Metropolis Radio: Distant Worlds
This is a curated playlist by Chris Cerrone, featuring original music and inspired works from the next generation of composers and performers.
Concord Monitor: Chamber group brings site-specific composition to Kimball House at Capitol Center for the Arts
This site-specific electro-acoustic composition living art installation by Jakub Ciupinski will not only be performed this weekend, but it will be performed by Metropolis Ensemble through the historic, Victorian-era Kimball House at the Capitol Center for the Arts.
Portland Press Herald: Victoria Mansion will become a stage for the Metropolis ensemble’s ‘Brownstone’
The New York-based ensemble, with roots in Maine, will perform at the Portland mansion on Oct. 3.
Bates: Andrew Cyr ’96 and Metropolis offer concert, workshops
“With its performers dispersed throughout the Olin Arts Center at Bates College, Metropolis presents the innovative site-specific piece Brownstone.”
Genius: Cousin Review
Nina Simone's creepy-while-somehow-soothing voice is a perfect paint for the canvas that the string-heavy beat provides.
Spectrum Culture: Cousin Review
The angular melody, dissonant background strings and Simone’s nervous, vibrato-laden voice establishes a menacing presence.
Pop Matters: Cousin Review
It manages to balance its weird orchestra breakdown with a rather contemporary beginning and ending.
New York Times: Lending Mozart a Left Hand
The composer and pianist Timo Andres’s take on the “Coronation” (otherwise known as the Piano Concerto No. 26 in D) felt necessary — not a lark but a surprisingly moving dazzler.
Washington Post: Phillips Camerata and guests perform a trio of Washington premieres
The Washington premiere Sunday of a bold new harp concerto capped an engaging and powerful performance of recent music by members of the Phillips Camerata, the resident ensemble of Washington’s Phillips Collection; the Quartet Senza Misura; and musicians from the New York-based Metropolis Ensemble.
Pitchfork: "And Then You Shoot Your Cousin" Review
“Roots albums, no matter the landscape around them, always feel sturdy, firm—responsible, in the classic Gangstarr way.”
Paste: "And Then You Shoot Your Cousin" Review
In “…And Then You Shoot Your Cousin,” The Roots prove their mastery of mixing high and low culture for diverse audiences. It’s a headier album, but one rife with significance.
The Tonight Show: Metropolis + The Roots
May 20, 2014 at Rockefeller Center
The Roots perform “Never” with Metropolis and DJ A-Trak on NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.
HipHopDX: "Cousin" Review
“It’s a curious turn, but one that finds them as oddly whimsical and satisfying as ever.”