Protomartyr - Formal Growth In The DesertVinyl LP pressing. Includes digital download and poster. Since their 2012 debut, Protomartyr have mastered the art of evoking place: the grinding Midwest humility of their hometown, as well as the x rayed elucidation of America that comes with their vantage. The group's sixth album was recorded at Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, TX with producer Jake Aron. "The desert is more of a metaphor or symbol," singer Joe Casey says, "of emotional deserts, or a place

The award-winning series has centered around new compositions dedicated to Starobin by composers including Elliott Carter

and forge a new brand that shaped the musical landscape of the 19th century

It's sobering

a 21st Century artist

This Bear Family CD has it all again

Masters takes on the music of Alec Wilder

The special LP edition is pressed on heavyweight vinyl and comes with a gatefold sleeve with notes from Michael Monroe

from Bach to Webern

the notes may also be read online or downloaded at Blue Heron's website

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His distinct style often explores the boundaries of timbre

Yet there are also standard march rhythms