Improv and Avant-Garde

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  Badge Époque Ensemble Announce New Album 'Future, Past & Present'

  PUBLISHED Jan 7, 2021

  Less than two months after dropping sophomore album Self Help, Toronto avant-jazz crew Badge Époque Ensemble have announced a follow-up. Fu...

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  Depeche Mode's Martin Gore Shares New Solo Track "Howler"

  PUBLISHED Jan 7, 2021

  Depeche Mode founding member Martin Gore has shared a new cut from his upcoming instrumental EP, The Third Chimpanzee. Today, the artist re...

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  Mica Levi Surprise Releases 'Ruff Dog' Album

  PUBLISHED Dec 16, 2020

  Out of nowhere, Mica Levi has surprise released what's being called the British experimental artist's debut solo album. The record is calle...

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  Oneohtrix Point Never and the Weeknd's "No Nightmares" Video Will Give You Nightmares

  PUBLISHED Dec 15, 2020

  Oneohtrix Point Never released Magic Oneohtrix Point Never in the fall, but the record has continued to inspire new material. Following the...

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  Italian Library Legend Sandro Brugnolini Dead at 89

  PUBLISHED Dec 12, 2020

  Italian library hero Sandro Brugnolini has died. News broke late this evening that the maestro — known for library classics such as Feeling...

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  Jon Hopkins Covers Thom Yorke's "Dawn Chorus"

  PUBLISHED Dec 10, 2020

  Jon Hopkins has released a cover of Thom Yorke's ANIMA track "Dawn Chorus." Hopkins' introspective cover was recorded in one take, on the...

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  Harold Budd Has Died

  PUBLISHED Dec 8, 2020

  Reports have emerged that ambient legend Harold Budd has passed away. According to multiple social media posts from close friends and colle...

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  Borrtex Readies New Solo Record 'Harmony,' Shares "Fluid" Single

  PUBLISHED Dec 2, 2020

  Prague-based contemporary piano composer Borrtex — born Daniel Bordovsky — has announced his latest solo record, Harmony. The LP is out ind...