The sub-genre of "punk jazz" has existed—on paper— since the 1970s when Patti Smith proposed a collaboration with Ornette Coleman. That partnership did not materialize. When all the moving pieces are ...

They were the jaunty, forgettable streams of synthesized music you would hear between the lobby and your floor. But like so many other cultural reference points, the elevator-music industry has faded ...

Final Floor marks the last stop of a band that one might say never really was. Harnessing the open throttle drive of punk into more complex jazz sounds and visions might sound contradictory. But Final ...

When was the last time you heard music in an elevator? Was it any good? For a limited time, an elevator in a loft building in North Chinatown is featuring sound art that promises to be “Really Good ...

Instant Elevator Music is a program that automatically plays elevator music while you wait for programs to open, files to copy, and downloads to finish. Elevator Music refers to the gentle ...

When I step into an elevator in the Wolf Building, a seven-story former paper factory in Philadelphia’s Chinatown North neighborhood, the Muzak is typical if a little archaic: A smooth jazz rendition ...

This self-released 3" CD-R features four tracks recorded in April 2004 as elevator music for the French Ministry of Culture building, and adds some miscellaneous material from the duo's extensive ...