Duologue: Sofia Nystrand (Vargkvint)

Since her spellbinding DIY debut EP Brus in 2017, the multi-talented artist Sofia Nystrand has enchanted listeners with the music of Vargkvint, a solo music project which draws inspiration from the oceans, forests and folklore of her native Sweden. 2019 saw the release of the concept album Hav, a record steeped in the folklore, language,…

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Album Premiere: FAUNA by Wings for Louise

Pianist & composer Charly Martin has been creating introspective musical journeys under the name Wings for Louise for the better part of five years now. Citing the styles of Yann Tiersen and M83 as reference points, the project draws on Martin’s varied background from composing for film and theater to early forays into post-rock, electronica,…

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Sound Impression: Dr​ö​m by Julia Andersson

Listen to the music of pianist Julia Andersson and you may remotely hear an evocation of the boreal landscapes of her native Finland, but what really pulls you in is the fluidity of her playing and the tender emotion she infuses into each heartfelt composition. A home to many fine young artists in the contemporary…

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ALBUM PREMIERE: Golden Waves by Tom Adams

Tom Adams is a critically acclaimed artist living and working in Cornwall, England whose recorded output spans a broad emotional spectrum and a diverse array of musical styles from melancholic piano-ambient works and intimate vocal performances to synth driven electronic beats and distortion-driven walls of sound. Wherever in this expansive and eclectic range he is…

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PREMIERE: Unity (Mike Lazarev CrO2 Reduction) by Diana Yukawa

When she released Spirals in the winter of 2022, composer & violinist Diana Yukawa was sharing a collection of music informed by a number of life experiences. The songs were developed over a period that spanned the birth of her first two children and the outbreak of a global pandemic all while adapting to life…

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Travelogue: A Modern Classical Sunday

This edition of A Modern Classical Sunday covers an assortment of new EPs, singles, and compilations that I have been enjoying on my recent listening journeys and that I think many of you will as well. Featuring: A Winged Victory for the Sullen, ABBOTT feat. Canea Quartett, Anna Phoebe reworked by Slow Meadow, Francesca Guccione,…

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Duologue: Philip G Anderson

Philip G Anderson is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and artist based in Georgia, USA, who describes his music as “a collection of life experiences, events, and emotions channeled into sound” which is not defined by any style or genre, but rather by how it impacts others. No stranger to these pages, we welcome Philip back to talk…

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ALBUM PREMIERE: Windscale by Last Days

From the very first album Graham Richardson released under the moniker of Last Days 17 years ago until now, the Edinburgh-based composer and sound artist has created music that can be described as cinematic in the truest sense. Deftly blending tone, texture, and melody in the service of clear-eyed narrative themes, each release is sonically…

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A Sense of Place: On Giacometti by Hania Rani

When offered the opportunity to create a score for director Susanna Fanzun‘s forthcoming documentary film on the life of Alberto Giacometti, Hania Rani took herself to the mountains of Switzerland to compose in the setting where the legendary painter & sculptor lived and worked. Much as she did in her score for Venice – Infinitely…

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