A few weeks ago as I was soon expecting my first child, my father wrote me a note saying that his one wish was that I would take what he taught me as a father, and echo that even further to my son- to be an even "better" father than he was. It took me aback wondering how I could possibly be a better parent than he was, though he did have a point: The hope is to take everything we learned from our upbringing and expand upon that to ensure each generation progresses just a little bit further. 

I wrote this as I reflected on that sentiment and for the wild adventure that was soon to come. So for my Piano Day 2021 contribution, this one is for my Padre.

Padre

New track from the forthcoming Helios album "Yume" coming Autumn 2015.

KICKSTARTER

Helios - Sonora Lac

https://heliosmusic.bandcamp.com/album/for-la-vol-1

“For LA Vol.1" features 34 tracks of previously unreleased material from composers in the ambient, electronic, and modern classical communities. All proceeds from this release will support “We Are Moving The Needle” and "Give Directly", empowering frontline organizations dedicated to relief and recovery for affected families.

For LA Vol. 1

Soft As Breath

We’re thrilled to introduce our new project, Harbors—a meeting point between our two ambient sensibilities, with a touch of piano. We’ve teamed up with the amazing folks at Nettwerk to bring you our debut album, When We Are Free, coming August 1st. The first single, A Portrait of Time, is out now.

https://holliekenniff.bandcamp.com/track/a-portrait-of-time-feat-harbors

A Portrait of Time

A Portrait Of Time

Debut album out August 21 on Hammock Music. Preorder: http://bit.ly/1HZ7uJj

Crown of Amber Canopy

"The Exquisite Corpse", released in partnership with Bigo & Twigetti, is out now!

Download on Bandcamp: http://bit.ly/TheExquisiteCorpse_BC
Listen on Spotify: http://bit.ly/TheExquisiteCorpse_SP

‘The Exquisite Corpse’ is based on the surrealist game of the same name. Taking Leah Kardos 'Little Phase' as it's starting point, the piece has been reworked by a series of composers and producers to create an album of tracks which continually evolve as each new version is passed from one artist to another, adding to and transforming material from the original piece.

Tim Linghaus - At The End All Is Black

Occasus

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I'm glad to introduce you my third single track "Brume" that I recorded in Montreal this winter.

You can buy a high quality version on my bandcamp: 
https://wingsforlouise.bandcamp.com/track/brume

Mastering by Martyn Heyne
Merci/ Thanks to Nicolas Légaré for the amazing Artwork!!!

Brume

Stream / Download: https://smarturl.it/elskavon-nerves

Nerves / Familiarity is the first official start to Elskavon’s next album era, and it’s a representation not only of composer Chris Bartels’ sound over the years, but also a metaphorical look inside his mind. That is, one of contrast.

With Elskavon’s sound, there’s always been a contrast, and marriage, of grandeur and intimacy. Nerves / Familiarity is no exception.

While it starts out quiet, the listener can immediately feel the enormity of Nerves. The sustained sound is that of Bartels slowly drawing a string of yarn across his old spinet piano’s strings. Only a minute and half in, the sound is thick and full, layered with falsetto vocals fed through modular synthesizers. It hasn’t taken long to be engulfed in the grandeur. 

However, as quickly as it arrives, there’s a departure. An intimate and rhythmic cassette texture, signaled by a slow tonic modulation, foreshadows a look at the second track - the contrast.

Familiarity begins with a bed of introspective notes and textures - mostly that of high piano notes and chopped up Rhodes improvisations. There’s a certain closeness with this sound, and a contrast to the large reverb-soaked fabric that leads Nerves. Then halfway through the song, there is a short build - an encore, if you will, to the grandeur of the first track.

Much like these songs and past Elskavon albums, there is a journey of contrasts with every creative turn for Bartels, finding himself deep in a whirlwind of excitement and fear, anticipation and anxiety, inspiration and frustration. And while being fully aware of the negative sides of that whirlwind, there’s an indescribable beauty and hope in the choice to keep writing, to keep moving. And to not simply run from the negatives, but to allow them to inspire, to motivate.

A creative journey should never be easy or comfortable. If it is, the other side will most certainly be lacking in the beauty and depth it so desires.

With this next album era, Bartels is choosing to embrace the contrast.

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Stream/Buy

Familiarity

FIDEM

Tim Tulsa - Fidem

I've been a big fan of Joachim's music for a while (as I'm sure listeners of the Blue Dot mixes can tell!) so I was really excited to collaborate on an ambient project. 

We started with a silent, powerful scene from a favourite movie of mine and began layering emotions on top of the imagery to form this meditative piece of music. We hope you enjoy it.

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Cover Art by Samuel Zeller
https://unsplash.com/@samuelzeller
https://www.pinterest.de/pin/763500943061946014/

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Joachim Heinrich

https://soundcloud.com/joachimheinrich
https://www.youtube.com/c/JoachimHeinrichMusic
https://joachimheinrich.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/heinrichjoachimmusic/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1Bd1sYwBAOv40mAJZIICnm

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We Are All Astronauts

https://www.weareallastronauts.net
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Unburdened by Snow

Latest:
Helios - Espera: https://ghostly.ffm.to/helios-espera
Hollie Kenniff - The Quiet Drift: https://ampl.ink/5Y9Rw
Mint Julep - In a Deep and Dreamless Sleep: https://ampl.ink/omKoq
Goldmund - The Time it Takes: smarturl.it/ibfvzw

I write music for film and record as Helios, Mint Julep, Goldmund.

For licensing inquiries please visit: http://www.unseen-music.com/licensing

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Keith Kenniff