I've found myself at a bit of a loss lately with respect to finding good new music. This partly is thanks to the continuing decline of the CD and of music stores and reviews. I'd love to know:

-- How do YOU find out about good new music?

-- What are some of the NEW musicians or pieces to which you find yourself listening most frequently?

Regards,
Mike

I'm an artist on Jamendo:

http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/bruce.h.mccosar

If you really want a good guide, I've starred a lot of albums
that I found really interesting:

http://www.jamendo.com/en/user/bmccosar/starred_albums

I gave up on commercial CDs in 2006.  Everything I've listened
to since has been Creative Commons type works.

I like jazz, fusion, and progressive rock.  However, the more
experimental the music, the better -- I much prefer to listen to
someone who is playing outside the norm.  You won't find that on
commercial albums, since they stick to the surety of genre (for
the most part).  By the time jazz made it to Lincoln Center, it
was being strangled by a thousand neckties.

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> I've found myself at a bit of a loss lately with respect to
> finding good new music. This partly is thanks to the
> continuing decline of the CD and of music stores and reviews.
> I'd love to know:
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> -- How do YOU find out about good new music?
> 
> -- What are some of the NEW musicians or pieces to which you
> find yourself listening most frequently?
> 
> Regards,
> Mike
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I often find myself wondering aimlessly through masses of myspace pages, 
every so often something interesting pops up. One does have to take the 
rough with the smooth however and it's recommended to always keep one 
finger on the master volume control!! I use last.fm a bit too, with 
mixed results.

Rory.


Michael Gogins wrote:
> I've found myself at a bit of a loss lately with respect to finding good new music. This partly is thanks to the continuing decline of the CD and of music stores and reviews. I'd love to know:
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> -- How do YOU find out about good new music?
> 
> -- What are some of the NEW musicians or pieces to which you find yourself listening most frequently?
> 
> Regards,
> Mike
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the Music Genome Project

I have found a lot of good music at

www.pandora.com

-mario



On May 9, 2008, at 11:05 AM, Michael Gogins wrote:

> I've found myself at a bit of a loss lately with respect to finding  
> good new music. This partly is thanks to the continuing decline of  
> the CD and of music stores and reviews. I'd love to know:
>
> -- How do YOU find out about good new music?
>
> -- What are some of the NEW musicians or pieces to which you find  
> yourself listening most frequently?
>
> Regards,
> Mike
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I thought last year's Fennesz & Ryuchi Sakomoto collaboration "cendre" was
pretty good.

That's about as new as i've got.

I know i've recommended Sogar in the past, but you really must hear this
album

sogar    apikal.blend
CD    12k / USA        2003

I think it's the most sucessful piece of music in an "overtly digital
aesthetic" i have ever heard. Xenakian chaos meets the silvery fields of
Elysium. his "Stengel" album is pretty good too.

I usually check out the other 12k / line label stuff, but most of it i find
on it isn't that interesting. Or it sounds interesting, but "musically" does
absolutely nothing, & just make me wish i had a Kyma.

Being on 56k Last FM doesn't work so well for me - I am interested to hear
from fellow Csounders however & to get recommendations from them. I'd even
be prepared to subscribe to a low traffic mailing list.

Csound-listening?

At least "the Wire" isn't fettered to any particular genre, & thats always a
good thing.

I have looked here from time to time - http://disquiet.com/ - can people
suggest similar?

Michael if you want to report back on anything that you feel is particularly
interesting or of value that'd be great. (i.e. i think it's safe to assume
that "the average wire reader" describes most of the "actively pursued"
tastes on this list? - Jazz, Art Musics, Urban Diaspora .... )







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Michael Gogins wrote:
> I've found myself at a bit of a loss lately with respect to finding good new music. This partly is thanks to the continuing decline of the CD and of music stores and reviews. I'd love to know:
>
> -- How do YOU find out about good new music?
>
> -- What are some of the NEW musicians or pieces to which you find yourself listening most frequently?
Define "good". ;)

Are there no new music concert series to attend in NYC ?!

When I lived in LA the County Museum Of Art presented a series of new 
music programs that featured some of the city's finest composers and 
performers. The music spanned everything from the latest Steve Reich 
pieces to live electroacoustic performances by Carl Stone. UCLA and 
CalArts held similar concerts, and almost all of it was free (or 
entry-by-donation). Local composers' collectives often hosted live 
performances as well.

Needless to say, there's precious little of that happening where I live 
now (mid-Nowhere), though Bowling Green State Uni sometimes presents 
some lively shows (twenty-some miles away from me).

For new recordings, I rely on friends. I receive music from fellow 
composers, and they often give me some great recommendations for other 
contemporary composers. I've heard a lot of great stuff, but nothing 
that keeps me hooked for long. At day's end I find myself returning to 
the 20th century masters, especially Berg, Schoenberg, and the post-50s 
composers. I'm still enjoying that music, still learning things from it, 
and it's still new to my ears.

Best,

dp