The Bright and Hollow Sky (New Focus Recordings FCR 120)
             Compositions by Nathan Davis, performed by the International Contemporary Ensemble

This cycle of beautiful new works for solo instruments and small combinations transforms space into an architecture of color, texture, rhythm and breath. Using microphones as microscopes, together with live processing, these works elucidate the characters of instruments and the fragile athleticism of playing them.

Memory Spaces (mytoeses music mm one)
             Music for percussion and electronics, performed by Nathan Davis

Diving Bell - Nathan Davis
Crawlspace - Nathan Davis
Six Japanese Gardens - Kaija Saariaho
Talking to Vasudeva - Nathan Davis

There are certain physical spaces from my memory that reappear in dreams: spaces which, in waking, hold specific associations of time and place but in sleep become a stage for new growth and exploration. Like a mnemonic "memory palace", each space has its consistent elements and a structure through which I move freely. This process of exploring and re-exploring familiar places is more consciously echoed in my work with acoustic materials and electronics. I use microphones and simple computer processing to magnify the subtle complexities of sounds and to reveal the inherent characters of ordinary objects and instruments. My works on this disc stem from the conscious and subconscious aspects of this process, and they share with Kaija Saariaho's piece an architectural intent to create a spatial environment for the listener's imagination. - Nathan Davis

Non Sequitur (Karnatic Lab Records klr 005)

Plekto - Iannis Xenakis
Synesthesia 2 - Cléo Palacio-Quintin
Michael - Gabriel Bolkosky
Dérive - Pierre Boulez
Philip Glass Buys a Loaf of Bread - David Ives
Tusk - Ned McGowan
Counterfeit Curio - Dan Trueman

Hailed as "utterly sensational" (New Music Connoisseur), the ensemble Non Sequitur displays their unique vision of contemporary music on this debut cd, featuring dynamic performances of Modernist works by Xenakis and Boulez, electroacoustic music, a radio play about Philip Glass, and a piece inspired by Karnatic singing. Weaving together drama, humor, virtuosity, and visceral energy, Non Sequitur charts a course for the adventurous ear. - Karnatic Lab Records

Larry Polansky - four-voice canons (Cold Blue Records)

Ha-Yang Kim - Ama
(Tzadik)

Mario Diaz de Leon  - Enter Houses Of (Tzadik)

John Adams - Son of Chamber Symphony (Nonesuch)

Evan Ziporyn - Frog's Eye (BMOP)

Mattias Pintscher - Sonic Eclipse (Kairos)

John Cage - Sixteen Dances (BMOP)

Louis Andriessen - La Passione (BMOP)

John Harbison - Ulysses
(BMOP)