Category Archives: Modern Composition
raven ~ the night is dark, the night is silent, the night is bright, the night is loud (exclusive stream)
Thanks to Australia’s Art & Catharsis label, our readers will be the first in the world to be able to hear the new raven album in full! Our exclusive stream follows the review below. the night is dark, the night is silent,
raven ~ the night is dark, the night is silent, the night is bright, the night is loud (exclusive stream)
Thanks to Australia’s Art & Catharsis label, our readers will be the first in the world to be able to hear the new raven album in full! Our exclusive stream follows the review below. the night is dark, the night is silent,
Dmitry Evgrafov ~ Comprehension of Light
Comprehension of Light was our pick of the season in Modern Composition, and a month later its nuances continue to be revealed. This is a deep and diverse recording, thanks to the participation of Iskra String Quartet, William ‘Memotone’ Yates, Abul
Dmitry Evgrafov ~ Comprehension of Light
Comprehension of Light was our pick of the season in Modern Composition, and a month later its nuances continue to be revealed. This is a deep and diverse recording, thanks to the participation of Iskra String Quartet, William ‘Memotone’ Yates, Abul
haruka nakamura PIANO ENSEMBLE ~ Hikari
Haruka Nakamura‘s Hikari (Light) is the concluding segment of a trilogy, but it’s fair to call it a culmination rather than a sequel. The 2-disc set revisits the artist’s best performances with Piano Ensemble, and at 85 minutes (plus bonus tracks) offers
haruka nakamura PIANO ENSEMBLE ~ Hikari
Haruka Nakamura‘s Hikari (Light) is the concluding segment of a trilogy, but it’s fair to call it a culmination rather than a sequel. The 2-disc set revisits the artist’s best performances with Piano Ensemble, and at 85 minutes (plus bonus tracks) offers
From the Mouth of the Sun ~ Hymn Binding
Aaron Martin and Dag Rosenqvist seem captivated by the idea of togetherness – by the embraces that can result when strangers or genres collide. Weaving together ambient, drone and modern composition threads, the duo’s 2012 debut Woven Tide made an
From the Mouth of the Sun ~ Hymn Binding
Aaron Martin and Dag Rosenqvist seem captivated by the idea of togetherness – by the embraces that can result when strangers or genres collide. Weaving together ambient, drone and modern composition threads, the duo’s 2012 debut Woven Tide made an
Leah Kardos ~ Rococochet
I thought I had the measure of Rococochet a few minutes into “Let Your Body”, a soothing opener of polyrhythmic ivories, mallets and skins that slowly unfurls to reveal increasingly vivid jazz-infused colours. Even as other, unexpected timbres join –
Leah Kardos ~ Rococochet
I thought I had the measure of Rococochet a few minutes into “Let Your Body”, a soothing opener of polyrhythmic ivories, mallets and skins that slowly unfurls to reveal increasingly vivid jazz-infused colours. Even as other, unexpected timbres join –
Páll Ragnar Pálsson ~ Nostalgia
Two orchestras, one ensemble, one quartet and one magnificent album: Nostalgia is one of this year’s boldest sets. The album announces composer Páll Ragnar Pálsson with a string of exclamation points, and we’re convinced that once people hear his music, his international reputation
Páll Ragnar Pálsson ~ Nostalgia
Two orchestras, one ensemble, one quartet and one magnificent album: Nostalgia is one of this year’s boldest sets. The album announces composer Páll Ragnar Pálsson with a string of exclamation points, and we’re convinced that once people hear his music, his international reputation
Mariel Roberts ~ Cartography
What, exactly, is this album a Cartography of? Even though the title might be relatively straightforward, its implications vary in a manner that makes the simplest answer – of the cello – to seem easily dismissible, or at least difficult
Mariel Roberts ~ Cartography
What, exactly, is this album a Cartography of? Even though the title might be relatively straightforward, its implications vary in a manner that makes the simplest answer – of the cello – to seem easily dismissible, or at least difficult
Hammock ~ Mysterium
Hammock‘s Mysterium is their eighth album, and to these ears, their finest. The set is stunning in power, deep in emotional complexity, overwhelming in beauty. And yet, every person involved wishes it never been inspired. The cost was too high. The album
Hammock ~ Mysterium
Hammock‘s Mysterium is their eighth album, and to these ears, their finest. The set is stunning in power, deep in emotional complexity, overwhelming in beauty. And yet, every person involved wishes it never been inspired. The cost was too high. The album
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