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Piano, percussion for the heart: mio amore

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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

Living Room Songs

Lag Fyrir Ömmu

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Ólafur Arnalds - Lag Fyrir Ömmu

samples from Pink Floyd's "The Post War Dream"


maggie, what have we done [ Pink Floyd fliped ]

I joined the Piano Cloud this week and thought perhaps I should make a piano track to celebrate. But the rest of you should keep the cork in that bottle: my piano skills being pretty limited you will very quickly understand why I haven't made one before. That should explain the title!

The chord track was a one run improvisation and then I improvised a melody line over the top...though it took a few attempts to line up this second track to the first. For the techies, the sound is the NNXT default grand piano patch in Reason, and I play on a semi-weighted M-Audio Keystation 88.

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Don't Give up the Day Job! Dave McKeown

Here's a link to the EP including this track http://deadphones1.bandcamp.com/

Midnight Haze

A tantalising taste of what’s to come, ‘Unter | Über’ is a rather microscopic affair and yet a record that perfectly captures the last days of summer before winter sets in. The under two-minute song twins must be one of the shortest singles released this year. Recorded on Nils’ own piano in his Berlin studio flat, these are two of the most personal and optimistic pieces of music we have heard in a long time. Entwined impeccably these are tracks you can listen to over and over again.

‘Unter’ received a remix by Dutch experimental music maverick Rudger Zuyderveldt aka Machinefabriek. The A-Side also inspired German filmmaker Ralph Etter to take his camera with him out on a field and shoot a stunningly simplistic video of barley flowing in the wind. Both, the remix and this entrancing piece of cinematography will accompany ‘Unter’ and ‘Über’ on their digital release.

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Nils Frahm – Unter

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267 - Back Home - Piano Sketch No. 2 - 320kbps

My piano, the clouds

That's why I love Soundcloud. So many talented musicians around to work with, I probably would be musically dead without it. So now I like to introduce you to Anjù, a highly talented singer/songwriter. Just had the chance to add some bass and hammond to this great track, thanks. Check out her Soundcloud profile, a lot of great tracks to explore.

Anjù - vocals, guitar percussion
Blind Walker G - acoustic fretless bass, hammond b4

Music & Lyrics by Anjù

Prayer For A (feat. Blind Walker G)

Douglass Greed's album "KRL" in the last few months has found quite a few friends. On point grove purists, heady espresso drinkers and goose-bumped music nerds – everyone is front and center! Now, after we have already given a nice handful of friends Dougie's pieces here comes the second wave.

Douglas Greeds Album KRL fand in den letzten Monaten viele Freunde. Taktwippende Groovepuristen, verkopfte Espressotrinker und gänsebehäutete Musiknerds – alle kamen auf ihre Kosten! Nachdem wir bereits eine gute Handvoll Freunde darum baten, sich Dougis Stücken anzunehmen, kommt nun die zweite Rutsche.

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Morninggloria (feat Mooryc) (Ritornell Remix)

Douglas Greed - Morninggloria (feat Mooryc) (Ritornell Remix)

Nosaj Thing recently dropped this incredible track upon us all. As real divergence from his previous album and yet continuation of the very mood that made his sound so special. I couldn't help but try some gentle remixing, in this case keeping tempo - but changing the feel, somewhat more sinister... 

Eclipse / Blue feat. Kazu Makino (Daedelus Pacific Sunset)

Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high,
There's a land that I heard of
Once in a lullaby.

Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are blue,
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Really do come true.

Someday I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far
Behind me.
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me.

Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly.
Birds fly over the rainbow.
Why then, oh why can't I?

If happy little bluebirds fly
Beyond the rainbow
Why, oh why can't I?

arranged by Nancy Faber and Randall Faber
Image courtesy of Dheeney's Weblog Somewhere over the rainbow

Pamela Chng - Over the Rainbow (from the Wizard of Oz) by Harold Arlen

Rongetz Foundation - ZAP CARNIVOROUS (Patchworks Remix)

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SeeSaw available for download at ravivgazit.bandcamp.com

336 - Time Out Of Mind - 320kbps

I've been having a bit of fun writing and recording some music over the last few days and I got a bit carried away with this one. The band is made up of flute, clarinet, alto sax and bass clarinet. It's a combo that seems to work quite well for me, lots of colours on the palette to work with. Don't ask me what key it's in, it's mostly constructed with augmented harmony around the note of Eb concert. 

Honey, Who Put the Toothpaste in the Microwave? Dave McKeown

Die lange Version unseres Pianostückes aus der TV-Werbung

Travel Dreams - HRS Long

Music by Fabrizio Paterlini

Fabrizio plays the piano
Live electronics by London DC

Violin: Eugenio Gargiola
Cello: Silvia Dal Paos


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After the rain there will always be the sun

I am a working full-time musician, teaching, performing, composing, recording and arranging, and my gigs in the last few years have included jazz combo, big band jazz, folk, Irish traditional, rock, soul, latin, klezmer, funk, orchestral, chamber, minimal techno, musical theatre and more, so, safe to say, I’ll have a go at anything. 

I'm a firm believer in demolishing boundaries between genres, cultures, languages and ultimately people, and Soundcloud is a terrific place where all this can happen.