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

Orange by Caroline Shaw & Attacca Quartet

Caroline Shaw – Orange – Attacca Quartet (New Amsterdam/Nonesuch; due April 19, 2019)
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Basic Combustion by Kevin Drumm

Kevin Drumm – Basic Combustion (self-released; 2019)

MONOAKUMA by Merzbow

Merzbow – MONOAkuma (Room40; 2018)

Full Of Hell & Merzbow by Full of Hell

Full of Hell/Merzbow – Full of Hell & Merzbow (Profound Lore; 2014)

Bryce & Brian – Bryce & Brian (Commend; 2018)

Lightbath/Emily A. Sprague – full/new (Commend; 2019)

Berlin Head Metal by Matthew Goodheart

Matthew Goodheart – Berlin Head Metal (Infrequent Seams; due April 26, 2019)

White Night by Richard Lainhart

Richard Lainhart – White Night (Ex Ovo; 1974/2007)

Merzbow – Hybrid Noisebloom (Vinyl Communications; 1997)

Merzbow – Collection Era, Vol. 1 (Merzbox 04) (Extreme; 2000)

Miles In The Sky by Grasshopper

Grasshopper – Miles in the Sky (Baked Tapes; 2009)

The Light Is Leaving Us All by Current 93

Current 93 – The Light Is Leaving Us All (Jnana; 2018)

you & i are earth by Vanessa Rossetto

Vanessa Rossetto – you & i are earth (Tone Glow; 2019)

George Benjamin – Written on Skin – Barbara Hannigan, Bejun Mehta, Christopher Purves, Rebecca Jo Loeb, Allan Clayton, Mahler Chamber Orchestra/George Benjamin; Duet for Piano and Orchestra – Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Mahler Chamber Orchestra/George Benjamin (Nimbus; 2013)

Annea Lockwood – A Sound Map of the Danube (Lovely Music; 2008. Audio samples here.)

Richard Wagner – Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg – Michael Volle, Roberto Saccà, Anna Gabler, Monika Bohinec, Peter Sonn, Markus Werba, Georg Zeppenfeld, Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna Philharmonic/Daniele Gatti (Euroarts; 2014)