the moderns
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A quick confession to start. The Moderns is meant to be a wide-ranging, inclusive space. Its purpose is to present multiple styles of contemporary music together, so that lovers of one or other genre discover music they might not have come across otherwise. Truthfully though, these pages represent a synthesis of work that is sent…
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This week’s picks:
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Released: 2017 Label: Touch Genre: Contemporary The most striking thing about the album is its ability to go in multiple directions and at the same time maintain an even keel. It surprises without jarring. It is intricate and at the same time expertly polished. The Moderns
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Released: 2017 Label: Constellation Records Genre: Contemporary It is a stunning success. Patton has recorded a minimalist musique concrète foundation, and then layered strings and choral vocals over top. The result is like honey in a dark roast espresso. Sweet and warm with gritty undertones. And just like that double shot, you’ll wish it lasted longer.…
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Released: 1994 Label: Plus 8 Genre: Contemporary Strange experimental stuff. CLONE.NL
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Released: 2016 Label: Touch Genre: Contemporary It begins in a sonic territory familiar to the contemporary field – enveloping processed washes of ambient sound, but as it progresses it sheds them, slowly moving through the propositions of generations past, ending with the discarded sounds of technology and industry that GRMC & GRM pointed us toward more…
The Moderns 