Radio Eclectus #96: Sorey & Fagerlund (Sep. 9, 2021)

Tyshawn Sorey and Sebastian Fagerlund occupy the spotlight in this edition of Radio Eclectus. Sorey channels the sparseness of Feldman and the conductions of Butch Morris in his new album with Alarm Will Sound, while Fagerlund pursues his style of postmodern impressionism on two new BIS records featuring chamber music and a new cello concerto.

Also on tap are first recordings by old masters Christian Wolff, Pierre Henry and John Zorn. Nancy Bigfoot debuts an avant-rock sound, Bo Holten debuts an opera about Martin Luther, and Cecilia Lopez merges sound installation and live improv with her namesake Brandon Lopez. KMRU and Oliver Leith offer short tracks that are obsessive in their own gripping way, while RN White offers compassionate noise music, and Bidisha Das introduces Unexplained Sounds’ new survey of exploratory music from India. Radical new music from the Northwest and beyond with host Michael Schell.

Annotated playlist and photo credits in Comments.