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ACL 2024 ~ Spring Music Preview: Electronic
What will you be listening to as the snow melts, the flowers bloom and the birds return? What will you play when you open your car windows for the first time this year, letting the fresh air in and the
ACL 2024 ~ Spring Music Preview: Electronic
What will you be listening to as the snow melts, the flowers bloom and the birds return? What will you play when you open your car windows for the first time this year, letting the fresh air in and the
ACL 2024 ~ Spring Music Preview: Ambient & Drone
Astronomical spring is only two weeks away, and hundreds of spring albums have begun to poke through the sonic ether like crocuses and daffodils through dirt. In a few weeks time, the bouquets will become fields, and the hills will
ACL 2024 ~ Spring Music Preview: Ambient & Drone
Astronomical spring is only two weeks away, and hundreds of spring albums have begun to poke through the sonic ether like crocuses and daffodils through dirt. In a few weeks time, the bouquets will become fields, and the hills will
SP* Episode 34: OLD & NEW DREAMS – with Kerry O’Brien and Will Robin [podcast]
This episode of Sound Propositions features scholars Kerry O’Brien and Will Robin, editors of the recent anthology On Minimalism: Documenting a Musical Movement. Described as a historical source reader, the book compiles over 100 primary sources retelling the story of
SP* Episode 34: OLD & NEW DREAMS – with Kerry O’Brien and Will Robin [podcast]
This episode of Sound Propositions features scholars Kerry O’Brien and Will Robin, editors of the recent anthology On Minimalism: Documenting a Musical Movement. Described as a historical source reader, the book compiles over 100 primary sources retelling the story of
Ukrainian Field Notes XXX
We have now reached the second anniversary of the full-scale invasion. With over 270 interviews to date, a book compiling all interviews from the first year, an 80+ track compilation with proceeds going to Musicians Defend Ukraine, and 16 podcasts
Ukrainian Field Notes XXX
We have now reached the second anniversary of the full-scale invasion. With over 270 interviews to date, a book compiling all interviews from the first year, an 80+ track compilation with proceeds going to Musicians Defend Ukraine, and 16 podcasts
SP* Episode 33: DIS/EMBODIED – with Cruel Diagonals [podcast]
Having first captured our attention with Monolithic Nuance (2018) for Longform Editions, Megan Mitchell’s Cruel Diagonals has continued to impress with each new work. With Fractured Whole, she set herself the task of producing an album using nothing but her
SP* Episode 33: DIS/EMBODIED – with Cruel Diagonals [podcast]
Having first captured our attention with Monolithic Nuance (2018) for Longform Editions, Megan Mitchell’s Cruel Diagonals has continued to impress with each new work. With Fractured Whole, she set herself the task of producing an album using nothing but her
Ukrainian Field Notes XXIX
Coming up to the second anniversary of the Russian full-scale invasion, we are back with a new episode of Ukrainian Field Notes. Vlad Yakovlev talks to us about Ukrainian folk from the 90s, while Paloven introduces the first Regular Disco
Ukrainian Field Notes XXIX
Coming up to the second anniversary of the Russian full-scale invasion, we are back with a new episode of Ukrainian Field Notes. Vlad Yakovlev talks to us about Ukrainian folk from the 90s, while Paloven introduces the first Regular Disco
Of Sound as Memory ~ An Interview With Nyokabi Kariũki
Nyokabi Kariũki has emerged as an exciting new voice in experimental music over the past few years. We will let her do the introductions herself, but it’s worth highlighting the blog she keeps over on her website, where you can
Of Sound as Memory ~ An Interview With Nyokabi Kariũki
Nyokabi Kariũki has emerged as an exciting new voice in experimental music over the past few years. We will let her do the introductions herself, but it’s worth highlighting the blog she keeps over on her website, where you can
ACL 2024 ~ Winter Music Preview: Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
We conclude our six-part Winter Music Preview with a slew of genres: not only those mentioned above, but doom, dub, raga, Afrobeat and more. During this trip around the world, we’ll meet performers who operate as sonic chefs, spicing their
ACL 2024 ~ Winter Music Preview: Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
We conclude our six-part Winter Music Preview with a slew of genres: not only those mentioned above, but doom, dub, raga, Afrobeat and more. During this trip around the world, we’ll meet performers who operate as sonic chefs, spicing their
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