Category Archives: Modern Composition
Alvin Curran/Reinier van Houdt ~ Dead Beats
Order and chaos. We usually think of them in manicheistic terms, as fundamentally incompatible states that are mutually annulling, extending that same logic to the relationship between the avant-garde and tradition. Dead Beats relies on that contrasting setup to carry
Alvin Curran/Reinier van Houdt ~ Dead Beats
Order and chaos. We usually think of them in manicheistic terms, as fundamentally incompatible states that are mutually annulling, extending that same logic to the relationship between the avant-garde and tradition. Dead Beats relies on that contrasting setup to carry
*Press A* ~ Wonder Wickets, Katana Zero
Stijn van Wakeren ~ Wonder Wickets Wonder Wickets is a cheery mini-golf game with a happy soundtrack to match, taking cues from party games and underlined by a Japanese-game-soundtrack melodic sensibility that makes it just shine with color. Its classicality
*Press A* ~ Wonder Wickets, Katana Zero
Stijn van Wakeren ~ Wonder Wickets Wonder Wickets is a cheery mini-golf game with a happy soundtrack to match, taking cues from party games and underlined by a Japanese-game-soundtrack melodic sensibility that makes it just shine with color. Its classicality
William Ryan Fritch ~ Deceptive Cadence: Music for Film Volume I & II
Deceptive Cadence is the crown jewel of Lost Tribe Sound’s latest subscription series, if not of their entire discography. This is only fitting as William Ryan Fritch ~ who also records as Vieo Abiungo ~ is the label’s signature artist. Deceptive Cadence makes a perfect
William Ryan Fritch ~ Deceptive Cadence: Music for Film Volume I & II
Deceptive Cadence is the crown jewel of Lost Tribe Sound’s latest subscription series, if not of their entire discography. This is only fitting as William Ryan Fritch ~ who also records as Vieo Abiungo ~ is the label’s signature artist. Deceptive Cadence makes a perfect
Cenes ~ Carried
The Bigo & Twigetti label operates in the same vein as Marvel movies: solo projects are followed by team-ups, and then a group is assembled. Cenes features Fiona Brice (violin / piano), Tony Woodward (cello) and Jim Perkins (piano, production), with
Cenes ~ Carried
The Bigo & Twigetti label operates in the same vein as Marvel movies: solo projects are followed by team-ups, and then a group is assembled. Cenes features Fiona Brice (violin / piano), Tony Woodward (cello) and Jim Perkins (piano, production), with
Thomas William Hill ~ Grains of Space
Thomas William Hill won our hearts with his 2017 release Asylum for Eve. His new album extends the romance. By continuing to incorporate non-standard instruments (such as kalimba, Tibetan singing bowl, and metallophone), the artist deepens the route he established with Origamibiro,
Thomas William Hill ~ Grains of Space
Thomas William Hill won our hearts with his 2017 release Asylum for Eve. His new album extends the romance. By continuing to incorporate non-standard instruments (such as kalimba, Tibetan singing bowl, and metallophone), the artist deepens the route he established with Origamibiro,
Sontag Shogun ~ It Billows Up
As Sontag Shogun is a constantly evolving collective, it’s easy to forget that the three current members were once part of [The] Slowest Runner [In All the World]. During the last decade, the band has changed styles many times, but continues
Sontag Shogun ~ It Billows Up
As Sontag Shogun is a constantly evolving collective, it’s easy to forget that the three current members were once part of [The] Slowest Runner [In All the World]. During the last decade, the band has changed styles many times, but continues
Rayons ~ Sagrada Reset
Sagrada Reset began a series of novels, subsequently adapted into manga, anime and film, leading to this gorgeous TV soundtrack by Rayons (pianist and composer Masako Nakai, working with an 11-piece ensemble). The plot is complex, but the simple version is that there exists
Rayons ~ Sagrada Reset
Sagrada Reset began a series of novels, subsequently adapted into manga, anime and film, leading to this gorgeous TV soundtrack by Rayons (pianist and composer Masako Nakai, working with an 11-piece ensemble). The plot is complex, but the simple version is that there exists
Haythem Mahbouli ~ Catching Moments in Time
A Tunisian composer, living in Montreal, recording an album with the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, released on a Japanese label ~ this is the essence of multiculturalism. Such fluidity is a welcome sign in a world that seems to
Haythem Mahbouli ~ Catching Moments in Time
A Tunisian composer, living in Montreal, recording an album with the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, released on a Japanese label ~ this is the essence of multiculturalism. Such fluidity is a welcome sign in a world that seems to
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