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Playlist Unburdened by Snow 4.20.2024

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Rise | Music by Ben Laver.

Full album available on iTunes and Spotify.

Kingdom Of Heaven | Ben Laver

Federico Albanese - THE BLUE HOUR


'The Blue Hour' will be released on LP, CD, Download via Berlin Classics Neue Meister on 15 January, 2016   

Buy on Itunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-blue-hour/id1053970394

Berlin based, ‘piano poet’ Federico Albanese took inspiration from the brief transitional state between day and night, writing a collection of chamber-music miniatures that withdraw, explore, yet assert their laconic melodies all the more decisively. The emotions to which Albanese has given expression in his thirteen compositions have been articulated with well-considered gestures.   

Equally well-considered is the choice of instruments that Federico Albanese deploys on ‘The Blue Hour’. Piano and synthesizers are joined by a cello, magnified by over-dubbing and sound effects that culminate into a little chamber orchestra, which swells the acoustics while checking the dominance of a clear solo voice. Albanese esteems the Gesamtklang, the overall sound image, with its mixture of compositional precision and dreamlike fluidity. For this reason, the pieces are recorded from start to finish on analogue equipment, further enhancing the warmth of their sound. In ‘Céline’ we hear a discreet beat, scarcely perceptible, a gentle pulse that lends structure without jeopardizing the charm of ‘The Blue Hour’.  

“There is a particular moment when opposites are very close, almost touching one another. When there is still light but not quite darkness. A world in between, where all things are uncertain, vague, floating into shade. We can follow or observe, unsure where this would lead - into darkness or light; into the shadow of memories and dreams. A reflection of our desires and hopes, ready to be seen or unseen. It can be a sudden glimpse, with ideas turning into shapes, not yet complete. You can see things, but are unsure what they are. It is an unrevealed choice. A place to recover and heal, lulled by the security of the warm shadow of an ancient tree upon a hill" – Federico Albanese

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Migrants

Enchanted ForestBalanced

Another Sunday piece, when everything is shimmering and still... If you like this, check out my mini-album on  1631 Recordings, titled "Unhinged" : https://1631recordings.bandcamp.com/album/unhinged

Mike Lazarev - Sunday

Composed for "Life is flux", a film project by Müge Yıldız.

İstanbul

Today we are happy to share with you an exclusive premiere of a track by Oleksiy Sakevych, also known for his project, Endless Melancholy, featuring Matt Finney. Available as a free downloadable single.

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TRACK PREMIERE : Endless Melancholy - We Found Love

3.32.39 is the 4th track in preview of Plume, my album on vinyl, that will be released October 16th.
The title is the exact hour in which, on April 6th 2009, an earthquake occured in L'Aquila, destroying  part of the city and changing its very soul forever.
The track is meant to be an homage to the victims memory and, at the same time, a hymn to life for whom has survived and found the strength to react.

http://luca-longobardi.bandcamp.com/track/33239

3.32.39

So… this is slightly awkward… When it comes to promoting my very own music, I seem to be at loss for words. And yet, I accept that self-promotion is part of every composer’s journey, at the end of each release. This album has been in the making for a very long time. In fact, it was complete before I even left New York, and I’ve been “sitting on it”, afraid to let it out, too weak to let it breathe. And yet here it is, fulfilling the unavoidable and at times desirable closure to something I meant to leave behind.

Beneath the dark veil of the night, covered in an intoxicating somber solitude, somewhat sorrow and slightly sweet, ‘Dislodged’ is a place of isolation, melancholy, and a bit of heartache. Composed and intended to be listened to as the second half to the ‘Unhinged’ mini-album, this intimate recording of my beloved instrument explores the outer reaches of spatial and reductionist pianism, occasionally echoed by the song of a lonely cello, contributing to the detachment, displacement, and dislocation of a damper pedal, controlling the felt rail which muffles the hammers against the strings. This is where my music lives…

The ten-piece mini-album, beginning with the same-titled “Dislodged” track, which is being premiered exclusively today on Headphone Commute, is out on November 10th, on 1631 Recordings. Recommended for fans of solo piano music, and my all-time favorite composers who inspire me, such as Nils Frahm, Otto A. Totland, Julien Marchal, Goldmund, Dustin O’Halloran, Fabrizio Paterlini, and Sophie Hutchings, and many, many more…

Dislodged

TRACK PREMIERE : Mike Lazarev - Dislodged

The second song from 'Mono' - Simeon Walker's new full length album - 'Turn' invites and welcomes listeners to hunker down and hibernate away from the stresses and strains of the world.

With stunning artwork by Gregory Euclide, the album is now available to pre-order both digitally (on all major streaming services) and on limited edition vinyl and CD.

Head to www.simeonwalker.co.uk/shop for more information

Mono

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Turn

I first found Myristica's chillout music about a year ago and have loved it dearly ever since. This track was inspired by Mei and is written for her.

http://soundcloud.com/myristica

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_AmH4uxGgs
Blogged here: http://universalyellowkeys.com/oliver-sadie-meis-view-ambient-track/

Image: The view from my seat from London to Berlin, 2011.

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Oliver Sadie — Mei's View

Mute

Track taken from Christoph Berg's upcoming album 'Paraphrases'... 

Christoph Berg - Interlude

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
https://soundcloud.com/weareallastronauts
https://www.facebook.com/weareallastronauts
https://twitter.com/WAAAmusic
https://weareallastronauts.bandcamp.com
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4lSlV6dy0ny2mkhfiweSLv
https://www.instagram.com/weareallastronauts

Unburdened by Snow

'‘Paelistin’ is not just a political statement, it is the deep running river of anxiety for a region plagued by war. The resolution amounts to running in circles when we are faced with the futility of war.

The paper burns the careful, clean hand-writing:“The superior man ordinarily considers the left hand the most honourable place, but in time of war the right hand. Those sharp weapons are instruments of evil omen, and not the instruments of the superior man”'

http://vimeo.com/71766228
http://www.fluid-radio.co.uk/2013/09/lucy-claire/

John Garner - violin
Marie Schreer - violin
Tim Gill - viola
Lily Thornton - cello

Recorded by Josh Green
Mastered by David Lawrie

All music composed and produced by Lucy Claire



LUCY CLAIRE - Paelistin

Luke is a composer and pianist from Melbourne, Australia. His inaugural solo album, ‘Sun, Cloud’, was nominated for the 2013 Australian Music Prize. His latest solo album, ‘All of Us’, drops March 11 2022.

“Absolutely heavenly... I can hotly recommend.” – Mary Anne Hobbs, BBC Radio 6

“Totally sublime.” – Headphone Commute

“Two & One again stands out among the year’s modern composition releases.” – A Closer Listen

Australia/NZ bookings / roob@lukehoward.com
EU/UK bookings / kai.lehmann@cabinartists.com
Licensing / kathy@secretlygroup.com
All other enquiries / hello@lukehoward.com

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