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

Bent Knee – Land Animal (Inside Out/Sony; 2017)

Derek Bailey – Solo – London 1985 (YouTube; 1985)

Derek Bailey – Playing for Friends on 5th Street (Straw2Gold Pictures/YouTube; 2004)

Windblow by Ekin Fil

Ekin Fil – Windblow (Longform Editions; 2018)

Pocco by Cham

Cham – Pocco (Longform Editions; 2018)

* Swells by Steam Vent

Steam Vent – * Swells (Longform Editions; 2018)

Entering A Cloud by Marja Ahti

Marha Ahti – Entering a Cloud (Longform Editions; 2018)

SON-ICON MUSIC – Orchestra And Choral Works by Charlotte Hug

Charlotte Hug – Son-Icon Music: Orchestral and Choral Works (Fundacja Słuchaj; 2018)
> Nachtplasmen – Lucerne Festival Academy Ensemble/Charlotte Hug; Inn Camino – Via-Nova-Chor Munich

Gérard Pesson – Musique de chambre, Cantates – Marion Tassou, EXAUDI, L’Instant Donné (NoMadMusic; 2018)
> La lumière n’a pas de bras pour nous porter; Cassation; Rébus; Cinq chansons; Bruissant divisé; La vita è come l’albero di Natale; Etant l’arrière-son; John Taverner – In nomine (arr. Gérard Pesson); Instant Tonné; La lumière n’a pas de bras pour nous porter (arr. Frédéric Pattar); Cantate égale pays No. 1; Cantate égale pays No. 2; Cantate égale pays No. 3

Entropia by Banabila & Machinefabriek

Banabila & Machinefabriek – Entropia (Eilean; due Jan. 3, 2019)

Where Are We Going, Today by Christian Wolff/Antoine Beuger

Christian Wolff/Antoine Beuger – Where Are We Going, Today (Erstwhile; 2018)

June Spill by Kevin Drumm

Kevin Drumm – June Spill (self-released; 2018)

The Wages of Being Black is Death by Kepla & DeForrest Brown, Jr.

Kepla & DeForrest Brown Jr. – The Wages of Being Black Is Death (PTP; 2018)

Robert Honstein: An Economy of Means by Doug Perkins, Karl Larson

Robert Honstein – An Economy of Means (New Focus; 2018)
> An Economy of Means – Doug Perkins; Grand Tour – Karl Larson

Streya by Olivia De Prato

Olivia de Prato – Streya (New Focus; 2018)
> Samson Young – Ageha, Tokyo; Victor Lowrie – Streya; Ned Rothenberg – Percorso Insolito; Taylor Brook – Wane; Reiko Füting – Tanz Tanz; Missy Mazzoli – Vespers for Violin

Verisimilitude by Tyshawn Sorey

Tyshawn Sorey – Verisimilitude (Pi Recordings; 2017)

Code Girl by Mary Halvorson

Mary Halvorson – Code Girl (Firehouse 12; 2018)

Concerning the Nature of Things by Jeff Snyder

Jeff Snyder – Concerning the Nature of Things (Carrier; 2018)
> Concerning the Nature of Things – Caroline Shaw, Gabriel Crouch, Wet Ink Ensemble; Fictitious Forces – Jason Treuting, Yumi Tamashiro, Eric Cha-Beach; Substratum – Susan Alcorn, Mivos Quartet/Mike Mulshine; Undeciphered Writing – Sideband/Jascha Narveson; Ghostline – Sideband/Jeff Snyder

2018 by natalie braginsky

Natalie Braginsky – 2018 (self-released; 2018)

the harvest is past, the summer is ended by natalie braginsky

Natalie Braginsky – the harvest is past, the summer is ended (self-released; 2018)

erupt in silence by natalie braginsky

Natalie Braginsky – erupt in silence (self-released; 2018)

3 Compositions (EEMHM) 2011 by Anthony Braxton

Anthony Braxton – 3 Compositions (EEMHM) 2011 (Firehouse 12; 2016)

Anthony Braxton – GTM (Syntax) 2017 – Tri-Centric Choir (New Braxton House; due Jan. 25, 2019)