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Making Music With Whales

Mary Anne welcomes philosophy and music Professor David Rothenberg into the studio. David explores the idea of making music with whales in his book Thousand Mile Song.

Mary Anne Hobbs welcomes David Rothenberg into the studio. He is a composer and a distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Music at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

David is the author of 'Thousand Mile Song', which explores the idea of making music with whales. He has also released albums including 'Whale Music' and 'Whale Music Remixed', which feature him jamming on his clarinet with whales, and includes collaborations with electronic artist Mira Calix.

In this show, we learn more about David's work into understanding the musical relationship with nature, specifically whales, bugs and birds.

3 hours

Last on

Sun 1 Jul 2018 07:00

Music Played

  • Everything but the Girl

    Walking Wounded

    • Virgin.
  • Boy Azooga

    Jerry

    • Heavenly Recordings.
  • Forma

    New City

    • Kranky.
  • Richard Hawley

    Open Up Your Door

    • CD SINGLE.
    • MUTE.
    • 1.
  • James Blake

    Don't Miss It

    • POLYDOR.
  • Donna Summer

    I Feel Love

  • Rahim Redcar

    Girlfriend (feat. ¶Ùâ³¾-¹ó³Ü²Ô°ì)

    • Because Music Ltd.
  • Animal Collective

    My Girls

    • CD SINGLE.
    • DOMINO.
    • 1.
  • Julee Cruise

    This Is Our Night

    • Sacred Bones.
  • Prince Buster

    The Abeng

    • Wreck A Pum Pum ‎.
    • Jet Star Records.
  • Kojey Radical, Mahalia & Swindle

    Water

    • Kojey Radical.
  • The Staves & Justin Vernon

    Make It Holy (6 Music Live at Maida Vale 2015)

  • La Luz

    California Finally

    • Hardly Art.
  • Jacques Greene

    Another Girl

    • LuckyMe.
  • BODEGA

    Jack In Titanic

    • What's Your Rupture.
  • Mogwai

    We're Not Done

    • Rock Action.
  • Baloji

    L'Hiver Indien

    • Bella Union.
  • Grace Jones

    Pull Up To The Bumper

    • Island.
  • The Golden Age of TV

    Television

    • Television.
    • Come Play With Me.
  • Mattiel

    Bye Bye

    • Heavenly.
  • Kool & the Gang

    Jungle Boogie

    • MCA.
  • Gorillaz

    Humility

    • Parlophone.
  • Sunriser

    • Daniel Avery

      Quick Eternity (Four Tet remix)

      • White Label.
  • Pip Blom

    Pussycat

    • NICE SWAN RECORDS.
  • Sharon Van Etten

    Give Out

  • Janelle Monáe

    Queen

    • Atlantic.
  • Teleman

    Cactus

    • Moshi Moshi.
  • David Rothenberg: Making music with whales!

    • David Rothenberg

      Whiteness of the Beast

      • Self Released.
  • Nick Cave & Bad Seeds

    Nature Boy

    • Mute Records.
  • WU LYF

    We Bros

    • L Y F Recordings.
  • Spring King

    Animal

    • Island Records.
  • James Brown

    Living in America

    • Polydor.
  • Interpol

    The Rover

    • Matador Records.
  • Alabama Shakes

    Sound & Color

  • MC Solaar

    Nouveau Western (Peel Session, 15 Dec 1994)

  • Revelation 13:18 x Basquiat

    Old School

    • This Calls For Wisdom.
  • Leon Bridges

    Bad Bad News

    • Columbia.
  • Kamasi Washington

    Street Fighter Mas

    • Young Turks.

Broadcast

  • Sun 1 Jul 2018 07:00