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The Gilder ~ Mechanical Sea
How best to combine electronic dance with modern composition? In this reviewer’s opinion, the answer is to include real instruments, as are found here, where violin, viola and cello join electric and acoustic guitar and bass. In the hands of
The Gilder ~ Mechanical Sea
How best to combine electronic dance with modern composition? In this reviewer’s opinion, the answer is to include real instruments, as are found here, where violin, viola and cello join electric and acoustic guitar and bass. In the hands of
Kingsley Ash ~ The Lekking Grounds
The Lekking Grounds, a single 15 minute track, is the culmination of a 2013 North Yorkshire residency. Last spring, Kingsley Ash spent a week recording, led two field recording workshops in local schools, blended the results and performed this piece live. We
Kingsley Ash ~ The Lekking Grounds
The Lekking Grounds, a single 15 minute track, is the culmination of a 2013 North Yorkshire residency. Last spring, Kingsley Ash spent a week recording, led two field recording workshops in local schools, blended the results and performed this piece live. We
Rodman Melchior Melchior Rodman
The tape begins with a lonely violin, melancholic in nature. Letha and Dan are married, and Letha is battling Stage IV melanoma and breast cancer. This elegiac work testifies to art as a statement of life. Letha’s side is stunning, a
Rodman Melchior Melchior Rodman
The tape begins with a lonely violin, melancholic in nature. Letha and Dan are married, and Letha is battling Stage IV melanoma and breast cancer. This elegiac work testifies to art as a statement of life. Letha’s side is stunning, a
Dumbsaint ~ Disappearance in a Minor Role – Part III: Celeste
Let’s address the odd fact first: Part III is actually part one of a short film trilogy and soundtrack, deliberately presented out of order. These interlocking pieces are meant to create a sense of mystery, with secrets to be revealed in
Dumbsaint ~ Disappearance in a Minor Role – Part III: Celeste
Let’s address the odd fact first: Part III is actually part one of a short film trilogy and soundtrack, deliberately presented out of order. These interlocking pieces are meant to create a sense of mystery, with secrets to be revealed in
Nick Gill ~ On neni jako on
One hour, four chords, numerous permutations: the idea shouldn’t work, but it does. The score to a Czech production by a German writer, On neni jako on reflects the nature of the play like a cracked mirror. Multiple disciplines join at this
Nick Gill ~ On neni jako on
One hour, four chords, numerous permutations: the idea shouldn’t work, but it does. The score to a Czech production by a German writer, On neni jako on reflects the nature of the play like a cracked mirror. Multiple disciplines join at this
Good Willsmith ~ The Honeymoon Workbook
The words “recorded live with no overdubs” are overused, but in this case they make an important statement. The trio of Good Willsmith had to be on point at all times for this venture to work. One slip and the entire project
Good Willsmith ~ The Honeymoon Workbook
The words “recorded live with no overdubs” are overused, but in this case they make an important statement. The trio of Good Willsmith had to be on point at all times for this venture to work. One slip and the entire project
Ákos Garai ~ The Imagined River
With The Imagined River, we step once more into the River Taurion ~ the same river, a different river, a real river, an imagined river. At this point in the ongoing La Rivière series, Cédric Peyronnet’s original recordings have become secondary to the impressions
Ákos Garai ~ The Imagined River
With The Imagined River, we step once more into the River Taurion ~ the same river, a different river, a real river, an imagined river. At this point in the ongoing La Rivière series, Cédric Peyronnet’s original recordings have become secondary to the impressions
Innercity Ensemble ~ II
Innercity Ensemble‘s II is a study in black and white, but in these improvisations the colors are not always what one might expect. Each entry comes across as a riff on a theme. The contrast yields to synthesis, much in the same
Innercity Ensemble ~ II
Innercity Ensemble‘s II is a study in black and white, but in these improvisations the colors are not always what one might expect. Each entry comes across as a riff on a theme. The contrast yields to synthesis, much in the same
