Duets Present & Posthumous: Hans Christian creates virtual duets with the late David Darling and Deborah Martin & Jill Haley create in space: The Echoes Interview this Weekend.
David Darling was one of the premier new music cellists. He first came to renown performing with the Paul Winter Consort, including work on their classic album, Icarus. He went on to a solo career that has included several recordings on the ECM label playing both solo cello and in often edgy collaborations with musicians like guitarists Terje Rypdal and Ralph Towner. On a trio of albums that began with the CD 8-String Religion, Darling articulated an ambient chamber music that has influenced many. We lost David Darling in January of 2021, but cellist Hans Christian has resurrected him from the ether with the Grammy-nominated album, Ocean Dreaming Ocean. We talk to Hans Christian and longtime Darling friend and producer, Mickey Houlihan, about taking multi-track rough session tapes from Darling and turning them into ambient chamber music expanses.
Playlist for Hans Christian Feature
Hans Christian – Heart to Heart – Hidden Treasures
David Darling/Hans Christian – Seven Veils – Ocean Dreaming Ocean
David Darling- Minor Blue – 8-String Religion
David Darling – Stones Start Spinning – Prayer for Compassion
David Darling – Left Hand – Unreleased
David Darling/Hans Christian – Epitaph – Ocean Dreaming Ocean
David Darling/Hans Christian – Below the Horizon – Ocean Dreaming Ocean
David Darling/Hans Christian – Unforeseen Rain – Ocean Dreaming Ocean
David Darling/Hans Christian – Minor Blue Chorale – Ocean Dreaming Ocean
David Darling/Hans Christian – Unforeseen Rain – Ocean Dreaming Ocean
David Darling/Hans Christian – Ocean Dreaming Ocean – Ocean Dreaming Ocean
David Darling/Hans Christian – Miracle – Ocean Dreaming Ocean
Neo-Classical meets electronic space on Echoes when John Diliberto talks to wind and piano player Jill Haley and electronic artist Deborah Martin. Jill is known for her decades-long work with the acoustic fusion group, One Alternative, multiple recording sessions on Windham Hill Records founder Will Ackerman productions, and her series of National Park-themed neo-classical albums. Deborah is a founder of Spotted Peccary Music and an electronic/ambient musician with a deep catalog and collaborations with the likes of Erik Wøllo and Dean Debenedictus. Martin and Haley have released their second collaboration Into the Quiet. We hear the quiet talk of Jill Haley and Deborah Martin on Echoes from PRX.
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Deborah Martin & Jill Haley Feature Playlist
Artist – Title – Album
Deborah Martin & Jill Haley – Into the Quiet –Into the Quiet
Jill Haley – Chapin Daybreak – Mesa Verde Soundscapes
Deborah Martin – Watcher – Eye of the Wizard
Jill Haley – Montana Rivers – The Waters of Glacier
Desensitized – Hemispherica Portalis (Portal of 1000 Years) – Hemispherica Portalis
Deborah Martin & Jill Haley -Waterflows of Clouds and Thunder – Into the Quiet
Deborah Martin & Jill Haley – Violet Night – The Silence of Grace
Deborah Martin & Jill Haley – Sleeping Giants – Into the Quiet
Deborah Martin & Jill Haley – Falling Away from the Earth – Into the Quiet
One Alternative – Perfection Rearranging – Pendulum
Deborah Martin & Jill Haley – Hall of Whispers – Into the Quiet