Category Archives: Modern Composition

Needleleaf ~ Soul

One of the pleasures of watching new artists develop is cheering when they reach new milestones.  Thom Carter has always seemed content to do his humble thing, releasing a series of CD-Rs under a series of aliases, handpainting the covers,

Needleleaf ~ Soul

One of the pleasures of watching new artists develop is cheering when they reach new milestones.  Thom Carter has always seemed content to do his humble thing, releasing a series of CD-Rs under a series of aliases, handpainting the covers,

Anna Thorvaldsdottir ~ Rhízōma

The brightest new composer in the Icelandic music community, Anna Thorvaldsdottir, will remind many of Daniel Bjarnason.  This should come as no surprise, as the exquisitely complex and occasionally atonal “Dreaming” features Bjarnason’s conducting work for the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra.

Anna Thorvaldsdottir ~ Rhízōma

The brightest new composer in the Icelandic music community, Anna Thorvaldsdottir, will remind many of Daniel Bjarnason.  This should come as no surprise, as the exquisitely complex and occasionally atonal “Dreaming” features Bjarnason’s conducting work for the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra.

Ólafur Arnalds ~ Living Room Songs

In a nation of 300,000 people, it doesn’t take long to become a star.  What’s astonishing is that Ólafur Arnalds has been able to accomplish this on a global basis, without compromise, in the space of a few short years.  The

Ólafur Arnalds ~ Living Room Songs

In a nation of 300,000 people, it doesn’t take long to become a star.  What’s astonishing is that Ólafur Arnalds has been able to accomplish this on a global basis, without compromise, in the space of a few short years.  The

Ludovic Bource ~ The Artist OST

Once upon a time, movies were silent and orchestras performed in the pits.  Over the past few years, 3epkano and their contemporaries have attempted to revive the practice; The Artist is the next logical step.  The film is already an

Ludovic Bource ~ The Artist OST

Once upon a time, movies were silent and orchestras performed in the pits.  Over the past few years, 3epkano and their contemporaries have attempted to revive the practice; The Artist is the next logical step.  The film is already an

Bill Ryder-Jones ~ If …

The former guitarist for The Coral is finding new life as a solo artist in the happy field of modern composition.  If … , recorded with the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and inspired by Italo Calvino’s If On a Winter’s Night

Bill Ryder-Jones ~ If …

The former guitarist for The Coral is finding new life as a solo artist in the happy field of modern composition.  If … , recorded with the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and inspired by Italo Calvino’s If On a Winter’s Night