Library Recommendation
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Released: 2018 Label: Karaoke Kalk Genre: Contemporary There is a level of sophistication in Emanuele Errante’s work that rewards attentive listeners with optimism. The Italian composer gives us reason to believe — in new music and much more. Every one of this album’s 35 minutes is like a small gem. Errante marries the sensibility of a minimalist…
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Released: 2018 Label: Erased Tapes Genre: New Classical Great music is not exclusively built on big ideas. Often, inspiration comes haphazardly, with little or no intellectual foundation. On the flip side, too much thinking can get in the way of the composing process. There are plenty of recordings in the world with great backstories and not…
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Released: 2017 Label: Canadian Rifles Genre: Contemporary This may be the most sophisticated break-up album ever recorded. Portugal’s Rui P. Andrade has produced an electronic ode to heartbreak that is both sad and gripping. The Moderns
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Released: 2017 Label: Auris Apothecary Genre: Contemporary There is palpable tension throughout this 20-movement cycle that makes a passive, or even casual listen virtually impossible. Stabat Mater is among the most challenging releases you have heard this year. And it’s magnificent. Exclaim!
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Released: 2021 Label: What Are We Records Genre: Contemporary Elusion is sometimes harsh in its approach, claustrophobic and unfriendly but without anger. Sadness can also have no basis or reason. We will recognize a bit of this adulterated air that we feel in the most tormented passages of Johann Johannsson ‘s records or A Winged Victory For The Sullen. On…
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Released: 2019 Label: Moderna Records Genre: New Classical This new effort by Reykjavik composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Snorri Hallgrímsson is breathtaking. Every one of these ten pieces is a highlight, and each lyric is warmer than the last. It is sad, romantic and exquisitely produced. Orbit combines gentle piano with lush strings, distorted beats and Hallgrímsson’s achingly beautiful…
The Moderns 