Category Archives: Modern Composition
Anne Müller ~ Heliopause
This is Anne Müller‘s first solo album. That can’t be true, can it? We’ve grown so used to hearing the cellist and reading her name that we’ve neglected to note that none of the over sixty albums on which she’s played has
Anne Müller ~ Heliopause
This is Anne Müller‘s first solo album. That can’t be true, can it? We’ve grown so used to hearing the cellist and reading her name that we’ve neglected to note that none of the over sixty albums on which she’s played has
Rituals ~ Rituals
Rituals is a unique project by Jacob Ridderberg, who has taken a page out of Steve Reich’s book of minimalism in order to highlight qualities of the saxophone otherwise easy to miss. One of the most interesting is an almost
Rituals ~ Rituals
Rituals is a unique project by Jacob Ridderberg, who has taken a page out of Steve Reich’s book of minimalism in order to highlight qualities of the saxophone otherwise easy to miss. One of the most interesting is an almost
Iceland Symphony Orchestra ~ Concurrence
The Sono Luminus follow-up to the 2017 CD Recurrence affords listeners a golden opportunity to hear new works from Anna Thorvaldsdóttir, Haukur Tómasson, María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir and Páll Ragnar Pálsson as performed by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Daniel Bjarnason, and all
Iceland Symphony Orchestra ~ Concurrence
The Sono Luminus follow-up to the 2017 CD Recurrence affords listeners a golden opportunity to hear new works from Anna Thorvaldsdóttir, Haukur Tómasson, María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir and Páll Ragnar Pálsson as performed by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Daniel Bjarnason, and all
Keaton Henson ~ Six Lethargies
Those who have enjoyed the music of Keaton Henson over the past decade may be surprised to discover his instrumental side; he’s known for tender ballads sung in the Damien Rice style, his voice a reed perpetually on the verge of breaking.
Keaton Henson ~ Six Lethargies
Those who have enjoyed the music of Keaton Henson over the past decade may be surprised to discover his instrumental side; he’s known for tender ballads sung in the Damien Rice style, his voice a reed perpetually on the verge of breaking.
Alison Cotton ~ The Girl I Left Behind Me
Is this a Halloween recording or a Christmas recording? Both and neither; it’s as mournful as a procession and melancholic as falling leaves. Each side-long piece was composed to accompany a ghost story, and the title track was read at
Alison Cotton ~ The Girl I Left Behind Me
Is this a Halloween recording or a Christmas recording? Both and neither; it’s as mournful as a procession and melancholic as falling leaves. Each side-long piece was composed to accompany a ghost story, and the title track was read at
Rachel Grimes ~ The Way Forth
Every once in a while, an artist puts so much love and effort into a project that it glows. The Way Forth is one of these projects. A patchwork quilt of music, letters, song and film, Rachel Grimes‘ multi-media release tackles multiple
Rachel Grimes ~ The Way Forth
Every once in a while, an artist puts so much love and effort into a project that it glows. The Way Forth is one of these projects. A patchwork quilt of music, letters, song and film, Rachel Grimes‘ multi-media release tackles multiple
Oliver Patrice Weder ~ OPW
Inspired by a trip from Rio de Janeiro to Valencia through countless other cities, OPW sounds itself like a journey rich in culture, varied of scene and laden with appreciation. It is emotional and thoughtful, yet colourful and celebratory. The
Oliver Patrice Weder ~ OPW
Inspired by a trip from Rio de Janeiro to Valencia through countless other cities, OPW sounds itself like a journey rich in culture, varied of scene and laden with appreciation. It is emotional and thoughtful, yet colourful and celebratory. The
Maria W Horn ~ Epistasis
Where last year’s Kontrapoetik was furious and direct, Epistasis is passionate and exploratory, structured like an ouroboros that in completing its form comes to both an end and a beginning. One depends on the other, the circularity of this mythical
Maria W Horn ~ Epistasis
Where last year’s Kontrapoetik was furious and direct, Epistasis is passionate and exploratory, structured like an ouroboros that in completing its form comes to both an end and a beginning. One depends on the other, the circularity of this mythical
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