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  • 2023 Musicworks Electronic Music Composition Contest

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    Source: MusicworksMag. 2023 MUSICWORKS ELECTRONIC MUSIC COMPOSITION CONTEST RULES * MUSIC Compose/submit an experimental piece in any electronic-music genre—acousmatic, electroacoustic, glitch, soundscape, intelligent dance music (IDM), turntable art, video music et. al. ELIGIBILITY The contest is open to entries from anyone located anywhere in the world and from artists at any age or stage of…

  • RIP Sixto Rodriguez 

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    Source: Far Out. Unbeknownst to him, Rodriguez became a thing of legend in South Africa, where his politically driven music caught the imagination of a generation struggling amid the Anti-Apartheid Movement. As Malik Bendjelloul documents in Searching for Sugarman, two South African fans sought the legendary musician in an effort to debunk rife rumours that…

  • RIP Dom Minasi 

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    Source: Jazz Guitar Life. I heard of Dom’s passing a few days back but it took a while to confirm. Sad news. Sad to say that I just found out that the wonderful NYC Jazz Guitarist Dom Minasi passed away. I knew he was in the hospital recently but had no clue how bad it…

  • Touching Extremes Reviews

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    Source: Touching Extremes. XOPHER DAVIDSON – Elegy Artifact Recordings In regard to succinct definitions for specific albums one’s fortunate enough to analyze, the perfect AKA for Elegy would be “the poetics of organ clusters”. But there is much more behind this work by Xopher Davidson, a tireless operator in the field of (unintentionally) restorative sonorities.…

  • RIP Tristan Honsinger

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    Source: Complete Communion. Sadly passed away on August 5, 2023, Tristan Honsinger was a hidden gem in the vast ocean of free improvisation. Known mostly for his work with pianist Cecil Taylor and guitarist Derek Bailey, but an accomplished musician on his own, Honsinger during his career collaborated also with post punk bands such as…

  • AMN Picks of the Week: Picchio Dal Pozzo / Sutekh Hexen and Funerary Call / Steve Lehman / Rhùn / phoanøgramma

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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 that week. All of the releases listed below I’ve heard for the first time this week and come recommended. Picchio Dal Pozzo – In Camporella (2004)Sutekh Hexen and Funerary Call – P:R:I:S:M…

  • AMN Picks of the Week: Pat Thomas Solo and with Friends / Hilde Marie Holsen / A Light Sleeper

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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 that week. All of the releases listed below I’ve heard for the first time this week and come recommended. Dominic Lash / Pat Thomas – New Oxford Brevity (2022)Hilde Marie Holsen –…

  • Okkyung Lee Shares a Playlist

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    Source: NTS. JAMES TENNEY Analog #1 (Noise Study) PETER ABLINGER (From Album Ablinger: 33-127) Performed By Seth Josel 33-127: No. 1 PAIK HYUNJHIN (From Album Csimplex 04) PAIK HYUNJHIN A5 (From Album Csimplex 04) PAIK HYUNJHIN B1 (From Album Csimplex 04) PETER ABLINGER (From Album Ablinger: 33-127) Performed By Seth Josel 33-127: No. 2 RIAN…

  • Braxton’s ‘Trillium’ Gets the Attention It Needs 

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  • AMN Picks of the Week: John Butcher, et al. / Nihil Impvlse / Silt / Jon Irabagon

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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 that week. All of the releases listed below I’ve heard for the first time this week and come recommended. John Butcher/ Pat Thomas / Dominic Lash / Steve Noble – Fathom (2023)Nihil…

  • The Retrofuturism of Scrap Arts Music 

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    Source: RANGE. Scrap Arts Music have been creating avant-garde sonic worlds with one-of-a-kind instruments built by Gregory Kozak since he and Justine Murdy founded the project in 1998. As the ensemble’s name suggests, every instrument they use is made from recycled materials. Originally formed in Vancouver, Scrap Arts Music is now based in Victoria where…

  • Playlist From Isaac Io Schankler

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    Source: ListN Up Playlist. As a composer with an ongoing love/hate relationship with technology, I tried to assemble a playlist of music that has shaped the way I think about machines and music, from early experiments with simple processes to recent forays into generative AI. Inevitably there are lots of omissions but my hope is…

  • Upcoming Events From New Music Circle

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    Source: New Music Circle. 75 DOLLAR BILL Friday, September 22nd, 2023 | 7pm Doors / 8pm Show Joe’s Cafe ( 6014 Kingsbury Ave, 63112 / map ) Che Chen – electric guitar Rick Brown – percussion ROSCOE MITCHELL / DAMON SMITH / WEASEL WALTER / SANDY EWEN Saturday, October 14th, 2023 | 7pm Doors /…

  • AMN Picks of the Week: Llyn Y Cwn / Scott Clark / Location Location Location / Shibalba / Arise – A Cold Spring Sampler

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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 that week. All of the releases listed below I’ve heard for the first time this week and come recommended. Llyn Y Cwn – Stratigraphy (2023)Scott Clark – Dawn & Dusk (2023)Location Location…

  • Mike Johnson of Thinking Plague Seeking Funding for New Solo Album

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    Source: Help make it happen! by Mike Johnson. Avant-rock composer and guitarist Mike Johnson of Thinking Plague has written a new “solo album” of music for rock band and orchestra for release on the Cuneiform Records label. He needs help to pay for the orchestra.

  • AMN Picks of the Week: Pavor Nocturnus / RNGMNN & Collaborators / Darsombra / Haralabos Stafylakis / Shinkiro

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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 that week. All of the releases listed below I’ve heard for the first time this week and come recommended. Pavor Nocturnus – Ecatombe (2023)RNGMNN & Collaborators – False Dawn: Falsified (2023)Darsombra –…

  • 5:4 Reviews

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    Source: 5:4. Joan Magrané – Madrigal Killing My Darlings: Extra Abbatia (2009) Grażyna Bacewicz – Complete Symphonic Works Vol. 1; Piano Concertos Alvin Lucier – Swing Bridge / Sizzles; Bára Gísladóttir – SILVA; Kali Malone – Does Spring Hide Its Joy

  • John Coltrane’s Best Albums Ranked

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    Source: Mojo. Trane’s focused sense of higher – yes, spiritual – purpose further distinguished him. In the 10 years between 1957 and his death from liver cancer in 1967, he grew from mainstream jazz artist to leader of the avant-garde to beyond-musical shaman. “The first time I heard John Coltrane, the sound of his tenor…

  • The Elite Extremophile Reviews

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    Source: The Elite Extremophile. Album Review: Actionfredag – Turist i eget liv Album Review: Dominic Sanderson – Impermanence Deep Dive: Van der Graaf Generator Band: Chafouin | Album: Trois, quatre | Genre: Math rock, Progressive rock | Bandcamp Band: Numidia | Album: South of the Bridge | Genre: Hard rock, Progressive rock | Bandcamp Album…

  • The Free Jazz Collective Reviews

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    Source: The Free Jazz Collective. Sarah-Jane Summers – Echo Stane (Another Timbre, 2023) Astroturf Noise – Blazing/Freezing (577 Records, 2023) Art Ensemble Of Chicago – The Sixth Decade: From Paris To Paris (Live At Sons D’Hiver) (RogueArt, 2023) Luis Lopes: Mingling Control and Chance Ian Dogole – Quinta Essentia (Global Fusion Music, 2022)

  • All About Jazz Reviews

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    Source: Jazz Album Reviews. Evenings At The Village Gate John Coltrane Berlin Baritone Kurt Rosenwinkel The Art Is In The Rhythm Volume 2 Trevor Watts’ Original Drum Orchestra Solo Tania Giannouli Live At The Armoury Grdina Maneri Lillinger Morton Feldman Violin And String Quartet Apartment House The Other One Henry Threadgill Ensemble Harvesters Rempis Percussion…

  • Newsbits: Beefheart and Lynch / Kaija Saariaho / Sun Ra

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    The meeting between Captain Beefheart and David Lynch is documented. The vocal music of Kaija Saariaho is profiled. An album containing readings of Sun Ra’s poetry is soon to be released.

  • Wire playlist: Ina GRM 

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    Source: The Wire. Following a round-up review of several recent Groupe De Recherches Musicales releases, the organisation’s leader François Bonnet aka Kassel Jaeger compiles an annotated playlist showcasing the breadth of GRM’s associated labels

  • AMN Picks of the Week: Epica / Gunn-Truscinski-Nace / Spirit in Spirit / Novatron / Baikida Carroll

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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 that week. All of the releases listed below I’ve heard for the first time this week and come recommended. Epica – Omega (2021)Gunn-Truscinski-Nace – Glass Band (2023)Spirit in Spirit – Lencastre /…