{"id":3988,"date":"2021-07-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-04T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/?p=3988"},"modified":"2021-07-04T00:00:43","modified_gmt":"2021-07-04T07:00:43","slug":"soundwave-66-corey-parlamento","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/soundwave-66-corey-parlamento\/","title":{"rendered":"SOUNDWAVE : 66 : COREY PARLAMENTO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today\u2019s guest deejay is Corey Parlamento<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Corey was on Soundwave last summer<\/a>, and his mix was unique because it was an extension of his show on AshevilleFM<\/a>, where he played instrumental soundtracks. Sadly, Corey no longer produces that show. Fortunately for us, Corey kept to that format for today\u2019s mix.<\/p>\n\n

When I invite guest deejays on Soundwave, I\u2019ll ask them to write up a description of their mix: the reason they chose songs, if there was a theme or story they wanted to convert through their mix, etc. The mixes speak for themselves, but I think it adds another level of appreciation for understanding their intentions.<\/p>\n\n

If they don\u2019t send me a description, I\u2019ll usually write my impressions of their mix. But for today\u2019s show, I decided to call Corey and hear in his own words the motivations behind his mix.<\/p>\n\n

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Corey Parlamento<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n

Corey\u2019s mix is built around the kernel of Black to Comm<\/a>\u2019s \u201cStolen Androgens.\u201d Corey said he listened to this track repeatedly long before he assembled today\u2019s show. The song begins so abruptly and then loops itself around some fascinating accompaniment. He liked how voice is used in this track.<\/p>\n\n

Corey has had Yasuaki Shimizu<\/a>\u2019s Music for Commercials<\/em> album for quite some time and incorporated it into his radio show for segues. The faint sound of water drops is what attracted him to Shimizu\u2019s \u201cSeiko 2.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Fatima Al Qadiri<\/a>\u2019s \u201cSouleiman\u2019s Theme\u201d is taken from the Atlantic<\/a><\/em> film score, Corey\u2019s current favorite soundtracks of the last couple of years, and transitions nicely into Kali Malone<\/a>\u2019s \u201cHagakyrka Bells,\u201d from her album, The Sacrificial Code<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n

Corey also selected a track from the remastered soundtrack for Lady Macbeth<\/a><\/em> by Third Ear Band<\/a>, followed by Mary Steele\u2019s \u201cAl Rosana (My Rose),\u201d which is available through Canary Records<\/a>. This label specializes in archival music. \u201cAl Rosana (My Rose)\u201d is recorded from the 1920s in New York City and features a sonic blend of many cultures. Corey told me this piece is eery and conveyed a sense of decaying time.<\/p>\n\n

Lustmord<\/a> follows Mary Steele with a piece from the First Reformed<\/a><\/em> soundtrack. Up next is a track by Michael Gordon<\/a>, a composer for the movie Decasia<\/a><\/em>, directed by Bill Morrison<\/a>, who assembles found damaged footage.<\/p>\n\n

Loren Connors<\/a> takes it down a notch after Gordon, who is one of Corey\u2019s favorite guitarists.<\/p>\n\n

Corey wanted to follow Connors with a longer track from Sean McCann<\/a>\u2019s \u201cPuck\u201d but settled on \u201cNightfall.\u201d Corey describes the album that track was taken from as having a lot of space, weird vocalizations, subtle noises, drones, and crashing sounds.<\/p>\n\n

Corey closes his mix with a track of his own which he recorded under the name Livingdog<\/a>. The track is taken from his album, The Four Times<\/em>, released by Cold Moon Records<\/a> out of New York City. This is the one-year anniversary of The Four Times<\/em>, and Corey says the album was inspired by Le Quattro Volte<\/a><\/em>. The movie has no soundtrack, but Corey\u2019s imagination was capture by the meditations on a goat farmer who is reincarnated into a goat, then reincarnated into a tree which then turns into smoke.<\/p>\n\n

And there you have it, Corey\u2019s mix.<\/p>\n\n

Oh, and Corey wanted me to tell you that he\u2019s got a new album coming out on July 23 called Many Aways<\/em>. I will, of course, remind you when the album is released<\/p>\n\n

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Jon Hassell<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n

Before I leave you to Corey\u2019s wonderful and mysterious mix, I have some sad news. When I launched Soundwave, I didn\u2019t anticipate having to say farewell to so many talented and wonderful musicians in one short year. Today it saddens me to tell you that Jon Hassell<\/a>, a trumpet player pioneering electronic musician, left planet earth last week. Jon played with everyone, from Brian Eno<\/a> to Peter Gabriel<\/a> to Techno Animal<\/a>. I first became aware of Jon on his appearance on the Myths 3 : La nouvelle s\u00e9r\u00e9nit\u00e9 <\/a><\/em> compilation album, and he\u2019s been part of the soundtrack to my life ever since. You owe it to yourself to make Jon part of the soundtrack to your own life. I encourage you to purchase his music or stream him on your favorite streaming service. <\/p>\n\n

Join us next week when our guest deejay will be felt body<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

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