Cantaloupe Music

10/10/2025

Happening TONIGHT in the Paul Davenport Theatre at Western University: don't miss Evan Ziporyn and ContaQt as they present music from their forthcoming CD 𝘼𝙧𝙩 𝘿𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙚, out October 17!

Admission is FREE, and the performance starts at 8pm sharp.

Conductor/composer/clarinetist Evan Ziporyn and ContaQt are joined by Contemporary Music Studio with works by Evan Ziporyn, Brian Eno, Robert Fripp, David Bowie and Howard Budd

10/02/2025

CHICAGO fans: Don't miss the Matthew Shipp Trio at Constellation Chicago tomorrow night — and while you're at it, pick up a copy of Matt's latest solo album 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗼 at Dusty Groove online or in person at 1120 N. Ashland Avenue. You'll be glad you did!

Matthew Shipp’s transcendental course hasn't wavered since the New York–based pianist began recording his first album nearly 38 years ago.

09/11/2025

Last night we had a blast rocking it with So Percussion, who played for a packed house at (le) poisson rouge in downtown NYC.

Keep an eye out tomorrow for Dan Trueman's "Machines for Listening with So," dropping on all digital platforms — and brace yourself for the official release of So's 𝟮𝟱𝘅𝟮𝟱 𝗯𝗼𝘅 𝘀𝗲𝘁, out September 26!

https://sopercussion.bandcamp.com/album/25x25

09/10/2025

TONIGHT at (le) poisson rouge in NYC: Join us and So Percussion for the exclusive release concert celebrating their epic 8-disc box set 25x25, out officially on Sept 26. Advance copies will be on-site for sale!

Details:

While we can’t play all 500 minutes from the record, we’ll dig deep with shorter works by Eric and Jason, Vijay Iyer, Olivier Tarpaga and a world premiere...

09/05/2025

ICYMI: Now streaming on all platforms, check out Kid Koala's haunting, atmospheric remix of David Handler's "Sunbled Sky" — an unexpectedly Lynchian take from one of hip-hop's most beloved creators, on the decks this fall with Deltron 3030!

Listen to Sunbled Sky (Kid Koala Remix) by David Handler, Kid Koala.

09/05/2025

So pleased and honored to be involved with this amazing project! If you’re a fan of the art rock and ambient oeuvre of David Bowie, Harold Budd, Brian Eno and Robert Fripp, this one is for you.

https://contaqtnewmusic.bandcamp.com/album/art-decade

At long last and in time for today's Bandcamp Friday, our new album with Evan Ziporyn, "Art Decade" is available for preorder via Cantaloupe Music!

https://contaqtnewmusic.bandcamp.com/album/art-decade

The album is a wide-ranging collaboration that unites composer, producer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist Evan Ziporyn with Toronto’s renowned ContaQt ensemble, led by percussionist Jerry Pergolesi. Featuring all-new interpretations of classics from the early ’70s psych-prog output of King Crimson, Bowie’s “Berlin trilogy,” and Eno’s Ambient 1-4 series, Art Decade is more than just a tribute album.

“Our goal is not to ‘elevate’ or legitimize this music,” Ziporyn and Pergolesi reveal in the album’s liner notes. “Its towering artistic achievement and profound influence on an entire generation is self-evident. Instead, by revisiting and inhabiting these groundbreaking works, we hope to ensure they remain a vibrant, celebrated part of the musical repertoire, retaining their punkish sense of gleeful adventure as they continue to subvert expectations and venture into uncharted territory.”

“‘Larks’ Tongues In Aspic, Part Two’ is a triumph... ‘Red’ also, with the strings ripping away and conveying the spirit of the piece — they stomp things along and convey a wonderful manic quality... The world may or may not be in a better place, but it feels like it is.” - Robert Fripp

First single "Red" is available on Bandcamp now and will be on all streaming platforms beginning Sept. 19!

09/05/2025

Once again into the breach! Get your licks in now to order your favorite catalog recordings, or preorder our upcoming releases 🎶 https://cantaloupemusic.bandcamp.com/music

09/04/2025

THIS SUNDAY (Sept 7) at The Ford in LA: Join us for TERRY RILEY's 90th birthday tribute with the Bang on a Can All-Stars, Gyan Riley and special guests!

TICKETS: https://my.theford.com/en/syos2/performance/11254

09/02/2025

Props to the Big Ears Festival team 🙏🎶

12 track album

08/27/2025

TONIGHT at 11PM on John Schaefer's New Sounds: composer Jeffrey Brooks signs on to discuss his latest Cantaloupe release The Memory Palace, featuring the spooky and mysterious Stein-o-caster!

Many thanks to John and his team at WNYC for making this one happen 🙏

Minneapolis-based composer Jeffrey Brooks (a longtime associate of new music champions Bang On A Can) presents new aural atmospherics involving the Stein-o-caster from his latest album.

08/05/2025

Be sure to check out Tom Huizenga's in-depth and insightful interview with Zibuokle Martinaityte for NPR Music — and then get your ears on 𝗛𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗹 𝗭𝗼𝗻𝗲, recorded with Synaesthesis and released on Cantaloupe in 2023 🎶

https://synaesthesis.bandcamp.com/album/hadal-zone
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/04/nx-s1-5443654/zibuokle-martinaityte-composer-interview

The Lithuanian composer, now based in New York, creates layered, deliberate music that she hopes will grant listeners the freedom to enter an altered state of mind.

08/01/2025

LOUD Weekend is underway at MASS MoCA 🎶