Journeys in Sound & Music
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Already well established with over a prolific decade of composing, producing, and performing music behind him, Robot Koch recently introduced yet another dimension to his creative sphere in the form of Foam and Sand, an ambient project which grew out of his experimentations with tape loops in his Los Angeles studio during the early days…
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One of the memorable releases from 2022 which was featured here last November was One by Belgian musician & composer Adriaan Swerts. One of the most distinctive aspects of the album way in which Swerts transformed natural sounds recorded from locations he had visited all around the world into musical sounds he could seamlessly blend…
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Stationary Travels 