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Readers recommend: Songs with handclaps – the results

5683 days ago
Guardian MusicFrom Motown to Miles – and not forgetting OutKast – handclapping's greatest hits. By Paul MacInnesGood day to you all and apologies for my appearance. The dishevelment is the result of spending a long period in deep contemplation. "What is the so... more info

Portico Quartet: "No band sounds remotely like them"

5719 days ago
AltsoundsWhat to make of Portico Quartet? The young, UK-based, Mercury-prize-nominated band has been compared to everyone from Radiohead to Steve Reich to Moondog. They've been called "genuinely innovative" (The Observer), "powerfully atmospheric" (The ... more info

Alan Rich obituary

5723 days ago
Guardian MusicUS critic and champion of new composersIn the US, support for promising new composers and performers has always been thin on the ground. Alan Rich, who has died aged 85, was one of the small band of music reviewers engaged not merely in pontificating... more info

Andres: Shy and Mighty | CD review

5732 days ago
Guardian MusicAndres/Kaplan(Nonesuch)Timothy Andres is the latest young composer (born in 1985) to burst on to the new-music scene from New York, trailing garlands of praise in his wake. Trained at the Juilliard School and Yale University, Andres is unquestionably... more info

Music in 12 Parts | Classical review

5745 days ago
Guardian MusicBrighton festivalThough not among the bespoke events that guest artistic director Brian Eno has endorsed at this year's Brighton festival, the appearances by the Philip Glass Ensemble chimed nicely with Eno's own career and musical preoccupations. Gl... more info

Hey, what's that sound: Glockenspiel

5764 days ago
Guardian MusicOften associated with school music rooms, the glock has grown up with a generation of indie-pop musicians and avant-garde auteurs. Just don't call it a xylophone ...What is it? Tiny hammers, tiny strips of metal, and a sound that can sooth or shatter... more info

Smith Quartet | Classical review

5764 days ago
Guardian MusicKings Place, LondonThere would be no music without repetition. No note, theme or rhythm can be itself until it has been repeated. But this truth should not be an excuse for repetitiveness. Repetitiveness is the hallmark of Philip Glass's music, and h... more info

Peter Gordon, New York's king of disco

5767 days ago
Guardian MusicThe excavation of late 70s and early 80s New York music has shone light on yet another neglected disco genius – Peter GordonLate 70s and early 80s New York has been the most thoroughly excavated section of pop music history in recent years ââ... more info

So Percussion & Matmos collaborate - albums, shows, the Look & Listen Festival, music of Steve Reich, more

5767 days ago
Brooklyn Veganby Andrew Frisicano Matmos and So Percussion at the Whitney, 2006 (via Matador) New music quartet So Percussion and electronic duo Matmos (Drew Daniel and Martin Schmidt) are collaborating on a new record, Treasure State, set to come out July... more info

Piano Circus | Classical review

5775 days ago
Guardian MusicSchool of Music, CardiffSet in a circle, with 60 degrees (or 10 minutes of the clock) – per keyboard, Piano Circus are specialists in the aural tricks repertoire. Pinpointing the subtle shifts of rhythm, pulse and harmony demands acute concent... more info

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