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  • Must See: Rival Consoles – Vision of Self

    Rival Consoles’ new album Now Is landed Friday on Erased Tapes. This is the work of London’s Ryan Lee West. He partnered with animator Maria Medem on this video for the track “Vision of Self.” West says he’s been looking for an opportunity to work with Medem for years. “I am so happy that it…

  • Must See: Chad Fowler with Zoh Amba and Matthew Shipp – Alien Skin

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    Chad Fowler is joined by Zoh Amba, Ivo Perelman and a rhythm section featuring Matthew Shipp, William Parker and Steve Hirsch on the forthcoming album Alien Skin. It’s out Nov. 11 on Fowler’s Mahakala Music label. Check out this gorgeous clip of the group performing “In Pairs.”

  • Must See: Andrea Viscardi – Distance

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    Italian composer and pianist Andrea Viscardi has a gorgeous new single set for release on Friday, via Akira Kosemura’s new label Phono Klavier Ltd. This video was released yesterday.

  • Must See: Jonas Colstrup’s Rain from a Blue Sky

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    Danish composer and performer Jonas Colstrup will release his new LP At the Crest on Nov. 18, via 7K! Records. Four years in the making, these eight new works are absolutely majestic. Colstrup says the album’s grandiosity was no accident: “it was all about finding an intuitive and natural expression, hopefully tapping into an aesthetic…

  • Video: Basher – Claptrack Clapback

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    Byron Asher says he named his quintet Basher after the nickname he earned in high school. The oft-posed question: “what would a band called Basher sound like?” is said to be at the project’s origin. Here’s at least one answer, from Basher’s forthcoming LP Doubles. The full album drops Sept. 30 on Sinking City Records.

  • Must See: Lori Goldston’s “The Waves and What’s Under”

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    Composer and cellist Lori Goldston has released a video of the piece “The Waves and What’s Under,” directed by transgender artist Clyde Petersen. “Lori Goldston and I convened on a secret island in the Salish Sea to create the music video,” says Petersen. “The Boatel, a private guest house for visitors, was constructed out of…