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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 6d

Day 1 of recording with Plus Minus Ensemble in the bag. Lovely to be in the Dublin Mountains with the mighty Spud Murphy at the helm. New album out with @nmcrecordings.bsky.social in 2026… exciting times ahead

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Tim Rutherford-Johnson @purlis.bsky.social · 13d

This is a really good record, not only the JACK's performance of the title work (written for them), but new interpretations of the others too. Rohan Dasika's Table of Knowledge is fantastic.

NMC Recordings @nmcrecordings.bsky.social · 13d

OUT NOW - Liza Lim: String Creatures

The album explores ‘string’ in a dizzying range of ways, featuring works including 'an ocean beyond earth', 'The Weaver’s Knot', 'The Table of Knowledge' and the titular piece, 'String Creatures'.

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String Creatures

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NMC Recordings @nmcrecordings.bsky.social · 13d

OUT NOW - Liza Lim: String Creatures

The album explores ‘string’ in a dizzying range of ways, featuring works including 'an ocean beyond earth', 'The Weaver’s Knot', 'The Table of Knowledge' and the titular piece, 'String Creatures'.

Buy/listen now 🔗

String Creatures

NMC Recordings @nmcrecordings.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you for this lovely and well-deserved review.

Clare O’Connell ~ Light Flowing

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gayham @grahamericlatham.bsky.social · 19d

Wrote a bit for A Closer Listen about 'Light Flowing,' Clare O'Connell's gorgeous collection of (mostly) solo cello pieces released earlier this year by NMC Recordings

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In standard verbiage, light tends to glow, to shine, to radiate. In summoning an image of light as something that might flow, London-based cellist and curator Clare O’Connell evokes a subtle tensio…

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NMC Recordings @nmcrecordings.bsky.social · 14d

⚡️We are Hiring ⚡️

NMC are looking for a Marketing and Development Coordinator - this is an excellent opportunity for an early career arts administrator

Find out more & apply 🔗https://www.nmcrec.co.uk/recruitment

Applications close on Thursday 23 October at 10am

Recruitment

NMC Recordings is looking to appoint a Marketing and Development Coordinator

www.nmcrec.co.uk

NMC Recordings @nmcrecordings.bsky.social · 27d

📀Coming Soon to NMC 📀
🎶 Liza Lim: String Creatures
📆 Released 26 September 2025

The album gathers together four of Lim’s so-called ‘string creatures’, pieces which explore string both as a material and as a metaphor for relations in the world around us.

NMC Recordings @nmcrecordings.bsky.social · Sep 5

📀 SINGLE RELEASE 📀

Cat's Cradle (3 diagrams of grief) by Liza Lim is out now on all streaming platforms

You can listen here 🔗 nmcrecs.lnk.to/StringCreatu...

NMC Recordings @nmcrecordings.bsky.social · Aug 29

OUT NOW - New Music Biennial 2025

The 2025 edition of NMB 2025 showcases a dynamic mix of brand-new commissions selected through an open call and standout works premiered in the past four years

Listen/Buy now 🔗

New Music Biennial 2025

Listen to content by Various Artists.

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NMC Recordings @nmcrecordings.bsky.social · Aug 28

Alex Groves on DANCE SUITE

Composer Alex Groves provides an insight into his piece DANCE SUITE written for Zubin Kanga as part of New Music Biennial 2025.

Head to our Discover page to read the full article 🔗

Alex Groves: DANCE SUITE

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NMC Recordings announces appointment of Sam Mackay as Executive Director

NMC Recordings @nmcrecordings.bsky.social · Aug 27

OUT NOW - Linda Buckley: Thar Farraige

A contemporary chamber music piece weaving Irish and Scottish traditions, exploring love, loss, migration, and the meaning of home, performed by Brìghde Chaimbeul, Ailis Sutherland and the Maxwell Quartet.

Listen now nmcrecs.lnk.to/TharFarraige

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NMC Recordings @nmcrecordings.bsky.social · Aug 22

🚨 NMC Recordings announces appointment of Sam Mackay as Executive Director 🚨

NMC is delighted to announce that Sam Mackay will succeed Cathy Graham as Executive Director commencing in October 2025.

Read the full press release here 🔗

NM

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NMC Recordings @nmcrecordings.bsky.social · Aug 22

⚡️NMC Partner with The Hinrichsen Foundation⚡️

We are delighted to announce that The Hinrichsen Foundation and NMC Recordings have entered a multi-year partnership from 2025-2028.

Read the full article on NMC Discover here: www.nmcrec.co.uk/discover/nmc...

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NMC Recordings @nmcrecordings.bsky.social · Aug 20

OUT NOW - Mark David Boden: Chasing Sunlight

A new audio-visual concerto for the violinist Fenella Humphreys and Sinfonia Cymru, a musical journey inspired by the epic migration of the Arctic Tern.

Listen 🔗https://NMCRecs.lnk.to/ChasingSunlight

NMC Recordings @nmcrecordings.bsky.social · Aug 18

OUT NOW - m3UNTITLED & GOMID: Bantams Drift

A music and multimedia collaboration that deconstructs Yorkshire club music through
soundscapes and visual experimentation to mythologise Bradford’s south asian working-class culture. Commissioned by BrighterSound

Listen 🔗 nmcrecs.lnk.to/BantamsDrift

NMC Recordings @nmcrecordings.bsky.social · Aug 15

OUT NOW - Alex Groves: Dance Suite

A striking, cross-genre work for pianist, composer and technologist Zubin Kanga, fusing Baroque suite forms with hyper-pop energy, queer culture, and cutting-edge music tech. Hosted by PRXLUDES.

Listen now 🔗 nmcrecs.lnk.to/DANCESUITE

NMC Recordings @nmcrecordings.bsky.social · Aug 13

OUT NOW - Verity Watts: P E A C E

A bold meeting of electronics, rap, double bass, and historic audio, exploring what peace sounds like in 2025 through contrast and commonality. Commissioned by manchester jazz festival

Listen now 🔗 nmcrecs.lnk.to/PEACE

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NMC Recordings @nmcrecordings.bsky.social · Aug 4

August has arrived and so has our summer sale! We are offering 30% off all our releases from the NMC online store for the next three weeks - you can claim your discount now with the code SUMMER30.

Shop now 🔗 nmc-recordings.myshopify.com/collections/...

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NMC Recordings @nmcrecordings.bsky.social · Aug 11

OUT NOW - Dali de Saint Paul & Maxwell Sterling: Penumbra

An experimental performance blending improvised music, electroacoustic sound, video and lighting art, re-scored and reimagined for a new context after its 2024 UK tour

Listen 🔗 NMCRecs.lnk.to/Penumbra

Xenia Pestova Bennett: GLOW

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Xenia Pestova Bennett @xeniapestova.bsky.social · Aug 9

In case you missed it - the lush video art for GLOW by Steve Lee is now available to view mixed with the premiere performance recording from New Music Biennial youtu.be/cjONVUxpgOU @prsfoundation.bsky.social & you can download the recording from @nmcrecordings.bsky.social @cmcireland.bsky.social

YouTube video by Xenia Pestova Bennett

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NMC Recordings @nmcrecordings.bsky.social · Aug 4

August has arrived and so has our summer sale! We are offering 30% off all our releases from the NMC online store for the next three weeks - you can claim your discount now with the code SUMMER30.

Shop now 🔗 nmc-recordings.myshopify.com/collections/...

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NMC Recordings @nmcrecordings.bsky.social · Aug 4

OUT NOW - Uri Agnon: MARCH

A powerful and joyful exploration of the rhythms, dynamics, and emotions of political marching, blending monologue, mass protest, and an absurdist game show. Commissioned by Contemporary Music for All (CoMA)

Listen now 🔗 nmcrecs.lnk.to/March

Halina Rice, BBC Concert Orchestra, Ellie Slorach - The Path (Live)

NMC Recordings @nmcrecordings.bsky.social · Aug 2

OUT NOW - Halina Rice: The Path

An immersive exploration of constancy & change, where shifting landscapes and steady progress converge to form something entirely new. Commissioned by BBC Orchestras, performed by BBC Concert Orchestra, conducted by Ellie Slorach

Listen now🔗

Listen to The Path (Live) by Halina Rice, BBC Concert Orchestra, Ellie Slorach.