10 Pianos is a piano-based electronic piece composed for Piano Day 2022.
Recorded with 10 different pianos, within 10 hours, and produced in 10 days.

The experiment took place on February 14th at the Piatino Pianoforti in Turin, Italy - an artisan production factory founded by Giovanni Piatino and Adele Piatino in 1910, to house the Steinbach brand. The idea behind this project was to enter the facility and let myself be carried away by the unique location and its instruments - and to document this special moment in time with both music and film.  

All the sounds you can hear in the composition are the original of each of the ten instruments: Petrof, Colombo, Steinbach, Steinway & Sons, Förster, Kupfer, Bechstein, Erard, Negro, Blüthner. 

Written and produced by Perdurabo

Davide Arneodo - Pianos, Synthesizers, Rhythm Loops

Engineered by Niccoló Fornabaio
Mixed by Davide Arneodo at Perdurabo World
Mastered by Bo Kondren at Calyx Mastering, Berlin

Cover photography by Pietro Ronzoni

This production was possible thanks to the huge support of Gessica Piatino and the whole Piatino family in Turin, who has creatively supported my vision.

Thank you so much to all of you that listen to, work with and support us.
Special thanks - Motu, Focal, Moog, Planet Waves

For information on Perdurabo:
www.perduraboworld.com

© ℗ 2022 Perdurabo World

10 Pianos

By chance, I actually discovered Nils' music through the SCREWS Rework site, and I'm very glad I did.

Listening through the album, 'Me' just spoke to me, so I decided to remix it. I began with more radical ideas in terms of rearranging and altering the piece, but the melody and harmony were so beautiful and delicate, I instead decided to try to amplify the feelings that the piece stirred inside of me, leaving the piano part essentially unaltered.

I edited the piano part to fit a steady tempo, and then went about using the original file to produce all sorts of organic variations and effects. I then imposed some structure on the piece with synths, sound design and a touch of solo cello.

Thank you Nils for generously offering up your work for interpretation. Hopefully some people find a bit of enjoyment in my rework.

Check out the original track:
https://soundcloud.com/erasedtapes/nils-frahm-me?in=erasedtapes/sets/nils-frahm-screws

Nils Frahm - Me (SPR Rework)

"Craco", from Hauschka's latest studio album, 'Abandoned City'. Get it today at www.smarturl.it/abandonedcity

Hauschka - "Craco" (Live from 89.9 KCRW — 4/22/14)

Taken from the limited edition vinyl LP:  2.11.14
It documents two improvisations from Hauschka recorded in Japan last year. 


Hauschka - 02.11.14 - Part 1

Jóhann Jóhannsson - Odi Et Amo featuring Iskra String Quartet (Brussels, April 2009)

Recording courtesy of PennSound. Background and context: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/12/14/adrienne-rich-on-love-loss-happiness-creativity/

Adrienne Rich on her creative process (2005)

originally only released for Piano Day 2020, now  available on  all platforms.

https://linktr.ee/aukai

A Halcyon is a mythical bird said to lay her eggs in a floating nest at sea, during which time it charms the wind and calms the waves. 

www.aukaimusic.com
www.pianoday.org

Halcyon

This is the first single of Aukai's new album Game Trails which drops Aug 28th 2020. 
artwork by Gregory Euclide.

Akal Ki

Poem text and context: https://www.brainpickings.org/2020/08/19/david-whyte-sometimes/

POEM TEXT / CONTEXT

David Whyte Reads "Sometimes"

From the collaboration album with Loscil - 'Intervalo' (http://loscil.bandcamp.com/album/intervalo)

Adrienne Rich on her creative process (2005)

brainpicker