In March of 2018, German composer and pianist, Tim Linghaus, released his debut full-length, titled Memory Sketches. I have immediately connected with his sonic palette and the concept of capturing a memory with music [for preservation and materialization thereof], and have subsequently selected the album as one of the best of the year, in Music For Watching The Snow Slowly Fall In The Moonlight list. Brian Housman of Stationary Travels has also picked up this fragile work, and in his syndicated words for Headphone Commute acknowledged that “bring this to realization in a sincere and compelling way that deeply affects the listener requires tremendous sensitivity to mood and texture…” Of course, I tend to agree. Following the release, Linghaus appeared on Sound In Silence with a collection of “B-sides,” and then again, a year later, with a 30+ min album of sixteen vignettes, titled We Were Young When You Left Home (Schole Inc., 2019) examining [his?] childhood emotions experienced during a parental divorce. Today I am premiering a brand new track for you, this time is taken from Tim’s upcoming release titled Memory Sketches II, which, as you can tell from the title, is a follow-up to his debut, once again focusing on shaping and archiving the memories with beautiful sound.

"Sometimes it can be felt. This sort of fact that a certain moment is a crucial one in our lives. But mostly we breathe and walk and talk and act without recognizing how huge the moment actually is, how important the memory of it will become for us. As for my part, Memory Sketches II is the second try to give my most precious memories a shape because, otherwise, they might disappear together with the person, the scent, the sound or whatever it is that the memory is about." — Tim Linghaus

The rhythmic journey of adolescent immediacy through rushing emotions, the discovery of new experiences, and, much later on, reflection on these initial feelings, are all conveyed in this very first track appearing on the album. On the fifteen successional pieces, Linghaus explores further recollections of heartbreak, repetitive school daydreams, and projected fantasies of a childhood long gone. The piano is occasionally gently cradled by lo-fi treatments, some strings and synth sequences and pads. It’s all rather lovely, a bit introspective, nostalgic and melancholy. Just how I like it… as if these memories were mine. Stay tuned for the full-length, released on the Japanese Schole Records on a CD, and Swedish 1631 Recordings on digital, on October 29th, 2021. This single is out this Friday, and then you can pre-order the album from Bandcamp.

Memory Sketches II

Running To School With S

TRACK PREMIERE : Tim Linghaus - Running To School With S

Hiding (Reworks) is a unique collection of recompositions highlighting the talents of several exciting musicians, centering around a track that pianist and composer Garreth Broke wrote for solo piano called Hiding.

Hiding was first released as part of a collaboration with artist Anna Salzmann titled Healing, which explored the healing process in all its complexities. Whenever Garreth returned to the piece or played it in concerts, he kept having new ideas for it, as if the piece itself were telling him that it wanted to grow. This prompted him to invite a group of musicians whose work he admires to create a series of reworks of this composition, encouraging them to be as adventurous as they liked — a task that they really embraced, leading to some mesmerising results.

The result is this EP, in which Hiding is presented in six different forms. First, you’ll hear the original piece re-recorded on a gorgeous felted C. Bechstein upright piano, then reinterpreted by the fantastic ondes Martenot player and multi-instrumentalist Josh Semans from the UK. The wonderful Australian clarinetist and looper Ruby Lulham, aka Clariloops, offers up the gorgeous third track, which is followed by an exhilerating rework by Sweden-based Vargkvint and Jakob Lindhagen featuring wordless vocals, kantele, zither, harmonium, electric organ and synthesizers. In the fifth track, the piece is reworked into an atmospheric piano-led song sung by Vargkvint with lyrics by artist Anna Salzmann, who created the paintings that first inspired the project. Finally, Josh Semans closes out the collection with a brief but beautiful reprise.

This collection of recompositions shines a light on the unique talents of its contributors and, like a kaleidoscope, fragments of the original piece are ever-present but always shown in a new light. Hiding (Reworks) comes out on the 3rd of March, featuring artwork by Anna Salzmann and graphic design by Celia Bayo.

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Garreth Broke - Hiding (Felted Piano Rework)

Thank you to everyone who helped me make Coping Mechanism. I've been saving my pennies and have finally completed the project with this video.

Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60oDw1OOAp8

Coping Mechanism 

Coping Mechanism (live)

Summer Dreaming

See also the video
https://youtu.be/_zHnsvFzFNc

"Genre bending!"(PrettyInNoise)
"Exceptional, minimal solo piano... A new breeze in the neoclassical genre" (Mellow Structures)
"... plays with all the figures of silence to suspend time and beautify the notes played. One thinks of Joe Hisaishi..." (Flabbergast)

Tom Blankenberg "Atermus" - ALBUM RELEASE - 15. 02. 2019!

"London Fields" is the 3rd track of Tom Blankenbergs debut album "atermus".

atermus

15 Feb 2019

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London Fields

On the Carousel

Ben Crosland - On The Carousel - Piano Day 2019

“Wolfgang 1” – Single
Composed for the piano by Doug Thomas
Performed and recorded by Affan
Mastered by Taylor Deupree (12k Mastering)
LSPD01 (Lonely Swallow Piano Day)

Wolfgang 1 – Single

Wolfgang 1 – Doug Thomas / Affan

I have a bad (fun) habit of collection pianos/keyboard instruments, so in the spirit of Piano Day 2019, I thought I'd give them all some love. This piece features all 14 of my keyboarded friends, some happy and healthy and others... not so much.

#pianoday

All My Friends

Composed around 2008 this is a love story, consisting of theme, passionate development and transfigured reprise, with a bit of Chopin and Debussy in the mix and plenty of key changes.  Mushy but not without integrity, form and pianistic pleasure.

Ballade For Emma

It’s been a pretty tumultuous week, full of uncertainties, anxiety, and fear. There’s more unknown up ahead, and all we can do it await its arrival. The universe has its way of making a point, and right now, humanity must submit to its will, and plan for unplanned, expected unexpected. Which is why today is a perfect day for something serene, slightly melancholy, and splendidly pure. It’s a short piano piece by a Dutch composer Mink Steekelenburg, who records under the project name Winterdagen. With the release of Clearing, we are also introduced to a boutique London label, Waterway Records, which specializes in music from film and television composers. Indeed, Steekelenburg has already achieved recognition for his film music, including two accolades from the Cannes Media & TV Awards.

"Building from simple arpeggios into something deeply emotive, 'Clearing' is a masterclass in Neoclassical composition. It combines richly detailed piano with sweeping synthesizers, all held together by Steekelenburg's singular melodic sense - melodies that twist and coil to evoke a mood of searching."

The two-track single is released today, March 6th, on Waterway. Let’s welcome this imprint into our family with an assertive round of applause. I am looking forward to hearing more! Check out your buying and streaming options here: https://kud.li/watrec0002

Clearing

TRACK PREMIERE : Winterdagen - Clearing

"Garreth has an irresistable power to create unique moments in music" - Sonoroscape"
Lovely... genuinely uplifting..." - Stationary Travels

Coping Mechanism (live)

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