Category Archives: Modern Composition
Various Artists ~ Opia Compilation 001
What makes a community? What is it that gives us the feeling that we belong? How much must community members have in common, and how different can they be? OPIA started out as a one day festival run by Ólafur
Various Artists ~ Opia Compilation 001
What makes a community? What is it that gives us the feeling that we belong? How much must community members have in common, and how different can they be? OPIA started out as a one day festival run by Ólafur
Sofi Paez ~ Silent Stories
Silent Stories are the ones we hold closest to our chest, only revealing them to those we most trust. This is the topic of the debut album from pianist, singer and composer Sofi Paez, the first release from Ólafur Arnalds’
Sofi Paez ~ Silent Stories
Silent Stories are the ones we hold closest to our chest, only revealing them to those we most trust. This is the topic of the debut album from pianist, singer and composer Sofi Paez, the first release from Ólafur Arnalds’
Tim Linghaus ~ Asche und Magnolien
Memories help me to define who I am. They establish connection between me and everything that is not present or future – sometimes sharp and palpable, more often soft and frail. Unfortunately, some memories fade away irrevocably. Hence, I am
Tim Linghaus ~ Asche und Magnolien
Memories help me to define who I am. They establish connection between me and everything that is not present or future – sometimes sharp and palpable, more often soft and frail. Unfortunately, some memories fade away irrevocably. Hence, I am
Jakob Lindhagen ~ Stages of Change
Fresh off Memory Constructions and its companion piece Memory Reconstructions, Jakob Lindhagen has tackled an even more ambitious project. Stages of Change teams the composer with fellow musician and video artist Sofia Nystrand (Vargkvint), a former label mate and one of the contributors to
Jakob Lindhagen ~ Stages of Change
Fresh off Memory Constructions and its companion piece Memory Reconstructions, Jakob Lindhagen has tackled an even more ambitious project. Stages of Change teams the composer with fellow musician and video artist Sofia Nystrand (Vargkvint), a former label mate and one of the contributors to
Stephanie Pan & Ensemble Klang ~ The Art of Doing Nothing: a feminist manifesto
Many cultures associate felinity with femininity. That is, people tend to think of cats as feminine, as opposed to dogs which are associated with more masculine traits. Cats are reserved, mysterious, sly– traditionally female characteristics contrary to the dog-like tendencies
Stephanie Pan & Ensemble Klang ~ The Art of Doing Nothing: a feminist manifesto
Many cultures associate felinity with femininity. That is, people tend to think of cats as feminine, as opposed to dogs which are associated with more masculine traits. Cats are reserved, mysterious, sly– traditionally female characteristics contrary to the dog-like tendencies
Ezéchiel Pailhès ~ Ventas Rumba
The Bandcamp player has been placed at the top of the review because this is one of those albums where you almost don’t need to read the review: as soon as you hear the music, your ear catches the
Ezéchiel Pailhès ~ Ventas Rumba
The Bandcamp player has been placed at the top of the review because this is one of those albums where you almost don’t need to read the review: as soon as you hear the music, your ear catches the
Gabríel Ólafs ~ Orchestral Works
Gabríel Ólafs may be only 25, but he’s been playing piano for twenty years. Over the past five years, he’s released albums for solo piano, piano and cello, and piano and small ensemble, but Orchestral Works ups the ante
Gabríel Ólafs ~ Orchestral Works
Gabríel Ólafs may be only 25, but he’s been playing piano for twenty years. Over the past five years, he’s released albums for solo piano, piano and cello, and piano and small ensemble, but Orchestral Works ups the ante
Shards ~ Byrd Song
If old songs are given new life, will they find new audiences? And if so, will they reach mass appeal (Walter Murphy’s “A Fifth of Beethoven) or at least critical acclaim (Max Richter’s Vivaldi Recomposed)? How modern can a new
Shards ~ Byrd Song
If old songs are given new life, will they find new audiences? And if so, will they reach mass appeal (Walter Murphy’s “A Fifth of Beethoven) or at least critical acclaim (Max Richter’s Vivaldi Recomposed)? How modern can a new
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