Steve Smith
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A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Columbia Icefield by Nate Wooley Nate Wooley – Columbia Icefield (Northern Spy; 2019) Control: Live Works for Mixer Feedback by Philip White Philip White – Control: Live Works for Mixer Feedback (self-released; 2013) Vessel by Grant Evans Grant Evans – Vessel (\\NULL|ZØNE//;…
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A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Nature Denatured and Found Again by Michael Pisaro Michael Pisaro – Nature Denatured and Found Again (Gravity Wave; due Feb. 15, 2019) Tom Carter – Raw Mono (self-released Bandcamp subscriber exclusive; 2019) Caifanes – 25 Aniversario (Sony Music; 2013) David Sanford –…
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My contributions to the Goings On About Town section in the February 18/February 25, 2019 issue of The New Yorker, covering the dates February 13-26. (Click on any listing to enlarge it.) [link] [link] [link]
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A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. MFCD A | Andrea Borghi | Sostrato by Marginal Frequency Andrea Borghi – Sostrato (Marginal Frequency; 2017) Jeanne Lee with Ran Blake – The Newest Sound You Never Heard (A-Side; 1966-67/2019) David Torn/Tim Berne/Ches Smith – Sun of Goldfinger (ECM; due March…
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A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Joseph Schwantner – New Morning for the World – Willie Stargell, Eastman Philharmonia/David Effron (Mercury; 1983) Scholars by Buke and Gase Buke and Gase – Scholars (Brassland; 2019) Bertoia by CAGE CAGE – Bertoia (Weighter; 2019) Aaron Copland – Symphony No. 3;…
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A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Dead & Company – Playing in the Sand, Riviera Maya, MX, 2/15/18 (Los Muertos/Rhino; 2019) Pat Metheny – Tap: John Zorn's Book of Angels, Vol. 20 (Tzadik/Nonesuch; 2013. Audio samples here.) Collider by Daníel Bjarnason Daníel Bjarnason – Collider – Iceland Symphony…
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A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Franz Joseph Haydn – String Quartet in D (Op. 71, No. 2) – Maxwell String Quartet (YouTube; 2017) Joey Roukens – Boundless (Homage to L.B.) – Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Alan Gilbert (YouTube; 2017) Evan Johnson – measurement as contrition: three canons – BBC…
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My contributions to the Goings On About Town section in the January 14, 2019 issue of The New Yorker, covering the dates January 9-15. (Click on any listing to enlarge it.) [link] [link] [link]
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A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Two Functions in Three Dimensions: music for meditative cooking by Nat Evans Nat Evans - Two Functions in Three Dimensions: music for meditative cooking – Scott Worthington (self-released; 2019) Düsseldorf recital by Dante Boon Dante Boon – Düsseldorf recital (Rhizome.s; 2017) > Coleman…
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The popular understanding of what a critic does is that a critic tells you whether something is good or bad. But that is the least interesting part of a critic’s job, when all is said and done, because two critics can see the same movie, agree largely on its strengths and flaws, then weight them…
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Up until about 15 years ago, I maintained a document whose existence I cherished: a near-complete listing of all the concerts I'd attended during my lifetime up to that point. "Near-complete," because I'm pretty sure it started with Spyro Gyra at the Agora Ballroom in Houston (Nov. 16, 1980) and not my actual first concert:…
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My contributions to the Goings On About Town section in the January 7, 2019 issue of The New Yorker, covering the dates January 2-8. (Click on any listing to enlarge it.) [link] [link]
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A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Bent Knee – Land Animal (Inside Out/Sony; 2017) Derek Bailey – Solo – London 1985 (YouTube; 1985) Derek Bailey – Playing for Friends on 5th Street (Straw2Gold Pictures/YouTube; 2004) Windblow by Ekin Fil Ekin Fil – Windblow (Longform Editions; 2018) Pocco by…
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A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Medeski Martin & Wood/Alarm Will Sound – Omnisphere (Indirecto; 2018) IRISIRI by Eartheater Eartheater – Irisiri (PAN; 2018) Sleeping/Walking by Black Eagle Child Black Eagle Child – Sleeping/Walking (self-released; 2018) J. Pastorius for Solo and Ensemble by Sam Sfirri Sam Sfirri –…
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My contributions to the Goings On About Town section in the December 24/December 31, 2018 issue of The New Yorker, covering the dates December 19-January 1. (Click on any listing to enlarge it.) [link] [link] [link] [link]
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A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Mark R. Taylor – Aftermaths – Teodora Stepančić (Another Timbre; 2018) > For Alex Schady; from Moments Musicaux Book 1; Aftermaths Set One; from Moments Musicaux Book 4; Aftermaths Set Two; Lijn; from Preludes Nos. I-VIII; For Marc Hulson V; Second Nocturne; final music…
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Digging in deep, really deep, to compile year-end lists is both exhilarating and exhausting, illuminating and intimidating. Crucial challenge: Recall the impact of things that happened many months ago, then balance against impact of things that just happened. — Steve Smith (@nightafternight) December 12, 2018 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js And you also want to try to ignore the…
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Seth Parker Woods. Photograph: Michael Yu Four years ago, I started a weekly series on this blog titled Wandelwatching, devoted to news and essays about composers of the Wandelweiser Group, a loosely knit global collective inspired by post-Cagean ideas concerning sound, space, silence, place, contemplativeness, and collaboration, among other things. If you're just catching up…
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My contributions to the Goings On About Town section in the December 17, 2018 issue of The New Yorker, covering the dates December 12-18. (Click on any listing to enlarge it.) [link] Fun fact: Editors excised two words from the very end of the above listing: "(Mine did.)" [link] [link] [link] For whatever reason, as I'm typing…
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My contributions to the Goings On About Town section in the December 10, 2018 issue of The New Yorker, covering the dates December 5-11. (Click on any listing to enlarge it.) [link] [link] [link]
Night After Night 