The second of two episodes looking back at some of my favorite music from 2021... both classical and not.
Playlist
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Such is Now the Necessity by Loadbang (Jeff Gavett, Andy Kozar, William Lang, Adrian Sandi) on Plays Well With Others (New Focus) -
Inkwells by Ziazan on Cevanne Horrocks-Hopayian: Welcome Party (NMC) -
A Thin War of Metal by Ning Yu, David Bird on David Bird: Iron Orchid (New Focus) -
Last Night by Arooj Aftab on Vulture Prince (New Amsterdam) -
Cannonball! Pt. 2 by Buck Meek on Two Saviors (Keeled Scales) -
I'm From Here by Really From on Really From (Topshelf) -
Bird Chart by Amanda Berlind with the Bang on a Can All-Stars on Green Cone (Curious) -
Giga Concerto III by String Noise (Conrad Harris, Pauline Kim Harris), International Contemporary Ensemble on Eric Lyon: Giga Concerto (New Focus) -
Wake For Yourself by Buke and Gase / So Percussion on A Record Of (Brassland) -
Funny by Columba Livia on Midnight Reveals (self released) Local -
Concertino: VI. (cadenza) - VII. by Paolo Marchettini, MSM Chamber Orchestra, Kyle Ritenauer (conductor) on Paolo Marchettini: The Months have ends (New Focus) -
Red Snakes by LUMP on Animal (Chrysalis/Partisan) -
Franco Donatoni: Blow by The City of Tomorrow on Blow (New Focus) -
We Both Want the Same by CURSETHEKNIFE on Thank You For Being Here (New Morality Zine) -
Syd Barrett: Late Night by Shannon Lay on Geist (Sub Pop) -
In Tandem by Stalled on Blank Conduct (Candlepin) -
If You Build a Pond the Frogs Will Come by Sarah Louise on Earth Bow (Earth Bow) -
Paul Kerekes: Codependence by Real Loud (Tristan Kasten-Krause, James Moore, Brendon Randall-Myers, Evan Runyon, Mark Sauer-Utley, Clara Warnaar) on Real Loud (New Focus) -
Fallen Plant by Kevin Nichols on Disappointer (Slang Church) Local -
“GOVERNMENT CAME” (9980.0kHz 3617.1kHz 4521.0 kHz) / Cliffs Gaze / cliffs’ gaze at empty waters’ rise / ASHES TO SEA or NEARER TO THEE by Godspeed You! Black Emperor on G_d’s Pee AT STATE’S END! (Constellation) -
OUR SIDE HAS TO WIN (for D.H.) by Godspeed You! Black Emperor on G_d’s Pee AT STATE’S END! (Constellation)