Modern Composition

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  Bell Orchestre Reboot Their Avant-Garde Explorations on 'House Music'

  PUBLISHED Mar 16, 2021

  In many ways, House Music feels like a Bell Orchestre reboot. Having started informally in the early '00s as a loose group of musicians who...

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  Nick Cave and Warren Ellis Release Surprise Album 'Carnage'

  PUBLISHED Feb 25, 2021

  In January, Nick Cave revealed that he and longtime collaborator Warren Ellis had recorded a new album titled Carnage. Now, the duo have su...

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  Nick Cave and Warren Ellis Find Beauty Amid Today's 'Carnage'

  PUBLISHED Feb 25, 2021

  Nick Cave is sounding restless again. The legendary Australian musician had been sounding uncharacteristically pensive and reflective since...

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  Watch Bell Orchestre's Shadowy New Video for "IV: What You're Thinking"

  PUBLISHED Feb 17, 2021

  Bell Orchestre are gearing up to release their new album House Music, and to give us a better idea what's in store, the Arcade Fire offshoo...

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  The National's Bryce Dessner Is Releasing an Album with the Australian String Quartet

  PUBLISHED Feb 17, 2021

  It seems like every week we get news of an album from a member of the National, and this week it's Bryce Dessner's turn. The guitarist has...

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  VICTIME's Simon Provencher Announces Debut EP 'Mesures'

  PUBLISHED Feb 10, 2021

  Simon Provencher — the guitarist of noisy, Quebec City-based dance-punks VICTIME — is exploring new ground with his debut solo EP, Mesures,...

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  Quatuor Bozzini Pay Fitting Tribute to a Key Experimental Figure on 'Alvin Lucier: Navigations'

  PUBLISHED Feb 2, 2021

  Montréal-based string quartet Quatuor Bozzini have been a mainstay in the Canadian classical music scene for over two decades. Favouring th...

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  Montreal's Ouri Shares Intimate "Shape of It" Live Video

  PUBLISHED Jan 28, 2021

  When Montreal-based experimenter Ouri releases something new, you never know what you're gonna get. Her late 2020 output touched on soft el...