Improv and Avant-Garde

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  Jon Hassell Readies New Album 'Seeing Through Sound'

  PUBLISHED Jun 11, 2020

  American composer Jon Hassell has shared details of a new album. Seeing Through Sound (Pentimento Volume Two) arrives July 24 via Ndeya. A...

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  Daniel Carter, Matthew Shipp, William Parker and Gerald Cleaver Make Free Jazz Modern on 'Welcome Adventure! Vol. 1'

  PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2020

  In addition to collaborating with El-P, Thurston Moore and Yo La Tengo, multi-instrumentalist Daniel Carter is mostly known for his works w...

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  GoFundMe Launched for Beverly Glenn-Copeland

  PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2020

  A crowdfunding effort has been launched in support of Beverly Glenn-Copeland and wife Elizabeth Glenn-Copeland, who are "essentially homele...

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  Oh Sees' John Dwyer Forms Supergroup Bent Arcana

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2020

  Oh Sees overseer John Dwyer has announced the formation of a new supergroup. Dubbed Bent Arcana, the project will release a self-titled deb...

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  Greg Fox Turns Drumming Into a Spiritual Practice on 'Contact'

  PUBLISHED May 29, 2020

  Greg Fox is best known for lending his drumming to experimental metal acts such as Liturgy, Ex Eye and Uniform. Despite the (overstated) ag...

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  Colin Stetson to Release New Soundtrack for 'Barkskins'

  PUBLISHED May 28, 2020

  Once again, Canadian sax master Colin Stetson is diving into the world of film scoring. This time, he's lent his talents to the new TV seri...

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  Coronavirus Has Trapped a Bolivian Orchestra in a German Castle Surrounded by Wolves

  PUBLISHED May 25, 2020

  While coronavirus-related tour cancellations have left many artists grounded at home, a Bolivian orchestral ensemble have been stranded ins...

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  Genghis Tron Are Teasing Their Return

  PUBLISHED May 21, 2020

  Experimental metal crew Genghis Tron have been on hiatus for a decade, but now that may be about to change. Out of nowhere, the Philly-base...