what we immerse ourselves in

essay12.06.2020

The hands just carry on by themselves

Igor Levit. © Felix Broede/Sony Classical

The German pianist Igor Levit has been a diligent online performer during the covid-19 pandemic. Two weeks ago, he took on an iconic marathon piece, fundamentally changing his own conditions as well as the listener’s.

By Holger Schulze

interview02.06.2020

‘I wanted to be radical’

Instruments struggle to voice themselves in the music of Christian Winther Christensen. His focus on small sounds and deep concentration is a perfect match for a time of silenced soundscapes.

By Andrew Mellor
review31.03.2020

The system needs to change

Pulsar Festival 2020 took place under the shadow of Marcela Lucatelli’s ‘RGBW’. It’s time for a critical look at the systems of power.

By James Black
essay26.03.2020

Nature won’t protect you anymore

Nature seems to have turned on us. That shows in Nordic contemporary music with sonic tales of decay, apocalypse, and protest.

By Andrew Mellor

review25.02.2020

A difficult beast to tame

© Agsandrew/Shutterstock.com

A single work was on the programme at Icelandic composer Bára Gísladóttir’s debut concert in Copenhagen. ‘Víddir’, a 60-minute composition of light and darkness, demonstrated the breadth of her imagination.

By Andrew Mellor

interview13.02.2020

‘Things are very anarchistic right now’

Neko3 is one of the most visionary ensembles at a moment where the contemporary music scene is changing rapidly.

By Andrew Mellor
PEER audio paper18.12.2019

A fuchsia-coloured awning

How to structure a composition in real-time.

By Magda Mayas
PEER audio paper18.12.2019

Psycho-sonic cartography

Creating the imaginary city through electronic and electroacoustic music in word and sound.

By Katt Hernandez

PEER audio paper18.12.2019

Invisible sounds in a nested ecological space

A site-specific day-long installation/performance in the Gothenburg harbour.

By Anders Hultqvist & Stefan Östersjö

PEER audio paper18.12.2019

H e (a) r

Of an ecological enactive perspective.

By Halla Steinunn Stefánsdóttir
PEER audio paper18.12.2019

Found in translation

The process of making a piece for voice, Vietnamese zither đàn tranh, and electronics.

By Henrik Frisk & Nguyen Thanh Thuy
PEER audio paper18.12.2019

Mundania

Just above the noise floor.

By Robert Willim