Category Archives: Modern Composition
Zach Abramson, Derek Muro and David Perlick-Molinari ~ All For a Few Good Waves OST
This lovely summer set began as the score to an acclaimed 15-minute documentary about famed surfer/graphic designer David Carson. In a rare turn, the full score is longer than the film, and has its own distinctive appeal. Freed from the
Zach Abramson, Derek Muro and David Perlick-Molinari ~ All For a Few Good Waves OST
This lovely summer set began as the score to an acclaimed 15-minute documentary about famed surfer/graphic designer David Carson. In a rare turn, the full score is longer than the film, and has its own distinctive appeal. Freed from the
Hoshiko Yamane ~ Threads
Hoshiko Yamane‘s music flutters like a young butterfly, perhaps one just born. The Japanese violinist is based in Berlin, and she’s a current member of Tangerine Dream. On her third solo album, Threads, her violin sings with the positivity of
Hoshiko Yamane ~ Threads
Hoshiko Yamane‘s music flutters like a young butterfly, perhaps one just born. The Japanese violinist is based in Berlin, and she’s a current member of Tangerine Dream. On her third solo album, Threads, her violin sings with the positivity of
Goldmund ~ Occasus
The great leap forward for the development of the piano was that, unlike its predecessor the harpsichord, the volume of an individual note could be controlled by the weight used to hit the key (the name itself comes from pianoforte,
Goldmund ~ Occasus
The great leap forward for the development of the piano was that, unlike its predecessor the harpsichord, the volume of an individual note could be controlled by the weight used to hit the key (the name itself comes from pianoforte,
Library Tapes ~ Patterns (Repeat)
Sensitivity and sadness are often known to link hands, but it’s usually not done out of love, less a public display of affection and more like a necessary, binding union. Sensitivity doesn’t always equal an automatic brand of sadness, but
Library Tapes ~ Patterns (Repeat)
Sensitivity and sadness are often known to link hands, but it’s usually not done out of love, less a public display of affection and more like a necessary, binding union. Sensitivity doesn’t always equal an automatic brand of sadness, but
Terje Isungset ~ Beauty of Winter
It’s almost summer, an odd time to release an album titled Beauty of Winter. But despite its cold pedigree, the music sounds warm. The sound of an ice pick may remind some of shave ice, a summer treat drawn from the
Terje Isungset ~ Beauty of Winter
It’s almost summer, an odd time to release an album titled Beauty of Winter. But despite its cold pedigree, the music sounds warm. The sound of an ice pick may remind some of shave ice, a summer treat drawn from the
Kaada ~ Closing Statements
If we were masters of our own fates, we might all have great exit lines. We’d plan them years in advance, store them up and exhale them with our final breaths. Yet in reality, most final words are more maudlin
Kaada ~ Closing Statements
If we were masters of our own fates, we might all have great exit lines. We’d plan them years in advance, store them up and exhale them with our final breaths. Yet in reality, most final words are more maudlin
Zura Zaj ~ Small Obstacles
On the surface, Small Obstacles is all about the sea: as the liner notes proclaim, The journey, the waves. The swell of the tide, the motion of drift. The opening sound is midway between a breath and a shore. We’ve been yearning
Zura Zaj ~ Small Obstacles
On the surface, Small Obstacles is all about the sea: as the liner notes proclaim, The journey, the waves. The swell of the tide, the motion of drift. The opening sound is midway between a breath and a shore. We’ve been yearning
Iannis Xenakis ~ Persepolis
The story and context of Iannis Xenakis’ Persepolis is not only quite interesting, it is perhaps the key to understand what it was meant to do. Commissioned for the 1971 Shiraz-Persepolis Arts Festival, an Iranian institution which lasted from 1967
Iannis Xenakis ~ Persepolis
The story and context of Iannis Xenakis’ Persepolis is not only quite interesting, it is perhaps the key to understand what it was meant to do. Commissioned for the 1971 Shiraz-Persepolis Arts Festival, an Iranian institution which lasted from 1967
a closer listen 