American voice acrobats ignore the boundaries between classical, indie pop, and meditative humming
Eight voices that put punk, post-minimal, and psychedelia through the blender: hello, Roomful of Teeth. Het Amerikaanse vocal collective has become just about the house ensemble of composer Caroline Shaw and has a soft spot for out-of-the-box repertoire. From the meditative ‘Partita for 8 Voices’ to Korean sound collages: this is new music without pretension, experimental without taking itself too seriously, and so versatile that you end up in a different universe every three minutes. A must for those who find boundaries boring.