Name: Part II by lukehoward
Duration: 4 min 7 s
Description: A couple of things I recorded last night at home, warts and all.

Big Wide World (Reimagined for piano) by Roo Panes/Philip Daniel

141029 Improvisation (shimmer)

No Distractions

And Now I Do Not Sleep

American and Swedish composers Aaron Martin and Dag Rosenqvist came together in 2011 under the name From the Mouth of the Sun. Their first album "Woven Tide" was released by Experimedia in 2012 and they returned in 2015 for their second album "Into the Well." In 2016, three pieces from Woven Tide played an integral role in David Wingo's score for Jeff Nichols's Warner Bros. feature "Midnight Special." Their third album "Hymn Binding" will be released by Lost Tribe Sound in 2017.

Using a vast array of acoustic and electric instruments, including cello, piano, banjo, pump organ, and guitar, while utilizing analog equipment, Aaron and Dag craft unique musical landscapes full of contrasts, where melodies and ominous textures intertwine.

Released by Wayfind Records, the music for "Menashe" marks the first original score for a full-length narrative film by Aaron Martin and Dag Rosenqvist.

All music by Aaron Martin & Dag Rosenqvist.

Mastered by Matthew Collings.

www.wayfindrecords.com/menashe

a24films.com/films/menashe

Menashe (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Closing

A somewhat rough and around the edges and mostly improvisational piece I wrote in one sitting around midnight after a big snowfall.

Midnattsvind

A couple of things I recorded last night at home, warts and all.

Part I

Part II

Goldmund - A Familiar Sight

Autumn is upon us and we are celebrating with a multilayered feast of a record by new long distance collaborators @juliagjertsen (Norway) and @nicorosen (Chile). Relax to this undulating, densely textured and 'slowed down' single Proper Length from their upcoming album Distant Fields.

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Distant Fields

Proper Length

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Julia Gjertsen & Nico Rosenberg - Proper Length

I think that it's actually possible to overdose on music. Listen to too much post-rock and everything becomes a saturated peak and valley. Listen to too much techno and you can get into a repetitive clockwork of machinery performing meaningless tasks. Too much ambient and suddenly everything is a blurry mush spreading across a bland piece of soft toast. Which is why I often rotate through the genres, to keep my mind fresh, delighted, and free from fatigue. And on occasion, even while my ears are bombarded by a torrent of what appears to be templated music, a real gem stands out and awakes. I have zoomed in on what makes such occasions special, and have discovered an ingredient that truly makes it shine. Emotion. Unchecked, unbounded, and unrestrained emotion, that simply seeps through the composer's brief, ephemeral, material being. It's something that can not be generated, compelled, held back. It just converted from one form into another, and in the 'music' is produced. Such is the case upon my very first play of Jacob David's latest album for Moderna. And today I share a track from his upcoming album.

“Styrhus” is an opening piece from David’s sophomore release, titled Mursejler. His very first album, Omkuld came out on the same label back in 2015 [it was actually only the third catalogue entry and the first full length for Moderna!]. There were a few more singles along the way, but it’s clear that Mursejler [which means “swift” in composer’s native Danish] is a more mature, sophisticated and cohesive work. The recording itself is restrained, intimate and well balanced, with a refined mastering touch by Martyn Heyne from his Lichte studio. The solo piano drifts and waltzes through the slightly dim corridors of purposely forgotten memories, occasionally opening up the dusty shades to let the strings flow in. I purposely did not select a favourite track from the album for this premiere, because I want you to experience the journey on your own. It may be only a bit over half an hour in length, but I promise you will return to it for yet one more rotation.

The album is out this Friday, February 5th, available on a limited edition 180g vinyl, lossless digital download via Bandcamp, and of course on all of your favourite streaming platforms. The label is also offering a special package of both albums on vinyl LPs. I wouldn’t sleep on this one, folks. Highly recommended for fans of Nils Frahm, Otto Totland, Julien Marchal, and everything Moderna. I think the felted piano genre is here to stay!

Mursejler

Styrhus

TRACK PREMIERE : Jacob David - Styrhus

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

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Part II

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