During the Guveralanche I ingested rather a large number of albums quickly. Going back to them, I find my remembered first impressions unreliable. This sounds better than I remembered.
Off the Sky - The Geist Cycles
offthesky - On Aerial Archetype
(Hmm. Clicking on the Offthesky artist name link on Amazon takes me to the Stereolab page!)
Leaha Maria Villarreal @ Soundcloud - "Blending literature and visual art with experimental composition, LEAHA MARIA VILLARREAL brings a contemporary focus to classical music. Her sonic explorations often stem from themes of home, loss, and memory.
With works written for dance, opera, and the concert hall, Villarreals output includes the electro-acoustic solo The Warmth of Other Suns for violinist Andie Tanning Springer, The Bell for Waking/The Bell for Sleep premiered by the JACK Quartet, and A Window to a Door commissioned by Experiments in Opera. She has worked with organizations and ensembles such as W4, the Composers Voice concert series, the Boston New Music Initiative, BODYART, and the PUBLIQuartet. Past composition teachers include Pulitzer-prize winner Roger Reynolds, Steven Kazuo Takasugi, Chinary Ung, and Tania Leon. Villarreal holds a B.A. from the University of California, San Diego and is pursuing an M.M. at New York University with Julia Wolfe and Michael Gordon.
In addition to her work as a composer, Villarreal is an avid supporter of the performing arts. She has lent her services to such preeminent organizations as Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Wordless Music Series, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, MATA, the Unsound Festival, and the FIGMENT Arts Festival on Governors Island.
Villarreal is a co-founder and the Artistic Director of the New York-based contemporary music ensemble Hotel Elefant."
So far, a good free sampler from Amazon UK. Includes two tracks from Jeremy Messersmith who received a fair bit of exposure here a couple of years ago.
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New World Records 2008
Marc Johnson - Shades of Jade
During the Guveralanche I ingested rather a large number of albums quickly. Going back to them, I find my remembered first impressions unreliable. This sounds better than I remembered.
balance by frank bretschneider & taylor deupree
Porya Hatami - Kani
I am rapidly becoming a big Porya Hatami fan. This one is NYOP/no minimum.
Eagulls - s/t
Oh my, this is good. Has a very post punk bass that hits me where it counts.
Craig
WOW ! - I almost forgot how breathtaking this is . . .
- Thanks to Kargatron for bringing Robert Ashley to my attention.
ETA: In the queue:
Automatic Writing . . . I think this was the first that got my attention.
Ava Luna - Electric Balloon
Also very good. Very eclectic, but mostly seems to fall under No Wave.
Craig
Off the Sky - The Geist Cycles
offthesky - On Aerial Archetype
(Hmm. Clicking on the Offthesky artist name link on Amazon takes me to the Stereolab page!)
Mythical Beast's Scales
Chris Watzon & Marcus Davidson - Cross-Pollination
The best choir and bees recording I've heard.
on to:
ETA: just in @ Soundcloud:
Tap Dancing In The Sand by Robert Ashley performed by Ensemble MAE
offthesky - iterate i
Leaha Maria Villarreal @ Soundcloud
- "Blending literature and visual art with experimental composition, LEAHA MARIA VILLARREAL brings a contemporary focus to classical music. Her sonic explorations often stem from themes of home, loss, and memory.
With works written for dance, opera, and the concert hall, Villarreals output includes the electro-acoustic solo The Warmth of Other Suns for violinist Andie Tanning Springer, The Bell for Waking/The Bell for Sleep premiered by the JACK Quartet, and A Window to a Door commissioned by Experiments in Opera. She has worked with organizations and ensembles such as W4, the Composers Voice concert series, the Boston New Music Initiative, BODYART, and the PUBLIQuartet. Past composition teachers include Pulitzer-prize winner Roger Reynolds, Steven Kazuo Takasugi, Chinary Ung, and Tania Leon. Villarreal holds a B.A. from the University of California, San Diego and is pursuing an M.M. at New York University with Julia Wolfe and Michael Gordon.
In addition to her work as a composer, Villarreal is an avid supporter of the performing arts. She has lent her services to such preeminent organizations as Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Wordless Music Series, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, MATA, the Unsound Festival, and the FIGMENT Arts Festival on Governors Island.
Villarreal is a co-founder and the Artistic Director of the New York-based contemporary music ensemble Hotel Elefant."
Tetsu Inoue - Object and Organic Code
So far, a good free sampler from Amazon UK. Includes two tracks from Jeremy Messersmith who received a fair bit of exposure here a couple of years ago.