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Oct172016
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John Cage’s seminal Song Books reimagined on new double vinyl release
By Anton Spice | October 17, 2016
Reinhold Friedl and Rashad Becker record all 92 pieces. John Cage published Song Books in three volumes in 1970,...
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Jun082016
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The music of Daphne Oram to be performed on turntables
By Anton Spice | June 8, 2016
The electronic music pioneer reimagined. London Contemporary Orchestra and DJ/composer Shiva Feshareki will perform a composition by electronic pioneer...
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Jun082016
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When John Cage met Sun Ra – the avant-garde concert of the century
By Anton Spice | June 8, 2016
The full story of that mythical meeting in Coney Island, told by the man who made it happen. Mid...
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Jun022016
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Complete John Cage Meets Sun Ra recording released on vinyl for the first time
By Anton Spice | June 2, 2016
An avant-garde collaboration of mythic proportions. In June 1986, two 20th century heavyweights John Cage and Sun Ra came...
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Feb022016
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From John Cage to Kool Herc: A Brief History of Turntablism
By Amar Ediriwira | February 2, 2016
We explore the history of turntablism, from its primitive beginnings with travelling showmen right up to contemporary sound installations...
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Jan182016
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An introduction to Pierre Boulez, classical music’s last great radical
By Anton Spice | January 18, 2016
As the music world mourned the loss of one of its greatest innovators, another quietly slipped away. There were...
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Oct172014
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Radical silence: 10 essential John Cage records
By Chris May | October 17, 2014
One of the monolithic names in modern music, it can be a daunting and fairly thankless task trying to...
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Oct132014
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Watch our short film on the story of the ICA’s groundbreaking early electronic music compilation Cybernetic Serendipity Music
By Anton Spice | October 13, 2014

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Oct032014
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The Vinyl Factory to reissue the ICA’s rare collection of early electronica Cybernetic Serendipity Music
By Anton Spice | October 3, 2014
John Cage and Iannis Xenakis among contributors to the world’s first survey of experimental electronic and computer-generated music. The...
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Oct012014
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Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry shares his 20 favourite modern classical records
By Amar Ediriwira | October 1, 2014
Richard Reed Parry reflects on 20 contemporary classical records that inspired his critically acclaimed debut album, released earlier this...
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May302014
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The greatest electronic albums of the 1950s and 1960s
By FACT Team | May 30, 2014
Originally published on FACT. Words: Joseph Morpurgo The great electronic albums of the 1970s get plenty of kudos –...
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Oct292013
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Sonic Youth and John Zorn percussionist William Winant delivers debut solo suite on deluxe limited vinyl
By Anton Spice | October 29, 2013
Give the drummer some. Ghosting across the back catalogue of some of the finest experimental American recordings, percussionist William...
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