Improv and Avant-Garde

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  'Clara' Further Proves Loscil's Undying Commitment to a Concept

  PUBLISHED May 27, 2021

  Over his 22-year career, Scott Morgan (a.k.a. Loscil) has crafted music based on various conceptual muses, be it visual and musical (as wit...

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  John Frusciante, Venetian Snares and Chris McDonald Reunite as Speed Dealer Moms

  PUBLISHED May 20, 2021

  While there's a new Red Hot Chili Peppers album in the works, John Frusciante is turning his attention to Speed Dealer Moms — his long-abse...

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  Arcade Fire/Bell Orchestre Violinist Sarah Neufeld Evokes Emotions with Virtuosic Skill on 'Detritus'

  PUBLISHED May 13, 2021

  The word "detritus" evokes disintegration, debris and things wearing away. Sarah Neufeld's Detritus works through its own process of renewa...

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  Colin Stetson Releases His Soundtrack for 'La Peur'

  PUBLISHED May 12, 2021

  Just the other day, Colin Stetson finally released his 2013 soundtrack to Blue Caprice with Sarah Neufeld. Now the increasingly busy film s...

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  Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld's 'Blue Caprice' Soundtrack Finally Sees Release

  PUBLISHED May 7, 2021

  Back in 2013, Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld teamed up for the soundtrack to Blue Caprice. Now all these years later, it's finally seen re...

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  Stream the Final Volume of Sufjan Stevens' 'Convocations'

  PUBLISHED May 6, 2021

  Sufjan Stevens has been previewing his new album Convocations for weeks, and now, he's just dropped the final volume, Incantations, ahead o...

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  Jay Baruchel Says Godspeed You! Black Emperor's 'Yanqui U.X.O.' Is His Favourite Album of All Time

  PUBLISHED May 6, 2021

  Most of us know Jay Baruchel as a comedy figure who steals scenes from his buddy Seth Rogen and brought us the wonderful Goon franchise. Bu...

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  HEALTH and Nine Inch Nails Are Busy Teasing Something

  PUBLISHED May 3, 2021

  Trent Reznor recently promised he would be getting back to work on new material from Nine Inch Nails, and it appears that plan somehow invo...