Musical Postcards From Max Richter

Trendy indie composer/performer Max Richter’s fourth album, 24 Postcards in Full Colour, won’t be released until September 23 on FatCat Records but thanks to enterprising PR person Amanda Ameer, Sequenza21 readers are getting an “exclusive” pre-listen. In Postcards, Richter explores the ringtone as a vehicle for music performance which strikes me as a bit of a mixed metaphor but, hey, the guy studied with Berio so it’s all good.

The 24-brief pieces are all fragmentary by nature; the longest track just under three minutes, while most are around sixty seconds. Here are three mp3s for your dining and downloading pleasure:

Via San Nicolo

Cold Fusion For G

Found Song For P

And there’s more, Richter will perform three concerts next week – including tracks from 24 Postcards in Full Colour – at le poisson rouge in the West Village.