Even living in a Communist country one could find stars being invented by the local media. Thanks to my friend Joey, whose impeccable taste never fails to amaze, he reminded me of an Azerbaijani/Russian singer called Muslim Magomaev. Think of … Continue reading
A couple of days ago, thanks to Kim Cascone mentioning his name, I clicked over to Kyle Dunn’s Myspace site and relaxed to some perfectly quiet tunes that complemented a calm sky. It turns out Mr. Dunn has a new … Continue reading
Alex Ross discusses the tenuous connection between the Fab Four and avant-garde composers like Karlheinz Stockhausen and Iannis Xenakis.
Mirial Nerval gets no love for hating jazz, but scores serious honesty points by publically drinking her Haterade.
I don’t know if Tom Jones would ever consider going the way of Scott Walker and become even more surreal and experimental in his old age, but if this glimpse is any indication, it looks like he has a lot … Continue reading
Björk had a huge hit with this weirdly beautiful song about a relationship in 1995 (can you believe 15 years have passed?!). Outside of hearing it “remixed” by the Broadsky Quartet, who provided a quirky, modernist interpretation, I hadn’t run … Continue reading
2009 gave cause for celebration in that David Sylvian released a wonderful new album called Manafon. Here’s a cut from the album. Courtesy and respect go to Peter Vidal, who was kind enough to point this clip to us.
A quiet, twangy piece of soundtrack-y mood music courtesy of the amazing Tarwater. Tarwater – Otomo