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Album Review: James McVinnie – Counterpoint
What is it about the tags neo-classical or contemporary-classical that often brings out that immediate ‘not for me’ reaction in people? Too much baggage, too many connotations associated with that word to the right of the hyphon. It’s musicians like organist and sound sculptor James McVinnie who can help shift mindsets . He may be …
Track: Gabriella Smith and Gabriel Cabezas’ ‘Lost Coast III’ brings the wonder, the awe and the anger at Californian climate change for cello and solo vocals
BOTH a composer whose place in the great American musical annals seems pretty much assured and a passionate environmentalist, Gabriella Smith is set to release an album at the end of this month in tandem with the renowned cellist Gabriel Cabezas, which seeks to capture in fine music the fire-borne destruction which has become a …
See: Tilman Robinson release Clathrate Gun
Out now and taken from his just released album Culturecide, both out via Bedroom Community, is the new single from Australian composer/sound designer Tilman Robinson. The track is this undulating electronic piece, supposedly developed from a musical crytogram, created from the Paris Accord. It flits and jumps around, leaving the bass to be the static, …