Discussions
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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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Taylor Deupree and Joseph Branciforte have collaborated on an acoustic re-recording of Deupree’s 2002 classic Stil. This new interpretation is scored for an ensemble of clarinet, vibraphone, cello, double bass, flute, guitar and percussion. Sti.ll lands May 17 on Branciforte’s greyfade label, as part of its FOLIO series. A release party is scheduled for May…
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Harry Towell is an artist, composer and the man behind the marvelous Whitelabrecs label. He records music under his own name, as Spheruleus and – we learned in this interview – as glåsbird.
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Ali Balighi is a Tehran-born composer, sound designer and sound engineer. He is at Texas Tech University currently, studying for a Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition. His new LP lands May 3 on Noise à Noise. It’s entitled Qaf Mount Ballet. Tell us about the new album. It comprises 18 distinct movements. Drawing inspiration…
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Michelle Moeller combines composition and improvisation, electronics and solo piano. Her debut is Late Morning, scheduled to drop Apr. 5 on AKP Recordings.
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Nova Scotian cellist India Gailey has released their third album, a gorgeous combination of cello and vocalists featuring the works of seven composers. Each piece was commissioned specifically for the release, entitled Problematica.
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