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Artifacts Trio...and then there's this

Artifacts Trio Builds a Bridge to the Unknown on “…and then there’s this”

The provocative title of the latest album from Artifacts Trio, …and then there’s this, suggest...
Author
Dalanie Harris
Cellista Pariah

Cellista Crafts a Fairytale for the Modern Age in Pariah

Musical styles collide in a fairytale for the modern age in Cellista’s Pariah — an immersive a...
Author
Nebal Maysaud
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Erin Rogers Develops Real-Time Compositions Through Extended Techniques on 2000 Miles

“… a radiant world of imagination and curiosity, where beauty comes disguised.” Th...
Author
Kevin Baldwin
Expect the Unexpected

25 Commissions, No Rehearsal: Notes Inégales Embraces the Unknown on “Expect the Unexpected”

If you happened upon the law firm Hodge Jones & Allen in London, you wouldn’t guess that one of...
Author
Esteban Meneses
Recap Count to Five

Recap’s Debut Album “Count to Five” Builds Community Among Women

As a musician, it’s often easy to pinpoint the overall themes of an album through instrumentat...
Author
Donna Lee Davidson
Nina Dante + Bethany Young LIZARD TONGUE

Nina Dante + Bethany Younge Converse with Nature on LIZARD TONGUE

Nina Dante + Bethany Younge find themselves in conversation with stones, shells, wind, sand, and liz...
Author
Anne Goldberg-Baldwin
Norman W. Long BLACK BROWN GRAY GREEN

BLACK BROWN GRAY GREEN: Healing in Post-Industrial Communities

Sitting at the crossroads of the industrial and the natural, Norman W. Long’s BLACK BROWN GRAY...
Author
Yaz Lancaster
Through Lines by Molly Herron and Science Ficta

Molly Herron’s “Through Lines” Inspects the Viol with a Contemporary Eye

Composer Molly Herron explores a vast landscape of musical and temporal intersections in Through Lin...
Author
Tracy Monaghan
Enigma: Spektral Quartet Performs Anna Thorvaldsdóttir

Anna Thorvaldsdóttir and Spektral Upend the String Quartet on Enigma

Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdóttir is known for creating soundscapes that unfold at a glacial...
Author
Esteban Meneses
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The Voices and Bridges: Ehsan Matoori’s Distinctive Voice Shines Through a Multicultural Effort

“World Music” as a genre label is, despite the grandiose name, usually diminutive. Its u...
Author
Sofía Rocha
White People Killed Them

“White People Killed Them” Builds Democratic Spaces with Chacon, Dieterich, and Trammell

White People Killed Them, out now on the indie label SIGE Records, is an invigorating new recording...
Author
Christian Kriegeskotte
Kyaness--Photo by Nori Webb, Layout by Egil Kalman

Efstathiou/Dyrnes Debut Album Kyaness is an Intimate Sensory Journey

If you cope with anxiety, you may be familiar with the 3-3-3 rule: name three things you see, identi...
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Tristan McKay
Pamela Z A Secret Code

Pamela Z Deciphers “A Secret Code” of Loops and Electronic Sound

Pamela Z is as wise, cultured, and artistic as she looks — and at the same time, is more than...
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Jasmine IVANNA Espy
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Techno-Noir Opera “Looking at You” Mines Privacy in the Digital World

If you have ever been the victim of credit card fraud or been lured into a dating app subscription,...
Author
Esteban Meneses
Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate Lowak Shoppala'

Lowak Shoppala’: ReSounding Chickasaw Culture

Lowak Shoppala’, a work for orchestra, children’s chorus, and narrator, stands out in the catalogue...
Author
Jacob Kopcienski
NOMON Card II

NOMON Embodies the Physicality of Percussion on Rorschach-Inspired EP

In the first few seconds, Card II grips the listener, utilizing a blend of percussion, drum machine,...
Author
Kevin Baldwin
Wavefield Ensemble--Photo by Rob Davidson

Track Premiere: Wavefield Ensemble Performs Jessie Cox’s Space Travel From Someplace Else

A chorus of otherworldly whispers, harmonics, scrapes, and multiphonics usher in Jessie Cox’s...
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Shi-An Costello [alloy]

On [alloy], Shi-An Costello Deftly Mixes Approaches to the Prepared Piano

An alloy is a metal made by combining various elements with the purpose of creating greater strength...
Author
Clover Nahabedian
Francisco del Pino--Photo courtesy New Amsterdam Records

Album Premiere: Decir by Francisco del Pino

The tender soprano voice of Cecilia Pastorino gently floats over placid instrumental soundscapes and...
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Vilde Tuv--Photo by Linn Heidi Stokkedal

Track Premiere: “Tenk At Det Fins” by Vilde Tuv

For Norwegian artist Vilde Tuv, it all started with the idea of a “one woman band.” At f...
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Charmaine Lee KNVF

Charmaine Lee Dissects Language and Sound with New LP, “KNVF”

Attempting to confine Charmaine Lee’s vocal stylings to any particular genre or, dare I say, combina...
Author
Christian Kriegeskotte
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Sprig of That’s Eight Threads Showcases Twin Cities Composers

What distinguishes the Minneapolis-based trio Sprig of That is the sound of the tabla—a pair of tune...
Author
Esteban Meneses
The Priestess of Morphine

The Priestess of Morphine Explores Lesbian Erotic Poet Marie-Madeleine’s Identity

Issues of identity, sexuality, consent, and growth pervade The Priestess of Morphine: The Lost Writi...
Author
Tracy Monaghan
Akropolis Reed Quintet Ghost Light

Akropolis Reed Quintet’s New Album Ghost Light Softly Haunts

The video trailer for Akropolis Reed Quintet’s new album Ghost Light (New Focus Recordings) ho...
Author
Stephanie Boyd
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