Category Archives: Modern Composition
Angèle David-Guillou ~ A Question of Angles
Norman Records calls Angèle David-Guillou an “undervalued talent,” so we’re going on record to proclaim that we value her talent immensely ~ even more given A Question of Angles, a sensational set launching the artist’s music into new territories. The album’s mainstream
Angèle David-Guillou ~ A Question of Angles
Norman Records calls Angèle David-Guillou an “undervalued talent,” so we’re going on record to proclaim that we value her talent immensely ~ even more given A Question of Angles, a sensational set launching the artist’s music into new territories. The album’s mainstream
Phoria ~ Caught a Black Rabbit
From 2010-16, Phoria released a handful of electronically-minded, lyric-based EPs and one LP, then went quiet for four years, only to emerge as a modern composition ensemble. Whenever a band switches from the vocal to the instrumental, we feel like they’ve been
Phoria ~ Caught a Black Rabbit
From 2010-16, Phoria released a handful of electronically-minded, lyric-based EPs and one LP, then went quiet for four years, only to emerge as a modern composition ensemble. Whenever a band switches from the vocal to the instrumental, we feel like they’ve been
Rael Jones ~ Mother Echo
Losing a parent is traumatic, but remembering a parent can be therapeutic, as proven by Rael Jones on Mother Echo. The album is a heartfelt tribute to the composer’s mother, released on the fifth anniversary of her death. Piano and string quartet combine
Rael Jones ~ Mother Echo
Losing a parent is traumatic, but remembering a parent can be therapeutic, as proven by Rael Jones on Mother Echo. The album is a heartfelt tribute to the composer’s mother, released on the fifth anniversary of her death. Piano and string quartet combine
rotor plus ~ FUGUE STATES -before-
“When you order the ‘cassette,’ you will get a pencil.” This seems like a perfect sentence for 2020, a flubbing of expectations through which something is offered and something is taken away. FUGUE STATES -before- is the first of a two-part
rotor plus ~ FUGUE STATES -before-
“When you order the ‘cassette,’ you will get a pencil.” This seems like a perfect sentence for 2020, a flubbing of expectations through which something is offered and something is taken away. FUGUE STATES -before- is the first of a two-part
Limpet Space Race / Orchestra of St. John’s ~ We Are Water
This two-part series highlights the effects of climate change from the Himalayas to Ethiopia, as instability at the top of the world leads to instability at the bottom. Recognizing the threat to the most basic of human needs, the electronic
Limpet Space Race / Orchestra of St. John’s ~ We Are Water
This two-part series highlights the effects of climate change from the Himalayas to Ethiopia, as instability at the top of the world leads to instability at the bottom. Recognizing the threat to the most basic of human needs, the electronic
Jessica Moss ~ Opened Ending
All too often, record labels are seen as corporate entities, focused on profit. This year, we’ve seen the opposite, as labels such as Constellation have released projects whose proceeds go directly to the artists. The Corona Borealis Longplay Singles Series is their new initiative,
Jessica Moss ~ Opened Ending
All too often, record labels are seen as corporate entities, focused on profit. This year, we’ve seen the opposite, as labels such as Constellation have released projects whose proceeds go directly to the artists. The Corona Borealis Longplay Singles Series is their new initiative,
Christopher Cerrone & Tim Munro ~ Liminal Highway
when you fall asleep in transit you rarely wake up much closer to where you want to be and you’ve missed the song you were waiting to hear coming up after the ad for a funeral home and the traffic
Christopher Cerrone & Tim Munro ~ Liminal Highway
when you fall asleep in transit you rarely wake up much closer to where you want to be and you’ve missed the song you were waiting to hear coming up after the ad for a funeral home and the traffic
Julius Eastman ~ Evil N—–, Gay Guerrilla (Live)
For the past couple decades, the figure of Julius Eastman has been fruitfully revisited by interpreters, composers, scholars, and media, producing important reconsiderations of 1970s-1980s US avant-garde history. Their points are now relatively well-known, and the composer is the epicenter
Julius Eastman ~ Evil N—–, Gay Guerrilla (Live)
For the past couple decades, the figure of Julius Eastman has been fruitfully revisited by interpreters, composers, scholars, and media, producing important reconsiderations of 1970s-1980s US avant-garde history. Their points are now relatively well-known, and the composer is the epicenter
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