Monthly Archives: May 2018
Returning to Heights Unseen–New Music for Flute
Very abstract works for flute, electronics and sounds.
The Hands Free
Wild mix of classical/avant-garde and bluegrass–banjo, accordion, strings.
The Eloquent Saxophone
A collection of pieces for sax/piano or transcriptions, revealing the varying styles the classical saxophone can perform. Play most!
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky–The Seasons Op. 37 & Album for the Young
Gracious, lovely The Seasons and fun storytelling Album for the Young. Short piano pieces. Play!
After the Tryst
A collection of contemporary works for sax and piano by Beamish, Nyman and others. Play most!
Terry Riley–Dark Queen Mantra
String works by Riley and Scodanibbio. Riley’s sweet with guitar, Scodanibbio’s Baroque-like with some atonality. Play!
King Heavy- Guardian Demons
King Heavy– Guardian Demons Release date: 2018Jun22 Label: Cruz del Sur Rating: 4.5/5 My first exposure to Chile’s King Heavy was from their self-titled release in 2015. They’ve only gotten better. Guardian Demons crashes the gates with thick, dirty doom, a sign of things to come. Doom Shall Rise with sinister riffage and epic drums. Fucking right! Come My […]
Green Desert Water- Solar Plexus
Green Desert Water– Solar Plexus Release date: 2018Apr27 Label: Small Stone Rating: 3.5/5 Green Desert Water hail from Spain with their potent blend of blues-tinged desert rock. Open Your Wings uplifts with mellow desert sounds. The Deepest Sea moves with a fast, dirty swagger with strong vocals. Mother Moon echoes Deep Purple with cock-sure drums and filthy licks […]
Pallbearer- Dropout EP
Pallbearer– Dropout EP Release date: 2018Apr13 Label: Profound Lore Rating: 3/5 I was thrilled at first to see new material from Pallbearer. However, I feel that this is an uninspiring effort. The strongest track is I Saw The End, which is a radio edit as well. The other tracks are unmemorable. I personally prefer their […]
David Osbon–Anthems After Prometheus
Contemporary pieces for piano and violin, varying from lyrical to more strident.
Sheree Clement & Perry Goldstein–Tour de Force
Clement’s Piano Preludes composed over a period of 30 yrs with abrupt rhythm changes and abstract (nice!) and Goldstein’s one piece also attractive.
Music of Alexander Klein & Mieczyslaw Weinberg
Mostly gracious piano pieces by Klein from early 1900’s with a lively piano sonata by Weinberg (1955). Play most!
Harvey Sollberger–The White Labyrinth
Abstract, staccato to smooth flute pieces, modern and contemporary. Play most!
Igor Karaca–Handful of Dust
Bosnian composer living in Sarajevo during the siege reflects the melancholy and chaos through these vary different pieces based in saxophone. Play!
Zhen Chen–On & Between–New Music for Pipa and Ensembles
In my opinion, sort of a disconcerting mix of lyrical classical “lite” with wonderful pipa music overlying by a Chinese-born composer who combines Eastern and Western elements in his works. Do play.
George Perle–Orchestral Music (1965-1987)
Perle sought a “return to tonality” in 1937 and his music is modern, abstract, not quite lyrical yet still engaging. Play all!
With All Strings Attached
Nice mix of modern oboe chamber music with strings, by Larson, Bolcom, Moravec and others. Play!
Hybrid–saxophone
Robert Young and group performs abstract, contemporary pieces that are a mix of classical, jazz and avant-garde. Play most!
Nicole Chamberlain–Three-Nine Line
Excellent, recently composed pieces for flute, piccolo, music box, piano with lots of percussion. Play!
Amos Elekana–TRIPP
Abstract, rhythmically varying considerably, with a mix of instruments and electronics. Play most!
NEONflicker–saxophone H2/4 duo
Fun, contemporary pieces composed for sax or saxes, duo or more. Play!
Fantasie–Music for Violin & Harp
Elegant and Romantic + modern pieces–a nice range and mix of composers. Play!
Chrch- Light Will Consume Us All
Chrch– Light Will Consume Us All Release date: 2018May11 Label: Neurot Recordings Rating: 5/5 Infinite is a symphony of crashing drums plodding to woeful bass that intensifies toward the middle. Portals evokes darkness and dread, sinful hooks and thundering drums. Aether seduces the heart with melancholic riffs and soft vocals that induce tears. A profound release that speaks […]
Zhu – Ringers Desert Pt. 1
And who is this mysterious man cutting circles in the Namibian desert ? It’s Chinese-American DJ and producer ZHU delivering the most suitable sort of Electronica for getting down on Ringer’s Desert. An exciting, enjoyable flirtation with Jazz, Blues, Reggaeton, 90’s House, Glitch and Pop. Wow. Release Date: 4/26/2018 Play: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7 RIYL: […]
Gentleman’s Dub (Easy Star) Dubtopia
Gentleman’s Dub (Easy Star) Dubtopia- Many styles and vocals represented on this album, some better than others. Try:5,12,7,8,9 RIYL: Eclectic Reggae inspired music FCC:Clean
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