Category Archives: modern classical

luv421

luv421 Skipped A Beat

Skipped A Beat

to appease everybody out there demanding that i make an all experimental percussion mixtape i have finally succumbed to the pressure. Skipped A Beat has got everything you were looking for : modern classical greatest hits, rock drummers off the deep end, newspaper drum sticks, sirens, Moog drums, unhinged jazz workouts and weirdo sound explosions. the music is 97% percussion instruments played by solo artists or drum ensembles. you’re welcome.
image : Pia Stapilton
Tracklist:
  1. Drumming Part I – Steve Reich and Musicians – Elektra Nonesuch (1987) > buy link
  2. Mbira – Olatunji – CBS (1966)
  3. Side Looking Radar Image – Bruce Ditmas – Chiaroscuro Records / Finders Keepers Records (1977/2015) > buy link
  4. Dripstone Shift – Drums Off Chaos – Nonplace (2018)*** > buy link
  5. Persephassa (Fin) – Iannis Xenakis performed by Les Percussions De Strasbourg – Philips (1971) > buy link
  6. Onomatopoeia – M’Boom – Columbia (1980) > buy link
  7. The Swift And Sordid Purification Of Jimi Jihad – Michael Zerang – Holidays Records (2019) > buy link
  8. Ionisation – Edgard Varèse performed by Robert Craft conducting The Columbia Symphony Orchestra – Columbia Masterworks (1972) > buy link
  9. The News – Andrew Cyrille – Ictus Records (1978)
  10. Aussi Long Que Large – Jacques Thollot – Futura Records / SouffleContinu Records (1971/2019) > buy link
  11. Drum Ensemble – Art Blakey, Elvins Jones (first solo) & Charlie Persip (second solo) – Roulette / Disques Vogue (1960/1969)
***track played at wrong speed, on 33rpm instead of 45rpm.

luv351

luv351 Radical Mess

Radical Mess

modern classical… radical mess of organized sound… freedom beyond bounds…
image : Sandy Horowitz
Tracklist
  1. Prologue – The Lost Musicians Mix Magic – Harry Partch – Gate 5 Records / Cacophonic (1958/2013) > buy link
  2. Zyklus fur zwei Schlagzeugern – Karlheinz Stockhausen – modern silence (1960/2016)
  3. Concert For Piano And Orchestra – John Cage – modern silence (1959/2016) > buy link
  4. Concertino Pour Trompette, Orchestr À Cordes Et Piano – André Jolivet – Erato (1971) > buy link
  5. Mini-Sym #1 – Moondog – Columbia Masterworks (1969) > buy link
  6. Capriccio For Cello And Piano – Lukas Foss – RCA Victor Red Seal / New World Records (1958/1976) > buy link

luv294

luv294 invention vs convention

invention vs convention

a compendium of compositions by artists who create beyond traditional musical norms. experimenting with tones and timbres, melody and rhythm, structure and shape to get their unique voices heard.
image : contains ceramic work done by Ishizuka Ceramics
Tracklist
  1. Daphne Of The Dunes – Harry Partch- Columbia Masterworks (1969) > buy link
  2. A Brain For The Seine – Art Ensemble Of Chicago – Actuel / BYG Records / Get Back (1969/2001) > buy link
  3. Piano Phase – Steve Reich – Nonesuch / Elektra (1967/1986) > buy link
  4. Umleitung – Cluster – Sky Records (1976) > buy link
  5. Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band – Terry Riley – Columbia Masterworks (1969) > buy link
  6. Chaconne In G Major – Moondog – Honest Jon’s Records (1978/2004) > buy link