A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears.
Columbia Icefield by Nate Wooley
Nate Wooley – Columbia Icefield (Northern Spy; 2019)
Control: Live Works for Mixer Feedback by Philip White
Philip White – Control: Live Works for Mixer Feedback (self-released; 2013)
Grant Evans – Vessel (\\NULL|ZØNE//; 2018)
Talk Talk – Spirit of Eden (EMI; 1988)
Merzbow – OM Electrique (Merzbox 01) (Extreme; 2000)
Merzbow – Tauromachine (Release; 1998)
Hope Dawson is Missing by Jessica Pavone
Jessica Pavone – hope dawson is missing (Tzadik; 2012)
Theresa Wong – The Unlearning (Tzadik; 2011. Audio samples here.)
Merzbow – Metal Acoustic Music (Merzbox 02) (Extreme; 2000)
Merzbow – Green Wheels (Self-Abuse; 1995)
Talk Talk – Laughing Stock (Polydor; 1991)
John Cage – The Works for Piano 10 – Thomas Schultz (Mode; 2018)
> Two Pieces for Piano (1936); Solo for Piano; Two Pieces for Piano (1946); Swinging
Alvin Lucier – Two Circles – Alvin Lucier, Alter Ego (Mode; 2016)
> Three Transformations of the Works of Maurizio Mochetti; Two Circles; I Am Sitting in a Room; Fideliotrio
Riot Ensemble – Speak, Be Silent (Huddersfield Contemporary Records; 2019. Audio samples here.)
> Chaya Czernowyn – Ayre: Towed through plumes, thicket, asphalt, sawdust and hazardous air I shall not forget the sound of; Anna Thorvaldsdóttir – Ró; Mirela Ivičević – Baby Magnify/Lilith's New Toy; Liza Lim – Speak, Be Silent; Rebecca Saunders – Stirrings Still II
Merzbow – Remblandt Assemblage (Merzbox 03) (Extreme; 2000)
Merzbow – Hybrid Noisebloom (Vinyl Communications; 1997)
Robert Fripp – Hit Factory, New York, NY, January 18, 1978 (DGMLive; 2011. Audio samples here.)
King Crimson – Capitol Theatre, Montréal, Québec, Canada, Sept. 20, 1973 (DGMLive; 2019. Audio samples here.)
Orange by Caroline Shaw & Attacca Quartet
Caroline Shaw – Orange – Attacca Quartet (New Amsterdam/Nonesuch; due April 19, 2019)
> Entr'acte; Valencia; Plan & Elevation; Punctum; Ritornello; Limestone & Felt
Night After Night 
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