A description of this Irish club: Dominion is the only weekly nightclub in the whole island of Ireland devoted to gothic, industrial, EBM and associated alternative music. Launched in July 1999, we aim to play the best in 80s, 90s … Continue reading
[kml_flashembed movie="http://youtube.com/v/gpT6asxSryM" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /] Iarla Ó Lionáird is Ireland’s finest practicioner of the art of Sean nós, or the old vocal style of singing. He’s also a member of Afro-Celt Sound System. Here’s an older piece from 1981 … Continue reading
[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR1JnE2r3lY" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /] There aren’t enough words to express the important of Macedonia’s foremost electronic musician and film music composer. He’s worked with acclaimed Macedonian director Milčo Mančevski, had remixes of his work done by Bushwhacka and … Continue reading
[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/-tlE_MmLfkw" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /] There’s something right about Argentine accordionists. How a German church instrument, by way of Paris brothels, could end up across the world in such capable hands leaves one speechless at time. Chango Spasiuk is … Continue reading
Mute Records are quite good at bringing to the world some of the finest in new and challenging music, from Throbbing Gristle to Depeche Mode back in the day. They dig a bit deeper in their Comminiqué series of podcasts … Continue reading
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The New York Times discuss the ties between post-modern philosophy and music.
A wonderful experimental music blog has just come across my radar.
I didn’t have a chance to post this earlier, so I apologize.
60 Minutes introduces the Venezuelan wunderkind who now conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.