On the Cover: "Gayle Young's Gentle Interventions" by Sarah Albu.
Features: “The Audacious Artistry of Ig Henneman" by Jennifer Thiessen.
“The Quasi-Punk-Rock Life of Du Yun" by Olivia Shortt.
"The Complex Stillness of Mark Ellestad" by Julian Cowley.
Sound Bites: "Jenny Moore Tears Things Up" by Louise Gray.
“Pierre Kwenders Dreams for the World" by Chaka V. Grier.
“Yaz Lancaster’s Liberatory Modes" by Sara Constant.
“The Tao of Gayle” by editor Jennie Punter.
Reviews of music from: Borderlands Trio; Malcolm Goldstein; Joane Hétu; Instruments of Happiness; Joyfultalk; Kee Avil; Robbie Lee & Lea Bertucci; Alejandro Morse, Cian, and Eduardo Padilla; Eldritch Priest; Quatuor Bozzini; Tess Roby; Joseph Shabason and Vibrant Matter; Bekah Simms; and Hildegard Westerkamp.
Event review: OK LÁ (Montreal) by Brennan McCracken.
Musicworks 142 CD
1 Ancient Ocean Floor (2021) 14:20 Composed by Gayle Young. Performed by Sarah Albu (voice) and Gayle Young (Amaranth, electronics). From the album According to the Moon (forthcoming 2022). Recorded by Bob Doidge at Grant Avenue Studio in Hamilton, Ontario, in October 2021.
2 wind_down_2 (2020) 5:14 Composed and performed by Yaz Lancaster (violin, electronics). From the album AmethYst (People Places Records, forthcoming 2022). Recorded in New York City in February 2022 by Yaz Lancaster.
3 Shoelaces (2021) 3:02 Composed and performed by laydøwn: Yaz Lancaster (voice, production) and Andrew Noseworthy (electric guitar, additional production). Recorded in Newport News, Virginia., and London, Ontario, in June 2021 by Yaz Lancaster and Andrew Noseworthy. Mastered by Andrew Noseworthy.
4 Marshmallow Root (2021) 6:25 Composed by Jenny Moore. Performed by Jenny Moore (vocals, piano), Rosa Irwin Clark (vocals, violin), Poppy Cockburn (vocals), Jeni Be (vocals), Debs Grayson (vocals), Sib Trigg (vocals), and Kit Falck (vocals). From the album The Piano Tapes Vol.1 (Lost Map Records, forthcoming 2023). Recorded live in St. Barnabas Church in Dalston, London, U.K., in August 2021. Engineered and mixed by Toby Burroughs (Rumbaba Studio).
5 He Earns Enough (2020) 3:58 Composed by Jenny Moore. Performed by Jenny Moore’s Mystic Business: Jenny Moore (vocals, xylophone), Rubie Green, (vocals, bass guitar), Rachel Horwood (vocals, drums), Louise O’Connor (vocals, MicroKorg), Nandi Bhebhe (vocals), and Jeni Be (vocals). From the EP He Earns Enough EP, Jenny Moore’s Mystic Business (Lost Map Records, GRAT025). Recorded and mixed by Toby Burroughs at Rumbaba Studio in London in 2020.
6 In the Mirror of This Night (excerpt) (1988) 4:19 Composed by Mark Ellestad. Performed by Apartment House: Mira Benjamin (violin) and Anton Lukoszevieze (cello). From the album Discreet Angel (Another Timbre, at185). Recorded by Simon Reynell at the Old School in Starston, Norfolk, U.K., in September 2021.
7 Discreet Angel (excerpt) (1990) 3:00 Composed by Mark Ellestad. Performed by Cristián Alvear (guitar). From the album Discreet Angel (Another Timbre, at185). Recorded by Cristián Alvear in Santiago, Chile, in April 2020.
8 Bjøllelåtten (2014) 2:19 Composed and performed by Laura Ellestad (Hardanger fiddle). From the album Valdresspel i Amerika (Ta:lik, TA127CD). Recorded at Hexagon Studio in Calgary, Alberta, in 2014. Recorded, edited, and mastered by Mark Ellestad. Produced by Laura Ellestad and Mark Ellestad.
9 Shame (2010) 1:39 Composed by Kris Ellestad. Performed by Kris Ellestad (guitar, vocals), Laura Ellestad (violin), Mark Ellestad (viola). From the album No Man Is Land (self-released). Recorded by Kris Ellestad and Mark Ellestad at Hexagon Studio in Calgary, Alberta, 2009–2010. Mixed, mastered, and produced by Kris Ellestad.
10 Outside the Rain Has Stopped (2021) 11:20 Composed by Ig Henneman. Performed by Luna String Quartet: Janneke van Prooijen (violin), Jellantsje de Vries (violin), Elisabeth Smalt (viola), and Alistair Sung (cello). Premiere performance recorded in concert at Orgelpark in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on September 12, 2021.
