Category Archives: Modern Composition
Levi Patel ~ A Shifting Lightness
It’s Lent, and New Zealand’s Levi Patel has gathered twelve friends to travel with him on his latest musical journey. While the coincidence is likely unintentional, it’s fair to call A Shifting Lightness a spiritual pilgrimage. The album began as an EP
Levi Patel ~ A Shifting Lightness
It’s Lent, and New Zealand’s Levi Patel has gathered twelve friends to travel with him on his latest musical journey. While the coincidence is likely unintentional, it’s fair to call A Shifting Lightness a spiritual pilgrimage. The album began as an EP
Collectress ~ Different Geographies
We first shared news of the new Collectress album in January, when we listed it as one of our top picks of the season. This week, it’s finally out! The female quartet (with guest appearances by a man and a dog) offers
Collectress ~ Different Geographies
We first shared news of the new Collectress album in January, when we listed it as one of our top picks of the season. This week, it’s finally out! The female quartet (with guest appearances by a man and a dog) offers
Charles Curtis ~ Performances & Recordings 1998-2018
When does a musician become a master of their instrument? Once an apprentice knows complex pieces by heart, they probably feel mastery. More so when they gain an intimate knowledge of their instrument’s repertoire. But the best musicians reach a
Charles Curtis ~ Performances & Recordings 1998-2018
When does a musician become a master of their instrument? Once an apprentice knows complex pieces by heart, they probably feel mastery. More so when they gain an intimate knowledge of their instrument’s repertoire. But the best musicians reach a
Niklas Paschburg ~ Svalbard
How would Hamburg’s Niklas Paschburg respond to the expectations generated by the success of his debut album Oceanic? By recording its conceptual opposite. His 2018 album (which also spawned a remix EP with Falty DL and others) was summerlike in tone, inspired by
Niklas Paschburg ~ Svalbard
How would Hamburg’s Niklas Paschburg respond to the expectations generated by the success of his debut album Oceanic? By recording its conceptual opposite. His 2018 album (which also spawned a remix EP with Falty DL and others) was summerlike in tone, inspired by
Tiny Leaves ~ Alone, not alone
Tiny Leaves (Joel Nathaniel Pike) has been working up to his latest release over the past three years, creating anticipation through the release of 3 sparkling singles and a remix EP. The first single, “The Fullness of Things …” (which
Tiny Leaves ~ Alone, not alone
Tiny Leaves (Joel Nathaniel Pike) has been working up to his latest release over the past three years, creating anticipation through the release of 3 sparkling singles and a remix EP. The first single, “The Fullness of Things …” (which
Colin Stetson ~ Color Out of Space OST
The score launches with a creepy, gooey miasma, as if some lugubrious extraterrestrial force were seeping into our soil and souls. And as a matter of fact, it is! The glissandos and rustlings of opening set piece “West of Arkham”
Colin Stetson ~ Color Out of Space OST
The score launches with a creepy, gooey miasma, as if some lugubrious extraterrestrial force were seeping into our soil and souls. And as a matter of fact, it is! The glissandos and rustlings of opening set piece “West of Arkham”
*Press A* ~ Tasty 2019 Leftovers: Pine
The curse of compiling annual lists of our favorite releases is that a few soundtracks are always released too late in the year for us to properly digest. Over the coming days we present two albums that would have been
*Press A* ~ Tasty 2019 Leftovers: Pine
The curse of compiling annual lists of our favorite releases is that a few soundtracks are always released too late in the year for us to properly digest. Over the coming days we present two albums that would have been
Jochen Tiberius Koch ~ Astoria
Astoria is the second concept album in as many years from Jochen Tiberius Koch, whose last album was a reflection on Walden. The new subject is the Astoria Hotel, once a crown jewel of Leipzig architecture and hospitality. While tracing the history
Jochen Tiberius Koch ~ Astoria
Astoria is the second concept album in as many years from Jochen Tiberius Koch, whose last album was a reflection on Walden. The new subject is the Astoria Hotel, once a crown jewel of Leipzig architecture and hospitality. While tracing the history
a closer listen 