MNO * Michael Begg & Clodagh Simonds
Exploring the Marimba as a source for ambient music with MNO *** Michael Begg returns to the music of satellites in the company of Clodagh Simonds.
Stephen O’Malley * Black Glass Ensemble * Michael Vallera
Stephen O’Malley’s ‘Géante 4’ composed for Stuart Dempster and performed by Eye Music *** Black Glass Ensemble explores the power of the B Minor chord together with 104 friends *** Michael Vallera creates soundscapes where the sound cannot be traced back to his guitar.
Longform Editions
A (belated!) introduction to the Longform Editions label/collective. Their June 2020 editions present works by Carmen Villain, Celer, Chihei Hatakeyama and Michael Vincent Waller.
Alva Noto * Madeleine Cocolas
Alva Noto returns after a five year hiatus with volume 4 of his Xerrox pentalogy *** Madeleine Cocolas explores the complex emotions she felt when returning home to Ithaca.
Andrew Heath * Konstruct
Andrew Heath’s new album ‘A Trace of Phosphor’ is preceded by a tasteful Name Your Price appetizer called Lighting Beacons *** Konstruct’s ‘Coastal Event’ is distilled from a 5-hour concert conjuring expansive images of the sea and coastline.
Yair Elazar Glotman/Mats Erlandsson * Francis M. Gri
Yair Elazar Glotman and Mats Erlandsson present their long-form work as a reaction to the current continuous flood of competing interests *** Two sides of Francis M. Gri: the sadness of degenerating memories opposed to the small joys of having to stay at home.
C.O. Polack * Guybrush
A walk in the park with Coen Oscar Polack *** Impressions of Madrid as seen by Guybrush (Francesco Ameglio).
Field Works (& Guests) * Apparat
Field Works recorded the ultrasonic sounds of Indiana bats and invited an array of artists to work with it *** Apparat‘s Capri-Revolution is the start of a new series focusing on his soundtracks (immediately followed by the score for Stay Still).