Lost In, modern jazz ensemble SWART.’s 2018 debut album, is a collection of stories, both musical and personal. It showcases a wide sonic range, moving through big band-style jazz jams, introspective explorations, and wild, nearly pure-sound improvisations. Continue reading Album Review: SWART., Lost In
“Oil Islands” is intoxicating. Voice, saxophone, and electronics mesh art song with synth pop, blurring the lines of genre or perhaps shrugging off those confines entirely. Andrew Rodriguez isn’t interested in defining his music by one style – his influences range from DIY to hip hop to classical and jazz. And “Oil Islands” is his sonic playground. Continue reading New Track: Andrew Rodriguez, “Oil Islands”
A brightly colored, circular labyrinth, designed by Diana Carulli and located in New York City’s East River Park, was home to composer D. Edward Davis’s participatory sound installation, ‘instill,’ on September 21. The piece, a sounding meditation, welcomed onlookers to pace the painted pavement, soaking in the multitude of sounds around them. Continue reading Momentary Stillness at D. Edward Davis’s instill
Brooklyn-based percussionist and sound artist Adam Holmes is embarking on his first album as both the composer and performer, pivoting towards writing music as well as playing it. Embodying both of these roles has been liberating for him – it’s given him the ability to make music on his own terms. Continue reading Video Premiere: Adam Holmes, “Platforms”
‘in a (once-)blossomed place’ is a stark investigation of displacement through different sonic textures, timbres, and processes. Continue reading Album Review: Cassie Wieland & Erich Barganier, in a (once-)blossomed place
Newness – and noise – were fully embraced at Muchmore’s. It was a night made up of the kind of creativity that is open and unafraid, encouraging sonic exploration and welcoming new musical territories. Continue reading A Night of Noise at Muchmore’s
Wadada Leo Smith walked out onto the fluorescent-lit stage with a stack of papers. He began to play the trumpet, muted, eyes closed. The melodies came in spurts – one burst of hyperactivity, pause, another. It was as if the phrase ideas were sporadically flying into his head. There are an infinite number of sounds and pitches the trumpet alone can make – and Smith … Continue reading The Art of Experimentation: Wadada Leo Smith at The Stone
