A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears.
Nate Wooley - Columbia Icefield (Northern Spy; 2019)
Philip White - Control: Live Works for Mixer Feedback (self-released; 2013)
Grant Evans - Vessel (\\NULL|ZØNE//; 2018)
Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden (EMI; 1988)
Merzbow - OM Electrique (Merzbox 01) (Extreme; 2000)
Merzbow - Tauromachine (Release; 1998)
Jessica Pavone - hope dawson is missing (Tzadik; 2012)
Theresa Wong - The Unlearning (Tzadik; 2011. Audio samples here.)
Merzbow - Metal Acoustic Music (Merzbox 02) (Extreme; 2000)
Merzbow - Green Wheels (Self-Abuse; 1995)
Talk Talk - Laughing Stock (Polydor; 1991)
John Cage - The Works for Piano 10 - Thomas Schultz (Mode; 2018)
> Two Pieces for Piano (1936); Solo for Piano; Two Pieces for Piano (1946); Swinging
Alvin Lucier - Two Circles - Alvin Lucier, Alter Ego (Mode; 2016)
> Three Transformations of the Works of Maurizio Mochetti; Two Circles; I Am Sitting in a Room; Fideliotrio
Riot Ensemble - Speak, Be Silent (Huddersfield Contemporary Records; 2019. Audio samples here.)
> Chaya Czernowyn - Ayre: Towed through plumes, thicket, asphalt, sawdust and hazardous air I shall not forget the sound of; Anna Thorvaldsdóttir - Ró; Mirela Ivičević - Baby Magnify/Lilith's New Toy; Liza Lim - Speak, Be Silent; Rebecca Saunders - Stirrings Still II
Merzbow - Remblandt Assemblage (Merzbox 03) (Extreme; 2000)
Merzbow - Hybrid Noisebloom (Vinyl Communications; 1997)
Robert Fripp - Hit Factory, New York, NY, January 18, 1978 (DGMLive; 2011. Audio samples here.)
King Crimson - Capitol Theatre, Montréal, Québec, Canada, Sept. 20, 1973 (DGMLive; 2019. Audio samples here.)
Caroline Shaw - Orange - Attacca Quartet (New Amsterdam/Nonesuch; due April 19, 2019)
> Entr'acte; Valencia; Plan & Elevation; Punctum; Ritornello; Limestone & Felt
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