Varun Rangaswamy New York, New York
As a Karnāṭak musician, bassoonist, improviser, and scholar, my work engages with the instability of cultural processes—like
the formation and reconfiguration of identity—by deconstructing normative associations between sonic, visual, and cultural signifiers.
My music explores the compartmentalization, unification, and distortion of my identities to express my own multiplicity.
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Varun Rangaswamy recommends:
Radical Acceptance
by Joy Guidry
Joy's unflinching resolve to stand in their truth and extend love to others makes their music some of the most powerful I've listened to. "Radical Acceptance" is truly a landmark of a work.
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Of Agency and Abstraction
by Rajna Swaminathan
I find Rajna's approach to diasporicity, improvisation, and alterity so critical and compelling. Her album "Of Agency and Abstraction" is one of my favorite; I'm sure you'll love it, too.
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Composition in spite of traditionalism. A sonic abrasion and proof that contemporary classical music is interesting, engaging and intoxicating.
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The Reluctant Astronaut
by Max Devereaux & Hiroo Chubachi
featured on Bandcamp Radio Mar 7, 2022
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An ambitious cross-genre journey from the Richmond Avant Improv Collective, who bring in 17 (!) guest musicians to fill out their vision.
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Hermetic Topography
by Zebularin
Stuttgart collective Zebularin create densely atmospheric pieces that meld digital noise with analog free jazz.
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