10/01/2008
Highly Recommended: Hauschka - "Freibad"
"Freibad" by German composer Hauschka teaters on the edge of hope and despair. What sounds like a lost, introspective Danny Elfman piece, or better yet a demented fairy-tale workshop symphony is both haunting and beautiful. Can't. Stop. Listenin ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 10/01/2008 5:32 PM EST in Experimental, Classical | Permalink
08/20/2008
Stream Inara George (of Bird and the Bee) and Van Dyke Parks' New Album: "An Invitation"
Two things that seem destined to be together are Inara George's exuberant voice and Van Dyke Parks' whimsical arrangements. George is the lead singer of electro-lounge pop band The Bird and the Bee, and one of our favorites here at The Walrus ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/20/2008 11:37 AM EST in Highly Recommended, Classical, Pop | Permalink
04/17/2008
Paris 1919, 1973, and 2007
It's no surprise that I don't like much new music. I listen to a lot of it, but only find a teeny bit actually interesting. That being said, I understand the importance of historically contextualizing things for the kids of today. Enter Owen P ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 04/17/2008 12:17 PM EST in Electronic, Experimental, YouTube, Highly Recommended, Classical | Permalink
12/06/2007
Cosmic Symphonies Courtesy of Rondo Veneziano
No one creates a cosmic symphony better than Italian chamber-pop orchestra Rondo Veneziano. Their oddball, He-Man animation style music video for 1983's "La Serenissima," is a perfect example of this. Courageously performing the violin-heavy dis ...
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