Playlists

  • A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Kyle Gann – Whispers – David Sytkowski (self-released; 2023) Ahmad Jamal – At the Pershing: But Not for Me (Argo; 1958) Tangerine Dream – Pilots of Purple Twilight: The Virgin Recordings 1980-1983 (Virgin; 2020) Wild Up – Julius Eastman, Vol. 1: Femenine (New…

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  • A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Kevin Good – Trails (2019-2022) (Sawyer Spaces; 2023) Sergio Cote Barco – MÚSICA SACRA (Sawyer Spaces; 2023) María Alejandra Bulla – to be noise and dance (Sawyer Spaces; 2023) Garrison Gerard – Resonance Ecology (Sawyer Spaces; 2023) More Eaze – Eternity (Longform Editions;…

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  • A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 3 in D minor – Martha Lipton, Boys' Choir of the Church of the Transfiguration, Chorus of the Schola Cantorum, New York Philharmonic/Leonard Bernstein (Columbia/Sony Classical; 1962/2009) Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 3 in D minor – Petra…

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  • A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Steve Roach & Vidna Obmana – Live in Portland, Oregon 11-09-2000 (Steve Roach Exclusive; 2023) Wadada Leo Smith – Fire Illuminations (Kabell; due March 31, 2023) King Crimson – Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, England, March 24, 1973 (DGMLive; 2023) King Crimson – Civic Auditorium,…

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  • A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Various artists – Vaughan Williams Live, Vol. 4 (Somm; 2023) Ralph Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis; Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra – Arthur Whittemore, Jack Lowe, New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra/Dimitri Mitropoulos; Symphony No. 8 in D minor…

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  • A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Claire Rousay – wishing for (lipstick and dollar bills) demo (Bandcamp subscriber exclusive; 2023) Kate Carr – making do #7 guitar, ebow, jar of beads, pumice, gong (self-released; 2023) Jaffar Hussain Randhawa – Guldasta (honiunhoni; 2023) Thomas Adès – Dante – Los Angeles…

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  • A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… John Tilbury – 31.8.16 (Otoroku; 2016) Anna Clyne – Mythologies – BBC Symphony Orchestra/Marin Alsop, Sakari Oramo, Andrew Litton, André de Ridder (Avie; 2020) Masquerade; This Midnight Hour; The Seamstress – Jennifer Koh, Irene Buckley; Night Ferry; <<rewind<< Ingvar Lidholm – Poesis –…

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  • Playlist (I can’t wait).

    A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Bob Dylan – Still Waiting (Can't Wait 1997–2019) (ROIO compilation; 2019) Il Giardino Armonico/Giovanni Antonini – Haydn 2032, Vol. 2: Il Filosofo (Alpha; 2015) Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 46 in B; Symphony No. 22 in E-flat ("The Philosopher"); Wilhelm Friedemann Bach…

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  • A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… >>> Decibel Magazine Top 40 of 2022, Nos. 19-6 Dream Unending – Song of Salvation (20 Buck Spin; 2022) Phobophilic – Enveloping Absurdity (Prosthetic; 2022) Negative Plane – The Pact… (The Ajna Offensive; 2022) Sumerlands – Dreamkiller (Relapse; 2022) Terror – Pain Into…

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  • A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Dave Douglas Quintet – Songs of Ascent: Book 1 – Degrees (Greenleaf Music; 2022) Tim Berne/Matt Mitchell – One More, Please (Intakt; 2022) Guranfoe – 10th Anniversary Specials – Night 7 (Featured Guests) (self-released; 2022) King Crimson – Meltdown: Live in Mexico (DGM;…

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  • A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Guranfoe – Gumbo Gumbo (echodelick; 2022) Qasim Naqvi – Inaugural Music – s t a r g a z e (Transgressive; 2020) Guillaume Connesson – Lost Horizon – Brussels Philharmonic/Stéphane Denève (Deutsche Grammophon; 2019) Les cités de Lovecraft; A kind of Trane –…

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  • A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Ustad Noor Bakhsh – Jingul (honiunhoni; 2022) Tilth – Renewal (cachedmedia; 2022) Suzi Analogue – Infinite Zonez (Disciples; 2022) Phil Lesh & Friends – Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ, Nov. 13, 1999 (ROIO; 1999) Bob Dylan – Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford,…

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  • A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Patrick Shiroishi – Evergreen (Touch; 2022) David S. Ware – Go See the World (Columbia; 1998) Jakob Bro/Joe Lovano – Once Around the Room: A Tribute to Paul Motian (ECM; 2022) Paul Bley – With Gary Peacock (ECM; 1970) Bill Evans – Trio…

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  • A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Various artists – The Trailhead 76 (10/16/22) (Mixcloud; 2022) Xiphiidae/Thoughts on Air – Xiphiidae & Thoughts on Air (self-released; 2022) Natalia Lafourcade – De Todas las Flores (Sony Mexico; 2022) Danny Arakaki – Tumble in Shade (Husky Pants; due Jan. 20, 2023) Jan…

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  • A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Bob Dylan – Palladium, London, England, Oct. 23, 2022 (ROIO; 2022) Rued Langgaard – Symphony No. 1 (“Cliffside Pastorals”) – Berlin Philharmonic/Sakari Oramo (Dacapo; due Nov. 4, 2022) Michael Stearns – Chronos (Original Soundtrack Recording) (Sonic Atmospheres/Projekt; 1984/remastered reissue due Nov. 4, 2022)…

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  • A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Peter Coccoma – A Place to Begin (Whatever's Clever; 2022) Clarice Jensen – Esthesis (130701/Fatcat; 2022) Rhodri Davies – DWA DNI (Amgen; 2022) .soundfullness – /listening_sessions/summer.soundfullness (self-released; 2022) Julius Eastman – Joy Boy – Either/Or (YouTube; 2022) Marja Ahti & Judith Hamann –…

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  • A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Mali Obomsawin – Sweet Tooth (Our of Your Head; due Oct. 28, 2022) Chacon/Nakatani/Santistevan – Inhale/Exhale (Other Minds; 2022) Jim Pepper – Comin' and Goin' (Antilles; 1987) Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate – Winter Moons – Winter Moons Orchestra/Frank J. Toth (Azica; 2022) Winter Moons;…

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  • A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Ralph Vaughan Williams – Symphony No. 5 in D; Scenes adapted from Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress – BBC Symphony Chorus & Orchestra/Martyn Brabbins (Hyperion; 2020) Jessie Cox – When You’re a Star (Unknown Tapes; 2021) Goose – Pullman Yards, Atlanta, GA, Oct. 1, 2022…

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  • A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Julian Lage – View with a Room (Blue Note; 2022) caroline – "Peak Chroma" (Rough Trade; 2022) caroline – caroline (Rough Trade; 2022) claire rousay – "Peak Chroma" from a softer focus (American Dreams; 2021) Berlin Philharmonic – The John Adams Edition (Berliner…

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  • A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Klaus Schulze – Kontinuum (Synthetic Symphony; 2007) Greg Osby – Banned in New York (Blue Note; 1998) Oort Smog – Every M***erf***er Is Your Brother (AKP Recordings; due Nov. 11, 2022) Mishagas – 1996-1997 (Astral Spirits; due Nov. 4, 2022) Tyshawn Sorey –…

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