Guardian Music — Hommage à Klaus Nomi is a work dedicated to the music of the visionary pop star. A new arrangement of some of his songs, by composer Olga Neuwirth, will be performed by the London Sinfonietta and opera star Andrew Watts. Extra members can win one of... more info

Guardian Music — The 29-year-old artist in residence at the Southbank is as happy in the world of indie and electronic music as classicalI wonder how "of the moment" a cellist can be… Oliver isn't just any old cellist: he's one of a handful of artists in residence... more info

Guardian Music — Maddy Costa talks to the composers and musicians taking a genre-bending approach to pop-classical fusionsIn his book The Rest Is Noise, Alex Ross suggests: "One possible destination for 21st-century music is a final 'great fusion': intelligent pop ar... more info

DrownedInSound — On December 12 Accidental Records will release a remix EP of tracks from Matthew Herbert's recent One Pig record. It's not any EP, though. Aside from being a Matthew Herbert EP, the selection of tracks have been remixed by Micachu. We've got one of ... more info

Altsounds — *Matthew Herbert*'s forthcoming album, *One Pig*, made entirely from recordings of a pig's life cycle from birth to plate, is out October 18th on Accidental Records. In celebration of this imminent release, Accidental Records is sharing a *Micachu... more info

Guardian Music — Albarn among 11 western producers collaborating with Congo musicians as part of Oxfam DRC fundraising operationOxfam have announced details of their first DRC Music album, matching 11 western producers with musicians from the Democratic Republic of C... more info

Said the Gramophone — Micachu and the Shapes and the London Sinfonietta - "Everything". Spending rapped knuckles like currency. Three punishments and you can buy a bowl of fruit. Makes you smug. Pear in your pocket, taunting teacher, asking for it. 3 o'clock;... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — A series in Sunday Calendar about what we're listening to right now... England’s Micachu and the Shapes released “Jewellry” in 2009, an album of experimental pop rooted in equal measures classical minimalism and hip-hop’s percussive drive. Th... more info

The Music Fix — Experimental pop kids let loose with an orchestra. more info

Guardian Music — (Rough Trade)Micachu and the Shapes are a young London trio who released a brilliantly odd album called Jewellery two years ago. It was a rough diamond: frenetic, patchwork and catchy as hell when it wanted to be. This live album, recorded with the L... more info