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Brett’s Sound Picks

February 9, 2022

Brett’s Sound Picks: Dustin O’Halloran’s “Constellation No. 2” (2021)

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February 3, 2022

Brett’s Sound Picks: Christian Löffler’s “Satie: Enfantillages pittoresques: II. Berceuse (Christian Löffler Rework)” (2022)

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January 24, 2022

Brett’s Sound Picks: Biosphere’s “Shruthi-12” (2022)

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January 5, 2022

Brett’s Sound Picks: Loraine James’ “On the Lake Outside” (2021)

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December 28, 2021

Brett’s Sound Picks: Giacomo Antonio Perti (1661-1756): “Fugue for 2 Voices”

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December 22, 2021

Brett’s Sound Picks: Huerco S.’s “Plonk VI” (2021)

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December 15, 2021

Brett’s Sound Picks: Ian Hawgood And Wil Bolton’s “Emerging” (2021)

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October 14, 2021

L’Ocelle Mare’s “Piano, Banjo, Orgue, Metronome…” (2021)

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October 6, 2021

Brett’s Sound Picks” “Spangle (Autechre Remix)” (2021)

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September 30, 2021

Brett’s Sound Picks: Barker’s “Maximum Utility” (2021)

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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.