Playlists
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Rie Nakajima & Akira Sakata – Umihiko Yamahiko (Takuroku; 2021) Tina Jander – Ice Cubes (Takuroku; 2021) Toshimaru Nakamura – Nimb #62 (Takuroku; 2020) Cara Tolmie – LIT BY A CAR (Takuroku; 2020) Julie Kjaer & Thurston Moore – New Life Music (Takuroku;…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… a softer focus by claire rousay Claire Rousay – a softer focus (American Dreams; due April 9, 2021) Bob Bellerue – Radioactive Desire (Elevator Bath; due spring 2021) McGolrick by Colin Cannon Colin Cannon – McGolrick (Infrequent Seams; due Feb. 26, 2021) String…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Anton Bruckner – Symphonies No. 2 in C minor; Symphony No. 8 in C minor; Richard Wagner – Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude – Gewandhausorchester Leipzig/Andris Nelsons (Deutsche Grammophon; 2021) Catalyst Quartet – Uncovered, Vol. 1: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (Azica; 2021) Piano Quintet (Stewart…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Live At Szczecin Philharmonic by Tangerine Dream Tangerine Dream – Live at Philharmony Szczecin-Poland (Eastgate; 2016) Matthew J. Rolin – The Dreaming Bridge (Feeding Tube; due late Jan. 2021) Tangerine Dream – Pilots of Purple Twilight: The Virgin Recordings 1980-1983 (Virgin; 1980-83/2020) Embrace…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Iceland Symphony Orchestra – Occurrence: The ISO Project, Vol. 3 – Pekka Kuusisto, Iceland Symphony Orchestra/Daníel Bjarnason (Sono Luminus; due Jan. 22, 2021) Daníel Bjarnason – Violin Concerto; Veronique Vaka – Lendh; Haukur Tómasson – In Seventh Heaven; Þuríður Jónsdóttir – Flutter; Magnús…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Tigran Mansurian – Con anima – Kim Kashkashian, Movses Pogossian, Varty Manouelian, et al (ECM New Series; 2020) Agnus Dei; Sonata da Chiesa; Con Anima; String Trio; String Quartet No. 3; Die Tänzerin "Blue" Gene Tyranny – Just for the Record (Lovely Music;…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Música Callada / See the Welter by James Rushford Federico Mompou – Música Callada; James Rushford – See the Welter – James Rushford (Unseen Worlds; 2020) Ivo Perelman Trio – Garden of Jewels (Tao Forms; due Jan. 22, 2021) CHOROCHRONOS by Red Desert…
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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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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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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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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. 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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