Category Archives: Modern Composition
Peter Jones ~ Carrying Glass
Here’s something we rarely encounter: a debut album without a press release, winning a review on the basis of sound alone. Dublin’s Peter Jones does provide us with some new vocabulary words to help decipher his music (ex. komorebi, the scattered light that
Peter Jones ~ Carrying Glass
Here’s something we rarely encounter: a debut album without a press release, winning a review on the basis of sound alone. Dublin’s Peter Jones does provide us with some new vocabulary words to help decipher his music (ex. komorebi, the scattered light that
Max Richter ~ Voices
Max Richter‘s Voices is the perfect album for this weekend, indeed for this time in human history: a heartfelt reflection on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Today is the 4th of July in the United States, a day when Americans celebrate
Max Richter ~ Voices
Max Richter‘s Voices is the perfect album for this weekend, indeed for this time in human history: a heartfelt reflection on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Today is the 4th of July in the United States, a day when Americans celebrate
Atli Örvarsson ~ You Are Here
The Summer 2020 slate is already loaded with amazing albums. The first comes from Iceland’s Atli Örvarsson, who has been scoring for film and TV for decades (The Edge of Seventeen, Vantage Point, Chicago trilogy) but is finally releasing his debut album. Add Sinfonia
Atli Örvarsson ~ You Are Here
The Summer 2020 slate is already loaded with amazing albums. The first comes from Iceland’s Atli Örvarsson, who has been scoring for film and TV for decades (The Edge of Seventeen, Vantage Point, Chicago trilogy) but is finally releasing his debut album. Add Sinfonia
Derek Yau ~ May
Today we are halfway to Christmas, which seems fitting as today is the day that May is released. While the EP’s title refers to the month in which it was recorded, Derek Yau also mentions “possibility and hope” in the form of
Derek Yau ~ May
Today we are halfway to Christmas, which seems fitting as today is the day that May is released. While the EP’s title refers to the month in which it was recorded, Derek Yau also mentions “possibility and hope” in the form of
Kjartan Sveinsson ~ The Last Farm
The Last Farm is one of the shortest releases we’ve ever covered, but we’re always interested in anything related to Sigur Rós. Kjartan Sveinsson recorded this score in 2004, and the film was subsequently nominated for an Academy Award; the score has
Kjartan Sveinsson ~ The Last Farm
The Last Farm is one of the shortest releases we’ve ever covered, but we’re always interested in anything related to Sigur Rós. Kjartan Sveinsson recorded this score in 2004, and the film was subsequently nominated for an Academy Award; the score has
Quest Ensemble ~ The Other Side
Before we begin, a reminder that today (Juneteenth), Bandcamp will be waiving their normal fee in order to support racial equality, justice and change. 100% of their share will be donated to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. So if you
Quest Ensemble ~ The Other Side
Before we begin, a reminder that today (Juneteenth), Bandcamp will be waiving their normal fee in order to support racial equality, justice and change. 100% of their share will be donated to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. So if you
Apparat ~ Dämonen
The third release in Apparat‘s 2020 soundtrack series, Dämonen is the score to Sebastian Hartman’s theatre production, based on Dostevsky’s anti-nihilistic novel Demons, not the horror film of the same name. In the novel, demonic forces (which include materialism, anarchism and atheism) possess a
Apparat ~ Dämonen
The third release in Apparat‘s 2020 soundtrack series, Dämonen is the score to Sebastian Hartman’s theatre production, based on Dostevsky’s anti-nihilistic novel Demons, not the horror film of the same name. In the novel, demonic forces (which include materialism, anarchism and atheism) possess a
Machinefabriek with Anne Bakker ~ Oehoe
“Today is a great day to buy music,” writes Rutger Zuydervelt (Machinefabriek). “Not only mine.” Not only is Bandcamp waiving their normal fees today, but many artists and labels are donating their own proceeds. If you purchase any Machinefabriek release
Machinefabriek with Anne Bakker ~ Oehoe
“Today is a great day to buy music,” writes Rutger Zuydervelt (Machinefabriek). “Not only mine.” Not only is Bandcamp waiving their normal fees today, but many artists and labels are donating their own proceeds. If you purchase any Machinefabriek release
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