“Searching for Colors” by Avinoam Ettun is a contemporary album that defies genre classification. The album features four pieces reminiscent of the four-movement structure of sonata form. In other words, this album is a symphony—a symphony of the new world. The first movement, “A Tale of Three Balloons,” is a classical contemporary piece that, with […]
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“True” by Pierre Flasse is an instrumental EP album, with the trombone playing the central role in each piece. The music in “True” is in a crossover classical style with strong influences from jazz and contemporary music. What makes “True” truly incredible is the masterful and flawless performance of the solo trombone by Pierre Flasse,
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Foretold by TTTC is an experimental album with an otherworldly soundscape. The album contains eight instrumental tracks, each with its own story to tell and consisting of different unconventional timbres. Melody is not a given in this album, though this is not to say there is no leading sound in the music. The composer has
“Lagerstätte” by Cochrane is an exceptional music album that examines the boundaries of sound, exploring the realm of electroacoustic music. In paleontology, a Lagerstätte refers to a sedimentary deposit containing exceptionally well-preserved fossils. The literal translation of Lagerstätte is “storage place.” The name serves as a metaphor not only for the music on this album
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“For Every Living Thing” by Ed Johnson & Novo Tempo is a multi-stylistic album containing ten amazing songs. One of the signs of high-quality music, for me, is when I have difficulty categorizing it. Music genres and styles are generally created from the distributor’s side to make it easier for the audience to find new
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“Regards from Rochester” by Thomas Hewitt Jones is a 10-part oratorio in the style of late Romantic music. This colossal musical project dramatically represents the history of Rochester. As a die-hard fan of classical music, it always sparks joy in my eyes when I hear contemporary pieces written and recorded by artists in the classical
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“To Contain Multitudes” by Jesse Whitney is an IDM music album containing 10 pieces where broken melody lines and ever-changing rhythmic patterns rule the world created by the composer. The melodies in this album transcend the conventional definition. They journey through layers of music, from the bass to harmonic layers to the surface. This style
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“Dystopian World” by Peter Xifaras is a contemporary classical gem, questioning the world we live in and featuring a worldview influenced by George Orwell’s fictional work “The combination of the videos with surrealistic quality and orchestral music reminded me of the “Qatsi” trilogy, directed by Godfrey Reggio and scored by Philip Glass. Although the music
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“Grammars” is an instrumental contemporary album where the composition of the pieces is determined by a program written by Bohdan Stupak. The music does not have the dynamic range that a human performer would bring to a composition, but it has a complex construction that at times is reminiscent of Baroque counterpoint and at other
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“Jon Snow: A Witness to History” by David Chivers is an album containing 18 pieces from the soundtrack of the film by the same name. The aim of soundtracks is to explore a hidden meaning in a scene, exaggerate a certain feeling, or serve other purposes like these. In other words, the soundtrack has a
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