Jonathan Williger
The Pulitzer-nominated experimental producer finesses acoustic samples from the Third Coast Percussion ensemble into dazzling rhythmic workouts.
2y
Bringing together players from across Chicago’s improv community, Joshua Abrams’ ensemble folds elements of jazz and North African music into mesmerizing pieces that hint at eternity.
3y
Presented as a sprawling three-hour epic, the composer’s drone piece for guitar, cello, and sine wave oscillators seeks new rhythms within the interminable sweep of pandemic time.
3y
On his first album as Huerco S. in six years, the Kansas musician trades his customary ambient textures for an hour’s worth of intricate, off-center head trips.
4y
The percussionist and composer explores the minutiae of a break-up via a robotic text-to-speech program on her quietly devastating new album.
5y
The veteran avant-garde composer’s third album in two years places him alongside a new generation of collage artists, tying a dizzying array of stylistic signifiers into complex knots.
5y
After Its Own Death / Walking In A Spiral Towards The House feels less like a reinvention than a continuation of certain elements of her music that have laid dormant for several years. It is an engaging example of an artist continuing to push herself and find new avenues into her distinctive sound world.
7y
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