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780 Andrew Violette Songs and Dances
Andrew Violette,
Ben Capps, 
Exuberant cello romping


778 Maya Beiser Provenance
Djivan Gasparian, Douglas J Cuomo, Evan Ziporyn, Jimmy Page, Kayhan Kalhor, Robert Plant, Tamar Muskal,
Bassam Saba,  Etty Ben-Zaken,  Jamey Haddad,  Jerry Marotta,  Maya Beiser,  Shane Shanahan, 
From charisma to Kashmir


775 Beta Collide psst... psst!
Frederic Rzewski, György Ligeti, Radiohead, Robert Erickson, Robert Kyr, Stephen Vitiello, Valentin Silvestrov,
Beta Collide, 
Chamber music discovered in the Large Hadron Collider


774 Zeitgeist In Bone-Colored Light
Anthony Gatto, Ethan Wickman, Ivo Medek, Jerome Kitzke, Kathy Jackanich,
Zeitgeist, 
An aural spirit of these times...


773 Nathaniel Stookey Junkestra
Nathaniel Stookey,
David Weiss,  Members of SF Symphony Youth Orchestra, 
From the dump to Symphony Hall


772 Salo Sundial Lotus
Ben Gallina, Paul Hindemith,
Salo, 
Serene and chaotic, elegant and awkward, simple and intricate...


770 Judith Shatin Tower of the Eight Winds
Judith Shatin,
Borup-Ernst Duo, 
Music for Violin and Piano


769 Zack Browning Venus Notorious
Zack Browning,
Ann Zettervall,  Chih-Hsien Chien,  Edward Rath,  James Price,  Jee-Ean Kim,  Julie Gunn,  Kim McCormick,  Ling-Ti Huang,  Mark Eichenberger,  McCormick Percussion Ensemble,  Mei-Fang Lin,  Ricardo Flores,  Samuel Carroll,  Sunjin Kim,  William Moersch, 
Planetary magic squares are only the half of it


768 Psychoangelo Panauromni
Psychoangelo,
Glen Whitehead,  Michael Theodore, 
Sonic quilts from a wide-angle lens


767 PRISM / Music From China Antiphony
Chen Yi, Lei Liang, Ming-Hsiu Yen, Tan Dun, Wang Guowei, Zhou Long,
Music From China,  PRISM Quartet, 
The sound of East meeting West


766 Michael Ellison Invocation
Michael Ellison,
Borromeo String Quartet,  Helen Bledsoe,  Kani Karaca,  Michael Ellison, 
An American in Turkey


765 UST Symphonic Wind Ensemble From All Sides
Chen Qian, Kit Turnbull, Luis Nani, Ralph Hultgren,
UST Symphonic Wind Ensemble, 
Commissioning Series Vol. 3


764 Timothy McAllister Glint
Caleb Burhans, Daniel Asia, Gregory Wanamaker, Kati Agocs, Kristin Kuster, Peter Terry, Philippe Hurel, Roshanne Etezady,
Lucia Unrau,  Robert Spring,  Timothy McAllister, 
This gold is not for fools


763 Frank Almond Portraits & Elegies
Ned Rorem, Peter Lieberson, Philip Lasser, Russell Platt,
Brian Zeger,  Frank Almond, 
The return of the Strad


762 Jamie Begian Big Band Big Fat Grin
Jamie Begian,
Jamie Begian Big Band, 
Open wide, smile.


761 Christopher Burns Triptych
Christopher Burns,
Christopher Burns,  Christopher Froh, 
The Two Christophers: Burns and Froh


760 Anti-Social Music Fracture: The Music of Pat Muchmore
Pat Muchmore,
Anti-Social Music, 
Be warned (in a good way)


759 Volti/ Robert Geary, conductor Turn the Page
Aaron Jay Kernis, Eric Moe, Gabriela Lena Frank, Kurt Rohde, Mark Winges, Ronald Caltabiano, Stacy Garrop, William Hawley,
Volti San Francisco, 
New Directions in American Choral Music


758 GVSU New Music Ensemble In C Remixed
Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR), David Lang, Dennis DeSantis, DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid, Glenn Kotche, Jack Dangers, Jad Abumrad, Kleerup, Masonic (Mason Bates), Michael Lowenstern, Mikael Karlsson, Nico Muhly, Phil Kline, R. Luke DuBois, Rob Stephenson, Terry Riley, Todd Reynolds, Zoë Keating,
GVSU New Music Ensemble, 
45 Years after: Terry Riley's kaleidoscope turns


757 Andrew Violette UltraViolette
Andrew Violette,
Andrew Violette,  Elizabeth Farnum,  Ensemble Pi,  Janice Weber,  John Rojak,  Kaitilin Mahoney,  Maggie Lauer,  Raemond Martin,  Sherry Zannoth, 
At the end of the spectrum


756 Neel Murgai Neel Murgai Ensemble
Neel Murgai, Neel Murgai Ensemble, Traditional Gypsy, Traditional Indian,
Neel Murgai Ensemble, 
From Bombay to Brooklyn...Raga-Chamber-Jazz?


755 Alexander Berne Composed and Performed by Alexander Berne
Alexander Berne,
Alexander Berne, 
Floating waves of beauty, breath of the spirit.


754 Jeremy Haladyna Selections from The Mayan Cycle
Jeremy Haladyna,
Areon Flutes,  Jeremy Haladyna,  Lisa-Maree Amos,  Michele Forrest,  Sergio Ortiz,  UCSB Young Artists String Quartet, 
2012: Hear it here first


753 Brooke Joyce Waves of Stone
Brooke Joyce,
Andrew D. Whitfield,  Brooke Joyce,  Carol Hester,  Eric Kutz,  Jubal Fulks,  Karen Kanakis,  Michael Geary,  Miko Kominami,  Spencer Martin,  Stephanie Zelnick,  The Murasaki Duo,  The Unison Piano Duo, 
From the concert hall to the kennel


752 Thelema Trio Neither From Nor Towards
Eric Honour, Fernando Benadon, HyeKyung Lee, Keith Carpenter, Kevin Walczyk, Marco Antonio Mazzini, Rafael Leonardo Junchaya,
Thelema Trio, 
Belgium, Peru, Argentina and USA in harmony


751 Meridian Music Earth Music
Anthony Braxton, Ben Goldberg, Bob Marsh, Carla Kihlstedt, Damon Smith, Ellen Burr, Frank Gratkowski, Hugh Livingston, John Bischoff, John Schott, Jon Raskin, Matthew Sperry, Pauline Oliveros, Sara Schoenbeck, Shoko Hikage, Theresa Wong, Tom Bickley, Vinny Golia, Viv Corringham,
Ben Goldberg,  Bob Marsh,  Carla Kihlstedt,  Damon Smith,  Ellen Burr,  Frank Gratkowski,  Hugh Livingston,  Jie Ma,  John Bischoff,  John Schott,  Jon Raskin,  Matthew Sperry,  Pauline Oliveros,  Philip Gelb,  Sara Schoenbeck,  Shoko Hikage,  Theresa Wong,  Tom Bickley,  Vinny Golia,  Viv Corringham, 
Ten years of Meridian Music: Composers in performance


750 Christopher Campbell Sound the All-Clear
Christopher Campbell,
Christopher Campbell, 
Apocalypse averted. See #749 for the Vinyl version.


749 Christopher Campbell Sound the All-Clear
Chris Campbell,
Christopher Campbell, 
Apocalypse averted again. This is a 2LP VINYL album. For CD version see #750.


747 Prester John Desire for a Straight Line
Shawn Persinger,
Prester John, 
Truth revealed: Prester John is Shawn Persinger and David Miller


746 Phoenix Ensemble Clarinet Quintets
Milton Babbitt, Morton Feldman,
Aaron Boyd,  Alberto Parrini,  Alicia Edelberg,  Bruce Wang,  Cyrus Beroukhim,  Kristi Helberg,  Mark Lieb, 
When Morty Met Milt


743 Henry Gwiazda claudia and paul
Henry Gwiazda,
Henry Gwiazda, 
This space left open


742 MC Maguire Trash of Civilizations
MC Maguire,
Mark Rogers,  Max Christie,  MC Maguire,  Ryan Scott,  Trevor Tureski, 
Revolution 9.1


740 David Crowell Ensemble Spectrum
David Crowell, David Crowell Ensemble,
David Crowell,  Grey Mcmurray,  Jason Nazary,  Mike Chiavaro,  Red Wierenga, 
Diverse, coherent, and captivating too.


739 Matthew McCright Second Childhood
Bruce Stark, Daniel Nass, Gregory Hutter, John Halle, Kirsten Broberg, Laura Caviani,
Matthew McCright, 
Kinderszenen aus Northfield?


738 Justin Rubin Nostalgia
Justin Rubin,
Gene Koshinski,  Jefferson Campbell,  Josh Aerie,  Patrick O'Keefe,  Samuel Black,  Shannon Wettstein, 
Proust for bassoon


737 Fernando Benadon intuitivo
Fernando Benadon,
Fernando Benadon Ensemble, 
tight virtual ensemble


736 Susan Fancher In Two Worlds
Edmund Campion, James Paul Sain, John Anthony Lennon, Judith Shatin, Mark Engebretson, Morton Subotnick, Reginald Bain,
Susan Fancher, 
Saxophone/Electronic convergence


735 Cornelius Dufallo Dream Streets
Cornelius Dufallo,
Cornelius Dufallo, 
Mean playing while the city sleeps


734 Danny Holt Fast Jump
Caleb Burhans, David Lang, Graham Fitkin, Jascha Narveson, Lona Kozik,
Danny Holt, 
Piano Olympics


733 Music From Stanford <541> Volume 4
Alexander Sigman, Juan Cristóbal Cerrillo, Kristian Ireland, Mauricio Rodríguez, Patricia Elizabeth Martínez, Sebastian Semper,
Eliot Gattegno,  Ensemble SurPlus,  SoundGEAR,  The Formalist Quartet, 
A fresh harvest from America's musical, earthquake-prone breadbasket.


731 Bolcom / Mackey Concertos for Saxophone Quartet
Steve Mackey, William Bolcom,
Boston Modern Orchestra Project,  PRISM Quartet, 
Four saxes, one orchestra, two pieces.


730 Peter Gach Fresh Piano
Ellen Weller, Madelyn Byrne, Norm Weston, Roger Przytulski, William Bradbury,
Peter Gach, 
Piano music by Southern California composers


729 Present Music Graffiti
Armando Luna, Elena Kats-Chernin, Randall Woolf,
Present Music, 
Tag this one terrific


728 UST Symphonic Wind Ensemble Out of Nowhere
Ken Hesketh, Loris Chobanian, Martin Ellerby, Philip Sparke, Rolf Rudin,
Christopher Kachian,  UST Symphonic Wind Ensemble, 
Out of Minnesota


727 Kitty Brazelton Ecclesiastes: A Modern Oratorio
Kitty Brazelton,
The Time Remaining Band, 
Make time for this


726 Gene Segal Hypnotic
Gene Segal,
Bryan Beninghove,  Gene Segal,  Jonathan Powell,  Matt Kane,  Mike Sim,  Sam Barsh, 
Entrancing, mesmerizing stuff


725 Brian Dewan Ringing at the Speed of Prayer
Brian Dewan,
Brian Dewan,  Jamie Barnes,  Liverpool Cathedral Bell Ringers, 
Pealing the bells within


724 Neil Rolnick The Economic Engine
Neil Rolnick,
Hartt Contemporary Players,  Kathleen Supove,  MAYA,  Music From China,  Neil Rolnick,  The Todd Reynolds String Quartet,  Todd Reynolds, 
All groove, no downturns.


723 Michael Farley Grain
David Meltzer, Michael Farley,
Barbara Phillips-Farley,  Michael Farley,  Richard Stephan,  Timothy Hill, 
both fibrous and digestible


722 Ushio Torikai Rest
Christina Rossetti, Ushio Torikai,
Aki Takahashi,  Continuum,  Joseph Kubera,  Renee Jolles,  Thomas Buckner,  Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus, 
Not relaxing in the usual sense


721 Yuanlin Chen Away From Xuan
Yuanlin Chen,
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra,  Melody of China,  Minneapolis Guitar Quartet, 
Legends, journeys and chases; reality vs. mystery.


720 Numinous Vipassana
Joseph C. Phillips, Jr.,
Numinous, 
The music, silence and clarity of Joseph C. Phillips, Jr.


719 Society for New Music Serendipity
Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez, Dan Trueman, Edward Ruchalski, Marc Mellits, Nicolas Scherzinger, Robert Morris, Sally Lamb,
Society for New Music, 
Music from the Pulsating Heart of New York


718 Gamelan Son of Lion Sonogram
Barbara Benary, Daniel Goode, David Demnitz, David Simons, Denman Maroney, Gamelan Son of Lion, Jody Kruskal, John Morton, Laura Liben, LIsa Karrer, Miguel Frasconi,
Gamelan Son of Lion, 
The lion that roars and booms


717 Denman Maroney Music for Words, Perhaps
Denman Maroney, W.B. Yeats, Wallace Stevens,
Arthur Kell,  David Simons,  Denman Maroney,  Herb Robertson,  Sheila Schonbrun,  Shelley Hirsch,  Theo Bleckmann, 
WB Yeats, W Stevens and D Maroney; poetry and music in a perfect domestic partnership


716 Michael Fiday Same Rivers Different
Jack Kerouac, Matsuo Basho, Michael Fiday, Peter Gizzi,
Bart Feller,  Brianna Goldberg,  Carla Kihlstedt,  Christopher Froh,  Graeme Jennings,  James Culley,  James Tocco,  Laura Sabo,  Linda Mark,  Mantra Percussion Quartet,  Matthias Bossi,  Nicholas Naegle,  Russell Burge,  Shiau-uen Ding,  Soon Cho, 
What do Basho and Kerouac have in common?


715 Randall Hall The passage between
Christian Lauba, Jonathon Kirk, Randall Hall,
Randall Hall, 
between and beyond extremes


714 Robert Moran Mantra
Robert Moran,
Ensemble Chrismos,  Grassauer Bläserensemble,  Iowa Percussion,  Latvian Radio Chorus,  Robert Ridgell, 
Meditations, mad kings, and flooding


713 Ann Millikan Ballad Nocturne
Ann Millikan,
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra,  Emanuele Arciuli, 
Shadowy trails and gutsy sounds...


712 Hildegurls Electric Ordo Virtutum
Elaine Kaplinsky, Eve Beglarian, Hildegard of Bingen, Kitty Brazelton, Lisa Bielawa,
Hildegurls, 
Out of the nunnery


711 Andrew Violette Sonata for Unaccompanied Violin
Andrew Violette,
Robert Uchida, 
Move over Mr. Goldberg


710 The Phenomenon of Threes Chamber Trios for Flute, Clarinet and Piano
Dinu Ghezzo, Harold Oliver, Lawrence Moss, Richard Brooks, Ron Mazurek,
Esther Lamneck,  Keith Underwood,  Martha Locker, 
Rep problems solved


709 Rudresh Mahanthappa Apti
Ravi Shankar, Rudresh Mahanthappa,
Indo-Pak Coalition, 
...and his Indo-Pak Coalition


708 Adam Niewood & His Rabble Rousers Epic Journey, Volumes I & II
Adam Niewood,
Adam Niewood & His Rabble Rousers, 
Rousing stuff


707 John Fitz Rogers Once Removed
John Fitz Rogers,
Cameron Britt,  Joseph Eller,  Lynn Kompass,  Marina Lomazov,  Opus Two,  Robert Jesselson,  Scott Herring,  William Terwilliger, 
Music that lingers...


706 Mark Applebaum Sock Monkey
Mark Applebaum,
Beta Collide,  Brian McWhorter,  Christopher Froh,  duo runedako,  Florian Conzetti,  Mark Applebaum,  Meridian Arts Ensemble,  Paul Dresher Ensemble,  sfSound,  Stanford Symphony Orchestra,  Terry Longshore, 
Keeps both your feet and ears warm.


705 Music From Stanford <541> Volume 3
Bruno Ruviaro, Christopher Trebue Moore, Jason Federmeyer, Kristian Ireland, Marisol Jimenez, Per Bloland,
Christopher Froh,  Ensemble,  Florian Conzetti,  Graeme Jennings,  inauthentica,  Loren Mach, 
A complex trilogy


704 Bill Banfield Band Spring Forward
Bill Banfield, John Coltrane, W. Montgomery,
Bill Banfield,  Keith McCutchen,  Serge Aquo,  Stokley Williams,  Terry Burns,  Wallace Hill,  Zeitgeist, 
No falling back


703 Barry Schrader Monkey King
Barry Schrader,
Barry Schrader, 
Ancient and modern


702 royal hartigan ancestors
chinese traditional, edith piaf, Eve People of Ghana, Hafez Modirzadeh, ray hart, royal hartigan,
baomi,  Hafez Modirzadeh,  royal hartigan,  sandra poindexter,  weihua zhang, 
personal tales from a (very-) musical family


701 Pharaoh's Daughter Daddy's Pockets
Basya Schechter,
Pharaoh's Daughter, 
Goes well with Mint Tea


700 Glass Farm Ensemble In Four
Elizabeth Hoffman, Louis Andriessen, Peter Herbert, Wolfgang Heiniger, Yvonne Troxler,
Glass Farm Ensemble, 
Not much in common with rock or jazz, but...


699 Jon Irabagon's Outright!
Jon Irabagon,
Chris Cash,  Jesse Lewis,  Jon Irabagon's Outright!,  The Original Outright! Jass Band,  The Outright! Mixed Choir, 
Outright! is the %^@*


698 Val-Inc On
Val-Inc,
Parker Sargent,  Steven Hall,  Suphala,  Thor Madsen,  Val-Inc,  Vicki Newsum, 
Afro-Haitian-New York esoterica


697 Douglas J Cuomo Arjuna's Dilemma
Douglas J Cuomo,
Alan Johnson,  Amit Chatterjee,  Anonymous 4,  Badal Roy,  Bob Franceschini,  Ethel,  Kathleen Supove,  Robert Black,  Tony Boutte, 
A Chamber Opera with libretto from the Bhagavad Ghita and poetry of Kabir


696 Jeremy Beck Never Final, Never Gone
Jeremy Beck,
Cynthia Ellis,  Heather Coltman,  Maria Kolaiko,  Nevsky String Quartet,  Roberta Garten,  Tatiana Razoumova,  UNI Concert Chorale,  UNI Percussion Ensemble, 
More jewels


695 Christopher Bailey Immolation Ritual
Christopher Bailey,
Christopher Bailey,  Eliot Gattegno,  Gabriela Diaz,  Jacob Barton,  Ju Ri Seo,  Maja Cerar,  Marilyn Nonken,  Shiau-uen Ding,  Sukato, 
It sizzles


694 Christopher Adler Ecstatic Volutions in a Neon Haze
Christopher Adler,
Alan Lechusza,  Christopher Adler,  Colin McAllister,  NOISE,  pulsoptional,  Robert Dillon, 
Groove's Dictionary


693 Jacob TV Pitch Black: PRISM Quartet
Jacob TV,
Matthew Levy,  PRISM Quartet,  Taimur Sullivan,  Timothy McAllister, 
Chet Baker, Billie Holiday... a blast from the ghetto


692 Sidiki Conde Sidiki
Sidiki Conde,
Sidiki, 
From Guinea With Love (NB Title is out of print but can be downloaded from your favorite mp3 vendor)


691 Nicola Melville Melville's Dozen
Alex Freeman, Augusta Read Thomas, Carter Pann, Doug Opel, Gabriela Lena Frank, Judith Lang Zaimont, Kevin Beavers, Marc Mellits, Mark Olivieri, Phil Fried, Phillip Rhodes, Stacy Garrop, Stephen Paulus,
Nicola Melville, 
A generous helping of brand new piano music.


690 royal hartigan ensemble blood drum spirit live in china
Art Hirahara, Asante people of West Africa, Charles Mingus, chinese traditional, David Bindman, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Eve People, royal hartigan, Sonny Rollins,
royal hartigan ensemble, 
Jazz for a new planet


689 Jason Kao Hwang / EDGE Stories Before Within
Jason Kao Hwang,
Andrew Drury,  EDGE,  Jason Kao Hwang,  Ken Filiano,  Taylor Ho Bynum, 
Tales from the edge


688 Giancarlo Vulcano Vetro
Giancarlo Vulcano,
Giancarlo Vulcano, 
Musical self-portraits in a fish tank


687 William Albright Music for Saxophones: PRISM Quartet
William Albright,
Marilyn Nonken,  Matthew Herskowitz,  Matthew Levy,  Michael Lowenstern,  PRISM Quartet,  Taimur Sullivan,  University of Michigan Symphony Band, 
Extraordinary sax ensemble music in breathtaking performances


686 Sean Noonan Being Brewed by Noon
Sean Noonan,
Brewed by Noon, 
Live from New York and Beyond


685 Roger Kleier The Night Has Many Hours
Roger Kleier,
Annie Gosfield,  Joan Jeanrenaud,  Roger Kleier, 
Ambient Noir


684 Cafe Antarsia Ensemble Songs of the Table
Nikos Brisco, Rami El-Aasser, Ron Riley, Ruth Margraff,
Café Antarsia Ensemble, 
Get Balkanized!


683 Alex Shapiro Notes from the Kelp
Alex Shapiro,
Alan Baer,  Bradley Haag,  Brice Martin,  Carolyn Beck,  Charles Boito,  Connie Kupka,  Dan Morris,  David Speltz,  David Walther,  Frank Basile,  Kathleen McIntosh,  Leslie Lashinsky,  Los Angeles Flute Quartet,  Miwako Watanabe,  Peggy Benkeser,  Robin Lorentz,  Susanne Kessel,  Teresa McCollough,  Tom Burritt,  Victoria Miskolczy, 
Malibu (now Puget) Sounds


682 Todd Hammes Music for Percussion (Mostly)
Todd Hammes,
Tool and Drum Ensemble, 
The raw power of Inconsistencies.


681 Elliott Schwartz Hall of Mirrors
Elliott Schwartz,
Elliott Schwartz,  Harvard University Band,  Henry Skolnick,  Marc Thayer,  Paul Hoffman,  Paul Vasile,  Radnofsky Saxophone Quartet,  Tom Goldstein, 
Beyond analogue Brahms


680 Monroe Golden Alabama Places
Monroe Golden,
Ellen Tweiten,  Kurt Carpenter,  Linda Frost, 
lovely, sumptuous, yet arcane


679 Robert Een Hiroshima Maiden
Robert Een,
Robert Een, 
Far East meets East Village


678 Steve Reich Music for 18 Musicians
Steve Reich,
GVSU New Music Ensemble, 
Minimal masterpiece as seen from the heartland.


677 Susie Ibarra Drum Sketches
Susie Ibarra,
Susie Ibarra, 
Cool Kulintang


676 Drew Krause Powder
Drew Krause,
Drew Krause,  Margaret Lancaster,  Taimur Sullivan,  Whitney LaGrange, 
Open-source algorithmically-generated computer music.


675 Brian Sacawa American Voices
Chris Theofanidis, Derek Hurst, Erik Spangler, Keeril Makan, Lee Hyla, Michael Gordon, Philip Glass,
Brian Sacawa, 
Knocking the saxophone clear of concert hall stereotypes.


674 Andrew Violette Rave
Andrew Violette,
Andrew Violette,  Curtis Macomber,  Gregor Kitzis, 
Restless and comforting.


673 Esther Lamneck Cigar Smoke
Cort Lippe, Dinu Ghezzo, Esther Lamneck, Larry Fritts, Lawrence Moss, Orlando Legname, Robert Rowe, Zach Browning,
Esther Lamneck, 
Hard-driving clarinet


672 Mary Ellen Childs Dream House
Mary Ellen Childs,
Ethel, 
If Ethel were on HGTV


671 Cristian Amigo Kingdom of Jones
Cristian Amigo,
Cristian Amigo, 
A defiant sound world of freedom


670 Fantastic Merlins Look Around
Brian Roessler, Federico Ughi, Jacqueline Ferrier-Ultan, Nathan Hanson,
Fantastic Merlins, 
Dangerous profundities


669 David Del Tredici Vintage Alice • Dracula
David Del Tredici,
Cleveland Chamber Symphony,  Hila Plitmann, 
Two bed-time stories from Mr. Neo Romanticism


668 Kiku Collins Here With Me
Dido Armstrong, Julian Harris, Kiku Collins, Pascal Gabriel, Paul Stratham, Traditional Japanese,
Alex Alexander,  Andy Ezrin,  Greg Hirte,  Jay Rodriguez,  Jorge Bringas,  Julian Harris,  Kiku Collins,  Manuel Carro,  Nick Cudahy,  Steve Shapiro,  Tani Trentlyon,  Tony Graci,  Trevor Exter, 
As seen on TV (just behind Beyonce, the one playing the horn)


667 Amanda Monaco 4 Intention
Amanda Monaco, Jason Gillenwater,
Amanda Monaco,  Amanda Monaco 4,  Fraser Hollins,  Jason Gillenwater,  Jeff Davis, 
The mother of intention...


666 Mark Applebaum Asylum
Mark Applebaum,
Berndt Thurner,  Champ d'Action,  Ensemble XX. Jahrhundert,  Harmida Piano Trio,  Magnus Andersson,  Mark Applebaum,  Skin and Bones, 
A finely tuned compendium of (dis)orders.


665 John Morton Solo Traveler
John Morton, Miguel Frasconi,
Dare to Breathe,  John Morton,  Miguel Frasconi, 
Caution: Contents may be hot.


664 Virgil Moorefield Things You Must Do to Get to Heaven
Virgil Moorefield,
David Eggar,  Michael Lowenstern,  Stephen Gosling,  Thad de Brock,  Tom Chiu,  Tom Kolor,  Virgil Moorefield, 
walking the line between composition and improvisation


663 Ann Millikan The Music of Ann Millikan
Ann Millikan,
California EAR Unit,  Marc Lowenstein,  Nicholas Terry,  Patrick O'Keefe, 
The Music of Ann Millikan Featuring the California EAR Unit, "wizards of new music."


662 Alexandra Gardner Luminoso
Alexandra Gardner,
Alexandra Gardner,  Barbara Held,  Carlos Gil Ferrer,  Enrique Malo Lop,  Harry Sparnaay,  Robert Armengol,  Xelo Giner, 
“…an inherent joyousness at its core"


661 Savage Aural Hotbed The Unified Pounding Theory
Dean Hawthorne, Mark Black, Savage Aural Hotbed, Stuart DeVaan, William Melton,
Savage Aural Hotbed, 
Music for iron pours?


660 Randall Hall Neither Proud Nor Ashamed
Christian Lauba, Jonathon Kirk, Kevin Ernste, Luciano Berio, Nicolas Scherzinger, Randall Hall,
Randall Hall, 
High octane, supercharged sax


659 Teresa LeVelle The Shadowlands
Teresa LeVelle,
Alexander Ezerman,  Ann Yeung,  Carol Stephenson,  Danilo Lozano,  David Dees,  John Gilbert,  Mark Menzies,  Michael Cameron,  Setareh Beheshti,  Stephanie Ezerman,  Stephen Cook,  Theresa Dimond, 
The aliens (and natives) of Los Angeles


658 Music from Stanford <541> Volume 2
Alexander Sigman, Christopher Trebue Moore, David Brynjar Franzson, Hans Thomalla, Jose Rio-Pareja, Yaron Sokolov,
Ensemble,  Ensemble Ascolta,  Ensemble SurPlus,  inauthentica,  Morris Palter, 
Derrida, flamenco, parrots, Icelandic novelists, and Jimi Hendrix. Discuss.


657 Carol Barnett Cyprus, First Impressions
Carol Barnett,
Adam Kuenzel,  Bradley Greenwald,  Christopher Kachian,  Claudia White,  David Berg,  Jane Garvin,  Laura Sewell,  Laurie Petruconis,  Marianne Fleming Bryan,  Michael Sutton,  Susan Janda,  University of Minnesota Symphonic Wind Ensemble, 
A sonic scrapbook from the Med


656 Neil Rolnick Digits
Neil Rolnick,
Kathleen Supove,  Neil Rolnick,  Paul Dresher Ensemble,  Peter Eldridge, 
Digits. They're not just 0 and 1 anymore.


655 Phillip Schroeder Move in the Changing Light
Phillip Schroeder,
Amy McGinty,  Daniel Cline,  Phillip Schroeder,  Robert Best, 
Draw the blinds, draw a bath, and let your mind take this gentle voyage.


654 Barry Schrader Fallen Sparrow
Barry Schrader,
Frank Royon Le Mée,  Mark Menzies,  Vickie Ray,  William Powell, 
Music for electronics and live performers


653 Belinda Reynolds Cover
Belinda Reynolds,
American Baroque,  Citywinds,  Claricello,  New Millennium Ensemble,  Peggy Benkeser,  Sergio Puccini,  Teresa McCollough,  Tom Burritt, 
Take Cover: No one’s ever asked you to listen quite this way before.


652 McAllister/Goodson In Transit
Gregory Wanamaker, Milton Babbitt, Mischa Zupko, Roshanne Etezady, William Albright,
Kathryn Goodson,  Timothy McAllister, 
This is chamber music on Red Bull.


651 UST Symphonic Wind Ensemble Road to the Stars
Andrew Boysen, Jr., Arturo Marquez, Guy Woolfenden, Nigel Clarke, Ralph Hultgren, Roger Cichy,
UST Symphonic Wind Ensemble, 
From Shakespeare to Soyuz, dancing bugs to Bohemians.


650 Jeremy Beck pause and feel and hark
Jeremy Beck,
Elizabeth Sadilek,  Emilio Colon,  Gretchen Brumwell,  Heather Coltman,  Jean McDonald,  Robin Guy, 
“Jeremy Beck is Exhibit A in classical music’s defense against the charge of being out of touch.” - Gramophone (June 2006)


649 Mark Applebaum The Bible Without God
Mark Applebaum,
Mark Applebaum, 
All for one... The Mouseketier rides again.


648 Judy Dunaway Mother of Balloon Music
Damian Catera, Judy Dunaway, Tom Chiu,
Damian Catera,  FLUX Quartet,  Judy Dunaway,  Ryuko Mizutani,  Tom Chiu, 
Blood of the Amazon, breath of life, milk of music; it's all here.


647 Yoav Gal, Yael Kanarek Bit by Bit, Cell by Cell
Yael Kanarek, Yoav Gal,
Evann Siebens,  Sarah Rivkin,  Yoav Gal, 
Remember the Atari and the dawning of computer game technology?


646 Mark Applebaum 56 1/2 ft.
Mark Applebaum,
inauthentica,  Mark Applebaum,  Stanford Jazz Orchestra,  The St. Lawrence String Quartet, 
Non-metric in more ways than one.


645 Mark Engebretson Where Does Love Go?
Mark Engebretson,
Alexander Wagendristel,  Brooks Whitehouse,  Inara Zandmane,  Ingrid Wagner-Kraft,  Janet Orenstein,  John Fadial,  Lorena Guillen,  Scott Rawls,  Steve Stusek,  Susan Fancher, 
...to the cardinal and the crow


644 Matt Steckler Persiflage
Matt Steckler,
Curtis Fowlkes,  Lonnie Plaxico,  Matt Steckler,  Michael Cain,  Persiflage,  Pheeroan Aklaff, 
Beyond Dead Cat Bounce


643 John Belcher The Sound According to John
John Belcher,
Abdul Mateen,  Alioune Cissoko,  Bolu Fatunmise,  Dorothy Jungels,  John Belcher,  Phil Stalworth, 
No saint, no blinding lights, just one man's complex universe


642 Electropolis Electropolis
Electropolis, Kelly Rossum, Michael Ferrier, Michael O'Brien, Steve Roehm,
Electropolis,  Kelly Rossum,  Michael Ferrier,  Michael O'Brien,  Steve Roehm, 
Restless Leg Syndrome for your ears. "It's the bomb, chickadees," UTNE Reader, April 2006


641 Andrew Violette Piano Sonatas Volume Two
Andrew Violette,
Andrew Violette, 
Some of the music is not pretty


640 Barry Schrader Beyond
Barry Schrader,
Barry Schrader, 
Bebe's whirlwind of emotion


639 Henry Gwiazda She's Walking......
Henry Gwiazda,
Henry Gwiazda, 
nothing but waiting. nothing and waiting.


638 Zeitgeist Shape Shifting
Philippe Costaglioli, Scott Miller, Zeitgeist,
Philippe Costaglioli,  Scott Miller,  Zeitgeist, 
Now, close your eyes…


637 Victor Zupanc Sun and Moon
Victor Zupanc,
Victor Zupanc, 
Soundtrack for a Chinese Icarus


636 Society for New Music Pinocchio/Beauty and the Beast
Michael Gandolfi, R. Murray Schafer,
Society for New Music, 
Two future classics for children


635 Music from Stanford <541> Volume 1
Alex Hills, Atau Tanaka, Charles Nichols, Ching-Wen Chao, Christopher Burns, Christopher Wendell Jones, Damian Keller, David Brynjar Franzson, Jose Rio-Pareja, Matthew Shlomowitz, Nurit Jugend, Oded Ben-Tal, Seungyon-Seny Lee, Sven-Ingo Koch,
Ann Yi,  Armelle Orieux,  Atau Tanaka,  California EAR Unit,  Charles Nichols,  Christopher Froh,  Christopher Jones,  Damian Keller,  J. Karla Lemon,  Kemmerensemble Neue Musik Berlin,  Kirsten LeStrange,  Lisa Bielawa,  Roderick Chadwick,  Sirius,  Stanford Chamber Strings, 
A glimpse of the future


634 David Dzubay American Midlife
David Dzubay,
David Dzubay,  Kirk Trevor,  Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra,  Tasha Dzubay, 
There's more to this than lovehandles.


633 20th Century Consort Christopher Kendall
Allan Schindler, George Rochberg, Joseph Schwantner, Maurice Wright,
20th Century Consort, 
Part Three of the 20th Century Consort's epic trilogy


632 Carei Thomas Sound Window(s) V: Pinnacles
Carei Thomas, Jacqueline Ferrier-Ultan, Patrick O'Keefe,
Carei Thomas,  Ensemble,  Gary Schulte,  Jacqueline Ferrier-Ultan,  Patrick O'Keefe,  Stephen Goldstein,  Steve Goldstein,  Steven Linsner, 
A spatial-kinetic-word-sound-concept


631 Neil Rolnick Shadow Quartet
Neil Rolnick, Tyrone Henderson,
Ethel,  Joan La Barbara,  Neil Rolnick,  Quintet of the Americas,  Todd Reynolds,  Tyrone Henderson, 
The real thief of Baghdad?


630 Teresa McCollough Music for Hammers and Sticks
Alex Shapiro, Alvin Singleton, Belinda Reynolds, Joseph Harchanko, Steve Mackey, Zhou Long,
Peggy Benkeser,  Teresa McCollough,  Tom Burritt, 
Swords, ploughshares; Hammers, sticks; Piano, percussion... *Sequenza21 Best of 2005*


629 Barry Schrader Lost Atlantis
Barry Schrader,
Barry Schrader, 
Lost analog world rediscovered. Buchla 200 found in excellent shape and still revealing beauties from the ancient future.


628 Mark Applebaum Disciplines
Mark Applebaum,
Eric Bartlett,  Griffin Campbell,  Mark Applebaum,  Scott Paulson,  Shannon Wettstein,  Steven Schick,  Terry Longshore, 
Compact disciplines


627 Robert Moran Open Veins
Robert Moran,
Alexander Balanescu,  Ensemble Chrismos,  Jayne West,  Piano Circus Band,  Sound Affairs, 
Open your veins and let the sun shine in.


626 Phillip Johnston Rub Me the Wrong Way
Phillip Johnston,
Barbara Merjan,  David Hofstra,  Joe Ruddick,  Jonathan Dryden,  Lindsey Horner,  Mark Josefsberg,  Nurit Tilles,  Phillip Johnston,  Will Holshouser, 
Some cat's like to be rubbed the wrong way. IF YOU LIKE THIS...Try on your top hat and listen to Beat Circus, Ringleader's Revolt!


625 Rene Ford Unsentimental
Rene Ford,
Alicia Wiley,  Eliezer Freitas Santos,  J. Otis Powell!,  Jeffrey Bailey,  Kevin Washington,  Mankwe Ndosi,  Rene Ford, 
There's always more to be said.


624 Matthew Smith Archaic
Matthew Smith,
Matthew Smith,  Zeitgeist, 
The soundtrack to your ancient dreams


623 The Beat Circus Ringleader's Revolt
Brian Carpenter, DJ Hazard, Kurt Weill, Merle Evans, The Beat Circus,
Alec K. Redfearn,  Brandon Seabrook,  Brian Carpenter,  Charle Kohlhase,  DJ Hazard,  Jerome Deupree,  Jim Hobbs,  Karen Langlie,  Leigh Calabrese,  Ron Caswell,  Sagittarius Brown,  The Beat Circus, 
More fun than you can comfortably imagine under a big top.


622 Gerald Busby Music of Gerald Busby
Gerald Busby,
Calvin Hampton,  Donald Palma,  Gerald Busby,  Jenny Haydn Brown,  Jerry Grossman,  Kenneth Cooper,  Michael Parloff,  Wendy Young, 
A musical rest stop for rare individuals


621 MIT Wind Ensemble Waking Winds
Brian Robison, Evan Ziporyn, Gunther Schuller, Peter Child,
Evan Ziporyn,  MIT Wind Ensemble,  Young-Nam Kim, 
Wake up to the sound of one of the great wind ensembles


620 Matthew Burtner Metasaxophone Colossus
Matthew Burtner,
Matthew Burtner, 
The saxophone squared.


619 Bill Banfield Striking Balance
Bill Banfield, Miles Davis, Morris Hayes, Patrice Rushen,
Bill Banfield,  Billy Childs,  Don Byron,  Mark Ledford,  Michael Burton,  Nelson Rangell,  Patrice Rushen, 
There has never been a smoother smoke.


618 Antares Eclipse
Carter Pann, George Tsontakis, James Matheson, John Mackey, Kevin Puts, Stefan Freund,
Antares,  Eric Huebner,  Garrick Zoeter,  Rebecca Patterson,  Vesselin Gellev, 
Reach for the stars.


617 Mark Applebaum Martian Anthropology
Mark Applebaum,
Eric Bartlett,  Mark Applebaum,  Scott Paulson,  Steven Schick, 
What's the Danish word for Marshmallows?


616 Society for New Music American Masters for the 21st Century
Steven Stucky,
Society for New Music, 
30 years of commissions by the Syracuse Society for New Music.


615 Industrial Jazz Group The Star Chamber
Andrew Durkin,
Industrial Jazz Group, 
Not that kind of "industrial." This one is way more fun.


614 Victoria Jordanova Outer Circles
Victoria Jordanova,
Victoria Jordanova, 
A never-ending soundtrack of life and death.


613 Judith Shatin Dreamtigers
Judith Shatin,
Da Capo Chamber Players,  Lucy Shelton,  William Zito, 
Put this dreamtiger in your tank.


612 Jeremy Beck Wave
Jeremy Beck,
Rayanne Dupuis,  Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, 
One of the “best new recordings from North America” – Gramophone (June 2006)


611 Klein / Kleinsasser Equipoise
Joseph Klein, William Kleinsasser,
Ensemble,  John Sampen,  Nova Ensemble,  Todd Markey, 
Boisterous balance of modernism and mayhem


610 Shawn Persinger is Prester John The Art of Modern/Primitive Guitar
Shawn Persinger,
Shawn Persinger, 
The Art of Modern/Primitive Guitar


609 Billband Blurred
Bill Ryan,
Billband,  David Cossin,  Michael Lowenstern,  Stephen Gosling,  Taimur Sullivan,  Todd Reynolds,  Wayne DuMaine, 
Rhythmic grooves and driving textures from New York's finest.


608 Andrew Violette The Death of the Hired Man
Andrew Violette,
Andrew Violette,  Brad Cresswell,  Sherry Zannoth, 
Art songs from a mold smasher


607 Lucy Wenger Through an Open Window
Alan Hovhaness, Bill Rea, Janice Giteck, Paul Schoenfield,
Lucy Wenger, 
A breath of fresh pianistic air. No bugs.


606 20th Century Consort Lucy Shelton/Soprano
Gerald Chenoweth, Joseph Schwantner, Richard Wernick, William Doppmann,
20th Century Consort,  Lucy Shelton, 
one soprano, no tenors


605 20th Century Consort Lambert Orkis/Piano
Dexter Morrill, George Crumb, Maurice Wright, William Penn,
James Primosch,  Lambert Orkis, 
Reissues of important and wonderful chamber music from the Smithsonian's performance series. 1 of 3


604 Paul Austerlitz & Michael S. Harper Double Take: Jazz-Poetry Conversations
Michael S. Harper, Paul Austerlitz,
Michael S. Harper,  Paul Austerlitz, 
Jazz-Poetry Conversations for mouth and bass clarinet


603 Crumb, Patterson, Gamer Harmony for a New World
Carlton Gamer, David Crumb, Robert G. Patterson,
David Colson,  John Kinzie,  Quattro Mani,  Susan Grace, 
Four hands, three composers, one glimpse into eternity.


602 Mark Applebaum Intellectual Property
Mark Applebaum,
Chris Chafe,  Ivan Manzanilla,  Jane Rigler,  Mark Applebaum,  Paul Dresher Ensemble,  Ryan Francesconi,  Steven Schick,  Terry Longshore, 
In the world of Intellectual Property, anything that vibrates is fair game. And when Applebaum plays, he plays to win.


601 R. Stevie Moore Nevertheless Optimistic
R. stevie Moore,
Dave Gregory,  Kramer,  R. Stevie Moore,  Shooby Taylor, 
The grand-daddy of DIY home recording


600 Present Music Kamran Ince: In White
Kamran Ince,
Eric Segnitz,  Karl Lavine,  Philip Bush,  Present Music, 
Music to swoon to.


599 Revolutionary Snake Ensemble Year of the Snake
Angel G. Villoldo, James Brown, James Crawford, John Scofield, Ken Field, Manu Dibago, Sun Ra,
Bob Pilkington,  Derek VanBeever,  Eric Paull,  Ethan Meyer,  Jon Fraser,  Ken Field,  Revolutionary Snake Ensemble,  Scott Getchell, 
It's all here - music for the head, the heart, and the feet.


598 CHiPs CHiPs
Aram Bajakian, Sean Noonan, Thierno Camara,
Aram Bajakian,  CHiPs,  Dan Magay,  Jim Pugliese,  Sean Noonan,  Thierno Camara, 
Anything but an Eighties nostalgia act


597 Samuel Pellman Selected Planets
Samuel Pellman,
Samuel Pellman, 
Far out and sublime


596 Robert Carl Roundabout
Robert Carl,
Hartt Contemporary Players,  Jerome Pruett,  Laura Loewen,  Mark Engebretson,  Michael Menapace,  Percussion 20/20,  Robert Black,  Robert Carl, 
A sound-mirror held to the world


595 Gao Hong Flying Dragon
Gao Hong,
Gao Hong,  James Newton,  Shubhendra Rao,  Ty Burhoe,  Yoshio Kurahashi, 
Traditional music for an imaginary nation


594 Douglas R. Ewart Songs of Sunlife: Inside the Didjeridu
Douglas R. Ewart,
Douglas R. Ewart,  Louis Alemayehu,  Steve Goldstein, 
This long-time AACM pillar also teaches this most ancient of instruments more than a few new tricks


593 Dead Cat Bounce Home Speaks to the Wandering
Matt Steckler,
Arie Werbrouck,  Bill Carbone,  Charlie Kohlhase,  Dead Cat Bounce,  Drew Sayers,  Jared Sims,  Matt Steckler, 
A cleverly anti-catatonic cantilever across the mainstream!


592 George Cartwright's GloryLand Ponycat Black Ants Crawling
Adam Linz, Don Pullen, Frank Wright, George Cartwright, Henry Grimes,
Adam Linz,  Alden Ikeda,  George Cartwright, 
Downtown sax hero, takes a break from Curlew to unleash GloryLand PonyCat.


591 CTB OMID
Chris Beaty,
Chris Beaty,  Jim Anton,  Ken Chastain,  Tommy Barbarella, 
21st Century exotica


590 Present Music Haunted America
Jerome Kitzke, Kimmo Hakola, Michael Torke,
Present Music, 
Haunted by grit but ready to shout for joy


589 Zeitgeist If Tigers Were Clouds
Annie Gosfield, Arthur Ferris, Beth Custer, Eleanor Hovda, Johanna M. Beyer, Mildred Couper, Pauline Oliveros, Yoko Ono,
Anatoly Larkin,  Carl Witt,  Christopher Cunningham,  Michelle Kinney,  Pat Okeefe,  Pauline Oliveros,  Philip Blackburn,  Yuri Merzhevsky,  Zeitgeist, 
Eight decades of women in experimental music.


588 David Dzubay dancesing in a green bay
David Dzubay,
Voices of Change, 
This is literary music that paints watercolors on the subconscious and draws the listener in to new worlds beyond the chamber hall. Performed by the Southwest's premiere chamber ensemble, Voices of Change.


587 Andrew Violette Piano Sonatas
Andrew Violette,
Andrew Violette, 
Take it from the top: Epic piano sonata becomes religious ritual.


586 David Stock American Accents
David Stock,
David Stock,  Gerard Schwarz,  Seattle Symphony,  Susan Gulkis Assadi, 
Seattle takes on Pittsburgh


585 Fred Ho ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE! The Black Panther Suite
Andrea Lockett, Fred Ho, Jayne Cortez, Paul Chan,
Afro Asian Music Ensemble, 
Blasts the lock off America's citadel of lies, rescues the Panthers' legacy from the clutches of goody-two-shoes revisionists, and delivers it—alive and kicking—to the place where it is most needed—literally, in our souls.


584 John Howell Morrison Hard Weather Makes Good Wood
John Howell Morrison,
Intergalactic Contemporary Ensemble,  Maria Jette,  Troy Gardner,  Vivian S Montgomery, 
Eloquent music of struggle, crisis, and overcoming


583 Kwaku Kwaakye Obeng Afrijazz
Kwaku Kwaakye Obeng, Thelonius Monk,
Dominic Kanza,  Gloria Koomson,  Ismail Lawal,  Jay Hoggard,  Jeff Penn,  Kwaku Kwaakye Obeng,  Michael Veal,  Paul Austerlitz,  Rani Arbo,  Scott Kessel,  Taylor Ho Bynum,  Wes Brown,  William Lowe, 
The sturdy percussive foundation of an enduring piece of work


582 Darrell Katz The Death of Simone Weil
Darrell Katz, Paula Tatarunis, Sherwood Anderson,
Abby and Norm Group,  Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra,  Rebecca Shrimpton, 
Mystic visionary comes to life with a big band behind her.


581 Andrew Drury A Momentary Lapse
Andrew Drury,
Andrew Drury,  Briggan Krauss,  Chris Speed,  Eyvind Kang,  Mark Dresser,  Myra Melford, 
Jazz dream-team ventures into new territory


580 royal hartigan Blood Drum Spirit
Danongan Kalanduyan, David Bindman, Duke Ellington, Edward Lee Nate, Juan Tizol, royal hartigan, Tanjore Ranganathan, The Asante people of Ghana, The Dagbamba and Frafra peoples of Ghana, The Eve people of Ghana, The Fon and Eve peoples of West Africa, The Inuit people of North America, The Maranao people of the Philippines, The Papago and Saguaro peoples of North America,
David Bindman,  Kevin McNeal,  royal hartigan,  Wes Brown, 
"Drumming is spirit." I work to give my blood through the drum to share that spirit.


579 The Hub Trucker
Sean Noonan, Tim Dahl,
Dan Magay,  Sean Noonan,  The Hub,  Tim Dahl, 
Imagine if Charles Ives sat in on a set with Slayer. Envision Busta Rhymes trapped in a high-rise elevator with Muzac blaring from the overhead speakers.


578 Music of Remembrance Art from Ashes, Vol. 1
David Stock, Erwin Schulhoff, Herman Berlinski, Paul Schoenfield, Robert Dauber,
Music of Remembrance, 
This is music of defiance in the face of death.


577 Skip Heller HOMEGOING
Gustav Mahler, Jule Styne, Little Walter Jacobs, Sammy Cahn, Skip Heller, Terry Adams,
Dave Alvin,  Lee Toft,  The Skip Heller Quartet, 
Composer/guitarist Skip Heller is regularly compared favorably with Sun Ra, Frank Zappa, and John Zorn. His new release, "Homegoing" sends him back to his soul-jazz roots.


576 Anthony Braxton/Taylor Ho Bynum DUETS (WESLEYAN) 2002
Anthony Braxton, Taylor Ho Bynum,
Anthony Braxton,  Taylor Ho Bynum, 
The magically synchronous Duettists are back in print again


575 Barry Schrader EAM
Barry Schrader,
Barry Schrader, 
From Bachian roots a la Wendy Carlos, to musique concrete a la Pierre Schaeffer, right up to new abstract synthetic worlds, Barry Schrader shows he is a master at the dials. Electronica not just for egg-heads.


573 Mark Winges Freed from Words
Mark Winges,
Ancora,  Sue Bohlin,  The Piedmont Children's Choir,  The San Francisco Chamber Singers, 
Think of the mind-blowing choral works of Penderecki, Messiaen, Takemitsu, or Ligeti's brooding score to 2001: A Space Odyssey.


572 Naftule's Dream Live in Florence
David Harris, Michael McLaughlin, Naftule's Dream,
Naftule's Dream, 
Klezmer, free-jazz, and old-world flavors at their finest.


571 Industrial Jazz Group City Of Angles
Andrew Durkin, Cory Wright, Evan Francis,
Industrial Jazz Group, 
"Thelonius Monk goes to the circus drunk" is how one listener describes it.


570 Mark Warhol Où est Fleuri Rose?
Mark Warhol,
Catherine Issalys,  David Harris,  John Jensen,  Krystal Banfield,  Norah Long, 
Welcome to Mark Warhol's world— a cradle of turbulent sound that is delicate, stark, knotty, Babbitt-esque, and wickedly droll. Though unpredictable, there is a haunting, dream-like familiarity to the music and non-narrative style.


569 Metaphor, Mike Croswell Strange Lives
Mike Croswell,
Metaphor, 
Strange Lives is about making live music in this very strange 21st century world.


568 Ensemble Capriccio and Friends Skrowaczewski’s World
S. Skrowaczewski,
Ensemble Capriccio, 
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski. Two words. Unsung genius. Also two words...


567 The Fully Celebrated Orchestra The Marriage of Heaven and Earth
Jim Hobbs,
The Fully Celebrated Orchestra , 
These grooves and post-Bop squall would do Ornette Coleman proud. This is fiercely-played jazz, not for the weak of heart.


566 Tom Heasley On the Sensations of Tone
Tom Heasley,
Tom Heasley, 
Tom Heasley's ambient tuba is so deeply tranquil, it sounds like a blue whale getting a deep tissue massage...


565 Applebaum Jazz Piano Duo The Apple Doesnt Fall Far from the Tree
Bill Evans, Juan Tizol, Mark Applebaum, Sigmund Romberg, Victor Young, Wayne Shorter,
Bob and Mark Applebaum, 
Pianistic telepathy in action


564 Susan Fancher Ponder Nothing
Alexander Wagendristel, Ben Johnston, Giacinto Scelsi, Mark Engebretson, Steve Reich, Wolfram Wagner,
Susan Fancher, 
More of a Yo Yo Ma of the saxophone than a Jan Garbarek or Lisa Simpson, Fancher will make fans out of even the staunchest of saxophobes


563 David Stock Speaking Extravagantly
David Stock,
Cuarteto Latinoamericano, 
"Perhaps music is the art of speaking extravagantly." — Charles Ives


562 Ron McCurdy Quintet Once Again for the First Time
Barry Harris, Bob Hilliard, Danny Grissett, David Mann, George and Ira Gershwin, George Cables, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ron McCurdy, Shelly Berg, Vince Trombetta,
Jeff Clayton,  Kenny Davis,  Patrice Rushen,  Ron McCurdy,  Ron McCurdy Quintet,  Shelly Berg, 
Once Again for the First Time featuring Patrice Rushen is the first CD by noted educator/artist Ron McCurdy as a leader.


561 Newband Harry Partch, Dean Drummond
Dean Drummond, Harry Partch,
Newband, 
Collaborators and micronotal pioneers Harry Partch and Dean Drummond have produced a body of work that is far ahead of its time.


560 Erik Belgum Strange Neonatal Cry
Erik Belgum,
Erik Belgum, 
A woman witnesses the assault of a parking ramp attendant and becomes obsessed with the surrounding events.


559 Rita Dove, Amnon Wolman Thomas and Beulah
Amnon Wolman, Rita Dove,
Amnon Wolman,  Cynthia Haymon,  Ursula Oppens, 
A theatrical song-cycle based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of poems by Rita Dove.


558 Future Perfect The Nature of Time
A Most Happy Sound, Alpha 61, Big Daddy, Jr. & the Spook, Christian Erickson, Drone, Podling, The Radar Threat, TS & Filmore Diggz, Zaftig,
Future Perfect, 
Future Perfect is a sound system; and no, we are not talking about PA rental.


557 Marc Anderson Ruby
Marc Anderson,
Barbara Cohen,  Bruce Henry,  Dean Magraw,  Enrique Toussaint,  Kevin Nord,  Laura Mackenzie,  Marc Anderson,  Peter Ostroushko,  Sowah Mensah, 
Master percussionist, musical nomad, Marc Anderson has long been associated with Steve Tibbetts and his brand of elegant world fusion.


556 Flute Force eyewitness
David Alpher, Elizabeth Brown, Eric Stokes, Gary Shocker, Robert Dick,
David Alpher,  Flute Force,  Garrison Keillor,  Meridian String Quartet, 
Garrison Keillor leaves Lake Wobegon to narrate on Flute Force's latest release.


555 Musikanten Sacred Choral Music of Robert Evett
Robert Evett,
Gerald A. Stacy,  Keith Reas,  Musikanten, 
Robert Evett (1922-1975) was a highly esteemed American composer who was a major contributor to the cultural life of Washington, DC.


553 John Morton Outlier
John Morton,
David Loewus,  John Morton,  Steve Hardwick,  Ted Piltzecker,  William Blossom, 
Not your grandmother's music box


552 Teresa McCollough New American Piano Music
Alex Shapiro, Charles Griffin, David Rakowski, Elizabeth Pizer, Henry Martin, Steve Heitzeg, Tomas Svoboda,
Teresa McCollough, 
Jazz idioms, modernistic sonatas, and elegiac styles. A little bit of column A, B, and C, please.


551 Dan Moses Schreier The Shoulder
Dan Hurlin, Dan Moses Schreier,
Alan Johnson,  Don Chastain, 
Down Main Street through the cornfields to 42nd Street.


550 Fred Ho Voice of the Dragon
Fred Ho, Ruth Margraff,
Afro Asian Music Ensemble,  Shyaporn Theerakulstit, 
Fred Ho's action-adventure music/theater/martial arts epic. AKA Once Upon a Time in Chinese America


549 Brooklyn Sax Quartet The Way of the saxophone
David Bindman, Duke Ellington, Eve People, Fred Ho,
Brooklyn Sax Quartet,  Chris Jonas,  David Bindman,  Fred Ho,  Sam Furnace, 
Riffs are kicky and solid, the solos frantic and thoughtful, the ensemble energetic and tight


548 Intergalactic Contemporary Ensemble I Dig
Elmer Bernstein, Henry Mancini, Ira Newborn, Jay Hawkins, Joey Altruda, Leonard Bernstein, Les Baxter, Moises Vivanco, Quincy Jones, Robert Drasnin, Rudolph Toombs,
Intergalactic Contemporary Ensemble, 
The hippest bar gig of the year.


547 Mdewakanton Pow Wow Association Mahkato Wacipi
George Squirrelcoat, Mazakute, Various,
Bain Wilson,  Colin Wesaw,  George Squirrelcoat,  Jerry Dearly,  Mazakute,  The Prairie Island Singers,  Various, 
Music, story, song and dance commemorating the US-Dakotah Conflict of 1862


546 Peter Warren & Matt Samolis Bowed Metal Music
Warren and Samolis,
Warren and Samolis, 
Bowed Metal is the culmination of years of work by two musicians in the areas of improvisation and unusual acoustic sound sources.


545 Jon Deak The Passion of Scrooge or A Christmas Carol
Jon Deak,
20th Century Consort,  William Sharp, 
Performed by the 20th Century Consort conducted by Christopher Kendall and featuring William Sharp, baritone, this recording  presents Jon Deak's brilliantly inventive music, bringing Dickens' beloved masterpiece into vivid and  delightful relief.


544 Paul Schoenfield Cafe Music
Paul Schoenfield,
Carol Wincenc,  Charles Bernard,  Charles Neidich,  Don Miller,  Frances Renzi,  John Sampen,  Lev Polyakin,  Michael Sachs,  Nathaniel Rosen,  Paul Schoenfield,  Robert Vernon,  Stephen Gosling,  Thomas Sperl, 
THIS TITLE IS NOW OUT OF PRINT; PLEASE PURCHASE FROM ITUNES OR EMUSIC LINKS. Grammy nominated for David Frost, Classical Producer of the Year, 2000


543 Richard Dirlam She Sings She Screams
Christian Lauba, Edison Denisov, Eric Stokes, Jacques Charpentier, Marius Constant, Mark Engebretson,
Laura Loewen,  Mark Engebretson,  Richard Dirlam, 
Fanatical execution and heightened expressionism mark this smorgasbord of contemporary saxophone works from the US and Europe.


542 Rodney Oakes Music for MIDI trombone
Rod Oakes,
Rod Oakes, 
"What is the MIDI Trombone?"


541 David Sherr's ArtMusic Ensemble Look Both Ways
David Sherr, Luciano Berio,
Amy Wilkins,  ArtMusic Ensemble,  Brian Swartz,  Cynthia Fogg,  David Sherr,  Harvey Newmark,  Joe LaBarbera,  Scott Higgins,  Shelly Berg, 
"Show us a recording that takes its inspiration from Luciano Berio's Sequenzas and the first 13 notes of Charlie Parker's riff on "The Song is You" and we'll show you an album that we flat-out love. These guys seriously cook!"


540 Frankie Kelly Tapestry: New Music from the Americas
Leonardo Velazquez, Matthew Nicholl, Pablo Ortiz, Patricia Repar, Yehuda Yannay,
Adrian Justus,  Elena Abend,  Eliot Wadopian,  Eric Segnitz,  Frankie J. Kelly,  Jayne Latva,  Jonathan Helton,  Linda Raymond Siegel,  Michael Cameron,  Patricia Repar, 
Makes you feel good about the future of contemporary music


539 Stephen Paulus A Chamber Fantasy
Stephen Paulus,
Chouhei Min,  Jane Garvin,  Jill Dawe,  Judith Ranheim,  Korey Konkol,  Merilee Klemp,  Mina Fisher,  Thelma Hunter,  Troy Gardner, 
A fantasy worthy of this composer's sturdy reputation.


538 Frank Garvey House of the Deafman
Frank Garvey,
Omnicircus, 
House of the Deafman is a musical-dramatic dance-ritual about the Spanish painter Francisco Goya.


537 Robert Macht Vishnu
Robert Macht,
Global Percussion,  Hyunah Yu,  John Seligman,  John Wubbenhorst,  Michele Humphreys,  Robert Jenkins,  Robert Macht,  Sandip Burman,  Timothy Anderson, 
Vishnu blends Macht's playing of the tuned bronzed gongs, xylophones and calf skinned drums from Java, known as the gamelan, with the lyric-coloratura voice of Hyunah Yu.


536 David Macbride In Common
David Macbride,
Benjamin Toth,  David Macbride,  Goldspiel/Provost Classical Guitar Duo,  John Solum,  Katie Lansdale,  Mark Engebretson,  Richard Wyton,  Susan Fancher, 
Connecticut composer David Macbride has a knack for intriguing chamber music


535 Hans Sturm Fireflight- Sunsuite
Hans Sturm,
Dane Richeson,  Elizabeth Falconer,  Hans Sturm,  Les Thimmig,  Michael Kocour,  Mimmi Fulmer, 
A symphony of fire...


534 Bill Banfield's BMagic Orchestra JazzChamberWorks
Antonio Carlos Jobim, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Rogers and Hart, Wayne Shorter, William Banfield,
BMagic Orchestra, 
William Cedric Banfield belongs to a vanguard of eclectic, young composers whose backgrounds, training, and creative output traverse traditional categories.


533 Steve Heitzeg Death of the Dream
Laura Sewell, Peter Ostroushko, Steve Heitzeg, Tom Linker,
Laura Sewell,  Peter Ostroushko,  Steve Heitzeg,  Tom Linker,  Zeitgeist, 
Music from the EMMY-award-winning PBS documentary.


532 Mark Applebaum The Janus Remixes
Mark Applebaum,
Mark Applebaum, 
This collection of unlikely remixes is remarkable and varied: there are punchy, up-tempo techno grooves, trancy, haunting ambient tracks, collisions of morphing and fusing sounds, and strange stereo barrages.


531 Yehuda Yannay Hidden Melodies
Yehuda Yannay,
Calin Lupanu,  Daniel C. Gnader,  Frankie J. Kelly,  Greg Flint,  Jonathan Helton,  Lawrence Weller,  Linda Raymond Siegel,  Lou Cucanato,  Martin Shadd,  Michael Cameron,  Michael Svoboda,  Paul Gmeinder,  Pavel Burda,  Radu Nagy,  Terry Smirl,  Yehuda Yannay, 
A musical transformation of the Jewish mystical notion of hidden light.


530 Djola Branner Mighty Real: A Tribute to Sylvester
Dave Blackburn, Djola Branner, Sylvester,
Djola Branner, 
Mighty Real is part of a stage tribute by Minneapolis performance artist Djola Branner to the great, black, gay disco diva Sylvester.


529 American Celebration Duo though love be a day
Antonio Carlos Defeo, Beth Wiemann, C. Edward Hupton, Christina Rossetti, Drew M. Placzek, e. e. cummings, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Gerald Jonas, Gina Hupton, Gwyneth Walker, Howard Helvey, Jeanne Emmons, John Luebke, Jonathan Chenette, Marcia Falk, Mark Carlson, Robert Beaser, W.H. Auden, Willa Cather,
Diane Guhin Wooley,  Richard Steinbach, 
This is a cornucopia of 22 modern romantic songs written by 10 undersung talents of American songwriting whose works share a stylistic integrity.


528 Robert Paredes forgetting and remembering
Robert Paredes,
Robert Paredes, 
One of the hidden greats of the American experimental tradition.


527 Erik Belgum Blodder
Erik Belgum,
Inertia Ensemble, 
A spoken word opera in the tradition of Robert Ashley, W.S. Burroughs, and all those who have ever cut up text, Blodder is a kaleidoscopic, virtuosic, linguistic, theatrical composition.


526 Matthew Burtner Portals of Distortion
Matthew Burtner,
Matthew Burtner, 
"Some of the most eerily effective electroacoustic music I've heard."


525 CoNuNdRuM Percussion Music of David Macbride; Ben Toth
David Macbride,
Benjamin Toth,  Ed Fast,  John Wion,  Shane Shanahan,  The Hartt Graduate Percussion Trio, 
This CD is a percussionist's dream: engaging, challenging, charming works that draw you in to their characteristic sound world.


524 Gary Verkade: Burt, Gaburo, Blackburn Winded: Works by, of, and for Kenneth Gaburo
Kenneth Gaburo, Philip Blackburn, Warren Burt,
Gary Verkade, 
Three extraordinary organ works are recorded here for the first time, each connected to Gary Verkade, and one of the most important experimental composers and electronic pioneers, Kenneth Gaburo (1926-93).


523 Zhang Ying Stone,Cloud,Water
Zhang Ying,
Zhang Ying , 
Ying Zhang resettled in the United States in 1993 after an illustrious career in China where he appears on the Register of Great Musicians.


522 Pastiche Pastiche
Donald Freund, Gordon Jacob, Nico Schuyt, Paul Bowles,
Pastiche, 
A fistful of notes in every bite. A huge band sound from only four players? Or just some of the happiest music you are likely to hear outside the circus tent?


521 OG O GO Live in your Bedroom
Igor, Rod Oakes,
Igor,  Rod Oakes, 
A dreamy musical continuum like the haze over Los Angeles (but in a good way)


520 Krause, Waterhouse, Davis et al Bassoon with a View
Boguslaw Schäffer, Christopher Weait, Drew Krause, Efrem J. Podgaits, Graham Waterhouse, William Davis,
Catherine Allen,  Charles Lipp,  Christopher Weait,  Doug Spaniol,  Henry Skolnick,  Jolene Davis,  Jos Lopez,  Ronald Klimko,  William Davis, 
Not the soundtrack for an E.M. Forster book. NB THIS TITLE IS OUT OF PRINT; ITEM STILL AVAILABLE THROUGH DOWNLOAD


519 Anne Deane Crossings
Anne Deane,
Anacapa String Quartet,  Betsy Cuffel,  Kathleen Roland,  Louise Lofquist,  Todd Caschetta, 
As the title suggests, each of the works was inspired by milestones in Deane's life.


518 Bill Wolford HEAD
Bill Wolford,
Bill Wolford, 
Wolford's debut CD is a smorgasbord of sounds that may remind you of anything from John Prine to the Mahavishnu Orchestra, or Stockhausen to Jimi Hendrix.


517 University of Minnesota Symphonic Winds Blue Dawn Into White Heat
Anthony Plog, David Maslanka, Elliott Schwartz, Gunther Schuller, Jeffrey Brooks, John Zdecklik, Michael Colgrass, Steven Stucky,
Univ. of Minnesota chamber winds,  University of Minnesota Symphonic Wind Ensemble, 
Two lavish CDs-worth of selected works by preeminent composers of the contemporary wind band and chamber repertoire.


516 Amherst Sax Quartet Lament on the Death of Music
Andrew Stiller, Anita D. Perry, Chan Ka Nin, Leila Lustig,
Amherst Sax Quartet, 
Yell it from the hilltops, NEW MUSIC IS DEAD!


515 PRISM Saxophone Quartet Real Standard Time
Matt Levy, Tim Ries,
PRISM Quartet, 
A refreshing mix of improvisation, driving rhythms, counterpoint, changing meters, and rich harmonic voicing, all within a thoughtful architectural scheme that charts fresh musical territory by blurring stylistic boundaries.


514 Steve Heitzeg Earthworks
Steve Heitzeg,
House of Hope Childrens Choir,  Julia Bogorad,  Laura Sewell,  Maria Jette,  Zeitgeist, 
"I believe that music is nature, nature is music," says Heitzeg


513 Minnesota Contemporary 180 Degrees From Ordinary
Allen Gleck, Astor Piazzola, Frank Zappa, Libby Larsen, Paul Siskind,
MCE, 
The debut release from the gritty Minnesota Contemporary Ensemble (MCE), before they became "Intergalactic" (ICE)


512 Libby Larsen Dancing Solo
Libby Larsen,
Caroline Hartig,  Christopher Kachian,  David Harding,  Kevin Purrone,  Robert Adney, 
Clarinet music of Libby Larsen performed by Caroline Hartig and Friends


511 Mark Applebaum Mousetrap Music
Mark Applebaum,
Mark Applebaum, 
When you think of mad geniuses of invention, two names come to mind... Dr. Frankenstein and Dr. Mark Applebaum.


510 William Banfield Extensions of the Tradition
William Banfield,
Charlotte Givens,  Dan Michalak,  Ellen Weckler,  Fred Ormand,  Harry Sargous,  Howard Watkins,  Lee Melvin,  Linda Trotter,  Louise Toppin,  Lynette Diers Cohen,  Timothy Holly,  Velda Kelly, 
Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Richard Wagner and Claude Debussy you say?


509 Yehuda Yannay Music from Now and Almost Yesterday
Yehuda Yannay,
David Cowley,  Edward Gogolak,  James Grine,  Jayne Latva,  John Holmquist,  Martin Shadd,  Paul Gmeinder,  Steven Herbert Smith,  William Helmers, 
Complex stylistic integrations, evocations of familiar styles, and a unique pragmatic expressiveness all characterize this composer's impressive instrumental work.


508 David Dunn Music, Language and Environment
David Dunn,
David Dunn, 
OUT OF STOCK; DIGITAL ONLY


507 Mike Croswell's Metaphor Serene Traveler
Mike Croswell,
Metaphor, 
A quiet journey into beauty


506 Sarah Peebles Suspended in Amber
Sarah Peebles,
bugaku percussion ensemble,  Hiromi Yoshida,  Ikuo Kakehashi,  Kazue Mizushima,  Ko Ishikawa,  Sarah Peebles,  Takashi Harada, 
Japan, pastoral America, and a roomful of tuned strings amplified by paper cups!


505 Henry Gwiazda noTnoTesnoTrhyThms
Henry Gwiazda,
Henry Gwiazda, 
Gwiazda produces 'animated' audioscapes, oddly situating twisted and chopped real-sound samples . .


504 Daniel Kingman La Commedia
Daniel Kingman,
Betty Woo,  James Een,  Justin Blasdale,  Laurel Zucker,  Marc Shapiro,  Richard Cionco,  Susan Lamb Cook, 
Chamber music inspired by Commedia Dell'Arte


503 Carleton Macy Reflections
Carleton Macy,
Adam Kuenzel,  Christine Dahl,  John Jensen,  Julia Bogorad, 
Carleton Macy's music is haunted by the ghosts of earlier music.


502 Craig Hultgren Music of the Next Moment
Charles Norman Mason, Craig Hultgren, John C. Ross, Lewis Nielson, Matthew Burrier, Matthew Marth, Robert Paredes,
Craig Hultgren,  Keith Collins,  Michael Geary,  Réne Lecuona, 
Not your Granny's cello recital


501 Billings Symphony Music for Oboe and Orchestra
Franz Joseph Haydn, Howard Hanson, Mario Lombardo, Ulysses Simpson Kay, Uri Barnea,
Billings Symphony Orchestra,  Oscar Petty,  Uri Barnea, 
Showcasing the skills of oboist Oscar Petty and the Billings Symphony, this digital recording includes both first recordings and rarely heard repertoire.


500 Bolcom, Harbison, Kernis et al Heartbeats
Aaron Jay Kernis, Carol Barnett, Carolyn Jennings, Cary John Franklin, Chris DeBlasio, Craig Carnahan, Daniel Kallman, David John Olson, Janika Vandervelde, John Harbison, John Musto, Libby Larsen, Richard Wilson, Stephen Houtz, William Bolcom,
Aaron Jay Kernis,  Bradley Greenwald,  Brian Kent,  Carolyn Geltzer,  Cynthia Lohman,  Douglas Shambo,  Elizabeth Comeaux,  James Bohn,  John Jensen,  Jorja Fleezanis,  Maria Jette,  Marsha Hunter,  MCAE Women's Choir,  Patricia Kent,  Peter Halvorsen,  Stephanie Wendt,  Tom Linker,  Tony Holt,  William Huckaby,  William Parker, 
New songs from Minnesota for the AIDS Quilt Songbook


416 Henry Brant The Henry Brant Collection, Vol. 9
Henry Brant,
Gamelan Son of Lion,  Henry Brant,  Onyx Quartet,  Pulse Percussion,  UC-Santa Cruz Orchestra, 
Latent explosions of various kinds.


415 Henry Brant The Henry Brant Collection, Vol. 8
Henry Brant, J.S. Bach,
Arioso Winds,  Barbara Hannigan,  Frank Baker,  Gerrit Hommerson,  Henry Brant,  Jacques Meertens,  Modern Brass Ensemble,  Netherlands Wind Ensemble,  New Performance Group, Seattle,  Reinbert de Leeuw,  Telluride Glacial Spatial Ensemble,  Vera Beths,  Werner Herbers,  Yvar Mikhashoff, 
The zany album


414 Henry Brant/Charles Ives The Henry Brant Collection, Vol. 7
Charles Ives, Henry Brant,
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, 
Orchestral transcription of Charles Ives' Piano Sonata No. 2 (Concord, Mass., 1840-1860)


413 Henry Brant The Henry Brant Collection, Vol. 6
Henry Brant,
Aspen Music Festival, 
This rainforest provides more than oxygen


412 Henry Brant The Henry Brant Collection, Vol. 5
Henry Brant,
Stetson University musicians, 
Hurricane Henry


411 Henry Brant The Henry Brant Collection, Vol. 4
Henry Brant,
Wesleyan University musicians, 
Grand Universal Farm produce


410 Henry Brant The Henry Brant Collection, Vol. 3
Henry Brant,
Daniel Kobialka,  Denver Symphony,  Present Music,  San Jose Symphony, 
Not just your everyday extraplanetary environmental oratorio


409 Henry Brant Henry Brant Collection, Vol. 2
Henry Brant,
Adam Rudolph,  American Camerata,  Amy Snyder,  Daniel Kobialka,  Dave Dimmock,  Henry Brant,  Lewis Paer,  Oberlin Wind and Brass Ensembles,  Steve Fallon, 
Three concertos plumb the solar system and the oceans.


408 Henry Brant The Henry Brant Collection, Vol. 1
Henry Brant,
Macalester College musicians,  University of Wisc-River Falls musicians, 
A deluxe 2-CD set featuring a pair of Brant's monumental works, Northern Lights Over the Twin Cities (100 mins, 6 conductors) and A Plan of the Air (25 mins, 2 conductors)


407.5 Harry Partch Enclosure VIII
Harry Partch,
Danlee Mitchell,  Harry Partch,  John Schneider, 
The Early Films (and some late ones)


407 Harry Partch Enclosure VII
Harry Partch,
Harry Partch, 
All this and a rose petal jam recipe too


406 Harry Partch Enclosure VI
Harry Partch,
Harry Partch, 
Originally recorded for Columbia Masterworks and long-since out of print, innova has reissued this central item of American musical history.


405 Harry Partch Enclosure V
Douglas Moore, Harry Partch,
Harry Partch, 
Episode V: Harry Strikes Back NB THIS TITLE IS NOW AVAILABLE ONLY IN DIGITAL FORM


404 Harry Partch Enclosure IV
Harry Partch,
Harry Partch, 
Features "Delusion of the Fury", and a documentary: DVD VERSION ON ENCLOSURE 7 SUPERSEDES THIS OLD VHS


403.5 Bob Gilmore The Early Vocal Works
Harry Partch,
Bob Gilmore, 
PhD dissertation by Partch scholar Dr. Bob


402 Harry Partch Enclosure III
Harry Partch,
Philip Blackburn, 
A full-length portrait of an unconventional life, now lovingly reprinted.


401 Harry Partch Enclosure II
Harry Partch,
Harry Partch, 
This 4-CD collection of archival Partch recordings includes works from the 1930’s and ‘40’s. A must-have.


400 Harry Partch Enclosure I
Harry Partch,
Harry Partch, 
Four historic short color films made by Partch in collaboration with Madeline Tourtelot. NOW SUPERSEDED BY ENCLOSURE 8 ON DVD


322 NODUS Ensemble Sonidos Cubanos
Ileana Perez Velazquez, Orlando Jacinto Garcia, Sergio Barroso, Tania Leon,
NODUS Ensemble, 
The NODUS Ensemble performing music of Cuban composers


321 Orlando Jacinto Garcia temporal
Orlando Jacinto Garcia,
entrequatre,  Madeleine Shapiro,  Orlando Jacinto Garcia,  Paul Green,  Thomas Bloch, 
Digital release available from these links


316 Jonathan Dawe A Noise Did Rise
Jonathan Dawe,
Alan Feinberg,  James Hogg,  Marc Wolf,  Mark Rimple,  Mark Steinberg,  Phoenix Ensemble,  William Anderson,  William Purvis, 
Chamber Works 1993-1999


315 Dane Rudhyar and Erik Satie Paris-X
Dane Rudhyar, Erik Satie,
Kathryn Philip,  Richard Cameron-Wolfe, 
Musica very obscura


314 James Brody Background Count
James Brody,
Barry Dove,  James Brody,  Leslie Marrs, 
He's back.


313 George Crumb Makrokosmos Vols 1 and 2
George Crumb,
Laurie Hudicek, 
Twenty four Fantasy pieces after the Zodiac for amplified piano


312 Linda Wetherill Sound and Repercussion
Cristobal Halffter, Gheorghi Arnaoudov, Isang Yun, Reza Vali, Robert Fruehwald, Siegfried Matthus, Toru Takemitsu,
Linda Wetherill, 
Very new music for solo flute


311 Robert Martin 9 Stellar Pieces
Robert Martin,
Linda Weatherill,  Martin Kuuskmann,  Michael Powell,  Michiyo Suzuki,  Paul Cohen,  Raymond Mase,  Robert Ingliss,  Stephen Forman,  William Purvis, 
Solo music for winds after the heavens' brightest stars.


310 William Anderson Hausmusik
Ernst Krenek, Hans Erich Apostel, Jonathan Dawe, Milton Babbitt, Olga Gorelli, Paul Hindemith, Robert Martin, William Anderson,
Jacqueline Leclair,  Jacqui Carrasco,  Joan Forsythe,  Marc Wolf,  Raj Bhimani,  Tom Zajac,  William Anderson, 
20th Century chamber (guitar) music for the home


309 Dary John Mizelle Soundscape
Dary John Mizelle,
Brad Carbone,  Dary John Mizelle,  Margaret Leng-Tan,  Oberlin Percussion Group, 
Percussion and electronic classics


240 Gao Hong Quiet Forest, Flowing Stream
Gao Hong, Lin Shicheng,
Biplab Bhattacharya,  David Hagedorn,  Gao Hong,  Joseph Schad,  Kenny Endo,  Michelle Kinney,  Nirmala Rajasekar,  Shubhendra Rao, 
The Pipa [pear-shaped lute] at its ripest and best


238 Newman Taylor Baker Drum - Suite - Life
Newman Taylor Baker,
Newman Taylor Baker, 
Singing' Drums, Percussive Voices


237 BLOB Earphonious Swamphony
BLOB,
BLOB, 
The psychedelic jam band gets mucky


236 Anne LeBaron 1,2,4,3
Anne Elias, Anne LeBaron,
Anne LeBaron,  Chris Heenan,  Earl Howard,  Georg Graewe,  John Lindberg,  Kanoko Nishi,  Kiku Day,  Kristin Haraldsdottir,  Leroy Jenkins,  Nathan Smith,  Paul Rutherford,  Ronit Kirchman,  Torsten Mueller,  Wolfgang Fuchs, 
The harp in Improv Land


235 Gene Pritsker Varieties of Religious Experience Suite
Gene Pritsker,
Sound Liberation, 
All of the suite with none of the opera.


234 Barton McLean Soundworlds
Barton McLean,
Barbara DeChario,  Barton McLean,  E. Michael Richards,  Keith Notrab,  Linda Green,  Panaiotis,  Petersburgh Electrophilharmonia,  Priscilla McLean, 
At one with nature and computers


231 Harley Gaber I Saw My Mother Ascending Mount Fuji
Harley Gaber,
David Gilbert,  Harley Gaber,  Linda Cummisky, 
An unforgettable journey


230 Nirmala Rajasekar Into the Raga
Kothavaasal Venkatarama Iyer, Muthuswami Dikshidar, Neelakanta Sivan, Nirmala Rajasekar, Purandara Dasa, Ramanathapuram Srinivasa Iyengar, Sadasiva Brahmendra, Shyama Sastri, Thyagaraja,
Nirmala Rajasekar, 
A rare delicacy from a rare instrument


229 George Lewis / Marina Rosenfeld Sour Mash
George Lewis, Marina Rosenfeld,
George Lewis,  Marina Rosenfeld, 
Power duo (12" Vinyl version for turntablists and others)


228 George Lewis / Marina Rosenfeld Sour Mash
George Lewis, Marina Rosenfeld,
George Lewis,  Marina Rosenfeld, 
Power duo


227 Philip Corner Gong (Cymbal)/Ear in the desert
Philip Corner,
Steve Peters, 
Korean shaman cymbals in the sand


226 George Cartwright Send Help
Anne Elias, Bob Dylan, George Cartwright, Ornette Coleman,
Adam Linz,  Alden Ikeda,  Andrew Broder,  George Cartwright, 
Digital-only release available from all fine mp3 vendors


225 Hans Tammen Third Eye Orchestra
Hans Tammen,
Third Eye Orchestra, 
Live at Roulette


224 The Circadian Rhythm Kings The Circadian Rhythm Kings
The CRhyK,
The Circadian Rhythm Kings, 
Periodic and chaotic attractors


223 Paul Austerlitz Journey
Paul Austerlitz,
Paul Austerlitz, 
Musical conversations with a Dominican accent


222 Judson Fountain Dark, Dark Dark Tales … And Other Dark Tales!
Judson Fountain,
Colin Gary,  James White,  Judson Fountain,  Kenneth Benjamin,  Lauren Scott,  Sandor Weisberger, 
Radio Dramas by Judson Fountain, with Sandor Weisberger


221 Tim Mungenast Steam-Powered Mars Lander
2kjb, Chris Mascara, Jon Proudman, Mac Randall, Michael Bloom, Tim Mungenast,
2kjb,  Chris Mascara,  Jon Proudman,  Mac Randall,  Michael Bloom,  Tim Mungenast, 
NASA goes green


220 Joel Harrison The Wheel
Joel Harrison,
Joel Harrison, 
The wheel that links two worlds.


219 Tim Kaiser Analog
Tim Kaiser,
Tim Kaiser, 
What happens when the boss is out to lunch


218 Ellen Lease/Pat Moriarty Quintet Chance, Love, Logic
Ellen Lease, Pat Moriarty,
Chris Bates,  David Stanoch,  Ellen Lease,  Ellen Lease/Pat Moriarty Quintet,  Kelly Rossum,  Pat Moriarty, 
Formerly known as "the best un-recorded band out there"


217 Stuart Hyatt Shrimp Attack
Stuart Hyatt,
Creative Clay, 
Look (and listen) deep within this wrapper; many wonders are inside.


216 Raven Chacon Overheard Songs
Raven Chacon,
Raven Chacon, 
A thousand times louder than New Age


215 Ron George The Floating Bubble
Ben Johnston, John Bergamo, Ron George,
Ron George, 
Percussion with personality


214 Nirmala Rajasekar Song of the Veena
Adi Sankara, Madurai T. Srinivasan, Muthuswami Dikshidar, Papanasam Sivan, Parnam Subramanya Iyer, Purandhara Dasa, Thyagaraja,
Balaji Chandran,  Marcus Wise,  Nirmala Rajasekar,  V. Srinivasan,  Vijaya Desikan, 
Hot Carnatica in cold Minnesota


213 Juan-Pablo Caceres Orquesta
Juan-Pablo Caceres,
Juan-Pablo Caceres, 
From CCRMA to CHILE


212 George Cartwright A Tenacious Slew
George Cartwright,
Adam Linz,  Alden Ikeda,  Anne Elias,  Chris Parker,  Christina Baldwin,  George Cartwright,  JT Bates, 
More tenacity and slewishness


211 Tim Mungenast et al No Such Animal
Jon Proudman, Ken Field, Michael Bloom, Tim Mungenast,
Jon Proudman,  Ken Field,  Michael Bloom,  Tim Mungenast, 
Four stars: Tim, Ken, Michael, and Jon.


210 Greg Carr Technological Retreat-Mixes Vol.1
Greg Carr,
Greg Carr, 
Long before mash-ups


209 Lebeha Boys Garifuna Youth Lebeha Drumming
Garifuna Traditional,
Lebeha Boys, 
Traditional Garifuna Music played by Youth from Hopkins, Belize


208 Ken Field Under the Skin
Ken Field,
Jesse Williams,  Ken Field,  Phil Neighbors, 
Field's layered alto saxophone music for Bridgman/Packer Dance


207.5 Judy McGuire Adventures of the Black Dot
Judy McGuire,
Joanna Priestley, 
Goes with the CD of the same name.


207 Minnesota Chorale Adventures of the Black Dot
Janika Vandervelde, Judy McGuire,
Minnesota Chorale, 
Beyond "Peter and the Wolf"


206 George Cartwright The Ghostly Bee
George Cartwright,
Adam Linz,  Bruce Golden,  Chris Parker,  Davey Williams,  George Cartwright, 
What's the buzz?


205 Chris Strouth The Snaildartha 6
Chris Strouth, Matt Fugate,
George Cartwright,  Scott LeGere,  Terry Haanen, 
The story of Jerry, the Christmas Snail; a soul-jazz extravaganza.


204 Philip Blackburn Habanera: A Soundwalk Through Old Havana, Cuba
Philip Blackburn,
Hundreds of Cubans, 
What’s a “Soundwalk?” It’s where your ears rule your feet.


203 Stuart Hyatt The Clouds
Stuart Hyatt,
B40 Singers, Jacky Jack White,  Burton and Howard Fuller and Karen Ezell,  Canticle Singers,  D&D Buckalew, Richard Saxton,  Kinterbish School Grade 4-5,  The Strugglin' Travelers,  Union Chapel Male Chorus, 
These clouds need no silver linings.


202 Herbert Brun Sighs in Disguise
Herbert Brun,
Andrew Trull,  Mark Enslin,  Susan Parenti, 
Babies, as long as they don't know how to speak, don't. Adults, in the same position, talk


201 Herbert Brun Irresistable Observations
Herbert Brun,
Andrew Trull,  Mark Enslin,  Susan Parenti, 
Denihilism


200 Judson Fountain Completely in the Dark
Judson Fountain,
Bill Apter,  Deborah Ashira,  James White,  Judson Fountain,  Kenneth Benjamin,  Sandor Weisberger,  Uncle Bill Adams, 
First-ever CD release of "The Ed Wood, Jr." of radio drama

Original radio dramas (1969-1974) produced, written and directed by Judson Fountain


121 Compiled by TJ Norris triMIX
Aranos, Asmus Tietchens, Beequeen, C. Renou, Humectant Interruption, Illusion of Safety, M. Behrens, Mathew Adkins, Rapoon, Scanner, Tennis, Troum,
B. Edwards + D. Benford,  Freiband,  Gal,  Gary James Joynes (Clinker),  Miles Chalcraft,  Mokira,  Nobukazu Takemura,  Richard Francis,  Ryan Jeffery,  S. Knappe + M. Gitschel,  S.E.T.I.,  Sue Costabile,  TU M',  Ultra Milkmaids,  Xela, 
Tribryd Installation Soundtracks Deconstructed (includes CD and DVD)


120 Schaefer, Gosfield, Blackburn, et al The Art of the Virtual Rhythmicon
Annie Gosfield, Janek Schaefer, Jeff Feddersen, Mark Eden, Matthew Burtner, Philip Blackburn, Robert Normandeau, Viv Corringham,
Annie Gosfield,  Henry Cowell,  Janek Schaefer,  Jeff Feddersen,  Joan Jeanrenaud,  Mark Eden,  Matthew Burtner,  Philip Blackburn,  Robert Normandeau,  Viv Corringham,  Zeitgeist, 
Sonic Circuits XI takes tea with Cowell and Theremin in the early 21st century


119 Roedelius, Kinney, Schrader, et al Sonic Circuits 10
Atsushi Yamaji, Barry Schrader, Christopher Coleman, Gary Verkade, Hans Joachim Roedelius, Jon C. Nelson, Malte Steiner, Michelle Kinney, Peter Blasser, Rod Stasick, Sawako Kato, William Price,
Atsushi Yamaji,  Barry Schrader,  Christopher Coleman,  Gary Verkade,  Hans Joachim Roedelius,  Jon C. Nelson,  Malte Steiner,  Michelle Kinney,  Peter Blasser,  Rod Stasick,  Sawako Kato,  William Price, 
From microsound to meltdown


118 Parenti, Lerman, Geers, et al Sonic Circuits 9
Christoph Theiler, Douglas Geers, John Richey, Jon C. Nelson, Katherine Gordon, Mike Croswell, Preston Wright, Richard Lerman, Rolf Woehrmann, Susan Parenti, Yuanlin Chen,
Christoph Theiler,  Douglas Geers,  John Richey,  Jon C. Nelson,  Katherine Gordon,  Melody of China,  Mike Croswell,  Richard Lerman,  Rolf Woehrmann,  Susan Parenti,  You, 
Nine features twenty of the best


117 Dhomont, Kosch, Jaggard, et al Sonic Circuits 8
Antun Blazinovic, David Jaggard, Francis Dhomont, John von Seggern, Katherine Gordon, Malte Steiner, Michael Kosch, Philip Mantione, Preston Wright,
Antun Blazinovic,  David Jaggard,  Francis Dhomont,  John von Seggern,  Katherine Gordon,  Malte Steiner,  Michael Kosch,  Philip Mantione,  Preston Wright, 
Eight features nine of the best in 2000


116 Kawamoto, Gerwin, Halac, Verandi et al Sonic Circuits 7
Christina Agamanolis, Hideko Kawamoto, Jose Halac, Mario Verandi, Mark Applebaum, Mike Frengel, Thomas Gerwin, Timothy Oesau,
Christina Agamanolis,  Hideko Kawamoto,  Jose Halac,  Mario Verandi,  Mark Applebaum,  Mike Frengel,  Thomas Gerwin,  Timothy Oesau, 
This, the third of the SC series, continues the historic annual mapping of the best in all kinds of electronica.


115 Burt, Koonce, Montague et al Sonic Circuits 6
Andre Ruschkowski, David Barnes, Paul Koonce, Pedro Rebelo, Rasmus B. Lunding, Stephen Montague, Warren Burt,
Andre Ruschkowski,  David Barnes,  Paul Koonce,  Pedro Rebelo,  Rasmus B. Lunding,  SingCircle,  Warren Burt, 
Seven of the best in six (1998)


114 Normandeau, Spangiafora et al Sonic Circuits 5
Colby Leider, Eirik Lie, Jerry Hunt, Larry Fritts, Mike Olson, Orchid Spangiafora, Robert Normandeau,
Colby Leider,  Eirik Lie,  Lawrence Fritts,  Michael Schell,  Mike Olson,  Orchid Spangiafora,  Robert Normandeau, 
9 of the best in 5


113 Harada, Belgum, Ainger, Dhomont et al Sonic Circuits IV
Dan Moses Schreier, David Claman, Erik Belgum, Francis Dhomont, Mark Ainger, Pamela Z, Paul Higham, Steve Wadhams, Takashi Harada,
Dan Moses Schreier,  David Claman,  Erik Belgum,  Francis Dhomont,  Mark Ainger,  Pamela Z,  Paul Higham,  Steve Wadhams,  Takashi Harada, 
Nine diverse and ear-catching electronic compositions


112 Traditional Musics of Vietnam Stilling Time
Various,
Central Highlands Gong Ensemble,  Ibid., 
Traditional Vietnamese music. Unaffected, unadorned, amazing.


111 Alexander String Quartet Sur Pointe
David Dzubay, Maura Bosch, Robert Greenberg, Wayne Peterson,
Alexander String Quartet, 
Greenberg, Dzubay, Hess/Bosch, and Peterson


110 Dale Warland Singers Choral Currents
Carol Barnett, Cary John Franklin, Libby Larsen, Mary Ellen Childs, Stephen Paulus, Steve Barnett, Sydney Hodkinson,
Dale Warland Singers, 
Astounding choral works


109 Kallman, Stokes, Aubart, Davidson, Macy The Sax Ascendant
Carleton Macy, Daniel Kallman, Eric Stokes, Michael J. Aubart, Tina Davidson,
Marshall Taylor,  Richard Dirlam,  The Saxophone Quartet, 
Oldies and Goldies from the innova archives


108 Schoenfield, Childs, Ultan, et al Open Boundaries
Arthur Campbell, Leslie B. Dunner, Lloyd Ultan, Mary Ellen Childs, Paul Schoenfield,
Carolyn Sebron,  Paul Schoenfield,  Peter Howard,  Relache,  Robert Thompson,  Tamas Strasser,  Young-Nam Kim, 
From the Minnesota Composers Forum archives


107 Kinney, Price, Kosch et al Building Higher Nests
James R. Price, Jim Phillips, Michael Kosch, Michelle Kinney, Thomas J. Wegren,
Alan Johnson,  James R. Price,  Marc Anderson,  Michelle Kinney,  Sowah Mensah,  The Lark Quartet,  Thomas J. Wegren,  Tom Cora, 
From the Minnesota Composers Forum archives


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B. Edwards + D. Benford, 
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