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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The principal excitement of this three-disc set involves watching (and ju… more »
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This release features the most playful piece in the Adams canon. And, for… more »
America’s leading contemporary symphonist has never written a Symph… more »
Whether he’s whipping up aggressive essays for orchestra or extende… more »
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It is upsetting to some that, in this dramatization of the Achille Lauro … more »
Aside from the original “Shaker Loops,” the other highlight o… more »
John Cage’s percussion works are hard to pull off. First, you have … more »
“A master who worked with a very small hammer” is how the Ame… more »
Here’s your one chance to hear “Eclat/Multiples for 25 Instru… more »
The title translates to “The Hammer Without a Master” —… more »
“Sur Incises” — for three trios of pianos, harps and pe… more »
When French president Georges Pompidou asked Boulez to start a center for… more »
“Am I the only listener who finds Pli selon pli both pretty monoton… more »
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 »
