Experimental
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If you live far enough from the equator, you know that a percentage of your days on this planet will be spent uncomfortably cold. Here in Toronto, the first three months of each year deliver a blast of snow and ice sustained by persistent sub-freezing thermometer readouts. It is not all bad though. Winter can…
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Craig Tattersall and Bill Seaman describe their new project as “a structured collaboration.” Over a three-week schedule, each worked separately on five pieces of music. One per day, Monday to Friday. They agreed to limit each piece to five minutes, and no more than five parts. After a weekend’s rest, they sent one another their…
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Italian poet and vocalist Antonella Eye Porcelluzzi has partnered with Michael Schaffer, a fellow-poet, painter and musician, on a new disc based in part on The Tibetan Book of the Dead. She and I talked about the origins of the project, spirituality and economics. The notes that accompany the new album stress an emphasis on both…
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My wife and I are nearing the end of a separation process that began two years ago. It has been, thankfully, a calm and orderly experience, largely without upset. We’ve included our two teenagers in family discussions, where appropriate. And we have built a new family dynamic that includes a shared home (I’m living in…
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Losing a parent is a difficult experience at any stage of life. To see the end of a relationship you’ve always known, one built on the elder’s absolute love for you is more than simply the loss of a family member. It is the end of childhood. Not childhood in the sense of requiring an…
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Last week’s post on Chris Carter noted our current love of electronic music that explores an ambivalent view of technology. Spanish-born sound artist Francisco Meirino is a striking example of someone who produces exactly that kind of work. The 46-year-old was born the same year Carter formed Throbbing Gristle with Genesis P-Orridge, Cosey Fanni Tutti…
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