Kevin Press
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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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The Moderns ep. 313
ali balighi, Ana Dall’Ara-Majek, Andrea Taeggi, Audio Obscura, boycalledcrow, carlo niederhauser, concussed, de type inconnu, Gretchen Korsmo, J. Pavone String Ensemble, Johanna Elina Sulkunen, kee avil, kevin press, LEMADI TRIO, masaya ozaki, Midori Hirano, Montgomery and Turner, Nils Mosh, Splitter Orchester, steph richards, the moderns, werner hasler, Šalter EnsembleSpotify Apple iHeart
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Tokyo’s Yui Onodera is among the world’s great composers and sound artists. He describes his work as a kind of nexus “between musical forms, architectural acoustics and spatial awareness.” His catalogue includes collaborations with Francisco Lopez, Stephen Vitiello, Robert Lippok, Scanner, Pjusk and Yotam Avni. He is also a sound art lecturer at Rikkyo University and Musashino…
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