A Preview of the Ecstatic Music Festival in New York

January 15, 2011 — Mike

From WSJ.com:

Though the festival includes acts such as Alarm Will Sound and the Bang On a Can All-Stars—the two best-known contemporary music supergroups to emerge in the past two decades—it also offers a platform for the next generation of composers just hitting their stride, regardless of what category their music is filed under on iTunes.

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New Releases from Porter Records

January 15, 2011 — Mike

Porter Records has a pair of new releases coming out in a few weeks. We’ve been listening to these at AMN Central over the last few days, and they are both excellent. Highly recommended.

JESSICA PAVONE – “ARMY OF STRANGERS”

EXPERIMENTAL INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC WITH JESSICA PAVONE – VIOLIN & VIOLA, PETE FITZPATRICK – GUITAR, JONTI SIMAN – BASS GUITAR AND HARRIS EISENSTADT – DRUMS

ODEAN POPE – “UNIVERSAL SOUNDS”

NEW STUDIO RECORDING FROM ODEAN POPE WITH MARSHALL ALLEN, WARREN SMITH, LEE SMITH, CRAIG MCIVER AND JIM HAMILTON

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Monsieur Délire Reviews

January 15, 2011 — Mike

From Monsieur Délire:

THE MACHINE / RedHead (Rekids Records – merci à/thanks to John Bourke P.R.)
ROEDELIUS / Selbsportrait (Bureau B – merci à/thanks to Forced Exposure)
ROEDELIUS / Selbsportrait II: Freundliche Musik (Bureau B – merci à/thanks to Forced Exposure)
CLUSTER / Cluster 71 (Bureau B – merci à/thanks to Forced Exposure)
CELER / Dying Star (Dragon’s Eye Recordings)
DIATRIBES & ABDUL MOIMÊME / Complaintes de marée basse (Insubordinations)
PIKAPIKA TEART / Moonberry (altrOck)
CHURCH OF HED / Rivers of Asphalt (Eternity’s Jest)
BERGER ROND / [{ }] (Freaky Waves)
DIMITRI VOUDOURIS / ???=?/UVIVI/1:??4/???? (Pogus)
NOAH CRESHEVSKY / Man & Superman (Centaur Records)
NOAH CRESHEVSKY / Who (Centaur Records)
MATT WESTON / The Last of the Six-Cylinders (7272 Music)
NICOLAS BERNIER / courant.air (Ahornfelder)
NICOLAS BERNIER / The Dancing Deer EP (Home Normal)

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Music and More Reviews

January 15, 2011 — Mike

From Music and More:

World Saxophone Quartet – Yes We Can (Jazzwerkstatt, 2011)
AALY Trio + Ken Vandermark – Stumble (Wobbly Rail, 1998)

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