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Tristan Perich’s ‘Drift Multiply’ Charts a New Course for the Fusion of Composition and Electronics

Tristan Perich’s ‘Drift Multiply’ Charts a New Course for the Fusion of Composition and Electronics

Tristan Perich's Drift Multiply is essential listening regardless of your tastes, the combination of violins and one-bit processors has never sounded so graceful.

yMusic Explore ‘Ecstatic Science’

yMusic Explore ‘Ecstatic Science’

Ecstatic Science, the fourth album by modern ensemble yMusic, provides a satisfying snapshot of contemporary classical music in 2020.

Composer Donnacha Dennehy Tackles Percussion Quartets and Ensemble Atonality with ‘Surface Tension / Disposable Dissonance’

Composer Donnacha Dennehy Tackles Percussion Quartets and Ensemble Atonality with ‘Surface Tension / Disposable Dissonance’

Irish composer Donnacha Dennehy creates two distinct worlds with his latest release, focusing on experimental percussion and creative dissonance.

Aizuri Quartet’s ‘Blueprinting’ Is One the Best Contemporary Classical Debuts of the Year

Aizuri Quartet’s ‘Blueprinting’ Is One the Best Contemporary Classical Debuts of the Year

The string quartet format is tried and true within classical music. However, there's something truly special about the Aizuri Quartet, something vivacious and energetic that makes their performances truly irresistible.

Robbie Lee and Mary Halvorson Find an Old, New Weirdness on ‘Seed Triangular’

Robbie Lee and Mary Halvorson Find an Old, New Weirdness on ‘Seed Triangular’

Nearly every track on Robbie Lee and Mary Halvorson's Seed Triangular surprises, and if the disc fails to cohere, the pleasure of hearing the two artists figure out what they're doing remains.

Tin Hat: the rain is a handsome animal

20 Questions: William Brittelle

William Brittelle & ACME: Loving the Chambered Nautilus

Michael Mizrahi: The Bright Motion

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Counting Crows: New Amsterdam