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September 29, 2022

Brett’s Sound Picks: Clark’s “Sparrow Arc Tall” (2022)

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September 22, 2022

Brett’s Sound Picks: James Heather’s “Meant To be” (2022)

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September 15, 2022

Brett’s Sound Picks: John Robert’s “Wrecked Exotic” (2022)

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September 7, 2022

Brett’s Sound Picks: Pole’s “Grauer Sand” (2022)

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August 31, 2022

Brett’s Sound Picks: Hudson Mohawke’s “Stump” (2022)

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August 24, 2022

Brett’s Sound Picks: Abul Mogard’s “Like Water” (2022)

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August 11, 2022

Brett’s Sound Picks: Bing and Ruth’s “Nearer (solo piano)” (2022)

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August 3, 2022

Brett’s Sound Picks: Nils Frahm’s “Lemon Day” (2022)

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July 19, 2022

Brett’s Sound Picks: Teddy Rok’s “Awake” (2022)

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June 29, 2022

Brett’s Sound Picks: tstewart’s “Airstream” (2022)

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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.