The Blue Notebooks "Shadow journal" was originally released in [amazon text=The Blue Notebooks&asin=B00BAFMQ24] (2004), the second solo album by German born British composer Max Richter. While classically trained, the musician is also influenced by Rock and Electronic music or by modern minimalists such as Philip Glass, ... [Continue Reading]
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Dhafer Youssef: Les ondes orientales
Time Out provides an excellent introduction to Dhafer Youssef: "...the Tunisian vocalist and oud virtuoso juxtaposes the ancient, mystical, hypnotic music of Islamic Sufism with the textures of electric jazz." While Dhafer Youssef's electronic side is more evident in older recordings like [amazon text=Divine ... [Continue Reading]
Antony and the Johnsons feat. Björk: Flétta
This exquisite collaborative track comes from Antony and the Johnsons' 2010 recording [amazon text=Swanlights&asin=B003TE9BJ0]. The track was originally composed in 2006 during the recording sessions for Björk's album [amazon text=Volta&asin=B000OLG5OK] which includes two duets with Antony Hegarty. In "Flétta", Antony ... [Continue Reading]
Maja Ratkje and Frode Haltli: Vandring
Vandring This is a composition from Frode Haltli's 2007 recording Passing Images featuring a vocal performance by Maja Ratkje and Arve Henriksen on trumpet. As the accordion player notes, the origin of this track is twofold: Vandring is based on "Jeg er på vandring gjennom livet" as it is sung by Elias Akselen (b. 1947) ... [Continue Reading]
Gerry Diver: Music for tape loop
Multi-instrumentalist Gerry Diver based the “Speech Project” on several interviews of Irish musicians and singers such as Shane MacGowan, Christy Moore, Damian Dempsey, Martin Hayes and Danny Meehan. It also features archival recordings of Galway accordion player Joe Cooley. The various musical pitches of the musicians’ voices ... [Continue Reading]