Steve Smith
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Roger Sessions– When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd – Esther Hinds, Florence Quivar, Dominic Cossa, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Boston Symphony Orchestra/Seiji Ozawa (New World; 1977) Ralph Vaughan Williams – Pastoral Symphony (No. 3); Symphony No. 4 in F minor; Sarabande "Helen" –…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Bob Dylan – Rough and Rowdy Ways (Columbia; 2020) Eiko Ishibashi – Torn Page (Longform Editions; due June 2021) Golden Retriever – Sense of Place (Longform Editions; due June 2021) Brett Naucke – Arctic Watch (Longform Editions; due June 2021) Kelly Ruth –…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Genesis – Rainbow Theatre, London, England, January 3, 1977 (ROIO; 1977) Clara Iannotta – MOULT (Kairos; due May 28, 2021) MOULT – WDR Sinfonieorchester/Michael Wendeberg; paw-marks in wet cement (ii) – Wilhelm Latchoumia, L'Instant Donné/Aurélien Azan Zielinski; Troglodyte Angels Clank By – Klangforum…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Genesis – Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PA, April 13, 1976 (ROIO; 1976) the nothing of roselight by Jon Hassell Rick Cox Luke Schwartz Jon Hassell/Rick Cox/Luke Schwartz – the nothing of roselight (edit) (self-released; 2021) Luzerner Sinfonieorchester/James Gaffigan – Americans (Harmonia Mundi; due May…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… See Creatures Too by Lisa Cameron & Sandy Ewen Lisa Cameron & Sandy Ewen – See Creatures Too (Astral Spirits; 2021) smlsnd by Xu & Bill Seaman Xu & Bill Seaman – smlsnd (Facture; 2021) Momentary Harmony by Kajsa Lindgren Kajsa Lindgren –…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Broken Shadows by BROKEN SHADOWS Tim Berne – Chris Speed – Reid Anderson – Dave King Broken Shadows – Broken Shadows (Newvelle/Intakt; 2019/due May 21, 2021) dueti by Teodora Stepančić Teodora Stepančić – dueti (Love Records; 2021) clarinet sounds all over the place…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… claire rousay – gno (self-released subscriber exclusive; 2021) Anthony Braxton – 12 COMP (ZIM) 2017 (Firehouse 12; due June 4, 2021) Anthony Braxton – Quartet (Standards) 2020 (New Braxton House; due June 18, 2021) Sky Garden by Yo Miles!: Henry Kaiser & Wadada…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Jean Sibelius – The Complete Symphonies, Orchestral Works – Hallé Orchestra/John Barbirolli (Warner Classics; 2021) Seven Waves by Suzanne Ciani Suzanne Ciani – Seven Waves (Finnadar/Finders Keepers; 1982/2016) Yesteryear by Andrew Tasselmyer Andrew Tasselmyer – Yesteryear (Seil; 2021) "What is your middle-class American…
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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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