Improv and Avant-Garde

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  Jon Hopkins Shares New Song "Scene Suspended"

  PUBLISHED Feb 6, 2020

  Jon Hopkins has released his first new material of 2020 with single "Scene Suspended." The song, which he recently debuted live at the Syd...

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  Quebec's FIMAV Reveals Initial 2020 Lineup with Colin Stetson, Lee Ranaldo, Bill Frisell

  PUBLISHED Feb 6, 2020

  Quebec's Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville is returning to action for its 36th year, and organizers have shared t...

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  Sufjan Stevens Announces New Album 'Aporia'

  PUBLISHED Feb 5, 2020

  Late last night, Sufjan Stevens started dropping hints that something — possibly an album named Aporia — was coming. Now it's confirmed: St...

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  Cinevox Opens Its Vaults for Sprawling Italian Soundtrack Box

  PUBLISHED Feb 5, 2020

  Cinevox Records stands as one of Italy's most famed producers of cinematic music, releasing countless soundtrack classics over the label's...

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  Our 10 Favourite Sets at Montreal's Taverne Tour Festival

  PUBLISHED Feb 3, 2020

  Montreal's Taverne Tour festival takes chances that work. The first is the timing of the event itself, now in its fifth year. No one would...

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  Nick Storring Announces New Album 'My Magic Dreams Have Lost Their Spell'

  PUBLISHED Feb 3, 2020

  Toronto-based avant-garde composer Nick Storring has announced plans for a new record by the name My Magic Dreams Have Lost Their Spell. Hi...

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  Daniel Avery and Alessandro Cortini Announce Collaborative Album

  PUBLISHED Jan 30, 2020

  U.K. producer Daniel Avery and Nine Inch Nails synth wizard Alessandro Cortini have lifted the curtain on a new collaborative album. The pa...

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  'Weird Canada' Goes Offline

  PUBLISHED Jan 30, 2020

  Weird Canada — the popular blog recognized for its in-depth coverage of experimental/DIY music and art across the country — has seemingly s...