Australian cellist Judith Hamann is very active of late – she released at least three solo records in year 2020,
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I Remember You (Original Sound Track): a funereal set of dark ambient mood pieces
I Remember You (Original Sound Track), United Kingdom, Cold Spring Records, CSR287CD digipak (2020) The official soundtrack to the 2017
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New Hermitage are an improvising group from Halifax in Canada, led by Andrew MacKelvie who plays saxophones and clarinet; the
Continue readingPeaks: a musical travelogue / memoir of significant places, events and influences
Judith Hamann, Peaks, Australia, Black Truffle, BT066 vinyl LP (2020) A cellist and composer originally from Melbourne (or Naarm /
Continue readingTo Find a Memory in Traffic: a small work of melancholia and loneliness, set in a depressive city environment
Grotta Veterano, To Find a Memory in Traffic, Russia, Perfect Aesthetics, AEST-060 limited edition cassette (2021) Based in Monrupino, a
Continue readingFemenine: a joyful and light improvisation for piano and chamber orchestra by a unique composer / performer
Julius Eastman, Femenine, Finland, Frozen Reeds, FR6 CD (2020) Recorded live by American pianist / singer / composer Julius Eastman
Continue readingSail Away from the Safe Harbour
Pleasing string-based record from Ellen Fullman and Theresa Wong called Harbors (ROOM 40 RM 4123). Fullman is a significant American
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Heavy Metal Lemur + Reinhold Freidl Alloy NORWAY SOFA MUSIC SOFA581 CD (2020) This collaboration between German pianist Reinhold Friedl
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Here’s a superb record new on the UK label Another Timbre…it so happens to showcase the violin work of Biliana
Continue readingThe Voice of the Beaver
Excellent album of violin-viola music from Anna Lindal and her sister Eva Lindal, from Stockholm. We have heard Anna Lindal
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