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AMN Reviews: Phill Niblock – BLK+LND / K&L for KL (2026; Sub Rosa)
A bass clarinet is a wonderful, magical thing. Phill Niblock approached acoustic instruments more as source material than as an end to themselves, piling on so many tracks and clashing microtones that the end result sometimes obscured the origin entirely. But not even Niblock could fully conceal the timbre of the bass clarinet. Or, just maybe, he didn't want to. Niblock died in 2024, not long after completing the two pieces on…