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  • Modulisme 115 – Acoustronique I 

    Source: Modulisme We are celebrating 5 years of activism and offering more than 1000 exclusive works showcasing the importance of analog electronic music! For this series I wanted to emphasize the alliance of acoustic and electronic with a collection of works showing that Modulisme isn’t dealing with Modular synthesis only and that what matters is…

  • AMN Reviews: Will Guthrie in Chicago

    Yesterday afternoon, Australian percussionist Will Guthrie visited Chicago for the third time, once again brought here by Lampo. Guthrie performed a set of a little over 30 minutes at the Corbett vs. Dempsey venue. On a small drum kit, including bowls and gongs, Guthrie played a piece consisting of a series of distinct passages. Each…

  • AMN Picks of the Week: Hearts & Minds / RAGE Thormbones / Tineidae & Burma Project / The Attic / Jon Rose and Mark Dresser

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    Here is where I post, at a frequency of about once a week, a list of the new music that caught my attention. All of the releases listed below I have heard for the first time recently and come recommended. Hearts & Minds – Illuminescence (2024)RAGE Thormbones – Breaking Ships (2024)Tineidae & Burma Project –…

  • Extended Techniques NYC Calendar for November 2024 

    Source: extended techniques. FRIDAY, November 1 7:30 pm Junction Trio Stefan Jackiw, violin; Jay Campbell, cello; Conrad Tao, piano Shostakovich, Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 67 John Zorn, Philosophical Investigations II (world premiere) Brahms, Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8 VENUE: The 92nd Street Y ADMISSION: from $25 FRIDAY,…

  • Coming to the IBeam Brooklyn

    Source: IBeam Brooklyn. Steve Hirsh Presents Thursday, November 7, 2024 8:00 PM 10:00 PM Steve Hirsh Quartet – 8 pm Dave Sewelson – bari sax Jon Elbaz – piano Kevin Ray – bass Steve Hirsh – drums Steve Hirsh Quintet – 9 pm Ellen Christi – voice Eri Yamamoto – piano Jeff Pearring – alto…

  • New Releases From Unexplained Sounds Group

    Source: Unexplained Sounds Group. PRE-ORDER Drone Islands – Borealis (Published by Eighth Tower Rrecords, dl + limit. edition cd) https://eighthtowerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/drone-islands-borealis After a three-year absence “Borealis” marks the return of the Drone Islands series by Eighth Tower Records. It is the fourth volume, following the previous releases “Stellar” (2021), “The Lost Maps” (2020), and “Land Rising”…

  • Experimental Reviews from Pitchfork

    Source: Pitchfork. Thankful Klara Lewis Rong Weicknes Fievel Is Glauque Space as an Instrument Félicia Atkinson “NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28,340 DEAD” Godspeed You! Black Emperor

  • A Closer Listen Reviews

    Source: a closer listen. Francisco López ~ HIMAVANTA: environmental sound matter from Thailand’s forests Jilk ~ Soft in Shape and Meaning Plïnkï Plønkï ~ Happy Halloween Luke Howard ~ Interlinked Scrimshire ~ Music for Autumn Lovers Sarah Neufeld, Richard Reed Parry, Rebecca Foon ~ First Sounds

  • AMN Reviews: Radio Massacre International – Galactic Furnace (2024; Cuneiform Records)

    I’ve been aware of Radio Massacre International for about 30 years, though only in a limited way: Listening to a few of the albums from their extensive discography and developing a general sense of their sound. But that’s about it. The group is heavily influenced by the Berlin School, with notable similarities to the cosmic…

  • Coming to Chicago 

    Source: Now Is. Saturday, November 02 Corbett vs Dempsey 2156 W Fulton 2:00PM Will Guthrie Compound Yellow 244 Lake St, Oak Park IL 7:00PM-9:00PM Side Yard Sounds Charlie Rumback’s Tag Book Band with Jim Baker, John Tate Constellation 3111 N Western 8:30PM JAKAL 10th Anniversary Concert JAKAL : Keefe Jackson, Julian Kirshner, Fred Lonberg-Holm Sunday,…

  • Jazzword Reviews

    Source: Jazzword. Jason Robinson Ancestral Numbers II Marta Sanchez Trio Perpetual Void Karja/Renard/Wandinger Caught in My Own Trap The Core Roots Zarek Label Spotlight Trespass Trio Feat. Susana Santos Silva Live in Oslo

  • Leo Records Releases 20 More Recordings on Bandcamp

    Source: Leo Records. First of all, we’ve put up ten more albums by Anthony Braxton. In chronological order of recording, they are: Solo (Koln) 1978: A 78-minute alto saxophone recital that includes performances of nine of his own pieces, the standard “You Go to My Head”, and John Coltrane’s “Impressions”. Composition No. 94 For Three…

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