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Dylan Henner has shared his take on minimalist cornerstone In C. One of the most important pieces of music coughed up by the 20th century, In C stands as one of Terry Rileys true masterpieces. In the hands of Dylan Henner this oft-tackled piece takes on a new light, with the left-field artist bringing his own personality and passions to the table. Part of new album project Great Prairie Plains: Studies Of American Minimalism (out tomorrow, in fact) its a hypnotic, 25 minute excursion into audio...

Other Music’s staff tell us their Top 10s of 2020 (listen to the playlist) Weve been asking artists and other industry figures for their Top 10 albums of the 2020, and here we have year-end lists from a bunch of staff members of much-missed NYC record store Other Music, which closed in June of 2016. One of the first things a lot of customers did on walking into Other Music was look up at the giant white board above the counter to see the current staff Top 10 lists, so its a treat to have a v...

The musicians who massaged our temples for us this year took more than one approach — some immersive soundscapes, some acoustic lullabies, at least one wild pop-punk experiment. In 2020, there were many ways to understand the year in music; this week, were considering five. Even more than "mindfulness" or "self-care," "chill" has morphed into a context-flattening buzzword, not quite a genre of music but certainly a tool used to categorize it, especially as a beacon of calm in your streaming a...

2020 Was The Year Of *Trying* To Chill Photo Illustration by Renee Klahr / NPR / Getty Images In 2020, there were many ways to understand the year in music; this week, were considering four. Even more than "mindfulness" or "self-care," "chill" has morphed into a context-flattening buzzword, not quite a genre of music but certainly a tool used to categorize it, especially as a beacon of calm in your streaming app of choice. Still, it might be just the right term for the palliative care so many o...