Musicworks
Archived since
Autumn 1989
Complete Archive
110 issues
Musicworks is a triannual arts magazine that explores innovative artists, ideas, and events in music and sound art, from a diversity of perspectives and places. Founded in Toronto in 1978 by notable music experimenters, Musicworks has remained a cornerstone of Canada’s creative-music scene while evolving into a genre-fluid magazine that connects artist, programming, educational, and audience communities across Turtle Island and around the world through its publication and outreach activities.
Musicworks will be adding its archival issues to this platform in the latter half of 2024.
Musicworks will be adding its archival issues to this platform in the latter half of 2024.
Latest Issue:
ON THE COVER: Quinton Barnes leaves his bedroom producer setup to assemble an orchestra of improvisers and create the fever dream of free jazz, drone, and experimental R&B that is Black Noise.
ALSO INSIDE: Corie Rose Soumah blends electronics with acoustic instruments in music that addresses the apocalyptic fears and small wonders in daily life. Musician and author DeForrest Brown, Jr. channels the radical frequencies of Detroit techno into philosophy, politics, and the sound art as Speaker Music. Tempête Solaire’s saturated instrumental trio music is made for interstellar rocking out. Trumpeter Tara Kannangara turns up the heat on a fresh batch of songs. Gong Gong Gong's Joshua Frank of makes space for solo experimentation. Michael Scott Dawson is a multi-instrumentalist outstanding in his field. We review X Avant Festival (Toronto) and send + receive festival (Winnipeg), the documentary I Am the Art: Nobuo Kubota, and new recordings of music by Anna Pidgorna, Cris Derksen, Praed Orchestra!, Aretha Tillotson, Don Scott & Jean Martin and more!
ALSO INSIDE: Corie Rose Soumah blends electronics with acoustic instruments in music that addresses the apocalyptic fears and small wonders in daily life. Musician and author DeForrest Brown, Jr. channels the radical frequencies of Detroit techno into philosophy, politics, and the sound art as Speaker Music. Tempête Solaire’s saturated instrumental trio music is made for interstellar rocking out. Trumpeter Tara Kannangara turns up the heat on a fresh batch of songs. Gong Gong Gong's Joshua Frank of makes space for solo experimentation. Michael Scott Dawson is a multi-instrumentalist outstanding in his field. We review X Avant Festival (Toronto) and send + receive festival (Winnipeg), the documentary I Am the Art: Nobuo Kubota, and new recordings of music by Anna Pidgorna, Cris Derksen, Praed Orchestra!, Aretha Tillotson, Don Scott & Jean Martin and more!
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