20 years ago, during an especially fervent time of musical discoveries, i encountered a musical project, and creative identity, that beguiled me in an entirely unique way. i’ve often wondered who’s behind the nom de guerre At Jennie Richie – Discogs (un)helpfully describes them as “the culmination of Happiness and …
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electronic
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Almost everything i’ve explored hitherto from the 2026 ISCM World New Music Days has been music submitted by sections and individuals to be considered for the festival. But one of the great advantages of WNMD – and there are many – is the way it provides an opportunity for the …
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The spectre of Romanian artist Constantin Brâncuși was brought to bear on this year’s World New Music Days in Bucharest, which took as its title, ‘Columna Infinita’. Title, not theme, and the invocation of Brâncuși’s famous sculpture therefore acted more as inference than reference point. Nonetheless, both the phrase and …
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There’s usually a fairly clear correlation for me between the duration of an album and the amount of listening required before i feel i’ve begun to make sense of it. Not quite so simple as ‘short albums = shorter time, long albums = longer’, though that’s perhaps basically true. But …
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i’ve previously suggested that, for a while at least, use of the flute jet whistle in contemporary music ought to be subject to a lengthy moratorium, due to its excessive overuse. During some of the concerts at this year’s Estonian Music Days, i found myself wondering whether this should also …
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For my third and final evening at Tallinn Music Week i was occupied with just a single event, hosted by the Glitch Please label. Rushing across town after an Estonian Music Days concert (words about that coming soon), i made it in time for the performance given by V4R1, the …
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My second evening at Tallinn Music Week was occupied with two events. The first was Tier Kollektiv, located in the cosy bar space of Fonoteek, to grab a rare opportunity to hear Icelandic singer Lúpína in action. It feels like Lúpína has been around for a long time; she started …
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