Modern Composition

Brian Eno

Music For Installations

PUBLISHED Apr 30, 2018

One of the reasons why Brian Eno's ambient music has been so influential is that he makes it sound easy. How many of us have dozed off to M...

Luton

Black Box Animals

PUBLISHED Apr 26, 2018

Recently formed contemporary composition duo Luton have such sublime chemistry that it sounds like they've been creating hauntingly beautif...

Arvo Pärt

The Symphonies

PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2018

It is difficult to understand the power of Arvo Pärt's work without first recognizing his Estonian heritage, and the politics of the former...

Sarah Davachi

Let Night Come On Bells End the Day

PUBLISHED Apr 18, 2018

Sarah Davachi, a rising star in avant-garde music circles, is a Canadian success story who deserves a great deal more attention than she's...

Jeremy Dutcher's Innovative 'Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa' Is Really About the Future

PUBLISHED Apr 16, 2018

On his innovative debut album, Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa, Jeremy Dutcher combines his classical music background — he's a trained operatic...

Leila Abdul-Rauf

Diminution

PUBLISHED Apr 12, 2018

Leila Abdul-Rauf's page on Encyclopaedia Metallum lists Hammers of Misfortune, Ionophore, the Bastard Noise and Vastum as bands she is acti...

Harold Budd

Luxa

PUBLISHED Apr 10, 2018

Harold Budd has never been comfortable with the ambient label with which he's most often associated — a few studio sessions with Brian Eno...

Goldmund

Occasus

PUBLISHED Apr 9, 2018

This is an especially determined effort for composer Keith Kenniff. While most of the albums under his Goldmund moniker have consisted of d...