Category Archives: Modern Composition
Max Richter ~ Three Worlds: Music from Woolf Works
The last time Max Richter was featured at A Closer Listen, he was awarded the Album of the Year. This produced enormous expectations for the follow-up, yet to no one’s surprise he’s come through again. Of course, once one has recorded an 8
Max Richter ~ Three Worlds: Music from Woolf Works
The last time Max Richter was featured at A Closer Listen, he was awarded the Album of the Year. This produced enormous expectations for the follow-up, yet to no one’s surprise he’s come through again. Of course, once one has recorded an 8
Alex Kozobolis ~ Weightless
With Weightless, Alex Kozobolis has managed to do something we thought impossible: to combine original tracks and remixes in such a way as to offer a complete album that never betrays its origins. For this we can credit the four remixers, who provide
Alex Kozobolis ~ Weightless
With Weightless, Alex Kozobolis has managed to do something we thought impossible: to combine original tracks and remixes in such a way as to offer a complete album that never betrays its origins. For this we can credit the four remixers, who provide
A Winged Victory for the Sullen ~ Iris
A Winged Victory for the Sullen’s third studio album, Iris, wilts in the winter and blossoms once again in the ripening of spring. With surprising additions and slightly harsher elements, Iris is a sub-zero score, and while it may be cold outside, the
A Winged Victory for the Sullen ~ Iris
A Winged Victory for the Sullen’s third studio album, Iris, wilts in the winter and blossoms once again in the ripening of spring. With surprising additions and slightly harsher elements, Iris is a sub-zero score, and while it may be cold outside, the
Jonas Colstrup ~ Between sound and silence (Video Premiere and Review)
Slow down, says Jonas Colstrup without words in this world premiere video, perfect for the changing of the seasons and years. It’s one of two lead tracks from the upcoming Between sound and silence, which Colstrup describes as “a soundtrack for contemplation and the
Jonas Colstrup ~ Between sound and silence (Video Premiere and Review)
Slow down, says Jonas Colstrup without words in this world premiere video, perfect for the changing of the seasons and years. It’s one of two lead tracks from the upcoming Between sound and silence, which Colstrup describes as “a soundtrack for contemplation and the
Various Artists ~ Anticipation of an Uncertain Future
How wonderful to wake up in a new year with new music! Preserved Sound has just posted a brand-new compilation with a fitting title, Anticipation of an Uncertain Future. The sounds are soothing, peaceful and above all, hopeful ~ a perfect
Various Artists ~ Anticipation of an Uncertain Future
How wonderful to wake up in a new year with new music! Preserved Sound has just posted a brand-new compilation with a fitting title, Anticipation of an Uncertain Future. The sounds are soothing, peaceful and above all, hopeful ~ a perfect
ACL 2016: Top Ten Modern Composition
This year’s most competitive category overflows with life, even though some of its subject matter is death. This is a golden era for modern composition, which borrows from its ancestors in classical music but pushes it forward for newer generations.
ACL 2016: Top Ten Modern Composition
This year’s most competitive category overflows with life, even though some of its subject matter is death. This is a golden era for modern composition, which borrows from its ancestors in classical music but pushes it forward for newer generations.
ACL 2016: The Year’s Best Film Scores
With this feature, our film score picks graduate from a pre-awards article to a year-end list. 2016 has been an exemplary year for film scores, as many of our favorite artists have tried their hand at the cinematic genre and passed
ACL 2016: The Year’s Best Film Scores
With this feature, our film score picks graduate from a pre-awards article to a year-end list. 2016 has been an exemplary year for film scores, as many of our favorite artists have tried their hand at the cinematic genre and passed
Mica Levi ~ Jackie OST
Mica Levi first came to prominence in the occasionally punky, often arty, and sometimes shambolic Micachu And The Shapes. She was not the obvious choice to compose the score to Jonathan Glazer’s stylistic sci-fi movie Under The Skin. But there was clearly more
Mica Levi ~ Jackie OST
Mica Levi first came to prominence in the occasionally punky, often arty, and sometimes shambolic Micachu And The Shapes. She was not the obvious choice to compose the score to Jonathan Glazer’s stylistic sci-fi movie Under The Skin. But there was clearly more
a closer listen 