Is this the first classical footwork track? Hope it's not the last!

La Ritournelle as Base in a very nice version...

A collection of Ambient works and modern classical pieces. I designed this collection to showcase many of the artists that drive some of the sound design I create. 

I listen to this when I fall asleep 

I listen to this when I walk deep into the forest

I hope you enjoy my journey.

Racing to Sleep

Excited to announce the release of a new single which I composed exclusively for #PianoDay. This is music for a "Portrait of a Lady with a Fan" whom I found looking back at the artist with heartache in her eyes. I am not a painter, but this is what I saw.

Portrait Of A Lady With A Fan

Mike Lazarev plays Portrait Of A Lady With A Fan

I’m excited to spend this morning in a company of a new name to my ears in this constantly evolving, vibrant music scene. Although Chronos is officially a sophomore full-length album for this self-taught pianist, Johann Pätzold [his first was a record titled Minds out on Timezone in 2011], it is the first time I am presented with his stunning music, courtesy of InFiné. This Rostok-based (northern Germany) multi-instrumentalist and producer’s discography includes a few more self-released EPs and two more for the imprint, Monumentum (2017) and Odesea (2018), including compositions for Dior fashion shows and HBO programmes. But today I’m listening to Chronos, and premiering “Nothing Lost Yet” from this upcoming album, out on April 23rd. The piece, nearly halfway through the album, is a texture-rich cinematic journey, balancing elements of modern classical composition with an electronica momentum of the progression arc – if you listen closely you can hear influences of Trentemøller, Apparat, and Jon Hopkins in the mix. “Wide open spaces are filled with elegiac strings and reverberating electronic percussion, fine-tuned to the millisecond: everything is in the right place, making for a listening experience that is ultimately musical storytelling.” The background of the album is built on the composer’s real experience with the Syrian refugee crisis, musical activism, and the eventual nervous breakdown – all of which is left unspoken, yet still heard…

"Another track that had to be put on hold for a year because of covid-19. Whilst fine tuning the album I had to leave France in a hurry before the border closed, to get back to my home in Rostock, Germany. We then asked our InFiné label mate (Thomas) Toh Imago if he could build us some beats. His work improved the track and gave it a whole new polish. I’m so lucky that so many people helped me to get this album finished during the pandemic."
— Johann Pätzold

he record is available as a digital, 12″ black vinyl, and a striking all-red compact disc. A quick head nod to a beautiful and memorable album cover by Alice Sfintesco​. This is a winner for InFiné!

Chronos

Nothing Lost Yet

TRACK PREMIERE : Secret Of Elements - Nothing Lost Yet

Exclusive new track from our new album The Unified Field. 
Out on Denovali Records on October 25th on Vinyl / CD / Digital

Cross Hands

I Fell

centers on the powerful, transcending bond of human love, particularly between father and daughter, to convey core themes of emotion, sacrifice, and humanity's place in the universe

INTERSTELLAR TECHNO (Remix) PART 2

Erik Truffaz & Murcof - The Eye

UdieNnx - LIGHT (SUPER SLOWED)

In instrumental version of a track from my forthcoming album, "(For Now We See)Through A Glass Dimly". Set for release in March 2016, the full track features the words of Paul Morley spoken by Dutch musician Jan Van Den Broeke. The track also features electronic details by Richard Talbot (Marconi Union).

Little Emblems Of Eternity (Instrumental)

My official remix of Max Richter's wonderful Path 5.  Taken from the Sleep Remixes EP released by Deutsche Grammophon.

Sleep Remixes

Max Richter: Path 5 - Digitonal's Theo In Dreamland Mix

Taken from the forthcoming album 'Asylum For Eve', released February 10th 2017.

Featuring new material and reworked soundtracks, the album drifts from plaintive piano-led passages to brisk chamber music and back again, tied together by the textured layering of found sounds and instruments that distinguishes Thomas’s music.

After tracking down an old Bechstein Model 9 upright piano for ‘Asylum For Eve’, Thomas set about modifying and preparing it with cardigans, screws and nails in order to provide the textures and timbres which characterise the album’s dense, affecting sound. Techniques employed for the album include the intricate layering of bowed guitars and ukuleles, and fingerpicked violins, banjo and charango. It’s processes such as these, coupled with Hill’s high quality composition and musicianship, that see the album at once expansive and intimate.

Asylum For Eve

Buy on iTunes

Thomas William Hill - Cirrostratus

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Watch Live Video Session at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB9zsb2wy9I

Sebastian Plano - 'Indie' - Funkhaus Live Session

DR-54 : kj - ex (CD, ltd. 150)  / DL
Release page : https://dronarivm.com/2018/09/07/kj-ex/

ex, kj’s third album and dronarivm’s 54th release, is a wandering into the dark side of nostalgia — labyrinthian refrains evoke the mind’s tendency to reach for the past. 

for chris

mastered by rafael anton irisarri
cover photo by emiliano marinucci

buy CD / DL

kj - caro (taken from 'ex')

Written, recorded and mixed by Janek Sprachta at Einraum Studio Berlin.
Violin played by Susanna Lundgren. 
Mastered by Nils Frahm at Durton Studio, Berlin. 

Novembre

Watching The Snowflakes Fall

Buy Novembre

Greg Haines - Azure

@juliagjertsen curates our latest mix with a beautiful selection of tracks featuring Bersarin Quartett, Dmitry Evgrafov, Daigo Hanada, Jim Perkins, Daniel Pemberton and much more. 

Julia released her album 'Fragile' on @modernarecords in November which you can listen to and purchase here: https://modernarecords.bandcamp.com/album/fragile 

Tracklist:
Bersarin Quartett - Wenn wir nur wollen             00:00
Jonas Meyer - Strömung                                      04:40
Dmitry Evgrafov - Anthem                                   11:59
Daigo Hanada - En                                               14:39
Mette Henriette - Passé                                        18:11
Jim Perkins - Enfolding                                         22:58
Niklas Paschburg - If                                             27:04
The Seven Fields of Aphelion - Michigan Icarus   32:00
Chris Watson - El Divisadero                                 37:04 
Daniel Pemberton - OSR I - I                                 42:15
Nuojuva - Hämärään                                             45:57

Contemplative Classical Mix

Julia Gjertsen - Contemplative Classical Guest Mix

Moriarty has been a producer of House and Techno for almost twelve years. Since then his style has drastically changed, taking influence from the likes of Digitonal, Max Richter, Hans Zimmer and a host of other ambient and emotional Techno artists. 

Over the years, Chris's sound has taken a more dynamic and cinematic style, blending deep, textured soundscapes with rolling and bouncy techno aspects. 
Chris brings a certain uniqueness and freshness to the world of Electronic Music. 

For booking and or collaborations, please contact Jacob at Agartha Media: booking@agarthaagency.de

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

TRACK PREMIERE : Secret Of Elements - Nothing Lost Yet

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