Writes a John Cage rave
I asked Nicole Lizée, newly commissioned to compose a work to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of John Cage’s birth, if she has ever before composed with that iconic artist in [...]
Sound notes
Composes moments of magic from ordinary material
FULL-TEXT AVAILABLE IN PRINT EDITION ONLY Jocelyn Morlock had purple hair for years. “It was indigo, in fact.” She narrows it down further: “Like an eggplant. [...]
First-place winner in Musicworks’ first annual electronic music contest
“Working with John Chowning at MusicAcoustica in Beijing was like touching history,” confesses a reverent Ian Battenfield Headley during our Skype call. “I had this image of [...]
Score for chaos and order on a fragile island
What does a city sound like whose history spans periods of colonial opulence, Mafia casino decadence, and a dying communist revolution? The habanera, the salsa, and reggaeton. Havana’s [...]
Features
Remounts Einstein on the Beach
Most people get presents or have parties thrown for them on special occasions. Philip Glass, however, was in more of a giving mood as he celebrated his seventy-fifth birthday at the end of January[...]
I’m sitting with Thom Gill and we’re talking about his most recent EP Such Is Your Triumph, arguably his most intimate and personal set of recordings to date. In addition to his[...]
Electroacoustic improv with aural artifacts
FULL-TEXT AVAILABLE IN PRINT EDITION ONLY The sound of a clarinet passage emerges from a quiet section and is punctuated by a series of minute electronic tones.[...]
Visions of sound
Obsolescence as audio art
Binatone Galaxy is an installation for used cassette players that looks on their obsolescence not as an ending, but as an opportunity to reconsider their functional potential. Superseded by [...]
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Reviews
Brandon LaBelle and Cládia Martinho, Editors. Site of Sound: Of Architecture and the Ear, Vol. 2.
Errant Bodies Press.
Records the strong chops and creative spirit of Vancouver's improv scene.
Internationales Minimal Music Festival, Third Edition. Kassel, Germany. October 6–9, 2011.
A recent addition to Kassel’s rich culture.
CLAEM Festival: un gol de media cancha [a midfield goal]. Buenos Aires, Argentina. June 17–24, 2011.
An homage to Ginastera’s vision.
Aki Onda. Diary and First Thought Best Thought.
Unframed UFCCS1 and Cassauna sauna010.