The Godfather of Ambient Chamber Music
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
From: John Diliberto
Length: 00:03:30
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Harold Budd started out as a jazz drummer in the 1950s, then became a student of Schoenberg style serialism. Against that backdrop, he revolted the only way he could: making a political statement by creating what he called "pretty music," going against the perceived wisdom of what avant garde music was at the time. With producer John Diliberto, Harold Budd talks about and demonstrates exactly what he means and why he’s a legend among ambient musicians.
It's part of Echo Location: Soundings for New Music, the weekly digest from Echoes host and Peabody Award winning producer John Diliberto, exploring the latest in modern music with quick hitting interviews, music and commentary. Each edition of Echo Location features a beautifully edited music blend, that's combined with John's thoughtful insights and artists's comments to make a sound-rich journey for listeners. Each episode can stand on its own or be scheduled as a weekly or occasional series.
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Harold Budd started out as a jazz drummer in the 1950s, then became a student of Schoenberg style serialism. Against that backdrop, he revolted the only way he could: making a political statement by creating what he called "pretty music," going against the perceived wisdom of what avant garde music was at the time. With producer John Diliberto, Harold Budd talks about and demonstrates exactly what he means and why he’s a legend among ambient musicians.
It's part of Echo Location: Soundings for New Music, the weekly digest from Echoes host and Peabody Award winning producer John Diliberto, exploring the latest in modern music with quick hitting interviews, music and commentary. Each edition of Echo Location features a beautifully edited music blend, that's combined with John's thoughtful insights and artists's comments to make a sound-rich journey for listeners. Each episode can stand on its own or be scheduled as a weekly or occasional series.
Broadcast History
WXPN, Philadelphia and WITF, Harrisburg
Transcript
JD: When Daniel Lanois, the producer of U2, Bob Dylan and Peter Gabriel first heard Harold Budd, he hadn't yet met him.
Daniel Lanois: For Plateaux of Mirror, I never even met him (laughter), cause he did recordings, like two track piano recordings. Some with Brian. Some on his own. And then Brian would take these tapes and come up to Canada and we would proceed to treat them, manipulate them, and transform them the best we could. And all I ever knew about Harold was the little bit of talking that he would do preceding takes. And I always imagined this big, burley American with a strong voice. Cause he talks like, "Well Brian, I think I'll do another one now." And sort of like a radio announcer from the 50's, you know talks like this and plays bongos by night. So (laughter) I had this image of a
very strange, big Paul Bunyan guy who has played like feathers on the piano....
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Incue: [music bite] When Daniel Lanois, the producer of U2...
Outcue: I’m John Diliberto and this has been an Echo Location, Soundings for New Music.
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