It’s been a long time since Andrei Tarkovsky‘s film Solaris was released on our consciousness to penetrate and fester amongst the worlds as we knew them. The impressive score by Eduard Artemiev*, which is tantamount to the film’s success, has never had such a privilege outside the film itself, despite some re-recordings. Until now. On […]
A few weeks ago, TV On The Radio released their first new music since 2011’s Nine Types of Light and the death of their bassist Gerard Smith. Presented and covered in a fairly low key fashion, the piece titled “Mercy” carries a weight and simplicity promising continued growth and exploration for one of the most […]
“An epically ominous fantasia…” –Pitchfork Next week marks the release of Anna Meredith’s newest 12”. Incredible news for anyone interested in the frontier of composing and how classical considerations can intermix seamlessly with an environment of electronica and pop. I became aware of Meredith’s work a couple years ago now. She was still attempting to […]
PRX has amazing programming and along with regular shows they assist and release mini-series. Recently I came across this one titled Underground Trade. From the page: Underground Trade is an investigation into sex and labor trafficking in the United States and East Asia and focuses heavily on both victims and those who are trying to […]
This week is all Elysium all the time. Ryan Amon‘s score for the film is released today in the lead up to the Friday August 9th release of the film. This is Neill Blomkamp’s follow up to District 9, which offers its own pressures, but he also rested the musical powers in the hands of someone whose […]
