Playlist (A Bone to Pick with Time).

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

John Luther Adams – The Wind in High Places (Cold Blue; 2015)
> The Wind in High Places – JACK Quartet; Canticles of the Sky – Northwestern University Cello Ensemble/Hans Jørgen Jensen; Dream of the Canyon Wren – JACK Quartet

Oceans Roar 1000 Drums by Oceans Roar 1000 Drums

Oceans Roar 1000 Drums – Oceans Roar 1000 Drums (Sacred Realism; 2019)

Wolfgang von Schweinitz – Klang auf Schön Berg La Monte Young – Goeyvaerts String Trio (Louth Contemporary Music Society; 2019)

Wolfgang von Schweinitz – Plainsound Counterpoint; Catherine Lamb – Mirror – Frank Reinecke (Neos; 2015)

Eaves by Forever House

Forever House – Eaves (Infrequent Seams; 2018)

Mark-Anthony Turnage – Speranza; From the Wreckage – Håkan Hardenberger, London Symphony Orchestra/Daniel Harding (LSO Live; 2013)

Richard Strauss – Four Last Songs; Richard Wagner – Arias from Tannhäuser – Lise Davidsen, Philharmonia Orchestra/Esa-Pekka Salonen (Decca; 2019)

Anna Meredith – FIBS (Moshi Moshi; 2019)

Matthew Shipp/Nate Wooley – What If? (Rogue Art; 2019. Audio sample here.)

We Are On The Edge: A 50th Anniversary Celebration by Art Ensemble of Chicago

Art Ensemble of Chicago – We Are on the Edge (Pi Recordings; 2019)

Lea Bertucci/Kyle Eyre Clyd – Lea Bertucci/Kyle Eyre Clyd (Ultraviolet Light; 2019)

CHORDS by Ellen Arkbro

Ellen Arkbro – Chords (Subtext; 2019)

Circumstance Synthesis by Julianna Barwick

Julianna Barwick – Circumstance Synthesis (RVNGIntl.; 2019) Zosha Di Castri: Tachitipo by Zosha Di Castri

Zosha Di Castri – Tachitipo (New Focus; 2019)
> The Animal After Whom Other Animals Are Named – Ekmeles; Cortège – Talea Ensemble/Lorraine Vaillancourt; Quartet No. 1 – JACK Quartet; Dux – Julia Den Boer; La forma dello spazio – International Contemporary Ensemble/Lorraine Vaillancourt; Tachitipo – Yarn/Wire