unsilent night by Phil Kline
In what has become a cult holiday tradition, Phil Kline goes "electronic caroling" through the streets of Greenwich Village with a parade of boomboxes. Kline creates a euphoric blend of other-worldly voices and bells. Unsilent Night is the first recording of this 21st century ritual. Perfect as an avant-garde stocking stuffer!
"Every year since 1992 I've presented Unsilent Night, an outdoor ambient music event for an INFINITE number of boomboxes. It's like a Christmas caroling party except that we don't sing, but rather carry boom boxes, each playing a separate tape or CD which is part of the piece. In effect, we become a city-block-long stereo system." - Phil Kline
"It immerses a listener in suspended wonderment, as if time itself had paused within a string of jingling sleigh bells."
- Jon Pareles, The New York Times
"It's rare when a record for the season also makes a bid for record of the year."
- K. Leander Williams, Time Out NY
Tracklist
| 1. | unsilent night | 5:56 |
| 2. | the milky way | 9:42 |
| 3. | rondes des mages | 5:09 |
| 4. | the crossing | 2:57 |
| 5. | from light | 4:05 |
| 6. | on the waters of the sun | 5:35 |
| 7. | schönes klang | 5:31 |
| 8. | angels of avenue a | 4:17 |
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Cantaloupe Music is the record label created by the three founders of New York's legendary Bang on a Can organization—composers Michael Gordon, David Lang and Julia Wolfe—with Bang on a Can managing director Kenny Savelson. Cantaloupe Music has made a massive impact in the contemporary music community, and has been recognized by critics and fans worldwide for its edgy and adventurous sounds.