Robert Humber
into air

out: February 27, 2026 on Redshift (CD/DL)
genres: Contemporary Music, Chamber Music

Robert Humber — roberthumber.com
Redshift Records — redshiftrecords.org  |  redshiftmusicsociety.bandcamp.com


Robert Humber‘s vibrant into air—his debut chamber music release— demonstrates the composer’s singular talent for balancing engrossing adventurousness with accessibility. Beginning with the titular piece, scored for five violins (which also earned him a SOCAN Award), he moves on to mothmouth for three guitars, murmurations for six pianos and singing in circles, scored for solo cello and cello octet. Although it’s possible for these pieces to be performed live by multiple players. here, each of them is executed by a single performer which imbues them with a unique sleekness while gesturing toward the other dimensions of his eclectic artistic practice. This hyperreal collection merges disparate elements plucked from all corners of the concert music landscape. Textural and timbral ideas that one might associate with Lachenmann or spectralism collide with a careful almost romantic melodicism; pulsing figures link to minimalist music but Humber also ventures into the subtle colorations of microtonality.

COVERAGE:
List — Upcoming Releases, Tinnitist
List — Upcoming Releases, A Closer Listen
List — Anticipation List, Endaural
News/ List — Darryl Sterdan, February 23 – March 1 • The Long List: 480+ Releases On The Way, Tinnitist
Newsletter/ List — A Closer Listen Weekly #101, A Closer Listen
Newsletter/ List — A Closer Listen Weekly #102, A Closer Listen
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News/Preview — Viva Scene
News/ Preview — Eksperiment
Article/ Interview — Anya Wassenberg, INTERVIEW | Composer & Musician Robert Humber Talks About His Release Into Air, Ludwig Van
Article — Matteo Damiani, The Geometry of into air by Robert Humber, Retrofuturista
Review/ Round-up — Christian Tjaben, Pause-Record-Play 26.02.26, Pause-Record-Play
Review/ Round-up — Jeremy Shatan, A Song For Friday: Untethered, AnEarful
Round-up — Album Roundup Week Ending 27 February 2026, Silent Radio
Podcast — The Moderns, #408
Podcast — Different Noises #131
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Radio — Serious Moonlight Sonatas with Carol, WFMU (February 15, 2026)
Radio — Humanoid Radio, CFRU (February 10, 2026)
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Radio — Classical Connection, CFCR (February 3, 2026)
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Radio — Electric Sense, CIUT (January 28, 2026)