'COLLAB' is a new collaborative project of Bruno Sanfilippo with kindred artists. 
On COLLAB 1, Aukai (Markus Sieber)displays all his wonderful sensitivity through his acoustic guitar and ronroco to melt into Bruno's electronic weave. Its impact is imaginative and cinematic, from its textural strings to its colorful electronic sequences, every element seems perfectly placed. It finishes the guitar in solitude as announcing the end of an accomplished day.

Aukai: acoustic guitar, ronroco
Bruno Sanfilippo: electronics
Cover art by Javi Guglielmi
Analog Mastered by Ian Hawgood

https://ampl.ink/Collab1

COLLAB 1

Spotify/AppleMusic

Aukai & Bruno Sanfilippo - COLLAB 1

2000

Nostalgic

Composed and produced my me, for the World Piano Day, 28.March, initiated by Nils Frahm and held worldwide on the Years 88th day. Made in Reason Studios with 2 layers of Felt Piano, 1 layer of processed piano, 2 layers of guitar and 2 layers of Ólafur Arnalds Chamber Evolution strings. If you have piano tracks made for this years Piano Day, please send me a message here in Soundcloud and I will include it in the Piano Day Playlist I curate. For the official Piano Day, please visit http://www.pianoday.org

Presence Is A Present - Piano Day 2024

اصلا هم جالب نیست با عقل جور در نمیاد 
تو این شب به این سیاهی هیچ ستاره ای در نمیاد 
اصلا هم جالب نیست اشتباهشم همینجاست 
سرم میسوزه تو شوق دیدنت ولی تو هیچ وقت نمیای 

هیچ وقت نمیای هیچ وقت نمیخوای
هیچ وقت نمیای هیچ وقت نمیخوای
میگی همینه که هست  انتظارت بی فایدست 
بی فایدست هربار
 بی فایدست بی فایدست هربار
بی فایدست بی فایدست هربار 

اصلا هم عجیب نیست شب بی ماه همیشه تاریکه 
تو میخزی زیر پوستم درد تو رگام میپیچه 
اصلا هم باحال نیست وقت خواب وقت بی داری 
من به فکر تو باشم ولی تو عرضشو نداری

 هیچ وقت نمیای هیچ وقت نمیخوای
هیچ وقت نمیای هیچ وقت نمیخوای
میگی همینه که هست  انتظارت بی فایدست 
بی فایدست هربار
 بی فایدست بی فایدست هربار
بی فایدست بی فایدست هربار 

من مثل شمع رو سرم آتیشه 
لحظه ها میگذرن داره کم کم آب میشه 
به تو نیاز دارم بعد ازاین دیر میشه
به تو نیاز دارم بیشتر از همیشه 

ولی تو 
هیچ وقت نمیای هیچ وقت نمیخوای
هیچ وقت نمیای هیچ وقت نمیخوای
میگی همینه که هست  انتظارت بی فایدست 
بی فایدست هربار
 بی فایدست بی فایدست هربار
بی فایدست بی فایدست هربار

Waiting

Exhausted improvise (setar)

all original songs by james marriott
covers, all instruments, prod and editing by me (jack boyson)

toothache (instrumental)

Beyond the Pines (haste)

Aurora

Tango with Lions -  In a Bar

from 'Spectral' [CD|LP|DIGITAL]
Denovali Records · den335
available on all formats at http://denovali.com/robinschlochtermeier

Robin Schlochtermeier is an Anglo-German composer who has written the music for several award-winning broadcast documentaries and features. Classically trained, his music often combines organic sound design elements (and occasionally synthesis) with more traditional instrumentation (piano, orchestra).

Most recently Robin composed the music for 'The Spy Who Fell to Earth', an international espionage documentary which was released on Netflix worldwide in 2019. Robin, among others, also scored 'Virgin Queen's Fatal Affair' (Best Specialist Factual - Royal Television Society Awards), the features 'Queens of Syria' (Black Pearl Award - Abu Dhabi Film Festival), 'Retreat' (Premiere at Screenplay Shetland Festival, curated by UK film critic Mark Kermode), 'Oh No, Not Rudy Again!' (Cannes film festival 2015), and 'Strings' (British Independent Film Award).

"Spectral" is the first solo album of Robin Schlochtermeier. It's a set of slow, sometimes ambient pieces that function like distant echoes of childlike experiences of the natural and material world.

“My inspiration for the album is tied up in having become a father recently,” says composer Robin Schlochtermeier. ”As my daughter’s consciousness was forming I would often catch an amazed look on her face or notice that she stopped and stared at some small detail in her environment. This would frequently evoke a profound sense of mystery in me, and I grew curious as to what was causing her to react in such ways.”

The pieces on Spectral are attempts to capture some of this mysterious, nebulous spirit of bafflement and wonderment. “Seeing the world through my daughter’s eyes reminded me of the experiences the world can produce in our minds when we are open, receptive and boundary-less”, says Robin. “I started to wonder if I was half-remembering my own experiences of the world from when I hadn’t yet been trained to carve it up into neat concepts.” The result are pieces like “Lapping”, which in its slow, circular motion points to a rhythm of life unaffected by expectations of busyness, while rooted in a sense of grandeur and timeless wonder.

Spectral was recorded using a British upright piano from the 1950s with original worn strings, which are occasionally dampened with poster putty. The other elements are all forms of electronics and sound design, including a software synth (Retrologue) and custom programmed sounds generated from the composer’s bank of original sample recordings.

One of the aims for the album was to explore a limited palette of sounds. Some pieces only contain 3 layers of sound, while some are a little more complex. “The intention was to create space and openness in the arrangements”, according to Robin. “This principle also led me to explore longer and longer forms. As I went on I felt increasingly drawn to longer emotional arcs, resulting finally in Sonnenstaub."

Spectral

Robin Schlochtermeier - Woodlouse

Empty Yard Experiment (dubbed EYE) was formed in 2006 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Categorizing the band’s sound has often eluded critics – spanning from alternative and progressive metal, to instrumental/post-rock. 

EYE have built an impressive live portfolio over the years, including UK club tours, the HRH Prog festival in Wales, and high-profile opening spots for Metallica, Evanescence and Anathema in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. 

Their influences range from bands such as TOOL, Karnivool and King Crimson, to Porcupine Tree, Alice In Chains and Mogwaï. With members hailing from Serbia, Iran, the UK and US, this versatile group of musicians has genuine multinational appeal. 

EYE are currently in the process of finishing their third album, which features UK prog giants TesseracT's Jay Postones on the drums and Voices From The Fuselage's Dale Gorham on bass.