At the 69th annual International Festival of Contemporary Music in Venice, performances by the Kamigaku Ensemble, Jasmine Morris and Sunn O))) leave Robert Barry pondering what we mean when we call music 'heavy'
The word 'ambient' is a misdirection worthy of the greatest illusionist, says John Doran, SAW2 is the work of a modern electronic composer, intent on destroying the boundaries between himself and the material of Cornwall which inspired him
Richard Foster reports back from another stellar edition of the Utrecht Festival, where he finds equal space for spiritual nourishment gibbering wig-outs, courtesy of Valentina Magaletti, upsammy, EarthBall, The Fiery Furnaces and many more