A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears.

Tom Carter – 58 Minutes Over Brussels (self-released Bandcamp subscriber exclusive; 2018)

Bobby Previte – Rhapsody (RareNoise; 2018)

Sonar with David Torn – Vortex (RareNoise; 2018)

Retroactions by Kassel Jaeger

Kassel Jaeger – Retroactions (Éliane Tapes/Moving Furniture; 2018)

Düsseldorf recital by Dante Boon

Dante Boon – Düsseldorf recital (Rhizome.s; 2017)
> Coleman Zurkowski – Die von Blumen reich ich dir; Gil Sansón – untitled (for Antoine Beuger); Anastassis Philippakopoulos – piano piece; Eva-Maria Houben – lose verbunden; Assaf Gidron – Dim.; Jack Callahan – Blue Dream Excerpt with Proportional Ending

The Residents – Meet the Residents (Ralph/Cherry Red; 1974/2018)

No Better No Worse (Vol 1) by Graham Lambkin

Graham Lambkin – No Better No Worse (Vol 1) (self-released; 2018)

Studies vol. 5 by Simon Cummings

Simon Cummings – Studies, Vol. 5 (Interrobang; 2017)

Frozen Pipes by Kevin Drumm

Kevin Drumm – Frozen Pipes (self-released; 2018)

Bernd Alois Zimmermann – Cello Concerto "en forme de pas de trois" – Heinrich Schiff, SWF Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden/Michael Gielen (Philips; 1993)

Eva-Maria Houben – Breath for Organ (Second Editions; due Feb. 8, 2018)

Helmut Lachenmann – Salut für Caudwell – Wilhelm Bruck, Theodor Ross; Les Consolations – Schola Heidelberg/Walter Nussbaum, WDR Sinfonieorcheter Köln/Johannes Kalitzke; Concertini – Klangforum Wien/Johannes Kalitzke (Kairos; 2008)

Verdancy by David Garland

David Garland – Verdancy (Tall Owl Music; 2018)

So Numb by Sannhet

Sannhet – So Numb (Profound Lore; 2017)

ION by PORTAL

Portal – ION (Profound Lore; 2018)

Salmon Run by Graham Lambkin

Graham Lambkin – Salmon Run (Kye; 2007)

Aaron Cassidy – The Crutch of Memory – Elision Ensemble (Neos; 2012)
> The Crutch of Memory; Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion; I, purples, spat blood, laugh of beautiful lips; metallic dust; asphyxia; songs only as sad as their listener

Aaron Cassidy – A Painter of Figures in Rooms – EXAUDI/James Weeks (NMC; 2012)

Enno Poppe – Arbeit I; Wespe; Arbeit II; Trauben; Arbeit III; Schrank; Salz – Daniel Gloger, Ernst Surberg; ensemble mosaik/Enno Poppe (Kairos; 2013)

One man and a fly by Radu Malfatti

Radu Malfatti – One man and a fly (Cathnor; 2015)

Jennifer Higdon – Viola Concerto; Oboe Concerto; All Things Majestic – Roberto Díaz, James Button, Nashville Symphony/Giancarlo Guerrero (Naxos)

UPLIFT – 2018 Subscribers Series by Dave Douglas

Dave Douglas – "The Power of the Vote" from Uplift (Greenleaf Music Bandcamp subscriber exclusive; 2018)