Ranked #1

julie shapiro - is this an exercise?
julie shapiro - is this an exercise?
“Back in the 80's I sneak-watched a TV movie with highly disturbing content (about nuclear war) and it's been passively ... Read more
20 Oct 2017
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9mins
Ranked #2

phoebe wang - in search of the miraculous (bas jan ader)
phoebe wang - in search of the miraculous (bas jan ader)
This piece feels like rifling through a scrapbook inside someone's head. Its structure is as flowing and choppy as the o... Read more
20 Apr 2018
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15mins
Ranked #3

abinadi meza - vein of sky (winter #4)
abinadi meza - vein of sky (winter #4)
“Vein of Sky is a collection of pieces made from environmental elements such as air temperature, humidity, light, and th... Read more
21 Dec 2018
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14mins
Ranked #4

la cosa preziosa - blinking
la cosa preziosa - blinking
“Blinking is about a feeling anyone who's ever lived the experience of emigration will recognize. That of returning to y... Read more
25 Aug 2017
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4mins
Ranked #5

dylan gauche - dr faustus begs to come
dylan gauche - dr faustus begs to come
“I really just want to know what love is, and why it treats me so poorly sometimes. Even though this is far less detaile... Read more
27 Jul 2018
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8mins
Ranked #6

chris connolly - black beach
chris connolly - black beach
When we first heard this piece, it was at an earlier stage in its development, at a gathering with a group of Toronto au... Read more
13 Jul 2018
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14mins
Ranked #7

olivia bradley-skill - music to wash dishes By
olivia bradley-skill - music to wash dishes By
“I made part of this piece two years ago, kind of as an experiment or a sketch. I recorded myself making sounds in the k... Read more
10 Aug 2018
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7mins
Ranked #8

Kaija Siirala ~ Hamina, Finland
Kaija Siirala ~ Hamina, Finland
“Where is the Cloud located on Earth?” Reflecting on the disembodied lexicon of virtual space, Kaija Siirala’s Hamina, F... Read more
8 Nov 2019
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20mins
Ranked #9

hildegard westerkamp - whisper study
hildegard westerkamp - whisper study
“Whisper Study started out as an exercise in exploring basic tape techniques in the studio, using the whispered voice as... Read more
12 Jul 2019
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18mins
Ranked #10

adriene lilly - migraines & tsunamis
adriene lilly - migraines & tsunamis
“The comparison between migraine and tsunamis comes from how I think about my own experiences. Migraines are different f... Read more
8 Sep 2017
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10mins
Ranked #11

janna graham - to slow down time
janna graham - to slow down time
“In October, 2014, Atsumi Yoshikubo, a Japanese tourist, was seen walking down the highway outside of Yellowknife with a... Read more
1 Feb 2019
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14mins
Ranked #12

rachel ní chuinn - heavy summer
rachel ní chuinn - heavy summer
“Being a mother is a huge change for me. Fán is 9 months old at the moment and sometimes we put her in her high chair an... Read more
7 Dec 2018
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13mins
Ranked #13

amy hanley - H:O:M:E
amy hanley - H:O:M:E
“I explored holding and responding. I explored the possibilities of sound as a facilitator and communicator of memories,... Read more
7 Jun 2019
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19mins
Ranked #14

anna friz - air can break your heart
anna friz - air can break your heart
This piece sits somewhere between music and installation. As a 'narrator', Anna's 'air' is endowed with aliveness, and p... Read more
23 Mar 2018
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13mins
Ranked #15

myra al-rahim - and the sea gave up the dead which were in it
myra al-rahim - and the sea gave up the dead which were in it
“I started making this piece in the summer of 2017. That year marked 15 years since the US invasion of Iraq. From the pi... Read more
29 Mar 2019
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13mins
Ranked #16

ayesha barmania - quiet contemplations
ayesha barmania - quiet contemplations
“I have been really inspired by Ad Reinhardt's 'Abstract Painting' from 1963 which depicts nine very subtle shades of bl... Read more
15 Mar 2019
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14mins
Ranked #17

paolo pietropaolo - ode to the salish sea
paolo pietropaolo - ode to the salish sea
“As the title suggests, my aim was to compose a lyrical tribute to the unique beauty of this coastal region by capturing... Read more
26 Oct 2018
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13mins
Ranked #18

joaquin cofreces - maquinas humanas
joaquin cofreces - maquinas humanas
Even if you don't understand Spanish, this piece is an evocative, multi-lingual sci-fi adventure. Masterfully produced, ... Read more
15 Jun 2018
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10mins
Ranked #19

miyuki jokiranta - no event
miyuki jokiranta - no event
“Time functions asymmetrically in a doctor's waiting room. Our bodies keep their own time, which is rarely calibrated to... Read more
6 Oct 2017
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7mins
Ranked #20

Jon Tjhia ~ Thing-Like
Jon Tjhia ~ Thing-Like
In Thing-Like, Jon Tjhia has created a suite of 'exercises' – basically analogous to piano études, or studies, for edite... Read more
1 Nov 2019
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15mins