Steve Smith
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Humanoid by Deiquisitor Deiquisitor – Humanoid (Dark Descent; 2021) An Unexpected Reality by Gatecreeper Gatecreeper – An Unexpected Reality (Closed Casket Activities; 2021) Imperative Imperceptible Impulse [Full Dynamic Range DR11] by AD NAUSEAM Ad Nauseam – Imperative Imperceptible Impulse (Avantgarde Music; 2021) Ecstasy…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Charmaine Lee – KNVF (Erratum Musical; due March 2021) Involution by Dave Seidel Dave Seidel – Involution (XI Records; 2021) Axacan by Daniel Bachman Daniel Bachman – Azacan (Three-Lobed Recordings; due May 7, 2021) Matthew J. Rolin – The Dreaming Bridge (Feeding Tube;…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Fifty Five by Dan Trueman Dan Trueman – Fifty Five (Many Arrows Music; 2021) Tucker Dulin/Ben Owen – Cat Guarding Geese (Erstwhile; due March 22, 2021) The Duality Perspective by Ralph Peterson Sextet Ralph Peterson Jr. – The Duality Perspective (Onyx; 2012) David…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Rie Nakajima & Akira Sakata – Umihiko Yamahiko (Takuroku; 2021) Tina Jander – Ice Cubes (Takuroku; 2021) Toshimaru Nakamura – Nimb #62 (Takuroku; 2020) Cara Tolmie – LIT BY A CAR (Takuroku; 2020) Julie Kjaer & Thurston Moore – New Life Music (Takuroku;…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… a softer focus by claire rousay Claire Rousay – a softer focus (American Dreams; due April 9, 2021) Bob Bellerue – Radioactive Desire (Elevator Bath; due spring 2021) McGolrick by Colin Cannon Colin Cannon – McGolrick (Infrequent Seams; due Feb. 26, 2021) String…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Anton Bruckner – Symphonies No. 2 in C minor; Symphony No. 8 in C minor; Richard Wagner – Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude – Gewandhausorchester Leipzig/Andris Nelsons (Deutsche Grammophon; 2021) Catalyst Quartet – Uncovered, Vol. 1: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (Azica; 2021) Piano Quintet (Stewart…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Live At Szczecin Philharmonic by Tangerine Dream Tangerine Dream – Live at Philharmony Szczecin-Poland (Eastgate; 2016) Matthew J. Rolin – The Dreaming Bridge (Feeding Tube; due late Jan. 2021) Tangerine Dream – Pilots of Purple Twilight: The Virgin Recordings 1980-1983 (Virgin; 1980-83/2020) Embrace…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Iceland Symphony Orchestra – Occurrence: The ISO Project, Vol. 3 – Pekka Kuusisto, Iceland Symphony Orchestra/Daníel Bjarnason (Sono Luminus; due Jan. 22, 2021) Daníel Bjarnason – Violin Concerto; Veronique Vaka – Lendh; Haukur Tómasson – In Seventh Heaven; Þuríður Jónsdóttir – Flutter; Magnús…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Tigran Mansurian – Con anima – Kim Kashkashian, Movses Pogossian, Varty Manouelian, et al (ECM New Series; 2020) Agnus Dei; Sonata da Chiesa; Con Anima; String Trio; String Quartet No. 3; Die Tänzerin "Blue" Gene Tyranny – Just for the Record (Lovely Music;…
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I recall writing this review, which predates this blog by just over two years, but I don't remember for what outlet I wrote it. I located it today on a whim – after posting the image you see above on Twitter – on Acoustic Levitation, an online journal edited and published by Steve Koenig, a…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Música Callada / See the Welter by James Rushford Federico Mompou – Música Callada; James Rushford – See the Welter – James Rushford (Unseen Worlds; 2020) Ivo Perelman Trio – Garden of Jewels (Tao Forms; due Jan. 22, 2021) CHOROCHRONOS by Red Desert…
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Xian Zhang conducting the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. Photograph: Dan Graziano A Conductor Becomes a Virtual-Concert Jet-SetterThe New York TimesNov. 4, 2020 Following impressive outings with the Seattle Symphony and Houston Symphony, conductor Xian Zhang is headed to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for important concerts featuring premieres by Nokuthula Ngwenyama and Tyshawn Sorey this Thursday…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Traveller by Warren Sampson Warren Sampson – Traveller (Big Road Music/Love All Day; 1987/2018) Steve Roach – Timeroom Livestream 10-24-2020: The Day After Tomorrow (Bandcamp subscriber exclusive; 2020) Frederic Rzewski – Songs of Insurrection – Thomas Kotcheff (Coviello Classics; due Nov. 13, 2020)…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… l'air, l'instant – deux pianos by Jürg Frey Jürg Frey – l’air, l’instant — deux pianos – Reinier van Houdt, Dante Boon (Elsewhere; due Nov. 10, 2020) Anthony Braxton – Ghost Trance Solos – Kobe Van Kauwenberghe (All That Dust; 2020) Anthony Pateras/Erkki…
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This week’s Night After Night Playlist includes selections featuring Ralph Vaughan Williams, Jon Gibson, claire rousay, Toshinori Kondo, and more—bend an ear.
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Prana Crafter – MorphoMystic by Prana Crafter Prana Crafter – MorphoMystic (Cardinal Fuzz; 2020) Sarah Hennies – Work (Quakebasket; 2014) Casts by Sarah Hennies Sarah Hennies – Casts (Astral Spirits; 2015/2020) at AngelicA 2000 Bologna by Cecil Taylor Cecil Taylor – at AngelicA…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Y_y by Anáhuac Anáhuac – Y_y (Astral Spirits; 2018) Foliage by Elliott Sharp Elliott Sharp – Foliage (Moving Furniture; due Nov. 6, 2020) Onden 隱佃 by Kassel Jaeger Kassel Jaeger – Onden 隱佃 (Unfathomless; 2016) Deltas by Kassel Jaeger Kassel Jaeger – Deltas…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Tyler Childers – Long Violent History (Hickman Holler/RCA; 2020) To Mix With Time by Brendan Eder Ensemble Brendan Eder – To Mix with Time – Brendan Eder Ensemble (self-released; 2020) Vast by Viktor Orri Árnason and Yair Elazar Glotman Viktor Orri Árnason and…
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Brian ChasePhotograph courtesy Terrorbird Originally published on National Sawdust Log, April 13, 2018 Drummer Brian Chase is best known as a member of the vital indie-rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs, but that only reveals the tip of the iceberg where his creative life is concerned. A longtime participant in New York City’s busy underground-music scene,…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… …and yes, it's been a while. Apologies. The Reinvention of Romance by Sarah Hennies Sarah Hennies – The Reinvention of Romance (Astral Spirits; due Sept. 25, 2020) Sarah Hennies – Spectral Malsconcities – Bearthoven, Bent Duo (New World; due Oct. 16, 2020) Brian…
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