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Tommasi

In Iceland, Thomas Stankiewicz contemplates the constant flux of the elements. A composer & musician in his own right, he selectively weaves in between soundtracks, classical music, and evocative ambient sounds, symphonically unveiling untold stories from past and future… @tommmasi

IN FOCUS: VELVET UNDERGROUND

There's an old Brian Eno quote that is inevitably referenced when talking about the Velvet Underground - something along the lines of "They only sold 30,000 copies of their first album, but everyone who bought the album started a band". It's slightly inaccurate (they sold a lot more copies), but the message is clear: few bands have had such an outsized, potent, and wide reaching effect on the musicians that followed in their footsteps. Their stubborn desire to continually approach songwriting from the left field, and continuous sonic reinvention reverberated for decades, influencing punk, post-punk, art rock, ambient music, even notably influencing real political revolution in Czechoslovakia. Two hours of The Velvets' best, selected and mixed by Claire Rousay.

Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra

Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra

Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra has been played on NTS in shows including Naomi Asa, featured first on 7 January 2023. Songs played include Girl Of My Dreams.

The Casa Loma Orchestra was a popular white big band which came out of Detroit in 1929 and was highly successful in the early 1930s. Despite slipping in popularity it continued with personnel changes into the 1960s. Glen Gray was billed as the leader. The band may have played old material in the latter part of its existence, but the original band had plenty of recordings to its name. See full bio at Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra.

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Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra

Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra has been played on NTS in shows including Naomi Asa, featured first on 7 January 2023. Songs played include Girl Of My Dreams.

The Casa Loma Orchestra was a popular white big band which came out of Detroit in 1929 and was highly successful in the early 1930s. Despite slipping in popularity it continued with personnel changes into the 1960s. Glen Gray was billed as the leader. The band may have played old material in the latter part of its existence, but the original band had plenty of recordings to its name. See full bio at Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra.

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