A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears.
John Luther Adams - The Wind in High Places (Cold Blue; 2015)
> The Wind in High Places - JACK Quartet; Canticles of the Sky - Northwestern University Cello Ensemble/Hans Jørgen Jensen; Dream of the Canyon Wren - JACK Quartet
Oceans Roar 1000 Drums - Oceans Roar 1000 Drums (Sacred Realism; 2019)
Wolfgang von Schweinitz - Klang auf Schön Berg La Monte Young - Goeyvaerts String Trio (Louth Contemporary Music Society; 2019)
Wolfgang von Schweinitz - Plainsound Counterpoint; Catherine Lamb - Mirror - Frank Reinecke (Neos; 2015)
Forever House - Eaves (Infrequent Seams; 2018)
Mark-Anthony Turnage - Speranza; From the Wreckage - Håkan Hardenberger, London Symphony Orchestra/Daniel Harding (LSO Live; 2013)
Richard Strauss - Four Last Songs; Richard Wagner - Arias from Tannhäuser - Lise Davidsen, Philharmonia Orchestra/Esa-Pekka Salonen (Decca; 2019)
Anna Meredith - FIBS (Moshi Moshi; 2019)
Matthew Shipp/Nate Wooley - What If? (Rogue Art; 2019. Audio sample here.)
Art Ensemble of Chicago - We Are on the Edge (Pi Recordings; 2019)
Lea Bertucci/Kyle Eyre Clyd - Lea Bertucci/Kyle Eyre Clyd (Ultraviolet Light; 2019)
Ellen Arkbro - Chords (Subtext; 2019)
Julianna Barwick - Circumstance Synthesis (RVNGIntl.; 2019)
Zosha Di Castri - Tachitipo (New Focus; 2019)
> The Animal After Whom Other Animals Are Named - Ekmeles; Cortège - Talea Ensemble/Lorraine Vaillancourt; Quartet No. 1 - JACK Quartet; Dux - Julia Den Boer; La forma dello spazio - International Contemporary Ensemble/Lorraine Vaillancourt; Tachitipo - Yarn/Wire
Bent Knee - You Know What They Mean (Inside Out; 2019)
Prince - 1999 (Super Deluxe Edition) (Warner Bros.; 1981-83/2019)
Thank You Scientist - Terraformer (Evil Ink; 2019)
black midi - Schlagenheim (Rough Trade; 2019)
Gum Takes Tooth - Arrow (Rocket Recordings; 2019)