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Wire in concert from Paris (Black Session) – May 2011 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Wire in concert from Paris this weekend, recorded by RFI in Paris to be transmitted via Radio France‘ Le Mouv channel on May of 2011. I won’t make any excuses, Wire have been one...
Happy Mondays – live at Le Truc, Lyon France – March 3, 1990 – Radio France International – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A taste of Happy Mondays this weekend. In concert from Lyon at Le Truc, recorded by Radio France International on March 3, 1990. One of the pivotal...
Claude Pascal – Piano Concerto -Geneviève Joy with the ORTF Chamber Orchestra. Henri Girard, cond. ORTF-Paris – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Less familiar music, performed by legendary figures. This week it’s the Piano Concerto by Claude Pascal, a contemporary composer whose work from 1943 to 2007 is substantial. And...
For Audio Files: If you’re a record collector, particularly of early lps, the name Pierre-Michel LeConte is most likely familiar to you. During that period of transition in the late 1940s to the early 1950s, from 78s to what was the revolutionary Long Playing album, LeConte was the mainstay with...
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Wire – Live in Paris – May 2011 – RFI-FIP A repost from 4 years ago, with better sound this time. A concert by the timeless and legendary Wire, live in Paris (not sure the venue, but...
. . . or click on the link here for audio Player – Naomi Punk – live at Route du Rock Hiver – Feb. 27, 2015 – RFI-Le Mouv’ It’s Festival season again – well, not Summer festival or even Spring Festival but Winter Festival season. Tonight it’s Olympia Washington’s...
Click on the link here for Audio Player – London Grammar – Live at We Love Green Festival 2014 – Paris – May 29, 2014 – RFI Le Mouv` Band-To-Watch for 2014, London Grammar have been hitting the road in a big way this year. Already doing dates in the...
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Mixatac Bamako – in concert at Marsatac 2013 – October 2, 2013 – Radio France FIP Further evidence the world is overflowing with new and interesting music. From the 2013 Marsatac Festival comes a gathering of musicians from Mali, supplemented by...
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Half Moon Run – live at La Maroguinerie – April 23, 2013 – RFI-Le Mouv’ Together for just a little over 3 years, Montreal-based Half Moon Run have already acquired a large International following. This concert, recorded on April 23rd...
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