µ We post another dark selection from A Closer Listen’s Best Music For Haunted Houses, (we posted Mike Patton’s awesome soundtrack for an imagined horror movie a few nights back) – this time it’s music – scratchy … blurred, unfinished creepy music filled with pops and cracks, and un-remembered melodies – it’s a strange album called “An […]

µ “Autumn (1973), composed by Tōru Takemitsu, and preformed by The Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra. Tōru Takemitsu was a Japanese composer and writer on aesthetics and music theory. Largely self-taught, Takemitsu possessed consummate skill in the subtle manipulation of instrumental and orchestral timbre. Post courtesy of TheWelleszTheatre. From DERTV on vimeo.

µ “Like The Svrgeon, The ‘Composer’ Slashes Open The Body Of His Fellow Man Removes His Eyes, Empties His Abdomen Of Organs, Hangs Him Vp On A Hook Holding Vp To The Light All Of The Body’s Palpitating Treasvres Sending A Bvrst Of Light Into Its’ Innermost Depths” This is the soundtrack for a horror […]

µ “The Golden Filter is an American electronic music duo from New York City, formed in 2008. The band consists of Penelope Trappes (vocals) and Stephen Hindman (synthesizers). They list Saint Etienne and Pink Floyd as significant influences on their musical style.” From the Wikipedia article on the band, linked here. Hear more of The Golden […]

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µ You can purchase the album (and name your price) over at Monist’s bandcamp page, linked here. (via A Closer Listen)

µ You can purchase the album for $10 on Sean Hayward’s bandcamp page, linked here. (via A Closer Listen)

Tonight’s concert by Lorenzo Marzona wraps up this year’s Organ of Peace Festival, in Sant’Anna di Stazzema. The concert starts at 6pm, and is free and open to the public. Lorenzo Marzona is the organist of the Church of Spilimbergo – we link to a webpage for details, here. His performance tonight is in honor of […]

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µ To listen to the album from the beginning, click on Track 1. To purchase the album, visit Preserved Sound’s bandcamp page, linked here. (via A Closer Listen)

µ To hear the full album, click on the first song in the playlist. You can purchase the album on the bandcamp page, linked here. (Thanks Tara!)  

µ Lorenzo Ghielmi is an Italian organist and harpsichordist. He teaches old music at the Accademia Internazionale della Musica in Milan and at the “Schola Cantorum Basiliensis” in Basel. The video above is from Lorenzo Ghielmi’s youtube channel. The Bach Concerto will most likely not be performed…  we post the piece to showcase Mr Ghielmi’s notable […]

µ You can purchase the full album for 5 Pounds or more, on the bandcamp page, linked here. (via A Closer Listen)

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µ You can purchase the album for 6 euros, on the bandcamp page, linked,here. (via A Closer Listen)

µ “‘Everyday Always‘ is a catch-all for the things we do everyday. It’s about being nice to people as much as it is about making music.” Alex Bilodeau – Bass (Ohio and Allspice) Seth King – Bass (Always) Scott Bevins – Piano (Allspice) Maya Richman – Vocals (Ohio) All production and mixing by Gabriel Gutierrez […]

µ We post a rather forceful performance of Holst’s thunderous “Mars” made even more thunderous by Hansjörg Albrecht’s performance on the Detlef Kleuker organ (1965) of St Nicolas Cathedral in Kiel.This is the organist’s own transcription of the work for the “King of Instruments.” Hansjörg Albrecht opens the 2014 Organo della Pace Festival in Sant’Anna, this July 5th. Press Play, and play […]

µ You can buy the double album – for 7 euros or more – on the band’s bandcamp page, linked here. (via A Closer Listen)  

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µ This is a melancholy mix of medieval and classical music, by one Idril, – a medievalist who writes an interesting blog, over here, (… although it’s not been updated in a while). She has an account with 8tracks.com a music sharing service where she has 264 other mixes. “The Walled Garden” is one of her better […]

We post Nash Smith & Ganges’ 6-song ep – in its entirety… it’s  great lo-fi psychedelia – “California,” a favorite of ours, is the last song on the ep. Press play, and play it loud. Visit the bands’ bandcamp page, linked here. The album is a FREE Download… µ

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µ Listen in, this is a mix, a wonderful mix of music put together by the great Colleen… who happens to be one of our favorites. Visit her website, linked here. For updates, and new info – and to “LIKE” – visit Colleen’s fb page, linked here. Previously on Art is Life: Press Play: “Moonlit Sky” The music […]

µ You can purchace the album for 6 Australian Dollars on the band’s bandcamp page, linked here. (via A Closer Listen) µ

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µ … because every good time deserves at least one commercial!

µ We post the last episode of Pete Seeger’s “Rainbow Quest,” a television series about – and made up of – folk music. The series was aired on small stations in some parts of the US, in the late sixties. This episode was not included on the first dvd re-issues by request of Pete Seeger […]

µ You can purchase the album – for $6 – on the Lullatone Bandcamp page, linked here. (via A Closer Listen)

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“Takaaki Terahara (寺原 孝明 Terahara Takaaki?), known professionally as Julius Arnest “J.A.” Caesar (born 6 October 1948), is a Japanese film and theater music composer.[1] Seazer enjoyed popularity among students in Japan during the 1960s, and worked closely with director Shuji Terayama and his theater Tenjo Sajiki until Terayama’s death (besides incidental music, he wrote […]

µ Find out more about Tilman Robinson’s “Network of Lines” – and purchase the album, in digital and physical form, on the bandcamp page, linked here. (via A Closer Listen)

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