January 2011
2 posts
Contemporary Music Today
Tom Service of the Guardian gave an interesting lecture recently about composers and the state of contemporary (whatever that is!) music. Find the transcript here:
http://www.sound-scotland.co.uk/site/2010/diary/10_23@1400_transcript.htm
December 2010
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November 2010
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October 2010
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September 2010
5 posts
Mercury Music Prize 2010
Yes, yes ok so the xx probably deserved it but a few things still remain unanswered. Namely, if the prize is given just for the album and nothing to do with the brief performance each artist can give on the night (the don’t all chose to), then why did the xx say they thought that Wild Beasts should have won ‘because their performance was amazing’! If the hot favourites for the...
August 2010
8 posts
and one more from the same band…
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Sting with orchestra debate
Don’t worry I’m not losing my senses. But there is a very interesting debate between a reviewer of Symponicities by Sting on Amazon of all places and Rob Mathes who was one of the arrangers and also produced the album. I’ll give you one gem:
Mathes: “My Ain’ True Love”, arranged magnificently by Steven Mercurio, is haunted and not cloying in the least, evoking...
Riddle me this, when did the classifications of a...
misanthropicanthropoid:
wolvesatbay:
lacroiks:
These:
To these:
I am so ashamed.
July 2010
7 posts
Arcade Fire - Suburban War || Even the presence of...
Brief Latitude Festival report:
Friday:
The National, Everything Everything and The Wild Beasts were all, as predicted, superb. Villagers surprisingly brilliant. Kissaway Trail were OK but not setting my world alight. Aaron Wright pretty terrible. Missed Laura Marling as didn’t think she would handle large outside arena - prefer to see her in a little indoor venue. Same goes for the Unthanks who I caught a little of.
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June 2010
15 posts
“Mr. Reich said of Mr. Greenwood. “I suggest that instead of thinking in terms of...”
– Steve Reich and More at June in Buffalo
By ALLAN KOZINNNYTIMES.COM (via modchamber)
Simple but exquisite
Lovely cover of Sugercubes track from late...
Third of 4 (Mere) Bagatelles for String...
Here’s the whole 3 movements together....
I was asked to put some of my own stuff up here so...
Dutch Unlces - Fabio Acapella | One the football...
May 2010
9 posts
My Bloody Valentine - No More Sorry | Classic from...
A conference with a subject close to my heart... →
Hot Chip - Alley Cats | Great gig by Hot Chip in...