Contemporary Classical II

Released on @bigoandtwigetti as part of Perceptions Vol. 2 series.
2nd of july 2021.

Perceptions Vol​.​2

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Laura Masotto - Dark Horse

To Speak of Solitude

Excerpt from the album, available from <a href="http://www.soundohm.com/product/Ennio-Morricone-/Controfase/pid/24158/">soundohm.com</a>. First ever commercial release for this Holy Grail 1972 Library LP of brooding avant orchestral, abstract percussion and analogue synth genius. Controfase is an unknown (and almost lost) masterpiece. A shadowed giant of compositional skill and deft application - a moment when all the stars and their cycles align - unique, harmonious, undeniably perfect. From Walter Branchi's skeletal web of processed VCS3 duetting with mournful violin, to Egisto Macchi's demonstrative percussion, jousting Edda Dell'Orso's breathless siren's call, Ennio Morricone and Bruno Nicolai have crafted a radiant, forbidden jewel." ~Alvin Lucia. Originally released in 1973. Features special guest appearances from Gruppo Di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza and Edda Dell'Orso. Shipping on Tuesday

"Deep in the phone-book-sized discography of Ennio Morricone is a series of collaborative free-improv recordings with the avant collective Gruppo di Improvvisazione di Nuova Consonanza, just some of the work that gave him nearly as much esteem in contemporary classical circles as it did among film buffs. (Just ask John Zorn.) And while it might seem strange to consider Morricone part of the library music canon—a soundtrack written without a film in mind is a singular oddity in his catalog—it’s also a good entry point into his avant tendencies. Contro Fase was released in the midst of a repertoire of early ’70s soundtracks that stretched Morricone’s compositional mastery through the context of suspense thrillers, crime dramas, supernatural horror, and the last wave of spaghetti Westerns. Its ominous string section is like Morricone’s permutation of the motifs in the theme to Psycho, which is the kind of thing most people don’t know they want to hear until they know it exists—but the album also seems at home alongside the orchestral minimalism of Philip Glass and Kronos Quartet."
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Ennio Morricone  - Controfase - soli

Recorded at 2011 at Moscow.
www.sergeyakhunov.com

S. Akhunov - Big elegy to John Cage

'Moon Phase' is a collection of lush and melancholic ambient pieces by our long time favorite artist, SineRider. Presented in a beautiful 4-panel CDr.

Written and Produced by Devin Powers.
Mastering by Rob Small.
Photography by Alexander Kopatz www.go70north.com 
Archives28 // ArchivesCD009
Archives / 2016

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SineRider - Take This Moment

From 'No Perfect Wave', one of my favourite albums of 2016 - here is my remix of C.Diab's 'Memory as Mist'. Part of a remix EP including Guy Andrews, Ambassadeurs and Heinali. Available digitally now from itunes, bandcamp, etc https://injazerorecords.bandcamp.com/album/no-perfect-wave-remixes

C Diab - Memory As Mist (Kelpe Remix)

Note: This album will be available for listening on June 15th.

Reminiscience is the fourth studio album from Ugress. Presenting melodic, epic retro-electronica in a cinematic scope, it lives up to the title, delivering the science and research of sweet memories.

Nostalgic robots are singing about their forgotten movies, sweet and scary monsters are humming massive club lullabies, 70'ies disco detectives are fighting crime with funk, and bubbly 80'ies computer game music bring us back to the digital childhood escapism. Masters of kung-fu deliver wise sample advice in a delicious dub, and guest vocalists bathe in pulsing house tracks and stadium sized beats.

Featuring guest vocals by Christine Litle, Heidi Marie Vestrheim and Sjur Hjeltnes.

There are <a href="http://www.ugress.com/album_bonus.asp?a=22">four extra bonus tracks</a> available for this album if you have bought it.

Ugress - It Was A Great Year (Movies With Robots)

Live Excerpt No. 2

Woke up with music in my heart, best to record it before the day carries me away...

Borderland

Kärlekens Vingslag

The First - Original Soundtrack Vol. 1

The First

Musical excerpts of the contemporary dance theatre piece "Los Desaparecidos" by Maura Morales for Augusto Jaramillo and "steptext dance project"
Voice: Timo Reichenberger
Idea / Concept, Dance / Drama, Costumes, Stage: Augusto Jaramillo Pineda | Choreography, direction, costumes, stage: Maura Morales | Dramaturgy: Anke Euler | Music / Composition: Michio Woirgardt | Technology, Lighting Design: Timo Reichenberger | Production Assistance: Florentine Emigholz | ÖA text: Maja Maria Liebau | Photo: Marianne Menke | Production: steptext dance project | Funded by: Senator for Culture Bremen, Waldemar Koch Foundation.

Wie kann ich Ruhe finden ohne Grab? (Excerpt)

CPO CD - Piano Phase

Taken from the upcoming album 'Every Night Draws the Same Crowd' on Fluid Audio in the next couple of weeks...

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Squanto is Ben Lovell from New York. Ben has been releasing his home-recorded experimental folk music on small-run CD-Rs and tapes since 2009, primarily on his own Lily Tapes & Discs, but also on other labels including Rok Lok Records, Diving Station, and now Fluid Audio.

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This album was written and recorded 2011-2013 between bedrooms at school and at home, inspired and informed by long aimless walks through familiar neighborhoods in the dark, trying to pretend that eventually there would be something different behind the houses.

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Music by Ben Lovell, drums on "To the Grid and Back" by Sean Kelly. Thanks to everyone in Rochester and LI and everywhere else for your friendship and support, and thanks to Dan for making this release possible.

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www.fluidaudio.co.uk

Squanto - Parts 3 & 4

"The London Steve Reich Ensemble is an outstanding group of young musicians.
They have a superb feel for how to play my music. Their performances pulse with life" Steve Reich

The London Steve Reich Ensemble is the only group in the world that composer Steve Reich has allowed use of his name besides his own group. Founded and led by the artistic visions of Vincent Corver & Kevin Griffiths. Pianist/CEO and Conductor/Artistic Director.

The group came together in 2005 at the Royal Academy of Music in London, receiving immediate high acclaim from the Academy itself for its impeccable performances in the first year of its existence. The LSRE has moved forward in the years, performing throughout Europe’s renowned venues such as the London Duke’s Hall, Tonhalle Zurich, KKL Lucerne, Schönbergsaal The Hague, Cheltenham Festival UK and many others.

The LSRE received the Diapason D’Or Award for its first CD under the CPO label, only 2 years later being contracted under Warner Classics (Formally: EMI Classics) for its second CD. The CD includes the string ensemble pieces Triple Quartet and Different Trains by Reich, conducted by Kevin Griffiths for acoustic ensemble. The CD also features the World Premiere arrangement of the 1973 work “Six Pianos” by Steve Reich, now released under the new name “Piano Counterpoint” in 2012. A work that received its World Premiere Performance on The Pearl – Qatar in December 2012, by Vincent Corver, who was personally commissioned by Reich to make the arrangement. In January 2013 the work was taken into the official hire-library of the music publisher Boosey & Hawkes. Various global premiere performances are due throughout 2015 and 2016.

The Ensemble has set new ways in the collaboration with the London Royal Ballet, and the choreographer William Tuckett. A new world premiere choreography has been set for 2016. 

The London Steve Reich Ensemble is known for performing not only Steve Reich, but programming his music alongside other repertoire, complimenting the music of Reich. The performances are recognized by international critics for their intense vitality and precision, whilst keeping the natural flow of sound and where the repeat is not performed as a repeat, but as a micro incremental development.

Steve Reich's style of composition has been hugely influential to many composers and musical groups. He is also equated as the Andy Warhol of classical music. Described by The Guardian as one of "a handful of living composers who can legitimately claim to have altered the direction of musical history". Many critics including Kyle Gann quoted "may...be considered, by general acclamation, America's greatest living composer".

CPO CD - Piano Phase

London Steve Reich Ensemble

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