A selection of tracks from Piano Day 2020 arranged for continuous listening. 

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Piano Day 2020 Selections

Dreaming

Abril 2020

A mixture of atmospheric ambient, downtempo electronic & melodic techno.

AMBIENT SPACE 2020

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

A winter selection of ambient, modern classical, and electroacoustic works. Closed on Feb 29, 2020. 

Photo by Matt Palmer on Unsplash
Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/pgerFhaTIe4

Field Journal Companion | Winter 2020

FEB 2020 quiet

Written & performed by Greg Haines
Published by Erased Tapes Music

Greg Haines – 183 Times

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

This track is from the album Night Light and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/vidiawesenlund

Email me if you'd like to purchase or download the music, vidiawesenlund@gmail.com

Bysjan, bysjan lite bån

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

Stari Í Gegnum Ísinn

From my album "Everything Feels Infinite": https://needaname.bandcamp.com/album/everything-feels-infinite

Stray Theories: https://soundcloud.com/straytheories

Everything Feels Infinite

Get the Album

Chasing Dreams - Infinite (feat. Stray Theories)

We thought we'd share our remix of Sea Oleena. We love the delicate feel of the original song, but wanted to take it up a notch. We hope you enjoy it. If you like it you can download it for free over on our BandCamp page.

Also make sure to check out the lovely Shallow album from Sea Oleena (lefserecords.bandcamp.com/album/shallow) 

Big love, 
WAAA

Download

Sea Oleena - Vinton, LA (We Are All Astronauts Remix)

Holocene

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

Portraits

Varkala

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urtha1

unfinished but whatever

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take it slow

A little loopy ditty I wrote for all my friends in the states. 

Burleson, TX

from 'Ed Carlsen - Elusive Frames' out now

Listen/Buy (CD/Digital)
Bandcamp: http://bit.ly/2x6LTxY
Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2vJQXbg
iTunes: http://apple.co/2wMKLlw

Ed Carlsen: piano, guitar, synth, programming 
Matias Emil Fyhn: cello 
Sofia Kongsgaard Lang: viola 
Nanna Treu: violin

Music by Ed Carlsen 
Produced, recorded and mixed by Ed Carlsen 
Mastered by Emil Thomsen at ET Mastering 
Artwork by Kevin Townsend

Elusive Frames

Buy CD/Digital

Ed Carlsen - Otto

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

featuring:
Vocals - Maya Nadir
Piano - Niklas Paschburg
Cello - Chrisitian Pensel

Encores 2

Talisman

Motion

24 million miles. 
That's how close the closest planet to earth in our solar system can get when it approaches the earth about once every 584 days. And still it is so far away. I can see it early in the morning, often when I wake up it is already there, shimmering in the deep blue sky. The morning star. Venus.

24 million miles

Composed & produced by Hannes Kretzer & Niklas Paschburg
Vocals by Maya Nadir
Cello by Christian Pensel
Viola by Peter Honsalek
Mixed by Hannes Kretzer
Mastered by David Georgos

Time Capsule (feat. Maya Nadir)

Línia / Pedra / Paisatge / Solc has been finally released by the wonderful Whitelabrecs run by the super talented Harry Towell. You can already listen, purchase and support my latest work based on a very specific landscape.

This special limited edition release is in a run of 100 copies, modeled around the classic gatefold vinyl LP. It includes printed front, rear and inner sleeves featuring photography by myself, along with a card sleeve which houses a printed vinyl-effect CDr.

This is the outcome of my residency at Culla during Fall 2018 and marks the second collaboration with Double Bass player Rafa Ramos Sania. Album has been mastered by Pedro Pina. The whole thing has been possible thanks to Culla, mágica y medieval, Espai Nivi Collblanc, Mariano Poyatos Mora.

You can get a copy of it at: 
➡️ https://whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com/album/l-nia-pedra-paisatge-solc

And you can learn more about this project at:
➡️ http://www.educomelles.com/2019/11/linia-pedra-paisatge-solc.html

Línia Pedra Paisatge Solc (excerpt)

Written, performed, mixed and mastered by Francesco Berta.

Buy on Bandcamp

The Golden Years

New album Silencia out now: ffm.to/silencia

Silencia

Stream / Vinyl

In The Shattering Of Things (Silencia)

"Transitions II" is the second chapter of the "Transitions" trilogy concept which began with the previous EP, back in November 2019. 
All these songs, mostly around 1 minute and half of length, are part of the "piano microstores" project, which has been developed last year on my IG profile consisting in releasing one short piano story per day during all the summer season.

That Feeling, Though

I've just released another album - a short, heartfelt and imperfect little sibling to Koyomi. It features various recordings made throughout the year 2019 and is available on tape and digitally via Inner Space Travels (Berlin). Featuring mastering by James Armstrong, Artwork and Design by Bettina Gackstatter.

Currents

Tape/Download

Flows | Taken from 'Currents' (Inner Space Travels)

"Footsteps" is a meditation on stillness, peace and calm, for piano and extended violin techniques. Inspired by Debussy's Piano Prelude 'Footsteps in the Snow' the track never rises above a whisper.

Footsteps

Jim Perkins - Footsteps

We're excited to announce the release of our first ever soundtrack : the score for the feature length documentary 'Chasing the Present' by Icelandic composer and producer @snorrihallgrimsson. 

Co-produced by Ólafur Arnalds, Hallgrímsson’s stunning score makes use of filtered strings and pianos to emphasize the title character's depression. In the soundtrack's beautiful title track, which is available now on spoti.fi/32wNgH1, the filter opens completely to showcase the mind's enormous potential when it breaks free from perpetual anxiety. The soundtrack is out on all platforms : https://orcd.co/chasing-the-present

Chasing the Present

Stream / Download

Snorri Hallgrímsson - Chasing the Present

"At Holde Fast I Luften" (ENG. To Hold On To the Air)
Is the 4th track from the album "Vakuum: The Piano Pieces (Original Soundtrack)"

Hear the full album on all streaming services.
https://open.spotify.com/album/0tfrB2VAPPrIflOQOGLdAj?si=xueQB-amT2e9KXCj3Uz0VA

Vakuum: The Piano Pieces (Original Soundtrack)

At Holde Fast I Luften [Vakuum OST]

a collection of tape loop based ambient tracks to fall asleep to

all tracks performed on rhodes piano, solton e-3000 & modded evans ve-80
additional synth overdubs on track three made with arturia matrixbrute

lower playback volume recommended

sleep well & enjoy listening

all tracks written & produced by Hannes Kretzer
cover artwork my Melanie Kretzer

Free DL

loopsataspool

dreamofsleep

Pejzaż - Blues LP/CD

Premiera (POLSKA): 27.03.2020
Premiere (Abroad): 12.04.2020


Pre-order Vinyl/CD:

POLAND:
Sideone: https://cutt.ly/MrLx0aY
Cyman Records: http://bit.ly/PejzazBluesLP
Asflat Shop: https://cutt.ly/xtz1jvL
Winyl Market: https://cutt.ly/urLxMTN
Yak Records: https://cutt.ly/3tz1xQz

GERMANY:
https://oye-records.com/releases/pejzaz-blues
https://www.deejay.de/PEJZAZ_BLUES_TVPCLP002_Vinyl__949392

UK:
https://www.redeyerecords.co.uk/vinyl/120632-tvpclp002-pejzaz-blues

USA:
https://www.pbvinyl.com/products/pejzaz-blues

ENGLISH

The mysterious Pejzaz (1/2 of Ptaki) returns to The Very Polish Cut-Outs for another sample-based excursion. While his debut - 'Ostatni Dzien Lata' ('The Last Day of Summer') was a love letter to the 60's to 70's nostalgia, baroque pop, soul (and their extension through the golden age hip hop), the sophomore is built around dancefloor oriented cuts, deep house, r'n'b and quirky excerpts from Polish pop (like a couple of bars nicked from a Duran Duran cover). It fills in the gap for a proper house/pop/DJ album coming from Eastern Europe.


POLISH

Tajemniczy Pejzaż (połowa duetu Ptaki) powraca z drugim albumem dla The Very Polish Cut-Outs. Debiutancki 'Ostatni Dzień Lata' ukazał się w 2018 r. i był pocztówką z dawnych kurortów, cytatami z polskiego popu z lat 60, soulu oraz hip hopu złotej ery. 'Blues' idzie o krok dalej i nostalgię zamienia na klub nocny z muzyką house i r'n'b. Oczywiście z zachowaniem nie podrabialnego klimatu. To taneczny album dla didżejów, który jakoś nigdy wcześniej w Europie Wschodniej nie powstał.

Pejzaż  - Intro

To mark this year’s 88th day and as an acknowledgement to these unprecedented circumstances we find ourselves in, Piano Day founder, pianist and producer Nils Frahm releases a collection of eight solo piano pieces titled 'Empty'. 

Stream and download 'Empty': https://idol.lnk.to/nils-frahm-empty

Conceived of just before Nils broke his thumb and composed the similarly intimate solo piano album 'Screws', 'Empty' is a soothing vessel of eight simple and serene pieces originally recorded as the music to a short art film he shot with his friend and film director Benoit Toulemonde. Drifting through emotions from the stark and sobering opener 'First Defeat', to the gently euphoric 'No Step On Wing' and the contemplative but hopeful closer 'Black Notes', with its poignant minute of silence, 'Empty' is a comforting score for these turbulent times.

“When I came back from the hospital with a broken thumb and listened to the recordings, I felt they were unfinished. I decided to put them aside and started to work on my small album, 'Screws'. 

Many many other notes of the piano have been struck since these days, and before we all forget about this, I thought it would be a good moment to share these lullabies with you. I hope they help you stay all strong and calm in these days of solitude – despite the hardship, we can discover introspection and reflection unexpectedly. Who knows what it is good for.  
 
Much love, Nils”

Empty

No Step On Wing

Stream & order LP · CD

Nils Frahm - No Step On Wing

London based pianist and composer Mike Lazarev @headphonecommute celebrates Piano Day 2020 with this delicate offering. 
. . . 
far beyond a time-slice of the past lies a short-lived moment
in that memory, I played the piano and you listened
now all that/s left is that memento and this music
and while i/m forgetting it lives on...
 . . .
Stream on Spotify, AppleMusic : https://orcd.co/forgetting-almost

Forgetting, Almost

Spotify/AppleMusic

Mike Lazarev - Forgetting, Almost

Happy #pianoday2020! Once again, I've uploaded a little EP with a songs recorded in the last few days. This year: lots of felt, inspirations from the traditional Japanese Shō and Bach. 

https://woolookologie.bandcamp.com/album/piano-day-2020

piano day 2020

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Night sky, blanket | Piano Day 20

At this our solemn rite
Let all our joys be joined
And from the inmost heart
Let songs of praise resound
Let ancient forms depart
And all be new around

On the 1st of April 2020 English National Ballet was due to premier “Creature” by Akram Khan with an original score by myself.

It goes without saying that due to the current Covid19 pandemic the performances have been postponed and the final period of creation frozen. It is the right and only thing to do, to protect everyone’s life and respect the ones more heavily affected by the situation. But it comes with a sense of regret, for not being able to connect with you through what we have created.

It is with the desire of connection that together with Akram and ENB we have decided to release one of the tracks I composed for the ballet accompanied by a short film by Maxime Dos.

When I landed upon this hymn by St. Thomas Aquinas, it was clear that I found the right words to express both the emotional journey of our “Creature” and my feelings around the present global crisis.

I truly believe that this surreal experience, if accepted with an open heart, could reveal a treasure for our humanity; a chance to shed our old skin and embrace a new way of  living.

I hope that this music and these images may resonate with you and make us feel a little closer.

Be well, be strong and see you on the other side.

Closer And Closer

Never A Lover

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

Ljósið

David Nørlund is a Copenhagen based composer and artist. Known for his work within electronic and neo-classical music.

Located in Copenhagen, he draws inspiration from both the capital city and it's fast paced lifestyle, as well as the down-tempo living of his past years, living at the western coastline of Denmark. The opposite side of Denmark from the capital.

David is also known for his work as a film composer, most recently for the danish youth series "Vakuum" and the danish indie-film "DREAM STATE" by Asger K. Bartels. Which won the award for "Best Music" at the Top Indie Awards in Tokyo as well as many other awards.

Kulturbunkeren wrote in their review of the movie Dream State:

"The music is without a doubt the biggest force of the film. The 80s synthesizer has rarely been used as well in danish film as in the hands of David Nørlund. It's unimaginable that David has never composed for a feature film before, as his soundtrack is nothing less than phenomenal."

Besides his work within neo-classical. He is also known as the electronic musician and singer/songwriter "David Dear" as well as his work within club-culture, DJ'ing and releasing music with the moniker "Divad".  He also holds a  masters degree in Electronic Music and Soundarts from the Danish National Academy of Music, where he has also been awarded the Entrepreneur Price by the Danish Musicians Association in 2018. 

Booking: - booking@davidnorlund.dk
Other inquiries: - mail@davidnorlund.dk