There are two pieces of music on Emmanuel Witzthum’s new release from the Stasisfield netlabel, Chamber_music_(1.a). One is a quartet, the other either a quintet or a solo work, depending on the listener’s …
Three lists this year — two of highly recommended music (one each of 10 commercial full-length recordings and of 10 freely downloadable recordings), and one of 8 cultural processes that came into their own in 2008.
Picking favorites, making lists, …
What’s the sound of four Nintendo DSs? How about four Nintendo DSs playing the Korg DS-10, a fully functioning synthesizer emulator? How about four Nintendo DSs playing the Korg DS-10, but not benefiting …
Opening like some foghorn bringing a rave to its close, Stray Ghost’s one-track release A House of Gold and Oak consists, initially, of a deep tone that rises slowly and warmly (MP3). …
Among nytimesbooks.blogspot.com writer Joseph Sullivan’s favorite book covers of the year is this excellent revision of Walter Benjamin’s The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, designed by David Pearson:…
In episode 8 of the ongoing first season of Fringe, Fox’s X-Files-like TV series, a young boy is seen during the opening scene in the back of a car, patiently deploying notes on a piece of sheet-music paper. The boy’s …
The December 7 email newsletter from Disquiet.com included a contest, giving away three copies of Kenneth Kirschner’s new two-CD set, Filaments & Voids (12k), to which I contributed the liner notes. Entry …