{"id":3450,"date":"2020-09-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-06T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/?p=3450"},"modified":"2021-07-02T20:32:01","modified_gmt":"2021-07-03T03:32:01","slug":"soundwave-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/soundwave-23\/","title":{"rendered":"SOUNDWAVE : 23 : W. DAVID OLIPHANT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One of the consequences of COVID-19 was that for four months I had a very sedentary lifestyle. I stopped exercising and began consuming several pints of Ben & Jerry\u2019s ice cream each week. Not good, so I started exercising every day and eating healthier. In the space of a month and a half I dropped 20 pounds and I gelt lighter in both mind and body. A few weeks ago my friend Billy put me on a custom diet and workout plan and I feel even better and I look great, too. The point I\u2019m trying to make is that the virus has altered all of our lives but I feel, I hope, we\u2019re reaching some sort of equilibrium and getting on with things despite it. And if you are like me, you\u2019re making changes in your life.<\/p>\n\n

I\u2019ve mentioned many times before that SOUNDWAVE was launched to help me cope with COVID-19. I found solace in the music and I decided to share that music with others so that they might, too.<\/p>\n\n

Shortly afterwards I began inviting deejays to participate in the show. I\u2019d ask my guests if they knew anyone personally they thought might want to share a mix on SOUNDWAVE and that\u2019s introduced me to a lot of great people and turned me on to some fantastic music. SOUNDWAVE has evolved in ways I couldn\u2019t have predicted and I\u2019m grateful for that.<\/p>\n\n

Today\u2019s guest deejay is W. David Oliphant<\/a>, who I was turned on to by my old friend, Steven Howard<\/a>. I knew nothing about Oliphant but if Steve recommended him I knew I was in store for something special. I was not mistaken.<\/p>\n\n

I received Oliphant\u2019s mix several months ago and I listened to it in a different context. I was full of dread and anxiety due to COVID-19 and listening to Oliphant\u2019s mix was like entering into someone\u2019s fever dream. It felt exactly like the reality I was experiencing and I listened to his mix over and over again. Months later I\u2019m in a different place and I was reluctant to re-enter that world Oliphant has waiting for us. But I was obligated to so I could write up today\u2019s show notes. It was harrowing. But that\u2019s a good thing. In general, when people think of ambient music they think of pretty, soothing sounds. That\u2019s certainly a part of ambient music but it can also be haunting and challenging and when you\u2019re done you know you\u2019ve been through an experience that\u2019s changed you. You will be a different person after listening to today\u2019s show.<\/p>\n\n

See you next week when our guest deejay will be Elliott Sharp<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

See you then!<\/p>\n\n

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W. David Oliphant<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n

By way of the kindness of Steven Howard I was asked by Joseph Aleo for an ambient mix. To be honest this asking for a mix is a first for me. I haven\u2019t made mixes of others music since the 80\u2019s, not for lack of interest but too little time outside of daily life which was myopically spent creating my own sounds\u2026 <\/p>\n\n

Joseph has graciously let me make a mix of my own work for this. I gathered up a journey of sounds that focused on small textures rather than heavy drones. I was hoping to make something mysterious, \u2018light\u2019 and somehow hopeful sounding given the reason for this mix is due to our current pandemic situations. It has been a pleasure using my work as building blocks and making everything unique for this mix.<\/p>\n\n