Bekah Simms — Bestiaries (out October 28th, 2022) on Centrediscs LP/ CD/ DL

Genre(s): Contemporary Composition, Large Ensemble

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ABOUT:

The third release from fêted Scotland-based Canadian composer Bekah Simms, Bestiaries—her vinyl debut—presents the detailed disquiet of her musical universe on a much larger canvas than ever before. These three large-ensemble works (two of which enlist chamber orchestra-sized forces, soloists and electronics) feature performances by acclaimed artists and ensembles such as ECM+, cellist Amahl Arulanandam, and vocalist Charlotte Mundy.

Each of these pieces deploy a bold and visceral language rooted in spectralist colour and modernist vivacity,  while seamlessly integrating elements of experimental metal, ethereal pop, electroacoustics, and the unhinged spirit of improvisation. Simms has a remarkable gift for crafting music that is simultaneously accessible and brusquely uncompromising and Bestiaries serves a concise and dynamic introduction to her evocative body of work.

COVERAGE:
Award (Nomination) — JUNOs 2023, Best Classical Composition
Year-End — ACL2022 : Top Ten Experimental, A Closer Listen
Year-End — Best Albums of 2022, 5 Against 4
Year-End — Best Albums of 2022 according to Trinket Trance, Irregular Dreams
News — Danielle Hamel, MUN Gazette
Interview — Tobias Fischer, 15 Questions
Review — Richard Allen, A Closer Listen
Review — Ron Schepper, Textura
Review — John Gilks, Opera Ramblings
Review — Petr Procházka, Kulturní Magazín (in Czech)
Review — Cheryl Ockrant, The WholeNote
Review — Peter Thelen, Exposé
Review — The Goat Review
Review — Henry Fogel, Fanfare
Review — Nutida Musik #288, Sommar 2022
Review — Robert Steinberger, Vital #1359
Review — Nitestylez.de
Mini-review — David F Presents
News — Alex Ross, The Rest Is Noise
Round-up — Peter Margasak, Best Contemporary Classical on Bandcamp October 2022, Bandcamp Daily
Round-up — Fall Music Preview — Modern Composition, A Closer Listen
Round-up — Frank P. Eckert, Motherboard, Groove.de
News — Exposé
List — Tinnitist (Upcoming Releases)
List — Endaural Anticipation List
List — Kevin Press, Friday Five — October 28, 2022, The Moderns
List — Can This Even Be Called Music? Upcoming Releases
Podcast — The Moderns #234
Podcast — Vital Weekly #1359
Podcast — Song Surfing, Episode 75
Chart — Heavy Airplay, WFMU (December 29, 2022)
Radio — That’s Classical?, CJSW (March 12, 2023)
Radio — Outside The Lines, CJSW (February 20, 2023)
Radio — Music For A While, CKCU (February 8, 2023)
Radio — Jah Mon, Radio Acadie (February 4, 2023)
Radio — Ghost Towne, Radio Acadie (February 3, 2023)
Radio — Vocal Cords, CJSW (January 16, 2023)
Radio — Mitch LeMay, KFJC (December 23, 2022)
Radio — Mitch LeMay, KFJC (December 15, 2022)
Radio — Mitch LeMay, KFJC (December 8, 2022)
Radio —Tonotopicalia, KUZU FM (November 27, 2022)
Radio — Naysayer, KFJC (November 24, 2022)
Radio — The Classical Challenge, KKFI (November 23, 2022)
Radio — The Present Edge, After FM (November 21, 2022)
Radio — A Step Outside, WMNF (November 19, 2022)
Radio — Notes In Dialogue, CAMP Radio (November 14, 2022)
Radio — 20/21, WTUL (October 30, 2022)
Radio — ConTempo, CKIA (October 30, 2022)
Radio — UNDAE! #244, Radio Círculo (October 25, 2022)
Radio — Thurston Hunger, KFJC (October 25, 2022)
Radio — Humanoid Radio, CFRU (October 25, 2022)
Radio — Transmitter Down, CRMK (October 22, 2022)
Radio — Too Dark For Disney, WSFM-LP (October 21, 2022)
Radio — Bekah Simms Guest Mix, Signal To Noise, Slack City Radio (October 18, 2022)
Radio — Electric Sense, CIUT (October 12, 2022)
Radio — Humanoid Radio, CFRU (October 11, 2022)
Radio — Outside The Lines, CJSW (October 3, 2022)
Radio — David Dalle, CKCU (September 15, 2022)
Radio — Not Brahms and Liszt, WMBR (September 5, 2022)