Playlists

  • Playlist (Uncertain Times).

    A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Traveller by Warren Sampson Warren Sampson – Traveller (Big Road Music/Love All Day; 1987/2018) Steve Roach – Timeroom Livestream 10-24-2020: The Day After Tomorrow (Bandcamp subscriber exclusive; 2020) Frederic Rzewski – Songs of Insurrection – Thomas Kotcheff (Coviello Classics; due Nov. 13, 2020)…

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  • A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… l'air, l'instant – deux pianos by Jürg Frey Jürg Frey – l’air, l’instant — deux pianos – Reinier van Houdt, Dante Boon (Elsewhere; due Nov. 10, 2020) Anthony Braxton – Ghost Trance Solos – Kobe Van Kauwenberghe (All That Dust; 2020) Anthony Pateras/Erkki…

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  • This week’s Night After Night Playlist includes selections featuring Ralph Vaughan Williams, Jon Gibson, claire rousay, Toshinori Kondo, and more—bend an ear.

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  • A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Prana Crafter – MorphoMystic by Prana Crafter Prana Crafter – MorphoMystic (Cardinal Fuzz; 2020) Sarah Hennies – Work (Quakebasket; 2014) Casts by Sarah Hennies Sarah Hennies – Casts (Astral Spirits; 2015/2020) at AngelicA 2000 Bologna by Cecil Taylor Cecil Taylor – at AngelicA…

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  • A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Y_y by Anáhuac Anáhuac – Y_y (Astral Spirits; 2018) Foliage by Elliott Sharp Elliott Sharp – Foliage (Moving Furniture; due Nov. 6, 2020) Onden 隱佃 by Kassel Jaeger Kassel Jaeger – Onden 隱佃 (Unfathomless; 2016) Deltas by Kassel Jaeger Kassel Jaeger – Deltas…

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  • A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Tyler Childers – Long Violent History (Hickman Holler/RCA; 2020) To Mix With Time by Brendan Eder Ensemble Brendan Eder – To Mix with Time – Brendan Eder Ensemble (self-released; 2020) Vast by Viktor Orri Árnason and Yair Elazar Glotman Viktor Orri Árnason and…

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  • Playlist (Blunt Determination).

    A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… …and yes, it's been a while. Apologies. The Reinvention of Romance by Sarah Hennies Sarah Hennies – The Reinvention of Romance (Astral Spirits; due Sept. 25, 2020) Sarah Hennies – Spectral Malsconcities – Bearthoven, Bent Duo (New World; due Oct. 16, 2020) Brian…

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  • A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Archie Shepp – Things Have Got to Change (Impulse!; 1971) Charles Mingus, Max Roach, Eric Dolphy, Roy Eldridge, Jo Jones – Newport Rebels (Candid; 1961) Offering – Live at Le Guess Who by Nicole Mitchell and Moor Mother Nicole Mitchell and Moor Mother…

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  • A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Offering to the Morning Fog by Robert Rich Robert Rich – Offering to the Morning Fog (Soundscape; 2020) Alive in the Wilderness by Endless Field Endless Field – Alive in the Wilderness (Biophilia; due June 12, 2020) Behold by Dustin Laurenzi Dustin Laurenzi’s…

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  • A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Vanishing Light in the Tunnel of Dreams by Pinkish Black & Yells At Eels Pinkish Black & Yells at Eels – Vanishing Light in the Tunnel of Dreams (Ayler; 2020) Carl Michael von Hausswolff – 20. Solo Dance for Dewa Alit (Touch: Isolation…

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  • A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Music for Violin Alone by Aisha Orazbayeva Aisha Orazbayeva – Music for Violin Alone (self-released; 2020)> Angharad Davies – Circular Bowing Study; Johann Sebastian Bach – Largo from Sonata No. 3 in C; Nicola Matteis Jr. – Alla Fantasia; Oliver Leith – Blurry…

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  • A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Yeo-Neun by Okkyung Lee Okkyung Lee – Yeo-Neun (Shelter Press; 2020) The Heart Sutra (Arranged by Janel Leppin) by Susan Alcorn Susan Alcorn – The Heart Sutra (Ideologic Organ; 2020) Detach by Savvas Metaxas Savvas Metaxas – Detach (Glistening Examples; 2020) Hibernacula by…

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  • A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… vibibib by bbob drake bbob drake – vibibib (AMPLIFY2020: quarantine; 2020) To make a little more with a little less by Francisco Meirino Francisco Meirino – To make a little more with a little less (AMPLIFY2020: quarantine; 2020) Standing Breakage (for Stan Brakhage)…

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  • The AMPLIFY2020: quarantine festival continues online… Touch: Isolation further addresses our present state of existence… Tuluum Shimmering releases more ecstatic cover songs… and more. Duo (Bologna) 2018 by Anthony Braxton & Jaqueline Kerrod Anthony Braxton/Jaqueline Kerrod – Duo (Bologna) 2018 (i dischi di angelica; 2020) Splatter by Roscoe Mitchell Roscoe Mitchell – Splatter (i dischi…

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  • The AMPLIFY2020: quarantine festival continues online… we lose Hal Willner and Richard Teitelbaum… Herbie Hancock celebrates his 80th birthday… and more. Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 5 in C minor – MusicAeterna/Theodor Currentzis (Sony Classical; 2020) John Adams – Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes?; China Gates – Yuja Wang, Los Angeles…

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  • <a href="http://amplify2020.bandcamp.com/album/perhaps-at-some-time-you-have-acted-in-a-play-even-if-it-was-when-you-were-a-child&quot; data-mce-href="http://amplify2020.bandcamp.com/album/perhaps-at-some-time-you-have-acted-in-a-play-even-if-it-was-when-you-were-a-child">perhaps at some time you have acted in a play, even if it was when you were a child by Vanessa Rossetto</a> Vanessa Rossetto – perhaps at some time you have acted in a play, even if it was when you were a child (AMPLIFY2020: quarantine; 2020) <a href="http://amplify2020.bandcamp.com/album/days-collapse-days-collapse-night&quot; data-mce-href="http://amplify2020.bandcamp.com/album/days-collapse-days-collapse-night">days collapse days collapse…

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  • Playlist (Abschied).

    A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears.Published on National Sawdust Log.

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  • A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Published on National Sawdust Log. Note: YouTube embed codes were not working when this list was made, so links are provided where necessary. Dave Brubeck Quartet – Reflections (Concord Jazz; 1986) William O. Smith – Two Sides of Bill Smith (CRI; 1974)…

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  • A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Published on National Sawdust Log. Comet Meta by David Grubbs & Taku Unami David Grubbs & Taku Unami – Comet Meta (Drag City; due May 29, 2020) Ellen Fullman – In the Sea (self-released/Superior Viaduct; 1987/2020) Rachel Beetz // Script – Rescript…

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  • A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears.Published on National Sawdust Log. Anastassis Philippakopoulos: piano works by Melaine Dalibert Anastassis Philippakopoulos – piano works – Melaine Dalibert (Elsewhere) MATT LAJOIE – Everlasting Spring by Matt LaJoie Matt LaJoie – Everlasting Spring (Flower Room; due March 14, 2020) Beside Myself by…

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