The Echocentric's Echo Hotel over on NPR. Adrian Quesada is the lead musician. All new to me. So far it's kind of funk/fusion with guest singers on many tracks. Helping me grade some tech writing final projects.
It shouldn't really be nescesary to post this since it's already posted in the Classical N&N. - If it wasn't for the fact that this album has album of the year potential.
"This is the première release of Julius Eastman’s Femenine, for
chamber ensemble. It is also the work’s only known recording,
documenting a 1974 performance by the S.E.M. Ensemble (with the composer
on piano) which has lain unheard for decades.
"The music of
Julius Eastman (1940-90) is enjoying an on-going period of rediscovery.
Known best in the past for his work with figures like Peter Maxwell
Davies, Arthur Russell and Meredith Monk, today his own formidable
compositions draw increasing admiration.
Article and streaming link for Alejandro Escovedo's new album, 'Burn Something Beautiful,' at Rolling Stone. Going to see this group next month...Interesting cast of characters, including Peter Buck of REM.
The American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME) has more than one of the
cleverest band names in new music. Since the "acme" of something means
the peak, the pinnacle, it also serves as a most appropriate name for
this flexible ensemble, whose lineup includes such composer-performer
stars as pianist Timo Andres, violinist Caroline Shaw and multi-instrumentalist Caleb Burhans. . . . Sono Luminus | Release Feb. 24
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- Sounds fantastic !
Die Wilde Jagd, self-titled, Berlin school synths, streaming at selftitledmag.
Music from Davidovsky, Reich, Fulmer, Gosfield and Torvaldsdottir.
Brilliant post psychedelia stuff . . . (or whatever you can call it)
Sono Luminus | Releases July 29
- If it wasn't for the fact that this album has album of the year potential.
Q2 album of the week:
Lewis Pesacov & wild Up: The Edge of Forever
Out on Innova July 29.
http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/listen-reviving-julius-eastmans-joyous-feminine/
Happy New Year, by the way!
http://pitchfork.com/news/68795-kjartan-sveinsson-ex-sigur-ros-announces-new-four-act-opera/
http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/kjartan-sveinssons-der-klang-der-offenbarung-des-gottlichen/
Another old Classical Shop treat. What a deal that was!
eta - Oops, wrong thread - Listening now, not streaming
The American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME) has more than one of the cleverest band names in new music. Since the "acme" of something means the peak, the pinnacle, it also serves as a most appropriate name for this flexible ensemble, whose lineup includes such composer-performer stars as pianist Timo Andres, violinist Caroline Shaw and multi-instrumentalist Caleb Burhans. . . .
Sono Luminus | Release Feb. 24
I was quite surprised about what we have here is a banjo concerto with full symphony orchestra.
- But it works brilliantly