Kevin Press
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Ahead of tomorrow’s podcast, check out this gorgeous two-hour mix from Belfast-born producer Max Cooper. Featuring new and old favourites from his record shelf, Cooper writes “I wanted to try and approach making a DJ mix as I would an album production project. “I chopped the tracks up and augmented them with layers of binaural…
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These four new compositions from Serbo-Croatian artist Manja Ristić serve as both delicately assembled soundscapes and environmentalist anthems. Entitled simply “Summer,” “Autumn,” “Winter” and “Spring,” Ristić has delivered a deeply touching album. Born in Belgrade in 1979, Ristić is a violinist who has branched out into composition and research/curatorial work in electroacoustic, improvisational and experimental…
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Nhung Nguyen has assembled a collection of Vietnamese avant-garde artists to document her country’s remarkable music scene. But unlike a lot of compilations focused on a particular geography, Emergence is less a travel showcase than it is a polished and enjoyable 67 minutes of new music. The 10 artists showcased here are at various stages…
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The 24-piece Splitter Orchester has teamed up with The Pitch for its third disc. Frozen Orchestra is one single work that runs exactly 60 minutes. Described in its notes as “a very slowly moving field of harmonic relationships consisting of so-called pitch sets, which are augmented by noise sets,” it features a titanic, haunting performance.…
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It’s not often we’re treated to a pairing of two such accomplished, internationally admired musicians. Peter Brötzmann has a back catalogue that’s bigger than most people’s record collection – he’s a part of well over 100 titles. Besides a long list of solo discs, he’s recorded with Cecil Taylor, Don Cherry, Krzysztof Penderecki, Bill Laswell,…
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Kiasmos & Högni – Zebra – 0:32 to 4:16 Bradley Sean Alexander – Movement – 3:46 to 11:54 Oberlin – Cotton Wool – 11:25 to 15:55 Dirk Serries / Colin Webster – Pilasters – 14:46 to 16:55 Sonae – Soul Eater – 16:53 to 22:45 The Album Leaf – House of the Rising Sun (Feat.…
