on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the city of mannheim alva noto (carsten nicolai) and ryuichi sakamoto were invited to develop an audio-visual performance together with ensemble modern. the concept of the arising piece named utp_ is derived from the rasterized structure of mannheim (build as an ideal city in the 17th century) [...]
Robbie Avenaim’s RMD has been a long time in the making. His debut solo release to surface in a career that stretches back to the late 1980s, collects together the better part of a decade’s worth of experimentation with the possibilities of prepared percussion, irregular rhythm, modulated pulse and low-tech electronics.
Avenaim is perhaps best known [...]
Love 2 is a re-affirmation of Air’s staying power and their ability to stay relevant and viable within an industry of fleeting trends and uncertainty. It is also the first album produced and recorded entirely by the band themselves in their brand new state-of-the-art facility Studio Atlas. Joined on drums by famed LA session player [...]
