New Arrivals / Last 2 weeks
Haiku In The Wide World
This is a lovely and surprising treat indeed. Composer and multi-instrumentalist Tim Hodgkinson (Henry Cow and much more) partners with vocalist Atsuko Kamura (Mizutama Shobodan aka PolkaDot Fire Brigade and Frank Chickens) to present 37 compositions,expanding the usual sub-10-second acoustic life of classic haiku into avaried suite of compositions which place the gem-like poems, spokenand sung in both English and Japanese by Hodgkinson and Kamura,into gorgeous musical frames composed by Hodgkin…
Household Objects (And Sundry Massed Gadgets)
Huge Tip! Fifty years on, an abandoned dream takes shape. What began as a post-Dark Side of the Moon whisper - Pink Floyd's notion to compose entirely from household sound - now emerges as a monument to constraint, curatorial vision, and the democracy of domestic sonics. William Hayter and Barry Lamb didn't resurrect a museum piece. They commissioned something altogether more vital: twenty-seven independent visions, each artist tasked with the same elemental rule - excavate your house for sound.…
Extra Stars
Extra Stars is a deeply beautiful expression of Gregory Uhlmann’s ever-evolving sound world, and comes at a pivotal juncture in the LA-based composer, producer, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist’s musical journey.