Upon first listen to composer Oscar Bettison’s music, most striking are the strangely disconcerting yet beguiling sound worlds that are created with relatively standard instrumental forces.

Phill Niblock’s music sounds like it is from another planet. Read the interview…

Christopher Campbell, who released his Sound the All-Clear on a three-sided LP, contends that the process of listening to music on “long play records” allows for a more personal relationship with the music as well as more focused listening, despite the possible mechanical imperfections of the medium.

Christopher Theofanidis is a composer focused on the big picture. Whether scored for a full compliment of choral and orchestral musicians or a more conservative troupe of chamber players, his music carries aspects of his expansive approach to life and listening. Read the interview…

Following in the footsteps of composers such as Tan Dun, Chen Yi, Bright Sheng and Chou Wen-chung, composer Lei Liang was able to learn a great deal through their example, but he has also felt a particular need to make his own way and develop a voice uniquely his own.

Surprise, but not compromise, is a fundamental component to Henry Threadgill’s aesthetic. Read the interview…

The upcoming release of Saturn Sings (Firehouse 12 Records) featuring the Mary Halvorson Quintet, is very much an outgrowth of Halvorson’s exploratory spirit.

Hearing the five members of Imani Winds talk about their history together and what keeps them going is like walking in on a great party. Read the interview…

Tristan Perich’s 1-Bit Symphony stands quite eloquently in contrast to the 21st century’s love affair with the endlessly copyable digital file. While CDs have been traded for the instant gratification of the easily distributed MP3, Perich has shifted the frame and managed to make the fragile plastic jewel case once again worthy of shelf space.

The story of Bunita Marcus has been one of new music’s great mysteries. Read the interview…