Kevin Press
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Released: 2008 (remastered and re-released in 2018) Label: Two Acorns Genre: Contemporary This was one of the final projects for Celer which is now a solo project for American composer living in Japan, Will Long when his then wife, Danielle Baquet, was still involved as a duo prior to her untimely passing at age 26 in 2009. Their sound was uniquely refreshing…
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Released: 2017 Label: Superior Viaduct Genre: Contemporary For half a century, Tony Conrad was anonymous by association. The composer, violinist, filmmaker, mathematician, teacher, and playful provocateur at large made essential contributions to half-dozen vital American art movements. Conrad, who died last year, helped organize the principals of the Velvet Underground, a band he named but then declined to join. Pitchfork
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Released: 2017 Label: Störung Genre: Contemporary The fact that the bell tone heard intermittently throughout “The Broken Glass v1,” the opening piece on Mia Zabelka & Asférico’s fine new album, will make you anxious about unanswered texts piling up on your iPhone is more of a commentary on our mobile-obsessed lives than it is on the…
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Released: 1989 Label: Caroline Records Genre: Alternative [T]he best moments came when a band played the song like it was their own. Listen to Sonic Youth’s rampaging “Computer Age,” Dinosaur Jr.’s faithful “Lotta Love,” or The Pixies’ gorgeous take on “Winterlong” for proof. allmusic.com
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New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA) is now webcasting episodes of The Moderns Monday to Friday at 8 pm (ET). The non-profit media arts organization features a range of excellent programming at naisa.ca. The NAISA North Media Arts Centre and Café is in South River, Ontario. It offers exhibitions, webcasts and performances year-round, focused on…
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