Name: Soft Delight by Kostas Manikis
Duration: 2 min 11 s
Description: Tunes that try to make soundtracks of Dreams.

Milana Zilnik's beautiful song, with some improvisation over it by myself.
The piano Milana is playing is the Una Corda, which if you don't have access to one or the means to get the hardware, a software version can be played in Native Instruments Kontact. I have had Komplete for years. I originally bought it to use B4 and Pro 53 (both discontinued) and FM7 (replaced now with FM8). I never checked out the Una Corda, until recently I heard recordings of it here on soundcloud and fell in love with its intimate, emotive sound. Now I want to write songs and record with it!

Please listen to Milana Zilnik's original recording of this piece here:
https://soundcloud.com/milanazilnik/una-corda-fantasia-new-album-and-open-collaboration

The fretless bass has been redone. On this recording, an Ernie Ball/Music Man fretless Bongo bass was played, plugged into a Tech 21 RPM bass preamp. To my ears, the Bongo fretless bass and the RPM preamp combination is a far more sonorous tone than I was able to achieve with the instrument and equipment that I used up to last year.

The lead guitar is a PRS 305 through a Stomp Under Foot '73 Ram's Head V10 distortion and a Skreddy Dynamic Mids Enhancer, into a Hiwatt DR103 amp.
There is ambient guitar added, which was a Carvin DC127 going through a Morpheus Capo, a BOSS CE-20 chorus and a Strymon Timeline delay. The track was processed using Amplitube to add amp tone.
The drums are Superior Drummer 3, using the Rock Warehouse kit.
The organ is the Arturia B3V.

Thankyou again, Milana.

Let Me Tell You A Story - Una Corda Fantasia 3/7/2021 collaboration w Milana Zilnik

#pianoday2021

recording, mix & master by Aleksander Sinka

"Only for you i can write these words" (piano solo slow version for Piano Day 2021)

The theme is not original. Sadly.
But even more so during this time, Music is a journey. A way to run away, to escape inside. Hope this will work for you while listening !

To create these confined atmospheres, the influences were clearly Max Richter, Jan Garbarek, Olafur Arnalds and Robert Fripp.
And I can't forget the kind message of encouragement I got while composing these pieces by the great pianist and composer Melaine Dalibert.

Lockdown

This is my Melody for Pianoday 2021
Recorded on my Kawai
#pianoday2021

The Return (sketch)

Music created using FREDONIA GRAND ORGAN, a virtual instrument for Kontakt 6 Player (VST, AU, AAX) that puts the power and majesty of a grand pipe organ at your fingertips! Check out the sound that ranges from ethereal and airy to cosmic in scale at the link below:

https://impactsoundworks.com/product/fredonia-grand-organ/

Steven Cravis - Justice

l'air et le vent

Deeptrunk79 - Wolves
A lo-fi hallucination stitched with sound.
Harpsichord notes ripple beneath deep basslines, while organ-drenched synths phase in and out like flickering thoughts.
Wolves isn't just a beat - it's a slow drift through static and smoke, hypnotic and heady.

#DeepTrunk79 #Wolves #BlackLodgeCollective #LoFi#Instrumental #PsychadelicBeats #SampleBased #OrganSynths # ChillTrip #BoomBap #DustyLoops #TripHopMood

Wolves (prod. Deeptrunk79)

Beef noodles ft glumboy

resolve ep. (bandcamp digital download ep.)

https://stabilo-loadbang.bandcamp.com/album/resolve-ep

music / mixed / mastered by stabilo 

:art work

stabilo (speaker gain teardrop)

downlaod

saule

Photo, Martin U Waltz
Track part of PianoDay 2021 Playlist https://cutt.ly/jx0U62S
Happy Piano Day!
"The piano for me is the instrument to which I turn to express the emotions or feeling that are just waiting to come out in the open. My relationship with this instrument always has to do with the present and the past. What we are in relation to what we have been transmitted. I am happy to celebrate PianoDay 2021 with you and with pianists and composers from all over the world who all have a personal connection with this magical instrument." Stéphane Horeczko

As Before

Tunes that try to make soundtracks of Dreams.

Soft Delight

As a music composer, I have a passion for creating unique and evocative soundscapes that bring stories to life. With a diverse range of musical styles and a keen ear for detail, I strive to craft compositions that are both technically proficient and emotionally resonant.

With over 10 years of experience in the industry, I have worked on a wide variety of projects. My versatility and adaptability have allowed me to collaborate with a diverse range of clients and producers, always delivering high-quality music that enhances the final product.

I am constantly learning and growing as an artist, always seeking out new challenges and opportunities to push the boundaries of my craft.

If you are looking for a skilled and dedicated music composer to bring your vision to life, please don't hesitate to contact me. I would be delighted to discuss your project and see how my skills and experience can add value to your project.
For inquiries message at kostasmanikis@gmail.com

Soft Delight

Kostas Manikis

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