Vol. 2, No. 2

Revolutionary Music: By Way of Rhetoric or Craft?

The subject of this pejorative is saxophonist-composer Fred Ho, a neighbor.

Revolutionary Music: By Way of Rhetoric or Craft?

The subject of this pejorative is saxophonist-composer Fred Ho, a neighbor.

The German Tradition — Three Great Sopranos

Lisa della Casa, Elisabeth Grümmer, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

The German Tradition — Three Great Sopranos

Lisa della Casa, Elisabeth Grümmer, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Siberia, Russian Federation: Six Discs of Music

These extraordinary recordings not only sound beautiful in themselves, but constitute a link in the continuum of sounds that stretches across Siberia to the west, passes through North and Central America, and ends at Tierra del Fuego.

Siberia, Russian Federation: Six Discs of Music

These extraordinary recordings not only sound beautiful in themselves, but constitute a link in the continuum of sounds that stretches across Siberia to the west, passes through North and Central America, and ends at Tierra del Fuego.

The One Hundred Records which Changed my Life

Not really a hundred, not at least in a single swallow.

The One Hundred Records which Changed my Life

Not really a hundred, not at least in a single swallow.

The Belgian Artist Known as Brume

The Belgian artist known as Brume… first came to my attention over a dozen years ago in that wonderful way music has of finding its proper audience, someone else’s give-away pile.

The Belgian Artist Known as Brume

The Belgian artist known as Brume… first came to my attention over a dozen years ago in that wonderful way music has of finding its proper audience, someone else’s give-away pile.

Incredible Risks

This installment takes us from the depths of Carnegie Hall to the heights of the gutter.

Incredible Risks

This installment takes us from the depths of Carnegie Hall to the heights of the gutter.

Happy Little Fat Man

Interview with Kevin Coyne

Happy Little Fat Man

Interview with Kevin Coyne

Label Report: Edition RZ

…a longer report on the Berlin label Edition RZ, whose history and strategy can only be understood in consideration of wider circumstances.

Label Report: Edition RZ

…a longer report on the Berlin label Edition RZ, whose history and strategy can only be understood in consideration of wider circumstances.

Asia as Silent Soul in the West

I grew up in Korea after the country went through the crisis of Japanese occupation and the Korean War. None of our schools — including primary, middle, or high school — taught us Korean traditional music.

Asia as Silent Soul in the West

I grew up in Korea after the country went through the crisis of Japanese occupation and the Korean War. None of our schools — including primary, middle, or high school — taught us Korean traditional music.