Celebrating Life, incl. myself on my Birthday, here is my contribution to this years Piano Day (29.March 2022 - https://www.pianoday.org/ ). I also want to express my gratitude to great artists like Ólafur Arnalds and Vincent Villuis (AES DANA), who by making their art available through sample libraries and VSTs to fellow composers, makes our creativity so much more easily unfolded.

Celebrating Life, the Piano, Vincent and Ólafur

"Between Your World And Mine" is the second single in a row of digital 7-Inch releases by Polaroid Notes in 2022, this one being released especially for Piano Day on March 29.

More (digital) singles will be released at irregular intervals throughout this year.

Tracklist:
1. Between Your World And Mine / 2. As We Move On / 3. How To Keep A Promise

Recorded and mixed February and March 2022

Download @ https://polaroidnotes.bandcamp.com/album/between-your-world-and-mine

Release Date: 26th March 2022
Büro für Erdrotation Spin 030

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Polaroid Notes - Between Your World And Mine

Look, I know that many of my opening words often begin with “Today, I am thrilled to share with you a new piece by [so and so]”, but how can I not use the exact same opening line when one of my all-time favourite piano composers reaches out to me to premiere a piece from his newly-announced long-awaited album? This Norwegian musician’s first proper solo studio release appeared on the beloved Sonic Pieces in 2014, which we only later learned to be part of a trilogy of albums. But that doesn’t mean that I spent only the last decade listening to Otto A. Totland – together with his school friend Erik K. Skodvin, the duo has been making beautiful music as Deaf Center, releasing Neon City EP in 2004 on Type. We now see him being backed by Nils Frahm, who not only shares the production credits on his upcoming new album but also releases Exin on his very own Berlin-based LEITER imprint, which he founded with his manager Felix Grimm only a few years ago. This also means that the album was recorded at Frahm’s studio at Funkhaus complex, offering the most beautiful-sounding piano in the hands of the most beautiful-sounding mind. The emotionally charged and sometimes melancholy sound is still present in Totland’s collection of sixteen solo piano pieces, but there is also an upbeat and vibrant tint on a few, including the first single, “Marka”, which follows a classical staccato harmony that I can envision being played on a harpsichord. Yet pieces like “Lys” take me back to that particular flavour of Totland’s sonic tenderness to pull on my heartstrings, allowing me to get lost in those barely audible reverberations of the keys. The piece I’m sharing with you today is called “Rift”, an introspective and sombre reflection in just a few pensive chords.

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Rift

TRACK PREMIERE : Otto A. Totland - Rift

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studying your shapes

From the the video "Silent Hill f Doesn't Know What It Wants to Be" on the Sav channel

At Most in Dawn

This track comes from Adagio for the Blue, released on November 9th 2015.

Rhododendron – Trigg & Gusset

LTO - When (Siavash Amini Remix)

The next release on London-based label @injazerorecords is a v/a compilation with all the proceedings going to mental health charity Mind. Spanning ambient, modern classical, and experimental electronic music, 'INJACOMP001' features contributions from the likes of EOMAC, Matt Emery and Throwing Snow side project Heathen Rites.

We're premiering a beautiful track called 'Closer' by Ukraine producer Oleg Shpudeiko aka @heinali. Here's what he had to say about it:

"'Closer' is from a far away 2012. Back then, I was finding my way back from a dark place I spent a great deal of time in before. So it's a fairly simple - I would even say therapeutic - recording that was brought about by a certain emotional experience. Memories of this experience grew dull with time, but the recording remains as is."

INJACOMP001

PREMIERE: Heinali - Closer [Injazero Records]

Cover version of "Until Then" I recorded with Benoit Pioulard this week. Benoit and I were working on our collaborative project this week and decided to record one of our favorite songs as a tribute. We were both extremely saddened by Trish Keenan's untimely death. She was a brilliant, talented artist and her music became a huge inspiration to both of us. R.I.P. Trish, we'll miss you.

Until Then (Broadcast cover)


A beautiful live recording taken from last year's Punkt festival featuring a remarkable line up of musicians


jan bang - exile from paradise / undertow

(bang/ endresen/hassell)

jan bang: samples
lars danielsson: double bass
sidsel endresen: vocals
jon hassell: trumpet, keyboards
arve henriksen: trumpet
erik honoré: live sampling

recorded by geir østensjø at punkt, september, 2010.
mixed by erik honoré and jan bang at punkt studio kristiansand.

see also:

... and poppies from Kandahar (http://www.samadhisound.com/janbang/)

exile from paradise / undertow

Jeannine Schulz - River

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Until Then (Broadcast cover)

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