OUT NOW - Ben Nobuto: Hope Spiral 🌀 Performed by Brother Tree Sound, Ben Goldscheider and Ben Nobuto himself, paired with a striking artistic film by Willow Hazell 📺 Link in bio to watch the music video & listen in your preferred format #bennobuto #contemporarymusic #classicalmusic #stringquartet

Colin Matthews at 80 🎉 Last week we published a Discover article celebrating Colin’s birthday, featuring a wonderful selection of photos from the archives. Take a look here: www.nmcrec.co.uk/discover/col...

🎄 Get into the Christmas spirit with 30% OFF NMC albums! Use code 30CHRISTMAS at checkout. (Autumn releases excluded; ends 21 Dec 2025.) Shop here: nmc-recordings.myshopify.com/collections/... We’ll also be sharing 2025 composer stocking-filler picks all month✨ #Christmas #Sale #NewMusic

OUT NOW: Zoë Martlew’s Album Z ✨A striking collection of works for solo instruments, voice and electronics, written between 2018-2024 💿 Featuring performances by #zoemartlew #nickdaniel #alessandrofisher #bengoldscheider #lanabode #lucyschaufer #huwwatkins 🎧 Listen here: nmcrecs.lnk.to/AlbumZ

OUT NOW - @philharmonia Composers' Academy Volume 8 💿 featuring specially commissioned works by the participants of the Philharmonia’s 2024/25 Composers’ Academy programme 💿 music by #ElifKarlidag #SarahLianneLewis #soosanlolavar Buy/Listen now 🔗

OUT NOW - #ZoeMartlew G-Lude G-lude, a cello distortion rock-up performed by Martlew herself, contains explosive catharsis of shrieks, gasps, scrapes & howls, ghosting the architecture of Bach’s iconic G major prelude, on which it is based. Stream now nmcrecs.lnk.to/GLude

Day 1 of recording with Plus Minus Ensemble in the bag. Lovely to be in the Dublin Mountains with the mighty Spud Murphy at the helm. New album out with @nmcrecordings.bsky.social in 2026… exciting times ahead @ucddublin.bsky.social @cmcireland.bsky.social @artshumanitiesucd.bsky.social

This is a really good record, not only the JACK's performance of the title work (written for them), but new interpretations of the others too. Rohan Dasika's Table of Knowledge is fantastic.

OUT NOW - Liza Lim: String Creatures The album explores ‘string’ in a dizzying range of ways, featuring works including 'an ocean beyond earth', 'The Weaver’s Knot', 'The Table of Knowledge' and the titular piece, 'String Creatures'. Buy/listen now 🔗

Wrote a bit for A Closer Listen about 'Light Flowing,' Clare O'Connell's gorgeous collection of (mostly) solo cello pieces released earlier this year by NMC Recordings acloserlisten.com/2025/09/20/c... @acloserlisten.bsky.social @nmcrecordings.bsky.social

⚡️We are Hiring ⚡️ NMC are looking for a Marketing and Development Coordinator - this is an excellent opportunity for an early career arts administrator Find out more & apply 🔗https://www.nmcrec.co.uk/recruitment Applications close on Thursday 23 October at 10am

📀Coming Soon to NMC 📀 🎶 Liza Lim: String Creatures 📆 Released 26 September 2025 The album gathers together four of Lim’s so-called ‘string creatures’, pieces which explore string both as a material and as a metaphor for relations in the world around us.

📀 SINGLE RELEASE 📀 Cat's Cradle (3 diagrams of grief) by Liza Lim is out now on all streaming platforms You can listen here 🔗 nmcrecs.lnk.to/StringCreatu...

OUT NOW - New Music Biennial 2025 The 2025 edition of NMB 2025 showcases a dynamic mix of brand-new commissions selected through an open call and standout works premiered in the past four years Listen/Buy now 🔗

Alex Groves on DANCE SUITE Composer Alex Groves provides an insight into his piece DANCE SUITE written for Zubin Kanga as part of New Music Biennial 2025. Head to our Discover page to read the full article 🔗

OUT NOW - Linda Buckley: Thar Farraige A contemporary chamber music piece weaving Irish and Scottish traditions, exploring love, loss, migration, and the meaning of home, performed by Brìghde Chaimbeul, Ailis Sutherland and the Maxwell Quartet. Listen now nmcrecs.lnk.to/TharFarraige

🚨 NMC Recordings announces appointment of Sam Mackay as Executive Director 🚨 NMC is delighted to announce that Sam Mackay will succeed Cathy Graham as Executive Director commencing in October 2025. Read the full press release here 🔗

⚡️NMC Partner with The Hinrichsen Foundation⚡️ We are delighted to announce that The Hinrichsen Foundation and NMC Recordings have entered a multi-year partnership from 2025-2028. Read the full article on NMC Discover here: www.nmcrec.co.uk/discover/nmc...

OUT NOW - Mark David Boden: Chasing Sunlight A new audio-visual concerto for the violinist Fenella Humphreys and Sinfonia Cymru, a musical journey inspired by the epic migration of the Arctic Tern. Listen 🔗https://NMCRecs.lnk.to/ChasingSunlight

OUT NOW - m3UNTITLED & GOMID: Bantams Drift A music and multimedia collaboration that deconstructs Yorkshire club music through soundscapes and visual experimentation to mythologise Bradford’s south asian working-class culture. Commissioned by BrighterSound Listen 🔗 nmcrecs.lnk.to/BantamsDrift

OUT NOW - Alex Groves: Dance Suite A striking, cross-genre work for pianist, composer and technologist Zubin Kanga, fusing Baroque suite forms with hyper-pop energy, queer culture, and cutting-edge music tech. Hosted by PRXLUDES. Listen now 🔗 nmcrecs.lnk.to/DANCESUITE

OUT NOW - Verity Watts: P E A C E A bold meeting of electronics, rap, double bass, and historic audio, exploring what peace sounds like in 2025 through contrast and commonality. Commissioned by manchester jazz festival Listen now 🔗 nmcrecs.lnk.to/PEACE

August has arrived and so has our summer sale! We are offering 30% off all our releases from the NMC online store for the next three weeks - you can claim your discount now with the code SUMMER30. Shop now 🔗 nmc-recordings.myshopify.com/collections/...

OUT NOW - Dali de Saint Paul & Maxwell Sterling: Penumbra An experimental performance blending improvised music, electroacoustic sound, video and lighting art, re-scored and reimagined for a new context after its 2024 UK tour Listen 🔗 NMCRecs.lnk.to/Penumbra

In case you missed it - the lush video art for GLOW by Steve Lee is now available to view mixed with the premiere performance recording from New Music Biennial youtu.be/cjONVUxpgOU @prsfoundation.bsky.social & you can download the recording from @nmcrecordings.bsky.social @cmcireland.bsky.social

August has arrived and so has our summer sale! We are offering 30% off all our releases from the NMC online store for the next three weeks - you can claim your discount now with the code SUMMER30. Shop now 🔗 nmc-recordings.myshopify.com/collections/...

OUT NOW - Uri Agnon: MARCH A powerful and joyful exploration of the rhythms, dynamics, and emotions of political marching, blending monologue, mass protest, and an absurdist game show. Commissioned by Contemporary Music for All (CoMA) Listen now 🔗 nmcrecs.lnk.to/March

OUT NOW - Halina Rice: The Path An immersive exploration of constancy & change, where shifting landscapes and steady progress converge to form something entirely new. Commissioned by BBC Orchestras, performed by BBC Concert Orchestra, conducted by Ellie Slorach Listen now🔗

OUT NOW - @xeniapestova.bsky.social: GLOW A shimmering, magical sound-world blending the Magnetic Resonator Piano with a contemporary chamber ensemble Listen now 🔗 nmcrecs.lnk.to/Glow

OUT NOW - Xenia Pestova Bennett: GLOW A shimmering, magical sound-world blending the Magnetic Resonator Piano with a contemporary chamber ensemble @BBCRadio3 @PRSFoundation @southbankcentre @bradford2025 🔗https://NMCRecs.lnk.to/Glow

OUT NOW - Stef Conner: Ghost Weavers A contemporary work weaving Bradford’s wool heritage, folk song, and spoken testimonials into an immersive, multi-layered sound experience. Commissioned by The Night With..., performed by ensemble 1604. Listen now 🔗

Today marks the official release of Moth x Human and the end of National Moth Week! To celebrate, download or stream the stunning sound project from @elliewilsonuk.bsky.social exploring the hidden nighttime world of moths and enjoy our five fantastic moth facts! nmcrecs.lnk.to/MothxHuman

Out today on all streaming platforms 🦋 'Ellie Wilson's haunting Moth x Human, turned data about night-time moth activity intoa beguiling synthesised fabric.' The Guardian ⭐⭐⭐⭐ @nmcrecordings.bsky.social nmcrecs.lnk.to/MothxHuman

OUT NOW - Hardi Kurda & Sarah Jackson: Voice Notes Celebrating the voices of those who have experienced displacement, combines messages from refugees and migrants, with electroacoustic sound manipulation and directional speakers Listen now🔗 nmcrecs.lnk.to/DhamaalCore

OUT NOW - Shri Siriam: Dhamaal - Core A high-energy fusion of South Asian, Jazz, Electronic traditions, creating an exhilarating and dynamic celebration of musical diversity. Commissioned by Serious Trust. Listen now🔗

OUT NOW - Daniel Kidane: 'N'dehou' Inspired by Cameroonian musicologist Francis Bebey’s n’dehou flute, 'N'dehou' blends multimedia and interactive performance. Commissioned by The Carice Singers, cond. George Parris Listen now 🔗https://nmcrecs.lnk.to/Ndehou

OUT NOW - @AilisNiRiain 'Holocene' 'Holecene' weaves raw and intricate soundscapes that push the boundaries of contemporary brass music. 🔗 nmcrecs.lnk.to/Holocene @prsfoundation.bsky.social @southbankcentre.bsky.social @bradford2025.co.uk #bbcradio3

OUT NOW - EMILY LEVY & MATTHEW BOURNE: MERCURY SONGS A subversive reimagining of British folk traditions with empowered female narratives, inspired by Bradford-born activist Julia Varley 🔗https://nmcrecs.lnk.to/MercurySongs

OUT NOW - Hannah Kendall: shouting forever into the receiver 📀 'shouting forever into the receiver' presents a broad survey of Kendall’s recent music, from solo instrumental pieces to large works Buy/listen now🔗 nmcrecs.lnk.to/ShoutingFore...

OUT NOW📀 Hannah Kendall: Tuxedo Driving Bell 2.📀 Listen now🔗 nmcrecs.lnk.to/TuxedoDiving...

🚨 There is still time to apply for the role of Executive Director at NMC 🚨 Applications close 11 June More info & apply: www.nmcrec.co.uk/recruitment

💿 OUT NOW on BRC: Making Music Together The RMA Study Group Music and/as Process (Ma/aP) proudly announces the release of Making Music Together, a new live album capturing the spirit of collaboration, experimentation, and community Listen/buy now🔗 nmc-recordings.myshopify.com/products/mak...

✍️ NMC partners with New Music Biennial 2025 ✍️ NMC is proud to be working in partnership with @bradford2025.co.uk @southbankcentre.bsky.social BBC Radio 3 & @prsfoundation.bsky.social for this year’s New Music Biennial festival 🎶 (1/2)

💿 Hannah Kendall: shouting forever into the receiver 📅27 June 2025 The music within 'shouting forever into the receiver' explores the global reach of the plantation system, its enduring presence in contemporary life, and faith in the possibility of change.

💿 Hannah Kendall: shouting forever into the receiver 📆 27 June 2025 Award-winning composer @hannahsgkendall is at the forefront of British music. Hannah's album will be the latest in our acclaimed Debut Discs series. Pre-save now 🔗https://nmcrecs.lnk.to/ShoutingForeverIntoTheReceiver

Christopher Fox: Unmeasured on HCR 📅 30 May 2025 🎹 Kate Ledger 'Unmeasured' is the product of a collaboration between composer Christopher Fox and pianist Kate Ledger that started in 2020. Pre-save now🔗 nmcrecs.lnk.to/ChristopherF...

🖋 Composer Martin Iddon provides an in depth insight into his recently released album entitled 'Hesperides' You can read Martin's article on our website now 🔗 www.nmcrec.co.uk/discover/mar...

OUT NOW: SIMON EMMERSON 'SOUND AROUND - BOTH NEAR AND FAR AT ONCE' A new album by electroacoustic pioneer Simon Emmerson whose music is known for its “unique voice and a refreshing sense of ingenuity” ✨ Listen & Buy now 🔗 nmcrecs.lnk.to/SoundAroundB...

✍️Read Simon Emmerson's in-depth preview of his upcoming album 'Sound Around - both near and far at once', out on Friday 16 May on NMC. 🔗 www.nmcrec.co.uk/discover/sim...

⚡ NMC Recordings is looking to appoint an Executive Director to take the organisation onto the next stage of its development ⚡ Apply Now🔗 nmcrec.co.uk/recruitment Closing date Wednesday 11 June