ORGAN THING: Sad to hear of the passing of Harrison Birtwistle this evening – the classical composer and renowned modernist who helped drag his world into ours and ours into his…

Sad to hear of the passing of Harrison Birtwistle this evening, the composer has died, aged 87. He was, as someone else said, “that surprising thing, a deeply English composer who was also internationally renowned as a great modernist”. Whenever you accidntally heard something of his, it immediately stopped you, what’s this? Who’s this? I…

ORGAN THING: Warsaw-based cellist/composer and sometimes Godspeed collaborator Resina returns with a highly recommended first standalone album in three years…

Resina – Speechless (Fat Cat Records) – There is never enough time and if a release like this needs anything it is proper time. “Warsaw-based cellist/composer Resina (Karolina Rec) returns with a first standalone album in three years, taking a big step forward on a bold and brilliantly expansive record that explores ideas about language,…

ORGAN THING: A beautifully choreographed video and a couple of tastes of the forthcoming album from Clark, the ambitiously multifaceted musician and composer…

Today’s Organ Thing of The Day looks as good as it sounds, a video and watch and listen to the video for Clark’s ‘Lambent Rag‘ here, a video directed and choreographed by Melanie Lane, a taste of the forthcoming ‘Playground In A Lake‘ double vinyl album (and CD, download or whatever you prefer), due out…