“… The music of Gavin Bryars falls under no category. It is mongrel, full of sensuality and wit and is deeply moving. He is one of the few composers who can put slapstick and primal […]
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tellKujira’s #playlist on #neuguitars #blog
tellKujira Ambra Chiara Michelangeli – Viola Francesco Diodati – Guitar Francesco Guerri – Cello Stefano Calderano – Guitar Tell Kujira was born in autumn 2020. Since then it has produced a series of artistic residencies […]
A Tribute to Harrison Birtwistle’s music for #guitar on #neuguitars #blog
Sir Harrison Birtwistle, CH (15 July 1934 – 18 April 2022) was a British composer of contemporary classical music. Among his many compositions, he is best known for The Triumph of Time (1972) and his […]
Steve Reich 2×5 #playlist on #neuguitars #blog #stevereich
“My first thought was that with two electric basses I could write interlocking bass lines that would be clearly heard. This would not be possible on acoustical basses played pizzicato. I then began to think […]
A Tribute to Hans Werner Henze: Drei Tentos on #neuguitars #blog #HansWernerHenze
Drei Tentos from Kammermusik (1958) by Hans Werner Henze (1926–2012) These famous short works for solo guitar come from Hans Werner Henze’s larger work Kammermusik (chamber music) written in 1958, and originally dedicated to Benjamin Britten. Kammermusik is a 12-movement […]
Tõnis Leemets #playlist on #neuguitars #blog #TõnisLeemets
Tõnis Leemets is a guitar player, composer and sound designer with more than 20 years of experience. He has composed to anything from solo guitar to symphony orchestra and produced hundredes of commercials and jingles […]
A Tribute to Milton Babbitt: Sheer PLuck on #neuguitars #blog #miltonbabbitt #conceptualguitar
SHEER PLUCK / COMPOSITION FOR GUITAR (1984), for solo guitar Milton Babbitt [1916-2011]
A journey into Eve Beglarian: Until it Blazes #playlist on #neuguitars #blog
Eve Beglarian (born Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S., July 22, 1958) is a contemporary American composer, performer and audio producer of Armenian descent. Her music is often characterized as postminimalist. Her chamber, choral, and orchestral music has been commissioned and widely performed by The Los […]
Sunday Neuguitars Playlist #21 “Arjunamusic Records ” on #neuguitars #blog
Sunday Neuguitars Playlist #21 “Arjunamusic Records ” on #neuguitars #blog Arjunamusic Records – mission statement: “Be calmly active and actively calm. Remain compassionately detached.” Arjunamusic Records is a Berlin based independent platform for electronic and […]
Sunday Neuguitars Playlist #20 “Jeff Parker”
Sunday Neuguitars Playlist #20 “Jeff Parker” Best known as a multi-instrumental member of Tortoise and a pillar of the Chicago jazz and experimental music scene, Jeff Parker has been incomparably prolific over the last 20+ years […]
Sunday Neuguitars Playlist #19 “Tortoise”
Sunday Neuguitars Playlist #19 “Tortoise” Tortoise is an American post-rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1990. The band incorporates krautrock, dub, minimal music, electronica and jazz into their music, a combination sometimes termed “post-rock”. Tortoise have been consistently credited for the rise of the post-rock movement in the […]
Sunday Neuguitars Playlist #18 “New Focus Recordings”
Sunday Neuguitars Playlist #18 “New Focus Recordings” New Focus Recordings is an artist led collective label featuring releases in contemporary music of many stripes, as well as new approaches to older repertoire. The label was founded […]
Sunday Neuguitars Playlist #17 “MoonJune Records”
Sunday Neuguitars Playlist #17 “MoonJune Records” MOONJUNE RECORDS came into being in 2001. The focus of MoonJune is to discover and release music by artists from a variety of international settings. The ongoing goal of […]
Sunday Neuguitars Playlist #15 “Mary Halvorson”
Sunday Neuguitars Playlist #15 “Mary Halvorson” Mary Halvorson (born October 16, 1980) is an American avant-garde jazz guitarist from Brookline, Massachusetts. Among her many collaborations, she has: led a trio with John Hébert and Ches Smith, and a quintet with the addition […]
Sunday Neuguitars Playlist #14 “Ava Mendoza”
Sunday Neuguitars Playlist #14 “Ava Mendoza” AVA MENDOZA is a Brooklyn-based guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. Her guitar work has received acclaim for its technique and viscerality. She is best known as leader of experimental rock […]
Sunday Neuguitars Playlist #13 “Vin Du Select Qualitite”
Sunday Neuguitars Playlist #13 “Vin Du Select Qualitite” Founded in 2009, VDSQ is an instrumental 21st century guitar based label and member of the Black Editions Group. vdsqrecords019.bandcamp.com Expect Nothing, from the record “VDSQ Solo […]
Sunday Neuguitars Playlist #12 “Jack Rose”
Sunday Neuguitars Playlist #12 “Jack Rose” Jack Rose (February 16, 1971 – December 5, 2009) was an American guitarist originally from Virginia and later based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Rose is best known for his solo […]
Sunday Neuguitars Playlist #11 “Glenn Jones”
Sunday Neuguitars Playlist #11 “Glenn Jones” Glenn Jones is a master of American Primitive Guitar, a style invented in the late 1950s by John Fahey. Jones, who led the post-rock ensemble Cul de Sac, brings […]
Sunday Neuguitars Playlist #10 “Elliott Sharp”
Sunday Neuguitars Playlist #10 “Elliott Sharp” Elliott Sharp (born March 1, 1951 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American contemporary classical composer, multi-instrumentalist, and performer. A central figure in the avant-garde and experimental music scene in […]
Sunday Neuguitars Playlist #9 “Eivind Aarset”
Sunday Neuguitars Playlist #9 “Eivind Aarset” Eivind Aarset (born 23 March 1961) is a Norwegian guitarist who has worked with Ray Charles, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ute Lemper, Ketil Bjørnstad, Andy Sheppard, Mike Mainieri, Arild Andersen, […]
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