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My soon-to-be 17-year-old daughter believes the world is ending. More precisely, she is deeply pessimistic about our ability to save the planet from climate catastrophe and wonders out loud what state it will be in by the time she’s my age. I doubt that her fears are unique. Truly, how could a teenager not draw…
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Jana Irmert has directed a video for a piece from her new album What Happens At Night. It features the cinematography of Tobias Schuetze. “Stratum” surveys the volcanic landscapes of Lanzarote, one of the Canary Islands near West Africa. “For me this release is a window through which I could express my thoughts and feelings…
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Those of us holding Einstürzende Neubauten tickets back in 2020 are surely pleased to hear that the German act has announced The Year of the Tiger Tour 2022. This after multiple postponements. From the band’s website: “We have decided to perform our postponed Alles in Allem tour this year … in spite of the difficult…
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Aidan Baker is a prolific Toronto-born multi-instrumentalist who calls Berlin home now. We talked about his work, what it says about the world around him and the city he and his partner Leah Buckareff have called home for 12 years. Baker has multiple European dates lined up this spring and summer, including the A Colossal…
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Terry Jennings’ extraordinary 1960 composition Piece for Cello and Saxophone is finally receiving a proper release, thanks to the Los Angeles label Saltern. The work was arranged in just intonation by the great La Monte Young, and performed by cellist Charles Curtis. (Despite its title, the composition does not feature saxophone.) Sometimes referred to as…
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We lost another great artist last week. Touch announced today that British artist Philip Jeck has passed. The 69-year-old turntablist and sound artist produced 12 albums and collaborated on several others with Jah Wobble, Jaki Liebezeit and Gavin Bryars. Jeck’s first album was released by Jon Wozencroft and Mike Harding’s Touch label in 1995. “Jon…
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