Warmsilence Radio Hour

Join host D. Edward Davis in a weekly radio program about contemporary music. Each show is based around a theme and features discussions with guest composers as well as music from the American experimental tradition.


The Warmsilence Radio Hour airs Fridays from 1pm-2pm Eastern Time
on Brooklyn College Radio, WBCR.

To listen to a live streaming webcast of WBCR, click HERE and open the downloaded file in iTunes OR visit the Brooklyn College Radio webpage.

For mp3's of past shows, send email to eddie [at] warmsilence.org.

To listen to the Warmsilence Radio Hour theme music
(stet by D. Edward Davis), please click HERE.


past shows


Episode 21: Music for Moving
Original airdate: December 15, 2006
Music by Jessica Pavone
Guest: Jessica Pavone

Episode 20: Winter Music
Original airdate: December 8, 2006
Music by John Luther Adams

Episode 19: Ubu
Original airdate: December 1, 2006
Music by Eben Lillie
Guest: Eben Lillie

Episode 18: New Sound Sources
Original airdate: November 17, 2006
Music by Glenn Kotche, Zachary Seldess, Alvin Curran, Alan Licht, Chris Bissonnette, and Ben Patterson

Episode 17: From Ireland to Germany
Original airdate: November 10, 2006
Music by Jennifer Walshe
Guest: Jennifer Walshe

Episode 16: Vocal Music
Original airdate: November 3, 2006
Music by Robert Ashley, Philip Glass, Paul Dresher (with Rinde Eckert), Laurie Anderson, Meredith Monk, Mikel Rouse, Richard Teitelbaum, Claudio Monteverdi, Philip Glass (again), Peter Ustinov, and Bean Bag Fun
Guest: Erik Carlson

Episode 15: Long and Short
Original airdate: October 27, 2006
Music by La Monte Young, They Might Be Giants, Michael Snow, John Oswald, Johann Johannsson, and Philip Corner
Guest: Erik Carlson

Episode 14: Inaugural 2
Original airdate: October 20, 2006
Music by James Tenney, Steve Reich, John Luther Adams, Arnold Dreyblatt, and Alvin Curran

Episode 13: From New Orleans to Paris
Original airdate: May 24, 2006
Music by Christopher Trapani
Guest: Christopher Trapani

Episode 12: The Ethics of Creation
Original airdate: May 17, 2006
Music by Galina Ustvolskaya and Amnon Wolman
Guest: Amnon Wolman

Episode 11: Contemporary Viola Music
Original airdate: May 10, 2006
Music by Gyorgi Ligeti, Luciano Berio, and D. Edward Davis
Guest: Adam Meyer

Episode 10: Contemporary Orchestra Music
Original airdate: May 3, 2006
Music by Morton Feldman, James Tenney, and John Luther Adams

Episode 09: Sonic Arts Union
Original airdate: April 26, 2006
Music by Alvin Lucier, David Behrman, Gordon Mumma, and Robert Ashley

Episode 08: Dream Music
Original airdate: April 5, 2006
Music by Johann Johannsson, Brian Eno, Dave Seidel, and La Monte Young

Episode 07: South American Borrowing
Original airdate: March 29, 2006
Music by Nic Collins, Quilapayun, and Frederic Rzewski

Episode 06: The Death of Classic Music
Original airdate: March 22, 2006
Music by Laurie Anderson, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Rhys Chatham, the Doors, Pierre Bastien, Robert Fripp & David Byrne, Talking Heads, and Shooby Taylor
Guest: Brandon Pettit

Episode 05: The Role of Emotions
Original airdate: March 15, 2006
Music by Nam June Paik, David Behrman, Maryanne Amacher, and Milosz Jeziorski
Guest: Milosz Jeziorski

Episode 04: Multiples
Original airdate: March 08, 2006
Music by Steve Reich, John Luther Adams, Lois V Vierk, Rhys Chatham, John Oswald, and John Cage

Episode 03: Electro-, Acoustic, or Electro-Acoustic?
Original airdate: March 01, 2006
Music by Laurie Anderson, Richard Maxfield, Robert Ashley, Paul Dresher, Louis Andriessen, and Yoni Niv
Guest: Yoni Niv

Episode 02: Concept vs. Sound
Original airdate: February 22, 2006
Music by Edgard Varese, James Tenney, Alfredo Marin, and Jon Gibson
Guest: Alfredo Marin

Episode 01: Inaugural
Original airdate: February 15, 2006
Music by James Tenney, John Oswald, Steve Reich, David Lang, Michael Gordon, La Monte Young, and Pauline Oliveros


Direct all questions, comments, love letters, and hate mail
to eddie [at] warmsilence.org