post classical
ALBUM REVIEW: Dmitry Evgrafov – ‘Surrender’: fashioning post-classical into new shapes
FATCAT’S boutique 130701 imprint is neck and neck with Erased Tapes as the stable of the sometimes rarified, always immensely listenable world of modern- and post-classical; especially the piano-based end of the colour wheel, the arena from which Dmitry Evfragov springs, and at which imprint he releases among the esteemed company of Max Richter, Johann …
ALBUM REVIEW: Quest Ensemble – ‘The Other Side’
THE TRIO of pianist Filipe Sousa, cellist Tara Franks and violinist Preetha Narayanan, who record as Quest Ensemble, are far from your vanilla classical trio. Drawing on backgrounds in which they individually explored western and Indian classical, jazz and improvisational technique, and all alumni of the Guildhall School of Music, they have brought these multidisciplinary …
ALBUM REVIEW: Yair Elazar Glotman and Mats Erlandsson – ‘Emanate’
FATCAT’s boutique 130701 imprint is one of the leading go-tos for the experimental edge of modern composition: that zone where classical bleeds and blends with modern rock and electronic thinking, cross-fertilizing and moving forward. Out now is a first full-length collaboration for the label between Berlin’s Yair Elazar Glotman and Stockholm’s Mats Erlandsson, who have …
Track: A.A. Williams – All I Asked For (Was To End It All) plus debut album news
London based singer/songwriter A.A Williams has announced the release of her debut album ‘Forever Blue’ on July 3rd via Bella Union. To mark the occasion Williams has shared a haunting animated video for immersive lead track ‘All I Asked For (Was To End It All)’ created by Craig Murray. Of the video Williams says: “I’m so …
See: Poppy Ackyord releases new video for ‘Paper’
On her recent album Resolve, her first for One Little Indian, post-classical composer Poppy Ackroyd stepped away from using manipulated field recordings, instead using prepared instruments – paper over the piano strings one of her ideas, to create something rather unique. Its a deeply personal album to her, saying in her own words “Resolve is …