We hope your Holiday gifts included lots of intriguing new albums—but if not, check out this podcast featuring some of the past year’s best releases of avant-garde music. In the spotlight are the latest from Bright Sheng, John Zorn, William Parker, John Luther Adams and Mode Records’ ongoing Roger Reynolds at 85 series. Crazy Doberman, Aquaserge, Marshall Trammell, and Mako Sica fortified by Hamid Drake and guests offer improv perspective, and Nastasia Khrushcheva offers a tribute to musical mediocrities. Our 50-years-ago department chimes in with Anthony Braxton and Joseph Jarman’s only duet album, while Ilya P. represents the global culture of dark electronic music. Creative and improvised music, guaranteed carol-free, with host Michael Schell, originally aired December 26, 2021.
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