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Piece Description
The DFA are fast becoming one of the best known production teams in music today. Formed in 2000 by engineers James Murphy and Tim Goldsworthy, they have released a handful of singles that critics and listeners have showered praise upon. Each DFA production contains the hallmarks of their sound in some way featuring minimal electronics and an earth-shaking groove. Their singles are available in two collections (DFA Compilations #1 and #2) and their label has just received worldwide distribution from EMI Records. Their use of analog electronics and post-punk attitude have given them a fast-growing audience in both dance clubs and amongst indie rockers as well. In this interview, Tim Goldsworthy discusses his musical motivation, the formation of the DFA and offers listeners a glimpse into their productions.
Broadcast History
broadcast on December 29, 2004
Timing and Cues
complete interview with music (and backannounces)
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Steve Yasko
Posted on September 28, 2005 at 04:41 PM | Permalink
Review of Interview with Tim Goldsworthy of The DFA
This piece is pretty interesting. It's got a lot going for it. And there is a lot of it. For an interview on a record label, there has to be a huge hook to keep the listener interested.
I am not quite sure that this topic and interview is worthy of an hour of air time.
Technically, there is some editing to do. The billboard and Newscast hole are not NPR starndard so you might want to triple check the timings if you use this piece. Also, there are gaps between the songs and the interview segments that should be tightened up.
To be sure, this is not AAA music. It's techno loud. I love it! It reminds of days gone by an youth gone out the window. There a long cuts of music interspersed with the interview segments that, frankly, are going to be shocking the vast amount of the public radio audience. I am not sure if and where we would use this on WTMD.
The interviewer is good. Well paced. Great Questions. But there seems to be bit of a disconnect. I learned a lot about this record label and it is an interesting story, but the subjects are not the best interviews. At 10 minutes, the story would be better told.