2020-03 see.briese

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

Taken from El Idioma De Las Luciérnagas (Pathway007)

Federico Durand - El Idioma De Las Luciérnagas

Max Richter - Shadow Journal (L'exhalation Edit)

'Adrift' appears in ‘First Song’ from Spotify, who have partnered with The Starkey Hearing Foundation to help bring hearing and music to people in Puerto Princesa, Philippines living with hearing loss.

‘First Song’ tells the stories of Eugene, Jessa Mae and Isagani, as they share their experiences hearing music for the first time after receiving their hearing aids.

http://spoti.fi/1E4jcwX
https://youtu.be/ipBiOdQ6oCY

'Adrift' also appears in the following projects: 
• ‘Lumina’, a Topshop | Topman fashion special for Rankin’s Hunger Magazine (https://vimeo.com/114766696)
• VIMEO STAFF PICK: ‘Christ Air’ by David Dang (http://vimeo.com/101556601)
• Story of Deerz (https://vimeo.com/112709019)

LP/DL - OUT NOW

Steve Gibbs - Adrift

Warner Bros. Pictures has won an auction for the rights to create a feature length version of the 14-minute short film Sundays, scored by Erased Tapes Music composer Ben Lukas Boysen.

Made by the first-time feature director Mischa Rozema the short went viral on March 23rd. Rozema and his Amsterdam-based production team PostPanic used Kickstarter crowd-funding to raise the $50,000 production costs for the film. After the short swept the internet, studios were jumping at the chance to get the rights. The original score will soon be available from iTunes as the very first release under the new soundtrack imprint Erased Tapes Music.

For licensing, contact licensing(at)erasedtapesmusic(dot)com

More info: www.erasedtapesmusic.com

Ben Lukas Boysen – Sundays (Edit)

Taken from the "Selected Features" EP available NOW:

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Featuring the vocals of Imogen Rose (@imogenrosemusic). EP is released 11th September 2015

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Selected Features

Twilight (Night Mix) [feat. Imogen Rose]

Stay Static

Elementar Morphosis

Taken from the album Next to the entire All, coming December 2017.

We like We is a Danish experimental sound quartet, consisting of Katrine Grarup Elbo (violin), Josefine Opsahl (cello), Sara Nigard Rosendal (percussion) and Katinka Fogh Vindelev (voice).

Next to the entire All

We like We - I´m not for More

Originally conceived as a Royal Ballet-commissioned collaboration between composer Max Richter, choreographer Wayne McGregor and artist Julian Opie, Max Richter’s gorgeous score to ‘infra’ is deservedly given life of its own in this album-length release from FatCat’s instrumental/orchestral imprint 130701 Records.

The initial setting for ‘infra’ was as a ballet - written in autumn 2008 and premiered in November of the same year at The Royal Opera House in London – although here Richter’s score is given the full scope of a standalone new album. Expanded and extended from the original piece, ‘infra’ comprises music written for piano, electronics and string quintet, including the full performance score as well as material that has subsequently developed from the construction of the album – more a continued reference to the ballet than as a “studio album” in the strictest sense. The composition resonates with Max’s characteristic musical voice – majestic, involved textures; fluent and sweeping melodies; an enigmatic and inherently intellectual understanding of harmonic complexities that compels and mesmerizes.

Richter’s work on the ballet came initially from McGregor’s invitiation, a request for 25 minutes of music for his piece, inspired by T.S. Elliot’s ‘The Wasteland’ and named after the Latin term for ‘below’. This eventually became more collaborative as the project developed – Wayne would ask for Max to extend or alter certain passages of music in accordance with his own amendments to his choreography and concept, whilst logging the whole process for a BBC documentary (broadcast, along with the ballet in full, on BBC2 in November 2008). The dance performance was backed with digital images created by Julian Opie – observational scenes of street life, haunting and curiously balletic despite being of the everyday – and Max’s score is an appropriately close reference to the traveling theme:

“I started thinking about making a piece on the theme of journeys. Like a road movie. Or a traveler’s notebook. Or like the second unit in a film - when the scene has been played, and the image cuts away to the landscape going by. This started me thinking about Schubert's devastating and haunting "Winterreise" (Winter Journey), so I used some melodic material from Schubert as a found object in parts of my new piece.“

The recording of ‘infra’ took place in one day at London’s AIR Studios – recorded onto 2” tape, engineered by Nick Wollage and overseen by Max - before a return to the mixing studio (Max’s StudioKino and Trixx in Berlin) for Max’s typically intricate and lengthy process of crafting completed pieces from the recordings.

Infra

Infra 1

Sometimes I find great music, and sometimes music simply finds me. In this case, it was a dear friend, Luke Howard, who pointed me to a piece by Marty Hicks which completely captivated me, and now, here we are, premiering a track to a worldwide audience. I have a lot to say about this piece, but, after getting in touch with Marty to bring you “From Afar, Unhindered” he’s had a lot to say himself. So instead of my usual words, you will find the words from the composer here: hcdi.gs/MartyHicks

TRACK PREMIERE : Marty Hicks - From Afar, Unhindered

Buy/Stream: https://Anjunadeep.lnk.to/RDHso
Release Date: 5th October 2018
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This Autumn German producer Ryan Davis returns to Anjunadeep with his exquisitely crafted mini-album ‘Home’. Awash with analogue sound design, organic field recordings, and digital sampling, each track on Davis’ mini-album unites the man-made and the natural to evoke his understanding of Home - something that is simultaneously within us and around us. 

Opening number ‘Shift' represents all that is constantly changing as we traverse time, the subtle alterations in our day-to-day reflected in the track’s understated piano lines and immersive sound design. Conversely, lead track 'Alow’ is indicative of those vast emotional shifts that are often felt more than they are seen; "it is about feeling powerless in one moment but then having the power of starting all over and do it better this time.” The swelling tension and release heard in Davis’ ‘Ode’ is a short testament to the unsurity of life - "the breakbeat and the noises describe that life isn't a straight path but more a way with a lot of options to choose where to go next, and things we can’t predict”. Inspired by the raw power of nature, ‘Obsidian’ is the clubbiest cut on the release, utilising harsh field recordings to mould hard kicks and percussion. The arbitrary cuts and breaks in ‘Cyclus’ symbolise the random, cyclical nature of our lives, whilst ‘Dimmed’ is pure, steady piano piece, indicative of the sense of closure before we finally fall asleep.

At once both intimate and complex, ‘Home’ is a deep demonstration of the Davis' penchant for meaningful songwriting and evocative composition, out October 5th on Anjunadeep.

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Ryan Davis - Dimmed

US based pianists / keyboardists extraordinaire Jacob Pavek & Philip Daniel have teamed up on the new collaborative project BLOMMA. Their eponymous debut LP is fun and fresh from start to finish, with tunes built on a layering of rhythmic pianos, synths and electronics. We're very stoked to be releasing this luminous piece of music with them to warm this North American winter.

The record drops on February 28th, but the first taste is out now! You can listen to the lead single 'Morrow' in all digital outlets and pre-order the record from our Bandcamp store : https://orcd.co/blomma-morrow

All Music Composed by Philip Daniel and Jacob Pavek
Mixed by Philip Zach
Mastered by Bruce Templeton
Strings by Laurels String Quartet

BLOMMA

Morrow

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BLOMMA - Morrow

Taken from the upcoming album 'Departures', forthcoming on Fluid Audio...

Credits:

All tracks composed, performed and produced by Maria Papadomanolaki and Nhung Nguen in London, Brighton (Digital Music and Sound Arts Studios, UoB), UK, Hanoi, Vietnam and Chania, Crete.

Mastering: Ian Hawgood

Print design: Craig Tattersall

Packaging design: Daniel Crossley

www.fluidaudio.bigcartel.com

Departures

Dalot & Sound Awakener - Night-time, long paths

Porya Hatami & Lee Anthony Norris - Every Day Is Like A New Drug

Unknown Tone are pleased to share an early preview of the track
"Perfume Technique" by Porya Hatami & Lee Anthony Norris. The full length album "Every Day Feels Like A New Drug" is
Porya Hatami & Anthony Lee Norris first full length album for Unknown Tone and will be
out in an edition of 100 limited edition CDs // August 2013 //
www.unknowntonerecords.com

Album Tracklist:

1. Strand
2. Perfume Technique
3. And The Birds Flew In A Different Direction
4. Orpheus In The Willow
5. On The Edge Of The Mountian

Porya Hatami & Lee Anthony Norris - Perfume Technique

..::immer auf der suche::..bjørn♫taĸtwerĸ➠

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Max Richter - Shadow Journal (L'exhalation Edit)

L'exhalation

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