Nobukazu Takemura ~ knot of meanings

It’s probably a very selective memory at work, but I associate the first time I heard Nobukazu Takemura’s music with the first time I heard computers singing. Other musicians had used MacInTalk, as it was called then, to provide a

Nobukazu Takemura ~ knot of meanings

It’s probably a very selective memory at work, but I associate the first time I heard Nobukazu Takemura’s music with the first time I heard computers singing. Other musicians had used MacInTalk, as it was called then, to provide a

Patrick Shiroishi ~ Forgetting Is Violent

Next year sees the 180th anniversary of the saxophone, an instrument that has flourished beyond anything its inventor could have imagined. A brass instrument that’s classified as woodwind, it arrived too late to really be part of a classical orchestra

Patrick Shiroishi ~ Forgetting Is Violent

Next year sees the 180th anniversary of the saxophone, an instrument that has flourished beyond anything its inventor could have imagined. A brass instrument that’s classified as woodwind, it arrived too late to really be part of a classical orchestra

NYOS ~ Growl

Hearing the sound of this big, brash, loud band, one wonders if there are five musicians or only four.  The correct answer is two.  Since 2014, Finland’s NYOS has been rocking out, creating an illusion of the ears.  The combination of

NYOS ~ Growl

Hearing the sound of this big, brash, loud band, one wonders if there are five musicians or only four.  The correct answer is two.  Since 2014, Finland’s NYOS has been rocking out, creating an illusion of the ears.  The combination of

Midori Komachi ~ Chashitsu: Auditory Tea Room

An instantly endearing release from violinist Midori Komachi, Chashitsu: Auditory Tea Room translates the principles of the Japanese tea ceremony into silence and sound.  Each piece shines a light on the facet of the experience, while field recordings from MSCTY’s Nick

Midori Komachi ~ Chashitsu: Auditory Tea Room

An instantly endearing release from violinist Midori Komachi, Chashitsu: Auditory Tea Room translates the principles of the Japanese tea ceremony into silence and sound.  Each piece shines a light on the facet of the experience, while field recordings from MSCTY’s Nick

Yara Asmar ~ everyone I love is sleeping and I love them so so much

Memories of conflict are very much on the mind of Yara Asmar, who splits her time between Beirut and upstate New York and tries to make sense of it all.  Or perhaps there is no making sense, only a box

Yara Asmar ~ everyone I love is sleeping and I love them so so much

Memories of conflict are very much on the mind of Yara Asmar, who splits her time between Beirut and upstate New York and tries to make sense of it all.  Or perhaps there is no making sense, only a box

U ~ ARCHENFIELD

October is the time for haunted music, and U‘s new collection fits the bill.  Archenfield represents a very British manner of haunting, connected to the area of Herefordshire, whose folklore connects these pieces in drama and dread.  Old vinyl samples

U ~ ARCHENFIELD

October is the time for haunted music, and U‘s new collection fits the bill.  Archenfield represents a very British manner of haunting, connected to the area of Herefordshire, whose folklore connects these pieces in drama and dread.  Old vinyl samples

Bryan Senti ~ La Marea

Inspired by the journey of his immigrant father from Cuba to the United States in 1959-60, Bryan Senti‘s La Marea takes on new relevance in the face of recent U.S. crackdowns.  Once proclaiming, “Give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses

Bryan Senti ~ La Marea

Inspired by the journey of his immigrant father from Cuba to the United States in 1959-60, Bryan Senti‘s La Marea takes on new relevance in the face of recent U.S. crackdowns.  Once proclaiming, “Give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses

Forbes Ukraine ~ Music of Data: A New Experience in Business Media Consumption

Here’s something unique: a magazine with its own multi-sensory score.  Maksym Zoloyedov, Creative Director of Forbes Ukraine, writes, “We strive to transform reading Forbes Ukraine into intellectual ecstasy.”  This first-of-its-kind experiment, in which “business journalism becomes art,” is something we’d

Forbes Ukraine ~ Music of Data: A New Experience in Business Media Consumption

Here’s something unique: a magazine with its own multi-sensory score.  Maksym Zoloyedov, Creative Director of Forbes Ukraine, writes, “We strive to transform reading Forbes Ukraine into intellectual ecstasy.”  This first-of-its-kind experiment, in which “business journalism becomes art,” is something we’d