Category Archives: Modern Composition

Alex Velasco ~ Imbued

Alex Velasco is a true child of the world.  The Czech-Phillipine artist was born in Melbourne, moved to Berlin, and financed her first album by packing boxes at Amazon.  Imbued is like one of these boxes, filled with curiosity, wonder, and a

Alex Velasco ~ Imbued

Alex Velasco is a true child of the world.  The Czech-Phillipine artist was born in Melbourne, moved to Berlin, and financed her first album by packing boxes at Amazon.  Imbued is like one of these boxes, filled with curiosity, wonder, and a

Vince Pope ~ Together Apart

Unhappily, we’ve found ourselves unexpectedly familiar with the question of what to do when confronted with a global pandemic and it’s no understatement to say that we’ve all taken different approaches, with different levels of success. Forced by circumstance to

Vince Pope ~ Together Apart

Unhappily, we’ve found ourselves unexpectedly familiar with the question of what to do when confronted with a global pandemic and it’s no understatement to say that we’ve all taken different approaches, with different levels of success. Forced by circumstance to

Víkingur Ólafsson ~ From Afar

“Never meet your heroes”. If Víkingur Ólafsson had followed this advice, this gem of an album would have never come into existence. Having loved the music of György Kurtág since his father handed him a record when he was youngster

Víkingur Ólafsson ~ From Afar

“Never meet your heroes”. If Víkingur Ólafsson had followed this advice, this gem of an album would have never come into existence. Having loved the music of György Kurtág since his father handed him a record when he was youngster

Brian Harnetty ~ Words and Silences

Words and Silences is released in dual vocal and instrumental versions, befitting its title.  Winesap Records is also offering a fine 48-page chapbook, which we recommend to gain that precious tactile experience.  While Thomas Merton ~ the subject of this album ~

Brian Harnetty ~ Words and Silences

Words and Silences is released in dual vocal and instrumental versions, befitting its title.  Winesap Records is also offering a fine 48-page chapbook, which we recommend to gain that precious tactile experience.  While Thomas Merton ~ the subject of this album ~

Sea Island & Ferry ~ As If

A staggered release plan has kept Hong Kong’s Sea Island & Ferry in the public eye (and ear) all year.  As If was released as a pair of EPs a few months apart, and is now packaged together as a single album. The

Sea Island & Ferry ~ As If

A staggered release plan has kept Hong Kong’s Sea Island & Ferry in the public eye (and ear) all year.  As If was released as a pair of EPs a few months apart, and is now packaged together as a single album. The

Aaron Martin ~ The End of Medicine

Alex Lockwood’s documentary “The End of Medicine” is about the next pandemic, already brewing beneath the radar, ready to transfer from animals to humans.  Even those immune to horror films may be terrified when they learn what happens when livestock

Aaron Martin ~ The End of Medicine

Alex Lockwood’s documentary “The End of Medicine” is about the next pandemic, already brewing beneath the radar, ready to transfer from animals to humans.  Even those immune to horror films may be terrified when they learn what happens when livestock

Jakob Lindhagen ~ Memory Constructions

Who are we? Do we construct who we are? Hit play on this beautiful new album from Jakob Lindhagen and consider that it might not all be as simple as you first thought. There’s a fascinating episode of Revisionist History,

Jakob Lindhagen ~ Memory Constructions

Who are we? Do we construct who we are? Hit play on this beautiful new album from Jakob Lindhagen and consider that it might not all be as simple as you first thought. There’s a fascinating episode of Revisionist History,

Henning Schmiedt ~ Piano Miniatures

This is a welcome return to ACL for Henning Schmiedt, who we last reviewed enthusiastically in 2017 for a collaboration with Christoph Berg. There’s a phrase from that review that stands out, ‘a feeling of playful innocence’, a feeling that

Henning Schmiedt ~ Piano Miniatures

This is a welcome return to ACL for Henning Schmiedt, who we last reviewed enthusiastically in 2017 for a collaboration with Christoph Berg. There’s a phrase from that review that stands out, ‘a feeling of playful innocence’, a feeling that