Meditation2020


Track taken from the album 'There Can Be No True Beauty Without Decay' / HB50 - Released October 2013

Ian M Hazeldine records under the alias Antonymes, hailing from Hawarden, a small village in North Wales, whose most famous inhabitant was William Ewart Gladstone. He creates atmospheric melodies, using various pianos, celesta, strings, church organ and field recordings, and has had releases on Soundcolours, Cathedral Transmissions, Hidden Shoal, Time Released Sound and Rural Colours.

With a long standing interest in music making and active listening, Hazeldine works with any influences, from his surrounding landscape to the artists he has worked with. His compositions often take on a semi-improvised structure with accidental atmospheres used as a starting point. As well as his own projects, Hazeldine also works with Marconi Union's Richard Talbot, under the name Prospector. He also works as a graphic designer, film maker and photographer, having art directed many of the Hibernate releases including our critically acclaimed vinyl series, and has worked with many other artists and labels including Facture, Field Rotation and Olan Mill.

In late 2009 Antonymes released 'Beauty Becomes the Enemy of the Future' on Cathedral Transmissions of which the CD is now unavailable. Since then he has revisited the album, which has culminated a new release, 'There Can Be No True Beauty Without Decay'. Hazeldine's own reworkings are intertwined with those of friends Ian Hawgood, Isnaj Dui, Offthesky, Field Rotation, Wil Bolton, Spheruleus and James Banbury to create an album of captivating melancholy and beauty. The guest reworkings venture into other, darker territories, where one might be harder pressed to identify the original material.

The sleeve features beautiful images of the North Wales landscape by Richard Outram, fitting the music perfectly.

Credits:
Mastered by Jason Corder (offthesky.com)
Photography by Richard Outram and Ian M Hazeldine
Art Direction by Ian M Hazeldine

“Majestic testament to a talent that is fully realized… Hazeldine’s work is distinct, yet the parts remain hazy in one’s memory, dreamlike” - The Silent Ballet

"So moving that I myself am at a loss for words" - Delusions of Adequacy

"Not only music for dreams, but rather a complex mosaic by a romantic minimalist" - Ondarock

"Unfolds at a beautifully measured pace" - Textura

"Barely visible movements of slate grey cumulonimbus, slowly building its massive architecture, rumbles of thunder emanating from its core" - Futuresequence

"Amazingly uplifting listen with surprise euphoria hidden around every corner" - Norman Records.


Misshapen Beauty [i]

Piano Textures 4 III from the album Piano Textures 4.
Date release Single: 22 November 2016.
Date release CD album: 2nd. December 2016.
Date release LP album: mid January 2017.
Orders: https://brunosanfilippo.bandcamp.com/album/piano-textures-4

Format: LP (Clear 180g) ~ CD (Digipack) ~ Digital (iTunes, Spotify, bandcamp)

www.bruno-sanfilippo.com
www.facebook.com/brunosanfilippo.music
twitter.com/BrunoSanfilippo
instagram.com/brunosanfilippo

Piano Textures 4

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Piano Textures 4 III  - free download

Music by David Allred. Video from this recording: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6ZXt5its_Y

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Piano Day Website:
http://www.pianoday.org/

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David Allred's full discography is now available on Spotify: 
https://open.spotify.com/artist/05XWJrLfEbTiyv1oirnMSm

David Allred - Piano Time

Aphex Twin - Avril 14th

Usually I do a million takes when I record a new song. This time I stopped around take 10 to prevent perfectionism taking over.. 
So, it’s not super precise, but hey! I finished something! 
I hope you enjoy it. 

*Alice

Unverzagt

You'll See

You'll See (Piano Day 2018)

OST for 'The White Tear Planet', an installation by Massimiliano Siccardi, Ginevra Napoleoni e Valerio Antonio Ciminelli.

Pavilion Concept: RCR Arquitectes

0'00" A hidden sea
2'33" The temple
4'45" Muraba

The White Tear Planet (Trittico in quattro tempi)

Piano solo piece composed for Piano Day 2019: www.pianoday.org
Available here, with the free piano sheet: https://dominiquecharpentier.bandcamp.com/album/la-sieste-free-piano-sheet
Released by Sonder House & Modern Piano Recordings
© 2019 Dominique Charpentier. All rights reserved
Artwork by Sara Birocchi & Dominique Charpentier

La Sieste

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La Sieste - (Piano Day 2019)

What a global pandemic has taught us, first and foremost, is how important our sense of safety is. Safety from harm, but also our sense of emotional security.

Having a place that we can find shelter from difficulty is crucial for our ability to cope with challenges - somewhere we can regroup our thoughts and find reassurance from people close to us.

Henrik offers four extended pieces to help cultivate a place of refuge - not ignoring the outside, but cherishing what can be found inside. 


All proceeds will be donated to Crisis, to help them support those that have no home or refuge to rely on. You can help by paying what you want for the EP here: https://bit.ly/3c5jpZE

If you fancy keeping up with future releases, or even just dive into the mixes and musical meditations/talks, take a peek at the links below:

IG: @ambientologist_yt
Spotify: spoti.fi/2BadMtU
YouTube: bit.ly/2zaNfee
Facebook: bit.ly/2RrZZbA
Twitter: bit.ly/37P2rO7
Bandcamp: bit.ly/2m0t8fd

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Human

Sometimes I can't tell if my mood is driving the music I'm playing, or if the music is influencing my mood. I think it's a little of both. But this Saturday morning, I'm waking up to another gentle day. The city is peaceful just behind my curtains, like a frozen postcard from a moment stuck in time. Only the clouds seem to move, announcing the passage of hours. I turn back to music, to feel something 'changing', and with it, emotions, perceptions and senses are all that I know that are signs of my 'life'. Today's soundtrack to the imaginary narrative is a piece by Richard Luke appropriately titled "Silent Story". This track originally appeared on Luke's 2019 release on Moderna titled Glass Island, and today we are honoured with a rework, this time accompanied by short thumping bass, and gorgeous string passages courtesy of Amira Bedrush-McDonald. This piece is taken from an upcoming EP, featuring additional reworks by Daigo Hanada, Aisling Brouwer, Jakob Lindhagen, Halftribe and Anna Pluto. I hope that it starts off your quiet May weekend, as it has revealed all that's real in mine.

Glass Island (Reworked)

Silent Story

TRACK PREMIERE : Richard Luke - Silent Story (Rework)

"We're all quietly immersed in our own personal narratives, it's those intimate stories that are the most compelling to me as they evolve and define us in our lives without fanfare or publicity." - @richard_luke

https://orcd.co/glass-island-rw

Violin by Amira Bedrush-McDonald

Silent Story (Richard Luke Rework)

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Richard Luke - Silent Story (Alt. Version)

Out now :: Strelitzia by @manosmilonakismusic

🎧 orcd.co/strelitzia

Dedicated to spring, uniqueness, and equality. The story of "the paradise bird" that was doomed to be transformed into a plant reminds us that despite one's special characteristics, differences and/or achievements, we breathe the same air and are thus designed to be equal and to live in harmony. 'Strelitzia' is a story told with piano, strings and some synths of the 80's.

Strelitzia

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Manos Milonakis - Strelitzia

The first full-length preview of Jupi/ter's upcoming EP!

With a string of self-released EPs under his belt, Jupi/ter brings his most crucial work yet in the form of Islands, Pt. 1. A sonic painting in muted colours, Islands sets in motion a variety of sounds as if paint on a canvas. Space, or distance, is the focus by which incoming motifs can congregate, and attention is paid more to the absence of the tangible, than to any one idea.

Grab it here: https://bit.ly/2XegcBc

Jupi/ter - Islands, Pt. 1 (Album Mini-Mix)

Welcoming Jupi/ter to the family with open arms, Ambientologist is thrilled to deliver his first label release and most crucial work yet.

A sonic painting in muted colours, Islands sets in motion a variety of sounds as if paint on a canvas. Space, or distance, is the focus by which incoming motifs can congregate, and attention is paid more to the absence of the tangible, than to any one idea.

In so doing, Islands, Pt. 1 begins to tell the story of interconnectedness. It listens to the sea that separates the islands, and places the two as equals. From the vast to the microscopic, what sounds might be encountered in the space between us as human beings?

Support this talented new artist here: https://bit.ly/2XegcBc

Jupi/ter - 19 12 19

American composer @nick-angeloni's new piece 'Mountain Song' for solo piano is out now. It's the second single from his upcoming LP 'Out of the Valley' which hits airwaves on June 12th.

'Out of the Valley' : https://modernarecords.bandcamp.com/album/out-of-the-valley

Listen to 'Mountain Song' on your favorite streaming platform : orcd.co/mountain-song

Full of emotion and reflection, drawing from time in the metaphorical shadow cast by such awe inspiring natural wonders...

Out of the Valley

Mountain Song

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n-So - Mountain Song

Trance is a beautiful instrumental piano piece by Sedona based multi instrumentalist, pianist, vocalist, and composer Christel Veraart. Relaxing and reflective, "Trance" is one of the piano meditations of "Arctic Aquarelles" and takes you on a magic journey to explore the Arctic Landscape. 
For more information, please visit: 
www.christelveraart.com/
©2019 Christel Veraart Music

Arctic Aquarelles

Trance

Sharing a lovely rework of Daigo Hanada's piece 'Under the Starry Sky' by UK composer @mattemery. It's almost a year since the release of Hanada's gorgeous solo EP Ouka, and it's quite special to have the record's closing track reimagined around the cello and violin. We're offering it up as a free download on Bandcamp, and it's also available to stream on all platforms. Here's one of those fancy links to let you choose your own listening adventure: orcd.co/hanada-emery

Original composition by @daigohanada

Performed by: 
Matt Emery - Piano / Synths / Bass 
Fraser Bowles - Cello 
Laci Olah - Violin 
Daniel Thorne - Saxophone 

Produced by James Kenosha and Matt Emery

Under the Starry Sky (Matt Emery Rework)

Daigo Hanada - Under the Starry Sky (Matt Emery Rework)

American composer and producer n-So's new LP Out of the Valley is out now ! The record is a journey through uncharted terrain and deftly explores all of the emotions that accompany us through moments of change : curiosity, wonder, uncertainty, loneliness, determination, hope... the whole expressed by a novel amalgam of infectious analog synth riffs, filtered drum machines and soaring piano melodies. The drama unfolds from the outset, with each of the album's ten tracks flowing continuously from one to the next. Immerse yourself in this sonic universe...

Stream and/or Download 'Out of the Valley' : https://orcd.co/outofthevalley

Northern Lights

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n-So - Northern Lights

Improvpatterns II

The new album from Chris Otchy, a dive into the algorithms that control our lives.

Support it here: https://bit.ly/37SwDZ9

The fourth full-length from media artist Chris Otchy sees his most daring to date. A step beyond his usual ambient output, Recursive toys with percussion and improvisation in a way that mirrors its contextual narrative.

The title Recursive is also a reference to a specific type of algorithm, that which defines a problem by referring to itself. “The self-referential nature of a recursive algorithm seemed oddly appropriate to our selfie-centric, social media-obsessed world.”

Meditation2020

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