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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...
Author
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...
Author
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...
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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...
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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...
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Stephanie Boyd
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The World Was Once All Miracle: Raymond Yiu Preserves LGBTQ+ History

Once a death sentence, AIDS is thankfully now a condition that can be managed, and while the fear of...
Author
Anne Goldberg-Baldwin
String Noise Alien Stories

String Noise Amplifies Black Narratives on Genre-Crossing Alien Stories

As the hardships caused by the global pandemic and uprisings in protest of police brutality and syst...
Author
Dalanie Harris
New Muse 4tet Blue Lotus

Blue Lotus: New Muse 4tet Improvises as a Vehicle for Social Activism

From the album artwork by Lois Mailou Jones to the notes emanating from New Muse 4tet, Blue Lotus is...
Author
Jasmine IVANNA Espy
OVER / AT FOLKS' SONGS

FOLKS’ SONGS Centers Trans, Non-Binary, and Gender Minority Artists

Speaking, singing, shouting, and howling, the voice is front and center in FOLKS’ SONGS, the debut E...
Author
Chrysanthe Tan
Hafez Modirzadeh Facets

Hafez Modirzadeh’s Facets (Pi Recordings) is Shimmering Liberation

Lustre is the way light interacts with the surface of a jewel. It’s ambiguous and has a wealth of in...
Author
Lana Norris
Southeast of Rain 42 Days

Molding Sounds into Music: Southeast of Rain’s 42 Days

Southeast of Rain, a duo comprised of pipa player Sophia Shen and vocalist Lemon Guo, are composer-p...
Author
Lauren Ishida
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