#12: Christina Carter (Charalambides): "Poetry"

(This episode was originally broadcast September 2nd, 2021)

 

Steve Flato talks with Christina Carter (Charalambides) on today's episode of Signifying Something. During a terrible period of loss from 2008 to 2014, Christina created some of her best solo music. Much of it remains unheard to a large audience as they were released in very small editions on CD-R and never released digitally. Steve and Christina discuss her solo discography as well as her early childhood influences; the art school system; her improvisational approach to songwriting; the artist/listener relationship; a transformative live experience with Joe McPhee; the importance of participation in the artistic process; the difficulty of singing other peoples songs; the live experience and the life energy of live music, and why Christina didn't want to play live at first. Check out signifyingsomething.bandcamp.com for a free/pay-what-you-want download of the episode as well as "Poetry" from Christina's Texas Modern Exorcism album. Intro / bed music - Steve Flato 34:25 "Centerpiece" - from Masque Femine by Christina Carter 53:50 - "Poetry" - from Texas Modern Exorcism by Christina Carter 1:05:30 - "Letter L" - from Imaginee by Christina Carter 1:09:13 - "Ascend Mem" - from Imaginational Anthem Vol 2 by Christina Carter 1:32:25 - "Ice" - from upcoming a capella record by Christina Carter 1:35:40 - "Lady Friend" - from Texas Blues Working by Christina Carter End / bed music - Steve Flato 

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