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Brett’s Sound Picks

April 3, 2019

Brett’s Sound Picks: Harold Budd, Ruben Garcia, and Daniel Lentz’s “Music For 3 Pianos” (1991)

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March 27, 2019

Brett’s Sound Picks: Deaf Center’s “Undone” (2019)

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March 20, 2019

Brett’s Sound Picks: Nivhek’s “Walking in a spiral towards the house: Side C” (2019)

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March 7, 2019

Brett’s Sound Picks: Tim Hecker’s “That World” (2019)

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February 6, 2019

Brett’s Sound Picks: 36’s “D.R.E.A.M. Link” (2019)

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January 23, 2019

Brett’s Sound Picks: Jeff Mercel’s “No. 17 (Taro)” (2018)

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January 16, 2019

Brett’s Sound Picks: Deaf Center’s “Movements / The Ascent” (2019)

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January 9, 2019

Brett’s Sound Picks: Barker’s “Look How Hard I’ve Tried” (2018)

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January 3, 2019

Brett’s Sound Picks: P. Adrix’s “Estação de Queluz” (2018)

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December 19, 2018

Brett’s Sound Picks: Kid Koala’s “Allotropic” (2018)

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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.