Why do I like Camille (official website), French songstress…let me count the ways:
1. Camille is f-ing good. She has that nice ingenue voice that Mariah Carey perfected.
2. Camille is French. That’s not necessarily something good since my perception of French pop is that if it isn’t danceable or ambient or classic, then it’s probably not […]
I saw the ambient group Stars of the Lid last Monday at the Echoplex.
Ambient is one of those genres that elude genre itself. Its sounds are often electronic. Its concepts come from minimalism. Its grandeur comes from classical. I mean, besides quoting Mahler’s Symphony #1 and Wagner’s Rhinegold Prelude (used to great effect in Terrence […]
Following the presentation at South By Southwest last month, Steve Reich is coming on strong in 2008 with at least three new things:
1. Today marks the Nonesuch release of Daniel Variations. The piece commemorates Daniel Pearl, who was kidnapped and killed as a journalist (and Jew) in Pakistan. Included is Variations for Vibes, Piano, and […]
Matt Marks from Alarm Will Sound wants to announce:
CALL FOR SCORES
Alarm Will Sound invites submissions for a 5-15 minute piece to be performed as part of a March 2009 Alice Tully concert of music by New York City composers. Works should be submitted in PDF and/or MP3 format to submission@alarmwillsound.com. Preference will be […]
I believe there are people who don’t approve of the Walt Disney Concert Hall. In fact, I know of them who, despite the artistic pedigree and the wonderful acoustics, consider it somehow unfit for the music played within. And indeed, for those who are champions of the way the building looks and feels, that is […]
