Composer Jon Hassell dies at the age of 84. The influential American avant-garde composer Jon Hassell passed away on 26 June, his family confirmed in…
“Vulture Prince”, by Arooj Aftab. Arooj Aftab is a Pakistani neo-Sufi (as she defines herself) minimalist singer/songwriter, born in Saudi Arabia in 1985 but raised…
Grand old lady of Estonian music Ester Mägi dies. Estonian composer Ester Mägi died yesterday at the age of ninety-nine, just a few months shy…
“Sonidos en el silencio”, by Erizonte. Julián Sanz Escalona (ex La Fundación, ex Mar Otra Vez, ex La Gran Curva) is the leader of Erizonte,…
Alvin Lucier turns 90. On Friday 14 May the American composer Alvin Lucier (Nashua, New Hampshire) turns ninety. To mark the occasion, The ISSUE Project…
“Nomadland”, by Ludovico Einaudi and others. Nomadland was the winner of the 2021 Oscars for best film, best director (Chloé Zhao) and best actress (Frances…
«G_d’s Pee AT STATE’S END!», de Godspeed You! Black Emperor. La trayectoria de la banda canadiense Godspeed You! Black Emperor dura ya casi treinta años…
“Perifèria”, by Clara Peya. Eleven albums to her name in thirteen years… the Spanish pianist and composer Clara Peya (Palafrugell, 1986), the current leading representative…
“Narrow Sea”, by Caroline Shaw. The American composer Caroline Shaw (Greenville, North Carolina, 1982) was in 2013, at the age of thirty, the youngest winner…
A FaceTime with Mary Halvorson. The admiration that jazz guitarist Mary Halvorson arouses in New York is of the kind that used to be felt…