KEXP Seattle — S. Carey is the musical alias of Sean Carey, who also plays drums with Bon Iver. His new album, the haunting All We Grow, is one of my favorite debuts of 2010, reminiscent of touchstones including late-period Talk Talk and minimalist composer Steve R... more info

Guardian Music — Queen's Hall, EdinburghThis programme of American and antipodean choral works, from Ars Nova Copenhagen and director Paul Hillier, certainly tied in with the festival's New World theme – but it also showcased the vocal ensemble's talent for contemp... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Ever since Steve Reich made repetition into a compositional ethic, contemporary classical music and electronica have been learning from each other. This Saturday, the local techno-minimalist John Tejada will cement the relationship with “The End of... more info

Guardian Music — Last week it was all about a coming together of hands. This week, it's hands again; but hands that are hard at workLast week, eh? What a wonderful time it was. A thing of joy, wonder and colliding palms; truly what RR is all about. I would cry, if I ... more info

Guardian Music — From 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

Altsounds — What 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

Guardian Music — US 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

Guardian Music — Andres/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

Guardian Music — Brighton 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

Guardian Music — Often 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