Category Archives: Modern Composition
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
Christian Frederickson ~ Teratogeny
It’s been a long time since we’ve heard from Christian Frederickson, one of the three founding members of Rachel’s. But as Teratogeny proves, he’s been busy over the ensuing years, writing short pieces for stage and screen. His new album collects eleven of
Christian Frederickson ~ Teratogeny
It’s been a long time since we’ve heard from Christian Frederickson, one of the three founding members of Rachel’s. But as Teratogeny proves, he’s been busy over the ensuing years, writing short pieces for stage and screen. His new album collects eleven of
Jim Perkins ~ Constance
Fresh off the success of the collaborative Variables, Bigo & Twigetti founder Jim Perkins returns with an all-new venture. Constance conjures aural images of classic chamber music while providing ample amounts of 21st century inflection. The full orchestration – nine total players, including
Jim Perkins ~ Constance
Fresh off the success of the collaborative Variables, Bigo & Twigetti founder Jim Perkins returns with an all-new venture. Constance conjures aural images of classic chamber music while providing ample amounts of 21st century inflection. The full orchestration – nine total players, including
Julia Kent ~ Asperities
Asperities is as close to commercial as one can get in modern composition without compromise. Accessible yet deep, Julia Kent‘s cello-based music provides an entry point to those who might not otherwise have considered listening to instrumental music. Her new album offers
Julia Kent ~ Asperities
Asperities is as close to commercial as one can get in modern composition without compromise. Accessible yet deep, Julia Kent‘s cello-based music provides an entry point to those who might not otherwise have considered listening to instrumental music. Her new album offers
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