Said the Gramophone — 1. Sardines have a lot of predators, let's face it. But they have a built-in defense against these predators called baitballing. When they are under threat, they swirl rapidly in a large spherical mass, becoming, essentially, a weapon. Some... more info

Guardian Music — Huddersfield Contemporary Music festivalIn his newly published history of the Huddersfield festival, its founding director Richard Steinitz documents how James Dillon's development as a composer has been intertwined with Huddersfield for more than 30... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonThe organist as composer was the theme of this recital, given by Thierry Escaich, organist at the church of Saint Etienne-du-Mont in Paris, and heir to a grand tradition that includes Bach, Reger, Franck and Liszt, examples o... more info

Guardian Music — Crowe/Spence/Purves/BBC SO/Gardner (Chandos)After he developed his distinctive style in the late 1950s and early 60s, Witold Lutosławski composed just three works including a voice, so the rest of Edward Gardner's fine survey of his vocal music is b... more info

Guardian Music — Christ Church Spitalfields, LondonTriptych, the season devoted to the music of Eliane Radigue, the Parisian pioneer of electronic music who will be 80 next January, consists of an eight-concert retrospective. This includes performances of Radigue's e... more info

Altsounds — Absolute II is the final piece in Oneida's Thank Your Parents triptych of releases, begun in 2008 with Preteen Weaponry and followed by 2009's acclaimed triple disc Rated O. With this release, the Brooklyn group concludes a challenging and profound l... more info

Altsounds — Hailing from Toronto, but sounding more akin to the hybrid electro-noir sounds coming out of Berlin and London, THE FUTURELESS return with Futura2, the second EP installment in the FUTURA triptych release series, out this June the 13th. A brief hist... more info

Altsounds — Hailing from Toronto, but sounding more akin to the hybrid electro-noir sounds coming out of Berlin and London, *THE FUTURELESS* return with *Futura2*, the second EP installment in the *FUTURA* triptych release series, out this June the 13th. A brie... more info

Altsounds — The O is back, and this time it's Absolute. Absolute II is the final piece in Oneida's Thank Your Parents triptych of releases, begun in 2008 with Preteen Weaponry and followed by 2009's acclaimed triple disc Rated O. With this release, the Brookly... more info

Altsounds — *Rumspringa* are releasing their first music video from their debut LP '*Sway'*, animating the magical sub-conscious creation that is '*Triptych*'. The creepy yet slightly cute animated music video created by California Arts graduate Winona Reg... more info