The new music sextet unleashes microtones and nontraditional tunings among other boundary-pushing elements of music by six contemporary composers.
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Music Review: Eric Nathan – ‘Missing Words’ (Based on Ben Schott’s ‘Schottenfreude’) with Neave Trio, International Contemporary Ensemble
A two-CD trip through the inventive mind of a composer who's part translator of the human condition, part trickster.
Read More »Music Review: ‘Feminine Care’ Lexagon
Feminine Care, by Bay Area multimedia artist Lexagon (AKA Alexa Burrell) on Ratskin Records, is a complex and subtle musical examination of what it meant to be a woman of colour living during the time of the Trump presidency. However, anyone expecting strident political statements will be sorely disappointed, as …
Read More »Concert Review: Pauline Oliveros – ‘The Sound of Meditation’ (NYC, Nov 10 2016)
The journey seemed to wind across oceans, through jungles – and into caves, perhaps akin to the cistern recordings that gave birth to the composer's concept of "deep listening" back in the 1980s.
Read More »Music Review: Throbbing Gristle – D.O.A.: The Third And Final Report Of Throbbing Gristle
The crucial second chapter in the development of Throbbing Gristle.
Read More »Music Review: Meshell Ndegeocello – Weather
Meshell Ndegeocello's new album is spacey, languid, and soulful, perfect for listening when you want to melt into the music.
Read More »Music Review: Roedelius – The Diary Of The Unforgotten (Selbsportrait VI)
The latest reissue from Krautrock pioneer Hans-Joachium Roedelius.
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