About this episode
As Season Six draws to a close, Kirk opens up the Strong Songs mailbag to answer a bunch of listener questions on topics ranging from Diablo's use of lydian to what he means when he talks about "transcribing." REFERENCED/DISCUSSED: "Tristram" by Matt Uelman from Diablo , 1997 "Blast Inc. (feat. Jorgen Munkeby)" by Haunted Shores from Viscera, 2015 "One Down, One Up" by John Coltrane from New Thing at Newport, 1965 "Heart of Glass" by Debbie Harry and Chris Stein as recorded by Miley Cyrus in 2020 "Respect" by Otis Redding recorded by Aretha Franklin, 1967 "All The Things You Are" by Jerome Kern, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, 1939, and also recorded by the Brad Mehldau Trio in 1999 "Reminiscing" by Little River Band from Sleeper Catcher , 1978 "Flute Loop" by The Beastie Boys from Ill Communication , 1994 "Flute Thing" by The Blues Project from Projections , 1966 "Dream is Collapsing" and "Dream Within a Dream" by Hans Zimmer from Inception , 2010 "Concerto for Flute & Orchestra No. 1 in G Major, I. 313: I. Allegro Maestoso," feat. Sir James Galway "Kid Charlemagne" by Steely Dan feat. Larry Carlton from The Royal Scam , 1976 "St. Thomas" by Sonny Rollins from Saxophone Colossus , 1956 "Supercell" by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard from PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation , 2023 "Morph" by twenty one pilots from Trench , 2018 "Summertime" by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince from Homebase , 1991 "Summer Love" by Kool and the Gang from Light of Worlds , 1974 "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang' by Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg from The Chronic , 1992 Doctor Mix explains how to get the "Summer Madness" sound on an ARP 2600 "Ironside" by Quincy Jones as featured in the Kill Bill soundtrack, 2003 "Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47: IV. Allegro non troppo" by Dimitri Shostakovich as recorded by the Berlin Philharmonic, 1987 "Time" by Pink Floyd from The Dark Side of the Moon , 1973 "Shit Talk" by Sufjan Stevens from Javelin , 2023 OUTRO SOLOIST: Evan Illouz Evan is a clinical psychologist in Brooklyn, NY, who's been playing since he was in high school, about 20 years ago. ----LINKS----- 💰 SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! 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