Thomas Brett is a musician and writer who holds a PhD in ethnomusicology from New York University. He is the author of The Creative Electronic Music Producer, and his essays and book reviews have appeared in the journals Popular Music and Popular Music and Society, as well as edited collections by Routledge, Oxford, and Cambridge University presses. He has released numerous electronic music recordings and his compositions for marimba and vibraphone have been performed internationally by soloists and university ensembles. Thomas has played percussion on Broadway since 1997 and writes about music at brettworks.com.
This piece reminds me (as you do too sometimes) about utilizing space–after all, it’s the only music I can play without making mistakes.
Yes—Frahm is wonderful at leaving space, and for sure space gives us time to figure out what to play next, and it’s nice when you hear that decision-making and those hesitations in the music…