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'SCREWS' was the result of inspiration from my fans and friends while I recovered from an unfortunate thumb injury. I offered my fans nine recordings to download and in return you started to send me your remixes, reworks, audio and visual reinterpretations. This gave birth to the 'SCREWS reworked' project and you can now showcase your rework on this special dedicated website.

You simply submit your rework, eather images, videos or remixes and share them with the world. You can also view other artists, friends reworks, make comments and share them too.

Enjoy and thank you all for listening!

With lots of love, Nils

Nils Frahm- Screws Reworked Collection

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The new album 'Spaces' out now on CD/2xLP/Digital via Erased Tapes.

EU order link: http://www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP055
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9/10 Drowned In Sound · 9/10 Clash · 4.5/5 Fact · 4.5/5 Resident Advisor · 9/10 Popmatters · 9/10 The Line Of Best Fit · 8.5/10 Under The Radar · 8/10 Exclaim! ★★★★1/2 Music Omh · ★★★★ The Irish Times · ★★★★ Arts Desk

‘Frahm truly excels’ 9/10 Uncut 
‘Frahm works his magic’ ★★★★ Mojo
‘The infinite elasticity of sound’ 7.8 Pitchfork 
‘Improvisatory, wild, heartfelt’ Interview Magazine
‘A fantastic record’ The Guardian Album of the Week 
‘Frahm creates something mesmerising’ ★★★★ The Observer
‘My favourite new piece of music this year’ Mary Anne Hobbs, BBC 6 Music

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Spaces

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In celebration of both artists performing in London this month, Max Cooper is offering this wonderful remix of his dear friend Nils Frahm, who'll perform an electronic set on October 18 as part of The Hydra: Erased Tapes label night at the Village Underground.

Tickets available via Resident Advisor: 
http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?517392

A second remix of Juno track 'For' can be downloaded via XLR8R:
http://www.xlr8r.com/news/2013/10/download-max-coopers-new-remix-n

In Max's own words:

'Nils Frahm is one of the best artists out there in my opinion, with pretty much the best live show I've ever seen. But aside from all that, this was just a really enjoyable remix to work on because the original is such a great piece of music, and seemingly so well suited to what I wanted to do with it - which was to try and turn Nils' instrumental jam on his Juno, into something house/techno/club/44 compatible, but still carrying the class and feeling of the original. It was one of those remixes that just seemed to fit and flow easily, with minimum strain and maximum enjoyment on my part - usually a good sign for a remix (the one's that have to be forced never seem to quite get there).

Not only is this one of the best remix projects I've been lucky enough to be involved with, it's also available totally free for you to download and share as you like, courtesy of Erased Tapes and Decibel festival where myself and Nils played last weekend, as well as XLR8R, who were good enough to first feature the 'For' remix.

And of course, it's also a thank you to YOU for listening an supporting my work over the years....thank you and I hope you like the track!....

ps if you're in London on the 18th, Nils is playing an Erased Tapes showcase at Village Underground.'

'Frahm's beautiful, clever piano melodies are a perfect match for Cooper's emotional, distinctive breed of production, blurring lines between the recital hall and the dance floor.' – Earmilk

Juno Reworked

Peter (Max Cooper Remix)

Nils Frahm – Peter (Max Cooper Remix)

A new original track released as part of the "Burning Bright" Remix Package.

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/burning-bright-remixes-feat./id702930961?ign-mpt=uo%3D4
Beatport: http://www.beatport.com/release/burning-bright-remixes-feat-kim-ann-foxman/1158506

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''Burning Bright'' ft. Kim Ann Foxman (Citizen Remix)

Yesterday night, I have receive a private message from Kristy.
She dids a very interesting analysis of my music.
She mades me discover, new things.
Thank you Kristy for your friendship.
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Looping, Nocturne 29 Oct - Piano Solo (Dedicated to Kristy)

Gotta Get Thru This/Heartbroken (Suusmix) FREE DOWNLOAD

Contains "hidden" track, "Strings Of Doubt"

On Approaching The Strange Museum

Eddie Vedder   Society

http://www.eskmo.com/blog/summer-tour-2-eskmo-mini-mix-for-viennas-fm4-radio/
The first European show of my EU tour this June was in Graz Austria (Pics below) for the Springfestival. I played alongside Dorian Concept, Martyn and Samiyam on Thursday and ended up staying an extra day on Friday.
That extra night the good people over at FM4 asked me to come in and do a short interview and dj set. It seemed like most of the other djs coming into the studio were playing more danc-y type sets. So, given the gentle mist of rain outside, the proximity to rolling hills and a massive river, I figured I would go a more gentle route. (I admit this mix is more of something my alter ego “Welder” would put out, but the world is a weird place, you never know what can happen.) Here is the simple gentle set. Enjoy.
1) Clark: “Absence”
2) Yuichiro Fujimoto: “Open Window (For Piano)”
3) Aphex Twin: “Tha”
4) Bibio: “St. Christopher”
5) DJG: “BC3″
6) Panda Bear: “Drone”


Eskmo: FM4 studio mix recorded in Graz Austria 2011

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The first full track stream from Nils Frahm's new album 'FELT' which will be released worldwide via Erased Tapes on October 10, 2011.



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and receive 2 exclusive outtakes and a limited edition postcard.

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★★★★ – MOJO | ★★★★ – CLASH | ★★★★★ – MUSO | 9/10 – Drowned In Sound
★★★★ - ROLLING STONE (Germany) | ★★★★★ – WESTZEIT


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CONTEXT: Berlin-based pianist Nils Frahm is already a firebrand in the modern classical world, collaborating with contemporaries such as Peter Broderick, Ólafur Arnalds and Anne Müller. His unconventional approach to an age-old instrument, played contemplatively and intimately, has won him many fans around the world.

As announced by Drowned In Sound, he finally returns on October 10th 2011 with the successor to his highly acclaimed solo piano works Wintermusik and The Bells. Released on Erased Tapes Records and entitled FELT, the album will coincide with a European tour in November 2011 – a truly memorable and magical live experience.


CONTENT: Having recorded his last album live in a large, reverberant church, Nils Frahm now invites you to put on your headphones and dive into a world of microscopic and delicate sounds – so intimate that you could be sitting beside him.

Recorded late at night in the reflective solitude and silence of his studio in Berlin, Frahm uncovers a new sound and source of inspiration within these peaceful moments:

'Originally I wanted to do my neighbours a favour by damping the sound of my piano. If I want to play piano during the quiet of the night, the only respectful way is by layering thick felt in front of the strings and using very gentle fingers. It was then that I discovered that my piano sounds beautiful with the damper.’

Captivated by this sonic exposition, he placed the microphones so deep inside the piano that they were almost touching the strings. This brought a host of external sounds to the recordings which most producers would try their hardest to hide:

‘I hear myself breathing and panting, the scraping sound of the piano's action and the creaking of my wooden floorboards – all equally as loud as the music. The music becomes a contingency, a chance, an accident within all this rustling. My heart opens and I wonder what exactly it is that makes me feel so happy.’

FELT creates its own personal microcosm, offering a refuge of tender and honest beauty.

A video for the pre-release single UNTER can be watched here:
http://vimeo.com/13833500


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Press reactions to his last album THE BELLS:

'The Bells is a record of astonishing beauty' (8/10) – Drowned In Sound  

'Nils Frahm is poised to become something of a sensation' – The Economist's Intelligent Life  

 ‘Emotionally charged piano music which always errs toward the melodic side of melancholy' **** – Mojo  

 ‘If there’s any justice The Bells, along with his recently released Wintermusik set, will expose Frahm to a wider audience, a demographic with a seemingly insatiable appetite for more prime neo-classicism’ – BBC Music  


TRACK LISTING:       1. KEEP 2. LESS 3. FAMILIAR 4. UNTER 5. OLD THOUGHT 6. SNIPPET 7. KIND 8. PAUSE 9. MORE

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Felt

Nils Frahm - Snippet

I decided to create a small photo series of my cloud observation that I did in the mountains recently. The often ghostly pictures appeared due to an extremely cold and rainy weather period although it was meteorological midsummer. These stills have been taken in various locations on the Tyrolean Alps.

Cloud Observation describes my mood whilst observing clouds - it reflects the impression of looking at the steadily moving sculptures that are formed by temperature, wind layers and the cliffs that collaborate perfectly and shift the clouds slowly and gracefully. The (partly processed) string-based composition is an excerpt of a piece for one of my future releases that I’m currently working on.

- Field Rotation

View the Underexposed images here:

http://www.fluid-radio.co.uk/2011/09/underexposed-field-rotation-cloud- 

Underexposed: Field Rotation - Cloud Observation

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

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Nils Frahm - For

September 20th marks the 30th birthday of Berlin pianist Nils Frahm, but also the day he has chosen to give his fans a special gift in the form of 9 songs he recorded with 9 fingers, entitled 'Screws'.

Nils experienced an unfortunate accident which saw him fall from his bunk bed located directly above his studio, which resulted in a broken thumb. But through inspiration from his fans and after a gentle walk and talk through the park with a close friend, he decided to deal with the situation in the only way he knew – playing his piano.

With four screws surgically placed inside his thumb, he started recording with his remaining 9 fingers, what later resulted in 9 intimate piano recordings.

Fans can download 'Screws' as mp3s or in full 24-bit 44.100 kHz audio quality here (http://screws.durtonstudio.com), and pre-order a Vinyl/CD edition from the Erased Tapes online store (http://erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP046), which will be released later this year.

'I am sitting in front of a sheet of paper. My right hand is bending over my left thumb. The first day I got out of my cast I could bend it by 15°. Now I am already at 50° and that makes me happy. Things are going uphill...

As you can imagine, it is really bad news for a pianist when he gets diagnosed with a broken thumb. That day I was sitting in the emergency room, feeling rather dizzy while thinking of a zillion shows coming up and all the people involved around it. I realised in that moment how busy things have become. It is hard to turn down interesting projects and opportunities, since I surely love my work. It actually never felt like work. Playing piano and playing it for wonderful people is the greatest joy I can imagine.

For a couple of days I felt like this all could be over. How pathetic. But hey – also feeling sorry for yourself has its place somewhere. All of a sudden I had so much time, an unexpected holiday. I cancelled most of my schedule and found myself being a little bored. Even though my doctor told me not to touch a piano for a while, I just couldn't resist. I started playing a silent song with 4 fingers on my left and the remaining 5 on my right hand. I set up one microphone and recorded another tune every other night before falling asleep.

The day I got rid of my cast I had recorded 9 little tunes. They have helped me feel less annoyed about my accident and reminded me that any good is something I can only achieve, when I am making the most out of what I've got.

Thank you all for listening!

With lots of love,

Nils


9FINGERS North American Tour 2012

09/16 New York (US) – West Park Presbyterian Church 
09/21 Boulder (US) – Cherryvale Studios
09/22 Colorado Springs (US) – The Mesa
09/23 Santa Fe (US) – O'Shaughnessy Performance Space @ Santa Fe Uni
09/24 San Fransisco (US) – private show (RSVP only)
09/29 Seattle (US) – Decibel Festival @ Broadway Performance Hall
09/30 Portland (US) – Classic Pianos
10/03 Mexico City (MX) – Mutek

ERASED TAPES 5th Anniversary Tour w/ Ólafur Arnalds & A Winged Victory For The Sullen

10/08 HAMBURG (DE) – Fliegende Bauten
10/09 PRAGUE (CZ) – Palac Akropolis
10/10 BUDAPEST (HU) – Trafo
10/11 MANNHEIM (DE) – Alte Feuerwache
10/13-14 BERLIN (DE) – Radialsystem
10/15 AMSTERDAM (NL) – Paradiso
10/16-17 LEUVEN (BE) – Stuk
10/18 LONDON (UK) – Hackney Empire
10/19-20 ISTANBUL (TR) – Salon IKSV

PREVIOUS PRESS:

'No. 42 Best Albums Of 2011' -The Guardian
'Felt is a transportative album, a balm for troubled minds.' BBC Music
'Frahm’s hyper-intimate recording technique for the album makes Felt a captivating listen' (9/10) DIS

★ ★ ★ ★ – Popmatters ★ ★ ★ ★ – Uncut ★ ★ ★ ★ – Clash ★ ★ ★ ★ – Mojo

OFFICIAL WEBSITES: screws.durtonstudio.com · facebook.com/nilsfrahm · twitter.com/nilsfrahm · erasedtapes.com

Screws

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Nils Frahm - You

I've been listening to a lot of Nils Frahm lately... I've been especially excited about his upcoming performance at Decibel Festival... I drank a fresh squeezed lime margarita... shut off all the lights... and recorded this piece in complete darkness...

For Nils

Nils Frahm asked his fans to rework 9 tracks on an album he completed and I decided to do one for fun. This one is called "You".

You (Reworked)-Nils Frahm

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"How Many Times?" from the album Oak Chase Way

Hey, I've added a download link for your pleasure: http://cl.ly/UzHi

Nils Frahm — You (Dmitry Evgrafov Rework)

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)

Carol of the Drum

I was excited to see this wonderful collection of little piano vignettes released by Nils, one of my favorite piano players and people. The simplicity of these pieces and the honesty I feel in the music communicated a sense of ease and exploration that I immediately connected with.  This is my rework of a beautiful passage contained in the song "Re". 

http://www.unseen-music.com

http://reworked.nilsfrahm.com/

Nils Frahm - Re (Helios Rework)

New EP coming soon~ in the mean time, here's a freebie I've been holding on to for awhile. Enjoy!

Thanks to http://soundcloud.com/exist-strategy for the opportunity to remix this one. <3

Exist Strategy - Autumn Breeze (Cross Them Out Remix)

A virtual conversation with Nils Frahm, my submission in the SCREWS project, really cool guy and cool project, check it out! 

A Conversation with "You"

Die lange Version unseres Pianostückes aus der TV-Werbung

Travel Dreams - HRS Long

Nils Frahm - Re (We are Empty, Sridhar rework)


I Loved This album! So I decided to rebuild Track 'You' On Piano.
I kept the Beautiful Integrity of the track  though. :)

Nils Frahm - You (And a Part Of Me) - A Piano Remake

Nils Frahm - You (Christopher Lloyd Rework)

'Scenes from the four seasons' is a collection of unreleased tracks and b-sides from 2012, running through the four seasons and stopping at some intimate moments in Winter, a tranquil evening in Autumn, two seaside scenes between Spring and Summer. 

I decided to have all these tracks together in this collection not only because of the common theme, but above all because, when I started working on my first modern classical album, that will be released later this year, I didn't want to left all these works incomplete, even if they were mostly expression of ideas and style still imperfect and evolving.

However I'm sure you'll find a moment of peace and tranquillity in these notes, and even some passages that represents your life during the seasons, an intimate moment, as when you're at home and the snow starts falling in winter, or when you first see the seaside in spring.

Thank you for taking time to listen to these songs.
All your support is appreciated, especially in view of a strings recording session for the production of my new modern classical album.

Cover artwork is "Restleness" by Agnès Caixas, photographer from Barcelona - Spain. Find her online at:

http://www.flickr.com/people/agnolia/

Follow the latest news about Halo at:

haloproject.co.uk
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facebook.com/halosphere
twitter.com/halotwtr

I take this chance to remind you that my previous EP, "Late Winter Tales", is still available at http://dewtonerecordings.com/album/halo-late-winter-tales-dtr013 and on the major internet music stores.

Thanks heartily for all your support.

released 03 March 2013 
All tracks Composed, Recorded and Mastered by Pasquale Riviezzo. 
© 2013, All Rights Reserved.

Scenes from the four seasons

Sea and Sand

Halo - Sea and Sand

"Tiff," the new single from Poliça, featuring Justin Vernon is available now on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/policatiff

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Tiff

Tiff (feat. Justin Vernon)

VQ018: Benoit & Sergio - New Ships

VQ018 A2 Benoit & Sergio - Not In Your Nature

VQ018: Benoit & Sergio - Not In Your Nature

Nils Frahm - Me (David Keller Remix)

'Plaintive synth tribute to composer Peter Broderick by the German pianist is given an elegant electronic overhaul' – The Times

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