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28.05.2021

Sunday Mix: Patrick Belaga

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Cellist and composer Patrick Belaga turns in “an Americana mix” that traces the last 60 years of US history and music.

If you’re not familiar with Belaga, his debut on PAN – the Blutt LP – would be a good place to start. Though, he’s no newcomer either, having previously scored films and documentaries such as Lady Gaga’s Five Foot Two. On his debut LP, he melds together haunting piano melodies with electronics and field recordings to produce an album that’s both tense and serene at once.

On his Crack Mix, he writes: “I believe the singular most important contribution my country has made to the world has been a long legacy of musical innovation, and I set out to highlight some of the artists who have had the biggest impact on my life. To shed light on their brilliance and their universality as creators of sonic art.” Hit play for tracks by Hole, Nina Simone and more.


See Tracklist
Mary Lou Wiliams – The Devil
Cab Calloway – St. James Infirmary
Townes Van Zandt – Lungs
Black Humor – Hometown Vigilante
Butthole Surfers – The Hurdy Gurdy Man
Outkast – SpottieOttieDopalicious
Nina Simone – You'd Be So Nice to Come Home to
Caroline Shaw, Attacca Quartet – Plan & Elevation: IV. The Orangery
SWV and Foxy – Release Tension
Hole – Softer, Softest
D'Angelo – Africa
Bobby Mcferrin and Yo-Yo Ma – Stars
Dido – White Flag
Kronos Quartet – String Quartet No 5: II.
Patsy Cline – Strange
Bill Withers – Who is He? (And What is He to You?)
Duke Ellington – Fleurette Africaine
Lennie Tristano – Requiem
Bong Water – Kisses Sweeter than Wine
Charlie Haden – Song for Ché
Jimmy Scott – Sycamore Trees

Sunday Mix: Patrick Belaga

Sunday Mix: Patrick Belaga

Cellist and composer Patrick Belaga turns in “an Americana mix” that traces the last 60 years of US history and music.

If you’re not familiar with Belaga, his debut on PAN – the Blutt LP – would be a good place to start. Though, he’s no newcomer either, having previously scored films and documentaries such as Lady Gaga’s Five Foot Two. On his debut LP, he melds together haunting piano melodies with electronics and field recordings to produce an album that’s both tense and serene at once.

On his Crack Mix, he writes: “I believe the singular most important contribution my country has made to the world has been a long legacy of musical innovation, and I set out to highlight some of the artists who have had the biggest impact on my life. To shed light on their brilliance and their universality as creators of sonic art.” Hit play for tracks by Hole, Nina Simone and more.

See Tracklist
Mary Lou Wiliams – The Devil
Cab Calloway – St. James Infirmary
Townes Van Zandt – Lungs
Black Humor – Hometown Vigilante
Butthole Surfers – The Hurdy Gurdy Man
Outkast – SpottieOttieDopalicious
Nina Simone – You'd Be So Nice to Come Home to
Caroline Shaw, Attacca Quartet – Plan & Elevation: IV. The Orangery
SWV and Foxy – Release Tension
Hole – Softer, Softest
D'Angelo – Africa
Bobby Mcferrin and Yo-Yo Ma – Stars
Dido – White Flag
Kronos Quartet – String Quartet No 5: II.
Patsy Cline – Strange
Bill Withers – Who is He? (And What is He to You?)
Duke Ellington – Fleurette Africaine
Lennie Tristano – Requiem
Bong Water – Kisses Sweeter than Wine
Charlie Haden – Song for Ché
Jimmy Scott – Sycamore Trees
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