Kevin Press
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Canada’s Kid Koala is a world-famous DJ, music producer, filmmaker, animator and more. He is touring a multimedia show, “a live graphic novel” in his words called Storyville Mosquito this fall. That opens Oct. 20 in Toronto. We talked about his record collection, composing and more. Visit kidkoala.com
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Contemporary music from everywhere.
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Five new faves: And one from the archives:
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Two works from the last decade by American composer Steve Reich have been recorded for the first time by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Susanna Mälkki. Runner/Music for Ensemble and Orchestra is out now via Nonesuch Records. A vinyl release is scheduled for Dec. 2. Runner is composed “for a large ensemble of winds,…
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London’s Café Oto will host the fourth edition of Naviar Records’ Haiku Fest series. The event combines electronic music and haiku poetry. This year’s lineup features Simon McCorry, Manja Ristić, Audio Obscura, Leon Clowes, Encym & George Crowley and Daniel Green. “Each performance will be introduced by haiku poems written and recited by members of…
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Chad Fowler is joined by Zoh Amba, Ivo Perelman and a rhythm section featuring Matthew Shipp, William Parker and Steve Hirsch on the forthcoming album Alien Skin. It’s out Nov. 11 on Fowler’s Mahakala Music label. Check out this gorgeous clip of the group performing “In Pairs.”
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