"Places We Could Have Gone" was initially a piano sketch for my 2018 solo piano album Sanctuary Sessions. I recently revisited and recorded the idea in the same space, then further manipulated the recordings through my modular rig to add atmosphere. The track took on an incredibly nostalgic quality that made me reflect on the past year in lockdown and dream about all the new people and places that we might have missed out on during that time.

Places We Could Have Gone

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"Restive is about patterns of thought: the flow of words and the stream of consciousness within our minds. There is an underlying expression of a certain amount of turmoil, but also that of optimism as we juggle between concerns, variables and positive outcomes."

@juliagjertsen on her newest piece ; it's out now as part of our Piano Day collection Splices and you can find the recording anywhere you listen to music: orcd.co/jg-restive

https://modernarecords.bandcamp.com/album/splices

Restive

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Julia Gjertsen - Restive

When Dusk Came Early

Drift into a daydream with the piano stylings of @jeroendirrix, floating along that boundary between the waking world and sleep. This joyful melody, so tastefully delayed through an analogue tape machine, washes away the stresses of the present while evoking better days ahead. This perfect blend of nostalgia is the dutch composer's entry in our 2021 Piano Day collection Splices.

You can find the recording anywhere you listen to music: https://orcd.co/jd-mywakingdreams

https://modernarecords.bandcamp.com/album/splices

my waking dreams

Jeroen Dirrix - my waking dreams

Adorned in Ribbons

Nowness

@jacob_david's latest piece is out now, set to artwork by Jon Beacham / The Brother In Elysium. Jon did the cover and packaging for Jacob's record Mursejler, which just turned a year old! We're celebrating with this oh-so-sweet number inspired by a melody Jacob's brother played for him when they were kids. As you may have guessed... it's a special one.

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Nowesind

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Jacob David - Nowesind

An ambient/drone version of "Shining Sea." Lots of texture and atmosphere in this one. It's a track to get lost in. The overall feel of the song (as well as the title of the track) is derived by the feeling of complete serenity one would feel while floating in the open ocean, just below the surface, allowing oneself to sway freely with the ocean's current. There is a sense of stillness and freedom in this track; but also a distinct melancholy, as the realization sets in that you may be about to drown. The subtle sound of waves crashing were added later on to add to the image I was trying to illustrate.

Suspended in Blue, the Sunlight Shimmers and Fades

Oh Endless Day

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Hollie Kenniff - Salient

LYRICS

quiet
my rest have been so quiet
past decades and centuries
reduced to a memory

steady
my body has left me
returned where i came to be
as earth took it back from me

like those who came before
or after me
fathers and sons alike
we’re all asleep

down under
our titles don’t matter
and I never lost faith in
we're destined to something

something that lasts and makes
everything new
to someone that knows my name
someone that’s true

roar of a trumpet as
bedrock erupts
I know the voice I hear
that call me back
call me back

I am
rising
up

you’re brighter
than the sun

Suspended in Blue, the Sunlight Shimmers and Fades

Adam Butler

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