Cage performs Cage

Really, this should be the final word on Cage's centennial.

Articles on Ielasi and Malfatti

Didn't realize until I typed those word-ending "i"'s that I seem to have stumbled on some nice assonance in the names of the musicians in question. Two folks whose idiosyncratic music I've been enjoying quite a bit lately enjoy nice write-ups. Giuseppe Ielasi, who moved from improvisation to studio-based experimentation often deeply exploring playback devices (record players, CDDJ's, tapes) and regular rhythm, has a nice little interview up at Tokafi.

While reading, try browsing his label Senufo Editions on bandcamp, where you can hear much of the catalog for free preview.



Over at the Chicago Reader (a local free weekly whose music section I deeply envy), Peter Margasak surveys the recent work of Radu Malfatti and his slow, quiet explorations of time, placement, and density.

A video and Brent Gutzeit archive

One of our favorite, under-rated American "sound artist"/improvisers/concrete-ists/computer musicians is putting up tons of albums for "pay what you wish" listening. Check them out! Ranging from beautiful and liquid piano drones to ear-tickling sine-explorations and everything inbetween. Really excellent stuff.

Here's a fun video of Chris Corsano playing the drums.