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1 day ago

Cole Pulice: Land's End Eternal

Pulice's music embodies a state of animated suspension, blending real-time playing with digital signal processing to create a tension between movement and stasis.
Music
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London music
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Malmin: Med Ashild Vetrhus review | Jude Rogers's folk album of the month

Krets' debut, Malmin, features a daring blend of Rogaland folk, experimental sound, and emotional depth, defying conventional music comforts.
London music
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Malmin: Med Ashild Vetrhus review | Jude Rogers's folk album of the month

Krets' debut, Malmin, features a daring blend of Rogaland folk, experimental sound, and emotional depth, defying conventional music comforts.
Brooklyn
fromBKReader
5 days ago

MATA Festival Returns to Brooklyn for 27th Year Exploring Music, Mysticism And Identity

The MATA Festival showcases emerging composers and legendary artists, exploring themes of ancestry, identity, and science fiction.
This year's festival features 18 composers selected from over 300 submissions.
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1 week ago

Arthur Russell: Sketches for World of Echo / Open Vocal Phrases Where Songs Come In and Out

The reissued live recordings of Arthur Russell encapsulate his unique melodic sensibility, showcasing a performance where his voice and cello create an ethereal experience.
SF music
NYC music
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 weeks ago

Carla Bley's 1970s Experimental Masterpiece Gets a Belated Premiere

The staged American premiere of Carla Bley's Escalator Over the Hill represents a significant moment in 1970s experimental jazz opera.
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1 month ago

Corbin: Crisis Kid

Corbin's new album, Crisis Kid, marries optimistic melodies with deep explorations of morality and existential exhaustion, showcasing his ambition and artistic integrity.
Music production
Music production
fromPitchfork
1 month ago

Huremic: Seeking Darkness

Huremic's debut album, Seeking Darkness, combines traditional Korean sounds with avant-garde sampling for a unique listening experience.
Arts
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

An American composer's biological matter creates new music from beyond the grave

Alvin Lucier's experimental music continues posthumously through a surrogate brain created from his biological matter.
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SF music
fromPitchfork
2 months ago

Kali Malone Announces New Sacrificial Code Reissue, Shares Song

Kali Malone is releasing a new edition of her 2019 album The Sacrificial Code, featuring a new 2023 arrangement on a 16th-century organ.
SF music
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2 months ago

Kali Malone Announces New Sacrificial Code Reissue, Shares Song

Kali Malone is releasing a new edition of her 2019 album The Sacrificial Code, featuring a new 2023 arrangement on a 16th-century organ.
#music-innovation
#collaboration
#music-review
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fromPitchfork
2 months ago

Yves Jarvis: All Cylinders

Yves Jarvis embraces clarity in his music on the album 'All Cylinders', moving from experimental to structured melodies.
Music
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2 months ago

Yves Jarvis: All Cylinders

Yves Jarvis embraces clarity in his music on the album 'All Cylinders', moving from experimental to structured melodies.
fromKqed
1 month ago

SPELLLING Will Kick Off Her 'Portrait of my Heart' Tour in San Francisco | KQED

"SPELLLING leans into guitar-driven alternative rock to explore inner turmoil and conflicting desires, delivering a cathartic experience reflective of her evolving artistic journey."
Portland food
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1 month ago

The Mercury Wrangles the Best Concerts Every Week Just For You!

For fans of God Is War, Manslaughter777, L.A.U.R.A. The off and on PDX-based twin brothers, Issac and Zachary Jones, have been building spectral lore around themselves for years.
Portland food
SF music
fromPitchfork
2 months ago

Circuit des Yeux: Halo on the Inside

Haley Fohr's "Halo on the Inside" explores themes of loneliness and change through an experimental electronic sound.
London music
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Oscar winner's shoutout for London music venue Cafe Oto stuns owner

Cafe Oto gained recognition when Oscar winner Daniel Blumberg thanked it in his acceptance speech, highlighting its importance in the music scene.
Berlin music
fromPitchfork
2 months ago

MK Velsorf / Aase Nielsen: Opening Night

Laurel Halo's 'Atlas' showcases her diverse musical styles and emotional depth, challenging listeners to engage with its complexity.
fromPitchfork
2 months ago

Flipper: Album - Generic Flipper

The blend of jammy instincts with punk attitude in Flipper's music creates a surreal experience, encapsulating the profound absurdity of life's contradictions.
Music
Music production
frompitchfork.com
3 months ago

Big Thief's James Krivchenia Announces Album, Shares New Song Probably Wizards

James Krivchenia's new album 'Performing Belief' features innovative sounds and collaborations, set to release on May 2.
SF music
fromPitchfork
3 months ago

Fennesz: The Last Days of May

Fennesz's composition, a 24-minute track, encapsulates the essence of Longform Editions, combining beauty and tension while marking the label's farewell.
fromConsequence
3 months ago

Thom Yorke and Mark Pritchard team up for collaborative single "Back in the Game"

This collaboration signifies Pritchard and Yorke's first proper joint effort, showcasing their strong creative partnership over the past decade.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Ethel Cain: Perverts review a gothic follow-up determined to stay underground

Ethel Cain’s latest project, Perverts, marks a departure from conventional music formats, embracing elongated ambient soundscapes that focus more on atmospheric exploration than mainstream appeal.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.nytimes.com
5 months ago

The London Contemporary Music Festival Trolls for Aesthetics

"The trickster is our patron saint for all experimental music," Toronyi-Lalic said, emphasizing the festival's adventurous spirit and commitment to artistic mischief-making for its 10th anniversary edition."
NYC music
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

One to watch: Man/Woman/Chainsaw

Man/Woman/Chainsaw, influenced by the experimental DIY scene, thrives on creating a blend of pretty and noisy music, embracing chaos and fun.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

Still casting a spell: Broadcast's 20 best songs ranked!

Originally a limited-edition sold on tour, and the band's last release before singer Trish Keenan's death in 2011, mini-album Mother Is the Milky Way was more about fragmentary sound collages than songs. However, In Here the World Begins, floating Keenan's vocals over a murky, slowed-down tape loop, showcases a strange and compelling power, underscoring the band's unique approach during their final years.
Music
Music
fromPitchfork
9 months ago

8 Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now

Stay updated with Pitchfork's weekly new music recommendations including releases from Ice Spice, Klein, Wand, and more.
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