With just a day to spare, I managed to get an entry into Hilary Hahn’s Encore Contest.
Below is a Soundcloud embed of a midi demo of “Aphorism,” a brief duo for violin and piano. I like creating miniatures – and love that Hilary is running this contest – so this was doubly fun to write.
The Bang on a Can 2011 Marathon is nearly upon us. To help get listeners and downtown aficionados in the proper spirit, BoaC is sharing a sampler of participating artists via Soundcloud.
Event Details
2011 Bang on a Can Marathon is on Sunday, June 19 from 11am-Midnight at the World Financial Center Winter Garden (220 Vesey Street, NYC).
The Marathon’s 12+ hours of FREE ear-bending music by more than 150 performers and composers working in numerous genres kicks off the River To River Festival and is co-presented by Arts World Financial Center.
Performing this year:
Philip Glass and the Bang on a Can All-Stars
Asphalt Orchestra performing music by Yoko Ono and Frank Zappa
Glenn Branca
Sun Ra Arkestra
Sentieri Selvaggi
Bryce Dessner
Michael Gordon
David Lang
Julia Wolfe
Below is a stream of a 2005 live performance by Ionisation of my Trio for flute, cello, and vibraphone. It’s one of those pieces I’d love to hear performed again sometime.
David Sylvian’s latest recording, Died in the Wool, is out on 5/31 via Samadhi Sound.
To whet your appetites, the label has posted a teaser track, “I Should Not Dare,” on their Soundcloud page (embed below).
Forma
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Spectrum Spools via Editions Mego
Brooklynite synth trio Sophie Lam, George Bennett, and Mark Dwinell comprise Forma. On their self-titled debut LP (which I’ve heard as digital tracks but is also available on vinyl), they channel facets of IDM, kraut rock, minimalism, and ambient synthesized drones to stirring effect.
Eschewing track titles, the group numbers the cuts “Forma 197,” “Forma 237A,” et cetera. And while this avoids programmatic associations, it’s a telling indication of how organically, despite these disparate influences, the constituent pieces form a coherent whole. Swaths of analog synths and whorls of Farfisa organ combine into washes of harmony; punctuated by bleeping drones and underpinned by softly articulated beats.
True, there are a plethora of acts currently trying to combine vintage gear with postmodern aesthetics in latter day avant pop process music: Forma just does it better than most. Recommended.
Forma: FORMA by alteredzones
Sun and Shade, Woods’ sixth LP, is out 6/14 on the Woodsist imprint. They’re sharing a teaser track on Soundcloud (embed below).
“Pushing Onlys” – Woods by forcefieldpr
They’re also touring far and wide this summer!
Woods Tour Dates
Sat-May-28 Hartford, CT Comcast Theatre / B.O.M.B Fest 2011
Mon-Jul-11 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall *
Tue-Jul-12 Montreal, QC La Sala Rossa *
Wed-Jul-13 Toronto, ON Lee’s Palace *
Thu-Jul-14 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop *
Fri-Jul-15 Bloomington, IN Russian Recording *
Sat-Jul-16 Chicago, IL Pitchfork Music Festival
Mon-Jul-18 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry #
Tue-Jul-19 Fargo, ND The Aquarium #
Sat-Jul-23 Vancouver, BC Electric Owl #
Sun-Jul-24 Bellingham, WA The Shakedown #
Mon-Jul-25 Portland, OR Doug Fir #
Wed-Jul-27 Sacramento, CA Sol Collective #
Fri-Jul-29 San Francisco, CA The Independent #
Sat-Jul-30 Big Sur, CA Woodsist Festival – Fernwood Lodge ***SOLD OUT***
Sun-Jul-31 Big Sur, CA Woodsist Festival – Henry Miller Library ***SOLD OUT***
Tue-Aug-02 Los Angeles, CA Echoplex #%
Wed-Aug-03 Phoenix, AZ Rhythm Room %
Fri-Aug-05 Austin, TX The Mohawk %
Sun-Aug-07 Oxford, MS Cats Purring Dude Ranch %
Mon-Aug-08 Atlanta, GA The Earl %
Tue-Aug-09 Asheville, NC Grey Eagle %
Sat-Aug-13 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom %!
Sun-Sep-04 Dorset, UK End of The Road Fest
Mon-Sep-05 Manchester, UK Sound Control *
Tue-Sep-06 Glasgow, UK Stereo*
Wed-Sep-07 Bristol, UK The Fleece *
Thu-Sep-08 London, UK Scala *
* = w/ Kurt Vile and the Violators
# = w/ The Fresh & Onlys
% = w/ White Fence
! = w/ Ducktails
Raucously ebullient with a penchant for experimental music, And And And release their Buy You EP today via Tender Loving Empire. They’re sharing a teaser, the hyperkinetic title track, on Soundcloud.
And And And – Buy You by fanaticpro
Bird Call releases “Other Causes,” an EP of covers via FHC on 5/24. Here’s their rendition of Beck’s “Lost Cause.”