Five links per letter. Music, sound, and other noise. Welcome to Edition 124.
2020 too shall pass.
My 2020 Listening List
For the last 18 years I've put together a year-end playlist for my dad, uncle, and brother. What started on CD-r's shifted to thumb drives and now entered the streaming era—and while I still share with my family, sending this list out to friends was also the germ of the idea for this newsletter. Thanks for reading along this year.
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Meet Some of Electronic Music’s Female Pioneers
“"Sisters With Transistors," a documentary from Lisa Rovner and narrated by Laurie Anderson, delves into a fascinating history.”
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Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Insen Tour Part 1
“it was roughly speaking a technique of analyzing a frequency of the piano samples that he got from Mr. Sakamoto and using this frequency for sinewaves he layered on top. On Insen he sampled small bits of the piano and arranged them in a special way.”
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Katja Vetter 2011 Slice Jockey Demo
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Nils Frahm Xmas Mix 2020
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-Matt
My 2020 releases: Flatlands, Subdivision