Andrew Staniland
The Laws of Nature

out: August 1st, 2025 on Leaf Music  (CD/DL/ Dolby Atmos)
genres: electronic, modern composition, generative music, ambient.

ANDREW STANILAND: andrewstaniland.com | andrewstaniland.bandcamp.com
LEAF MUSIC: leaf-music.ca

The Laws of Nature from highly regarded Canadian composer Andrew Staniland is a rich and colourful album, offering a deviation from the concert-hall work upon which he has built much of his reputation. Instead, this collection is electronic, employing the unique JADE instrument that he has been developing at Memorial University’s MEARL (Memorial Electroacoustic Music Research Laboratory.) This innovative tool permits artists to generate music using tactile inputs, brainwaves, and environmental conditions. Laws of Nature focuses on the EEG-driven component, sourcing the brainwaves from the dancers of Kittiwake Dance Theatre to create a seamless and eminently listenable hybrid of ambient atmospherics, the crisp orchestration of acoustic ensemble composition and the gesturology of musique-concrète.

COVERAGE:
Award Nomination — Classical Composition of the Year, JUNO Awards 2026
Year-End — Playlist: Best of 2025 – Música Neoclásica, Qobuz Latinoamérica
List — Upcoming Releases, A Closer Listen
List — New Album Releases, Exclaim!
News — Leaf Music releases Andrew Staniland’s EEG-based album on August 1, Retrofuturista
News — Andrew Staniland – Laws Of Nature, Eksperiment
Newsletter/List — A CLOSER LISTEN weekly #87, A Closer Listen
Article — Lawrence Peryer, Dancing to Brainwaves — Andrew Staniland’s Mind Music, The Tonearm
Interview/ Article — Matteo Damiani, Andrew Staniland on EEG, Composition, and The Laws of Nature, Retrofuturista
Interview — Anya Wassenberg, The Laws Of Nature: Composer Andrew Staniland Talks About Making Music With Electronics And Dancers, Ludwig Van Toronto
Mention — John Gilks, Opera Ramblings
Review — Chris Ingalls, Popmatters
Review — Frédéric Cardin, PAN M 360
Review — John Gilks, La Scena Musicale
Review — Eric Hill, Musicworks
Review — Michael Doleschell, The WholeNote
Review — nitestylez.de
Review — Ivan Rod
Review — David Reed, Belleville Intelligencer
Review — Russell Trunk, Exclusive Magazine
Review — Mike Gates, UK Vibe
Review/ Round-up — Rich Dodgin,Frozen In Time: This is Darkness playlist – August 2025, This Is Darkness
Review/ Round-up — Tomáš S. Polívka, Uloveno na síti: Prázdninová jazzová cesta kolem zeměkoule, Český Rozhlas Jazz
Review/ Round-up — Jeremy Shatan,A Song For Friday: The New Eves, AnEarful
Review/ Round-up — Gianluca Diana, Gli Ultrasuonati 148, Il Manifesto/ Alias
Mini-Review/ Socials — Clair & obscur
Podcast — AnEarful, Monthly Listening: August 2025
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Roundup — Дайджест 18.07.2025, ViolaNoir
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Podcast — Flow State, Ep. 288
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Podcast — Sequences #276
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