New Classical
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Bruno Sanfilippo’s Lost & Found is more aptly titled than it first appears. His ambient solo-piano performances are certainly emotional, and will no doubt bring to mind all manner of losses and recoveries. But there’s another dimension to this five-track release that makes its title appropriate. The disc opens with “Peter,” a sparse, luxuriously paced…
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Distortion and other techniques used to transform electronics have become such a mainstay of new music that we’re surprised by their absence. To hear a synthesizer played cleanly has come to sound fresh and even a bit startling. A beautiful new recording from Germany’s Sven Laux makes clear there are other ways to build texture…
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If you’re a fan of electronic and ambient music, and have been thinking about exploring the new classical genre, Jakob Lindhagen’s latest is the perfect entry point. The Stockholm-based composer and multi-instrumentalist has released a drop-dead gorgeous recording that is both innovative and eminently accessible. Paces is recorded primarily for piano and string trio. And…
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The thing that will strike you first about this marvelous disc from That Faint Light is the seamless combination of electronics and more conventional instruments on each of the 12 tracks. Together, Guido Lusetti and Adrian Lane have produced a brilliant, gentle album of advanced new classical works. Except that the two aren’t together. Physically…
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It will come as no surprise to anyone who’s heard Christine Ott’s magnificent live soundtrack recording for F.W. Murnau and Robert Flaherty’s 1931 film Tabu: A Story of the South Seas, that the original pressing of 175 CDs sold out quickly. Good news: Gizeh Records has scheduled a second pressing for release Nov. 2. Originally…
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It’s not polite to draw a distinction between musicians and artists. Most, if not all, musicians consider themselves as such. The unfortunate truth is that genuine artistry is no more common in modern music than it is in 21st century arts reporting. Take Cairo, Egypt’s Omar El Abd (omrr) as an example. The 34-year-old self-taught…
The Moderns 