{"id":4297,"date":"2022-01-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-23T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/?p=4297"},"modified":"2022-01-25T11:02:15","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T19:02:15","slug":"soundwave-95-kim-cascone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/soundwave-95-kim-cascone\/","title":{"rendered":"SOUNDWAVE : 95 : KIM CASCONE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today\u2019s guest deejay is Kim Cascone<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

I know Kim through his label, Silent Records<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Some of the earliest releases on Silent Records can instantly transport me back to the end of the last century. The From Here To Tranquility<\/a><\/em> compilation series simultaneously turned me on to so many great musicians and blew my mind (check out my interview with Kim for solipsistic NATION here<\/a>). The 50 Years Of Sunshine<\/a><\/em> compilation album was a delightful celebration of the 50th anniversary of the discovery of LSD. And albums from Psychic TV<\/a>, Zoviet\u2022France*<\/a>, Vuemorph<\/a>, and Heavenly Music Corporation<\/a> expanded my consciousness and my musical horizons.<\/p>\n\n

When I invited Kim to guest deejay on Soundwave I didn\u2019t expect him to play select tracks from his label, but I was<\/em> surprised at how much he learned into guitar and instrumental music, which, as of the recording of today\u2019s mix, Kim was immersed in. And it was a welcome surprise because although we celebrate ambient music on Soundwave, the show\u2019s format is ambient and<\/em> classical, instrumental and experimental. I\u2019m thrilled when guests deejay explores other music forms on the show.<\/p>\n\n

Kim has some words about his mix below.<\/p>\n\n

Before we get to Kim\u2019s mix, I wanted to share that nearly two years into the pandemic, I finally caught COVID. I don\u2019t know if it was because I\u2019ve been vaccinated and received my booster, and I caught the omicron variant, but I was barely sick. I was congested and tired. That was it, thankfully.<\/p>\n\n

I launched Soundwave in the early days of the pandemic to help cope with the stress and isolation of self-quarantine. I spent the last two years moving from dread of the virus to grim acceptance, and once I caught the virus, I barely noticed it.<\/p>\n\n

Of course, I don\u2019t want to suffer from long COVID. Bit if this is the worst of it, I count myself as very lucky.<\/p>\n\n

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

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

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Kim Cascone<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n

After many years of programming acousmatic laptop music, I\u2019ve shifted my creative focus to the electric guitar again. This mix is a small sampling of avant-guitar work that has inspired me of late and includes a new work of mine.<\/p>\n\n