classical
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Compiled & Written by Austen Up there’s the mission statement of Tzadik Records, the label founded by saxophonist, composer, and Downtown musician extraordinaire John Zorn. 2015 marks its 20th anniversary, so we thought it’d be fitting and fun to round up our favorite releases up til now. The
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Canadian music producer Tim Hecker returns with a stunning collection of tracks that make for some of the most beautiful music I’ve heard this year.
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Messe I.X-VI.X by Ulver Commissioned for Tromsø Kulturhus, Messe I.X-VI.X is an epic and eclectic collaboration between Norwegian black metal outfit Ulver, the Tromsø Chamber Orchestra, and the Arctic Opera and Philharmonic Orchestra. Give the whole piece a listen above!
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Roomful of Teeth is an intriguingly strange choral group whose debut, self-titled album adventurously expands what it means to make music in this genre. WATCH THE REVIEW
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On his latest effort, Dan Deacon starts fleshing his heavily electronic and classically influenced compositions with some top-notch orchestral instrumentation. WATCH THE REVIEW
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P:1 by Teotl Expansion A handful of long, ambient motifs built of electronically edited piano playing coming off this Teotl Expansion EP, P:1. While, on paper, the musical concept of this EP seems pretty simple–and, uh, well, it is–the final result is something that’s actually
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Jacaszek’s latest release is an eerily beautiful blend of classical instrumentation, indescribable noises, and interesting edits. Oh, yeah, there’s some ambient influences in there, too. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Busy electronics and wonderfully performed pianos, woodwinds, and brass get combined on the new Floex album, Zorya. It’s a pleasant blend of electronic, classical, and jazz elements in one set of tracks. Not bad.
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MP3 Taking inspiration from the American Civil War, Goldmund’s latest album is a series of piano-interpreted folk songs from that era. “Shenandoah” is the first song to drop from the album, and it glimmers with beauty and hope. The acoustic guitar playing–which is a surprising and welcome addition
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Out now via Kranky Recs. The track above is from the new a Winged Victory For the Sullen album. It’s self-titled. The project involves Stars of the Lid member Adam Wiltzie and composer Dustin O’Halloran. The final result is a stunning and pretty combination of classical sounds and
