Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Toho Sara’s “Toho Sara”

Time sure can do a number on status and perspective. In 2020, Makoto Kawabata is the ringleader of the celebrated,

December 26, 2020 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

When musicians revise their practices to achieve a new normal post-pandemic, they might want to take notes from Masaki Batoh.

December 19, 2020 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

This quartet gathered for the first—and so far only—time on a late summer night when everyone happened to be playing

December 10, 2020 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Some devotees of two-wheeled navigation will argue that monoshock suspension is superior because it enhances stability. The music of Monoshock

December 2, 2020 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

No living musician relates more to space than Rafael Toral. He’s employed recordings captured by NASA and played music that

November 25, 2020 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania

Bright Spot could be labeled “bar-band music,” but while that tag is often used pejoratively, it’s the highest of praise

November 20, 2020 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

A voice whispers. Some sticks dance on the rim of a drum. A couple contrasting guitars weave around some Bo

November 18, 2020 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC