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from 'The Unified Field' [CD|2xLP|DIGITAL]
Denovali Records · den182
available in October on all formats at [http://denovali.com/pianointerrupted]

Piano Interrupted is the brainchild of London-based pianist and composer Tom Hodge and French electronic producer Franz Kirmann. Coming from two very different musical worlds (electronica, pop and techno for Franz; classical and minimalism for Tom), the two musicians had been friends for a long time before deciding to make music together.

The Unified Field is Piano Interrupted's 2nd album.

It was recorded in London in the first half of 2013 and features 10 brand new compositions. Kirmann and Hodge began the recording process on Tom's childhood piano, a Pleyel baby grand complete with its own peculiar characteristics and quirky charm. Recordings of Greg Hall's cello followed, as well as the new addition of Tim Fairhall on double bass.

The title of the album comes from David Lynch's book Catching The Big Fish. In the context of his film-making, Lynch explains that if such a field exists then everything within it interconnects in one way or another, so that scenes and elements that may initially seem disconnected from each other emotionally or in terms of meaning, would in fact eventually make sense. This idea seemed particularly fitting in a musical context also, as it neatly captures Piano Interrupted's core music-making methodology; namely to draw upon multiple, varied styles and influences and bring them into one coherent unifying whole.

The Unified Field exhibits many classic Piano Interrupted's traits and tropes, but whereas their debut album Two By Four was all about discovery, the new album is about the deepening musical relationship between Kirmann and Hodge through their continuous exchange of ideas. If Two by Four was an amalgamation album borne of three EPs, then The Unified Field is a much more focused and concise snapshot of Piano Interrupted's approach.

The new album simultaneously refers back to the intense intricacy of early EPs whilst building on developments from Piano Interrupted's live explorations and improvisations as well as the extended recording techniques and filmic sound of the Papa Hedi EP. Dense arrangements of fragile piano, colourful cinematic soundscapes, organic rhythmic textures and rich, warm strings provoke a diverse range of emotions. The Unified Field is both a seductive, one-time listening experience and a record to return to again and again to reveal its intricate secrets and subtleties.

The Unified Field

Piano Interrupted - Cross Hands

LightOn

Watch this recording here: http://boilerroom.tv/recording/nils-frahm/

Nils Frahm Boiler Room x Dimensions Opening Concert Live Set

Radiohead - Everything in its Right Place (Gigamesh remix)

After releasing Nils Frahm’s two-track solo synthesiser EP ‘Juno’ in a highly sought after 7” edition, Erased Tapes now re-release the original Juno tracks with guest reworks by Border Community's modular synth wizard Luke Abbott and Warp veteran Clark. Both known for their like-minded use of analogue synthesisers in their music, it makes them the perfect artists to rework the originals. Similar to Frahm’s online project ‘Screws Reworked’, where he invited fans to download his solo piano songs to reinterpret them with their own medium of choice, it’s far from being the typical remix EP. Aptly titled ‘Juno Reworked’, it will be released worldwide in the form of a limited 12" Vinyl and Download.

ORDER HERE: www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP049

LIVE DATES:

10.07. LEEDS (UK) – Opera North Howard Assembly Room
11.07. LONDON (UK) – St. John at Hackney 
25.08. AMSTERDAM (NL) - Grachtenfestival
26.09. SEATTLE (US) – Decibel Festival 
06.10. ESSEN (DE) – Swingfest – Weststadthalle
13.11. BORGERHOUT (BE) – De Roma 
14.11. LEUVEN (BE) – 30CC – Schouwburg
15.11. HASSELT (BE) – Cultuurcentrum
16.11. ROESELARE (BE) – De Spil tickets

OFFICIAL WEBSITES:

nilsfrahm.com · lukeabbottmusic.com · facebook.com/throttleclark · erasedtapes.com

Juno

Juno Reworked

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Nils Frahm - For

Inspired by the Snapshots Series by Tonik.
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Dream

IAIN DALLAS - AfrikaBurn 2015 / The SPIRIT Train (Sunday 04h00-06h00)



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Nina Simone - Feeling Good (Nicolas Jaar Edit)

Last few weeks many innocent souls have perished...let these grave events reminds us of how precious life truly is. To feel more is to live more...hope this music makes you feel a little more...🙏🏻 

Enjoy,
Mr Lokomot

Francis Hariss - Lostfound (Mr Lokomot Tea Edit)

When Doves Cry - Damien Rice

Track 1 taken from 'Nocturnal EP'

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Nocturnal

Farewell

prod. Brevin Kim x Biv

https://youtu.be/a_itJL54Bbw

MUSIC VIDEO

we had too many, ya i wanna die w/ Biv

Dear Listeners, 
It’s been overwhelming how many of you have written and asked for this year’s Fusion set.  One person even counted the weight of the tears he had shed every time he came here, and found the set was not online yet. So why did it take so long? 
 
It was a very intense four hour set at the Palapa, and it was a very intense week before that. To go back and revisit those moments required quite a bit of strength, which I didn’t have until now. Obviously the intensity of revisiting those moments at the Palapa had a lot to do with the death of our dear friend Bas Engels. 
You might think that I'm loco for saying this, but I know Bas was there with us, celebrating life and death, guiding me through the set and even creating some magic, when my computer froze and I had to restart it, while improvising on a drum machine. Normally the recording would be lost then, but this time it was just there as if nothing had happened. Without him you wouldn’t be able to listen to this now. 
I want to thank Bas for the special magic he created on so many occasions.  Also I want to thank Eule and his team for their foresight and faith to pull me slightly out of my comfort zone, and into this perfect Sunday morning setting. And, of course, I also want to thank all of you, because 
music sounds better with you.
 
Peace

Fusion 2018

Stille einfügen

Castle On The Hill | Cover

Part of the "Screws Reworked" Project. No additional soundsources were used.
You can buy it here: www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP079

Nils Frahm - You (Bug Lover Rework)

"To the ordinary musician the sound is important. To the master musician the silence is important: he uses sound only to create silence. He raises sound to a high pitch and then drops it so suddenly that you fall into a deep silence." 
- Osho 

Dream

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