Piano

Jacob Pavek

Tender Beauty

Rust

Composed by Philipp Glass
From the Motion Pictures "The Truman Show"

Listen to my first album here:
https://soundcloud.com/raphael-laouen/sets/sunrise-ep

Truman Sleeps (Philipp Glass)

harvest I.

First Harvest

Blud EP Out now on Goodbye Records: smarturl.it/BludiTunes
Vinyl: goodbyerecords.bandcamp.com/album/blud-ep

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SOAK - THE MOTHER WE SHARE (CHVRCHES COVER)

Lost and Found

Greg Haines - The spin

Wedding Song

Dreams Of Light

The Yield

If I Forget About You, I'll Never Wake Up

Tonight, Tomorrow

Foam

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Having been available exclusively as the second disc to 2015's 'Collaborative Works', Ólafur Arnalds and Nils Frahm's improvised audio recordings 'Trance Frendz', taken from their 45-minute studio film of the same name, have been given their own vinyl release – out March 4th, 2016.

Prior to a string of collaborative Erased Tapes releases, which include 2012's 'Stare' 10” and last year’s 'Life Story Love and Glory' 7” and 'Loon' 12” – compiled on the 'Collaborative Works' 2-CD set, Ólafur Arnalds and Nils Frahm spent many hours together in their studios across Berlin and Reykjavik. Both have carved out genre-defying musical careers and formed unique live shows, creating a fan base loyal to their prolific output.

During a session at Durton Studio in Berlin last summer, Nils and Ólafur invited Alexander Schneider and his camera to document it. The recording continued long after the first take, stretching out into the next day until, eventually, several new improvisations had been recorded in 8 hours with no overdubs or edits. The unexpected nature in which these pieces had been created was reminiscent of their first on-stage improvisation many years ago. It became immediately clear how special these songs were.

"At the end of the night we had all this music that sounded unfamiliar even to us, loudly asking to be included in this collection.”

Originally made available as a 45-minute film on their joint website (www.arnaldsfrahm.com) last September, 'Trance Frendz' will be available to own on vinyl from March 4th, 2016.

Press for their 'Collaborative Works':

'A particularly joyous wash of slinky percussion and juddering layers' (8/10) – Clash

'An enchanting listen. The bar for a Lads' Night In has just been raised a few notches' (7/10) – Drowned In Sound

‘This is music for slowing down the pace of modern life... An immersive listening experience is guaranteed, while we must hope Frahm and Arnalds go on ‘holiday’ together more in future, and don’t forget to take their musical instruments.’ ★★★★ – MusicOMH

'A collection of gorgeously intimate piano compositions and eye-opening synth pieces, each never aggressive but always powerfully poignant' (8/10) – Under The Radar

'What Collaborative Works offers is something strange: a shared world created by two mad geniuses. Long may Arnalds and Frahm tinker' (8/10) – PopMatters

'Collaborative Works further proves just how natural a fit Ólafur Arnalds and Nils Frahm are together' – Resident Advisor

Trance Frendz

20:17

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Ólafur Arnalds & Nils Frahm – 20:17

Christmas Song

SGT Mackenzie

New Single From Slow Skies released February 19th 2016.

Winter Night

Inititate is a unique track. Its very organic piano playing enables to forget any technical stand point in order to focus on the feelings it conveys. This track is an attempt to translate the feeling of willpower at the genesis of everything we create: an ode to the first impulse.

Instar

Initiate

Glad to enjoy the Piano Day 2016 celebration.

I made this little piece of modern classical music for Nils Frahm's PIANO DAY 2016 playlist, which will be  announced on March 28, 2016.

On Youtube: 
https://youtu.be/pRmd70EF_nY
More details: 
http://www.pianoday.org/
https://www.facebook.com/pianodayofficial/


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On Youtube

Sinoptik Music - Wings (Piano Day 2016)

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Beneath A Blanket (with Niklas Paschburg)

Something new to celebrate Piano Day 2016.

Circulation

Cover artwork by Melanie Kurhan
Mixed by Jacob Pavek & Hannes Kretzer
Mastered by Jacob Pavek

Jacob Pavek - Hello Montevideo

Piano cover of Harnes Kretzer's "RISE! PANIC!".

RISE! PANIC! PIANO!

Sun, Cloud

Family

Artist: Eluvium
Title: Entendre
Album: Nightmare Ending
Release Date: May 14, 2013
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Eluvium - Entendre

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Music For A Coma II

Based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Jacob Pavek first visited modern classical music at age 21. After earning a degree in Music Composition, Pavek released his debut album ‘Bloom’ in 2012 -a collage of pieces written for piano and cello. ‘Bloom’ enjoyed an early success with select works performed by The San Jose Orchestra in 2013, and other tracks featured in the Emmy Award-winning documentary "Haiti Love" in 2014 (produced by Dana Johnson and filmed by Dan Huiting).

Since the release of Bloom, Pavek developed his craft further, honing in on the sounds that come from deep down in the subconscious from sitting down at a piano. These sounds formulated his 2015 sophomore release 'Illume'. 11 songs comprised of piano and violin, Illume feels less of a collage of works and more of a cohesive experience with each track blending into the next creating it's own world. The rich grand piano and Leah Ottman's soaring violin performance make it feel as it you were sitting in a dimly lit, empty cathedral. Illume is a clear evolution of Pavek's ability to write from the modern day romantic's psyche, allowing the listener the relation of their own past experiences.  