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June 1, 2016

White's SS
Gavin Bryars

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Stunning minimal 20th century classical piece.

Tags: Contemporary, Minimal, Piano

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May 30, 2016

The Last Man
Clint Mansell

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A cinematic landscape for fields of mist and clouds.

Tags: Cinematic, Contemporary

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May 18, 2016

Blume (English Version)
Einsturzende Neubauten

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Stunning dark and delicate botanical spoken word.

Tags: Contemporary, Dark, Delicate

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April 20, 2016

En Saga, Op.9
Jean Sibelius

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A stunning classical tome poem for orchestra.

Tags: Contemporary, Modern Classical

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February 4, 2016

You're What This Day Is All About
Archie Shepp

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Waltz-like 1960s American urbane jazz.

Tags: Contemporary, Jazz

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November 17, 2015

Computer Love
Balanescu Quartet

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Outstanding and elegant classical re-working of the Kraftwerk original.

Tags: Contemporary, Modern Classical

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August 22, 2015

Avant Forte 11
Erich Steiger

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Re-appropriated piano improvisations.

Tags: Contemporary, Experimental, Piano

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July 24, 2015

Les Choses De La Vie
Philippe Sarde

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Beautiful and heartbreaking French soundtrack music from the film of the same name.

Tags: Contemporary, Piano, Soundtrack

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June 24, 2015

Peeling Paint [...]
Dmitry Glushenko

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Amusing contemporary piano interlude from Moscow.

Tags: Contemporary, Minimal, Piano

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April 10, 2015

The Rising Sun
Arp

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Beautiful, fleeting music for early mornings.

Tags: Ambient, Contemporary

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April 3, 2015

Le Fils Du Grand [...]
ZNR

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1980s European modernist orchestre de chambre.

Tags: Contemporary, Modern Classical

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January 13, 2015

Solo Un Dia
Joseph Racaille

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The meeting point between the new-romantics, Joe Dassin and goths? Joseph Racaille: chanteur from 1980s Montmartre.

Tags: Contemporary, Jazzy

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December 14, 2014

Stinson Beach
Liam Singer

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Empty and limitless snowfield piano music.

Tags: Contemporary, Minimal, Piano

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November 18, 2014

Piano Variations #1
Diamondstein

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Tonalities of sophistication – moog organ cinematic and contemporary electronic mood for high-society drama.

Tags: Ambient, Contemporary, Moog

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November 8, 2014

Autumn
Richard Jobson

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Coldwavers do fair minimal piano pieces and spoken word.

Tags: Coldwave, Contemporary, Piano

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November 5, 2014

Gnossienne No. 1
Erik Satie

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My personal favorite Gnossienne.

Tags: Contemporary, Piano

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August 29, 2014

Johnny Belinda (Remix)
Active Child

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Post-contemporary ambient meets moody Balearic beats. Secret Diaries Remix.

Tags: Ambient, Balearic, Contemporary

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February 16, 2014

Gentleman Of Leisure
Wim Mertens

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Modern classical seriality – a post-minimalist sequentialist nod.

Tags: Contemporary, Modern Classical, Post-Minimal

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January 1, 2014

Manon
Margaret

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Released today and here – borderless world contemporary classical and cinematic ambient.

Tags: Cinematic, Contemporary, Post-World

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December 4, 2013

Whisper Me
Wim Mertens

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Layered and serial contemporary classical.

Tags: Contemporary, Modern Classical

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November 6, 2013

Op. 75 The Aspen
Jean Sibelius

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Late romanticism – contemporary piano motifs and fleeting bare melodies.

Tags: Contemporary, Modern Classical, Piano, Romanticism

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September 24, 2013

Dérive 1 (1984) Très Lent, Immuable
Pierre Boulez

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After serialism and controlled experimentations – stochastic contemporary chamber music.

Tags: Contemporary, Modern Classical

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August 20, 2013

Antibes
Tot Taylor

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From the A-A archives:
Longing for sadness piano melody.

Tags: Contemporary, Melancholic, Piano

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June 22, 2013

Struggle For Pleasure
Wim Mertens

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Layered melodic explorations of minimalism.

Tags: Cinematic, Contemporary, Piano

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April 19, 2013

Testament D'Auguste [...]
Kenny Morris

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From the A-A archives:
Rodin’s testament rendered in deadpan beauty.

Tags: Contemporary, Leftfield, Minimal

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April 18, 2013

A Walk Through H [...]
Michael Nyman

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From the A-A archives:
Cinematic 20th century classical.

Tags: Contemporary, Modern Classical

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September 22, 2012

Printemps Au Jardin [...]
ZNR

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From the A-A archives:
Eighties austere musique de chambre.

Tags: Contemporary, Modern Classical

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August 8, 2012

Triomphe Des Mouches
Univers Zero

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From the A-A archives:
Dissonant and cinematic musique de chambre.

Tags: Contemporary, Leftfield

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