Electronic
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Bana Haffar is a lifelong ex-patriot. Born in Saudi Arabia, she has lived in more countries than most people visit in a lifetime. Her music reflects that, and a great deal more. Her Touch release intimaa’ is among the best of the year so far. She and I talked about her music, her travels and…
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Richard Chartier produces extraordinary music and sound art under his own name, and as Pinkcourtesyphone. He and I talked about his latest drone recording stase hivernale, the creative process and his “new, contemporary and formative electronic/avant garde/experimental/unusual music” radio show. For me, this is a perfect example of the dual nature of drone works. It…
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Toronto-based Pursuit Grooves and Masahiro Takahashi are performing Apr. 12 as part of the Canadian Music Centre’s “innovative contemporary music” series. Pursuit Grooves is a solo artist by the name of Vanese Smith. She’s from Washington, D.C. originally, and has been making music since she was a teen. Takahashi is Japanese by birth. He produces…
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Edmonton composer Noel Fanaeian produces music under the name hundredmillionthousand. In support of his latest album Attention Span, he has released a video for the track “Eleven” featuring an improvisational dance piece performed by Tara Hodgson. “I used the sounds of the most intimate and emotional human moments and computerized them into indistinguishable sounds and…
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The Black Dog will release a four-track EP in January entitled Music For Dead Airports. If that title sounds familiar, it’s because their 2010 album Music For Real Airports was so warmly received. The multimedia project presented in collaboration with Human was a follow-on to Brian Eno’s Music For Airports. The four pieces that make…
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Elskavon has posted a video of a new track called “Coastline,” which will appear on his new album Origins Feb. 17. Minneapolis’ Chris Bartels has partnered with the Western Vinyl label on the new release. He says the new material represents a departure from the ambient/new classical work he’s become known for. “I’ve always stretched…
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