experimental Archives - Beautiful Song Of The Week

September 23

Week 750: “Continuum 3” by Nala Sinephro

My family had the chance to be part of something pretty cool today. A British…

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February 27

Week 668: “Waves” by Carolina Eyck and Eversines

When I saw online that Carolina Eyck was a “German-Sorb composer” I thought, “that’s an…

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November 7

Week 652: “Twin” by Kip LaVie

We’ve all heard of the two common types of twins: identical (in which a fertilized…

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October 31

Week 651: “Monique’s Mood” by Teeth Agency

Teeth Agency is a transatlantic audio-visual art collaboration between producer Jesse Hackett and Mariano Chavez.…

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August 15

Week 640: “Sensuous” by Cornelius

Here are some of my favourite ways to use my five senses: Sight: watching the…

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February 7

Week 613: “Sand That Moves” by Animal Collective

The Sahara desert is moving. Or rather, it’s growing. The estimates vary, but over the…

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November 29

Week 603: “Classy Penguin” by The Books

When I was looking at a map of global penguin distribution, my first thought was,…

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April 12

Week 570: “Movement 1” by Floating Points and Pharoah Sanders

It feels wrong to feature only one movement from Promises. The new LP from cerebral…

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November 11

Week 496: “Flickering Darkness” by Tom Richards

In the late 1980s, as the Cold War faded, the American military began allowing scientists…

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July 15

Week 479: “So Far, Not Close” by Square Peg Round Hole

If you can believe it, we’re less than six months away from a year that…

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February 18

Week 458: “Chaconne In G” by Moondog

For 30 years, people walking 6th Avenue between 52nd and 55th streets in New York…

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March 26

Week 411: “Cut Up Piano & Xylophone” by Fridge

A fridge can tell you a lot about the household it inhabits. If you were…

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December 5

Week 343: “Letter” by Yosi Horikawa

Today, for no particular reason beyond the title of this week’s featured song, I would…

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August 29

Week 329: “To” by Zach Cooper

Most concept albums aim to deliver a big message, tell an epic story, or make…

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July 18

Week 323: “Snow Tip Cap Mountain” by The Octopus Project

Recipe for “Indie Cred”: Musically cutting-edge home town (eg. Austin, TX) Intriguingly cryptic band…

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June 6

Week 317: “Meet You In The Maze” by James Blake

As a kid, the experience of reading the books of Roald Dahl was like dreaming…

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August 6

Week 117: “Second Hand” by errunriv

I’ve always been interested in song titles. When I first heard this song, I assumed…

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December 19

Week 84: “DFACE” by Leah Kardos

Whenever it comes up in conversation that I endured almost a decade of piano lessons…

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November 28

Week 81: “Campanile” by Harold Budd

If you’re looking for reasons to take an interest in the American composer Harold Budd,…

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October 17

Week 75: “Chopin Prelude” by Jim Perkins

One of the best things about the internet is its ability to help you find…

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