Music for the DMV is #1 on the WTUL charts for the second week in a row!
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Orca, Attack! on In Memory Of John Peel Show
Zaph Mann reached out to me with some kind words after the Wormhole World sampler led him to listen to Music for the DMV. He didn’t stop there, though — thanks to his sonic exploration, Orca, Attack!, my project with husband David Miller Rodriguez, has had its radio/podcast debut! Zaph playlisted my remix of Dave’s brilliant song “Only Midnight Knows” on his January 25 show and had some really nice things to say about our Composer Challenges project.
Catch the full show below, and view the playlist on the In Memory of John Peel on the website.
#M4DMV reviewed on Trust The Doc
A little late on this one, but big thanks to Neil March for reviewing Music for the DMV on Edition 15 of Trust-The-Doc! Read it here.
Departure 2019 “live” set now on Mixcloud
ICYMI, my “live” set for Phantom Circuit, aired January 24 on Resonance EXTRA, is now available on Mixcloud along with lots of other sonic goodness. See the full playlist on the Phantom Circuit website, and listen below.
“Live” tonight on Phantom Circuit
Check out the Phantom Circuit show on ResonanceExtra tonight for a brand new, exclusive “live” set including a debut demo, plus performances of songs off Music for the DMV and the Wormhold World Records sampler, A Picture of Good Health.
#M4DMV reviewed on Concrete Islands
Thanks so much to Stewart Gardiner and Concrete Islands for a superb review of Music for the DMV! Read the full review here.
#M4DMV on Front & Follow and Altered State
Two plays on awesome radio shows today–“In A Chill Mood” on Reform Radio’s Front & Follow show, and “Call My Number” on the ever excellent DJ Tim Kai’s Altered State show on The Lion FM.
Upcoming performance by Glass City Singers
Glass City Singers in Toledo will be premiering two of my choral works on April 23 at 7:30 PM. The concert lineup as of now is:
“In the Middle” [2016] – Dale Trumbore (b. 1987)
“Each of Us” [2016] – Linda Kachelmeier (b. 1965)
“To Live is to Breathe [2015] – Linda Kachelmeier (b. 1965)
“A Basic Cake” [2009] – Elizabeth Joan Kelly (b. 1983)
“Pennsylvania” [2007] – Elizabeth Joan Kelly (b. 1983)
More info TBD. I’m so excited to hear these pieces performed!
Glass City Singers are led by Brad Pierson. They are an auditioned community ensemble made up of singers ages 16-30 that exclusively performs music by living composers. Catch some of their previous performances on their youtube channel.
Louder Than War review of #M4DMV
Paul Scott-Bates (aka hiapop) has written a wonderful review of Music for the DMV for Louder Than War. Some excerpts:
“Utilising Found Sound and MIDI, Elizabeth Joan Kelly has created something of a milestone in underground electronic music with the Brian Eno inspired title – Music For The DMV (America’s Department of Motor Vehicles).”
“Taking its title influence from Music For Airports, fifteen tracks see Kelly delve into the extraordinary masses of online found sounds which she treats, manipulates and regurgitates. A simple task on the face of things but what she does here is nothing short of extraordinary and inspiring.”
“With the promise of a new album for 2019, Elizabeth Joan Kelly could well be a name to look out for. Simple but expertly assembled music with more than a few surprises along the way.”
Such an honor–thank you Paul and LTW! Read the full review here.
#M4DMV on An Earful’s Best Of 2018: Electronic
Thank you to An Earful for including Music for the DMV on their Best Electronic Albums of 2018 (along with Eno, the man himself)! An excerpt:
While one would think that relaxing sounds would be the best thing to help survive another license renewal, Kelly uses a variety of shiny textures and bright melodies to instead provide distraction. And there’s plenty of that to be found here, as well as charm, especially in the three tracks classed as Gymnopedies. Best of all, however, is Call My Number, which has an almost comical sense of yearning and absolutely reminds me of that time when the scheduling system crashed at the DMV and I lost my place in line.
Full list here.
