Two from Jeff Gburek on Soundcloud

Two new pieces by American composer residing in Poland, Jeff Gburek.

‘Process Peace’ has a drone-laden quality to it. This piece has a mystical, Kosmiche feel to it. Gaza 6 Another Kinda Jungle is more reminiscent, to my ears, of early This Heat, one of the greatest and most underrated bands of the post-punk era, though with a more modernized and topical sound. If these are sketches, I look very much forward to the finished product.

[Music] Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Eva Ollikainen ~ ARCHORA / AIŌN — a closer listen

Over the past decade, Anna Thorvaldsdottir has slowly and steadily become one of the world’s finest composers ~ and she’s done it the hard way, without soundtracks or singles.  After patiently expanding her body of work, she’s now released “CATAMORPHOSIS” (on Iceland Symphony Orchestra’s Atmospheriques) and ARCHORA / AIŌN a month apart.  Consolidating her oeuvre, Sono […]

Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Eva Ollikainen ~ ARCHORA / AIŌN — a closer listen

[Music] Sitting With A Stack Of Ryuichi Sakamoto Records — Ban Ban Ton Ton

I’ve got a lot of music by Ryuichi Sakamoto sitting on my record shelves. Either guest slots, solo, or as part of  YMO. Since his sad passing, I’ve been wondering how I ended up with such a huge stack.  There are soundtracks, scores to Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Last Emperor and The Sheltering Sky, that I […]

Sitting With A Stack Of Ryuichi Sakamoto Records — Ban Ban Ton Ton

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