National Sawdust Log
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A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Jakob Ullmann – Müntzers stern/solo II – Dafne Vicente-Sandoval (Edition RZ; 2018; listen to excerpts here) Imbrication by Jeph Jerman Jeph Jerman – Imbrication (Unfathomless; 2018) Sound Diary of Quiet Pedestrians by Mathieu Ruhlmann & Joda Clément Mathieu Ruhlberg & Joda Clément
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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;
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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
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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
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"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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Vanessa Rossetto (Image: Matthew Revert) Vanessa Rossettoerased de kooning + rocinanteBandcamp; DL only Originally published by National Sawdust Log, May 5, 2017 Everything that’s erased leaves its trace of its passage behind: a point as familiar to the manuscript recyclers of antiquity for whom the term palimpsest was coined to modern-day digital data-recovery sleuths. We learn
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An occasional tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears lately. Richard Wagner – Die Walküre – Matthias Goerne, Michelle DeYoung, Stuart Skelton, Heidi Melton, Petra Lang, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra/Jaap van Zweden (Naxos) <a href="http://tonkatsurecords.bandcamp.com/album/lark-city">Lark City by Skylark Quartet</a> Skylark Quartet – Lark City (Tonkatsu) <a href="http://fabricarecords.bandcamp.com/album/same-animal-different-cages-vol-2-solomonos-for-analog-synthesizer">Same Animal, Different Cages Vol.
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An occasional tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears lately. <a href="http://jonathanfinlayson.bandcamp.com/album/moving-still">Moving Still by Jonathan Finlayson & Sicilian Defense</a> Jonathan Finlayson & Sicilian Defense – Moving Still (Pi Recordings; 2016) Chöying Drolma & Steve Tibbetts – Chö (Rykodisc; 1997) Mayhem – De Mysteriis dom Sathanas (Century Black; 1994) Laraaji – Ambient
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An occasional tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears lately. Linda Catlin Smith – Memory Forms (Artifact Music; 2001) > Among the Tarnished Stars – The Burdocks; Through the Low Hills – Andrew Smith, Stephen Clarke; Knotted Silk – Stephen Clarke, Arraymusic/Henry Kucharzyk; With Their Shadows Long – Marc Sabat, Stephen
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An occasional tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears lately. Linda Catlin Smith – Memory Forms (Artifact Music; 2001) > Among the Tarnished Stars – The Burdocks; Through the Low Hills – Andrew Smith, Stephen Clarke; Knotted Silk – Stephen Clarke, Arraymusic/Henry Kucharzyk; With Their Shadows Long – Marc Sabat, Stephen
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An occasional tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears lately. Van der Graaf Generator – Do Not Disturb (Esoteric Antenna; 2016) Eli Keszler – Last Signs of Speed (Empty Editions; due Nov. 17, 2016) Linda Catlin Smith – Dirt Road – Mira Benjamin, Simon Limbrick (Another Timbre; 2016) Joseph Kudirka –
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