Category Archives: Modern Composition

Stéphane Horeczko ~ Petite Lune

Once in a while, it’s nice to know that one’s favorite artists are still around.  A few years pass, and one wonders how they are and what they are doing.  Three years have passed since Stéphane Horeczko graced us with the delicate G.

Stéphane Horeczko ~ Petite Lune

Once in a while, it’s nice to know that one’s favorite artists are still around.  A few years pass, and one wonders how they are and what they are doing.  Three years have passed since Stéphane Horeczko graced us with the delicate G.

Marvin Ayres ~ Harmogram Suite

Many recording artists peak early, losing relevance as they age.  Marvin Ayres is the exception to the rule.  Want proof?  Consider some of the bands to which the artist has contributed:  Culture Club, Simply Red, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Prefab

Marvin Ayres ~ Harmogram Suite

Many recording artists peak early, losing relevance as they age.  Marvin Ayres is the exception to the rule.  Want proof?  Consider some of the bands to which the artist has contributed:  Culture Club, Simply Red, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Prefab

Heinali ~ Air

Oleg Shpudeiko aka Heinali is a composer with no musical education, something one can hardly believe when listening to an album as beautiful and disciplined as Air.  A closer listen however reveals the experimentation that only someone who has learned to make music

Heinali ~ Air

Oleg Shpudeiko aka Heinali is a composer with no musical education, something one can hardly believe when listening to an album as beautiful and disciplined as Air.  A closer listen however reveals the experimentation that only someone who has learned to make music

Laura Cannell & Rhodri Davies ~ Feathered Swing of the Raven

Recorder and harp is not a combination we’ve previously encountered, so it might be fair to say that this is the best recorder and harp album we’ve ever heard.  But it would also be fair to say that this is

Laura Cannell & Rhodri Davies ~ Feathered Swing of the Raven

Recorder and harp is not a combination we’ve previously encountered, so it might be fair to say that this is the best recorder and harp album we’ve ever heard.  But it would also be fair to say that this is

Nicholas Bernier ~ Music for a Piano/Music for a Book

Many people describe instrumental music as being “cinematic” or as “the soundtrack to a movie that has never been made”.  These commonplace nods to the largest entertainment industry ignore a more obvious description: the soundtrack to a book.  As a

Nicholas Bernier ~ Music for a Piano/Music for a Book

Many people describe instrumental music as being “cinematic” or as “the soundtrack to a movie that has never been made”.  These commonplace nods to the largest entertainment industry ignore a more obvious description: the soundtrack to a book.  As a

Antoine Chessex ~ Dust

Sometimes we miss something at ACL.  Not too often, and not for long.  And we are very strict with our rules.  So despite dozens of submissions from 2011, this is only the second we’ve accepted.  The reasons: Dust is exceptional, and it hasn’t

Antoine Chessex ~ Dust

Sometimes we miss something at ACL.  Not too often, and not for long.  And we are very strict with our rules.  So despite dozens of submissions from 2011, this is only the second we’ve accepted.  The reasons: Dust is exceptional, and it hasn’t

John Aulich ~ Suite 001 – “For Kazimierz”

John Aulich’s first major project is time-anchored yet timeless, frightening yet essential.  Suite 001 – “For Kazimierz” is inspired by the WWII stories of Aulich’s Polish grandfather, who immigrated to the U.K. and served in the British Army until 1948.

John Aulich ~ Suite 001 – “For Kazimierz”

John Aulich’s first major project is time-anchored yet timeless, frightening yet essential.  Suite 001 – “For Kazimierz” is inspired by the WWII stories of Aulich’s Polish grandfather, who immigrated to the U.K. and served in the British Army until 1948.

Delphine Dora ~ A Stream of Consciousness

Solo pianists can come across as dry and removed or playful and ebullient.  When a single instrument plays for the length of an album, it’s better to be the latter.  This is what we’ve come to expect from Delphine Dora, who

Delphine Dora ~ A Stream of Consciousness

Solo pianists can come across as dry and removed or playful and ebullient.  When a single instrument plays for the length of an album, it’s better to be the latter.  This is what we’ve come to expect from Delphine Dora, who