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Consonance

Loving Kindness

Dobrawa Czocher - Loving Kindness

Perceptions Vol.2

A Heavy Heart

Garreth Broke - A Heavy Heart

Hanna Raniszewska - piano, composition
Dobrawa Czocher - cello

Wake Up

#1 iTunes Classical Album (US).

Steinway artist, Chad Lawson, decided Chopin needed a new introduction. Along with violinist Judy Kang (Lady Gaga, Ryuichi Sakamoto) and cellist Rubin Kodheli (Kanye West, Norah Jones), Lawson has arranged ten Chopin works into a minimalist landscape.

It's a risk editing the "poet of the piano" but one that Chopin would be proud of.

Taking 10 Chopin works, Lawson decided to scale the works down to a minimalist setting. "I knew even if bare-bones, Chopin's works could still be as spellbinding as the original compositions we are so familiar with." says the pianist.

Produced by Chad Lawson & Alejandro Clavijo. Mixed by Stephen Lee Price. Mastered by Michael Graves of Osiris Studios (Atlanta, GA).

Chopin Waltz in A Minor-Op. 34, No. 2 (Variation Arr. for Piano, Vioin and Cello) - Chad Lawson

Forty Eight -  an EP written, recorded edited, mixed, mastered and released over a weekend.

Leah Kardos & Jim Perkins - D 92 8 50pm

2012 self-recorded EP from Paper Aeroplanes

All You Need

Tambour - Chapitre I | mr002

Listen/Buy/Download:
Bandcamp : https://modernarecords.bandcamp.com/album/chapitre-i
Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/album/1T9ZEbw8xXTWjBz5z0440N
iTunes : https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/chapitre-i-ep/id1050834587
BUY / 12" VINYL : https://modernarecords.bandcamp.com/album/chapitres-vinyl-edition

.: Esquisses oubliées en trois mouvements :.
Composed and produced by Simon P. Castonguay
Piano - Simon P. Castonguay
Violon I - Rose Frappier
Violon II - Audrée Leduc
Alto - Mélanie Venditti
Recorded by Benoît Parent
Mixed by Benoît Parent
Mastering by Pierre Duchesne
Cello - Anaïs Constantin

Tambour - Esquisses oubliées en trois mouvements

Order 7"/DL here: www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP073
or via iTunes: http://snip.ftpromo.net/lifestoryloveandglory

Erased Tapes artists and friends Ólafur Arnalds and Nils Frahm have separately carved out a musical career that defies genres both with their unique live shows and a loyal fan base that’s always eager to hear what their prolific output will bring. 

Their latest collaborative 2-track release ‘Life Story Love and Glory’ is a live improv affair on two pianos, recorded in 2012 at Nils’s Durton Studio in Berlin. Fans may wonder why they have waited until 2015 to release these tracks, but having revealed a new website www.arnaldsfrahm.com you may think this may not be the end to their musical story this year. 

“We would meet in Reykjavik or Berlin with the intention to share some days off work, hiking, swimming or eating pizza. That is great for a couple days, but after a while we would always end up back in the studio, fiddling with synths or pianos.” – Nils Frahm 
“You can hear in the beginning of ‘Life Story’ how I have already started playing the piano whilst Nils is still moving microphones around and preparing everything. It was all kept in!“ – Ólafur Arnalds 

‘Life Story Love and Glory’ will be released as a 7” on Erased Tapes – exclusively through record stores only on August 21, 2015 ahead of its digital release later on – as an ode to this classic and beloved format. 

More info: www.arnaldsfrahm.com · www.erasedtapes.com

Life Story Love And Glory

Life Story

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Ólafur Arnalds & Nils Frahm – Life Story

Music by Lorenzo Masotto

Violin - Laura Masotto
Violin - Lorenzo Gugole
Viola - Luca Cacciatori
Cello - Eleuteria Arena
Drum - Bruce Turri
Sax - Luca Donini
Pianoforte and Synth - Lorenzo Masotto

Mixed and Mastered by Luca Tacconi at "Sotto il mare Recording Studio" 

04 Orient Express

Taken from my debut LP "Ichiru".

Stream/Buy the full album (12 tracks LP)-(CD/Digital): 
Bandcamp : modernarecords.bandcamp.com/album/ichiru
iTunes : itunes.apple.com/ca/album/ichiru/id1198539909
Spotify : open.spotify.com/album/4rVHa8DsyPyT12IMpdSQOL

written and recorded by daigo hanada

Ichiru

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And This Is How It Ends

Artist : Tambour 
Album : Chapitre II

Listen/Buy :
Bandcamp : https://modernarecords.bandcamp.com/album/chapitre-ii
iTunes : https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/chapitre-ii-ep/id1133272661
Spotify : https://play.spotify.com/album/6uYv8v3XhhsRdLXdDINY9A
BUY / 12" VINYL : https://modernarecords.bandcamp.com/album/chapitres-vinyl-edition

Composed and produced by Simon P. Castonguay (Tambour)
Piano, celesta, synthesizer, electronics - Simon P. Castonguay
Violon I - Rose Frappier
Violon II - Audrée Leduc
Viola - Mélanie Venditti
Cello - Anaïs Constantin
Clarinet arranged and performed by Elyse Venne-Deshaies
Mixed and mastered by Pierre Duchesne

Chapitre II

Tambour - Sleepers

The Forgotten Waltz

B-Side from Daigo Hanada's 'Ichiru' sessions
Written and recorded by Daigo Hanada 
Mastered by Emil Thomsen (ET Mastering)

Stream/Buy the full album (12 tracks LP)-(CD/Digital):
Bandcamp : modernarecords.bandcamp.com/album/ichiru
iTunes : itunes.apple.com/ca/album/ichiru/id1198539909
Spotify : open.spotify.com/album/4rVHa8DsyPyT12IMpdSQOL

Artwork by Kevin Townsend :
Website - www.kevin-townsend.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/kevintownsendartist

Daigo Hanada - Fragment II (alternate version)(Ichiru b-side)

Written by Bryde 

You pinch your cheeks, bring back the colour
some winter sun could make a world of difference
But you belong here
Wed to a time zone
of draughty hearts
of stoic arts and crafts 

Try to be brave, make it go away
leave the light on sometimes all night
and carry on regardless 
so you wont get swallowed up by the darkness
try to be brave, don’t give the game the away
You're a strong one, just carry on and
No one needs to notice
that there’s only silence holding this

Always prepared to make excuses
To go along, to nod in firm agreement 
But there's no rest on shaky ground, 
And we are guilty of looking down 
Careless creatures trying to save face

These are the screen shots
This is the version we live
To keep on smiling
To strain it all through a sieve 
When you’ve got nothing, when you’ve got nothing to give
Turn up the filter and don’t admit it.

Produced with Chris Sorem
Mixed by Catherine Marks
Mastered by Mandy Parnell

Like an Island

To Be Brave

September 20th marks the 30th birthday of Berlin pianist Nils Frahm, but also the day he has chosen to give his fans a special gift in the form of 9 songs he recorded with 9 fingers, entitled 'Screws'.

Nils experienced an unfortunate accident which saw him fall from his bunk bed located directly above his studio, which resulted in a broken thumb. But through inspiration from his fans and after a gentle walk and talk through the park with a close friend, he decided to deal with the situation in the only way he knew – playing his piano.

With four screws surgically placed inside his thumb, he started recording with his remaining 9 fingers, what later resulted in 9 intimate piano recordings.

Fans can download 'Screws' as mp3s or in full 24-bit 44.100 kHz audio quality here (http://screws.durtonstudio.com), and pre-order a Vinyl/CD edition from the Erased Tapes online store (http://erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP046), which will be released later this year.

'I am sitting in front of a sheet of paper. My right hand is bending over my left thumb. The first day I got out of my cast I could bend it by 15°. Now I am already at 50° and that makes me happy. Things are going uphill...

As you can imagine, it is really bad news for a pianist when he gets diagnosed with a broken thumb. That day I was sitting in the emergency room, feeling rather dizzy while thinking of a zillion shows coming up and all the people involved around it. I realised in that moment how busy things have become. It is hard to turn down interesting projects and opportunities, since I surely love my work. It actually never felt like work. Playing piano and playing it for wonderful people is the greatest joy I can imagine.

For a couple of days I felt like this all could be over. How pathetic. But hey – also feeling sorry for yourself has its place somewhere. All of a sudden I had so much time, an unexpected holiday. I cancelled most of my schedule and found myself being a little bored. Even though my doctor told me not to touch a piano for a while, I just couldn't resist. I started playing a silent song with 4 fingers on my left and the remaining 5 on my right hand. I set up one microphone and recorded another tune every other night before falling asleep.

The day I got rid of my cast I had recorded 9 little tunes. They have helped me feel less annoyed about my accident and reminded me that any good is something I can only achieve, when I am making the most out of what I've got.

Thank you all for listening!

With lots of love,

Nils


9FINGERS North American Tour 2012

09/16 New York (US) – West Park Presbyterian Church 
09/21 Boulder (US) – Cherryvale Studios
09/22 Colorado Springs (US) – The Mesa
09/23 Santa Fe (US) – O'Shaughnessy Performance Space @ Santa Fe Uni
09/24 San Fransisco (US) – private show (RSVP only)
09/29 Seattle (US) – Decibel Festival @ Broadway Performance Hall
09/30 Portland (US) – Classic Pianos
10/03 Mexico City (MX) – Mutek

ERASED TAPES 5th Anniversary Tour w/ Ólafur Arnalds & A Winged Victory For The Sullen

10/08 HAMBURG (DE) – Fliegende Bauten
10/09 PRAGUE (CZ) – Palac Akropolis
10/10 BUDAPEST (HU) – Trafo
10/11 MANNHEIM (DE) – Alte Feuerwache
10/13-14 BERLIN (DE) – Radialsystem
10/15 AMSTERDAM (NL) – Paradiso
10/16-17 LEUVEN (BE) – Stuk
10/18 LONDON (UK) – Hackney Empire
10/19-20 ISTANBUL (TR) – Salon IKSV

PREVIOUS PRESS:

'No. 42 Best Albums Of 2011' -The Guardian
'Felt is a transportative album, a balm for troubled minds.' BBC Music
'Frahm’s hyper-intimate recording technique for the album makes Felt a captivating listen' (9/10) DIS

★ ★ ★ ★ – Popmatters ★ ★ ★ ★ – Uncut ★ ★ ★ ★ – Clash ★ ★ ★ ★ – Mojo

OFFICIAL WEBSITES: screws.durtonstudio.com · facebook.com/nilsfrahm · twitter.com/nilsfrahm · erasedtapes.com

Screws

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Nils Frahm - Fa

Undisturbed By Wind

Like an Island (Deluxe)

To Be Brave (Alt Version)

As featured on the 'Make them Proud' quit-smoking advert in Northern Ireland. 

Paper Aeroplanes - Same Mistakes

Hey.

I just want to say this again:
there is so much more to *us* than just sex,
and I believe that we can accomplish great things together.

I want us to last and to go far,
reach our goals together,
have common dreams,

I just know it, deep down.
And I love that about us.

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