Category Archives: Modern Composition
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.
Tom Hobden & Eliot James ~ Roam Review and Interview
Tom Hobden & Eliot James have been thinking a lot about popular music lately. Having met during the production of Noah and the Whale’s debut album, they’ve continued on parallel paths with Mumford & Sons (Hobden), Bloc Party and Kaiser Chiefs
Tom Hobden & Eliot James ~ Roam Review and Interview
Tom Hobden & Eliot James have been thinking a lot about popular music lately. Having met during the production of Noah and the Whale’s debut album, they’ve continued on parallel paths with Mumford & Sons (Hobden), Bloc Party and Kaiser Chiefs
Piotr Szewczyk ~ Bliss Point: Selected Chamber Music
Piotr Szewczyk is a Polish-born violinist and composer with a knack for dashing emotional passages, which constitute most of the aptly named Bliss Point: Selected Chamber Works. The album’s very title points at the process of achieving happiness as perhaps
Piotr Szewczyk ~ Bliss Point: Selected Chamber Music
Piotr Szewczyk is a Polish-born violinist and composer with a knack for dashing emotional passages, which constitute most of the aptly named Bliss Point: Selected Chamber Works. The album’s very title points at the process of achieving happiness as perhaps
Various Artists ~ The Exquisite Corpse
Let’s start with Leah Kardos’ “Little Phase”, from Bigo & Twigetti’s Summer compilation of last year. Press play ~ and then we’ll play a game. The game is called the exquisite corpse. Most of us played it with paper in primary school,
Various Artists ~ The Exquisite Corpse
Let’s start with Leah Kardos’ “Little Phase”, from Bigo & Twigetti’s Summer compilation of last year. Press play ~ and then we’ll play a game. The game is called the exquisite corpse. Most of us played it with paper in primary school,
John Matthias and Jay Auborn ~ Race To Zero
Universal in concept yet lofty in execution, Race To Zero is a multifaceted, thought-provoking and self-aware record. Attempting to fuse the acoustic and digital worlds, and inspired by humankind’s relationship with technology, there is nothing novel about the pillars that
John Matthias and Jay Auborn ~ Race To Zero
Universal in concept yet lofty in execution, Race To Zero is a multifaceted, thought-provoking and self-aware record. Attempting to fuse the acoustic and digital worlds, and inspired by humankind’s relationship with technology, there is nothing novel about the pillars that
a closer listen 