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Recent Ratings

明田川荘之 [Shoji Aketagawa], 三上寛 [Kan Mikami] & 石塚俊明 [Toshiaki Ishizuka] - 大勘定 (Daikanjyo)
明田川荘之 [Shoji Aketagawa], 三上寛 [Kan Mikami] & 石塚俊明 [Toshiaki Ishizuka]
大勘定 (Daikanjyo)
70
Dec 27, 2021

Recent Reviews

Sviatoslav Richter - Richter in Leipzig
80
There's evident purism when listening to Western classical music nowadays. Always seeking recordings with the crispest sound quality and not clapping between movements are examples that we put a very high importance on never interfering with a piece, as if the score was a prescription and any deviation from it, be it in a performance or in unwelcomed ambient sound, is a disaster. Western music has evolved into a form of sound art in the past century or so, anyway. It's evident when listening to ... read more
UC Berkeley Chamber Chorus / Philip Brett / David Abel / Karen Rosenak / William Winant / California EAR Unit / Dorothy Stone / Arthur Jarvinen / Gaylord Mowrey - Morton Feldman: Rothko Chapel; Why Patterns?
90
Bite-sized Feldman. Not quite as mind-blowing as some of his other works, but these are still two of the best compositions in the repertoire of postmodern classical, and the most easily accessible Feldman there is. Elusive, quiet, sparse and hypnotic. For someone who is looking to get into this tremendous composer, this is an essential album, especially before you jump into the tremendous String Quartet №2 or For Philip Guston. For the accustomed listener, this album makes it possible to have ... read more
Pierre Schaeffer - L'œuvre musicale
NR
Easily, one of the most important documents in the history of postmodernist music. It is very hard to understand just how far Schaeffer's influence reaches nowadays: the French music theorist's developments in the late '40s are the foundations of everything musique concrète and proto-electronic—and therefore—most electronic music nowadays possibly stems from these very compositions. Not as interesting by itself, except for a few very remarkable pieces (specifically: ... read more
70
Highly prolific avant-garde artist J. O'Rourke is considered one of the most important underground artists in modern history. Often being compared to Brian Eno for his massive, eclectic discography loaded to the brim with remarkable collaborations alongside many cult-favorite artists from around the world, including C. Fennesz and Keiji Haino among many others, his work is very appropriately seen as essential for anyone that is at all interested in music that is anywhere below surface-level. ... read more
Léo Ferré - Il n'y a plus rien
90
Léo Ferré's highly poetic, opinionated and complex 1973 masterpiece, «Il n'y a plus rien», stands as not only the great artist and poet's landmark record, but also as one of the most influential french albums of all time. Coming in at an important time in Ferré's career where he would start conducting orchestras, and at a time in his personal life after he left his then wife Madelaine Rabeleau, the profoundly intricate 45-minute opus consists of six exceptional ... read more

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Hey Hmj
Congratulations on your inclusion in the new AOTY user reviews guide! One or more of your reviews are included, so I'll let you browse the list. This is an evolving list, so it will be possible to participate again. Don't forget to put a "like" and, if possible, promote this list for the benefit of all long review writers! https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/doublez/list/186157/long-review-aoty-guide/
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50 releases that shape the sound of music coming from my amazing nation. Typically French-Canadian stuff, but also trying to feature everything that's from here. Only featuring one album per artist, ...
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