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Doppler Shift Sunday, March 08, 2009

More than an hour of performance and interview with Chicago quartet Doppler Shift who brought with them a selection of action-packed, high-spirited jams. Featuring some intense, Squarepusher-esque drumming from former Airplay guest Dave Marsalek, Doppler Shift also forgoes any chordal instrument preferring instead the highly asymmetrical horn duo of Ray Pandocchi's clean, tight tenor sax riffs and and Brian Niebuhr's heavily distorted and manipulated trumpet blasts. Rounding out the quartet is Jon Marchese on bass with some waist-deep grooves allowing for an audacious instrumental blend of jazz, funk, and rock.

Interviewer: Mike Corsa

Recorded by: Mike Corsa

Doppler Shift - Live on WNUR 03/08/09

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Last Time on Airplay

Last Saturday, May 12, 2012
4:00pm-7:00pmHosted by: Matt Ludwig, Ethan Simonoff & Denise Lu

Chandeliers (Recorded Saturday, May 12, 2012)
What happens when you put four guys from the Chicago art-rock scene into a band together? Chandeliers. What do they sound like? Well, using sound machines and synthesizers, Chandeliers describe their sound as "shimmering, beach-ready electronic jams" and listening to their tracks one can't argue with that. Attempting to identify the origin of their sound one is forced to think of Krautrockers, post-disco dream teams, and funk kings, but one thing is certain, this Chicago quartet has a sound all unto their own. Garnering positive reviews for their past three albums from the likes of XLR8R, 20 Jazz Funk Greats, and The Wire, Chandeliers is a group to keep your eyes and ears on.
Good Willsmith (Recorded Saturday, May 12, 2012)
Good Willsmith plays long-form drone/ambient/noise music. Their entire recorded catalog is and will be available on Bandcamp, here: http://goodwillsmith.bandcamp.com/ The group currently consists of Maxwell Allison and Doug Kaplan (two of the members of Chicago post-rock outfit The Earth is a Man, among other projects), and fellow Northwestern University graduate / music teacher / drone queen Natalie Chami. This lineup is not static - the group seeks to incorporate different instrumentation and outside collaboration as much as possible to form a dynamic, drone-oriented collective.Each group member manipulates electronics and effects to loop, modulate and otherwise alter the tones of simple instrumentation (guitar, bass, keyboard, the human voice). The group is one of the inaugural projects associated with Hausu Mountain Records, a physical and digital record label started by Doug Kaplan in 2012 to release his own projects, the work of like-minded musicians, and reissues of forgotten gems.
Maps & Atlases (Recorded Tuesday, May 08, 2012)
Currently on tour (and playing their hometown on Friday, May 11 at the Metro) in support of their sophomore full-length Beware and Be Grateful, Maps & Atlases have put out a plethora of EP's that have honed their signature sound that is a warmer, more jumpier version of traditional math rock. Founded in Chicago as the quartet met in Columbia College, Maps & Atlases have caught national and international attention while still remaining one of Chicago's own favorites.
Golden Retriever (Recorded Monday, May 07, 2012)
Jonathan Sielaff (ex-Au) and Matt Carlson (ex-Parenthetical Girls) form the Portland duo of Golden Retriever, a band who uses two rather simple "one-note at a time" instruments (the modular synthesizer and bass clarinet) to create live electronic music that is remarkably rich in textural details and almost symphonic in its use of layering. Belying their complex creative process, the end result is often something far more emotionally compelling and approachable than combining the disparate elements of minimalism, free jazz, noise, classical, and pop would lead you to believe. Their Thrill Jockey debut Occupied with the Unspoken is due out on the 24th of July.

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