Bandcamp overview of contemporary classical

[neuroticdog]

I just started to dive into this massive list which I can tell is going to cost me gigabytes galore.

Here it is:

https://daily.bandcamp.com/2017/06/0...-mayjune-2017/

Have fun and feel free to discuss your findings!!

best
Michael

[walt]

Yeah, saw this earlier.Ordered the Ellen Arkbro, almost ordered the Ted Hearne.Might still order the Hearne.We'll see.

Viva Bandcamp.

[neuroticdog]

I grabbed the Carl Stone ...

...so far

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Michael

[thedunno]

Interesting, thanks!

I will investigate.

I'll add a pseronal favorite (not among the BC best off): Mario Batkovic
https://invada.bandcamp.com/album/mario-batkovic

This is a 'solo' accordion record. Very Philip Glass-like compositions. I saw hime live a couple a months back and I thopguht he was amazing. Not sure if this would entirely classify as 'contemporary classical' but I think it is worth checking out.

[walt]

Interesting, thanks!

I will investigate.

I'll add a pseronal favorite (not among the BC best off): Mario Batkovic
https://invada.bandcamp.com/album/mario-batkovic

This is a 'solo' accordion record. Very Philip Glass-like compositions. I saw hime live a couple a months back and I thopguht he was amazing. Not sure if this would entirely classify as 'contemporary classical' but I think it is worth checking out.

I dig.Thanks for the heads up.Ordered the cd.

Canadian composer Marc Sabat has a new cd out, chamber music for strings tuned in Just Intonation.I find the music approachable and it has made an impression on me.Very few recordings of contemporary string quartet music float my boat, this one's a winner.Link provided.

http://www.anothertimbre.com/sabatharmony.html

[walt]

Not featured on Bandcamp, but American composer Wayne Siegel has been living and working in Denmark since 1980.A cd of his early compositions is out and i like it.One might call these works"post-minimalism".The cd is available from Forced Exposure.Check out the clips.

http://waynesiegel.dk/?page_id=2736

[Rarebird]

Interesting, thanks!

I will investigate.

I'll add a pseronal favorite (not among the BC best off): Mario Batkovic
https://invada.bandcamp.com/album/mario-batkovic

This is a 'solo' accordion record. Very Philip Glass-like compositions. I saw hime live a couple a months back and I thopguht he was amazing. Not sure if this would entirely classify as 'contemporary classical' but I think it is worth checking out.

Saw him on Dutch television, pretty interesting stuff.

[battema]

I'm liking the Anthony Pateras, will likely order today. I already own a couple of Valgeir Sigurðsson albums but for whatever reason, he doesn't resonate with me. Not sure if I was expecting different or if just isn't my bag. Will try again this evening just for good measure.

I love these Bandcamp feature articles...I've found quite a few treasures along the way. Thanks for sharing, Mike!

[walt]

This has been getting spins here.Nico Muhly-composer-Nadia Sirota-viola.

https://bedroomcommunity.bandcamp.co.../keep-in-touch

[helicase]

Not featured on Bandcamp, but American composer Wayne Siegel has been living and working in Denmark since 1980.A cd of his early compositions is out and i like it.One might call these works"post-minimalism".The cd is available from Forced Exposure.Check out the clips.

http://waynesiegel.dk/?page_id=2736

Yes, very good this

[battema]

Interestingly enough, I just got an email from Boomkat about this nugget, might be of interest to folks here:

https://boomkat.com/products/poiemus...els-argonautes

[NogbadTheBad]

Oh goody more exploring.

[neuroticdog]

I'm liking the Anthony Pateras, will likely order today. I already own a couple of Valgeir Sigurðsson albums but for whatever reason, he doesn't resonate with me. Not sure if I was expecting different or if just isn't my bag. Will try again this evening just for good measure.

I love these Bandcamp feature articles...I've found quite a few treasures along the way. Thanks for sharing, Mike!

Welcome John...and FWIW, I heard about 47 seconds of that Valgeir Sigurosson and snapped it up with extreme prejudice. I havent given it a proper listen yet but will report back when I do.

Walt, that Nico Muhly disc is great!!!

I also FINALLY got a chance to listen to (the first disc only) of the new Bernard Parmegiani. ("Matieres Premieres") As expected...I absolutely adored it and it fully deserves a full write up by me when I get a chance. Work has been extremely busy for me and since this music requires, (correction) demands very "active" listening I may have to wait till the weekend to put my thoughts down.

I can say (to the 2 or 3 of you that this may appeal to) that the pieces on that disc...apparently lost pieces (2 from the 80's and one from 2008 which was his last piece) that his widow wanted released will not disappoint and fully and completely live up to the quality standards of anything BP composed in the past. I'm looking forward to the second disc!!

best
Michael

[neuroticdog]

I was surprised to see this on youtube. I'm not aware of it being on any album. Anyway, if you got 27 minutes to spare...well, lets just say there is a myriad of worst ways to spend it. Check it out, maybe it will click to any newcomers to Parmegiani or acousmatic music in general.

[walt]

[QUOTE=neuroticdog;706999 Bernard Parmegiani. . I'm looking forward to the second disc!!

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Michael[/QUOTE]

Michael, i suspect you may be even more bowled over by the second disc.I was.Not by its compositional complexity and structure, but just the sheer tactile feel of the electronics;also knowing that these short works were to be used in longer pieces to come.The notes suggest that BP was getting to know some new equipment,new electronics, new studio techniques, in these sketches.Let us know your thoughts on the second cd.I need to carve out time to revisit disc one.So much music, so little time!!

[neuroticdog]

I already own a couple of Valgeir Sigurðsson albums but for whatever reason, he doesn't resonate with me. Not sure if I was expecting different or if just isn't my bag. Will try again this evening just for good measure.

I listened to the album "Dissonance" yesterday afternoon...being home sick I figured it would be ok to juice up the vol a bit. It was worth it. I would give it another shot if you haven't already. I expected cold, stark soundscapes of massed strings augmented with electronics but got something else entirely. The "soundscape" descriptor is valid but the music itself was very uplifting. Electronics are used very sparingly and quite frankly, I would have been happy if they were just excluded completely...the music stood on it's own quite well without additional processing.

Each piece fits very firmly into the "drone" subset and I think the volume it was played at (fairly high) did it justice. Besides the general uplifting nature of the music (ebbing and swelling of a large string dominated orchestra), there was also well placed tympany punctuations which I felt in my gut, as I'm sure my neighbors felt too.

I wouldn't call it breaking any boundaries but if you needed some help scratching that "Icelandic symphonic drone" itch (that we were all born with even though you may not know it)...this worked well.

best
Michael

[battema]

Yeah...I haven't given him another shot yet but I will sometime this week. Thanks for the reminder, Mike!

[BrianG]

Thanks for this referral. Right now, this is exactly where my head (and ears) are at.
It was great to go back a few months into the previous versions of this as well. And I've not heard of most of these.
I tend to move toward the more composed like George Hurd, Alarm Will Sound, Eighth Blackbird and Jodie Landau and Wild Up, and away from the minimalist/repetitious composers. This 'sampler" gives exactly what I wanted - a succinct intro into this world.

[neuroticdog]

I tend to move toward the more composed like George Hurd, Alarm Will Sound, Eighth Blackbird and Jodie Landau and Wild Up, and away from the minimalist/repetitious composers. This 'sampler" gives exactly what I wanted - a succinct intro into this world.

Ha, coincidentally I just listened to a George Hurd record called "Navigation without Numbers" released last year I believe. I really enjoyed it! Great mix of electronics and acoustic with a bedrock of rhythm to it. I'll have to check those other names you mention...other than Eighth Blackbird I'm not familiar with them.

best
Michael

[walt]

Alarm Will Sound, .

I can recommend A/rhythmia by Alarm Will Sound.All compositions on the cd probe the musical concept of...no surprise..arhythmia in the music of some 20th century composers,(Nancarrow,Ligeti,Benedict Mason and 15th century composer Josquin des Prez).I'll check out the other Alarm Will Sound recos.

https://alarmwillsound.bandcamp.com/album/a-rhythmia