★★★★★
Modern composer and electronics artist Mason Bates is equally comfortable in the worlds of new classical and hip hop. Working closely with the symphony orchestras of San Francisco and Chicago, he has been a driving force in escalating the role of electronics in the orchestra setting. To that end, Bates has put years into the study of flow, process and the acoustics of the classical orchestra. The rewards of this discipline are shared with listeners on Stereo Is King ...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2014-08-04
★★★★★
Mason Bates, a DJ and composer, never quite manages to escape an interview--and he's given many--without being asked how it is he manages to work in both fields. Orchestral composers are presumed to be so sealed off from popular pursuits, it seems, that he may as well be a Catholic priest that skydives, or a Supreme Court Justice with a sideline in mixed martial arts...
- pitchfork.com
2014-05-20
★★★★★
Listeners waiting eagerly for the music of Bay Area composer Mason Bates to return to the San Francisco Symphony repertoire in September - along with those who don't understand why the need is so urgent - will both find sustenance in this magnificent new compilation of Bates' music. The six pieces featured here cover a range of territory, from jaunty rhythmic studies to Space Age choral music to exquisite evocations of vernacular Americana...
- www.sfgate.com
2014-04-13
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