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Cantaloupe Music
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Independent record label launched in 2001 by the founders of Bang on a Can. Subscribe: https://cantaloupemusic.bandcamp.com
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Cantaloupe Music @cantaloupe-music.bsky.social · Jan 7
Start the year off right with this outstanding retrospective that digs into Bang on a Can’s minimalist roots and leanings, exhaustively researched and written by George Grella, and published yesterday on Bandcamp Daily.

Many thanks to @gtra1n.bsky.social 🙏 daily.bandcamp.com/lists/bang-o...
A Guide to Bang on a Can’s Revolutionary Minimalism
Where to start with the ensemble that brought Brian Eno into classical music.
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Cantaloupe Music @cantaloupe-music.bsky.social · 1d
Sincere condolences to you and the entire Amidon family. Peter’s music and his passion will always be a gift. youtu.be/9XaUMlahKEc
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Cantaloupe Music @cantaloupe-music.bsky.social · 5d
Keep an ear out for Evan Ziporyn & ContaQt’s new chamber arrangement of the King Crimson classic “Red,” lauded by Robert Fripp himself for its “wonderful manic quality.”

𝘼𝙧𝙩 𝘿𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙚, featuring music by Bowie, Budd, Fripp and Eno, is out Oct 17 on CD and all DSPs. #BandcampFriday

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Robert Fripp, Evan Ziporyn, ContaQt - Red
Listen to Red by Robert Fripp, Evan Ziporyn, ContaQt.
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Cantaloupe Music @cantaloupe-music.bsky.social · 12d
TODAY! In celebration of their 25th anniversary, Sō Percussion announces the release of 25x25.

This 8-disc box set is 𝗻𝗼𝘁 a retrospective; more to the point, it's a stand-alone listening experience, with more than 8 hours of entirely new and unreleased recordings.

Check it out now! lnk.to/25x25
Sō Percussion - 25x25
Listen to 25x25 by Sō Percussion.
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Cantaloupe Music @cantaloupe-music.bsky.social · Sep 6
Now in preorder: Evan Ziporyn & ContaQt present ART DECADE — featuring all-new interpretations of classics from the early ’70s psych-prog output of King Crimson, David Bowie’s “Berlin trilogy,” and Brian Eno’s Ambient 1-4 series.
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Art Decade, by Evan Ziporyn & ContaQt
7 track album
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Cantaloupe Music @cantaloupe-music.bsky.social · Aug 22
Now streaming: Check out the @kidkoala.bsky.social remix of David Handler’s “Sunbled Sky” — a haunting, atmospheric take that conjures up shades of a Lynchian thriller 🎶

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David Handler, Kid Koala - Sunbled Sky (Kid Koala Remix)
Listen to Sunbled Sky (Kid Koala Remix) by David Handler, Kid Koala.
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Cantaloupe Music @cantaloupe-music.bsky.social · Aug 15
Directed by Evan Chapman for Four/Ten Media, Sō Percussion’s latest video celebrates the streaming release of the Inward Pieces EP, composed by Angélica Negrón.

Check it out, and preorder Sō’s forthcoming 8-disc box set 25x25 today!

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Sō Percussion performs Angélica Negrón's Inward Pieces
YouTube video by Sō Percussion
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Cantaloupe Music @cantaloupe-music.bsky.social · Aug 15
Inward Pieces, the latest EP from Sō Percussion’s forthcoming 8-disc 25x25 box set (available Sept 26), was composed by multi-instrumentalist Angélica Negrón and features robotic sound machines designed by Nick Yulman.

Now streaming on all platforms: lnk.to/InwardPieces...
Angélica Negrón, Sō Percussion - Inward Pieces
Listen to Inward Pieces by Angélica Negrón, Sō Percussion.
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Dean Frey @dean.bsky.social · Aug 1
#RIP Robert Wilson
📷 Annie Leibovitz
The Watermill Center, Water Mill NY, 1994

“Nobody walks away from working with Robert Wilson without having completely changed.”
- Tom Waits
Wilson holds a bright orb in his outstretched hand, in a dark forest
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Cantaloupe Music @cantaloupe-music.bsky.social · Jun 24
Now featured on Apple Music! music.apple.com/us/album/in-...
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Cantaloupe Music @cantaloupe-music.bsky.social · Jun 24
A very happy 90th birthday to composer, sage, friend and fellow traveler Terry Riley! We basically wouldn’t be here if you hadn’t blazed the trail. 🎶
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Cantaloupe Music @cantaloupe-music.bsky.social · May 30
Now in preorder, coming June 20. Get ready. matthewshipp.bandcamp.com/album/the-co...
The Cosmic Piano, by Matthew Shipp
12 track album
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Cantaloupe Music @cantaloupe-music.bsky.social · May 8
Once more, with feeling: thanks to everyone who came out for Long Play this past weekend. We had a blast!

#LongPlay2025
#Brooklyn

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Cantaloupe Music @cantaloupe-music.bsky.social · May 3
We’re pleased to announce that preorders are live for Baker’s Dozen: Apéritif — the opening phase of a long-gestating collaborative project initiated by musician, composer, author and improvisational icon Henry Threadgill.

Get on board!
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Baker's Dozen: Apéritif, by Various Artists
13 track album
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Cantaloupe Music @cantaloupe-music.bsky.social · Apr 29
ICYMI: Now streaming on all platforms, we have the Anzû Quartet’s debut album ‘adjust’ — described by The Strad as a “uniquely challenging” album, with Ken Thomson’s piece ‘Uneasy’ in particular: “The mixed-instrument quartet performs a work that is quite clearly, not easy…” lnk.to/Anzu_adjust
Anzû Quartet - Adjust
Listen to Adjust by Anzû Quartet.
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Cantaloupe Music @cantaloupe-music.bsky.social · Apr 23
This week at the Joyce Theater (NYC): A.I.M. by Kyle Abraham presents new works by Andrea Miller, Rena Butler and Paul Singh, with Singh’s ‘Just Your Two Wrists’ featuring music by David Lang. Tickets are going fast! @davidlangmusic.bsky.social www.joyce.org/performances...
A.I.M by Kyle Abraham
A.I.M by Kyle Abraham returns to The Joyce with a powerful program of thought-provoking works by visionary choreographers, exploring identity, resilience, and connection through dynamic movement.
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Cantaloupe Music @cantaloupe-music.bsky.social · Apr 8
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26 Little Deaths, by Carla Kihlstedt / Present Music
26 track album
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Cantaloupe Music @cantaloupe-music.bsky.social · Apr 8
“This new maximalist collaboration with Present Music is more ambitious than ever […] and as Kilhstedt’s title suggests, there’s no beating around the bush in terms of subject matter, even if the music takes one detour after another.” — @pmargasak.bsky.social daily.bandcamp.com/best-contemp...
The Best Contemporary Classical Music on Bandcamp, March 2025
Our guide to the month’s crucial contemporary classical releases.
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Cantaloupe Music @cantaloupe-music.bsky.social · Mar 28
Now streaming on all platforms! lnk.to/26LittleDeaths
Carla Kihlstedt, Present Music - 26 Little Deaths
Listen to 26 Little Deaths by Carla Kihlstedt, Present Music.
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Cantaloupe Music @cantaloupe-music.bsky.social · Mar 26
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Carla Kihlstedt & Present Music: intO tHe WiLd! - Big Ears
In celebration of the Centenary of the beloved illustrator Edward Gorey, Carla Kihlstedt’s 26 Little Deaths is a 60-minute set of 26 miniatures for singing violinist and chamber orchestra, inspired by...
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Cantaloupe Music @cantaloupe-music.bsky.social · Mar 26
TONIGHT at the Jan Serr Studio in Milwaukee, WI: Carla Kihlstedt and Present Music kick off two performances of 26 LITTLE DEATHS, before heading down to Knoxville, TN for this year’s Big Ears Festival (Sat Mar 29).

Tickets: www.presentmusic.org/events
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Cantaloupe Music @cantaloupe-music.bsky.social · Mar 7
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Life Like Violence, by David Handler
5 track album
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Cantaloupe Music @cantaloupe-music.bsky.social · Mar 7
anzuquartet.bandcamp.com/album/adjust
adjust, by Anzû Quartet
8 track album
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Cantaloupe Music @cantaloupe-music.bsky.social · Mar 7
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26 Little Deaths, by Carla Kihlstedt / Present Music
26 track album
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Cantaloupe Music @cantaloupe-music.bsky.social · Mar 7
It’s #BandcampFriday and we have three — count ‘em, *three* — new albums now in preorder!

Be sure to get your ears on Carla Kihlstedt’s gory ‘26 Little Deaths,’ Anzû Quartet’s edgy ‘adjust,’ and David Handler’s trippy and dangerous ‘Life Like Violence’ in the comments below.
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Cantaloupe Music @cantaloupe-music.bsky.social · Mar 7
We’re really excited about David Handler’s upcoming debut album Life Like Violence. He’s mixing sound collage, experimental classical and studio alchemy in ways that pay tribute to the minimalist masters.

And it slaps, if we may say so 🎶 davidhandler.bandcamp.com/album/life-l...
Life Like Violence, by David Handler
5 track album
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