Category Archives: Modern Composition
Falling Into Birds ~ S/T
The cover is intriguing. The angles are askew, the focus is fuzzy, and birds and eggs decorate the distorted landscape. Then there’s that duck, whose eyes lie on one side of its head like a flatfish. The message: this isn’t
Falling Into Birds ~ S/T
The cover is intriguing. The angles are askew, the focus is fuzzy, and birds and eggs decorate the distorted landscape. Then there’s that duck, whose eyes lie on one side of its head like a flatfish. The message: this isn’t
Alder & Ash ~ Clutched in the Maw of the World
Clutched in the Maw of the World confirms everything that we proclaimed last year about the talents of Alder & Ash (Adrian Copeland). Copeland has the skill and ambition to rival his contemporaries, and to do for the cello what Colin Stetson
Alder & Ash ~ Clutched in the Maw of the World
Clutched in the Maw of the World confirms everything that we proclaimed last year about the talents of Alder & Ash (Adrian Copeland). Copeland has the skill and ambition to rival his contemporaries, and to do for the cello what Colin Stetson
Alder & Ash ~ Psalms for the Sunder
Once in a while, we get our wish. Last year we lamented the fact that Psalms for the Sunder was available only in digital form. This year, thanks to the fine folks at Lost Tribe Sound, not only do we get a
Alder & Ash ~ Psalms for the Sunder
Once in a while, we get our wish. Last year we lamented the fact that Psalms for the Sunder was available only in digital form. This year, thanks to the fine folks at Lost Tribe Sound, not only do we get a
William Ryan Fritch ~ The Sum of its Parts/The Old Believers
The reputation of William Ryan Fritch had already been established when Lost Tribe Sound launched the Leave Me Subscription Series in 2014. That series, twelve albums in total, sent him over the top. As the subscriptions had been extremely limited, many never got to
William Ryan Fritch ~ The Sum of its Parts/The Old Believers
The reputation of William Ryan Fritch had already been established when Lost Tribe Sound launched the Leave Me Subscription Series in 2014. That series, twelve albums in total, sent him over the top. As the subscriptions had been extremely limited, many never got to
Battlestations ~ Vixit
Is it live, or is it Memorex? The tagline comes to mind when listening to the third album from the purposely elusive Battlestations. If the first album was the prog album and the second the ambient album, the third is the
Battlestations ~ Vixit
Is it live, or is it Memorex? The tagline comes to mind when listening to the third album from the purposely elusive Battlestations. If the first album was the prog album and the second the ambient album, the third is the
The Greatest Hoax ~ Expiration Compositions
Expiration Compositions marks a slight turn for the Serein label, which we associate more with ambient recordings than classical. But the pairing is apt, as the prior works of Taylor Jordan (The Greatest Hoax) were also of a different pedigree. The
The Greatest Hoax ~ Expiration Compositions
Expiration Compositions marks a slight turn for the Serein label, which we associate more with ambient recordings than classical. But the pairing is apt, as the prior works of Taylor Jordan (The Greatest Hoax) were also of a different pedigree. The
Maarten Vos & Michel Banabila ~ Home
Home is the eclectic score to a performance by Conny Janssen Danst “about people trying to find one’s place in the world and with each other”. Michel Banabila’s electronics and Maarten Vos’ cello are the key players, but in the loping 14-minute
Maarten Vos & Michel Banabila ~ Home
Home is the eclectic score to a performance by Conny Janssen Danst “about people trying to find one’s place in the world and with each other”. Michel Banabila’s electronics and Maarten Vos’ cello are the key players, but in the loping 14-minute
Luca D’Alberto ~ Endless
Endless shatters all records for early announcements, as the first promotions were made 16 December, exactly six months prior to release. The gorgeous “Wait for Me” video was the opening salvo, the title ironic as the wait has at times seemed endless.
Luca D’Alberto ~ Endless
Endless shatters all records for early announcements, as the first promotions were made 16 December, exactly six months prior to release. The gorgeous “Wait for Me” video was the opening salvo, the title ironic as the wait has at times seemed endless.
a closer listen 