Category Archives: Modern Composition
Stefano Guzzetti ~ Escape (music for a ballet)
With Escape (music for a ballet), composer/pianist Stefano Guzzetti completes the hat trick of having three releases reviewed at ACL in one year, a rarity for our site. His music continues to be engaging, and the handmade packaging from Stella Recordings continues to entice.
Stefano Guzzetti ~ Escape (music for a ballet)
With Escape (music for a ballet), composer/pianist Stefano Guzzetti completes the hat trick of having three releases reviewed at ACL in one year, a rarity for our site. His music continues to be engaging, and the handmade packaging from Stella Recordings continues to entice.
Alder & Ash ~ Psalms for the Sunder
Psalms for the Sunder is a reminder that some of the finest new music is being released only digitally. June Barry’s cover art deserves to be appreciated in a three dimensional format, but the depth of scale is apparent even in
Alder & Ash ~ Psalms for the Sunder
Psalms for the Sunder is a reminder that some of the finest new music is being released only digitally. June Barry’s cover art deserves to be appreciated in a three dimensional format, but the depth of scale is apparent even in
Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie ~ Salero OST
Only a handful of artists inspire across-the-board excitement at ACL, and even fewer in the realm of the purposely calm. Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie is one of them, thanks to his work with Stars of the Lid and A Winged Victory for
Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie ~ Salero OST
Only a handful of artists inspire across-the-board excitement at ACL, and even fewer in the realm of the purposely calm. Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie is one of them, thanks to his work with Stars of the Lid and A Winged Victory for
Jóhann Jóhannsson ~ Arrival OST
The sci-fi film Arrival, set for release this Friday, follows the template of first contact films Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Contact. With the exception of a starfish-against-glass scene (reminiscent of Independence Day), the trailer seems to indicate a more benign encounter. As
Jóhann Jóhannsson ~ Arrival OST
The sci-fi film Arrival, set for release this Friday, follows the template of first contact films Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Contact. With the exception of a starfish-against-glass scene (reminiscent of Independence Day), the trailer seems to indicate a more benign encounter. As
Library Tapes ~ Europe, She Loves
Love, sex, dancing, drugs, unemployment and the immigration crisis ~ all of these are found in the trailer for the film Europe, She Loves. That’s a lot for a movie to handle, and a challenge for the people who score it.
Library Tapes ~ Europe, She Loves
Love, sex, dancing, drugs, unemployment and the immigration crisis ~ all of these are found in the trailer for the film Europe, She Loves. That’s a lot for a movie to handle, and a challenge for the people who score it.
Kinbrae ~ Tidal Patterns
Tidal Patterns is a lovely mix of field recordings and warm instrumentation, a tribute to Scotland’s secluded Isle of Coll. Brothers Andy and Mike Truscott surround the birds and seas with soft, swaying melancholy, but their music is so inviting that
Kinbrae ~ Tidal Patterns
Tidal Patterns is a lovely mix of field recordings and warm instrumentation, a tribute to Scotland’s secluded Isle of Coll. Brothers Andy and Mike Truscott surround the birds and seas with soft, swaying melancholy, but their music is so inviting that
Roger Goula ~ Overview Effect
In The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, an item called the Total Perspective Vortex uses a piece of fairy cake to present a construction of the universe, giving its victims a glimpse of how insignificant they are within the ‘entire
Roger Goula ~ Overview Effect
In The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, an item called the Total Perspective Vortex uses a piece of fairy cake to present a construction of the universe, giving its victims a glimpse of how insignificant they are within the ‘entire
Kjartan Sveinsson ~ Der Klang der Offenbarung des Göttlichen
We don’t review much opera ~ our last one was Colin Stetson’s Sorrow. But Kjartan Sveinsson‘s Der Klang der Offenbarung des Göttlichen (The Explosive Sonics of Divinity) is too solid to ignore. The former Sigur Rós member offers a gorgeous, heartfelt work on double
Kjartan Sveinsson ~ Der Klang der Offenbarung des Göttlichen
We don’t review much opera ~ our last one was Colin Stetson’s Sorrow. But Kjartan Sveinsson‘s Der Klang der Offenbarung des Göttlichen (The Explosive Sonics of Divinity) is too solid to ignore. The former Sigur Rós member offers a gorgeous, heartfelt work on double
a closer listen 