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First sight: Clock Opera

4853 days ago
Guardian MusicA London-based four-piece who purvey their own style of indietronicaWho are they?A London-based four-piece who purvey a style of indietronica they've saddled with the tag "chop pop".And chop pop is?An accurate description: they record a variety of so... more info

Remixed String Quartets, Tango Flava and Philip Glass

4862 days ago
TopixIt's not the first record to combine a piece of new music with remixes thereof by established electronic artists. more info

Wu Man, Théâtre des Abbesses, Paris – review

4863 days ago
Guardian MusicWu Man, a virtuoso of the traditional Chinese four-stringed lute, or pipa, is increasingly focused on contemporary worksMusicians are rarely satisfied, never content with what they already do well despite endless praise, always wanting more and setti... more info

Portrait of the artist: Ravi Shankar, musician

4863 days ago
Guardian Music'I saw some music videos by Lady Gaga recently. I admire her theatricality – she is a very intelligent performer'What got you started?Going to Paris with my brother Uday's classical Indian dance troupe in 1930. I started out as a dancer, but gradu... more info

Clock Opera - Live @ Maida Vale (BBC) (streams)

4867 days ago
Totally Fuzzy Clock Opera, Live @ Maida Vale, BBC Radio 1, 01 JUN 2011. Huw Stephens hosts Clock Opera's debut live session recorded live at the Maida Vale studios 01 JUN 2011. Tracks available for streaming and downloading. Clock Opera make extraordinarily... more info

Nico Muhly: Strings and stabbings

4870 days ago
Guardian MusicFrom scoring Oscar-winning films to helping out Björk, Nico Muhly is in demand all over the globe – and he's still only 29. The US composer tells Tom Service why his first opera is based on a Manchester knife attackTo go for a walk with Nico Muhly... more info

Barbican unveils Olympics arts festival

4877 days ago
Guardian MusicProgramme includes theatre productions starring Juliette Binoche and Cate Blanchett, and major Bauhaus exhibitionThe Barbican arts centre in London will celebrate next year's Olympics with an "unparalleled" lineup of international stars, including th... more info

(Brooklyn Hater) I went to Steve Reich's birthday party

4892 days ago
Impose MagazineIf there were a Holy Trinity of living minimalist composers, it would be made up of Philip Glass, Terry Riley, and Steve Reich. The first two have flirted with the mainstream (Pete Townshend citing Riley's A Rainbow in Curved Air as an influence on s... more info

This week's new live music

4894 days ago
Guardian MusicSufjan Stevens, On tourWhen Sufjan Stevens was last here, his live shows were fantastical affairs with troupes of 50s-style cheerleaders and orchestras wearing butterfly wings. Back then his stock-in-trade was turning the civic histories of unfashion... more info

Chilly Gonzales - Sampler (streams)

4898 days ago
Totally Fuzzy (Chilly) Gonzales, born Jason Charles Beck, is a Grammy-nominated Canadian musician currently residing in Paris, France. Though best known for his first MC and electro albums, he is also a pianist, producer, and songwriter. If you ever wondered wh... more info

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