Category Archives: Modern Composition
Otto A Totland ~ Pinô
As half of Deaf Center, Otto A Totland is known for producing dark ambience, suffused with a modern compositional bent. Solo album Pinô is an entirely different beast. In fact, one would be hard-pressed to call it a beast; it’s a dust mode, a
Otto A Totland ~ Pinô
As half of Deaf Center, Otto A Totland is known for producing dark ambience, suffused with a modern compositional bent. Solo album Pinô is an entirely different beast. In fact, one would be hard-pressed to call it a beast; it’s a dust mode, a
Lubomyr Melnyk ~ Windmills
Ukrainian pianist Lubomyr Melnyk calls his work “continuous music”, and it’s easy to see why: with so many notes in such short spaces, one hears a flow into chords that borders on drone. It’s entirely possible that Windmills contains more single notes than any
Lubomyr Melnyk ~ Windmills
Ukrainian pianist Lubomyr Melnyk calls his work “continuous music”, and it’s easy to see why: with so many notes in such short spaces, one hears a flow into chords that borders on drone. It’s entirely possible that Windmills contains more single notes than any
Origamibiro ~ Collection
In advance of Origamibiro‘s latest album, Denovali has released Shakkei, Shakkei Remixed and Cracked Mirrors and Stopped Clocks as a lovely three-disc box set. We celebrate by republishing the original Shakkei review, representing the band’s best work to date. Everything is musical. The claim has
Origamibiro ~ Collection
In advance of Origamibiro‘s latest album, Denovali has released Shakkei, Shakkei Remixed and Cracked Mirrors and Stopped Clocks as a lovely three-disc box set. We celebrate by republishing the original Shakkei review, representing the band’s best work to date. Everything is musical. The claim has
subzar ~ pico
“Today you took a walk …” The album begins with a conversation about a path ~ how far the path goes, how far one has traveled and how far one wants to go. Chatty birds comment from nearby trees, perhaps
subzar ~ pico
“Today you took a walk …” The album begins with a conversation about a path ~ how far the path goes, how far one has traveled and how far one wants to go. Chatty birds comment from nearby trees, perhaps
clade ~ vietnamese piano
If Brightness Outshine Heavens So Prepared was an enthralling yet disconcerting verge into dense, dark dronescapes. clade‘s newest offering channels the detached soporific intrigue of Harold Budd. In this set of untitled pieces, the artist surrounds the quavers of the upright piano with intriguingly
clade ~ vietnamese piano
If Brightness Outshine Heavens So Prepared was an enthralling yet disconcerting verge into dense, dark dronescapes. clade‘s newest offering channels the detached soporific intrigue of Harold Budd. In this set of untitled pieces, the artist surrounds the quavers of the upright piano with intriguingly
ACL 2013: Top Ten Modern Composition
This may be called Neoclassical, Modern Classical or Modern Compostion, but everyone knows what it is: classical music for a modern generation. When it comes to honoring remarkable writing and playing, Modern Compostion is the genre to which we turn.
ACL 2013: Top Ten Modern Composition
This may be called Neoclassical, Modern Classical or Modern Compostion, but everyone knows what it is: classical music for a modern generation. When it comes to honoring remarkable writing and playing, Modern Compostion is the genre to which we turn.
Passo Uno ~ Retrospective 2005/2010
Passo Uno is a musical project devoted to sonic atmospheres in close relation to the image, static or in motion. Founded in Milan in 2005 as a “music for image” project, the duo of Stefano De Ponti and Alessandro Bider
Passo Uno ~ Retrospective 2005/2010
Passo Uno is a musical project devoted to sonic atmospheres in close relation to the image, static or in motion. Founded in Milan in 2005 as a “music for image” project, the duo of Stefano De Ponti and Alessandro Bider
Phill Niblock ~ Touch Five
A very interesting strain emerges from an interpretation of Phill Niblock‘s works as essays on organization, not only of sound but of people’s relations to it. In this sense, Niblock’s association to minimalism becomes relevant, not so much in its
Phill Niblock ~ Touch Five
A very interesting strain emerges from an interpretation of Phill Niblock‘s works as essays on organization, not only of sound but of people’s relations to it. In this sense, Niblock’s association to minimalism becomes relevant, not so much in its
a closer listen 