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Ken's Last Ever Radio Extravaganza

121 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★ - 11 ratings

Live improvised sound collage experiment, weaving mesmerizing loopy layered found soundscapes, riding the liminal spaces between waking and dreaming. https://lastever.org

Music Society & Culture Philosophy experimental collage sound collage remixes mashup samples call-in phone freeform loops
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Episodes

(Show #467) Less this mess (making sure I don't fall out) from Aug 14, 2013

August 23, 2013 21:43 - 1 hour - 163 MB

Amanda Nazario - "Please stay tuned now, I know you will love it" - Nazario Scenario on WFMU's GTDRadio 7/17/13 Amanda Nazario - "Please stay tuned now, I know you will love it" - Nazario Scenario on WFMU's GTDRadio 7/17/13 Ken's Last Ever Radio Extravaganza - "Give the Drummer Radio live stream" Andrew Sorensen - "A Study In Keith" [A work for solo piano (NI's Akoustik Piano) inspired by Keith Jarrett's Sun Bear concerts. Livecoding in impromptu.moso.com.au] Andrew Sorensen - "A Study ...

(Show #465) Tired of hitting butterflies (Reminders to do less) from Jul 31, 2013

August 09, 2013 15:34 - 1 hour - 158 MB

Clint Mansell (Featuring Kronos Quartet) - "Summer Overture" - Requiem For A Dream [Loops] Ken's Last Ever Radio Extravaganza - "Give the Drummer Radio live stream" Ken's Last Ever Radio Extravaganza - "Back and Forth" - Back and Forth: 9/3/03, show #266, on KOOP Austin [https://lastever.org] Ken's Last Ever Radio Extravaganza - "2001: A War Odyssey" - 2001: A War Odyssey: 10/1/03, show #272, on KOOP Austin Ken's Last Ever Radio Extravaganza - "Surely Laughter Brings You Closer to the G...

(Show #464/#456) My Din With Andre (2-hour edit) from Jul 24, 2013

August 02, 2013 19:32 - 1 hour - 165 MB

Roxy Music - "India" - Avalon Omnivore - "Used To" - Rounds Andre Gregory and Wallace Shawn - "Excerpts" - My Dinner With Andre Ken's Last Ever Radio Extravaganza - "Live from 5/2/13" - Show #455 CocoRosie - "By Your Side" - La maison de mon reve The Conet Project - "The Swedish Rhapsody" - The Conet Project Claire Danes - "You think you understand" - My So-Called Life R.E.M. - "Disturbance at the Heron House" - Document Diane Cluck - "Love-Letter Launches" - Song-of-the-Week Lambc...

(Show #463) Sing with katydids (a trip beneath a beautiful surface) from Jul 17, 2013

July 24, 2013 22:54 - 1 hour - 162 MB

Gavin Bryars - "Titanic Hymn (Autumn) All Strings" - The Sinking Of The Titanic Gavin Bryars - "Titanic Hymn (Autumn) All Strings" - The Sinking Of The Titanic Brent Spiner, Matt Frewer - "How the hell can you listen to four pieces of music at the same time?" - Star Trek: The Next Generation: A Matter of Time (season 5 episode 9) Brewster Kahle - "Libraries burned by governments" - Archive Ken's Last Ever Radio Extravaganza - "None of This is What I Intended" - None of This is What I In...

(Show #462) It's not going to stop (time to get out) from Jul 10, 2013

July 19, 2013 17:43 - 1 hour - 161 MB

Ken & Chut - "4/26/01" - Field recordings Joe Frank - "Old Man" - Unfictional series Ken's Last Ever Radio Extravaganza - "Ken's East Extra Radioganza Lover" - 6/26/13, show #460 Ken & Chut - "4/26/01" - Field recordings 38 Special - "If I'd Been the One" - Tour de Force Brian Eno - "Three Variations on the Canon in D Major: (ii) French Catalogues" - Discreet Music Hal Hartley - "I'm good at what I do" - Ambition Brian Eno - "Three Variations on the Canon in D Major: (ii) French Cata...

Snow plans to help: Audio

December 24, 2012 09:00 - 1 hour - 234 MB

(Do plans tell you what to do?) Talk, into calming. Show #445, performed live 11/29/12 at WTJU Charlottesville and online. MP3's and playlist: https://lastever.org/show/121129

I Don't Remember to Breathe. (I do remember.): Audio

December 02, 2012 01:30 - 1 hour - 232 MB

Seeds remembering to grow. (I am expanding.) Introspection, mood, and a phone call. Show #444, performed live 11/8/12 at WTJU Charlottesville and online. Samples include Ogurusu Norihide, Jonny Greenwood, Holcombe Waller, Kathleen Turner, Roger Dawson, Tony Robbins, Magnetic Fields, River Phoenix, Monty Python, Wayne Dyer, Ida, live phone call, breathe, and many others. MP3's and playlist: https://lastever.org/show/121108

The Decadence of Obsolescence: Audio

May 14, 2012 08:31 - 1 hour - 73.9 MB

(Imagine having my own identity) Live in Charlottesville, VA @ The Garage, in Tom Tom Founders Festival. Show #432, performed live May 11, 2012 5:38-6:48pm. Samples include Fridge, La Dusseldorf, Michael Crichton, Pete Townshend, Fleetwood Mac, Jonny Greenwood, Alan Watts, Speed Levitch, Orson Welles, Talking Heads, Ricky Gervais, Harrison Ford, The Carpenters, Mozart, Cat Stevens, and many others. MP3's and playlist: https://lastever.org/show/120511

Go at the Speed You'd Like to Go: Audio

March 08, 2012 03:20 - 1 hour - 56.7 MB

"Today, our whole downtown is completely enclosed, and we have a welcome neighbor: A GE nuclear power plant." Show #359, originally performed live 3/22/05, featured 3/8/12 on Radio Boredcast, part of AV Festival 12: As Slow As Possible (International Festival of Art, Technology, Music and Film), curated by Vicki Bennett of People Like Us. Samples include Wendy Carlos, John Ashcroft, Disneyland, Disco Polka, Tony Shalhoub, WarGames, Mogwai, and many others, at many speeds. "Looks like tomorrow...

Following the Leader: Audio...with Whitney Houston

February 13, 2012 01:40 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MB

Presidents and plastics, a disturbing visit with Bush, Lincoln, D1sney, Monsanto's model home, and Michael Jackson. Judy Garland is frightened of Whitney Houston. Listen for the audience applauding for a robotic replica of George W. at D1sney W0rld. Show #308, originally performed live 4/24/04. MP3's and playlist link: https://lastever.org/ken/extrav/audio/040424.shtml

Mangler Seen: Audio

May 04, 2011 04:00 - 2 hours - 165 MB

(w/HyperPlaylist 0,000,000,000 & Comments Mangler) Show #408, originally performed live 12/24/09, added to podcast 5/4/11. MP3's and playlist link: https://lastever.org/ken/extrav/audio/091224.shtml

Redefining Freedom: Audio

July 01, 2010 01:20 - 57 minutes - 53.4 MB

'We are a great society because we are free society; on the other hand, it is very important for there to be limits.' - George W. Bush. Show #364, originally performed live 5/10/05, added to postcast 6/30/10. MP3's and playlist link: https://lastever.org/ken/extrav/audio/050510.shtml

Coincident Symphony: Audio

February 25, 2010 17:42 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MB

Classical cut-ups and synchronicity. Show #312, originally performed live 5/4/04, re-added to podcast 2/25/10. MP3's and playlist link: https://lastever.org/ken/extrav/audio/040504.shtml

The Shattering of Many Illusions (12/12/09): Audio

December 15, 2009 02:38 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MB

You don't have to be sick. We'll make sandwiches in the morning. Live in Hudson, NY @ Jean Deux Books and Records. Show #407, performed live 12/12/09. MP3's and playlist: https://lastever.org/ken/extrav/audio/091212.shtml

You get back from the world what you put out there (8/26/09): Audio

October 22, 2009 03:20 - 52 minutes - 47.1 MB

In NYC @ Sidewalk Cafe. Show #405, performed live 8/26/09. MP3's and playlist: https://lastever.org/ken/extrav/audio/090826.shtml

You can't grow if you feel there's a lack in your life (Germany) (6/30/09): Audio

August 25, 2009 14:35 - 42 minutes - 37.8 MB

Europe tour, show 6 of 12. In Duisburg, Germany @ Cafe Steinbruch. Show #398, performed live 6/30/09. MP3's and playlist: https://lastever.org/ken/extrav/audio/090630.shtml

Present Mulch (5/19/09): Audio (Touring Germany/France/Belgium! See site)

June 15, 2009 01:25 - 43 minutes - 41.4 MB

Live at Sidewalk Cafe, NYC. Show #392, performed live 5/19/09. MP3's and playlist: https://lastever.org/ken/extrav/audio/090519.shtml

It's Too Much: Old audio

December 20, 2008 08:55 - 1 hour - 77.3 MB

Floating, then thick mid-night collage, until it was too much. Six years ago at free-format station WFMU-FM, Jersey City. Opening segment and closing Beatles segment especially recommended. Show #260, originally performed live 7/28/02, re-added to podcast 12/19/08. MP3's: https://lastever.org/ken/extrav/audio/020728.shtml -- Playlist: https://wfmu.org/playlists/LE/020728

Outside (8/2/08): Audio (v2)

September 19, 2008 20:50 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MB

Outdoor show, under a large tree, as sun went down. (v2) @ Hot Mama's in Austin. Show #387, performed live 8/2/08. MP3's and playlist: https://lastever.org/ken/extrav/audio/080802.shtml

Let('s) Go (1/8/08): Audio

February 29, 2008 16:35 - 54 minutes - 49 MB

Live show at Mercury Cafe, Denver, CO. People came, sat, ate, I played, people finished eating, and I ate. There was a birthday. Use headphones and experience differently. Or sit and eat, and have a birthday. Show #384, performed live 1/8/08. MP3's and playlist: https://lastever.org/ken/extrav/audio/080108.shtml

Torture US: Audio

September 05, 2007 01:57 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MB

What has been charged thus far is abuse, which I believe, technically, is different from torture. Show #327, originally performed live 8/17/04, added to podcast 9/4/07. MP3's and playlist link: https://lastever.org/ken/extrav/audio/040817.shtml

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