التصنيف: National Sawdust Log

  • Playlist (Melting in Solid Blue Tune).

    A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Jakob Ullmann – Müntzers stern/solo II – Dafne Vicente-Sandoval (Edition RZ; 2018; listen to excerpts here) Imbrication by Jeph Jerman Jeph Jerman – Imbrication (Unfathomless; 2018) Sound Diary of Quiet Pedestrians by Mathieu Ruhlmann & Joda Clément Mathieu Ruhlberg & Joda Clément…

  • Playlist (Find Your Way Back Home).

    A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Tremble In Blue: Or, The Bodies We Leave Behind by Nova Scotian Arms Nova Scotian Arms – Tremble in Blue: Or, The Bodies We Leave Behind (Hooker Vision; 2008) Thomas Martin Nutt – Trichromatic Moiré – Sarah Hennies (Sonic Art Research Unit;…

  • Playlist (so that I can be free).

    A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Steamroom 40 by Jim O'Rourke Jim O'Rourke – Steamroom 40 (Steamroom; 2018) Leon Kirchner – Lily – Diana Hoagland, Columbia Chamber Soloists/Leon Kirchner; String Quartet No. 2 – Lenox String Quartet (Columbia Masterworks; 1974) Anthony Braxton – Five Compositions (Quartet) 1986 (Black…

  • Playlist (Get Up and Fly Away).

    A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Become Ocean by John Luther Adams John Luther Adams – Become Ocean – Seattle Symphony/Ludovic Morlot (Cantaloupe Music; 2014) Inuksuit by John Luther Adams John Luther Adams – Inuksuit – ensemble/Doug Perkins (Cantaloupe Music; 2013) I Ended Out Moving To Brixton by…

  • Clarice Jensen: A Consummate Team Player Calls Her Own Tune

    "Clarice Jensen: A Consummate Team Player Calls Her Own Tune"National Sawdust LogApril 3, 2018[link] As the founder of one of New York City’s most versatile and in-demand new-music groups, the American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME), the cellist Clarice Jensen has been an advocate for countless composers. The ensemble initially bridged the so-called uptown and downtown…

  • Playlist.

    A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Landmarks by Celer + Forest Management Celer + Forest Management – Landmarks (Constellation Tatsu; 2018) Henry Threadgill – The Complete Novus and Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill and Air (Mosaic; 1978-96/2010) Dan Weiss – Starebaby (Pi Recordings; due Apr. 6, 2018) Backscatter…

  • Playlist.

    A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Within / Without by Kyle Landstra Kyle Landstra – Within / Without (Muzan Editions; 2018) Clara de Asís – Do Nothing (Another Timbre; 2018) Bruno Duplant – Chamber and Field Works 2015-2017 (Another Timbre; 2018) > all that I learned and then forgot; where…

  • Playlist.

    A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Tom Carter – 58 Minutes Over Brussels (self-released Bandcamp subscriber exclusive; 2018) Bobby Previte – Rhapsody (RareNoise; 2018) Sonar with David Torn – Vortex (RareNoise; 2018) Retroactions by Kassel Jaeger Kassel Jaeger – Retroactions (Éliane Tapes/Moving Furniture; 2018) Düsseldorf recital by Dante…

  • Playlist.

    A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Sarah Hennies – Fleas (Ultraviolet Light; 2018) Travelling by Muyassar Kurdi Muyassar Kurdi – Travelling (No Rent; 2018) Lilliput by riverrun riverrun – Lilliput (self-released; 2018) D’Agala by Sylvie Courvoisier Trio Sylvie Courvoisier Trio – D'Agala (Intakt; 2018) Earth Tones at the…

  • Playlist.

    A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears. Frank Zappa – The Yellow Shark – Ensemble Modern/Peter Rundel (1993/2012; Barking Pumpkin/Zappa Family Trust) Roman Grygoriv & Illia Razumeiko – IYOV – Maryana Golovko, Anna Marych, Oleksandra Mailliet, Andrey Koshman, Ruslan Kirsh, Anton Lytvynov, Elizaveta Kurbanmagometova, Janna Marchynskaya, Andrey Nadolskiy, Roman…