kevin press
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Released: 2020 Label: Editions Mego Genre: Contemporary Nairobi-based sound artist Joseph Kamaru combines field recordings and synth drones to produce deeply peaceful, contemplative work – this new LP is a stand-out success. The Moderns
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Released: 2020 Label: Dronarivm Genre: Contemporary Porya Hatami’s Kani was a four-track EP released in 2013; it’s repackaged here with four new remixes and one “interpretation” by Arovane, Darren McClure, Tomotsugu Nakamura, Purl and Sven Laux: the work absolutely shimmers. The Moderns
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Released: 2017 Label: Compunctio Genre: Contemporary The secularization of Christmas music produced some of the best, most evocative popular music of the last century. The genre’s longevity is not simply the result of radio and television programming, the songs we hear all around us at this time of year deserve their place in the mainstream. Those…
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Released: 2020 Label: Unseen Worlds Genre: New Classical A big, beautiful avant-garde cabaret in slow motion; also Italian. The Moderns
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Released: 2020 Label: Independent Genre: Contemporary A must-have for any serious musique concrète collector: France’s Lionel Marchetti has been a major force in the music’s modern development – this nearly four-hour collection captures him at the top of his game. The Moderns
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Released: 2020 Label: Sofa Music Genre: Contemporary This is an album that sits neatly into that contemporary music space that combines elements of both jazz and new classical music. It’s a thing the Europeans seem to be out front on; they have been getting this right for years. The Moderns
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