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John Schaefer (www.wowe.it)The 2008 New Sounds Top 10
For this New Sounds program, John Schaefer presents his annual, highly subjective, completely opinionated list of the ten best new-music releases of 2008. Listen to what made the cut this year: love songs for cello, spoken samples in twitchy minimalism, solo piano works rooted in IDM (blippy dance music), Estonian choral music and so much more.
PROGRAM # 2884, a completely personal, opinionated look at the best new music of 2008 (First aired on Wed, Jan 7, 2009)
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ARTIST(S) |
RECORDING |
CUT(S) |
SOURCE |
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10. Carter Burwell |
In Bruges (soundtrack) |
The Little Dead Boy [2:00] |
Lakeshore Records 33982
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9. Francesco Tristano |
Not For Piano |
The Melody [4:30] |
In Fine #1185** |
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8. Nico Muhly |
Mothertongue |
Hress [4:30] |
Brassland #018** |
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7. Terakaft |
Akh Issudar |
Akh Issudar [5:30] |
World Village #468084 |
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6. Hauschka |
Ferndorf |
Heimat [4:00] |
Fat Cat #1308.
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5. Philip Glass |
Songs and Poems for Solo Cello |
Poem 7 [5:30] |
Orange Mountain #0037 **
www.orangemountain |
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4. Marco Benevento |
Invisible Baby |
Are You The Favorite Person Of Anyone? [5:00] |
Hyena #9364 **
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3. Theo Bleckmann & Kneebody |
12 Songs by Charles Ives |
Serenity [5:00] |
Winter & Winter 910 147 www.winterandwinter.com |
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2. Veljo Tormis |
Choral Music |
Singing Aboard Ship [4:00] |
Hyperion #67601 **
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1. Rachel Unthank & The Winterset |
The Bairns |
I Wish [5:30] |
Real World #1158 www.realworldrecords.com* |
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why is the top 10 not listed on this page?
What's the piano piece currently playing?
Rachel Unthank at number 1. Good on yer sport!
"I wish" is tremendous.
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