^^ Yep Frownland, he's a smorgasbord of quite a diverse set of music. His orchestral works are also seriously looking into (if you like very highly-concentrated and often quite aggressive orchestral music)
The chamber works tend to be quite melodious (in a much more obvious way), he's got some great harmonies. Those solo cello pieces (Nomos Alpha and Kottos) also show that when he is writing for a single instrument, he is not at a lack of possibilities. Really engaging pieces live too!
I love that chamber works set. It also gives you three of his string quartets (ST/4, Tetras and Tetora) which are also unique masterpieces of the contemporary quartet genre.
As you initially stated, yep the electronic works are massive, excellent pieces. I know Merzbow fans tend to love Persepolis, lol.
But all those electronic works are all very different to each other, lots to hear there! (the late electronic stuff like "S.709" is a little questionable though...)
As many of us on MB tend to love quite extreme music, there should be no problem diving into his more larger works too!
What pieces are you enjoying the most so far?
