Bliss

Songs from several artists that are ideally suited for playing in the evening in your living room...  The name is inspired by the album of Ólafur Arnalds with the same name.

Living Room Songs

New private playlist

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Spring 19

Quiet meditation, swirling elevation. 
Instrumental songs in the general areas of post-rock, downtempo, ambient and modern classical. 
Featuring artists like Ólafur Arnalds, Explosions in the Sky and Emancipator.

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.

Ineffable

Selected as the official Digital Bonus Track for the Japanese edition of Nils Frahm’s ‘Screws Reworked’ – out December 11, 2015. More info: www.inpartmaint.com/site/15218/

Nils Frahm - You (Teen Daze Rework)

Moesko live piano performance at Kaptár, Budapest, 29.11.2013. 
The pieces were written and played by Péter Farkas. 
Guest appearance on "We Read Stories" by András Komáromi. 
Special thanks to Zoltán Major, who helped organizing this evening. 

"Walter / Breaking Down" originally written by Clem Leek. 
"North Way" originally written by Otto Andreas Totland. 
"Over There, It's Raining" originally written by Nils Frahm. 
"Four Chambered" is a re-interpretation of a Moon Ate the Dark-track.

Clem Leek: Walter / Breaking Down

Half Castle

original 2009 cover of Barbara Lewis' "Hello Stranger" heard on my tape "Live Recordings". recorded live in my room with my loop pedal. I overdubbed one of the kbd parts I think 

Hello Stranger

"Í gegnum Ísinn" from Ólafurs original score for the film Vonarstræti / Life In a Fishbowl 

Stari Í Gegnum Ísinn

Recorded Live at The Factory
Mixed by Jonas Pickholtz

Everything

Download

Niklas Paschburg - Dawn

Holocene

Innerbloom comes from our 2nd album titled, Bloom. 
Worldwide release of Bloom on Jan 22. 
Pre-order the album to download Innerbloom today: https://sweatitout.lnk.to/bloom
Artwork by James Hunt and Jack Vanzet.

Innerbloom

Born In The Echoes

Radiate

The Devil's Walk

Sweet Unrest

Taken from his forthcoming album 'Spells' out June 10 on Erased Tapes.

Pre-order the LP/CD/DL here: www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP085
iTunes: http://snip.ftpromo.net/spells
Spotify: http://snip.ftpromo.net/goldentimes
Bandcamp: http://snip.ftpromo.net/spellsbc
or any other good record store worldwide

"It's just incredible" – Mary Anne Hobbs, BBC 6 Music
“Strangely upbeat nocturnes" – The Wire

‘Spells’ merges programmed piano pieces with live instruments, combining the controllable technical world and the often unpredictable aspects of live improvisation. In some ways it continues where his underground debut ‘Gravity’ left off, though a lot of weight is lifted, making room for a lighter and more energetic listen. Friend and fellow Erased Tapes artist Nils Frahm mixed and mastered both albums. Ben is not a master pianist like his dear friend, but his sound collages are so meticulously designed that after hearing the result an impressed Nils declared: “from now on, if anyone asks – this is a real piano”. 

His intricate, humanised programming – enhanced by drummer Achim Färber, cellist Anton Peisakhov and harpist Lara Somogyi, and a considerate selection of echoes, delays and compressors – has been used to create a hybrid sound that intends to deceive, question and challenge existing listening habits. Utilising the contrast between reduction and decoration, ‘Spells’ can be seen as a quest to find out how much or how little composition is required to constitute a song. Why the ear can and should be deceived about the authenticity of instruments. What significance these instruments have within this process, and why the personal perception of balance and sound exclude ultimate truths. 

Linking the two albums are the four movements of ‘Nocturne’, an ever-developing conversation that on occasion flirts with the grandeur of compressed rock drums. The first single, ‘Golden Times 1’, received a world premiere by BBC 6 Music’s Mary Anne Hobbs, proclaiming it as "incredible." An alternative version of ‘Sleepers Beat Theme’ – composed for the soundtrack to a short film about the Trans-Siberian Express – opened Jon Hopkins’ Late Night Tales album from 2015, who noted “I thought it was such a calming and sensitive piece that sounded to me like the beginning of something...the warmth and depth of the sound entrances me every time”. 

Though ‘Spells’ and ‘Gravity’ are his first albums recorded under his own name, as acclaimed electronic producer HECQ he’s released nine albums since 2003, exploring everything from ambient to breakcore. He has simultaneously established himself as a trusted composer and sound designer, working for a wide array of clients including Amnesty International and Marvel Comics; composing for feature films, games, art installations and convention opening titles.

After embracing this demanding line of work, in 2010 Ben felt the need to explore his roots and early education, which inspired these albums under his own name. Born in 1981 as the third child of opera singer Deirdre Boysen and actor Claus Boysen, his classical music training on piano and guitar began when he was seven years old; the works of Bruckner, Wagner and Bach laid an important foundation. Rediscovering this music shared with his parents – united with the sounds of Autechre, Cristian Vogel and Jiri.Ceiver to Pink Floyd and Godspeed You! Black Emperor – brought back an understanding of why he wanted to write music in the first place.

“Finding my views understood, reflected and welcomed by Erased Tapes was an encouraging experience, crowned by the offer to release ‘Spells’ and re-issue ‘Gravity’ with them. Through many caring conversations with Robert I felt that there’s no better home for the existing ideas and no better cradle for new ones.”  – Ben Lukas Boysen 

TRACK LISTING:  	

01. The Veil  02. Nocturne 3  03. Sleepers Beat Theme  04. Golden Times 1
05. Nocturne 4  06. Keep Watch  07. Golden Times 2  08. Selene

Spells

Golden Times 1

Buy LP/CD/DL

Ben Lukas Boysen – Golden Times 1

You can PRE-ORDER Living Room Songs on CD/LP/Download or Special Edition CD&amp;DVD here: 
http://www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP037

ABOUT LIVING ROOM SONGS:

Icelandic contemporary composer Ólafur Arnalds created and released a new song, one per day for one for one whole week during the month of October 2011. The songs were recorded and filmed live in the living room of his Reykjavik apartment and released instantly for free as streamed videos and mp3 downloads.

Thousands of fans followed this exciting project online at: livingroomsongs.olafurarnalds.com

Living Room Songs will now also be released on CD, Vinyl, Ltd. Special Edition CD &amp; DVD and as High Quality Downloads on December 5th via Erased Tapes.


Following in the spirit of Ólafur Arnalds’ critically acclaimed Found Songs (2009) now comes Living Room Songs. This time Ólafur takes the idea further and invites the audience into the comfort of his living room, where the songs were recorded live and the whole process filmed. The songs were instantly released in form of a free mp3 download and video stream- straight from Ólafur's Reykjavik apartment.

IN HIS OWN WORDS: ‘One night I was just playing my piano here in this apartment and I was writing a new song and I didn't have my phone on me which I usually use to record ideas. So I actually took out my MacBook and I didn't want to open like a proper recording program, so I just opened Photo Booth and recorded a video of myself playing the song so that I would remember the song. And I really liked the atmosphere of that video and that's when I thought I should do a series of songs in my living room...’             – Ólafur Arnalds


Born in the suburban Icelandic town of Mosfellsbær, a few kilometers outside of Reykjavík, the 24-year old composer has always enjoyed pushing boundaries with both his studio work and his live-shows. Through relentless touring and determination this young artist has steadily gained recognition worldwide since his 2007 debut Eulogy for Evolution. Ólafur Arnalds’ second full-length album ...and they have escaped the weight of darkness, continues his mission to lure an indie-generation of pop and rock fans into an emotive world of beguiling electronic chamber music and delicate classical arrangements. Ólafur is currently touring with Ryuichi Sakamoto on his Trio Tour throughout Europe.

'The indie kid who knows the score’ – Guardian’s Observer

'Timeless and sublime’ **** – Uncut

'An artist of immense maturity' (9/10) – Drowned In Sound

'Hotwired to the soul. ...will reduce you to wordless tears'  – The Quietus


 
TRACK LISTING: 

I. Fyrsta 
II. Near Light 
III. Film Credits 
IV. Tomorrow's Song 
V. Ágúst 
VI. Lag Fyrir Ömmu 
VII. This Place Is A Shelter


Near Light

Ólafur Arnalds - Near Light

ANGUS GRANT TRIBUTE MIX

Another Language

Dustism

'Iris' is out now worldwide on all digital services. You can pre-order the album on (Ltd. Clear) Vinyl, CD here: phonofile.link/iris-bonus

A Winged Victory For The Sullen, the otherworldly collaboration between Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie and Dustin O’Halloran, commence the New Year with their third full-length titled Iris – available worldwide via Erased Tapes on January 13th 2017.

Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie and Dustin O'Halloran first met the director Jalil Lespert after he had discovered A Winged Victory For The Sullen on a music search online. After listening to their music, he immediately knew: "it was the sound of my new film". With an excellent cast of France’s finest actors Romain Duris, Charlotte Le Bon, and the director himself, plus a script filled with tension, sexuality and darkness, they knew there was a lot of musical territory to mine. It was agreed that they wanted to explore more analogue electronique experiments as well as working with a large string ensemble, to create something that felt very modern and still cinematic.

“Despite A Winged Victory For The Sullen being associated with film score type music, trying to survive the process of creating the modern film score is not for people with fragile egos. It requires those who are the most responsive to change. The director and the film presented a new set of challenges, so we decided to stop thinking about cinema as an object, and moved closer to using the film’s images as triggers for experiences. The more we were able to let go, and see the music as something that happens, like a process – not a quality, the more we were able to reach a place that sounded like us. It was as if we were making our first record all over again, except being filtered through another language littered with dead metaphors”, the duo elaborate.

The recording sessions began with their long time sound collaborator Francesco Donadello in the form of some modular synth sessions in Berlin. Dustin and Adam began working from the script in their own studios, and after filming commenced they continued to create music that could be used for first edits of the film – each day getting new scenes that triggered ideas that would become the base of the film score. Over the course of the next few months the two slowly crafted the music with weekly discussion from their studio to the editing room. The final sessions to what is now the score of Iris were recorded with a 40-piece string orchestra at Magyar Radio in Budapest.

Upon label founder Robert Raths' request the over sixty minutes of material were then edited down to a concise album listen at forty-one minutes with a physical release set for January 13, 2017. The digital bonus track edition includes two solo pieces by Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie entitled The Endless Battle Of The Maudlin Ballade Part 2 and The Endless Battle Of The Maudlin Ballade Part 3, as well as tracks by Petite Noir, dOP, DJ Pone and The Shoes which feature in the film. The artwork was created by Berlin based illustrator Stephanie F. Scholz who also created the iconic cover for Nils Frahm's Music for The Motion Picture Victoria.

TRACK LISTING

1. Prologue Iris 
2. Retour Au Champs De Mars 
3. Fantasme 
4. Gare Du Nord Part One 
5. L’embauche 
6. Le Retour En Foret 
7. Metro Part Three 
8. Flashback Antoine 
9. Galerie 
10. Le Renversement 
11. Normandie 
12. Comme On A Dit

A Winged Victory For The Sullen - Retour Au Champs De Mars

@james-everingham
@benjamin-gustafsson

Recorded live at Hinneryds kyrka, Sweden.

Available for licensing at:
www.jameseveringham.com/license

© James Everingham & Benjamin Gustafsson 2016

Ljus

Othona

Angels

Paper Canyon Recycled

The Distance Between Us (Nils Frahm Remix)

We Anchor in Hope (Tom Hodge Remix)

The Coachlight Woods

Glowworm - Lux

The second installment of my forthcoming album! 
Album Pre-Order:https://fanlink.to/BYMYSIDE

MitiS: 
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www.twitter.com/mitisofficial
www.instagram.com/mitis

Tedy:
www.soundcloud.com/iemtedy
www.facebook.com/iemTedy
www.twitter.com/iemtedy

'Til The End

Pre-Order Album

By My Side (feat. Tedy)

Leviathan

this beached matter 
is your leviathan 
don’t put me back 
i’ll only drown

spineless
swallow me, swallow me whole 
saltless
take me, take me as i am

this brown matter is your proposition 
don’t bid me adieu 
i’ll only wilt

tactless
swallow me, swallow me whole 
loveless
take me, take me as i am
in your embrace

Songs For The Living

Tom Day & Monsoonsiren - Leviathan

Jambinai - 온다(ONDA)

Downhill Lullaby

Anoyo

tim hecker 'you never were'

Ventura

Come Home (feat. André 3000)

Saw Lightning

Tom Day - Crossroads EP

Available for "Name your own price" here:
tomday.bandcamp.com

Credits:
Lambert McGaughy for the excellent saxophone work on "Who We Want To Be" and the very talented Tom Calley for the artwork

Also thank you to http://soundcloud.com/user6484437 for the field recordings 

Thanks everyone, I really hope you like this one

Tom

Tom Day - Who We Want To Be

Apparat, aka Sascha Ring, will release “Krieg und Frieden (Music for Theatre)”, an album of music based on Sebastian Hartmann’s theatre production of Tolstoy’s War and Peace.

Sebastian Hartmann is considered one of the big innovators of contemporary German theatre, and asked Ring to contribute to this mammoth project, which was commissioned by the renowned German arts festival Ruhrfestspiele in Recklinghausen.

Apparat - Krieg und Frieden - Music for Theatre is out now!

http://smarturl.it/KundFiTunes

Apparat - Krieg und Frieden - A Violent Sky

Ljósið was the 7nd and last track in a week long project, called Found Songs, where i wrote, recorded and released one song per day, for free. I thought it was nice to end the week with something uplifting. Esteban Diacono's video to the song has been very popular.

You can down all the Found Songs for free at http://foundsongs.erasedtapes.com

The Distance Between Us (Nils Frahm Remix)

Codes In The Clouds