Ian William Craig’s Sonic Alchemy
WALK THIS WAY
To many listeners, Ian William Craig’s debut LP, A Turn of Breath (Recital, 2014), seemed to materialize out of thin air—and not just because it was his first commercial release: [...]
Sound notes
Tenzier: History Outside the Margins
“There’s a group of students who used a term I really liked: countermemory,” Tenzier founder Eric Fillion tells me over Skype from Montreal. “I almost like that better [...]
Juan Camilo Vásquez’ Calíope (canto de las abejas)
FIRST-PLACE WINNER, MUSICWORKS’ 2015 ELECTRONIC MUSIC COMPOSITION CONTEST
YOU DON'T HAVE TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT MATHEMATICAL HYPERSURFACES or guitar architecture to enjoy the dense sparkle, relentless energy, and intelligent swarm behaviour of Juan Camilo V [...]
FIRST-PLACE WINNER, MUSICWORKS’ 2015 “SONIC GEOGRAPHY” WRITING CONTEST
We presume hush because business has yet to come. People stand, the movement of feet inaudible Over the creeping perception of noise An indistinguishable hum pervading the [...]
Ayelet Rose Gottlieb's Open-Heart Tunings
There’s a faint but persistent ringing coming from the southwest corner of Ayelet Rose Gottlieb’s Vancouver apartment. We discover one of her young twins picking purposefully at [...]
Features
Christine Duncan Unleashes the Elements
LIFT UP YOUR VOICES
IT ALL CAME BACK SO FAST: the Whip, the Punch, the Elements. All those gestures unlocked my voice and made it respond exactly as it was supposed to—even after a five-year absence[...]
The Creative Constructions of George Lewis
COMMUNITY VOICES
“THIS PIECE HAS A NEW NAME,” ANNOUNCED GEORGE LEWIS, composer, trombonist, writer, and professor, speaking from the stage of the Community Church of New York. “I[...]
LANGUAGE ACTS
IT’S 2016, YET I FIND MYSELF SPENDING an inordinate amount of time talking about artistic output from the ’70s and ’80s. It was in the latter decade that esteemed[...]
Reviews
In the Sea. Henry Crabapple Dissappear.
Astral Spirits/Monofonus Press, MF104/AS021 (audiocassette).
Hanoi New Music Festival Ensemble 2013. Being Together.
Setola di Maiale, SM 2840.
Thanos Chrysakis. Above The Hidden Track An Endless Blaze.
Aural Terrains, TRRN0929.
APA / JØ. Der Stromausfall / Cloudbursting.
D.A.Y.I.N., DAYIN001 (audiocassette)
Linda Catlin Smith. Thought and Desire.
World Edition/Earwitness Editions, EE2015.