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MUSIC
HUFFINGTON
10.06.13
Dog Ears
In which we spotlight music from a diversity of genres and
decades, lending an insider’s ear to what deserves to be heard.
BY THE EVERLASTING PHIL RAMONE AND DANIELLE EVIN
ÓLAFUR ARNALDS
KEVIN COYNE
ALICE COLTRANE
Modern electro-classical composer
Ólafur Arnalds was born in 1987
in Mosfellsbaer, Iceland, just north
of Reykjavik. Arnalds makes the
classical genre rock, while taking
rock ’n’ roll to finishing school.
You can’t take your ears off him.
Highlights of this youngblood
maestro’s career include techno
project Kiasmos with Janus
Rasmussen, work with Sigur Rós,
scoring Brit-TV’s Broadchurch, and
a film track for Bruce Willis vehicle
Looper. Rediscover Arnalds’ whiphanded virtuosity with “Haust,” from
his 2008 EP Variations of Static.
Renaissance man/rocker Kevin
Coyne was born in Derby, England,
near the end of WWII. His early
education included graphics and
painting. After graduating university,
he became a social worker. In
1968, Coyne moved to London and
became a drug counselor, which
inspired his burgeoning musical
career. Coyne signed his first record
deal in the early ’70s and was
offered to front the then-leaderless
The Doors, which he turned down.
Nearly four decades later, and
just shy of 40 releases, Coyne
generates the gravity of something
great. Collaborations include
Andy Summers, Carla Bley, and
Gary Lucas. Discover Kevin Coyne
with “Eastbourne Ladies,” from
his 1973 Virgin Records release
Marjory Razorblade.
Jazz harpist, pianist, organist, and
composer Alice Coltrane was born
Alice McLeod in Detroit in 1937 and
became one of the very few female
jazz instrumentalists to emerge
in the ’60s. In 1965, she married
sax legend John Coltrane. The
spiritually inclined Mrs. Coltrane
(a.k.a. Swamini Turiyasangitananda)
released a score of albums in her
illustrious catalog. Collaborations
include Joe Henderson, Ron Carter,
Rashied Ali, Pharoah Sanders and
Charlie Haden. The jazz doyenne
passed away in 2007. Add some
greatness to your music collection
with Alice Coltrane’s “Journey in
Satchidananda,” from her 1970
album Journey in Satchidananda.
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GENRE: Electronic/Classical
ARTIST: Ólafur Arnalds
SONG: Haust
ALBUM: Variations of Static (EP)
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GENRE: Rock
ARTIST: Kevin Coyne
SONG: Eastbourne Ladies
ALBUM: Marjory Razorblade
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GENRE: Jazz
ARTIST: Alice Coltrane
SONG: Journey in Satchidananda
ALBUM: Journey in Satchidananda