80s. And to close out, a long ramble about Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ haunted instant classic, Ghosteen. Whitney’s second new album, Forever Turned Around, is out now on Secretly Canadian records. Like their debut, Light Upon the Lake, it’s a balmy, breezy record. Produced by Brad Cook of Bon Iver and Johnathan Rado of Foxygen, it sees the duo of Max Kakacek and Julien Ehrlich expanding and deepening their sound. Sitting down for a backstage interview with AD, Kakacek says “more of our own true emotions” made it into the new songs, which were informed by the constant touring that followed the band’s first album. “We knew better what it felt like to play them every night.” You might recognize Don Slepian’s name from Light in the Attic’s <a href="https://lightintheattic.net/releases/943-i-am-the-center-private-issue-new-age-music-in-america-1950-1990" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> I Am the Center: Private Issue New Age Music in America 1950-1990</a> compilation, where he appeared alongside Laraaji, Joanna Brouk, Iasos, Steven Halpern and other early practitioners of cosmic devotional music. Two of his early ‘80s works have recently been reissued—<a href="http://numerogroup.com/products/don-slepian-sea-of-bliss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sea of Bliss</a> by Numero Group and <a href="https://donslepianmorningtrip.bandcamp.com/album/new-dawn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New Dawn</a> on Morning Trip—and he had plenty to tell guest interviewer Jesse Locke about those heady, early days. Earlier this month, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds released their 17th studio album, Ghosteen. A double album, ambient in nature and featuring two longform spoken word performances, it’s one of Cave’s most tender, centered on the loss of his son, and the idea of “a migrating spirit.” Marty Sartini Garner, longtime Aquarium Drunkard writer and a frequent guest on this podcast, wrote a review of the album for <a href="https://music.avclub.com/on-ghosteen-nick-cave-invites-us-into-his-bright-abyss-1838846105" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> AV Club</a>, praising its “otherworldly and spiritual quality.” He and co-host Jason P. Woodbury got together to discuss.

Transmissions Podcast :: Whitney/Don Slepian/Nick Cave’s Ghosteen: A Discussion

Don Slepian is a preeminent Classical Electronic Keyboardist who is famous for performing original, improvised orchestral music that excites and inspires audiences. Hailed as “one of the genre’s major talents” by Rolling Stone Magazine, he is an award-winning artist with critically acclaimed performances in both Paris and New York City.Don Slepian is a true pioneer in electronic music.  He has been presented in prestigious venues such as; New York’s Lincoln Center by WNYC’s New Sounds, in the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris by the French Ministry of Culture, in Thailand by the Karen Baptist Church, and at the Waikiki Shell in Hawaii by the Honolulu Symphony Society.Read more about Sea Of Bliss by Don Slepian“Sea Of Bliss” on CD BabyDonSlepian.com

Don Slepian is a preeminent Classical Electronic Keyboardist who is famous for performing original, improvised orchestral music that excites and inspires audiences. Hailed as “one of the genre’s major talents” by Rolling Stone Magazine, he is an award-winning artist with critically acclaimed performances in both Paris and New York City. Don Slepian is a true pioneer in electronic music.  He has been presented in prestigious venues such as; New York’s Lincoln Center by WNYC’s New Sounds, in the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris by the French Ministry of Culture, in Thailand by the Karen Baptist Church, and at the Waikiki Shell in Hawaii by the Honolulu Symphony Society. Read more about Sea Of Bliss by Don Slepian “Sea Of Bliss” on CD Baby <a href="http://DonSlepian.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DonSlepian.com</a>

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