This is a very special radio broadcast, easily my favourite downloaded show this year.
The informative interview sections can be put in a different folder if you just wish to hear the music but it's well worth the effort to listen to the whole eighty-four minutes, at least for the first time.
Further information on Chris Eckman and his previous band, The Walkabouts can be found on the links at the bottom of the post.
Chris Eckman & Širom
Radia Val 202
Ljubljana, Slovenija.
15 March, 2021
(radio recording)
01. Grand Theft Auto (4:00) 'New West Motel 1993
02. Talk (edit, 2:03)
03. With What Mouth (D.Zajc) (4:45) 'The Last Side Of The Mountain' 2008
04. Katie Cruel (Ijudska) (6:49) 'Harney County' 2013
05. Talk (edit, 4:37)
06. America (4:23 ) Paul Simon cover
07. Then There´s the Rain (6:14) 'Drums And Wires' V/A 2020
08. Talk (edit, 5:03)
09. Northern Lights (6:18) 'Where The Spirit Rests' 2021
10. Cabin Fever (5:35) 'Where The Spirit Rests' 2021
11. Talk (edit, 2:23)
12. Requiem for the Old Skool Heavy (5:16) 'Harney County' 2013
13. Talk (edit, 1:20)
14. Simple Love (F.Milcinski Jezek) (3:52) 'My World Is Turned Upside Down' V/A 2019
15. The Same (D.Zajc) (3:59) 'The Last Side Of The Mountain' 2008
16. Talk (edit, 3:34)
17. Don´t Let Our Youth Go to Waste (8:10) Jonathan Richman cover
The original interview extends to 45 minutes but it wasn't a straightforward listen because of the continuous translations from English to Slovenian. With apologies to any Slovenian listeners, these have been edited out, bringing down the interview time from 45:17 to 19:00.
Running Time: 84:25
Music: 65:25
Interview talk: 19:00
Line-Up:
Chris Eckman
Balaz Celarec
Ziga Golob
Alastair McNeill
Bostjan Simon
Jana Beltran
Bostjan Nara
and Sirom:
Ana Kravanja
Samo Kutin
Iztok Koren
Balaz Celarec
Ziga Golob
Alastair McNeill
Bostjan Simon
Jana Beltran
Bostjan Nara
and Sirom:
Ana Kravanja
Samo Kutin
Iztok Koren
Rec-Mode: WAV 24bit-48kHZ > Editing Adobe Audition 2020 20bit/48kHz
Original Running time: 1:44:47
Original Running time: 1:44:47
Music: 65:25
Talk: 45:17, edited to 19:00
16bit 44.1kHz WAV
www.val202.si
Radia Slovenija Val 202
Tavčarjeva ulica 17
1000 Ljubljana, Slowenien
https://www.chriseckman.net/
https://www.thewalkabouts.com/
Follow the above link to bandcamp where the album Chris was working on at this time "Where the Spirit Rests" is available, he performed two songs from that forthcoming album on this radio show. Many of the musicians listed below are name checked during this show.
Bandcamp say the following about "Where The Spirit Rests"
The fifth solo album from Chris Eckman (The Walkabouts, Dirtmusic, Distance, Light & Sky) is a deep dive into the vagaries of extraordinary times.
Eckman’s luminous songwriting navigates loss, disorientation, redemption and the search for home.
Recorded raw and direct with a small ensemble, the record is framed by expansive sonic textures: treated strings, analogue synth drones and ambient guitars.
Where the Spirit Rests was co-produced with British electronic composer Alastair McNeill (Roísín Murphy, Yila) and includes an inspired cast of collaborators: pedal steel maverick Chuck Johnson, avant-garde violinist Catherine Graindorge, Dream Syndicate/Green on Red keyboardist Chris Cacavas, Seattle pedal steelist Jon Hyde (Karl Blau, Laura Viers) and Eckman's long time Ljubljana-based rhythm section of Žiga Golob (upright bass) and Blaž Celarec (drums).
The All Music Guide called Eckman “one of the most underrated U.S. songwriters, a man who can pack a short story into image-laden lyrics.” The new album is amongst his most personal and vivid. A place to which he has been headed all along.
released June 4, 2021
Produced by Alastair McNeill with Chris Eckman
Mixed & recorded by Alastair McNeill at Nature Scene, Ljubljana
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