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Brett’s Sound Picks

September 22, 2020

Brett’s Sound Picks: Olivier Alalry and Johannes Malfatti’s “I can’t Even See Myself” (2020)

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September 15, 2020

Brett’s Sound Picks: Moondog’s “Oo Debut” (1956/2020)

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September 9, 2020

Brett’s Sound Picks: Actress’s “Walking Flames” (2020)

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September 2, 2020

Brett’s Sound Picks: Ian Hawgood’s “The Endless Sadness of the Shoreless Heart” (2020)

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July 29, 2020

Brett’s Sound Picks: Christina Vantzou’s “Snow White” (2020)

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July 22, 2020

Brett’s Sound Picks: r beny’s “Alpenglow” (2020)

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July 15, 2020

Brett’s Sound Picks: Christine Ott’s “Comma” (2020)

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June 30, 2020

Brett’s Sound Picks: Beatrice Dillon’s “Workaround Eight” (2020)

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June 25, 2020

Brett’s Sound Picks: R Beny’s “Alpenglow” (2020)

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June 18, 2020

Brett’s Sound Picks: Go Go Penguin’s “Embers” (2020)

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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.