Category Archives: Modern Composition
Sontag Shogun ~ “Tale” Remixed/2015, NYC
As Brooklyn’s Sontag Shogun prepares for the release of a new album later next year, they continue to re-visit older recordings and experiment with templates for the new. On “Tale” Remixed, they invite some friends to re-interpret their work; on the 2015, NYC cassette, they
Sontag Shogun ~ “Tale” Remixed/2015, NYC
As Brooklyn’s Sontag Shogun prepares for the release of a new album later next year, they continue to re-visit older recordings and experiment with templates for the new. On “Tale” Remixed, they invite some friends to re-interpret their work; on the 2015, NYC cassette, they
Jean-Michel Blais ~ II
Just ignore the fact that this bright, endearing set has been named II; it’s the debut album by Montreal-based composer-pianist Jean-Michel Blais. With so many piano albums being released as of late, this one comes as a breath of fresh air. Multiple tempos
Jean-Michel Blais ~ II
Just ignore the fact that this bright, endearing set has been named II; it’s the debut album by Montreal-based composer-pianist Jean-Michel Blais. With so many piano albums being released as of late, this one comes as a breath of fresh air. Multiple tempos
International Contemporary Ensemble ~ On the Nature of Thingness
There is a certain ambient quality to On the Nature of Thingness. Like the name, derived from one of the pieces within, states, the whole can be interpreted as an aural reflection on what constitutes a thing, and the sounds
International Contemporary Ensemble ~ On the Nature of Thingness
There is a certain ambient quality to On the Nature of Thingness. Like the name, derived from one of the pieces within, states, the whole can be interpreted as an aural reflection on what constitutes a thing, and the sounds
glacis ~ love, if you love me, lie beside me now
Happy Piano Day! And what better way to celebrate than with a new piano EP? This tiny treasure comes courtesy of Euan Alexander Millar-McMeeken (glacis), and it’s his fourth in a row. For 22 1/2 minutes, the composer weaves a web
glacis ~ love, if you love me, lie beside me now
Happy Piano Day! And what better way to celebrate than with a new piano EP? This tiny treasure comes courtesy of Euan Alexander Millar-McMeeken (glacis), and it’s his fourth in a row. For 22 1/2 minutes, the composer weaves a web
Immix Ensemble & Vessel ~ Transition
Concise in length and unique in theme, Transition is a gem of an EP conceived from inquisitive minds courting a noble musical pursuit. Arising out of two culturally significant UK cities, Liverpool and Bristol, it is a suite in four
Immix Ensemble & Vessel ~ Transition
Concise in length and unique in theme, Transition is a gem of an EP conceived from inquisitive minds courting a noble musical pursuit. Arising out of two culturally significant UK cities, Liverpool and Bristol, it is a suite in four
Matt Dunkley ~ Six Cycles
After years of involvement in film and TV composition, including contributions to Inception and The Dark Knight, Matt Dunkley has teamed up with the Babelsberg Film Orchestra to create a short album that sounds like – you guessed it – a soundtrack. The difference
Matt Dunkley ~ Six Cycles
After years of involvement in film and TV composition, including contributions to Inception and The Dark Knight, Matt Dunkley has teamed up with the Babelsberg Film Orchestra to create a short album that sounds like – you guessed it – a soundtrack. The difference
Cicada ~ Farewell
One of our favorite recent discoveries, Taiwanese female chamber ensemble Cicada, came to our attention via their compilation Ocean. That album combined most of their two latest albums under a single theme. The latest set collects earlier works in similar fashion, packaging
Cicada ~ Farewell
One of our favorite recent discoveries, Taiwanese female chamber ensemble Cicada, came to our attention via their compilation Ocean. That album combined most of their two latest albums under a single theme. The latest set collects earlier works in similar fashion, packaging
Stefano Guzzetti ~ Leaf
Mere months after the review of Stefano Guzzetti‘s last album comes the review of another, this one more springlike in nature but no less lovely. As the birds precede the piano, and the piano precedes the strings, so do the strings
Stefano Guzzetti ~ Leaf
Mere months after the review of Stefano Guzzetti‘s last album comes the review of another, this one more springlike in nature but no less lovely. As the birds precede the piano, and the piano precedes the strings, so do the strings
a closer listen 