Category Archives: Modern Composition
Rich’s Picks: Best Film Scores
The Golden Globes ceremony has already taken place, and the Oscar and BAFTA nominees have been named. Did any of these groups get it right? Here’s a rundown of Original Film Score nominees, plus a list of some they missed.
Rich’s Picks: Best Film Scores
The Golden Globes ceremony has already taken place, and the Oscar and BAFTA nominees have been named. Did any of these groups get it right? Here’s a rundown of Original Film Score nominees, plus a list of some they missed.
ACL 2014: Top Ten Modern Composition
Listening again to these albums, we’re reminded of the aching beauty that graces modern composition. From “Atomos VII” to “going backwards to recover what was left behind”, from “The Musk Ox” to “pino” to “you are not alone, dear wolf”,
ACL 2014: Top Ten Modern Composition
Listening again to these albums, we’re reminded of the aching beauty that graces modern composition. From “Atomos VII” to “going backwards to recover what was left behind”, from “The Musk Ox” to “pino” to “you are not alone, dear wolf”,
Andrew McIntosh ~ Hyenas in the Temples of Pleasure
Andrew McIntosh‘s debut is undoubtedly one of the most interesting recent releases when it comes to young composers, one of the reasons being that he grabs onto a history of music that does not directly lead, as it does with
Andrew McIntosh ~ Hyenas in the Temples of Pleasure
Andrew McIntosh‘s debut is undoubtedly one of the most interesting recent releases when it comes to young composers, one of the reasons being that he grabs onto a history of music that does not directly lead, as it does with
SOLI Chamber Ensemble ~ Portraits
For all the advances in technology, all the ideas that have been thrown music’s way, the compositional techniques, the twelve note technique and the never ending one note drone, the drum machine, the synth and the DAW’s, classical music will
SOLI Chamber Ensemble ~ Portraits
For all the advances in technology, all the ideas that have been thrown music’s way, the compositional techniques, the twelve note technique and the never ending one note drone, the drum machine, the synth and the DAW’s, classical music will
Anna Thorvaldsdottir ~ Aerial
Rhízōma was one of the first albums we ever reviewed, back in early 2012. Our little site has grown a lot since then, and so has Anna Thorvaldsdottir, whose newest album fulfills the promise shown on the former work. Now on Deutsche
Anna Thorvaldsdottir ~ Aerial
Rhízōma was one of the first albums we ever reviewed, back in early 2012. Our little site has grown a lot since then, and so has Anna Thorvaldsdottir, whose newest album fulfills the promise shown on the former work. Now on Deutsche
Jóhann Jóhannsson ~ The Theory of Everything OST
Jóhann Jóhannsson‘s soundtrack work has picked up speed and stature in the past few years, and The Theory of Everything is his highest-profile release to date, arriving on the heels of last year’s Prisoners. Our readers first came to know Jóhannsson as the composer
Jóhann Jóhannsson ~ The Theory of Everything OST
Jóhann Jóhannsson‘s soundtrack work has picked up speed and stature in the past few years, and The Theory of Everything is his highest-profile release to date, arriving on the heels of last year’s Prisoners. Our readers first came to know Jóhannsson as the composer
Aaron Martin ~ Comet’s Coma
After a flurry of solo activity in the late 00’s, Aaron Martin released a number of excellent collaborations, including Day Has Ended with Christoph Berg and the album/duo named From the Mouth of the Sun with Dag Rosenqvist. Comet’s Coma is his first all-new solo
Aaron Martin ~ Comet’s Coma
After a flurry of solo activity in the late 00’s, Aaron Martin released a number of excellent collaborations, including Day Has Ended with Christoph Berg and the album/duo named From the Mouth of the Sun with Dag Rosenqvist. Comet’s Coma is his first all-new solo
A Denovali Trio: Poppy Ackroyd, Carlos Cipa, Dale Cooper Quartet & the Dictaphones + Witxes
Three albums in three weeks from Denovali, a very active November! The new slate includes piano-based albums from Poppy Ackroyd and Carlos Cipa, and a split work from Dale Cooper Quartet & the Dictaphones + Witxes, each reworking the other’s music. Pianist/violinist Poppy Ackroyd is
A Denovali Trio: Poppy Ackroyd, Carlos Cipa, Dale Cooper Quartet & the Dictaphones + Witxes
Three albums in three weeks from Denovali, a very active November! The new slate includes piano-based albums from Poppy Ackroyd and Carlos Cipa, and a split work from Dale Cooper Quartet & the Dictaphones + Witxes, each reworking the other’s music. Pianist/violinist Poppy Ackroyd is
a closer listen 