Improv and Avant-Garde

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  Jeremy Dutcher Announces Collaboration with Yo-Yo Ma

  PUBLISHED Aug 16, 2021

  Polaris Music Prize-winning composer Jeremy Dutcher will appear on the new album from celebrated cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Notes for the Future is...

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  Lingua Ignota's 'Sinner Get Ready' Is More Incantation Than Collection of Songs

  PUBLISHED Aug 5, 2021

  There's absolutely nothing reductive in comparing the music of Kristin Hayter (a.k.a. Lingua Ignota) to other artists. In fact, the artist...

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  Haviah Mighty Wins 2021 Prism Prize

  PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2021

  Haviah Mighty has just been awarded the 2021 Prism Prize for the music video for her song "Thirteen." Director Theo Kapodistrias will rece...

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  Bernice's Robin Dann Curates Soundstreams' Quiet Time Experience

  PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2021

  Toronto-based musician Robin Dann — leader of Polaris-nominated outfit Bernice — has collaborated with Soundstreams to curate an immersive...

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  Grouper's New Album 'Shade' Was Recorded over 15 Years

  PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2021

  Liz Harris has announced her first album as Grouper since 2018. The nine-song Shade will be released October 22 through Kranky. Shade's tr...

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  Peter Rehberg of Editions Mego Dead at 53

  PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2021

  Peter Rehberg — the influential electronic music figure behind the Editions Mego label — has died. The artist and label founder suffered a...

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  Anna Meredith to Play Canada on North American Tour

  PUBLISHED Jul 21, 2021

  Fresh off releasing surprise album Bumps Per Minute: 18 Studies for Dodgems last week, Anna Meredith has announced plans to tour North Amer...

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  Charles Spearin Announces 'My City of Starlings' with a 12-Hour Music Video

  PUBLISHED Jul 21, 2021

  After sharing "Unsolicited Advice" in May, Charles Spearin has lifted the curtain on a new solo album. The Broken Social Scene/Do Make Say...