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Anushka Chkheidze + Robert Lippok ~ The Sky Was Out of Tune
It is always a treat when musicians take full advantage of the possibilities afforded by live performances, as Anushka Chkheidze and Robert Lippok have in The Sky Was Out of Tune. The younger Georgian electronic producer encountered the Berliner multimedia veteran during a…
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Khaled Kurbeh ~ Ithā Sajā (إذا سجى)
After the beguiling, quietly mesmerising tapestry of Likulli Fadāin Eqāéh, Berlin-based Syrian musician Khaled Kurbeh turns to the piano on Ithā Sajā (إذا سجى), a collection recorded in his studio between 2021 and 2022. The two records were conceived during
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Rutger Hoedemaekers ~ All the Good It Would Have Done
Behind this intricate and complex album lies an incredibly simple message: little actions can make a big difference, while the combination of little actions can make an exponentially big difference. Rutger Hoedemaekers tested this theory by composing parts for twenty instruments…
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Shelf Nunny X Sun Glitters ~ SN X SG – SG X SN
On SN X SG – SG X SN, Shelf Nunny disproves the old adage, “never meet your idols.” As a longtime fan of Sun Glitters, Shelf Nunny was overjoyed at the invite to remix the latter’s Glasshouse (with Nadine Carina) and Lonely Trip
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Ziúr ~ De Brujas y Fantasmas (Original Soundtrack for Kianí del Valle Solo Dance Performance)
This year our Halloween soundtrack is De Brujas y Fantasmas (Of Witches and Ghosts), inspired by the legend of La Llorona and the Mexican poet-shaman María Sabina. This collaboration was conceived by Ziúr and director, choreographer and dancer Kianí del Valle, and
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Mariam Gviniashvili & Hilde Marie Holsen ~ Serene Din
The contradiction contained in the title of Serene Din is sustained across its 25 minutes. Oslo-based composers Mariam Gviniashvili and Hilde Marie Holsen approach sound from different directions: Gviniashvili gravitates towards its harsher reaches, while Holsen’s trumpet can…
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Carmen Villain ~ Memoria
Snails cluster around the rim of a glass on the cover of Carmen Villain‘s Memoria by Joakim Haugland and Petri Henriksson. They are land snails, but their presence brings to mind an experiment carried out on the marine snail Aplysia
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Mathias Arrignon ~ Brief Elegy To The Pale
The prevailing tone of outdoor field recording has shifted over the years, from reflection and celebration to preservation and mourning. Species are in decline, glaciers are melting, languages are disappearing and nations are being leveled. A trip to Svalbard inspired
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Floex & Jan Šikl ~ Directors
Czech composers Floex & Jan Šikl team up for a cross-genre offering that blurs the lines between modern composition and electronics. Floex (also known as Tomáš Dvořák), contributes clarinet and electronics, part of a sextet conducted by Šikl. The music unfolds
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Leng Seong ~ Gweilo
Leng Seong‘s Chinese-Malaysian-Italian heritage comes into play on Gweilo. The influences appear in rapid-fire snippets, from ambient to electronic, from classical to pop. While such variety is the natural output of a multicultural background, it also reflects the melting pot
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Star of Heaven ~ Kyrie
A sneak peek of Kyrie can be enjoyed on Star of Heaven‘s sumptuous album Live – Slow Tour from Öregrund, which we covered in 2023. Over the past three years, the Stockholm post-rock quintet has been honing this ambitious suite,