something is not sitting well with me, the crash cymbal velocity I think. but overall great sound!

11 serpentine (live, japanese edition)

Tompkins Square is very proud to announce the signing of Welsh multi-instrumentalist, Gwenifer Raymond. Hailing from Cardiff and now residing in Brighton in the South of England, Raymond began playing guitar at the age of 8. 

Her debut album, You Never Were Much of a Dancer, is out on Tompkins Square in early 2018.

Sometimes There's Blood

AL CINEMA CON PIERO PICCIONI LP - Sonor Music Editions SME 49
Music composed and directed by PIERO PICCIONI

We're excited to present the reissue of the legendary session "AL CINEMA CON PIERO PICCIONI", originally composed of 2 volumes and released on the famed RCA SP series in 1968 - compiled with a curated selection of the best tracks and presented with renewed striking artwork. 2 absolutely cult and impossible to find albums of Italian discography released in a unique LP strictly limited to 300 copies, carefully remastered by from the original RCA master tapes, with heavy cardboard sleeve like the original vinyl editions. Includes original soundtrack of the films "IL TERRORISTA", "LE MANI SULLA CITTÀ", "NUDE, CALDE E PURE", "LA DONNA E' UNA COSA MERAVIGLIOSA", "CHI LAVORA E' PERDUTO" (Tinto Brass), with the huge Jazz imprint of maestro Piccioni. 


(p) 2018 SONOR MUSIC EDITIONS
Released on limited edition 300 copies - 180 grams vinyl, heavy cardboard sleeve.

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Tracks A3/A4/A6/B4 originally released on AL CINEMA CON PIERO PICCIONI N.1 | RCA SP 8008 | 1968
Tracks A1/A2/A5/B1/B2/B3/B5/B6 originally released on AL CINEMA CON PIERO PICCIONI N.2 | RCA SP 8009 | 1968

A1. DUKES IN DIXIE 3.28
A2. TEMA NOTTURNO 3.40
A3. WALTZ OF YOU 3.06
A4. FLASH-BACK PROMENADE 2.43
A5. FAST WEST END 1.58
A6. LATINO 1.58
B1. NIGHT PROWL 2.42
B2. JAZZ LOVER 2.35
B3. PORT ROYAL BLUES 4.50
B4. POLVERE,FUMO 2.11
B5. GORGON BLUES 4.52
B6. EAGLE 2.04

MONO TT - 36'13''

Remastered from the original master tapes by Claudio Fuiano
Sequenced by Andrea Fabrizii
Mixed by TommyBoy

AL CINEMA CON PIERO PICCIONI

Sketch 3

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Athens-born and Berlin-based producer Hior Chronik has been with KITCHEN. LABEL since 2012 and has recorded two albums under the label, namely "Vanishing Mirror" (2012) as part of the duo Pill-Oh and "Taking The Veil" (2015). Hior Chronik, whose real name is George Papadopoulos, returns to the piano, an instrument that shaped many of his best-loved compositions. 

"Piano Works" is a suite of sixteen piano miniatures defined by stark simplicity and quiet majesty, with the velvet textures of Aaron Martin's cello; the perfect foil for Hior Chronik's piano and electronic subtleties. The seeds for this album were sown in 2016 after Hior moved to Berlin from his hometown in Athens. Finding himself in unfamiliar circumstances, the artist sought solace in composing short piano pieces at the day's end as a personal musical remembrance. Valuing the purity of every note, he never seems compelled to speak more than necessary. This is Hior Chronik at his most intimate and minimal.

An oceanic piano sustain opens the first track in the deep yearning "A Piece of a Living Heart," a prelude to the soul-tugging piano melodies that will follow throughout the album. Hior Chronik coaxes a climatic range of coloristic temperaments that make the scores come alive. The gloaming piano ballad of "Float on"; the emotionally hard-hitting "As I Was Moving Backwards"; the waltz of piano and pizzicato cello of "I Count More on the Things You Ignore" to the dark-hued atmosphere of "When It All Comes Back to You." Closing the album is "Krakow," a serene and hopeful elegy reminiscent of the promise of a new dawn. Hior Chronik's sketching of life collected in "Piano Works" helps us make sense of emotions and provide peace amidst these unprecedented times of uncertainty.

"Piano Works" will be released across all digital formats and as a limited run of 200 cassettes on July 3rd via KITCHEN. LABEL. Chihei Hatakeyama mastered this recording in Tokyo, Japan.

Ⓟ & © 2020 KITCHEN. LABEL

Hior Chronik - Dissolving Heart (Piano Works, 2020)

The All Is One

The Same Old Rock (One Must Imagine Sisyphus Happy)

Born and raised in Damascus, Maya is a virtuoso of the qanun, the Arabic zither. “When I was approached to take part in Walking Home,” she says, “the first thing that came to my mind was walking in nature, and the different lines of thought and feelings that stream through me. 

"Because of that, there are different voices in this piece, all of which the qanun performs. I know a lot of people are going through a lot of grief at the moment, and I wanted this music to give them a whisper of hope”. 

Walking Home is a series of sound journeys specially created during lockdown to be listened to on headphones whilst walking, for BBC Arts and Arts Council England’s Culture in Quarantine programme. Composed by Maya Youssef Mixed and mastered by Calum Malcolm

Maya Youssef: Silver Lining

"For Anton Vishio" (2019) is a composition for clarinet, flute, and piano. Anton Vishio is a composer, theorist, and pianist who was, to me, a kindred spirit - not only through his curiosity and celebration of new music that has and remains very important to me and work, but also through his uncanny ability to connect music of the past with what is happening now. He remains a dear friend, and this piece is dedicated to him.

For anonymity purposes, I will not name the incredible performers of this composition (unless they want to be identified, in which case I will list who they are...!) and its date of premiere. This is only for your ears.

For Anton Vishio

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Hannu Lintu, conductor
Pekka Kuusisto, violin

Nielsen: Violin Concerto, Op. 33 (February 2020)

FXpansion has been one of the industry's leading independent music software developers since 1999 and has established a growing range of innovative and original products which have consistently won awards from leading industry press.

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