Improv and Avant-Garde

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  Arca's '&&&&&' Is Finally Getting a Vinyl Reissue

  PUBLISHED Jul 28, 2020

  Arca's mixtape &&&&& was celebrated by Exclaim! as one of the best free releases of 2013, and it swiftly received a vinyl pressing in 2014...

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  Comedian H. Jon Benjamin Takes on Classic Film Soundtracks as the Jazz Daredevil

  PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2020

  Five years since the release of his debut jazz album, voice actor and comedian H. Jon Benjamin — known for his work on Bob's Burgers, Arche...

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  Mary Lattimore Returns with New Album 'Silver Ladders'

  PUBLISHED Jul 15, 2020

  Mary Lattimore has shared details of a new solo album. The Los Angeles-based harpist will release Silver Ladders on October 9 through Ghost...

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  Bing & Ruth's 'Species' Is as Monotonous as the Desert Dunes That Inspired It

  PUBLISHED Jul 15, 2020

  Bing & Ruth is New York composer and pianist David Moore's chosen vehicle for exploring ensemble-based music in the so-called minimalist tr...

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  Ambient Legend Laraaji Captures the Beautiful Naïveté of Childhood on 'Sun Piano'

  PUBLISHED Jul 15, 2020

  When people tell the story of ambient music pioneer Laraaji, they usually start here: one day in 1978, as Laraaji was playing the zither in...

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  Arcade Fire's Jeremy Gara Announces New Solo Album

  PUBLISHED Jul 9, 2020

  Arcade Fire are currently working on a new album, but until we get a taste of that, we're getting some other new music from their camp via...

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  Ennio Morricone and John Carpenter on the Wildly Confusing Origins of 'The Thing'

  PUBLISHED Jul 8, 2020

  Following the death of soundtrack legend Ennio Morricone, famed collaborator John Carpenter has paid tribute to the fallen maestro, calling...

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  Matmos Got 99 Guest Musicians for Their Epic New Album

  PUBLISHED Jul 7, 2020

  Matmos have announced an incredibly ambitious new album, which will feature a total of 99 guest musicians. Called The Consuming Flame: Open...