Category Archives: Modern Composition
Gyða Valtýsdóttir ~ Epicycle II
Many of our readers have heard Gyða Valtýsdóttir without learning her name. As a co-founder of múm, she injected mystery into the band’s early releases. On her own, she’s gone from strength to strength, building her reputation through original works and
Gyða Valtýsdóttir ~ Epicycle II
Many of our readers have heard Gyða Valtýsdóttir without learning her name. As a co-founder of múm, she injected mystery into the band’s early releases. On her own, she’s gone from strength to strength, building her reputation through original works and
Madeleine Cocolas ~ Ithaca
Ithaca is a tranquil, expansive phantom. It is more than just a place, it is also a web of emotional states and historical traces where the twists of grand myths meet the common patterns of everyday life. Madeleine Cocolas wrote
Madeleine Cocolas ~ Ithaca
Ithaca is a tranquil, expansive phantom. It is more than just a place, it is also a web of emotional states and historical traces where the twists of grand myths meet the common patterns of everyday life. Madeleine Cocolas wrote
Aukai ~ Game Trails
We first wrote about Game Trails back in June, when we featured “Akal Ki” in our feature Ten Tracks That Sound Like Summer. Now we can tell you that Aukai‘s whole album sounds like summer, infused with a dual love of travel and nature.
Aukai ~ Game Trails
We first wrote about Game Trails back in June, when we featured “Akal Ki” in our feature Ten Tracks That Sound Like Summer. Now we can tell you that Aukai‘s whole album sounds like summer, infused with a dual love of travel and nature.
Less Bells ~ Mourning Jewelry
Mourning Jewelry is a stunningly gorgeous album; during the cavalcade of submissions we’ve had this summer, it’s the one record that stayed on repeat. The music is adaptable to any situation. It can occupy the foreground or fade into the background;
Less Bells ~ Mourning Jewelry
Mourning Jewelry is a stunningly gorgeous album; during the cavalcade of submissions we’ve had this summer, it’s the one record that stayed on repeat. The music is adaptable to any situation. It can occupy the foreground or fade into the background;
Library Tapes ~ The Quiet City
Here’s another perfect pandemic production, whether conceived during lockdown or not. (We suspect that it was.) Library Tapes (David Wenngren) has gathered a small supergroup comprised of Olivia Belli, Julia Kent, Akira Kosemura, Hoshiko Yamane and Michael A. Muller. But before
Library Tapes ~ The Quiet City
Here’s another perfect pandemic production, whether conceived during lockdown or not. (We suspect that it was.) Library Tapes (David Wenngren) has gathered a small supergroup comprised of Olivia Belli, Julia Kent, Akira Kosemura, Hoshiko Yamane and Michael A. Muller. But before
*Press A* ~ Alex Burnett ~ The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature
Alex Burnett‘s score to the La Belle Games / ARTE video game may be based on Mary Shelley’s novel, but not the part one expects. The narrative covers the latter section, in which the creature (who is not named Frankenstein), roams the
*Press A* ~ Alex Burnett ~ The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature
Alex Burnett‘s score to the La Belle Games / ARTE video game may be based on Mary Shelley’s novel, but not the part one expects. The narrative covers the latter section, in which the creature (who is not named Frankenstein), roams the
Jeremy Bible ~ Broken Ecologies
Jeremy Bible has done it again! Or rather, he recorded this album earlier than Human Savagery and released it later. Broken Ecologies is another ambitious project: 30 movements spanning seven tracks across four hours. Originally a 16.2 channel AV installation, this series is now
Jeremy Bible ~ Broken Ecologies
Jeremy Bible has done it again! Or rather, he recorded this album earlier than Human Savagery and released it later. Broken Ecologies is another ambitious project: 30 movements spanning seven tracks across four hours. Originally a 16.2 channel AV installation, this series is now
Dmitry Evgrafov ~ Surrender
We’ve been fans of Moscow’s Dmitry Evgrafov from the very start, when he released Lying on Your Shoulder in a cardboard sleeve with tuck-in flap. From there he’s gone from strength to strength; Comprehension of Light is one of ACL’s top modern composition albums of the
Dmitry Evgrafov ~ Surrender
We’ve been fans of Moscow’s Dmitry Evgrafov from the very start, when he released Lying on Your Shoulder in a cardboard sleeve with tuck-in flap. From there he’s gone from strength to strength; Comprehension of Light is one of ACL’s top modern composition albums of the
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