Part of my slowly growing set https://soundcloud.com/andiyi/sets/riding-to-kawa-karpo

Probably be a few changes before final mixdown and mastering, so all comments very welcome!

The Lonely Star

The mule bells you can hear were recorded as we rode towards the holy mountain of Kawa Karpo on the border of Tibet and Yuunan.

Riding To Kawa Karpo

Sublimation - Synths - Ambience - Piano

Reverie - Dreamy - Piano - Ensemble

Kath Are You There

How Many Questions You Have

Part of student project for the opening scenes of Frozen (2005), Dir. Juliet Mckeown. If you would like to see the film message me for a private link.

Cold Room - Icy Chills - Drone - Piano

Andrew John Hepburn

Doubt

Lovestruck - Uncertainty - Strings - Heartbeat

Score for a film telling the story of a transformative life journey from the desert to the city.

Rub’ al Khali - Middle Eastern - Desert - Crossover

The Toytown Murders

It's an accident waiting to happen. Where's that first aid kit.

A Project for the Weekend - tool sounds - brass - marimba

Shek O is a beach village located on a south-eastern peninsula of Hong Kong Island. It's got a great and very popular surfing beach. And a little fishing post, or back beach, where we like to go for a beer at Ben's bar. It's quiet and you can watch the moon coming up over the South China Sea.

First posted this as a rough mix back in April 2014. Now updated to the final mix for the album, mastered by Ray Staff at Air Studios, London.

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Here's the final album mix, mastered at Air Studios and released in November 2014.

I spent most of my time between Hong and my parents home in Manningtree near Harwich in Essex in the first half of 2014. Apart from me, these two great ports are connected by truly giant ships bringing iPhones, cars and everything else from my new home to my old. 

Visit www.andiyi.com for name your price downloads from this, and my first album, A Map of Your Heart.

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Ships - Ocean Groove - Orchestra - Theremin

Natural philosophy was the philosophical study of nature and the physical universe that was dominant before the development of modern science in the 19th century. 

It included the study of astronomy and cosmology, the study of nature the elements; the study of matter, and the philosophy of space and time. In this case I was thinking particularly of the study of air and the discoveries of the gasses that make up the atmosphere.

Spotify: https://play.spotify.com/album/5dQFRwmuEn0kOOw4Fwm0vn

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Natural Philosophy - Ghost Piano - Waltz - Historical

When I realised that brilliant Dirk Maassen has invited remixes of this wonderful solo piano piece, I had to give it a try. 

Here's the original in case you feel like having a go.

https://soundcloud.com/dirk-maassen-official/open

There are several great remixes out there already. I especially recommend checking out this beautiful one by my friend Mrinal, which is what inspired me to try.

https://soundcloud.com/mrinal-desai/dirk-maassen-open-collab-tcm


Dirk Maassen - Open (An Di Yi Remix)

I knew when I gave this track to Erika that she would do something amazing. I didn't give her any brief or any comments on what she did. So the end result is nearly all her. She did an incredible job with the production, arrangement, guitars, drums and vocals. Big love too to headcharge777 for the superb bass. I'm very happy that my vocal and little bit of guitar playing made it to the mixdown too.

We don’t fight
We don’t talk
We don’t hold hands anymore when we walk
We just sit and watch tv
You’ve got nothing to say to me
And I don’t understand how you could be so offhand
I was so glad you were mine now I've wasted all this time

When will it end

We don’t kiss
We don't touch
I don’t think I ever liked you very much
We don’t live we just exist
Both regretting what we’ve missed
And I don’t understand how the future that we planned
Could be so far away from the place we are today
Once we were lovers
Now we’re not friends
When will it end.


And every day
Is just the same
You say it’s my fault
But I know you’re to blame
You can’t forgive
You won't forget
I promise you you haven’t seen the worst of me yet
And I don’t understand how it slipped out of our hands
And now all we can share is this sense of grim despair
Our hearts are broken
They need to mend
When will it end?      


We don't talk (prod & arr lolademo. ft lolademo and headcharge777)

The ocean is deep and the fish have their own ideas about things.

 Full fathom five thy father lies; 
              Of his bones are coral made; 
    Those are pearls that were his eyes: 
              Nothing of him that doth fade, 
    But doth suffer a sea-change 
    Into something rich and strange. 

Cover artwork adapted from Alewives Fish Tank by Duncan Rawlinson. Creative Commons license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/ Logo design by Liu Fang.

Fish

I've wanted to remix this track since my first few days as a SoundClouder - took me 18 months to figure out how to do it. Vocals and egg box are all Roxy's, the rest is my addition. The awesome original is here.

https://soundcloud.com/roxanne-rodrigues/subliminal-kindness-earth-day



Roxy - Subliminal Kindness - An Di Yi Remix

The title and idea comes from Six Records of a Floating Life, an autobiography by Shen Fu a Qing Dynasty official. Shen's life is kind of up and down, but he believes that there is beauty to be found everywhere and appreciating life's experiences is more important than conforming to other people's expectations. A good philosophy for a musician!

From the Album 'A Floating Life', available to buy or stream in all the usual places - best price £5 on Bandcamp.
https://andyhepburn.bandcamp.com/album/a-floating-life

A Floating Life

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Moby - Free Download: The Last Day, ft. Skylar Grey (An Di Yi Remix)

My remix of this beautiful ballad uses Iyeoka's stunning vocal and some of the slide from the orgiginal. The rest is An Di Yi.

Iyeoka - Simply Falling (An Di Yi Remix)

Written soon after I moved to Hong Kong last year, this one was sparked off by the sounds of insects I recorded on my phone as I walked down towards the city centre from The Peak. The urgent challenging rhythm, combines with slower more majestic sections ambient soundscapes and found sounds from the forest and the crowded city streets to reflect how I feel about this amazing city.

From the Album 'A Floating Life', available to buy or stream in all the usual places - best price £5 on Bandcamp.
https://andyhepburn.bandcamp.com/album/a-floating-life

City In The Clouds - Hong Kong - Hangdrum - Percussion

One of my last Beijing songs. I was back in the city staying with friends after we had moved to Hong Kong. They lived in a local residential compound, and one morning while I was still lying in bed I heard the unmistakable sounds of the itinerant knife sharpener. One of the last traditional street cries, his call is highly distinctive and finished off with the unmissable sound of him scraping his tools on a hard surface.

So I turned on the zoom and got a reasonable recording out of the window. It became the foundation of this homage to Beijing's residential compounds and hutongs where the pace of the old city lingers on amidst the burgeoning development.

From the Album 'A Floating Life', available to buy or stream in all the usual places - best price £5 on Bandcamp.
https://andyhepburn.bandcamp.com/album/a-floating-life

Beijing Blades - Ambience - Trip Hop - Guzheng

We were lucky in Hong Kong. The worst of Usagi missed us. With a govt warning to stay home we hunkered down and listened to the rain.


Usagi - Rain - Piano - Chill Hop

A Japanese flute, old piano and English birds set memories afloat. This version remixed, and remastered by Ray Staff at Air Studios for the album release

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https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/a-floating-life/id945221144

The Lost Domain

Miyakojima

Remix of this beautiful improv by Milana 

https://soundcloud.com/milanazilnik/moonlight-stroll-milana

Milana's original version, and a quantised version for remixing are  also available to download. Or if you fancy playing it yourself the sheet music, together with other selected scores from Milana's book 'Accidental Etudes' are available at http://milana.ws/contest/accidentaletudes

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Dark Side Of The Moonlight (Milana Zilnik - Moonlight Stroll - An Di Yi Remix)

The sax parts were created for an original composition by Dani Karis - which I didn't hear yet, but am very keen to. Dani was good enough to allow me to use the parts which she uploaded onto her SC.

What Comes Around Ft. Phil Gissing and Dani Karis

Thanks to Gyula for inviting me into his mad world! His tribal rhythms and beautiful mouth harp somehow reminded me of my trip to Cambodia last year - visiting the jungle elephants at Mr Tree's reserve in Mondul Kiri. So I added some ambience recorded there, then grooved out in the usual An Di Yi way! Hope you enjoy.

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KONOKUNOK - Praeditos (An Di Yi Mondul Kiri Remix)

This track started with an invitation from Konokunok to work on a remix, which was released a month ago. Since then Jas has jumped in with a wonderful lyric and vocal - so here's my second remix of this lovely track.

KONOKUNOK - Praeditos (Warning Signs Remix Ft Jas Josland)

Thanks once again to Andy Teare for this magnificent cover photograph. 

http://andytearephotography.co.uk/

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Sex Jungle

Have always loved Splintered Finger's fantastic guitar-based music, so was totally delighted when they asked me to have a look at this spacey grove they dreamed up on a trip to Neptune. They sent me 36 guitar tracks haha! Hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed remixing.

If you want to have a go yourself you can find the brilliant original guitar only track and a few others on their page. I'm sure they'll be happy to share the stems with you ...

Splintered Finger - Neptune's Winds (An Di Yi Remix) FREE DOWNLOAD

World live premier of this track on Saturday 15th Oct 2016 at Mom Livehouse https://www.facebook.com/momlivehouse/

Thanks to Marina Gladkova for this wonderful and inspiring artwork. Please check out her art at https://www.facebook.com/magiclabpaintings/



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Northern Light

Taken from the EP "DEM NO GOOD" 
Available on bandcamp froxie.bandcamp.com/releases
More Froxie/Fox stuff here : @froxie-dub

Delivered by Froxie and An Di Yi
Mixed by Froxie
Mastered by Jack Daniels. 
Artwork by Stefan Custers.

Many thanks to Franky Cox for inviting me to be part of this amazing project.





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Froxie & An Di Yi: "Never At Ease" (Remix)

When Usagi (the typhoon, not the rabbit)hit Hong Kong, it was a black flag warning - so not allowed out for three days. It was the perfect time to listen to the rain and make music.

Now, back in London, it's been so refreshing to reimagine this idea with the ethereal processed acoustic violin sounds of the magical Katabasis. His multifaceted yet minimalist approach to sound takes the form of a constant dialogue between his external and internal environments. Combined, An Di Yi and Katabasis create atmospheric panoramas that glide across ideas of beauty, nostalgia, the melancholic and the uplifting.

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An Di Yi and Katabasis - Usagi reimagined

A lockdown collab with German guitar player Sebastian Kromp . He recorded loops and solos out of his guitar amp and the rest all happened  in the studio with constant constant chats and calls to make sure we were feeding off each other.

Distraction: Collab with Sebastian Kromp

Global ambient, trip-hop
www.andiyi.co.uk

I’m a London based composer with a background in advertising. For many years I played in bands and as a solo artist at night while writing ads during the day. In 2011 I was working Beijing as a creative director, by chance I got to play one of my compositions to Howie B, who loved it, and encouraged me to start writing and producing more seriously.

Under the name my Mandarin teacher had given me, An Di Yi (pronounced Andy E), I released two albums of ambient, filmic, trip-hoppy music using sounds recorded on my travels charting my experiences in a kind of musical diary. Beijing street traders, Himalayan mule bells, insects from the forests of Huangshan and black rain from Hong Kong, underpin an eclectic orchestra of virtual instruments and beats from both east and west, in a deeply-chilled fusion. The distinctive ambient groove of An Di Yi was born. An Di Yi built a considerable following here on SoundCloud, and has featured on BBC Introducing on Tom Robinson’s show. An Di Yi’s first ever live show, in Hong Kong, on 1/9/16, opened a new chapter, to rave reviews.

Now back in London, I'm working as a composer on commercial projects, new solo compositions, as a producer, and on collaborations with ambient electro-acoustic artist and violin player, Katabasis, and guitarist Seb Kromp.

*Atmospheric and smooth, his tracks recall both calm vistas and restless urban nights. A wonderful opening act, An Di Yi reminds us of the intricacies of Asia and the stunning effect simply living here can have on one’s music. Jules O’Brien, Timeout, Hong Kong*

*A blissfully meditative and immersive set had lulled the audience into a dream-like haze. When the lights came on, it felt like an unwelcome obtrusion.*
*– El Jay, The Underground Hong Kong*

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