Posts

A new beginning!

Image
Let a new journey begin!  Eric  Whitacre's choral setting of "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" captures the quiet, introspective beauty of Robert Frost's poem through lush harmonies and atmospheric texture . Here's  VOCES8 performing the piece, conducted by the composer himself. Enjoy! 

Blevin Blectum

Sounds of new worlds: Blevin Blectum, aka Bevin Kelley, retrofuturist album OMNII released by Deathbomb Arc, is an interstellar sound exploration of a vast sci-fi electrified cosmos. OMNII by Blevin Blectum

New Order - Video 5-8-6 [Extended 22:23 version]

Image
“Video 5 8 6” is a song originally composed as “pap” (as Tony Wilson put it) for the opening night of the Haçienda on May 21, 1982. Parts of this pearl would become the basis for the Power, Corruption & Lies tracks “5 8 6” and “Ultraviolence”, as well as the associated 12-inch single “Blue Monday”.

The Clockworks, Mayday Mayday

Image
Mayday Mayday, the latest from The Clockworks, a four-piece Irish post-punk band from Galway, Ireland, now based in London. Formed in 2019, the band consists of James McGregor (vocals and guitar), Sean Connelly (guitar), Damian Greaney (drums), and Tom Freeman (bass).  One of the most exciting new bands in the post-punk scene, a blend of indie rock and garage rock, with driving guitars and catchy melodies, currently working on their debut album. The Clockworks are a young band with a lot of potential, helping to bring Irish rock back to the forefront. Stay tuned!   

Caroline Shaw & Sō Percussion - Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part

Image
Pulitzer Prize winner, singer, performer and composer Caroline Shaw together with the exploratory New York ensemble Sō Percussion: Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part.

Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Iceland Symphony Orchestra - Archora

Image
Caso sério! Levar a orquestra ao limite dos limites. Explorar a infinitude do som, do sentir e do querer. Anna þorvaldsdóttir, ou Thorvaldsdottir, mais a nosso jeito, compositora Islandesa dos nossos dias, nascida em 1977. Levar a orquestra a uma implosão capaz de provocar um buraco negro na audiência, em busca de uma nova energia primordial. Caso muito sério, Anna þorvaldsdóttir!!

Oumou Sangaré

Image