DJ Barb Truex
Cross Fade
I was asked once what
"crossfade" meant and realized it's not in everyone's vocabulary. The
dictionary doesn't seem to want to acknowledge it as a single word. Spell check
always wants to see it as "cross fade." So I guess we'll call it a
word used in the trade of theater, radio, and other audio areas. A crossfade is
when one sound fades into another, such as fading out one track on a CD and
fading in a new track on a different CD. There is a point at which they are
both playing to a greater or lesser extent.
I thought it was an appropriate name for a global music show; a show that moves
from one culture to the next, sometimes gradually, sometimes abruptly. Cultures
do the same thing when they intermingle traditions, language, populations, etc.
Humans are always on the move and changing. The music of the world is always on
the move and changing. I try to bring as many different sounds to your ears as
I can find. It might be a traditional piece from Africa, a rock band from
Scandinavia, jazz from Asia, or country from North America. I guess you could
describe the show as "music from the planet Earth". That should cover
it.
The theme song is of constant interest to my listeners, so here's the
information about it:
Tune title: "Födelsedagsvals till Mona"
Album: Arsringar, Swedish Folk Music 1970-1990
this is a
two-CD set and a compilation of about 40 artists
Artists: Benny Andersson and Orsa Spelmän
Composers: Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
Label: MNW Records, 1990
Disc #: MNWCD 194-195
If you type in "Arsringar" to Google, you'll come up with a few
sights that still have it in stock. I've never seen it in American stores, but
it's still available on the web.
Barb Truex