Category Archives: Modern Composition
Leslee Smucker ~ Breathing Landscape / Concepción Huerta ~ The Earth Has Memory
Whatever medium of creation we explore, it seems artists never get too far away from the Earth and its landscapes. Some explore threatened environments, whilst others retreat into familiar terrain for nostalgia and remembrance. Two upcoming releases dwell on inhabited
Leslee Smucker ~ Breathing Landscape / Concepción Huerta ~ The Earth Has Memory
Whatever medium of creation we explore, it seems artists never get too far away from the Earth and its landscapes. Some explore threatened environments, whilst others retreat into familiar terrain for nostalgia and remembrance. Two upcoming releases dwell on inhabited
Brian Harnetty ~ The Workbench
How much of a person’s essence is imbued in the objects they collect? The more personal the object, the greater the usage, the more likely it retains a particle of the owner. When Brian Harnetty inherited his father’s workbench, typewriter, and
Brian Harnetty ~ The Workbench
How much of a person’s essence is imbued in the objects they collect? The more personal the object, the greater the usage, the more likely it retains a particle of the owner. When Brian Harnetty inherited his father’s workbench, typewriter, and
Oliver Patrice Weder ~ The Shoe Factory
After aphids devastated Mallorca’s wine crop, the populace turned their talents to leather shoemaking. At its peak, the area was home to over a hundred shoe factories; a few still survive and thrive, the rest either deserted or converted. When
Oliver Patrice Weder ~ The Shoe Factory
After aphids devastated Mallorca’s wine crop, the populace turned their talents to leather shoemaking. At its peak, the area was home to over a hundred shoe factories; a few still survive and thrive, the rest either deserted or converted. When
String and Tins Recordings ~ The Stills Series
After releasing three EPs in successive years, String and Tins Recordings is set to release The Stills Series on vinyl, collecting all three EPs and adding a new Joe Wilkinson remix of Simon Whiteside’s “Immersions.” To celebrate, and to draw new attention to this
String and Tins Recordings ~ The Stills Series
After releasing three EPs in successive years, String and Tins Recordings is set to release The Stills Series on vinyl, collecting all three EPs and adding a new Joe Wilkinson remix of Simon Whiteside’s “Immersions.” To celebrate, and to draw new attention to this
Rebekka Karijord / London Contemporary Orchestra ~ Songs of Earth
Many of our readers encountered Songs of Earth for the first time in our roundup of The Year’s Best Film Scores. As the film nears international release, we expect it will pick up steam. The same holds true for the
Rebekka Karijord / London Contemporary Orchestra ~ Songs of Earth
Many of our readers encountered Songs of Earth for the first time in our roundup of The Year’s Best Film Scores. As the film nears international release, we expect it will pick up steam. The same holds true for the
ACL 2024 ~ Winter Music Preview: Modern Composition
A change of direction, an anticipated collection and a slew of soundtracks mark the winter slate of releases in Modern Composition. This music may be elegant, but it’s not just for highbrow audiences; a few of the albums below have
ACL 2024 ~ Winter Music Preview: Modern Composition
A change of direction, an anticipated collection and a slew of soundtracks mark the winter slate of releases in Modern Composition. This music may be elegant, but it’s not just for highbrow audiences; a few of the albums below have
ACL 2023 ~ Top Ten Modern Composition
The year’s most beautiful music can be found here, from soft piano to soaring strings, humble ensemble to booming orchestra. This was a banner year for modern composition, which even recruited one of the world’s biggest post-rock bands into its
ACL 2023 ~ Top Ten Modern Composition
The year’s most beautiful music can be found here, from soft piano to soaring strings, humble ensemble to booming orchestra. This was a banner year for modern composition, which even recruited one of the world’s biggest post-rock bands into its
Mikael Tobias ~ As Breath
An exciting release that slides from modern composition to post-rock, As Breath starts with a weighty theme, but can’t hide its exuberance. The morphing tones are the result of a collaboration between Mikael Tobias and friends Crush String Collective (Maria Martine Jagd, Pauline Hogstrand
Mikael Tobias ~ As Breath
An exciting release that slides from modern composition to post-rock, As Breath starts with a weighty theme, but can’t hide its exuberance. The morphing tones are the result of a collaboration between Mikael Tobias and friends Crush String Collective (Maria Martine Jagd, Pauline Hogstrand
a closer listen 