Iceland Symphony Orchestra ~ Occurrence
Occurrence is the conclusion of a masterful trilogy that began with 2017’s Recurrence and continued with 2019’s Concurrence. All three are published by Sono Luminus, who has captured lightning in a bottle with the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra. Over the past two decades, Daniel Bjarnason
Iceland Symphony Orchestra ~ Occurrence
Occurrence is the conclusion of a masterful trilogy that began with 2017’s Recurrence and continued with 2019’s Concurrence. All three are published by Sono Luminus, who has captured lightning in a bottle with the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra. Over the past two decades, Daniel Bjarnason
Black Swan ~ Repetition Hymns
Our review writers are often challenged when they encounter a well-written press release. Repetition Hymns bears one of these. During quarantine, the author writes, “each day feels like an endless loop.” Given this temporal experience, the loop-based work of Black Swan is
Black Swan ~ Repetition Hymns
Our review writers are often challenged when they encounter a well-written press release. Repetition Hymns bears one of these. During quarantine, the author writes, “each day feels like an endless loop.” Given this temporal experience, the loop-based work of Black Swan is
Andrew Littlejohn ~ Shizugawa
This resonant recording scores the aftermath of one disaster, but by extension speaks to those caught in the midst of another. Recorded in the flattened town of Shizugawa following the devastating tsunami of March 2011, Andrew Littlejohn‘s study traces what was
Andrew Littlejohn ~ Shizugawa
This resonant recording scores the aftermath of one disaster, but by extension speaks to those caught in the midst of another. Recorded in the flattened town of Shizugawa following the devastating tsunami of March 2011, Andrew Littlejohn‘s study traces what was
Martina Bertoni ~ Music for Empty Flats
Music for Empty Flats may have been recorded before the pandemic, but the conditions of its genesis are so fitting that the album now seems prescient. While alone in an undecorated flat in Reykjavik, Martina Bertoni spent a good amount of time listening
Martina Bertoni ~ Music for Empty Flats
Music for Empty Flats may have been recorded before the pandemic, but the conditions of its genesis are so fitting that the album now seems prescient. While alone in an undecorated flat in Reykjavik, Martina Bertoni spent a good amount of time listening
2021 Winter Music Preview ~ Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
We’re already one week into the new year (Can you believe 1/52 of 2021 is already over?) and early on it’s shaping up to be a solid year of music. We’re hoping that as nations emerge from isolation, we’ll start
2021 Winter Music Preview ~ Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
We’re already one week into the new year (Can you believe 1/52 of 2021 is already over?) and early on it’s shaping up to be a solid year of music. We’re hoping that as nations emerge from isolation, we’ll start
2021 Winter Music Preview ~ Modern Composition
What does winter sound like? From solo piano to orchestra, the artists in our Modern Composition category turn color into music and vice versa. The natural heirs to Satie, Debussy, Beethoven and more, these contemporary composers are always seeking new
2021 Winter Music Preview ~ Modern Composition
What does winter sound like? From solo piano to orchestra, the artists in our Modern Composition category turn color into music and vice versa. The natural heirs to Satie, Debussy, Beethoven and more, these contemporary composers are always seeking new
2021 Winter Music Preview ~ Experimental
What happens when experimental musicians are locked inside for months on end? Given the extra time in their sonic laboratories, some come up with even more creative experiments. This winter, we’ll be hearing the results of lockdown as filtered through
2021 Winter Music Preview ~ Experimental
What happens when experimental musicians are locked inside for months on end? Given the extra time in their sonic laboratories, some come up with even more creative experiments. This winter, we’ll be hearing the results of lockdown as filtered through
2021 Winter Music Preview ~ Electronic
Over the past year, our Electronic department has become our most active, and with good reason: we need these upbeat flavors, these reminders of body movement, these tempoed tunes to remind us that better days are on their way. The
2021 Winter Music Preview ~ Electronic
Over the past year, our Electronic department has become our most active, and with good reason: we need these upbeat flavors, these reminders of body movement, these tempoed tunes to remind us that better days are on their way. The
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