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15 Questions to whomadewho

Danish dance-punkers Whomadewho have shared the stage with an A-list of electro-rockers, including LCD Soundsystem, Daft Punk, and Justice to ...

15 Questions to Ákos Garai

The music of Hungarian sound artist Ákos Garai is not what you would expect from a man who spent his ...

15 Questions to Victor Manuel .

Even today, after the modernist cause has long come to a halt and the idea of progress for progress's sake ...

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tokafi: New Review Policy
There's some important news on sending in promo material. Read on to find out what ...
2012-04-02
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Hong Kong Philharmonic: The fabulous journey of two Dutchmen
[Hong Kong, China] Entitled "Direct the Future," the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HKPO) held its ...
2012-01-18
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tokafi: Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
In 2012, tokafi will be celebrating its ninth year in action. Quite a lot has ...
2012-01-04
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Apparat: Does 'The Devil's Walk' on Mute & simfy
In retrospect, Apparat's „DJ-Kicks“ didn't just represent a perfect summary of 2010 in terms of ...
2011-09-16
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Jez Riley French's 4 Questions on Field Recordings: Patrick Farmer
I first got to know Patrick Farmer whilst he was involved in 'Knee Knees' (Nottingham, ...
2011-06-29

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Pictures painted in music

Rational analysis, endless preparations and detailed plans – these formalistic aspects of musical performance mean nothing to Dortmund-based Drone-builder Hellmut Neidhardt. Instead, Neidhardt has manifested his romantic inclination for amplified guitar noise in a string of on-the-dime performances revealing both ...

2011-01-17

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Reviews: experimental

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Tetras: Pareidolia; Jason Kahn: On Metal Shore
Slivers of electric Miles Davis: Rich and gorgeous expositions of unbound ...
2012-05-16
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Vital Weekly 825-828
Frans de Waard presents the experimental releases of the past month.
2012-05-16
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Enter the Haggis: Whitelake
A collaborative feel: Growing up, more or less.
2012-03-26
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Vital Weekly 824
Frans de Waard presents the experimental releases of the week.
2012-03-26
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Josh Levinson Sextet: Chauncey Street
Living for post-bop: File him with your oldschool favorites.
2012-03-19

Reviews: classical/contemporary

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Jerry Gerber: Number Eleven: The Path
Classical tradition within the context of an all-synth score: Gerber is ...
2012-02-06
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Vladimir Horowitz: Horowitz in Moscow
The real thing: A celebration of music and a final farewell.
2012-01-30
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Pacifica Quartet: The Soviet Experience Volume 1
Opening up the iron curtain: Singular music and historical insights.
2012-01-24
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James Ehnes: Tchaikovsky
Excitement rather than calamity: An air of sweet perfumes.
2012-01-19
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Daniel Hope & Friends: Friedrich der Große - Musik aus Sanssouci
Connecting across the ages: A genuine tribute to an unusual ruler.
2012-01-16

Album of the month

Album of the Month - Mark Harris: An Idea of north / Learning to walk

Mark Harris: An Idea of north / Learning to walk

Momentuous fragility: Standing right next to the source of creation.

Is art always artifice - a world onto its own, leading inward, into the imagination ...

2012-02-07
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Hans Zimmer: Inception Soundtrack
A white van falling off a bridge in slow-motion. An entire city folding in on ...
2010-08-12
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Zelienople: Hollywood
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2010-08-05
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Eric Serra: Subway Soundtrack
Praised as a „New Wave sensation“ and a „reflection on the Génération Mitterrand“ at the ...
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Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night)
Arnold Schoenberg may, perhaps, not have been quite as impulsive as his former pupil Alban ...
2010-07-30
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Heinali & Matt Finney: Lemonade
Not sure whether this Ukrainamerican duo would make for good competition to brands like Coke ...
2010-07-28
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Havergal Brian: King of the Symphony
You thought Mahler was the unrivaled king of the maximalist symphony? You considered his second ...
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Concert reviews

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Concert Review/ Ensemble Hodos & others at the Umlaut Festival
Live at Ausland, Berlin, February 17th 2012.
2012-02-28
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Concert Review/ Hibernate and Home Normal’s Christmas Show
Live at The Victoria, London, December 18th, 2011.
2011-12-29
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Festival Review: Tuned City Tallinn
Sound, architecture and urban spaces at the Tuned City festival, Tallinn, ...
2011-09-08
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Concert Review/ Sa Chen
Live at the MacMillan Theater, University of Toronto, March 27th, 2011
2011-04-05
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Concert Review/ Room40 meets Faitiche
Live at Festsaal Kreuzberg, Feb 2, 2011 - Club Transmediale Festival
2011-02-15
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Concert Report/ Hélène Grimaud
Live at the Koerner Hall, Toronto, January 23th, 2010.
2011-01-27