Improv and Avant-Garde

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  Joseph Shabason Unveils New Autobiographical Album 'The Fellowship'

  PUBLISHED Feb 2, 2021

  Toronto sax dude Joseph Shabason has announced his latest solo effort, which will double as an autobiography in the form of instrumental mu...

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  Quatuor Bozzini Pay Fitting Tribute to a Key Experimental Figure on 'Alvin Lucier: Navigations'

  PUBLISHED Feb 2, 2021

  Montréal-based string quartet Quatuor Bozzini have been a mainstay in the Canadian classical music scene for over two decades. Favouring th...

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  Unborn Baby Records Debut Single in Utero

  PUBLISHED Feb 2, 2021

  You've heard of music for babies, but what about music by babies? Psychic Ills bassist Elizabeth Hart and Lee "Scratch" Perry collaborator...

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  John Carpenter Is a Huge Babymetal Fan: "They're So Fabulous!"

  PUBLISHED Jan 29, 2021

  John Carpenter will share new album Lost Themes III: Alive After Death come the end of next week, and the horror master has unveiled in a n...

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  Toronto's Women from Space Unveils 2021 Virtual Lineup

  PUBLISHED Jan 28, 2021

  Toronto's third annual Women from Space festival is set to take place digitally this year over International Women's Day weekend, running M...

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  Listen to SOPHIE's Previously Unreleased "UNISIL" Track

  PUBLISHED Jan 28, 2021

  SOPHIE's deep discography recently added an official Autechre remix to the pile, and now another IDM-leaning masterpiece has been unearthed...

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  Mica Levi Has Released Another Surprise New Album

  PUBLISHED Jan 27, 2021

  Last month, Mica Levi surprise released their debut solo album Ruff Dog. As it turns out, the surprises don't end there, as Levi has return...

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  How an Old Silver Mt. Zion Song Tricked TikTok into Believing They Had Found Real Recordings of "Angel Sounds"

  PUBLISHED Jan 27, 2021

  TikTok has undoubtedly changed the way a new generation experiences music, and its rapid merging of high and low culture is creating some s...