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Alva Noto: HYbr:ID III [VINYL 2 LPs]
Alva Noto:
HYbr:ID III [VINYL 2 LPs]

(Noton -- Austria )


Price: $39.85    




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The third part of the HYbr:ID series from electronic composer Alva Noto, aka Carsten Nicolai, investigating new approaches to composition through unique systems of musical notation and graphic scores, rendered in beautifully paced multi-spacial sound, this part influenced by the movement and subtle gestures of the traditional Japanese theater form, Noh.

Parker, William / Ellen Christi: Cereal Music
Parker, William / Ellen Christi:
Cereal Music

(Aum Fidelity -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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William Parker's first spoken word album, and the continuing collaboration between Parker and composer, vocalist and sound designer Ellen Christi, who developed the underlying tracks, sung vocals and overall sound architecture for Parker's insightful, observational and revealing words and recitation, Parker also providing bass and flute that complement his life-affirming texts.

Chrysakis, Thanos : Music For Trumpets, Bass Clarinets And Saxophones
Chrysakis, Thanos :
Music For Trumpets, Bass Clarinets And Saxophones

(Aural Terrains -- UK )


Price: $16.95    




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In configurations of solo to an 11-piece ensemble, Aural Terrain assembles great players including Tim Hodgkinson, Jason Alder, Yoni Silver, Chris Cundy, &c to perform works by composers John Cage, Gerard Grisley, Giacinto Scelsi, Thanos Chrysakis, Jule Kjaer and Tim Hodgkinson; seven acoustic compositions written between 1978 and 2022 that prominently feature horns as trumpets, clarinets and saxophones.

Staiano, Moe: Away Towards the Light [VINYL + DOWNLOAD]
Staiano, Moe:
Away Towards the Light [VINYL + DOWNLOAD]

(Edgetone -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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An exploration of tonal interplay and contrasting rhythms from nine electric guitars, bass, and drums by West Coast percussionist and composer Moe! Staiano (formerly of Sleepytime Gorilla Museum), a work in three movements that features assertive rhythmic structures and intertwining string structures, balanced by beautifully ringing moments of introspection.

Zorn, John (Riley / Lage): Her Melodious Lay
Zorn, John (Riley / Lage):
Her Melodious Lay

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $17.95    




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Featuring some of composer John Zorn's most lyrical work, the duo of guitarists Gyan Riley and Julian Lage continue their collaboration in the series that started in 2015 with The Bagatelles and continues through Midsummer Moons (2017), Book Beri'ah (2019), and Quatrain (2023), as they render Zorn's beautiful merging of eclectic forms inspired by William Shakespeare.

Creiriau y Delyn Rawn (Rhodri Davies / Richard Dawson / Pat Thomas / Spencer Yeh / &c): Relics of th
Creiriau y Delyn Rawn (Rhodri Davies / Richard Dawson / Pat Thomas / Spencer Yeh / &c):
Relics of the Horsehair Harp

(Amgen Records -- UK )


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A companion piece to UK improvising harpist Rhodri Davie's solo album Telyn Rawn , asking some of his favorite musicians to respond to the 18 improvised pieces on that album, instructing them to imagine that the source material was an ancient musical form from the medieval period, and that their responses were to be modern interpretations of those "ancient" forms.

Zuydervelt, Rutger : Banzo (music for a film by Margarida Cardoso)
Zuydervelt, Rutger :
Banzo (music for a film by Margarida Cardoso)

(Self Released -- The Netherlands )


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Rutger Zuydervelt, aka Machinefabriek, composes the soundtrack for the film Banzo, written and directed by Margarida Cardoso, rich ambient music from melancholy to optimistic warmth, reflecting the tone and story of a plantation in 1907 plagued by starvation and suicide, and the doctor who decides to heal them by trying to understand what is affecting their soul.

Zuydervelt, Rutger : Curve
Zuydervelt, Rutger :
Curve

(Self Released -- Netherlands )


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A new sound composition by Dutch composer Rutger Zuydervelt for the installation piece "Curve" by Cocky Eek, developed in collaboration with Boukje Schweigman, Rutger's work an 8-channel soundscape of seamless loops that accompanies visitors of the installation via 24 speakers, here in a stereo adaptation mimicking the spatial quality of the installation space.

Reeder / Seward / Weathers : Two Ballads from the High Plains
Reeder / Seward / Weathers :
Two Ballads from the High Plains

(Editions Glomar -- USA )


Price: $9.95    




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Recording on an afternoon in Andrew Weather's studio Wind Tide, in Littlefield, Texas in 2023, from the electroacoustic trio of Kory Reeder on double bass, electronics & gongs, Ryan Seward on psaltery & electronics and Andrew Weathers on lap steel & tenor saxophone, the final compositions assembled from two improvisations using two different tunings that Seward brought with him.

Weathers, Andrew: AW Walks to the West Bank of the French Broad Every Day
Weathers, Andrew:
AW Walks to the West Bank of the French Broad Every Day

(Editions Glomar -- USA )


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A 2-part work leveraging binaural recordings made in daily walks in Asheville, NC to different points of the French Broad River: Part 1 "Interior" is collaged as a room resonance study using hydrophone recordings of the French Broad, microtonal instruments by Ben Hjertmann plus piano & synth recordings; Part 2 "Exterior" is a layered alignment of the recordings from his walks.

Zurria, Manuel: Fame di Vento [3 CDs]
Zurria, Manuel:
Fame di Vento [3 CDs]

(ANTS Records -- Italy )


Price: $29.95    




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A triple CD and 24-page booklet of recordings from Italian flutist and composer Manuel Zurria performing works by luminary composers including Alvin Lucier, James Tenney, Tashi Wada, Jürg Frey, Laurence Crane, &c., with an homage to Italian conceptual artist Alighiero Boetti, each CD punctuated with Preludes and Postludes performed with guest saxophonist Gianni Gebbia.

Alva Noto: HYbr:ID II
Alva Noto:
HYbr:ID II

(Noton -- Germany )


Price: $18.95    




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The second installment of Alva Noto's HYbr:ID series initiated in 2021 in a mysteriously dark and beautiful album of electronics, submerged sound, glitch and alien percussive elements, these 10 pieces from a commission to score Richard Siegal's Ectopia performed in 2021 by Tanztheater Pina Bausch with Shooting into the Corner (2008-09) by Anish Kapoor.

Zorn, John (Stephen Gosling / Barbara Hannigan): Hannigan Sings Zorn Volume One
Zorn, John (Stephen Gosling / Barbara Hannigan):
Hannigan Sings Zorn Volume One

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $17.95    




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Two virtuosic contemporary performers--pianist Stephen Gosling and vocalist Barbara Hannigan--heard in live performances of three challenging works by John Zorn: Jumalattaret, a song cycle in praise of line Finnish Goddesses out of Sami Shamanism, and Split the Lark, Zorn's tribute to the magical American poet Emily Dickinson, plus Zorn's early work Nazdar, Poupon, Nazdar.

Zorn, John: The Hermetic Organ Volume 13 - Biennale Musica Venezia
Zorn, John:
The Hermetic Organ Volume 13 - Biennale Musica Venezia

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $17.95    




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Performing at the 17th century Palazzo Pisano during the 2023 Venice Biennale, John Zorn improvises on two small antique organ at Conservatorio Benedetto Marcello, taking full advantage of the rich reeds, flutes, and horns of these two outstanding instruments as he moved between the two organs, bringing out unusual tonalities and intersections between both instruments.

Guionnet, Jean-Luc / Cristian Alvear / Juan Sebastian Lach : One for One
Guionnet, Jean-Luc / Cristian Alvear / Juan Sebastian Lach :
One for One

(Ftarri -- Japan )


Price: $14.95    




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This album of resonant electronics with spacious pacing is beautifully rendered by Mexican electronic artist and composer Juan Sebastian Lach, who performs on computer, and Chilean electric guitarist Cristian Alvear, presenting a 2015 composition by French composer, saxophonist, and organist Jean-Luc Guionnet titled "One for One for any pitched instrument and electronics."

Ives, Charles E.: Another Songbook <i>[Used Item]</i>
Ives, Charles E.:
Another Songbook [Used Item]

(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland )


Price: $8.00    




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Conductor Sebastian Gottschick presents an additional selection of songs and chamber music works from composer Charles Edward Ives that reflect this broad range, 20 mostly brief and innovative works composed between 1898 and 1921, blurring the boundaries between genres through unusual motifs, themes, gestures and phrases that appear in new vocal and/or instrumental contexts.

Wolfarth, Christian : 39 / Part IV - VI
Wolfarth, Christian :
39 / Part IV - VI

(Hiddenbell Records -- Switzerland )


Price: $13.95    




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An engaging album of solo percussion that start like a vortex of clocks ticking, and then draws the listener into an amazing journey of unique percussive expression, timbre, rhythm and subtle transitions, the second album in Swiss percussionist Christian Wolfarth's 39 series, presenting Parts IV - VI of his works exploring the relationships between 3, 9 & 39.

Wegmann, Judith / Jens Ruland / Robert Torche: Kon.Takte
Wegmann, Judith / Jens Ruland / Robert Torche:
Kon.Takte

(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland )


Price: $17.95    




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Surrounding the realization of Karlheinz Stockhausen's ground-breaking work of electronic music and acoustic improvisation, Kontakte, performed by Judith Wegmann (piano) Jens Ruland (percussion) & Robert Torche (electronics), are Antoine Chessex's exploratory score Geschichte der Gewalt, applying improvisation to frequency and form, and the improvised prelude from all three: Spiegelungen.

Gregg, J. J. / David Van Auken: Lunar Prairie [CD w/ DOWNLOAD] <i>[Used Item]</i>
Gregg, J. J. / David Van Auken:
Lunar Prairie [CD w/ DOWNLOAD] [Used Item]

(IntangibleCat -- USA )


Price: $9.00    




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After meeting through mutual esteem of their individual SoundCloud presences, these Oregon string players met to develop their compellingly engaging work in rehearsal, David Van Auken's guitar arrangements the perfect canvas for the sitar melodies of J.J. Gregg; after touring together they went into the studio for this album's 8 tracks, plus two live recordings.

Sharp, Elliott: Mandocello
Sharp, Elliott:
Mandocello

(zOaR Records -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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A tour-de-force exposition of the mandocello, acoustic and electronic, an instrument evolving out of the 18th century mandalone into a louder instrument intended to take the bass role in mandolin ensembles, which Sharp demonstrates through strings that ring with powerful resonance as he performs original compositions with references to Derek Bailey, Kinshi Tsuruta, and Harry Partch.

Griffure: Paratonnerre <i>[Used Item]</i>
Griffure:
Paratonnerre [Used Item]

(Umlaut Records -- France )


Price: $10.00    




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The French duo Griffure of cellist & vocalist Leonore Grollemund and violinist & vocalist Amaryllis Billet are transformed into a string quintet enhanced by electroacoustic instrumentation, with violinist Chloe Julian, violist Alix Gauthier and double bassist Lea Yeche, all three providing vocals, in 15 evocative works that shift between composition, improv and text.

Pet The Tiger: Hail The Traveler
Pet The Tiger:
Hail The Traveler

(Public Eyesore -- USA )


Price: $12.95    




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Bay Area instrument inventor David Samas leads Pet The Tiger, a collective ensemble primarily of instrument inventors, augmented with original ceramic flutes and occasionally Samas' voice, the unique quality of their sound recalling Harry Partch or Harry Bertoia, here in four major works of multiple parts performed in a mixture of composed and improvised approaches; fascinating.

Niblock, Phill / Anna Clementi / Thomas Stern: Zound Delta 2
Niblock, Phill / Anna Clementi / Thomas Stern:
Zound Delta 2

(KARLRECORDS -- Germany )


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A posthumous realization of Phill Niblock's 2022 composition, this dense, resonant work of drone and sonic intensity, written for Italian vocalist Anna Clementi and shaped and developed with guitarist and bassist Thomas Stern of Einstürzende Neubauten and Crime & the City Solution, is presented in two monumental, haunting longform versions.

Zorn, John: Hannigan Sings Zorn Volume Two - Archival Series
Zorn, John:
Hannigan Sings Zorn Volume Two - Archival Series

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $16.95    




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The second volume of John Zorn's vocal compositions, performed by virtuoso Barbara Hannigan alongside returning pianist Stephen Gosling, expands with orchestration for string quartet, a dynamic work for voice, cello, vibes, electronics, and drums, a lively piece for voice, piano, and rhythm, and Zorn's unique interpretation of the classic 'Pandora's Box.

Garcia, Miguel A. / Fernando Carvalho: Siamese
Garcia, Miguel A. / Fernando Carvalho:
Siamese

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $16.95    




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Developed as part of the 2024 artist-in-residence program at Azkuna Zentroa in Bilbao, this series of nine electroacoustic compositions by Miguel A. García and Fernando Carvalho blends rhythms, synthesizers, and Carvalho's field recordings, all manipulated and transformed by García into distinct sonic worlds, each unveiling or making curious mysteriously fascinating sources.

Musicworks Magazine: #149 Fall 2024 [MAGAZINE + CD]
Musicworks Magazine:
#149 Fall 2024 [MAGAZINE + CD]

(Musicworks -- Canada )


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The Fall 2024 issue of Canada's premiere music magazine: On The Cover Brendan Grey and the Evolving Ethos of Super Duty Tough Work; avant-garde sound murals of Filipino composer José Maceda; Montreal-based composer and improviser Allison Burik; Kurt Gottschalk interviews Rita Ueda; Windsor-based post-classical guitarist Bilal Nasser; plus reviews and a CD of artists covered in this issue.

Crossfire Duo (Fullex / Bauers): Vellum
Crossfire Duo (Fullex / Bauers):
Vellum

(Infrasonic Press -- USA )


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Showcasing Buffalo-based percussionist Bob Fullex and Jason Bauers' innovative mastery as Crossfire Duo in an album that features Jacob Gotlib's "Portrait Sequence", performed without striking objects, Matt Sargent's "Small Stones" played entirely on metallophones, Richard Richard Festinger's high-speed "Crossfire", and Christian Wolff's "Flutist (and) Percussionist" as an intricate rhythmic dialogue.

Wooden Cities: WORK
Wooden Cities:
WORK

(Infrasonic Press -- USA / Canada )


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Opening with an adaptation of Cornelius Cardew's "Red Flag", the Buffalo-based new music ensemble Wooden Cities Brendan Fitzgerald introduces the first of a trilogy of albums, a set of narrative works that confront topics of work, labor, commodity, and justice through a blend of composition and improvisation, including works by Cardew, Julius Eastman, and Frederic Rzewski.

Sanna, Claudio: Compositori Sardi Contemporanei II [2 CDs]
Sanna, Claudio:
Compositori Sardi Contemporanei II [2 CDs]

(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland )


Price: $19.95    




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The second volume in pianist and composer Claudio Sanna exploration of composers, improviser and experimenters from Sardinia, in a wonderfully diverse set of works and performances from Sanna himself, Anna Zeriotto (double bass), Federico Nicoletta (piano), Leoardo Zunica (piano), Sandro Mungianu (live electronics), and Paolo Pastorino (live electronics).

Cosa Brava  (Frith / Parkins / Kihlstedt / Bossi / Ismaily): Z Sides
Cosa Brava (Frith / Parkins / Kihlstedt / Bossi / Ismaily):
Z Sides

(Klanggalerie -- Austria )


Price: $18.95    




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Guitarist & vocalist Fred Frith leads the highly creative quintet of Zeena Parkins on keys & voice, Carla Kihlstedt on violin & voice, Mathias Bossi on drums and Shahzad Ismaily on bass, merging free improv, rock and experimental forms; drawn from live performances recorded by The Normal Conquest, this set of compositions captures the group's dynamic interplay and remarkable inventiveness.

Cundy, Chris: Of All The Common Flowers
Cundy, Chris:
Of All The Common Flowers

(Ear To The Ground -- UK )


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Renowned for his work with Another Timbre and Confront, British bass clarinetist Chris Cundy presents his third solo album, blending contemporary classical elements, improvised sketches, and rhythmic motifs in fourteen captivating vignettes inspired by wildflowers, their fragile habitats, and peripheral landscapes, showcasing a masterful and virtuosic approach.

Bramnk, Falter: Music for Luminous Background
Bramnk, Falter:
Music for Luminous Background

(Sublime Retreat -- Poland )


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A new solo project from French composer and improviser Falter Bramnk, exploring glass and crystal as exclusive sound sources, following his "Glassical Music" series; originally conceived for six Muzzix collective musicians, Bramnk reworked and expanded the compositions featuring glass struck, rubbed, blown, and shaken, on select tracks with contributions from Sam Bodart on Crystal Baschet.

Innovative Landscapes Laboratory: Spontaneous Dimensions
Innovative Landscapes Laboratory:
Spontaneous Dimensions

(Sublime Retreat -- Poland )


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Ukrainian composer Taras Opanasiuk explores spontaneous soundscapes, blending free improvisation with a meticulous compositional process as he transforms modular synthesizer sessions into five compelling sound collages that balance atmospheric electronics, musique concrète, and studio layering, in an imaginative and introspective journey through Opanasiuk's unique sonic palette.

Modelbau: Extricate
Modelbau:
Extricate

(Sublime Retreat -- Poland )


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Re-modeling Modelbau, the long-running project of Frans de Waard (also of Kapotte Muziek, Beequeen, Goem, Zebra, Freiband, Shifts, &c), in a dark and atmospheric hour-long work of multi-tracked sound, evolving organically through 14 seamlessly connected sections that layer rich tonal and textural compositional elements, with a brooding and introspective urgency.

Monteiro, Alfredo Costa : Transient Spaces as Impermanent Lines
Monteiro, Alfredo Costa :
Transient Spaces as Impermanent Lines

(Sublime Retreat -- Poland )


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Unfolding as a sonic drift through varied sound atmospheres, Alfredo Costa Monteiro's large sonic canvas creates a narrative akin to a psychogeographical wander that evokes emotional states of disorientation; inspired by found footage techniques in cinema, it serves as a "cinema for the ear," where found sounds stripped of context form an immersive, unpredictable auditory journey.

Moons (Berkson / Cetilia / Porter / Tavolacci): Moons
Moons (Berkson / Cetilia / Porter / Tavolacci):
Moons

(Editions Verde -- USA )


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Moons' debut album features long-time collaborators Judith Berkson, Laura Cetilia, Katie Porter, and Christine Tavolacci, each contributing a composition blending accordion, voice, cello, clarinets, and flutes, with works exploring memory through tunings, divine visions, impermanent graphic scores, and micro-intervals to create dynamic, shifting sonorities and felt-time improvisation.

Weston, Matt: Communism Has Appeared On The Scene [VINYL 2 LPs]
Weston, Matt:
Communism Has Appeared On The Scene [VINYL 2 LPs]

(7272music -- USA )


Price: $23.95    




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Matt Weston pushes the boundaries of percussion and improvisation, creating compositions that blend site-specific drum recordings, environmental soundscapes, and musique concrète techniques, exploring cavernous spaces, machine-like drones, and rapid editing as he crafts dynamic pieces in an innovative and captivating sonic experience.

Persson, Rasmus / Lee Noyes : Ratios
Persson, Rasmus / Lee Noyes :
Ratios

(Idealstate Recordings -- Sweden )


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The collaboration between sound artists Lee Noyes and Rasmus initiated during their 2021 residency at Elementstudion in Goteborg, blending feedback electronics to explore balance, restraint, and precision; navigating the unpredictability of their instruments, they use improvisation, negative space and perceptual phenomena to develop these fascinating compositions.

Democ, Adrian: Zamat
Democ, Adrian:
Zamat

(Another Timbre -- UK )


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Highly-regarded Slovakian composer Adrian Demoč, known for his delicate and introspective approach to contemporary music, presents three chamber works: "Zamat," a 10-minute quartet for clarinet, bass clarinet, and cello exploring Korean unisons; "Gebrechlichkeit," a 25-minute string quartet; and "...o proton jasu...," a 30-minute piece commissioned by Another Timbre, for two clarinets, viola, and cello.

Lonsdale, Eden: Dawnings [2 CDs]
Lonsdale, Eden:
Dawnings [2 CDs]

(Another Timbre -- UK )


Price: $24.95    




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A double CD presenting five intricately composed works that blend systematic processes with an intuitive musicality: Apartment House performs three string-based studio pieces on the first disc, including the meticulously harmonic "Aurora" for solo cello, while the second disc features live recordings by Oerknal and Ensemble Ipse, showcasing spatial and textural explorations.

Parkins, Zeena: Dam Against the Spring Tide
Parkins, Zeena:
Dam Against the Spring Tide

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


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Drawing inspiration from the archives of philosopher Walter Benjamin, Zeena Parkins leads an extraordinary ensemble of experimental and avant-garde musicians — including William Winant, Tony Buck, Magda Mayas, and Joan La Barbara — in two intricate multi-part compositions that weave acoustic and electronic textures through improv, experimental, and contemporary forms.

Smith, Linda Catlin: Flowers of Emptiness
Smith, Linda Catlin:
Flowers of Emptiness

(Another Timbre -- UK )


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The 6th album on Another Timbre from Canadian composer Linda Catlin Smith, a leading voice in contemporary chamber music, presents eight exquisite works performed by Apartment House, including the 1st recordings of three string quartets, alongside a violin duo, a clarinet quartet, an early string trio, a cello and piano duo, and a bass clarinet solo; evocative and deeply expressive artistry.

Sharp, Elliott: SysOrk: Occam's Machete
Sharp, Elliott:
SysOrk: Occam's Machete

(zOaR Records -- USA )


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Assembling a world-class ensemble of 24 string players drawing from the Quartets JACK, Sirius, Flux, and Bergamot, here performing as SysOrk, Elliott Sharp's large-scale algorithmic composition provides simple instructions to the participants, creating a seething sonic tapestry of shifting, swirling tones and acoustic drones, exceptionally immersive and detailed.

Sharp, Elliott (w/ Coleman / Dulberger / Green II / Insell / Jiang / McKenzie / Salomon / Wooley): H
Sharp, Elliott (w/ Coleman / Dulberger / Green II / Insell / Jiang / McKenzie / Salomon / Wooley):
Hudson River Compositions 1973-74

(zOaR Records -- USA )


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Inspired by fireflies, birds, and the flow of the Hudson River while living in Germantown, NY, Elliott Sharp developed these compositions using traditional, graphic, & conceptual scores, presented here in a collage of sessions featuring Sharp on reeds & strings with Anthony Coleman, Nate Wooley, Shayna Dulberger, Hao Jiang, Terry L. Greene, Don McKenzie, Terry L. Green II, Sara Salomon, and Judith Insell.

Houellebecq, Michel / Jean-Jacques Birge : Etablissement D'Un Ciel D'Alternance
Houellebecq, Michel / Jean-Jacques Birge :
Etablissement D'Un Ciel D'Alternance

(GRRR -- France )


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A distinctive collaboration uniting writer Michel Houellebecq and composer Jean-Jacques Birgé, with Bernard Vitet providing orchestral compositions, recorded primarily in 1996 at Studio GRRR, this album merges Houellebecq's poetic prose, spoken in French, with Birgé's electronic textures, offering an immersive exploration of narrative and sound.

Birge, Jean-Jacques : Centenaire De Jean-Jacques Birge - The 100th Anniversary (1952 - 2052)
Birge, Jean-Jacques :
Centenaire De Jean-Jacques Birge - The 100th Anniversary (1952 - 2052)

(GRRR -- France )


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A retrospective spanning ten decades (1958-2018) celebrating Jean-Jacques Birgé's multifaceted career through compositions reflecting each era, blending archival recordings with new works through a remarkable ensemble of longtime collaborators, from brass and strings to electronics and voice; a sonic journey bridging past, present, and imagined futures with impressive orchestration and narrative.

Sharp, Elliott: Mandorle
Sharp, Elliott:
Mandorle

(zOaR Records -- USA )


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The companion album to Sharp's Mandocello, a tour-de-force exposition of the mandocello, acoustic and electronic, an instrument evolving out of the 18th century mandalone into a louder instrument intended to take the bass role in mandolin ensembles, here with tributes to Srinivas, Yank Rachell, Alvin Lucier, Frank Wakefeld, Tiny Moore, Ira Louvin, and Benoit Mandelbrot.

Dolega, Dominik: Everything Is True
Dolega, Dominik:
Everything Is True

(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!) -- Poland )


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Blending contemporary, orchestral, and electronic music with global cultural influences, Dominik Dolega presents 11 untitled "Memories" recorded as duets, featuring unconventional instruments like lithophones, stones, aluphone and the bassdesmophon, inviting listeners on a sonic journey that evokes personal emotions and memories through a rich global perspective.

Un Drame Musical Instantane: Sous Les Mers
Un Drame Musical Instantane:
Sous Les Mers

(GRRR -- France )


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An adventurous and magical dive into the depths of sound by Un Drame Musical Instantané, blending the theatrical and the instrumental through the trio of Jean-Jacques Birgé, Bernard Vitet, and Francis Gorgé alongside an ensemble of performers, presenting a five-movement suite inspired by 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, ballet scenes, and cinematic miniatures.

Un Drame Musical Instantane: Qui Vive?
Un Drame Musical Instantane:
Qui Vive?

(GRRR -- France )


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A strikingly inventive work from Un Drame Musical Instantané, as Jean-Jacques Birgé, Bernard Vitet, and Francis Gorgé blend synthesizers, trumpet, guitar, voice, and unconventional instrumentation in a satire of television and religion, merging free improvisation, jazz, electronics, and contemporary composition into a provocative and unclassifiable sonic experience.

Birge, Jean-Jacques : Animal Opera
Birge, Jean-Jacques :
Animal Opera

(GRRR -- France )


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Blending the autonomous compositions of Nabaz'mob, his opera for 100 smart rabbits, with the vibrant naturalism of "Dawn at Shimiyacu", a field recording from Peru's Amazon rainforest, Jean-Jacques Birgé along with Antoine Schmitt juxtaposes minimalist robotic orchestrations with raw environmental soundscapes, creating a genre-defying exploration within his signature sonic universe.

Koch-Schutz-Studer & El Nil Troop: Heavy Cairo Traffic
Koch-Schutz-Studer & El Nil Troop:
Heavy Cairo Traffic

(Intuition -- Germany )


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Documenting a 1995 collaboration between Swiss improvisers Hans Koch, Martin Schütz, and Fredy Studer with Egypt's El Nil Troop, blending live and studio recordings of Egyptian folk music and European jazz improvisation into a dynamic, respectful and ecstatic fusion that preserves the essence of both traditions while adding inventive layers in a versatile and passionately energetic release.

Fagaschinski, Kai / Yan Jun : Graveyard Processions [VINYL w/ DOWNLOAD]
Fagaschinski, Kai / Yan Jun :
Graveyard Processions [VINYL w/ DOWNLOAD]

(NI-VU-NI-CONNU -- Luxembourg )


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Recorded in Berlin during the summer of 2022, this first collaboration between clarinetist Kai Fagaschinski and Beijing-based sound artist Yan Jun, blends clarinet, voice, and field recordings with objects and inventive sound sources in four pieces that dissolve boundaries between improvisation, composition, and experimental sound design, creating a dizzying, multilayered auditory experience.

Democ, Adrian: Zamat <i>[Used Item]</i>
Democ, Adrian:
Zamat [Used Item]

(Another Timbre -- UK )


Price: $10.00    




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Highly-regarded Slovakian composer Adrian Demoč, known for his delicate and introspective approach to contemporary music, presents three chamber works: "Zamat," a 10-minute quartet for clarinet, bass clarinet, and cello exploring Korean unisons; "Gebrechlichkeit," a 25-minute string quartet; and "...o proton jasu...," a 30-minute piece commissioned by Another Timbre, for two clarinets, viola, and cello.

Rahma Quartet (Rasha Ragab / Christoph Nicolaus / Werner Dafeldecker / Lucio Capece) : "Mercy Is Cal
Rahma Quartet (Rasha Ragab / Christoph Nicolaus / Werner Dafeldecker / Lucio Capece) :
"Mercy Is Called Down By Mercy To The Last" Live [Used Item]

(Meenna -- Japan )


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A multinational quartet based in Germany led by Egyptian artist Rasha Ragab who chose and recites the texts — poems from Persian mystic al-Hallaj (858-922 AD) — in this extended piece of sound-oriented instrumental compostions from Lucio Capece, who also performs on bass clarinet, in a quartet with Werner Dafeldecker on double bass and Christoph Niolaus on stone harp.

Sanna, Claudio: Compositori Sardi Contemporanei II [2 CDs] <i>[Used Item]</i>
Sanna, Claudio:
Compositori Sardi Contemporanei II [2 CDs] [Used Item]

(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland )


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The second volume in pianist and composer Claudio Sanna exploration of composers, improviser and experimenters from Sardinia, in a wonderfully diverse set of works and performances from Sanna himself, Anna Zeriotto (double bass), Federico Nicoletta (piano), Leoardo Zunica (piano), Sandro Mungianu (live electronics), and Paolo Pastorino (live electronics).

Sharp, Elliott: Mandorle <i>[Used Item]</i>
Sharp, Elliott:
Mandorle [Used Item]

(zOaR Records -- USA )


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The companion album to Sharp's Mandocello, a tour-de-force exposition of the mandocello, acoustic and electronic, an instrument evolving out of the 18th century mandalone into a louder instrument intended to take the bass role in mandolin ensembles, here with tributes to Srinivas, Yank Rachell, Alvin Lucier, Frank Wakefeld, Tiny Moore, Ira Louvin, and Benoit Mandelbrot.

Fujii, Satoko GEN String Ensemble: Altitude 1100 Meters
Fujii, Satoko GEN String Ensemble:
Altitude 1100 Meters

(Libra -- Japan )


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Celebrating her 65th birthday with her first compositions for strings, pianist-composer Satoko Fujii writes for the specific musicians of GEN, a sextet of violin, viola, bass, piano, electronics, and drums, in a suite inspired by Nagano's mountain views, leveraging microtonal string techniques for an expressive and texturally rich sonic landscape.

Zorn, John / JACK Quartet: The Complete String Quartets [2 CDs]
Zorn, John / JACK Quartet:
The Complete String Quartets [2 CDs]

(Tzadik -- USA )


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The JACK Quartet presents definitive interpretations of John Zorn's eight string quartets, composed between 1988-2017, in a two-disc album presenting Zorn's evolution through avant-garde techniques and deep musical traditions, with virtuosic performances of intricate works like "Cat O'Nine Tails", "Memento Mori", or "Necronomicon"; includes a 36-page booklet of notes, scores, and insights.

Zorn, John / Erik Friedlander / Michael Nicolas: The Bagatelles Vol. 2
Zorn, John / Erik Friedlander / Michael Nicolas:
The Bagatelles Vol. 2

(Tzadik -- USA )


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An intimate exploration of John Zorn's Bagatelles, featuring the seemingly telepathic cello duo of Erik Friedlander and Michael Nicolas in deeply expressive and intricately woven performances that reveal the emotional depth, sensitivity, and Zorn's adventurous compositional spirit, bridging composed forms with spontaneous improvisation for a nuanced and exciting chamber setting.

Dumitrescu, Iancu: Ansamblul Hyperion
Dumitrescu, Iancu:
Ansamblul Hyperion

(Corbett vs. Dempsey -- USA )


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Recorded in 1980 under Ceausescu's dictatorship, this groundbreaking document of Romanian avant-garde music features Iancu Dumitrescu conducting his Ansamblul Hyperion ensemble in radical works by Dumitrescu, Octavian Nemescu, Stefan Niculescu, and Corneliu Cezar, blending acousmatic philosophies, Balkan resonances, and electronic experimentation in an unprecedented exploration of sound and structure.

Arcane Device: Plays the Music of J.S. Bach
Arcane Device:
Plays the Music of J.S. Bach

(pulsewidth -- USA )


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Under his Arcane Device moniker, David Lee Myers revisits an unrealized collaboration with Tod Dockstader, deconstructing well-known classical works — primarily those of Bach — through sampling, stretching, looping, and computer-based processing, transforming familiar motifs into playful, shimmering, and immersive soundscapes inspired by Lucas Foss's Baroque Variations.

Evans-Weiler, Morgan / J.P.A. Falzone : Penumbra
Evans-Weiler, Morgan / J.P.A. Falzone :
Penumbra

(Another Timbre -- UK )


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A delicate and introspective collaboration for violin, prepared piano, celesta, and electronics, Morgan Evans-Weiler and J.P.A. Falzone explore melodic cells and harmonic resonances through an open-ended, improvisatory approach, creating a drifting, structureless environment where sounds intertwine, constellate, and dissolve, capturing fleeting moments of sonic possibility.

Frey, Jurg: Longing Landscape
Frey, Jurg:
Longing Landscape

(Another Timbre -- UK )


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Swiss composer Jürg Frey joins with the Prague Quiet Music Collective for three recent works exploring delicate tonal shifts, structural lists, and slow, evolving forms, balancing between consonance and dissonance, the ensemble — featuring clarinets, strings, guitars, double bass, and percussion — interprets Frey's subtly shifting frameworks with a deep sensitivity.

Gombert, Nicolas / James Weeks: G O M B E R T
Gombert, Nicolas / James Weeks:
G O M B E R T

(Another Timbre -- UK )


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Reinterpreting the intricate polyphony of Renaissance composer Nicolas Gombert through the lens of contemporary music, composer James Weeks and the ensemble Apartment House replace choral voices with a varied instrumental ensemble to reveal the interwoven textures of these works, interspersed with new compositions that reflect on history, interpretation, and the evolving role of early music in a modern context.

Harrison, Bryn (Mark Knoop / Roderick Chadwick): Towards A Slowing Of The Past
Harrison, Bryn (Mark Knoop / Roderick Chadwick):
Towards A Slowing Of The Past

(Another Timbre -- UK )


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Exploring time, memory, and perception, composer Bryn Harrison crafts an intricate sonic landscape for two pianos and electronics, performed with great precision by Mark Knoop and Roderick Chadwick, where dense, swirling repetitions give way to moments of eerie stillness, gradually descending into a murky, destabilizing space while immersing the listener in a hypnotic and disorienting temporal experience.

Krausbauer, John / Kaori Suzuki: Suspension Blues
Krausbauer, John / Kaori Suzuki:
Suspension Blues

(ANTS Records -- Italy )


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John Krausbauer and Kaori Suzuki create an immersive sonic and visual experience that merges high-frequency drones, shimmering glissandi, and multi-tracked custom synthesizers with real-time processing, inducing a state of deep listening and sensory saturation through harmonic resonance, auditory distortion, and psychotropic strobing color fields.

Pellegrini Quartet: Luigi Nono Fragmente - Stille, an Diotima; Ludwig van Beethoven Streichquartett
Pellegrini Quartet:
Luigi Nono Fragmente - Stille, an Diotima; Ludwig van Beethoven Streichquartett a-moll op. 132, First Visit

(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland )


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Reissuing their 1995 release on BVHAAST, the Pellegrini Quartet presents a striking juxtaposition of Beethoven's late string quartet, Op. 132, and Luigi Nono's Fragmente - Stille, an Diotima, revealing a profound dialogue between structural innovation and expressive depth, where Beethoven's introspective lyricism meets Nono's fragmented, textural modernism, spanning 155 years of musical evolution.

Reger, Rick: Textures & Tonalities for Analogue Synthesizers & Percussion
Reger, Rick:
Textures & Tonalities for Analogue Synthesizers & Percussion

(Aural Terrains -- UK )


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Blending vintage analogue synthesizers with resonant percussion, Chicago-based Rick Reger (The Margots) constructs an immersive electroacoustic soundscape that balances harmonic depth and atmospheric tension, sculpting evolving tonalities through Moog, Mellotron, Arp & VCS3 alongside gongs and singing bowls in a meditative and richly textured sonic exploration.

Stepancic, Teodora: A O  |  F G
Stepancic, Teodora:
A O | F G

(Another Timbre -- UK )


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Collaborating with the ensemble Ordinary Affects, Serbian-born composer and pianist Stepančić records two introspective and spacious works that explore sonic stillness, harmonic resonance, and gradual transformation, blending Wandelweiser aesthetics with personal influences from Orthodox choral traditions, New York experimentalism, and theatrical composition.

Sage, Helene: Echappee Belle
Sage, Helene:
Echappee Belle

(GRRR -- France )


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Consisting of 28 short works, Hélène Sage collaborates with composer and performer Benoît Lavoisier, computer artist Marc Demereau, percussionist Pascal Portejoie, sampler Alex Piques, and vocalist and writer Nathalie Desmarest to craft an avant album blending Dadaist humor with experimental soundscapes, intertwining musical and literary elements to create a distinctive auditory experience.

Loisel, Fred / Philippe Lenglet / Christian Vasseur: Priced And Cheap (Two Graphic Scores)
Loisel, Fred / Philippe Lenglet / Christian Vasseur:
Priced And Cheap (Two Graphic Scores)

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Interpreting Cornelius Cardew's elaborate 193-page Treatise and Earle Brown's minimalist Cheap Imitation, Fred Loisel (gong, electronics), Philippe Lenglet (prepared guitar), and Christian Vasseur (prepared ten-string Weissenborn) assign specific musical parameters to each graphic symbol, creating open compositions that balance individual expression with collective coherence.

Stelzer, Howard: The Flemish Giants (Suburban Observances Vol. 5)
Stelzer, Howard:
The Flemish Giants (Suburban Observances Vol. 5)

(Love Earth Music -- USA )


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A large-scale and meticulously deconstructed sonic exploration from Howard Stelzer, weaving layers of manipulated cassette tapes, tape players, and speakers with extensive processing from sonic luminaries Ralf Wehowsky, Brendan Murray, Linda Aubry Bullock, Bruno Duplant, Fani Konstantidou, and Andrew Zukerman — for a dense and unpredictable landscape where textures dissolve and reform in shifting abstractions.

Birge, Jean-Jacques : Animal Opera <i>[Used Item]</i>
Birge, Jean-Jacques :
Animal Opera [Used Item]

(GRRR -- France )


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Blending the autonomous compositions of Nabaz'mob, his opera for 100 smart rabbits, with the vibrant naturalism of "Dawn at Shimiyacu", a field recording from Peru's Amazon rainforest, Jean-Jacques Birgé along with Antoine Schmitt juxtaposes minimalist robotic orchestrations with raw environmental soundscapes, creating a genre-defying exploration within his signature sonic universe.

Birge, Jean-Jacques : Centenaire De Jean-Jacques Birge - The 100th Anniversary (1952 - 2052) <i>[Use
Birge, Jean-Jacques :
Centenaire De Jean-Jacques Birge - The 100th Anniversary (1952 - 2052) [Used Item]

(GRRR -- France )


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A retrospective spanning ten decades (1958-2018) celebrating Jean-Jacques Birgé's multifaceted career through compositions reflecting each era, blending archival recordings with new works through a remarkable ensemble of longtime collaborators, from brass and strings to electronics and voice; a sonic journey bridging past, present, and imagined futures with impressive orchestration and narrative.

Musicworks Magazine: #150 Winter 2024/25 [MAGAZINE + CD]
Musicworks Magazine:
#150 Winter 2024/25 [MAGAZINE + CD]

(Musicworks -- Canada )


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Canada's premiere music magazine dedicated to experimental music, improvisation, and sound art, featuring interviews with Maylee Todd, Joshua Van Tassel, Kaïa Kater, and Alexis Baro, alongside coverage of Chuck Copenace, Kalaisan Kalaichelvan, and The Burning Hell, with an accompanying CD of tracks from the issue's featured musicians, offering great inside into the contemporary creative music scene.

Sage, Helene: Echappee Belle <i>[Used Item]</i>
Sage, Helene:
Echappee Belle [Used Item]

(GRRR -- France )


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Consisting of 28 short works, Hélène Sage collaborates with composer and performer Benoît Lavoisier, computer artist Marc Demereau, percussionist Pascal Portejoie, sampler Alex Piques, and vocalist and writer Nathalie Desmarest to craft an avant album blending Dadaist humor with experimental soundscapes, intertwining musical and literary elements to create a distinctive auditory experience.

Chrysakis, Thanos: Psyche
Chrysakis, Thanos:
Psyche

(Eternal Music Projects -- Australia )


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Exploring the depths and boundaries of the psyche through seven compelling electroacoustic compositions, Greek composer Thanos Chrysakis delivers a deeply psychedelic, mysterious, and immersive sonic journey, masterfully blending electronic textures and acousmatic elements that resonate within the listener's consciousness, psyche, and imagination — a vivid reflection on complex inner landscapes.

Martin, Luke: To Be Worthy of Pessoa
Martin, Luke:
To Be Worthy of Pessoa

(Editions Verde -- USA )


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Drawing inspiration from Fernando Pessoa's "The Book of Disquiet," composer Luke Martin leads the ensemble Ordinary Affects — Morgan Evans-Weiler & Francesca Caruso (violin), Jordan Dykstra (viola), Laura Cetilia (cello), J.P.A. Falzone (vibes) and Luke Damrosch (farfisa organ) — through two introspective, quietly evolving compositions of minimalistic beauty creating thoughtful sonic dialogues.

Hemphill Stringtet, The : Plays the Music of Julius Hemphill
Hemphill Stringtet, The :
Plays the Music of Julius Hemphill

(Out Of Your Head Records -- USA )


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Celebrating the profound compositional legacy of Julius Hemphill through inventive string adaptations of his saxophone quartet and sextet works, violinists Curtis Stewart and Sam Bardfeld, violist Stephanie Griffin, and cellist Tomeka Reid channel Abdul Wadud's expressive spirit, transforming Hemphill's blues-inflected jazz into vividly textured chamber improvisations with lyrical intensity.

Niblock, Phill / Anna Clementi / Thomas Stern: Zound Delta 2 [VINYL]
Niblock, Phill / Anna Clementi / Thomas Stern:
Zound Delta 2 [VINYL]

(KARLRECORDS -- Germany )


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A posthumous realization of Phill Niblock's 2022 composition, this dense, resonant work of drone and sonic intensity, written for Italian vocalist Anna Clementi and shaped and developed with guitarist and bassist Thomas Stern of Einstürzende Neubauten and Crime & the City Solution, is presented in two monumental, haunting longform versions.

Yoko, Ono / The Great Learning Orchestra: Selected Recordings From Grapefruit [2 CDs]
Yoko, Ono / The Great Learning Orchestra:
Selected Recordings From Grapefruit [2 CDs]

(KARLRECORDS -- Germany )


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For the first time on record, Yoko Ono's seminal 1964 conceptual text Grapefruit is sonically realized in a full album, as Stockholm's Great Learning Orchestra interprets 20 of Ono's event scores through ensemble performances, environmental recordings, and experimental sound actions, bringing her visionary work into vivid and imaginative musical form.

del Pino, Francisco / Charlotte Mundy: The Sea [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]
del Pino, Francisco / Charlotte Mundy:
The Sea [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]

(Notice Recordings -- USA )


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Composer Francisco del Pino and vocalist Charlotte Mundy create a deeply nuanced and emotionally rich exchange, as Mundy's radiant voice navigates del Pino's intricate, polyphony-tinged compositions, layering syllabic repetition, resonant phrasing, and textural detail into a multitrack performance that evokes mantra, lament, and ecstatic meditation in equal measure.

Microtub (Hayward / Simonsen / Taxt): Thin Peaks
Microtub (Hayward / Simonsen / Taxt):
Thin Peaks

(Thanatosis Produktion -- Sweden )


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The sixth album from the microtonal tuba trio of Robin Hayward, Peder Simonsen, and Martin Taxt, exploring the acoustic phenomena of half-valve combinations in two richly harmonic compositions developed during an artist residency in Andersabo, Sweden and recorded in Oslo, creating uniquely resonant and surprisingly consonant spectra shaped by each instrument's signature tuning.

Birge, Jean-Jacques : Perspectives Du Xxiie Siecle
Birge, Jean-Jacques :
Perspectives Du Xxiie Siecle

(Musee d'ethnographie de Geneve -- Switzerland )


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Commissioned by Geneva's Museum of Ethnography, Jean-Jacques Birgé crafts a richly imaginative sonic fiction using field recordings, archival folk material, and electroacoustic composition, with a remarkable ensemble including Nicolas Chedmail, Antonin-Tri Hoang, Jean-François Vrod, Sylvain Lemêtre, and Else Birgé, evoking a post-human journey through reinvention and memory.



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