Alexa Lima gives minimalism a modern redux with self-titled debut
Large-scale highs and lows packed into seven small-scale works that put a 21st century touch on the sounds of such professed influences as Philip Glass, Erik Satie, and Thelonius Monk.
For this year's CL Music Issue I caught up with pianist Alexa Lima. During our interview, titled "Alexa Lima plays whatever comes to mind," we discussed everything from the current state of her group Waking Astronomer and the nature of noise and minimalism in music to the inspiration behind her self-titled album, which arrived online this week.
If you have not yet given the album a listen, press play above. Atlanta's rising minimalist composer packs large-scale highs and lows into seven small-scale works that put a 21st century touch on the styles of such professed influences as Philip Glass, Erik Satie, and Thelonius Monk.