Aperture Duo ~ S/T

Adrianne Pope (violin) and Linnea Powell (viola) team up to form Aperture Duo, commissioning works from five composers for this release.  Pope’s cover art is a perfect representation of the sound, as it exposes the dynamic tension of the music:

Aperture Duo ~ S/T

Adrianne Pope (violin) and Linnea Powell (viola) team up to form Aperture Duo, commissioning works from five composers for this release.  Pope’s cover art is a perfect representation of the sound, as it exposes the dynamic tension of the music:

V/A ~ Field Studies Vol. 1

The Friends and Friends label has teamed up with Chillhop Music for a fresh winter compilation reminiscent of Hed Kandi’s classic Serve Chilled and Winter Chill series.  Trip-hop and descendant chillhop are rare these days, so it’s a comfort to hear the

V/A ~ Field Studies Vol. 1

The Friends and Friends label has teamed up with Chillhop Music for a fresh winter compilation reminiscent of Hed Kandi’s classic Serve Chilled and Winter Chill series.  Trip-hop and descendant chillhop are rare these days, so it’s a comfort to hear the

Crush String Collective ~ Aeriform

February 14th, as every fan of Community knows, is the day we celebrate the birth of St Valentine. It is also the chance for the grumpier and more cynical among us to point out that Valentine’s Day ritualizes an uncomfortably

Crush String Collective ~ Aeriform

February 14th, as every fan of Community knows, is the day we celebrate the birth of St Valentine. It is also the chance for the grumpier and more cynical among us to point out that Valentine’s Day ritualizes an uncomfortably

Judd Greenstein/yMusic ~ Together

It’s hard to believe that it’s been a decade since composer Judd Greenstein last worked with the sextet yMusic.  And yet, Together was meant for an earlier debut.  COVID changed not only the timing of the release, but the nature of the work.  The rewritten version

Judd Greenstein/yMusic ~ Together

It’s hard to believe that it’s been a decade since composer Judd Greenstein last worked with the sextet yMusic.  And yet, Together was meant for an earlier debut.  COVID changed not only the timing of the release, but the nature of the work.  The rewritten version

Beautiful Errors ~ An Interview With Wobbly

Jon Leidecker, aka Wobbly, has produced experimental electronic music since the 1980s, whether on his own or as part of San Francisco collective Negativland. His work has constantly questioned the relationships between musicians and their tools, composition and improvisation, as

Beautiful Errors ~ An Interview With Wobbly

Jon Leidecker, aka Wobbly, has produced experimental electronic music since the 1980s, whether on his own or as part of San Francisco collective Negativland. His work has constantly questioned the relationships between musicians and their tools, composition and improvisation, as

Corey Fuller & Richard Skelton ~ THESIS 20 – Isolarii

No man is an island, writes John Donne.  But during the pandemic, we have felt more like islands than at any other time.  Separated from loved ones, unable to travel, sporadically locked down, we have dreamt of reconnection as our wanderlust

Corey Fuller & Richard Skelton ~ THESIS 20 – Isolarii

No man is an island, writes John Donne.  But during the pandemic, we have felt more like islands than at any other time.  Separated from loved ones, unable to travel, sporadically locked down, we have dreamt of reconnection as our wanderlust

Sunhaus ~ Formations

Life’s little pleasures include opening the blinds in the morning, watching the snow fall, and seeing sunlight glittering off the dew.  Sunhaus‘s debut album sounds like all these and more, and becomes yet another little pleasure.  Written by an Australian

Sunhaus ~ Formations

Life’s little pleasures include opening the blinds in the morning, watching the snow fall, and seeing sunlight glittering off the dew.  Sunhaus‘s debut album sounds like all these and more, and becomes yet another little pleasure.  Written by an Australian

Virago ~ Listening for Bells

Listening for Bells is a bright, exuberant release, a rush of spring air in the midst of winter.  This is the first studio release from Michigan quartet Virago, expanding to a sextet for this performance.  The core of alto sax, violin, cello

Virago ~ Listening for Bells

Listening for Bells is a bright, exuberant release, a rush of spring air in the midst of winter.  This is the first studio release from Michigan quartet Virago, expanding to a sextet for this performance.  The core of alto sax, violin, cello