On the occasion of their visit and concerts in Beirut in February 2016, co-organized by Ruptured and Tunefork, we produced a radio program focused entirely on the music of Swiss trio KOCH-SCHÜTZ-STUDER:
1, from “Hardcore Chamber Music”
2, from “Heavy Cairo Traffic”
3, from “Fidel”
4, from “Thau” (Koch, Conca, Spera & Meyer)
5, from “Life Tied”
6, from “Heavy Cairo Traffic”
7, from “Drumming Chicago” (Studer, Drake & Zerang)
8, from “Fidel”
9, from “Hardcore Chamber Music”
10, from “Walking and stumbling through your sleep”
Sunday 17 January 2016, Radio Lebanon 96.2FM (10am-12pm)
1. Wild is the wind (1976, live)
2. Girl loves me (2016)
3. Where are we now? (2013)
4. God bless the girl (2013)
5. The man who sold the world (by Nirvana, 1994)
6. Life on Mars? (by Yann Tiersen & Neil Hannon, 1999)
7. Survive (1999, live)
8. Try some buy some (George Harrison cover, 2003)
9. Cactus (Pixies cover, 2002)
10. Real cool world (1992)
11. I’m afraid of Americans (1997, live)
12. I’m deranged (1996)
13. Heroes (by Philip Glass / Aphex Twin remix, 1996)
14. Loving the alien (1984)
15. Absolute beginners (1986, live)
16. China girl (Iggy Pop cover, 1983)
17. Alabama song (Kurt Weill cover, 1979)
18. Up the hill backwards (1980)
19. Boys keep swinging (1979)
20. Sound and vision (1977)
21. Fame (1975)
22. Rock’n’roll with me (1974)
23. Drive-in Saturday (1973)
24. Five years (1972, live)
25. Starman (by Seu Jorge, 2005)
26. Make up (Lou Reed, 1972)
27. Kooks (1971, live)
28. The width of a circle (1970, live)
Monday 11 January 2016, Radio Lebanon 96.2FM (8-9pm)
1. Black star (2015)
2. Love is lost (2013)
3. Looking for water (2003)
4. Afraid (2002)
5. The heart’s filthy lesson (1999)
6. Time will crawl (1987)
7. This is not America (1985)
8. Tonight (1984)
9. China girl (1983)
10. Scream like a baby (1980)
11. DJ (1979)
12. Beauty and the beast (1977)
13. Sound and vision (1977)
14. Golden years (1976)
15. Fame (1975)
Sunday 20 September 2015, Radio Lebanon 96.2FM (10am-12pm)
On the occasion of British musician MIKE COOPER‘s three concerts in Beirut, organized by Ruptured, we prepared a radio program showcasing his numerous releases of the last decade, as well as a generous side-order of American blues singers and guitar players, added for good measure!
1. Mike Cooper, from Elio Martusciello: Concrete Songs
2. Mike Cooper, from Various artists: I Never Meta Guitar
3. Mike Cooper, from Beach Crossings – Pacific Footprints
4. Mike Cooper, from Truth In The Abstract Blues w/ Leila Adu & Fabrizio Spera
5. Skip James
6. Leadbelly
7. Mike Cooper, from Spirit Songs
8. Mike Cooper, from Rayon Hula
9. Mike Cooper, same as #4
10. Mike Cooper, same as #3
11. Mike Cooper, from Blue Guitar
12. Mike Cooper, from Finding Other Worlds
13. John Fahey
14. John Renbourn
15. Blind Willie Johnson
16. Son House
17. Bukka White
18. Mississipi John Hurt
19. Robert Pete Williams
20. Karen Dalton
21. Mike Cooper, same as #1
22. Mike Cooper, from Avant Roots w/ Viv Corrigan
23. Mike Cooper, from Oceanic Feeling Like w/ Chris Abrahams
24. Mike Cooper, same as #4
25. Robert Johnson
26. Blind Lemon Jefferson
27. Blind Willie McTell
28. Little Willie John
29. Howlin’ Wolf
30. John Lee Hooker
31. Mike Cooper, same as #11
32. Youmna Saba
A special edition of Ruptures showcasing the 4th edition of Wickerpark Festivalin Batroun, Lebanon, and featuring tracks by Charlie Rayne, Flum Project, How Sad, Mashrou’ Leila, Scrambled Eggs, Youmna Saba, and Z The People & Al Jihaz.