THE BOSTON GLOBE: The local recordings that helped us through 2020
THE BOSTON GLOBE: The local recordings that helped us through 2020
BY DAVID WEININGER
“The violinist Michi Wiancko’s album “Planetary Candidate” (New Amsterdam) is billed as a solo album, and the multifarious compositions all center on her instrument’s beguiling, voicelike timbre. But the violin isn’t alone; it’s doubletracked, or accompanied by her voice, or submerged in a crowded electronic soundscape. The album’s seven compositions create vastly dissimilar sonic panoramas. Composer William Brittelle contributes ingenious, deeply felt tributes to David Bowie and The Cure. It’s a shimmering, mesmerizing effort by Wiancko, who founded the Antenna Cloud Farm festival and retreat in Gill, Mass.”