Tag: Avant-Garde Music

Song of the Day: September 30, 2024

Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes: Paix Paix on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kg79Tg9buO8&list=OLAK5uy_laFpUcT5FZOHPZ5pCVfJafisjdZVqisnY&index=3 https://open.spotify.com/track/48CS7QdMjHufZOANMD6fMJ?si=0868bff19acc4797 Continuing my focus on artists who died in 2024, today I present a song by avant-garde French vocalist Catherine Ribeiro. She and her band Alpes recorded eight albums between 1970-80. They were an avant-garde band who mixed rock and folk with 20th century … Continue reading Song of the Day: September 30, 2024 →

Song of the Day: August 12, 2024

moiii: Turtle Legs Turtle Legs on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW6OpwIJZtQ&list=OLAK5uy_nbnwS65CUU2RVPYRylfEIbX0Myfgr20R4&index=2 https://open.spotify.com/track/49EJqorchIw5IYpQtULtGw?si=f2c172dc85f64233 It's been a while since I've selected a piece of music from the realm of difficult listening, so I'm starting the work week off with a tune from the debut album by moiii. Formed in 2018 by Scott Shellhamer from Chicago and Jason Butler … Continue reading Song of the Day: August 12, 2024 →

Julia Holter: These Morning These Morning on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8RvO2_pQcQ&list=OLAK5uy_n3fFwoSW0-apaidkLfwIdmnNCT6PdJp8Y&index=2 https://open.spotify.com/track/0YQIlFUMklzWoMEQmQzBUl?si=d709b37eece14151 The new album Something In The Room She Moves by Julia Holter is a diverse collection of avant-garde art pop. Each song on Holter's sixth album presents a different excursion into the avant-garde vein of pop songwriting. I always find an album like … Continue reading Song of the Day: July 29, 2024 →

Mabe Fratti: Enfrente Enfrente on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWx8AOxspUQ https://open.spotify.com/track/6qxq0WUNxr13VaE9YkDsTT?si=d63ac693528443c8 Thanks go to Faux, Jr. for recently introducing me to Guatemalan musician Mabe Fratti. She recently released her fourth album, Sentir Que No Sabes, and it is fantastic. She is a cellist/vocalist and her fusing of Christian, classical, avant-garde, and pop music is a unique … Continue reading Song of the Day: July 23, 2024 →

John Zorn: Mayim Mayim on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsglOlHy9Vw&list=OLAK5uy_mYOhQT0leZBLMEGHlukeg4EAt-8zF71KI&index=3 https://open.spotify.com/track/5nmVYB73Y9liL1ULFZD0hg?si=8d3312794e81474a Sunday is jazz day. Continuing my focus on the music of 1999, one of the most adventurous albums of that year was Taboo and Exile by John Zorn. Anyone unfamiliar with the work of Zorn over the last 45 years could start with this album … Continue reading Song of the Day: July 7, 2024 →

Yikii: Heavenly Hell Heavenly Hell on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vyi5nZ-ahG8&list=OLAK5uy_m9f4Xy1BlB77e6z9XFmPLCwuhAlsy46RU&index=3 https://open.spotify.com/track/29vfCs6bTjMXGrvvG4qGr6?si=d39abe00dc104982 Music that is difficult to listen to does not appeal to most, but I find it extremely rewarding. I recently read a CNN article by Jessica DuLong about the importance of art in one's life and in the evolution and prosperity of humans across … Continue reading Song of the Day: June 5, 2024 →