SILENCE IS SEXY …

… draws the curtains. No Tragedy. The story has been told. New sounds glisten on the horizon. We are proud to have given, since ’11, extra attention to contemporary classical composers who candidly flirt with electronica. In retrospect, the list is quite impressive: Ludovico Einaudi, Ryuichi Sakamoto w/ Alva Noto, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Hauschka, Dustin O’ Halloran, Nils Frahm, A Winged Victory For The Sullen, Lubomyr Melnyk, Greg Haines, Christina Vantzou,… Leading labels like Erased Tapes (with a real expo), Denovali Records and 130701 (Fat Cat) were a point of focus too. Read more