Category Archives: Modern Composition
Slow Meadow ~ The Singles
Last year we reviewed Slow Meadow‘s debut album on Hammockmusic, and it subsequently made our Top Ten in the Ambient category. This year, the artist (Matt Kidd) moves into the Modern Composition category with a sweet quartet of singles: five tracks,
Slow Meadow ~ The Singles
Last year we reviewed Slow Meadow‘s debut album on Hammockmusic, and it subsequently made our Top Ten in the Ambient category. This year, the artist (Matt Kidd) moves into the Modern Composition category with a sweet quartet of singles: five tracks,
Christine Ott ~ Only Silence Remains
This is one beguiling record. It starts with opera and ends with poetry, and in the end, only silence remains. The opening soprano segment makes an immediate statement: this is not conventional music. By the middle of the set, one may
Christine Ott ~ Only Silence Remains
This is one beguiling record. It starts with opera and ends with poetry, and in the end, only silence remains. The opening soprano segment makes an immediate statement: this is not conventional music. By the middle of the set, one may
Jim Perkins & Tom Gaisford ~ Byrds
This review begins with the cover art. We’ve seen the Bigo & Twigetti work of London-based French designer Lucille Clerc before, on two prior releases from Jim Perkins (Transfiguration and Constance), but this is her best cover yet. It looks like a picture
Jim Perkins & Tom Gaisford ~ Byrds
This review begins with the cover art. We’ve seen the Bigo & Twigetti work of London-based French designer Lucille Clerc before, on two prior releases from Jim Perkins (Transfiguration and Constance), but this is her best cover yet. It looks like a picture
William Ryan Fritch ~ New Words for Old Wounds/Clean War
With New Words for Old Wounds (and bonus EP Clean War), William Ryan Fritch‘s massive eleven album subscription series finally comes to an end. We’re sad, but not too sad, because we know that the artist will continue to record and release a generous amount of
William Ryan Fritch ~ New Words for Old Wounds/Clean War
With New Words for Old Wounds (and bonus EP Clean War), William Ryan Fritch‘s massive eleven album subscription series finally comes to an end. We’re sad, but not too sad, because we know that the artist will continue to record and release a generous amount of
Eighth Blackbird ~ Hand Eye
When an ensemble has won a quartet of Grammies, some begin to wonder: has the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences gotten it right? It’s a fair question, considering the oddities that have piled up over the years (for
Eighth Blackbird ~ Hand Eye
When an ensemble has won a quartet of Grammies, some begin to wonder: has the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences gotten it right? It’s a fair question, considering the oddities that have piled up over the years (for
Colin Stetson ~ Sorrow: a reimagining of Gorecki’s 3rd Symphony
Where were you in 1992? Many of our readers weren’t born yet. But older readers will remember the strange surge of Polish composer Henryk Górecki as his third symphony topped the classical charts, sold a million copies and crashed into the
Colin Stetson ~ Sorrow: a reimagining of Gorecki’s 3rd Symphony
Where were you in 1992? Many of our readers weren’t born yet. But older readers will remember the strange surge of Polish composer Henryk Górecki as his third symphony topped the classical charts, sold a million copies and crashed into the
Luke Howard ~ Two Places
Two & One was one of my favourite 2014 releases, with Luke Howard largely eschewing the warm orchestration of Sun, Cloud to invite us on a more sombre, wholly captivating journey. Enticingly, the Melbourne-based pianist has moved onward further in
Luke Howard ~ Two Places
Two & One was one of my favourite 2014 releases, with Luke Howard largely eschewing the warm orchestration of Sun, Cloud to invite us on a more sombre, wholly captivating journey. Enticingly, the Melbourne-based pianist has moved onward further in
Antonymes ~ (For Now We See) Through A Glass Dimly
The music of Antonymes (Ian M. Hazeldine) has always reverberated with an inherent sadness, graced by a tinge of holiness. On his newest effort, this yearning tone is reflected by the title, a reference to the 13th Chapter of Corinthians: for
Antonymes ~ (For Now We See) Through A Glass Dimly
The music of Antonymes (Ian M. Hazeldine) has always reverberated with an inherent sadness, graced by a tinge of holiness. On his newest effort, this yearning tone is reflected by the title, a reference to the 13th Chapter of Corinthians: for
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