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CD Review: Cortical Songs

CD Review: Cortical Songs

Cortical Songs | NonClassical | 2008 | | BUY THE ALBUM
John Matthias | Nick Ryan | Thom Yorke | Neil Grant | John Fisher | Gabriel Prokofiev | Marcas Lancaster | David Prior | John MacLean | Simon Tong | Dominic Murcott | Andy Prior | Marcus Coates
Paring down the scientific rationale for [...]

Music To Write Books By

Music To Write Books By

Miss Mussel hasn’t talked a lot about albums in this space mostly because she isn’t much of an audiophile, far preferring to actually attend a concert rather than listen at home on the stereo. Nevertheless, she does listen to music almost constantly when writing although hardly any of it is from the all-time favourite [...]

Hours of Excitement Courtesy of LuftPost

The thrills know no bounds here at OM HQ. Yesterday’s mailbag (the one that is still toted around by a real person) brought these aural delights to Miss Mussel’s corner of the universe.
The First Vienna Vegetable Orchestra — Automate
Sergej Mohntau– Gummihandschuhdudelsack* (Rubberglovebagpipes)
Musical instruments are used as utensils and objects of utility as musical [...]

Stop, Look and Listen

R Murray Schafer is a Canadian composer renowned for his soundwalks. The idea behind these is that music is all around is if we would just take the time to stop and listen. Train whistles, crickets, the sound of children laughing, sirens and birdsong; all are part of our sonic landscape. No sound [...]