Playlists
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A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Published by National Sawdust Log. Moniek Darge – Sounds of Sacred Places (Igloo/Kye; 1987/2011) Beside Myself by crys cole crys cole – Beside Myself (Students of Decay; 2020) The Taj-Mahal Travelers – July 15, 1972 (CBS Sony/États-Unis; 1972/2019) The Sky Opens by…
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A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears.Published on National Sawdust Log. Carla Bley, Andy Sheppard, Steve Swallow – Life Goes On (ECM; 2020) Dave Douglas – Marching Music (Greenleaf Music subscriber exclusive; 2020. More information here.) Sofia Gubaidulina – Jetzt Immer Schnee; Perception – Leonid Stasov, Stella Kleindienst, Siegfried…
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A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears.Published by National Sawdust Log. Stones/Water/Time/Breath by Dean Rosenthal Dean Rosenthal – Stones/Water/Time/Breath (Edition Wandelweiser; 2019) bin li – i am also here (Edition Wandelweiser; 2019. Audio samples here.) Jürg Frey – fields, traces, clouds – Jürg Frey, Ordinary Affects (Edition Wandelweiser; 2019.…
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A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Published on National Sawdust Log. Christopher Rouse – Iscariot; Clarinet Concerto; Symphony No. 1 – Martin Fröst, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra/Alan Gilbert (Bis; 2008. Audio samples here.) Christopher Rouse – Flute Concerto; Symphony No. 2 – Sharon Bezaly, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra/Alan…
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A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Published on National Sawdust Log. Georg Friedrich Haas – Konzert für Klangwerk und Orchester – Christoph Sietzen, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg/Ilan Volkov (Live New Music Channel/YouTube; 2019) 9 Compositions (Iridium) 2006 by Anthony Braxton Anthony Braxton – Composition No. 358, from 9…
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A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Published on National Sawdust Log. Georges Lentz – Caeli inerrant… – Mysterium – VIII. Jerusalem (After Blake) – Orchestre Philharmonique de Luxembourg/Duncan Ward (YouTube; 2015) Georges Lentz – Caeli inerrant… – Mysterium – II. Ngangkar; IV. Guyuhmgan – Sydney Symphony Orchestra/Edo de…
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A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Published on National Sawdust Log. Johann Sebastian Bach – Goldberg Variations – Simone Dinnerstein (Telarc; 2007) ascua by Anáhuac Anáhuac – ascua (Astral Spirits; 2020) Robert Fripp – The Kitchen, New York, NY, Feb. 5, 1978 (DGMLive; 2020. Audio samples here.) 9…
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A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears.Published on National Sawdust Log. Reality Rounds by Alex Dowling Alex Dowling – Reality Rounds – Chris Douthitt, Alex Dowling, Emma O'Halloran, Annika Socolofsky, Pascal Le Boeuf (Carrier; due Jan. 31, 2020) Chris Dingman – Embrace (Inner Arts; due March 6, 2020. Details…
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A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears.Published on National Sawdust Log. Ralph Vaughan Williams – A Pastoral Symphony; Symphony No. 4 – BBC Symphony Orchestra/Martyn Brabbins (Hyperion. Audio samples here.) Jo Kondo – Works for Piano – Satoko Inoue (hat[now]ART; 2001) Musica Nova Contemplativa by Winfried Muhlum-Pyrapheros Winfried Mühlum-Pyrápheros…
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A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. John Luther Adams – The Wind in High Places (Cold Blue; 2015) > The Wind in High Places – JACK Quartet; Canticles of the Sky – Northwestern University Cello Ensemble/Hans Jørgen Jensen; Dream of the Canyon Wren – JACK Quartet Oceans Roar…
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A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Roland Kayn – A Little Electronic Milky Way of Sound (Frozen Reeds; 2017) Love Will Find A Way Home by PAT PAT (Jacolby Satterwhite & Nick Weiss) – Love Will Find a Way (Pioneer Works Press; 2019) Odds Against Tomorrow by Bill…
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A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Harold Budd – This Is Harold Budd (Spotify playlist) Sunrise, Looking East by Danny Paul Grody Danny Paul Grody – Sunrise, Looking East (Longform Editions; 2019) Undercurrents by Kajsa Lindgren Kajsa Lindgren – Undercurrents (Longform Editions; 2019) Tangerine Dream – In Search…
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A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Richard Wagner – Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg – Michael Volle, Roberto Saccà, Anna Gabler, Monika Bohinec, Peter Sonn, Markus Werba, Georg Zeppenfeld, Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna Philharmonic/Daniele Gatti (Euroarts; 2014) Tom Carter/Ingebrigt Haker Flaten/Lisa Carson – Halversonics (Bandcamp subscriber exclusive; 2019)…
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A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Orange by Caroline Shaw & Attacca Quartet Caroline Shaw – Orange – Attacca Quartet (New Amsterdam/Nonesuch; due April 19, 2019) > Entr'acte; Valencia; Plan & Elevation; Punctum; Ritornello; Limestone & Felt Basic Combustion by Kevin Drumm Kevin Drumm – Basic Combustion (self-released;…
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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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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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