This album is a collection of improvised pieces on piano. Originally recorded in 2008 with very minimal technical capabilities, 200 copies were made and given away to old and new friends. I have remastered it for a digital only release via @subtempo

Note for audiophiles: we acknowledge the sound quality is not at it's best, however, we have received such great feedback from all those friends who own a copy, having felt really touched by the music, that we felt it necessary to share it with a wider audience, for free. 

Art by Regina de Jimenez, "Untitled". 12"x12" prints available in the Subtempo store subtempo.com/store

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Axel Toben, also known as Alejandro Bento, is a multifaceted artist hailing from Spain. With a foundation deeply rooted in techno, Axel‘s musical interests span a wide spectrum. He‘s not just a composer, DJ, producer, and multi-instrumentalist
but also an avid explorer of sound.

Axel‘s artistic journey celebrates the blend of analogic sounds, classic instruments, tribal rhythms, and the marvels of digital technology. His music possesses a hypnotic
quality, interwoven with harmonious intrigue. The organic textures and tribal beats in his creations can transport listeners into a trance-like state.

scsimonmusic@gmail.com
Please visit www.scsimonmusic.com.
I am working on a concept to share the creative process. You will find a series of posts that show the development and progression of the music along with technical information including sources, techniques and links to influences. I would be very interested to have your thoughts and reactions to this project as it is in a very early stage of development and constructive feedback will help me develop the concept further.

I am a surgeon.  I work in a mostly poor and working class community in Arizona.  My practice is a mix of elective and urgent cases with a large amount of Laparoscopic and, more recently, Robotic procedures.

Many days and some nights I make lives better and some days I save a life.  There have been a few dark days when I’ve contributed to the universe’s entropy rather than added to it’s light.

After nearly 25 years in practice I still feel privileged to care for others and continue to love the performance of a surgery.

I am a musician.  I have been playing music since I was 10 years old.  I have played rock, dance music, European classical music and Jazz.  I studied music at Bennington College with Bill Dixon, Milford Graves, Nadi Qamar.  (If you don’t know them, Google them.)

A few years ago, I decided to learn how to create and produce computer based electronic music.

I have experienced more technological change during my career in surgery than in all of the rest of surgical history.  The technologies available to me as a musician have also evolved far beyond what I could have imagined as a student and young musician.

I am a child of the 60’s and 70’s and remember a time when popular music often reflected, connected to; responded to, and influenced the social and political challenges of the time.  My current musical interest is electronic protest music….Propaganda for a better world. 

The world without music would be a mistake