NPR's All Songs Considered: Viking's Choice: Metal And Outer Sound In '09
Series: All Songs Considered from NPR Music
From: NPR Music
Length: 00:28:59
As has become customary in the past few years, NPR Music producer Lars Gotrich's near-OCD list-making habit revealed a certain strain of outer sound that pervaded his headphones in 2009. It was decidedly heavier and louder, a pillaging that galloped with ramming speed. Indeed, 2009 was a phenomenal year for heavy music.
But in the swarm of Flying-V guitar-wielding, bearded greatness (not the other kind), there were also many records that touched on sonic explorations that were beautiful, hazy and quiet. Lars Gotrich tells us about both in this episode of All Songs Considered.
See also: Lars Gotrich's Out Of Orbit And Ingest: Best Cassettes Of 2009.
Available for free to NPR member stations. If you're not an NPR member station, contact programservices@npr.org
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Piece Description
As has become customary in the past few years, NPR Music producer Lars Gotrich's near-OCD list-making habit revealed a certain strain of outer sound that pervaded his headphones in 2009. It was decidedly heavier and louder, a pillaging that galloped with ramming speed. Indeed, 2009 was a phenomenal year for heavy music.
But in the swarm of Flying-V guitar-wielding, bearded greatness (not the other kind), there were also many records that touched on sonic explorations that were beautiful, hazy and quiet. Lars Gotrich tells us about both in this episode of All Songs Considered.
See also: Lars Gotrich's Out Of Orbit And Ingest: Best Cassettes Of 2009.
Available for free to NPR member stations. If you're not an NPR member station, contact programservices@npr.org
Broadcast History
Originally podcast Dec. 28, 2009.
Timing and Cues
00:00 IC: From NPR Music, you're connected to All Songs Considered...
12:16 OC: ... I'm Bob Boilen
12:17 *3 sec silence*
12:20 IC: I'm here with Lars Gotrich...
28:59 OC: [song, fade out]
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Church | Sunn 0))) | Monoliths & Dimensions. | 00:00 | ||
| Jake Leg | Baroness | Blue Record. | 00:00 | ||
| Collapsing Stars | Richard Youngs | Beyond the Valley of Ultrahits. | 00:00 | ||
| The Visitor | Jim O'Rourke | The Visitor. | 00:00 | ||
| Dimensional Bleedthrough | Krallice | Dimensional Bleedthrough. | 00:00 |
Additional Credits
Host: Bob Boilen
Guest: Lars Gotrich
Producer: Robin Hilton
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