Steve Smith
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears…
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Jay Clayton, an inventive jazz singer and educator also renowned in contemporary classical circles for her recordings of John Cage and her decade of work with Steve Reich and Musicians, died on Dec. 31, 2023.
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Robert Rich – Travelers' Cloth (Soundscape; 2023) Zia Mohiuddin Dagar – Raga Shuddha Todi (Nimbus; 1994) King Crimson – Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA, July 5, 1984 (DGMLive; 2023) Zia Mohiuddin Dagar – Raga Yaman (Nimbus; 1993) Ustad Shahid Parvez – Darbari (Hindusthan; 1999)…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Lea Bertucci – Of Shadow and Substance (Cibachrome Editions; 2023) Éliane Radigue – Occam – Hepta I – Ensemble Dedalus; Occam XX – Ryoko Akama (Montagne Noire; 2023) Ensemble Ex Materia – Ensemble Ex Materia (Arpaviva Recordings; 2023) Kate Carr – cosmic sunday…
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Julian Anderson (Photograph: John Batten Photography) Julian AndersonSymphony No. 2 ("Prague Panoramas") (2019-21)Cleveland Orchestra, Dec. 7 & 9, 2023Program note My first program note for the venerable Cleveland Orchestra, for the U.S. premiere of Symphony No. 2, "Prague Panoramas," by English composer Julian Anderson. The program, conducted by Semyon Bychkov, also includes Bohuslav Martinů's Concerto…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Tyshawn Sorey – Everything Changes, Nothing Changes – JACK Quartet (JACK Quartet/YouTube; 2019) Catherine Lamb – String Quartet (Two Blooms); Divisio Spiralis – JACK Quartet (Kairos; 2021) Isaiah Collier & The Chosen Few – Cosmic Transitions (Division 81; 2021) King Crimson – Municipal…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Porcupine Tree – "Harridan" from CLOSURE/CONTINUATION.LIVE (Music for Nations; 2023) Tony Oxley – The New World (Discus Music; 2023) Greg Kelley – Threnody to the Limits of Musical Expression (self-released; 2023) Annette Krebs – Munich, 2023 (Graphit; 2023) Bob Dylan – Auditorium Theatre,…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Liz Story – Solid Colors (Windham Hill; 1983) Robert Rich – Travelers' Cloth (Soundscape; 2023) Dire Wolves (Just Exactly Perfect Sisters Band) – Easy Portals (Centripetal Force/Cardinal Fuzz/Ramble; 2023) Bob Dylan – Riverside Theater, Milwaukee, WI, Oct. 12, 2023 (ROIO; 2023) Tangerine Dream…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Caroline Davis & Alula – Captivity (Ropeadope; 2023) Billy Mohler – Ultraviolet (Contagious Music; 2023) George Crumb – Works for Amplified Piano(s) – Yoshiko Shimuzu (Kairos; 2023) Soft Machine – Seven (Columbia; 1973) La Monte Young/Marian Zazeela – Dream House 78'17" (Shandar/Superior Viaduct;…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… The Soft Machine – The Soft Machine (Probe/Polydor; 1968/2009) James Romig – Spaces – Tony Oliver (Sawyer Editions; 2023) Navel – im norden (Cosmic Winnetou; 2023) Buck Moon – nous (Cosmic Winnetou; 2023) Zebularin – nachtarchiv (Cosmic Winnetou; 2023) Bob Dylan – Cadillac…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Philip Glass – Koyaanisqatsi (Original Motion Picture Score) (Orange Mountain Music; 2009) Rapoon – Not That Far to the Moon (Ultra-Mail Prod.; 2023) Philip Glass – Koyaanisqatsi – Philip Glass Ensemble, Western Wind, New York Philharmonic/Michael Riesman (Orange Mountain Music; 2014) Patrick Shiroishi…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Steve Roach – The Desert Winds of Change – Live at Ambient Lounge August 1, 2023 (Steve Roach Exclusive; 2023) Steve Roach – Fade to Fall – September 2023 Exclusive (Steve Roach Exclusive; 2023) Blood Oath – Lost in an Eternal Silence (Caligari;…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Miles Davis – Miles in Tokyo (Columbia/Legacy; 1969/2005) Sam Rivers – Fuchsia Swing Song (Blue Note; 1965) David Holland Quartet – Conference of the Birds (ECM; 1975) Sam Rivers – Contrasts (ECM; 1980) Jason Moran – Black Stars (Blue Note; 2001) Sam Rivers…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Bob Dylan – Tough Guy Angels: The Larry & Charlie Harmonies, Vol. II (ROIO compilation; 2023) Ivan Vukosavljević – Slow Roads – Tineke Steenbrink, Francesca Ajossa, Jan Hage, Lise Morrison (Elsewhere; 2023) Michael Pisaro-Liu – A room outdoors – Guy Vandromme, Adriaan Severins,…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Arooj Aftab/Vijay Iyer/Shahzad Ismaily – Love in Exile (Verve; 2023) Cassandra Miller – Traveller Song/Thanksong (Black Truffle; 2023) Traveller Song – Plus-Minus Ensemble; Thanksong – Juliet Fraser, Quatuor Bozzini Kory Reeder – Texas: Vol. III (self-released; 2023) In the Summer – Kory Reeder,…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Tangerine Dream – Electronic Meditation (Ohr/Esoteric; 1970/2012) M. Nageswara Rao – The Pulse of Tanam: Ghana Raga Panchakam (Ragas of South India) (Nonesuch; 1969) Bahauddin Dagar – Ragas Bihag & Ragvardhani – Berlin February 19th 2023 (Sacred Realism; 2023) Tangerine Dream – Alpha…
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Photograph: Jin S. Lee for 9/11 Memorial & Museum Fall and all attendant memoriesCrowd the day with unrelated historiesEach year leaves its unresolving fantasiesTo hang around each cornerHang around each street. Thick with ghosts, the wind whips round in circuitriesCarrying words as strangers exchange pleasantriesDo they intrude upon your private reveriesAs they meet you…
Night After Night 