Archive for the 'contemporary classical' Category

Philip Glass

Philip Glass (born 1937) is a four-time Academy Award-nominated American classical music composer. He is considered one of the most influential composers of the late-20th century and is widely acknowledged as a composer who has brought art music to the public. Aphex Twin — Icct Hedral (Philip Glass Orchestration)

Icct Hedral is the Aphex Twin / Philip [...]

8 August 2008 at 10:42 - Comments

George Antheil/ Fernand Léger – Ballet Mécanique

Ballet Mécanique (1924) was a project by the American composer George Antheil and the filmmaker/artist Fernand Léger. Although the film was intended to use Antheil’s score as a soundtrack, the two parts were not brought together until the 1990s. In this film apear Kiki of Montparnasse as the woman with the weird lipstick smile. Kiki [...]

6 August 2008 at 10:08 - Comments

Pierre Schaeffer

Etudes Schaefferiennes

Pierre Schaeffer (1910–1995) was a French composer, noted as the inventor of musique concrète. He is generally acknowledged as being the first composer to make music using magnetic tape. Accordind to Wikipedia, musique concrète (concrete music), is a style of avant-garde music that relies on recorded sounds, including natural environmental sounds and other non-inherently-musical [...]

5 August 2008 at 13:56 - Comments

Varèse/ Xénakis/ Le Corbusier – Poème électronique (1958)

“Poème électronique” (Electronic Poem) was composed in 1958 by Edgard Varèse, the father of electronic music, and Iannis Xénakis, one of the most important modernist composers of the 20th century, under the direction of Le Corbusier, one of the most important architects of the 20th century. This recording is only an approximation of the true nature [...]

4 August 2008 at 10:26 - Comments

Dosh

Dosh is a musician and multi-instrumentalist. Is a percussionist who uses various electronics, often with a Fender Rhodes. Dosh has been characterized mostly as experimental and electronic-based due to his use of many samplers and looping machines and the rhythmic feel of much of his music, with songs often relying on Dosh alone on keyboards, [...]

18 July 2008 at 13:00 - Comments

Bumcello – Death in breast

Raise your hand if you think this sounds like Dirge Bumcello (or Bum & Cello) are Cyril Atef — percutionist and Vincent Segal — cello player. “Bumcello” is the unique and metaphysical fusion of two musicians accustomed to play together, a sophisticated mix of percussion’s and electric cello.

1 July 2008 at 12:53 - Comments
They are great!
1 July 08 at 14:51

A Silver Mt. Zion

If you listen, please listen the entire song: Broken Chords Can Sing a Little

This song is incredible beautiful by simplicity and perfection. It is pure, is passionate, is empty, is full, is down, is up, is gorgeous, is nervous, is here, [...]

22 June 2008 at 00:38 - Comments

Damon Albarn and why I love him so much

Because of Blur

and Gorillaz

and The good, the bad and the queen

and to the fact that he has the power to surprise you. Like right now he’s touring with an Opera he composed!!!! More The good, the bad and the queen

14 June 2008 at 19:42 - Comments
damon is Genius. I respect it very much.
25 October 08 at 21:20

Apocalyptica – Ruska

I dont like in a particular way this band, but this song is that kind of repeating in my playlist… And i don’t listen only when i am down. There is so much emotion, passion, brooding and, at the same time, a lot of peace in this song. Is a perfect song.

12 June 2008 at 09:37 - Comments

Ross Bolleter, the musician of ruined pianos…

Ross Bolleter (born 1946) is an Australian avantgarde composer and improviser notable for his experimentation on ruined pianos. He has been a member of The Blackeyed Susans and he is a co-founder of the WARPS Music label.

Preview: Piano Dreaming, Unfinished Business, Under Rookwood, Going to War Without the French is Like Going to War Without [...]

6 June 2008 at 11:04 - Comments
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I'm sure you'll digg this guy's profile - http://youtube.com/user/phantomoftheradio
6 June 08 at 12:11