I've listened to this over and over. Such a gorgeous track!

I'm crying this song is so beautiful! When those cellos come in!!...<3

Good morning. It’s me again. Tired of hearing from me with almost daily updates? Well, it’s not my fault that there’s so much amazing music out there! I am already pre-booked for the entire next week for nearly a new announcement and a premiere every day! And I suspect there will be more, as some of this post-lockdown music pours out, matures, and then sees the light of day. Reminds me of a good ol’ whiskey bottled up in the last century that we’re finally only tasting right now. Speaking of lockdown, before we were all forced to stay in our homes and our countries for months, there was this wonderful thing called “international travel,” which not only built up entire new nations on the economy of tourism, but also exposed the travellers to other cultures, places, and lives. Such was the case with Christopher J Vibberts, who was born in the high desert mountains of central Mexico, and then, upon hearing so much amazing music originating in Iceland (no doubt lauded on these pages as well), decided to visit this Nordic island country and experience it for himself. I, too, have been to this wonderful, geologically active place on our planet and can confirm that it is a truly magical land (I even went inside the glacier!) Ah, such fantastic memories. Similarly, for Vibberts, his trip to the 2019 November Iceland Airwaves festival left  him with an indelible impression and “an impact that had a profound and lingering effect that can be heard throughout the album.” For this exclusive track premiere, I am sharing a piece titled “I’m Losing You,” in which, if you listen closely, you can hear the many influences of the Icelandic present classical music scene, including that of the late Jóhann Jóhannsson, who, through his music, we will never truly lose.

"Somber piano and cellos float toward the future, as the past slips away. No matter how hard we hang on, time will change us… and our world, and yet the sounds of who we were will always be part of us. Can you hear me?"
— Christopher J Vibberts

This is Vibberts’ third full length under his Chrystal Für moniker, recorded for the What Are We Records. The full album, titled Elusion, is released on May 28th, available as digital and on a matte-finished 4-panel CD. And yes, one of the pieces on the album is featuring the very same Echo Collective that has most recently released 12 Conversations With Thilo Heinzmann on which they’ve collaborated with Jóhannsson. I think you’re going to love this record, folks! Highly recommended!

Elusion

I’m Losing You

TRACK PREMIERE : Chrystal Für - Elusion

This Too Could Change

Kalashnikov (Improvisation)

Wheatstone

ReGenesis

My remix of the beautiful piece composed by Peter Gregson for Iskra String Quartet.
Out now on 1631 Recordings.

Iskra String Quartet - Chorale (Five)-  Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch Remix

I am exceedingly happy to share with you the first part of my "LIVE Music for the Stars" series. These ambient improvisations are based on the OST for the indie space game Avorion​. Thanks for listening!

Watch the HQ video on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK1GqMM7yaI

Play Avorion:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/445220/Avorion/

Presented by:
Avorion
Boxelware
Unperceived Records​

Editing: Maya Nadir​
Camera: Niklas Paschburg​

LIVE Music for the Stars I [Pt. I]

1631 Recordings is proud to release the original score for the indie documentary “The Man Behind The Microphone” composed by Tom Hodge and Franz Kirmann.

Directed by Claire Belhassine and produced by Claire de Lune Films and Roast Beef/Nutopia, The Man Behind The Microphone starts from a very personal story (the British director found out by chance in her early 30s that her grandfather was a legend of Tunisian music, the ‘Frank Sinatra’ of Tunisia) and turns into a family saga and a reflection on the nature of fame, culture, heritage and homeland.

Tom Hodge and Franz Kirmann have worked collaboratively over the past 10 years and have released three albums together under the guise of their post-classical/electronic moniker Piano Interrupted. This is their  second soundtrack together, having composed the score to BBC One series McMafia earlier this year.

The Man Behind The Microphone took several years to complete and Kirmann & Hodge were involved early on, sketching compositions loosely inspired by some of Hédi Jouini’s own music. Sometimes they would sample a small musical phrase from his old recordings or write harmonies and chords in a relative key to use as a starting point for their pieces. Their score echoes the melancholy and investigative nature of Claire Belhassine’s quest for her grandfather and the mysterious and fragmented aspects of the story.

Kirmann’s vaporous electronics and Hodge’s ghostly piano and clarinet lines are mixed with earthy analog synth basses and a string quartet provided by the London Contemporary Orchestra. The soundtrack is a melancholic and dreamy journey over 9 pieces, oscillating between post classical, minimalist and ambient music.

“There is a real sense of culmination about this soundtrack. In one way way it is our very first score, as it started long before McMafia. But even more so, you might say it is simultaneously our first and last Piano Interrupted record, or our very first collaboration even. Our album Two By Four was strongly influenced by our work on the prototype of this film and the sound of Papa Hedi. Yet because of the longevity of this film project, our combined musical voice has been profoundly altered by our work on our other two Piano Interrupted albums, as well as the four hours of score we wrote for McMafia. Here we are, full circle.”

www.1631recordings.bandcamp.com

The Man Behind The Microphone

Tom Hodge & Franz Kirmann - Ghost Of My Grandfather

Greg Haines - Two Rotations

When You Take Off Your Shoes

Nathan Shubert - When You Take Off Your Shoes

Büreval is the second single from my upcoming album The Yard Sale.
Ths 9'40" minutes long track represents the ending point of a saturation process. It is a statement to promote slow-listening sessions in this careless fast-fruition world.
Official video: https://youtu.be/npONOmAzUP8

Büreval

Büreval

some original solo piano pieces...  some mixes from my podcast... some exclusive track premieres...  and some tracks from the albums I review for Headphone Commute... Enjoy!

TRACK PREMIERE : Chrystal Für - Elusion

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