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‘We watched 9/11 from the rooftop, blasting the music out’: how The Disintegration Loops became a requiem for the attacks

silverguide.site – It is an epic piece of music that literally falls apart – and it perfectly captured the end-of-days chaos after the tragedy. Composer William Basinski and musician Anohni recall its febrile birth in New York’s avant-garde scene…
‘We watched 9/11 from the rooftop, blasting the music out’: how The Disintegration Loops became a requiem for the attacks
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Wes McGhee obituary

silverguide.site – Other lives: British musician whose songwriting made an impact among country and folk music lovers in Texas…
Wes McGhee obituary
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Sacconi Quartet review – new Freya Waley-Cohen work reveals ensemble at their finest

silverguide.site – Marking 25 years since their formation, Dances, Songs & Hymns for Friendship was informed by the composer’s observations of the four musicians both in and out of rehearsal…
Sacconi Quartet review – new Freya Waley-Cohen work reveals ensemble at their finest
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‘What do I play at a party? Oasis’s Wonderwall goes down a storm’: Alex James’s honest playlist

silverguide.site – The Blur bassist loves his Britpop rivals, weeps over Radiohead’s Creep and finds Chitty Chitty Bang Bang sexy. But which Beatles hit did he get sick of?…
‘What do I play at a party? Oasis’s Wonderwall goes down a storm’: Alex James’s honest playlist
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Cas Smith obituary

silverguide.site – Other lives: Folk music enthusiast who loved finding and supporting new bands…
Cas Smith obituary
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Ken Peplowski obituary

silverguide.site – Jazz musician whose virtuosic abilities with the clarinet and tenor saxophone straddled traditional and modern jazz…
Ken Peplowski obituary
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Tamara Stefanovich review – inspired and insightful programme celebrates Kurtág at 100

silverguide.site – The pianist’s recital was a masterful essay in sound where the Hungarian composer’s short piano works were woven into and out of Debussy, Liszt and Bach…
Tamara Stefanovich review – inspired and insightful programme celebrates Kurtág at 100
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Add to playlist: the seance-worthy dancefloor music of Miles J Paralysis and the week’s best new tracks

silverguide.site – The enigmatic Bradford producer is moving into eerie new territory informed by folklore and delivered with a tangibly menacing low end…
Add to playlist: the seance-worthy dancefloor music of Miles J Paralysis and the week’s best new tracks
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Hedera: Hedera review | Jude Rogers' folk album of the month

silverguide.site – The Bristol-based folk ensemble travel widely on their first album, exploring global influences with sparkling, springlike warmth…
Hedera: Hedera review | Jude Rogers' folk album of the month
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Hen Ogledd: Discombobulated review – a manifesto for collective action from Richard Dawson’s folk-rockers

silverguide.site – Featuring taunts in Welsh, ‘bard rap’ and spirited jigs, the British quartet’s ragged, rich music underpins their vision for change…
Hen Ogledd: Discombobulated review – a manifesto for collective action from Richard Dawson’s folk-rockers
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Spanish-speaking Bad Bunny stirs lost Latin identity among Brazil’s music fans

silverguide.site – Puerto Rican singer sells out concerts in Portuguese-speaking Brazil with breakthrough ‘anti-American agenda of emancipation’…
Spanish-speaking Bad Bunny stirs lost Latin identity among Brazil’s music fans
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HK Gruber: Short Stories from the Vienna Woods album review – still quirky after all these years

silverguide.site – This collection of the 83-year-old composer’s larger-scale works highlights his inventive and restless writing…
HK Gruber: Short Stories from the Vienna Woods album review – still quirky after all these years
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Fred Smith obituary

silverguide.site – Bass player who provided subtle but potent rhythm and tone to Television on their debut album, Marquee Moon…
Fred Smith obituary
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Johann Ludwig Bach: The Leipzig Cantatas album review – this distant cousin’s music is a remarkable discovery

silverguide.site – This is the premiere recording of sacred cantatas by JL Bach: works preserved due to his distant cousin, JS Bach, copying them for performance. Conductor Johanna Soller brings them to sensitive and vivid life…
Johann Ludwig Bach: The Leipzig Cantatas album review – this distant cousin’s music is a remarkable discovery
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Saul review – Purves didn’t just chew the scenery, he swallowed it whole

silverguide.site – The London Handel festival opened with Arcangelo’s agile and elegant performance of the operatic oratorio. Christopher Purves dominated as the king, as David, Hugh Cutting’s voice was liquid honey…
Saul review – Purves didn’t just chew the scenery, he swallowed it whole
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The Streets review – semi-theatrical staging of A Grand Don’t Come for Free resurrects a British classic

silverguide.site – Deadpan recital of the era-defining album of downbeat English rap suits the full-album format, presented with a formidable band…
The Streets review – semi-theatrical staging of A Grand Don’t Come for Free resurrects a British classic
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Mitski: Nothing’s About to Happen to Me review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

silverguide.site – The US singer-songwriter’s latest album flits deftly from horror to humour, with threads of melancholy and desperate unhappiness binding the tracks…
Mitski: Nothing’s About to Happen to Me review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week
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Bad Bunny set for first lead acting role in historical drama Porto Rico

silverguide.site – The Grammy winner will star alongside Edward Norton and Javier Bardem in a film inspired by an early 20th century revolutionary, directed by rapper Residente…
Bad Bunny set for first lead acting role in historical drama Porto Rico
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Tamás Vásáry obituary

silverguide.site – Conductor and pianist highly regarded for his elegant interpretations of Chopin and Liszt…
Tamás Vásáry obituary
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U2: Days of Ash review – six new tracks reaffirm the band as a vital political voice

silverguide.site – On their first collection of new songs since 2017, the quartet have a crispness that has been lacking in their 21st-century material, as they nimbly react to shocking news stories…
U2: Days of Ash review – six new tracks reaffirm the band as a vital political voice
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