Modern Composition

From the Mouth of the Sun

Sleep Stations

PUBLISHED May 18, 2018

To follow 2017's Hymn Binding, From the Mouth of the Sun extend the boundaries of their sonic frontier in an enthralling EP that packs a lo...

Rachel Grimes

The Doctor From India

PUBLISHED May 18, 2018

Kentucky composer, arranger and pianist Rachel Grimes has delivered an original score that's a joy to listen to, even divorced of the image...

Mary Lattimore

Hundreds of Days

PUBLISHED May 16, 2018

After moving from her longtime home of Philadelphia to Los Angeles, harpist Mary Lattimore accepted an artist residency on the coast of her...

Stephanie Richards

Fullmoon

PUBLISHED May 16, 2018

Canadian transplant Stephanie Richards' new disc is promoted as an experimental/improv effort — it is that, and more. Because her instrumen...

Jean-Michel Blais's Night Moves on 'Dans ma main' Are Far From the Sunny Days Captured on 'Il'

PUBLISHED May 10, 2018

The first time I try to call Jean-Michel Blais, no one picks up.   On a second call, I get through, and he apologizes almost immediately. A...

Jeremy Dutcher Reclaims a Hidden Past on 'Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa'

PUBLISHED May 9, 2018

Jeremy Dutcher is a composer, anthropological researcher, pianist, activist, classically trained operatic tenor and time traveller. If that...

Jean-Michel Blais

Dans ma main

PUBLISHED May 7, 2018

It's clear from the cover art that the second release from Jean-Michel Blais is going to be different. While 2016's Il (and its own cover a...

Jean-Michel Blais Blatantly Lifts from Radiohead on 'Dans ma main' but Avoids a Lana Del Rey Moment

PUBLISHED May 4, 2018

If parts of "roses," the first single from Jean-Michel Blais's forthcoming sophomore album, Dans ma main, sound familiar, it's not by desig...