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PREMIERE: Dan Trueman's Marbles Étude from Nostalgic Synchronic, Adam Sliwinski on bitKlavier

It's been 11 whole months, yes, since we first saw Sō Percussion's Adam Sliwinski's cross-handed study of Dan Trueman's bitKlavier. Shot then by Troy Herion, with Silwinski patched into his Princeton colleague's "prepared digital piano" via Casio USB for prelude-only, with all the bugs beta-ed out now, watch Silwinski's Roland A-88 shake under the more progressive hammer action of "Marbles"--directed by Evan Chapman. Like Ligeti's last Grawemeyer étude for Boulez from Book One, but played by the Synclavier I from Boulez conducts Zappa, lest you think Dan Trueman's lost his own here, well, just press play.

By Logan K. Young

Joseph C. Phillips, Jr. & Numinous, 'Changing Same,' New Amsterdam Records (REVIEW)

Every genre has their "alt-dot" in front of it and classical is no exception. Meet Joseph C. Phillips, Jr. and his chamber orchestra Numinous. 'Changing Same' (New Amsterdam Records) is a musical chronicle of his life as a black man in America.
By Mike Greenblatt
EXCLUSIVE: Darcy James Argue on Secret Society's 10th Anniversary, Canadian Jazz, 'Real Enemies' and Why Big Bands Still Matter

10 years playing with an 18-piece ensemble seems like but a stitch in time for GRAMMY- and JUNO-nominated composer-cum-bandleader Darcy James Argue. Sure, this year was his best for winning, receiving both the Doris Duke Artist Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship. But as bright as those gongs are, 2015 isn't halfway done arguing his can't stop/won't stop attitude, soldiering on with that trademark sound of his nonpareil ensemble, Darcy James Argue's Secret Society.
By Maria Jean Sullivan

PREMIERE: Dan Trueman's Marbles Étude from Nostalgic Synchronic, Adam Sliwinski on bitKlavier

Joseph C. Phillips, Jr. & Numinous, 'Changing Same,' New Amsterdam Records (REVIEW)

EXCLUSIVE: Darcy James Argue on Secret Society's 10th Anniversary, Canadian Jazz, 'Real Enemies' and Why Big Bands Still Matter

yMusic Release 'Bladed Stance' Official Video Off 'Balance Problems' on New Amsterdam Records

UPDATE: Sound/Source Features Dirty Projectors's Olga Bell's 'Krai,' Vicky Chow, Alvin Lucier, Tristan Perich, New Amsterdam Records at MoMa PS1

Update: Vicky Chow and Tristan Perich Release Excerpt and Trailer for 'Surface Image' Due Out October 28 on New Amsterdam Records

New Amsterdam Records Present Sound / Source Music Festival at MoMA PS Featuring Tyondai Braxton, Paul Lansky, Roomful of Teeth, Vicky Chow, Tristan Perich, Holly Herndon, Alvin Lucier

UPDATE: yMusic Stream 'Balance Problems' a Day Before New Amsterdam Records Release

Vicky Chow, Tristan Perich to Release 'Surface Image' on New Amsterdam Records Oct. 28; MoMA PS1 Launch Party Oct. 19

Producer Son Lux Plays FlexBall Razor Piano in Gillette Commercial at Hammerstein Ballroom

yMusic Release Andrew Norman's “Music In Circles” off 'Balance Problems' (New Amsterdam Records)

yMusic Release 'Balance Problems' on New Amsterdam Records with Sufjan Stevens, Nico Muhly, Timo Andres, Marcos Balter, Mark Dancigers [Tracklist, Tour, Trailer]