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Brett’s Sound Picks

June 4, 2020

Brett’s Sound Picks: Alva Noto’s “Xerrox Voyage” (2020)

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May 20, 2020

Brett’s Sound Picks: Subheim’s “Sundays” (2019)

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May 13, 2020

Brett’s Sound Picks: Yamaneko’s “Tripel Karmeliet” (2020)

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May 6, 2020

Ben Lukas Boysen’s “Love” (2020)

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April 29, 2020

Brett’s Sound Picks: Lorenzo Senni’s “Canone Infinito” (2020)

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April 21, 2020

Brett’s Sound Picks: Ital Tek’s “Leaving The Grid” (2020)

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April 14, 2020

Brett’s Sound Picks: Gigi Masin’s “If” (2020)

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March 31, 2020

Brett’s Sound Picks: Arovane’s “Endolp” (2020)

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March 24, 2020

Brett’s Sound Picks: Víkingur Ólafsson And Jean-Philippe Rameau’s “The Arts and the Hours” (2020)

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March 17, 2020

Brett’s Sound Picks: Benoit Pioulard’s “Mesa” (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.