Category Archives: Modern Composition
Cicada ~ Ocean
One of 2015’s most beautiful releases took flight so late in the year that we didn’t have the chance to cover it. Ocean combines material from Cicada‘s most recent albums (Coastland and Light Shining Through the Sea), leaving only 11 minutes on the
Cicada ~ Ocean
One of 2015’s most beautiful releases took flight so late in the year that we didn’t have the chance to cover it. Ocean combines material from Cicada‘s most recent albums (Coastland and Light Shining Through the Sea), leaving only 11 minutes on the
Federico Albanese ~ The Blue Hour
Twilight arrives earlier these days, coinciding with the end of the work day. As the sun sets, the air takes on a blue tinge, reflecting the sky. Snowscapes amplify the effect, akin to a thin transparency lowered gently across the
Federico Albanese ~ The Blue Hour
Twilight arrives earlier these days, coinciding with the end of the work day. As the sun sets, the air takes on a blue tinge, reflecting the sky. Snowscapes amplify the effect, akin to a thin transparency lowered gently across the
Seas Inside and Out ~ Stefano Guzzetti and David Cordero
Home Normal’s latest albums ~ one released on the last day of 2015, the other released this week ~ each serve as soundtracks to the sea. The first of these works, Stefano Guzzetti‘s Ensemble, suggests the sea through its cover image and sound,
Seas Inside and Out ~ Stefano Guzzetti and David Cordero
Home Normal’s latest albums ~ one released on the last day of 2015, the other released this week ~ each serve as soundtracks to the sea. The first of these works, Stefano Guzzetti‘s Ensemble, suggests the sea through its cover image and sound,
Rich’s Picks: Best Film Scores
The film industry honors scores based on their use in movies. But our angle is different; we’re more interested in how scores work as albums. This means our preferences are a bit different from others. After a lot of viewing,
Rich’s Picks: Best Film Scores
The film industry honors scores based on their use in movies. But our angle is different; we’re more interested in how scores work as albums. This means our preferences are a bit different from others. After a lot of viewing,
ACL 2015: Top Ten Modern Composition
The loveliest sounds of the year are found right here. With a tender approach and attention to detail, these composers mine the spectrum of emotions to produce works of gravity and grace. Once upon a time, we called this music
ACL 2015: Top Ten Modern Composition
The loveliest sounds of the year are found right here. With a tender approach and attention to detail, these composers mine the spectrum of emotions to produce works of gravity and grace. Once upon a time, we called this music
Lubomyr Melnyk ~ Rivers and Streams
Ever since exploding into the modern composition landscape a couple years ago, Lubomyr Melnyk has justly found quite a wide audience, primed not only by revisiting minimalism at its most pop (who hasn’t, by now, heard at least one Philip
Lubomyr Melnyk ~ Rivers and Streams
Ever since exploding into the modern composition landscape a couple years ago, Lubomyr Melnyk has justly found quite a wide audience, primed not only by revisiting minimalism at its most pop (who hasn’t, by now, heard at least one Philip
Olga Wojciechowska ~ Maps and Mazes
This gorgeous year-end album would make a wonderful Christmas gift, so be sure to seek it out when it goes on sale this Sunday. Maps and Mazes is not only an exemplary album, but an another exquisitely packaged product from Time
Olga Wojciechowska ~ Maps and Mazes
This gorgeous year-end album would make a wonderful Christmas gift, so be sure to seek it out when it goes on sale this Sunday. Maps and Mazes is not only an exemplary album, but an another exquisitely packaged product from Time
Jóhann Jóhannsson ~ End of Summer
Fresh from the success of the Sicario score, Jóhann Jóhannsson returns with the polar opposite (pun intended). End of Summer is a sedate, otherworldly expression of arctic cold and white-hued landscapes: subtle where Sicario was overt and filigreed where it was bombastic. The film’s degraded 8mm black-and-white
Jóhann Jóhannsson ~ End of Summer
Fresh from the success of the Sicario score, Jóhann Jóhannsson returns with the polar opposite (pun intended). End of Summer is a sedate, otherworldly expression of arctic cold and white-hued landscapes: subtle where Sicario was overt and filigreed where it was bombastic. The film’s degraded 8mm black-and-white
a closer listen 