BEN RATLIFF: EVERY SONG EVER

Program

• Musikauswahl nach Ben Ratliffs Buch Every Song Ever: Twenty Ways to Listen in an Age of Musical Plenty
• Just a Little Bit: Loudness – R.S.V.P.: Discrepancy – I Still Believe
• Hear: Memory & Historical Truth
• On The Waves: Linking
• Mi Gente: Community & Exclusivity
• Slowly Fading Out of Sight: The Perfect Moment
• Mit Ausschnitten aus Musik von Swans, The Four Tops, The Sonics, Fushitsusha, The Ronettes, Georges Bizet, Kanye West, Dorival Caymmi, Flipper, Gabriel Fauré, Sly & the Family Stone, Betty Carter, Young Tiger

Cast

• Mona Matbou Riahi: Klarinette, Elektronik, Stimme
• Martin Siewert: Gitarre, Lap Steel, Elektronik
• Paul Wallfisch: Tasten, Stimme, Elektronik
• Ben Ratliff: Lesung, Gespräch
• Stefan Grissemann: Moderation

New York-based author and professor of cultural criticism Ben Ratliff has a distinctive way of writing about listening to music in the age of the cloud. His love of open-ended listening strategies – and, by extension, eclectic playlists – offers alternatives to the tendency, particularly prevalent on streaming platforms, to pair like with like. echoraum, Paul Wallfisch and invited guest musicians are dedicating a series of song evenings to a playful exploration of Ratliff’s 2017 book Every Song Ever, which will conclude at Wien Modern in the presence of the author.

Kuratiert von Alisa Beck und Paul Wallfisch
Produktion Wien Modern und echoraum im Rahmen der Reihe Nachhall – Diskurs im echoraum