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Brett’s Sound Picks

May 5, 2026

Brett’s Sound Picks: øjeRum’s “I (2026 remaster)”

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April 13, 2026

Brett’s Sound Picks: Colleen’s “Aguas abiertas” (2026)

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March 21, 2026

Brett’s Sound Picks: Laura Cannell’s “The Water Had Carried Her” (2026)

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Brett’s Sound Picks, micro-information, minimalism, strings
January 15, 2026

Brett’s Sound Picks: Musicentrydelete’s “Depth” (2025)

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December 11, 2025

Brett’s Sound Picks: Claire M Singer’s “Rionnag a Tuath” (2025)

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December 4, 2025

Brett’s Sound Picks: Merely’s “Weightless Fugue” (2025)

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November 17, 2025

Brett’s Sound Picks: Jeff Tweedy’s “One Tiny Flower” (2025)

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November 4, 2025

Brett’s Sound Picks: Steve Hauschildt’s “Dividua” (2025)

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October 23, 2025

Brett’s Sound Picks: Clark’s “Janus Modal” (2025)

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September 12, 2025

Brett’s Sound Picks: Ævestaden’s “Bort från kursen” (2025)

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Thomas Brett is a musician and writer who holds a PhD in ethnomusicology from New York University. He is the author of Principles of Electronic Music Production and The Creative Electronic Music Producer, a book described by Sound On Sound magazine as “a deep philosophical analysis of the various creative inspirations, ideas and processes involved in producing electronic music.” His essays have appeared in the journals Popular Music and Popular Music and Society, as well as edited collections by Routledge, Oxford, and Cambridge University presses. Thomas has played percussion on Broadway since 1997 and writes about music at brettworks.com.