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Seth Colter Walls

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Articles: 76

Seth Colter Walls has worked as a political correspondent in cities such as Beirut and Washington, though now he writes about books, movies and music — often with an affection for experimental forms. His criticism and reporting have appeared in Newsweek, the Village Voice, the Washington Post, and The Awl, among other places.

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Simone Dinnerstein, Something…

One of the knocks against outta-left-field, Bach-loving piano phenom Simo… more »

Lisa Moore, Lightning Slinger…

Lisa Moore is one of modern music’s great interpreters; she’s… more »

Vijay Iyer with Prasanna …

Pianist Vijay Iyer had a breakout year in 2009, with his trio album Histo… more »

Dave Douglas, GPS, Vol. 3: Ba…

In 2011, trumpeter Dave Douglas released three short albums (by modern st… more »

Craig Taborn, Avenging Angel…

Calling it: Craig Taborn is the most mysterious figure in contemporary ja… more »

Pierre-Laurent Aimard, The Li…

This year marks the 200th anniversary of Franz Liszt’s birth. We… more »

Ars Nova, The Complete John C…

Let’s take a moment to admire the service the Mode label has done f… more »

Sabine Liebner, Cage: ASLSP…

“ASLSP” stands for “As SLow aS Possible,” which c… more »

Essential Music, John Cage: T…

Late in life, Cage took to writing a large catalog of “number… more »

Joseph Kubera, Cage: Music of…

Ignore the (awful!) cover: This music is anything but safe and self-satis… more »

Various Artists, Music for Me…

John Cage wrote some of his best music for partner Merce Cunningham… more »

Third Coast Percussion, John …

Historically, it’s been Cage’s “construction” pie… more »

Herbert Henck, Cage: Early Pi…

There’s no efficient way to collect all of Cage’s early piano… more »

Miguel, Kaleidoscope Dream (E…

Just what kind of R&B visionary is the ascendant star Miguel? While … more »

Akira Sakata & Jim O…

Jim O’Rourke never really quit music after resigning from Sonic You… more »

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra…

The principal excitement of this three-disc set involves watching (and ju… more »

Anne-Sophie Mutter, Rihm: Lic…

Anne-Sophie Mutter has some pull. How much pull? What other star, in this… more »

Icon: John Adams

Whenever a new composer “arrives,” a portion of the ensuing e… more »

John Adams, Doctor Atomic Sym…

Doctor Atomic is the most problematic of Adams’s operas. On the one… more »

John Adams, On The Transmigra…

Our 9/11 Requiem. The piece that got Adams his Pulitzer. There was (and r… more »

John Adams, Hoodoo Zephyr…

With operas, symphonies and solo piano pieces that are so well loved, you… more »

John Adams / London Sinfoniet…

This release features the most playful piece in the Adams canon. And, for… more »

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestr…

America’s leading contemporary symphonist has never written a Symph… more »

John Adams, Nixon In China…

If Philip Glass’s Einstein on the Beach and Satyagraha exploded the… more »

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Kicking at the Boundaries of Metal

By Jon Wiederhorn, eMusic Contributor

As they age, extreme metal merchants often inject various non-metallic styles into their songs in order to hasten their musical growth. Sometimes, as with Alcest and Jesu, they develop to the point where their original… more »

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