A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears…
bbob drake – vibibib (AMPLIFY2020: quarantine; 2020)
To make a little more with a little less by Francisco Meirino
Francisco Meirino – To make a little more with a little less (AMPLIFY2020: quarantine; 2020)
Standing Breakage (for Stan Brakhage) by Miguel Frasconi
Miguel Frasconi – Standing Breakage (for Stan Brakhage) (self-released; 2015)
King Crimson – Belcourt Theatre, Nashville, TN, August 3, 2008 (DGMLive; 2020. Audio samples here.)
Steve Roach – The Heart of Distant Horizons (Bandcamp subscriber exclusive; 2020. More information here.)
Geneva Skeen – 12. Perhaps You Understand My Question (Touch: Isolation exclusive; 2020. More information here.)
Simon Scott – 13. Stridulation (Touch: Isolation exclusive; 2020. More information here.)
Composition For Loud Magic by Shy Layers
Shy Layers – Composition for Loud Magic (Longform Editions; 2020)
Gnostic State by Penelope Trappes
Penelope Trappes – Gnostic State (Longform Editions; 2020)
Inoyama Land – Fuku-Ura (Longform Editions; 2020)
Within Dreams, Without Dreams by Ruven Nunez
Ruven Nunez – Within Dreams, Without Dreams (Longform Editions; 2020)
King Crimson – Music Hall, Boston, MA, April 23, 1974 (DGMLive; 2020. Audio samples here.)
Ning Yu – Of Being (New Focus; due May 8, 2020)
> Wang Lu – Rates of Extinction; Misato Mochizuki – Moebius-Ring; Emily Praetorius – Of Being
Billington / Shippy / Wyche by Billington / Shippy / Wyche
Billington/Shippy/Wyche – Billington/Shippy/Wyche (Astral Spirits; 2017)
TARAB – 41 Containers (AMPLIFY2020: quarantine; 2020)
Köln 4th Dec 2007 (TV broadcast) by Porcupine Tree
Porcupine Tree – Köln 4th December 2007 (TV broadcast) (self-released; 2020)
John Oswald – b9, an abridged whirlwind of all 9 Beethoven symphonies (Fony; 2020. Presently unavailable.)
Five Cadences by Sarah Davachi
Sarah Davachi – Five Cadences (self-released; 2020)
Against Empire (24 bit) by Bill Laswell
Bill Laswell – Against Empire (M.O.D. Reloaded; 2020)
Robert Fripp – Music for Quiet Moments 1 – Pastorale (Mendoza 3rd June 2007) (DGMLive; 2020)
Music for Violin Alone by Aisha Orazbayeva
Aisha Orazbeyeva – Music for Violin Alone (self-released; 2020)
> Angharad Davies – Circular Bowing Study; Johann Sebastian Bach – Largo from Sonata No. 3 in C; Nicola Matteis Jr. – Alla Fantasia; Oliver Leith – Blurry Wake Song; James Tenney – Koan; John Cage – Eight Whiskus; Aisha Orazbeyeva – Ring
Áine O'Dwyer – Daedalus Airs (self-released; 2020)
Dehiscence (2020) by Wendy Eisenberg
Wendy Eisenberg – Dehiscence (self-released; 2020)
utopianism by John Mark Sherlock
John Mark Sherlock – utopianism – ensemble KORE (self-released; 2020)
Tim Berne – Sacred Vowels (9donkeys; 2020)
David Torn – FUR/TORN (9donkeys; 2020)
clarinets 2 5 6 by Teodora Stepančić
Teodora Stepančić – clarinets 2 5 6 (self-released; 2020)
> No2 (Germaine) – Germaine Sijstermans; No5 (Rastko) – Rastko Uzunović; No6 (Katie) – Katie Porter
pases by Gabriela Areal and Luciano Vitale
Gabriela Areal and Luciano Vitale – pases (Love Records; 2020)
Atonement II B-Sides for Charity by Killswitch Engage
Killswitch Engage – Atonement II B-Sides for Charity (Metal Blade; 2020)
Killswitch Engage – Atonement (Metal Blade; 2019)
Lamb of God – "Checkmate," "Memento Mori," "New Colossal Hate" (from Lamb of God) (Epic; due June 19, 2020)
Wooden Wand Steals The Covers (Volume 1) by Wooden Wand
Wooden Wand – Wooden Wand Steals the Covers (Volume 1) (self-released; 2020)
Three Studies for Future Uncertainties by Nate Wooley
Nate Wooley – Three Studies for Future Uncertainties (Tisser Tissu Editions; 2020)
Emeralds – Fresh Air (A Soundesign Recording/self-released; 2009/2018)
Allegory of Allergies by Emeralds
Emeralds – Allegory of Allergies (Gods of Tundra/self-released; 2007/2020)
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