Myth of Tomorrow
Erika Dohi’s studio album with producer William Brittelle, releasing October 24 on Switch Hit & Figure 8 Recording.
Metropolis Radio: I, Castorpollux
Erika Dohi curates a playlist featuring her debut solo album.
The Meta Simulacrum
Using the symbology of our shared past to look forward into an uncertain future of climate change, machine sentience, and the ever-expanding cyber universe, this extraordinary collective debuts the first material generated through the Meta Simulacrum, an interdisciplinary, alternate-reality digital platform designed by composer/producer William Brittelle.
Holland Andrews Makes It Personal
“Within ourselves, we get to have renewals whenever we want, and this just felt like the best time to be allowing for this change.”
Live From Carthage
Brittelle formulates a playlist around the artists and inspiration behind the release of his recent digital single "Dido's Lament (Revisited)."
Stereogum: We’ve Got A File On You: Jenn Wasner
“William Brittelle. I can’t say enough good things about that guy. He’s such a special person. He has such a strange mind and wild ear for aesthetic choices.”
An Earful: Spiritual America Review
This is the kind of big, bold, sometimes even crazy symphonic work of which we could use a lot more, with orchestral brass and strings competing with fat synthesizers, rock drums, choral singing, and more.
Textura: Spiritual America Best of 2019
On paper, the project could appear bombastic, what with the army of resources utilized, yet he somehow makes full use of said resources without the result becoming overblown.
WNMU: Spiritual America Best of 2019
With this collaboration between Nonesuch Records and New Amsterdam, walls of genre are broken down as sounds morph and blend throughout Spiritual America.
Second Inversion: Spiritual America Top Albums of 2019
Brittelle’s inimitable blend of chamber pop forms a shape-shifting sonic collage: ripped edges, buzzing synthesizers, melodies that echo, morph, and transform in an instant—like a rush of memories overwhelming the senses.
Eaux Claires Hiver
METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE IS THRILLED TO JOIN THE COLLECTIVE 37D03D (UPSIDE-DOWN “PEOPLE”) TO GATHER FOR A WEEK TO COMPOSE, COLLABORATE AND PRESENT MUSIC, VISUAL ART, AND LITERATURE IN A VARIETY OF SPACES AND SETTINGS.
November 22-23, 2019
Sounds From A Safe Harbour
A COLLECTION OF SONGS EXPLORING SECULAR SPIRITUALITY, COMPOSED BY WILLIAM BRITTELLE, AT SOUNDS FROM A SAFE HARBOUR FESTIVAL
September 15, 2019
Pitchfork: Spiritual America Review
Andy Stack has been even more secret-saucy… the structures he helped build under the visionary pop-classical song cycle Spiritual America.
Interview: William Brittelle on Forbidden Colors
Composer William Brittelle has shared the full score for and story behind "Forbidden Colors," the fifth track from his new album, Spiritual America, out now on Nonesuch/New Amsterdam Records.
Indy Week: Spiritual America Review
One of the most astonishing records of 2019 has slipped under many radars, likely because it’s hard to describe, categorize, and explain.
William Brittelle's Forbidden Colors
A WALK-ABOUT CONCERT AND LISTENING PARTY IN THE STYLE OF A ROVING ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC MUSIC MINI-FESTIVAL FEATURING PERFORMANCES AND HARD-WIRED INSTALLATIONS HAND-CRAFTED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE "PROFOUNDLY HIGH-FIDELITY" (NEW YORK TIMES) CUSTOM-BUILT SOUND SYSTEM AT PUBLIC RECORDS
June 25, 2019
New York Times: In Streaming Age, Classical Music Gets Lost in the Metadata
For contemporary classical artists, metadata is not just an abstract consideration.
National Sawdust Log: Playlist (Waves of light)
“William Brittelle – Spiritual America – Wye Oak, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Metropolis Ensemble/Andrew Cyr (New Amsterdam/Nonesuch; due May 3, 2019)”
BrooklynVegan: 22 New Songs Out Today
“Wye Oak, The Brooklyn Youth Chorus, and Metropolis Ensemble join together to perform a song-cycle written by composer William Brittelle, and a Wye Oak piece reimagined by Brittelle, on Spiritual America, due out May 3 via Nonesuch. The first single from the project, “Forbidden Colors,” places Jenn Wasner’s vocals over a multilayered chamber orchestra piece.”
Bon Iver and TU Dance
August 5, 2018 at Hollywood Bowl
William Brittelle's Spiritual America, featuring Wye Oak and Metropolis Ensemble, opens for Bon Iver and TU Dance.