Recently, we’ve been apprised of new releases from Little Worlds and Perhaps Contraption. Both are offering free streams to these albums.
It is probably best just to let the bands explain themselves. Little Worlds, a new group from New York, writes:
Written by 20th century Hungarian composer Bela Bartok, Mikrokosmos, or Little Worlds, was originally intended as a progressive study of piano technique. Since their completion in 1939, the study and performance of these 153 etudes has become standard in the classical music community. Offering insight into Bartok’s innovative use of rhythm, harmony and musicality, the pieces are often cited as the master composer’s most important musical testament. These brief melodies are inflected with new meaning by guitarist, Ryan Mackstaller, trombonist Rick Parker and drummer Tim Kuhl. The trio draws from their dynamic musical experiences in the rock, jazz, avant garde and improvised music scenes of Brooklyn, NY in their dynamic performance of these classical etudes.
We’ve featured Perhaps Contraption before. This new release, while just as weird as their 2010 release, Sludge and Tripe, focuses more on their folk side.
Oozed out obsessively over the past 5 years, Business is a startling psychedelic avant-folk excursion; melding twisted pop, mathematic expulsions & entwined woodwind soundscapes. Built around intricate acoustic guitar and fleshed out with bassoon, saxophones, flutes and percussion, the journey is comprised of two distinct segments.
Enjoy both.
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