minimal spaces

0:00 - I. Brimming River
5:30 - III. Drums of Thunder

AMERICAN MODERN ENSEMBLE
Mason Lubert, conductor
Sean Claire, violin
Martin Medrano, violin
JJ Johnson, viola
Dave Eggar, cello
Amir Farid, piano

MOSTLY MODERN FESTIVAL
Skidmore College, Arthur Zankel Music Hall
Saratoga Springs, New York (USA)
6/9/2023

Release Sep 1, 2023  ARTHUR ZANKEL MUSIC CENTER

LINKS
Festival: https://www.mostlymodernfestival.org
Ensembles-In-Residence: https://mostlymodernfestival.org/ense...
Conductor: https://masonlubert.com/
Recorded by Arts Laureate: https://www.artslaureate.com

2023-06-09

Piano Quintet No. 1 - Simon Alami | Mostly Modern Festival

My first experiment in a somewhat sonata-like movement that loosely follows the exposition-development-recapitulation cycle, where the second, G major (tethering even on D major) returns in the recapitulation in the home key of C minor. It took me longer to finish than anticipated but in the end, I'm extremely pleased with the result. 

The main theme is one of those themes that simply appears almost on its own when your hands land on the piano. It was a delightful, but chalenging experience trying to develop it and derive new themes from it, in the end I've scraped as many themes as I've included. 

I dedicate this work to my dear friend Ivan Dadić and his wife, Katarina Dadić, who liked the melody so much that she used it as a ringtone for her alarm clock.

Allegro for Piano, C Minor

"Tea with Debussy & Pärt in Casablanca" is a musical dream that bloomed during my vacation in Havana, Cuba. Inspired by classical masterpieces from Arvo Pärt and Claude Debussy, I envisioned an imaginary encounter with these esteemed composers in Casablanca, over Moroccan tea.

Commissioned by a dear friend and talented violist Vincent Delorme, this piece is not an imitation of their styles but rather a heartfelt conversation between us. It embodies the essence of typical conversations in Morocco, where we all speak at the same time, meandering from topic to topic, and experiencing numerous changes of atmospheres, tempi, textures, and fragments of thematic material.

It begins with minimalist touches, a nod to Pärt's recent works, where the piano introduces serene arpeggios, intertwining with heartfelt viola melodies. As we delve into our tea time, I incorporate some of Debussy's harmonic vocabulary. 

Throughout our harmonious dialogue, the piece mirrors the dynamic nature of conversations in Morocco. We experience moments of collective excitement, where the music swells with vibrant textures and lively tempi, as if everyone is speaking at once. Themes and motifs emerge and intertwine, mirroring the meandering nature of our discussion as we navigate from one topic to another.

As our musical journey unfolds, our collaboration celebrates cultural fusion, weaving together Pärt, Debussy, and my artistic zest. Each voice contributes to the narrative, inviting moments of wonder and contemplation through our shared inspirations.

Tea with Debusy and Pärt in Casablanca

Tea With Debussy and Pärt in Casablanca - World Premiere (Live Performance)

A composition I'm extremely fond of, feauting one of my most dearest themes which I simply had to repeat it in the Coda.
As a musical piece it is straightforward, and unassuming in its texture and scope, but I believe it has a certain fable-like, enchanting feeling, thus the poem title, although structurally it is very close to a sonata. 
I've explored others mode a bit ( I've modulated to F Lydian briefly), which is something I'll likely do in the future.

Poem for Piano, F Minor

Sadness

Taken from the bandcamp/soundcloud release “Three Ghosts, One Forest” with
Petri Lahtinen: field recordings/electronics
Paul Mimlitsch: clarinet
Martin Hoogeboom: objects, electronics, guitar
Bandcamp: https://petrilahtinen.bandcamp.com/album/three-ghosts-one-forest
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/petrilahtinen/sets/three-ghosts-one-forest?si=3e5647bae49b4c75b974202e69f69635&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Three Ghosts, One Forest

Ghost in the Forest, act 3 (Lahtinen/Mimlitsch/Hoogeboom)

Here's the latest version of my Symphonic Poem Without Program. As the title suggests, there's no story behind this work ... or is there? 
(Updated Jan. 29, 2025)

Symphonic Poem Without Program (work in progress)

Part 2 of 1980s SOUNDCLASH mixtape sessions
that focuses on some of the more interesting styles 
that came out during this time period
press play and PLEASE TURN UP THE VOLUME!

TPS 021 - 1980's SOUNDCLASH : Tropical (Mixtape) Part 2

Round Midnight (Thelonious Monk)

Ces airs et danses sont un retour à la simplicité des Gymnopédies et des Gnossiennes et partagent avec celles-ci des textures claires.
Musique : Erik Satie - orchestration : Francis Gorgé

Pièces Froides - Danses de travers - 1. En y regardant à deux fois

Commissioned by Mahr FM. Full show at https://www.mixcloud.com/futuremusicfm/mahr-28062016-utu-lautturi.

Notes on Tactile Frequenices

This mix is specifically designed to be listened through headphones. There are features of low sound volume and high dynamics in it, so I recommend enjoying the sounds in quiet surroundings.

I am overwhelmed by the creativity and talent of modern day ambient and experimental artists. The wealth of top-notch releases surfacing year after year from these particular fields is awe-inspiring. There are hours upon hours of superb modern music/sound design that could and should be featured in mixes like this, so it is very difficult to decide on a limit. I wanted to mainly include artists that I believe are lesser known, adding works from more established names only as a taste here and there. I also wanted to include some beat-driven tracks that showcase exquisite uses of sound design in a more easily approachable context.

Instead of making the mix a simple track after track gallery of sound art, I've taken the liberty of pressing my own sound design fingerprint here and there. There is slight surgery or manipulation of some kind performed on most of the tracks in the mix, in places where I felt it was beneficial for the overall quality or just to make transitions a bit more interesting. There are sections where I've completely merged two or more tracks with each other to produce a fresh emergent view, that I hope both fans and artists themselves will find exhilarating. Field recordings in this mix are all from Finland.

Tracklist with approximate timing:

0.00.00 - 0.00.34 --- Opening from The Doors: An American Prayer
0.00.26 - 0.09.10 --- Sleeping On Lotus Ashes: The Fat Lady Who Became Absorbed
0.08.50 - 0.13.45 --- Yahyakayak & Pinewoods: Savenvalamo
0.12.05 - 0.23.05 --- Porya Hatami + Lcoma: Synesthesia
0.21.00 - 0.27.55 --- North Hive: Inner Lakes 
0.26.30 - 0.31.55 --- Cristopher Hipgrave: As Warmly As Possible 
0.26.43 - 0.31.22 --- Konntinent: Tensile Strength
0.31.22 - 0.35.50 --- Jacaszek: Żal
0.35.05 - 0.37.25 --- Andy Partridge & Harold Budd: Well For The Sweat Of The Moon 
0.36.17 - 0.40.35 --- Ben Frost: Peter Venkman pt.1
0.39.20 - 0.41.02 --- Piano, Small Awakening, Add (artist unknown) 
0.40.15 - 0.43.45 --- Funeral Fireworks: Waste The Light
0.43.13 - 0.46.35 --- Piano, Small Awakening, Add (artist unknown)
0.45.43 - 0.54.05 --- Utu Lautturi: Meren Nylkemä - Skinned By Sea 
0.46.10 - 1.00.00 --- Jan Eerala: Field recording of a row in the night from Rengaskari reef  
0.54.35 - 1.00.25 --- Yeter: Dart - 1
0.59.18 - 0.59.51 --- Sample from Alone In The Wilderness 2 by Dick Proenneke & Bob Swerer
0.59.40 - 1.06.35 --- Erothyme: Medicine Chant (Remix of Anilah)
1.02.15 - 1.03.40 --- Pekka Matilainen: Field recording of Myhinpää
1.06.20 - 1.12.40 --- Utu Lautturi: Recording of Kaisaniemi subway hall
1.06.30 - 1.09.45 --- Lauri Wuolio: Everything Is An Exception
1.10.06 - 1.13.40 --- Erico Wakamatsu: Japanese Nuuberubaaagu
1.11.45 - 1.13.45 --- Mica Levi: Andrew Void (Under The Skin OST) 
1.13.23 - 1.17.00 --- Fendo Karben: Totally Nothing 
1.16.30 - 1.17.40 --- Lil' Spaceman feat. The Obligations: Way Too Fast (For Me) 
1.17.10 - 1.19.46 --- Valiska: Structure I 
1.19.40 - 1.20.22 --- Sample from Interstellar by Hans Zimmer & Michael Cain 
1.20.22 - 1.22.20 --- Pekka Matilainen: Field recording of Myhinpää
1.21.34 - 1.26.26 --- Cyril Secq & Orla Wren: Sixième Branche
1.26.05 - 1.29.20 --- Pekka Matilainen: Field recording of ice at Kallavesi lake
1.26.30 - 1.29.20 --- Utu Lautturi: Recording of sauna warming
1.27.17 - 1.29.27 --- Current 93: Idumæa (vocals Antony)

I hope you enjoy the show, and hope you find as much inspiration in these pieces of aural bliss as I do. Get to know more of the artists' work as well, and give them your support. There are abundant tactile frequencies awaiting. Thank you for listening.

Strength and clarity to all,

Utu

Tactile Frequencies Mix [Headphone travels for Mahr FM - Free DL]

Le bois du dériveur Piitta gémit et craque dans le petit port de Makholma, m'appelant pour un duo... Synthétiseurs et percussions s'en mêlent, une créature marine sort sa lyre et dialogue avec ma guitare.
Blackbird is coming.

Field recording et Photo : Jan Eerala

Wooden Skiff Piitta (Francis Gorgé - Jan Eerala)

JS & Sand - For Kouhei

PAYNOMINDTOUS XMAS SPECIAL MIX by @aniklang
Read more / Tracklist: https://paynomindtous.it/xmas-special-aniklang/
Artwork by Casey Bernardo https://instagram.com/bernardo_grafik/
New Ani Klang merch: https://etsy.com/shop/AniKlangMerch
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Ani Klang is a producer and DJ raised in California, US, honed in New York (where she graduated from the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music), and until recently based in Berlin, who blasted the contemporary underground club scene with her tense and bursting compositions of experimental, hybrid electronic music. Packing her tracks with explosions of structured rhythmic outbursts as well as sudden, chaotic ruptures, Ani Klang already appeared with remarkable works on prominent labels such as Infinite Machine, Knightwerk, Tremors TV, SOFT, and on Hyperboloid records with the stunner Burn the Empire EP, previously presented at CTM Festival's 20th anniversary at Berghain in 2019.

Keen to showcasing elaborate sound design paired with massive kickdrums and stomping progressions, Ani fiercely manufactures tracks that are meant to ignite the crowd on the dancefloor but also convey messages. For example, her latest Burn the Empire EP is reportedly an empathic and "powerful statement piece seeking to disprove the pervasive belief that womxn and queer people are primarily working and creating music to "empower others"'. The reference here is against the average reaction by the male-dominated press which tends to label womxn-made art indiscriminately as an "outspoken feminist act", hence implying that all non-white-cis-male works should pertain to political ideas of emancipation if they are to be considered 'worthy' and meaningful, and therefore imposing once again their discriminatory/colonial view onto others.

Today, we're very glad to be hosting a mix by Ani Klang on our channels, available from the SoundCloud player at the top, intended to keep on with our tradition of XMAS special episodes to help you cope with the festivities - especially on this very difficult year. Taking around 40 minutes, Ani's selection is another testament to her amazing crossover of genres, from industrial techno to footwork, electro, bounce, down to a few xmas-themed gems that tap into Ani's open-mindedness and sense of irony she's been carrying since her first productions, well accompanied by the urge of set the dancefloor on fire with the hardest club anthems. Also, be sure to check out Ani's brand new merch designed by cover artist Symbois.wiki.

PAYNOMINDTOUS XMAS SPECIAL MIX BY ANI KLANG 🎄🎄🎄

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Clare Hammond, piano, Vasily Petrenko, conductor January 30th 2020

Uncoiling the River for piano & orchestra

For a while I dint listen.
Now I listen all the time.

Né en 1953 à Paris.
Fondateur avec Bernard Vitet et Jean-Jacques Birgé en 1976 d’Un Drame Musical Instantané, qu’il quitte en 1992.
Il poursuit ses activités musicales, composition et guitare, avec entre autres, les clowns Macloma, le metteur en scène Pierre Debauche, la chanteuse Colette Magny, les chorégraphes Mark Tompkins et Karine Saporta, les poètes Dominique Meens et Jacques Demarcq et le chasseur de sons Jan Eerala..
Rock, Pop, Jazz et musique Classique sont mes drogues favorites.

Wooden Skiff Piitta (Francis Gorgé - Jan Eerala)

Francis Gorgé

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