Wherein We Elect Our Favourite Classical Compositions of… the 2000s – Part I (2000-2004)

Or rather: 'what gets the most exposure' in English-speaking circles, which tend towards aesthetic populism to a far greater extent than others in my experience.

Yep, that was 100% what I meant.

Listened to a few and voted for Lachenmann.

chin's double concerto

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ended up voting for Lachenmann too

Stockhausen's Licht is amazing, think maybe I should have voted for that

I think I'm gonna give this one to Romitelli's Professor Bad Trip because psychedelic spectralism is a grand idea that makes perfect sense. I wish he were still around.

was going to say I hope 2005-2009 would include some Michael Pisaro, but realize most of the works I really love from him are even after that

are you going to continue this poll beyond 2009?

I think tackling the last decade would be a bit premature. I'm aiming for 2023-2024, assuming ILX hasn't self-destructed by that point and I'm still around.

:)

I think the interface between improvised and composed music was important in 2000-2004, eg Keith Rowe/John Tilbury - Duos for Doris which I would have voted for

I love that one but I thought it was all improvised?

EAI is another branch that deserves its own poll. There's definitely some overlap with Richard Barrett in particular.

Or just a general jazz LP poll series, one half-decade at a time. I'd love to see that.

xp listening to it it's hard not to believe they mapped it all out. would love an electroacoustic improvisation poll

maybe not enough interest for it here though

think there would be interest for a jazz poll series

I think so too. We need someone to volunteer as a guide, though (I wouldn't even dream of daring).

That would be awesome if we got a jazz LP series going.

Someone should mention it in the rolling jazz thread...

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Nice. It may have been a little unfair of me to bundle the entirety of Licht into a single poll option but what an option it is.

Dang I missed this. Would have voted for the Gubaidulina. She’s right: God is SCARY.

too busy listening to dark matter to engage with the new poll

I don't blame you in the least.

When you're finished with DARK MATTER, check this out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyGcuuQO3Uk

With a bit of luck we'll get a studio recording of it some day.

Richard Barrett - Dark Matter vs Moses Boyd - Dark Matter? I thought about starting that poll. Both great!

Hah, I must admit I found the Boyd quite disappointing at first pass. I'll give it another shot – my mid to late teens were devoted to trip-hop, acid jazz and downtempo (mostly Ninja Tune), so it should have been right up my alley. His drumming is unsurprisingly a draw, though.