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Release date: 12th September 2022

Electronic music heavyweight Martin Roth will release his second full-length, piano-led album ‘Mono No Aware’ on Reflections, the new sister label of Anjunadeep. Roth is well-known for his ability to glide between genres while maintaining a distinct, instantly-identifiable style, and his new release is no exception. With this 13-track album, Roth moves away from the club space and into his classical pianist background to explore themes of impermanence, fatherhood and simplicity.

Roth prefers to describe the album as minimalistic rather than ambient with each track stripped back to create space for one leading sound, instrument or melody. This results in an immersive listening experience, and instead of being pulled in multiple directions, we’re gently led to wherever Roth wants us to go.

This skill reflects the depth and breadth of Roth’s production experience. He learnt piano from a young age and bought his first synthesizer in his late teens. Around the same time he dived headfirst into Frankfurt’s underground, spending his weekends submerged in the sounds and selections of Sven Väth and Culture Beat’s Torsten Fenslau at institutions like Omen and Dorian Gray. When Roth began playing local clubs, Frankfurt’s melancholic influence impacted his music and has remained ever since, regardless which genre he’s turned his hand to.

‘Mono No Aware’ is the second album released on Reflections, and is a further exploration of Roth’s analog past. Martin released his first low-tempo LP ‘An Analog Guy In A Digital World’ in 2020 and says it’s no coincidence his two full-length albums are classical-leaning. His emotions pour out his hands and into the piano, and ‘Mono No Aware’ is an amalgamation of these stories and experiences. He began the writing process in mid-2021 while the world was still under COVID’s thumb, and says lockdown in Germany was the perfect backdrop to write an album steeped in melancholia. The nostalgia and impermanence even extends to the name – ‘Mono No Aware’ is a Japanese phrase which translates to ‘an awareness that everything fades away.’

Roth’s ambition for ‘Mono No Aware’ is that it touches the listener in the same way his first album did. “When I released An Analog Guy In A Digital World, suddenly I received messages from people all over the world,” Roth says. “They were long, heartfelt, heartbreaking messages, about how a certain track supported them through the hardest moments of their lives. The people who write these messages have no idea how much they are supporting me, so I hope the music on Mono No Aware touches people in the same way.”

Mono No Aware is out now on Reflections.

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Mono No Aware

Beautiful Life (Acoustic Version)

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Martin Roth - Beautiful Life (Acoustic Version)

„Aspen“ is the name of Christian Loeffler’s Single before his debut album on Ki called „A Forest“. The name of the single is not to be misunderstood as a dedication to the ski resort in Colorado. It’s rather a dedication to Christian Loeffler’s home region in the north of Germany. Loeffler walked out into the forests near Darss, to take field recordings of the trees that commonly grow in that area, which are called „Aspen“. The landscape near Darss is characterized by signs of storm and rough sea climate, but is also considered as a popular health resort in Germany. The tracks on „Aspen“ create this contrary atmosphere: Noise and silence, destruction and peacefulness, electronic sounds and traditional instruments unite in harmony. The Cover Artwork for „Aspen“ was taken by Christian Loeffler himself in the Forests of Darss.


Aspen

Signals

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Christian Löffler - Signals

AQUARIUS HEAVEN - UNIVERSE ( LUCAS TÜRSCHMANN REMIX )

For my latest release 'Drifting' I've recorded a Podcast with some beautiful summer vibes.  With artists like @polaroitofficial @arleymusicofficial @janusrasmussen @amyrootmusic and many more.

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Pablo Bolivar feat. Ben Preisinger - Elevator (Fiordland Remix)

WILD

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Nuage 'Catch Light' Feat. Olga Maximova on BBC Radio 3 (WILD - Project: Mooncircle, 2017)

A Forest

Swift Code (feat. Marcus Roloff)

David Douglas (1983) is a Dutch producer of electronic music. David Douglas (1799) was a Scottish plant hunter who explored North America collecting seeds of plants and trees unknown to mankind at that time. Inspired by the Scottish botanist David started looking for his own musical seeds. The greatness of nature – the sublime mountain landscapes, Icelandic lupine fields, arctic coastlines, Californian fir forests – invigorate his music. Royal Horticultural Society is his debute EP.

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David Douglas - Follow the Sun

Hypnotic hot summer afternoon vibes coming your way, by the always creative mastermind that is The Micronaut. His new single release „Ferry on Fire“ features singer Fiete, who’s voice and songwriting is the perfect cherry on top of this refreshing summer tune The Micronaut has put together. His playful violins and beat structures are the perfect canvas for the sensuality of Fietes voice. The release is completed by Dapayk Solos hypnotic remix, which adds the ultimate after hour twist to this newest release on Enfant Fenou. So, crack open a cold one, sit back and dive deep!

Ferry On Fire

The Micronaut & Fiete - Ferry On Fire

Single of the LP "Childhood" (2020, @Springstoff).
Remix by @themountainhowl
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KIDSØ - Sparkle

Sparkle (The Mountain Howl Remix)

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Swift Code (feat. Marcus Roloff)

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