Steve Reich’s ‘Radio Rewrite’ Inspired By Radiohead

Nonesuch Records has released a new album by electroacoustic pioneer Steve Reich, Radio Rewrite. The title piece references two songs by the English band Radiohead. Alan Pierson conducts this premiere recording of Radio Rewrite, which was composed in 2012. The album also includes recordings of Electric Counterpoint (1987) and Piano Counterpoint, which is a 2011 transcription… Read More Steve Reich’s ‘Radio Rewrite’ Inspired By Radiohead

Thom Yorke’s New Album, ‘Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes’, Now Available To Torrent

Thom Yorke has announced a new album today, Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes, which is available right now. You can buy the digital album as a $6 bittorrent bundle, or get the deluxe vinyl + digital version for £30. Official Description: Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes is a new eight-track record from Thom Yorke. A record born of silver darkness,… Read More Thom Yorke’s New Album, ‘Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes’, Now Available To Torrent

‘Synth Supergroup’ Node Announces First Gig In 15 Years

Composer Dave Bessell let us know about an upcoming concert that will be of interest to a lot of electronic music fans – a live performance by ‘synth supergroup’ Node. Performed on an extremely rare collection of vintage analogue synthesizers, some of which are shown above, Node’s music ranges from dense textural atmospheres to minimal evolving rhythms. It’s… Read More ‘Synth Supergroup’ Node Announces First Gig In 15 Years

James Murphy Remixes The US Opens

https://soundcloud.com/ibm/match_4_jamesmurphy_remix_usopensessions James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem) and IBM recently collaborated on a music project for the U.S. Open that explored creating a soundtrack to the event, based on the sonification of data from each tennis match. In a nutshell, IBM developers built algorithms that mapped each player’s movement to audio samples, automatically creating ambient soundscapes based on… Read More James Murphy Remixes The US Opens