Steve Smith
-
A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Tremble In Blue: Or, The Bodies We Leave Behind by Nova Scotian Arms Nova Scotian Arms – Tremble in Blue: Or, The Bodies We Leave Behind (Hooker Vision; 2008) Thomas Martin Nutt – Trichromatic Moiré – Sarah Hennies (Sonic Art Research Unit;…
-
A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Steamroom 40 by Jim O'Rourke Jim O'Rourke – Steamroom 40 (Steamroom; 2018) Leon Kirchner – Lily – Diana Hoagland, Columbia Chamber Soloists/Leon Kirchner; String Quartet No. 2 – Lenox String Quartet (Columbia Masterworks; 1974) Anthony Braxton – Five Compositions (Quartet) 1986 (Black…
-
A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Become Ocean by John Luther Adams John Luther Adams – Become Ocean – Seattle Symphony/Ludovic Morlot (Cantaloupe Music; 2014) Inuksuit by John Luther Adams John Luther Adams – Inuksuit – ensemble/Doug Perkins (Cantaloupe Music; 2013) I Ended Out Moving To Brixton by…
-
"Clarice Jensen: A Consummate Team Player Calls Her Own Tune"National Sawdust LogApril 3, 2018[link] As the founder of one of New York City’s most versatile and in-demand new-music groups, the American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME), the cellist Clarice Jensen has been an advocate for countless composers. The ensemble initially bridged the so-called uptown and downtown…
-
A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Landmarks by Celer + Forest Management Celer + Forest Management – Landmarks (Constellation Tatsu; 2018) Henry Threadgill – The Complete Novus and Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill and Air (Mosaic; 1978-96/2010) Dan Weiss – Starebaby (Pi Recordings; due Apr. 6, 2018) Backscatter…
-
A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Within / Without by Kyle Landstra Kyle Landstra – Within / Without (Muzan Editions; 2018) Clara de Asís – Do Nothing (Another Timbre; 2018) Bruno Duplant – Chamber and Field Works 2015-2017 (Another Timbre; 2018) > all that I learned and then forgot; where…
-
A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Tom Carter – 58 Minutes Over Brussels (self-released Bandcamp subscriber exclusive; 2018) Bobby Previte – Rhapsody (RareNoise; 2018) Sonar with David Torn – Vortex (RareNoise; 2018) Retroactions by Kassel Jaeger Kassel Jaeger – Retroactions (Éliane Tapes/Moving Furniture; 2018) Düsseldorf recital by Dante…
-
A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Sarah Hennies – Fleas (Ultraviolet Light; 2018) Travelling by Muyassar Kurdi Muyassar Kurdi – Travelling (No Rent; 2018) Lilliput by riverrun riverrun – Lilliput (self-released; 2018) D’Agala by Sylvie Courvoisier Trio Sylvie Courvoisier Trio – D'Agala (Intakt; 2018) Earth Tones at the…
-
Daniel Land One of the things I've always cherished about Brian Eno's 1982 album Ambient 4: On Land is the sense it gives of occupying a space that's somewhere and nowhere at once. Like Ambient 1: Music for Airports, its better known predecessor, On Land is part of Eno's classic sequence of four albums denoted…
-
A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Frank Zappa – The Yellow Shark – Ensemble Modern/Peter Rundel (1993/2012; Barking Pumpkin/Zappa Family Trust) Roman Grygoriv & Illia Razumeiko – IYOV – Maryana Golovko, Anna Marych, Oleksandra Mailliet, Andrey Koshman, Ruslan Kirsh, Anton Lytvynov, Elizaveta Kurbanmagometova, Janna Marchynskaya, Andrey Nadolskiy, Roman…
-
A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Chaya Czernowin – Hidden (Wergo; 2018) > Adiantum Capillus-Veneris – Inbal Hever; Hidden – JACK Quartet The Bad Plus – These Are the Vistas (Columbia; 2003) Orrin Evans – The Evolution of Oneself (Smoke Sessions; 2015) Sarah Davachi – All My Circles…
-
A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Regular playlists will resume next Monday, Jan. 8, on National Sawdust Log. Meanwhile, this is everything memorable that I spun or streamed between Dec. 18 and Dec. 31, 2017. Rest in peace, Kevin Mahogany and Roswell Rudd. Dec. 18-24, 2017 Percy Grainger…
-
The first recording I was moved to listen to in 2018 is Hidden, a new Wergo album featuring two dynamic, disparate compositions by Chaya Czernowin. Adiantum Capillus-Veneris (2015-16) is a three-part composition designated "for voice and breath" – the first and second parts involving amplification, the last adding electronics – performed with intimacy and vitality here…
-
Happy New Year, everyone. I'm resolved to keep things humming here again… watch this space.
-
The Girl's continuing journey through music, with The Dad taking notes. Stevie WonderSongs in the Key of Life(Motown; 1976) [“Tonight I’m playing you one of mama’s very favorite albums, and it’s one of mine, too.”] “Who is it?” [“This is Stevie Wonder, and he’s one of the greatest singers and songwriters of all time.”] “Well,…
-
Photographs courtesy of Joda Clément Originally published by National Sawdust Log on Dec. 15, 2017 I've always listened to a lot of what might be termed electronic music, but I haven't always felt especially comfortable writing about it. Evaluating music in print can be challenging under the best of circumstances, given the intrinsic subjectivity of…
-
The Girl's continuing journey through music, with The Dad taking notes. “You always pick the best music for bath time, Dad.” [“Well, that’s very nice of you to say. I try hard to pick things that you’ll find interesting. But if I played something that you didn’t like, it would be okay for you…
-
The Girl's continuing journey through music, with The Dad taking notes. Photograph: Peggy Harper Paul SimonOver the Bridge of Time: A Paul Simon Retrospective (1961-2011)(Sony Legacy; 2013) ["So, what kind of music do you feel like hearing tonight?"] "Well, Paul Simon," The Girl says. ["OK, whatever you say." "The Sound of…
-
The Girl's continuing journey through music, with The Dad taking notes. Photograph: Tony Levin King CrimsonRadical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind(DGM, 2016) [during percussion-only intro to "Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part 1"] "This is cool music, Papa!" [during choppy guitar transition] "I really like the music, Papa! I like the way…
-
Originally published by National Sawdust Log on May 26, 2017 Jürg Frey ephemeral constructions Erik Carlson, violin; Jürg Frey, clarinet; Greg Stuart, percussion; University of South Carolina Experimental Music Workshop Edition Wandelweiser; CD (U.S. distribution: ErstDist) The less I say this time, the better – partly because I have so very, very little information available…
Night After Night 