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Home Alone

A couple of things I recorded last night at home, warts and all. Mixed and engineered by Luke Howard (except “Portrait Gallery”, mixed by Hadyn Buxton).

Home Alone on a Friday Night

Classical - Luke Howard

Luke Howard

soft piano

Exploration

Otto A Totland - Seveen

Two & One

Midnight Commute

First Harvest

Nils Frahm – Ambre

Bluebird

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Official Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU0o_8aTziM

Gold & Youth - Time To Kill

September 20th marks the 30th birthday of Berlin pianist Nils Frahm, but also the day he has chosen to give his fans a special gift in the form of 9 songs he recorded with 9 fingers, entitled 'Screws'.

Nils experienced an unfortunate accident which saw him fall from his bunk bed located directly above his studio, which resulted in a broken thumb. But through inspiration from his fans and after a gentle walk and talk through the park with a close friend, he decided to deal with the situation in the only way he knew – playing his piano.

With four screws surgically placed inside his thumb, he started recording with his remaining 9 fingers, what later resulted in 9 intimate piano recordings.

Fans can download 'Screws' as mp3s or in full 24-bit 44.100 kHz audio quality here (http://screws.durtonstudio.com), and pre-order a Vinyl/CD edition from the Erased Tapes online store (http://erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP046), which will be released later this year.

'I am sitting in front of a sheet of paper. My right hand is bending over my left thumb. The first day I got out of my cast I could bend it by 15°. Now I am already at 50° and that makes me happy. Things are going uphill...

As you can imagine, it is really bad news for a pianist when he gets diagnosed with a broken thumb. That day I was sitting in the emergency room, feeling rather dizzy while thinking of a zillion shows coming up and all the people involved around it. I realised in that moment how busy things have become. It is hard to turn down interesting projects and opportunities, since I surely love my work. It actually never felt like work. Playing piano and playing it for wonderful people is the greatest joy I can imagine.

For a couple of days I felt like this all could be over. How pathetic. But hey – also feeling sorry for yourself has its place somewhere. All of a sudden I had so much time, an unexpected holiday. I cancelled most of my schedule and found myself being a little bored. Even though my doctor told me not to touch a piano for a while, I just couldn't resist. I started playing a silent song with 4 fingers on my left and the remaining 5 on my right hand. I set up one microphone and recorded another tune every other night before falling asleep.

The day I got rid of my cast I had recorded 9 little tunes. They have helped me feel less annoyed about my accident and reminded me that any good is something I can only achieve, when I am making the most out of what I've got.

Thank you all for listening!

With lots of love,

Nils


9FINGERS North American Tour 2012

09/16 New York (US) – West Park Presbyterian Church 
09/21 Boulder (US) – Cherryvale Studios
09/22 Colorado Springs (US) – The Mesa
09/23 Santa Fe (US) – O'Shaughnessy Performance Space @ Santa Fe Uni
09/24 San Fransisco (US) – private show (RSVP only)
09/29 Seattle (US) – Decibel Festival @ Broadway Performance Hall
09/30 Portland (US) – Classic Pianos
10/03 Mexico City (MX) – Mutek

ERASED TAPES 5th Anniversary Tour w/ Ólafur Arnalds & A Winged Victory For The Sullen

10/08 HAMBURG (DE) – Fliegende Bauten
10/09 PRAGUE (CZ) – Palac Akropolis
10/10 BUDAPEST (HU) – Trafo
10/11 MANNHEIM (DE) – Alte Feuerwache
10/13-14 BERLIN (DE) – Radialsystem
10/15 AMSTERDAM (NL) – Paradiso
10/16-17 LEUVEN (BE) – Stuk
10/18 LONDON (UK) – Hackney Empire
10/19-20 ISTANBUL (TR) – Salon IKSV

PREVIOUS PRESS:

'No. 42 Best Albums Of 2011' -The Guardian
'Felt is a transportative album, a balm for troubled minds.' BBC Music
'Frahm’s hyper-intimate recording technique for the album makes Felt a captivating listen' (9/10) DIS

★ ★ ★ ★ – Popmatters ★ ★ ★ ★ – Uncut ★ ★ ★ ★ – Clash ★ ★ ★ ★ – Mojo

OFFICIAL WEBSITES: screws.durtonstudio.com · facebook.com/nilsfrahm · twitter.com/nilsfrahm · erasedtapes.com

Screws

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Nils Frahm - You

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

Part I

Part II

Forgotten Postcards

Oversky

Nils Frahm - Me

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GONE NOW

Sun, Cloud

Portrait Gallery

Nachtsonne

Schlusshymne

Liminal

Elegy

Incoming

Family

'ganz weiß' from the Henning Schmiedt 4th piano solo album "Schnee" will be released on flau 2013.


Henning Schmiedt - Schnee
http://www.flau.jp/releases/32.html (en)
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"very simple, beautiful music which will appeal to folks who like Hauschka, Brian Eno, Harold Budd etc." - norman records

Henning Schmiedt - ganz weiß

The opening track of Nat Bartsch Trio's new album, 'To Sail, To Sing'.

Nat Bartsch: piano
Tom Lee: double bass
Daniel Farrugia: drums

composed by Nat Bartsch

All There Is - Nat Bartsch Trio

Nat Bartsch Trio's arrangement of Radiohead's tune, Motion Picture Soundtrack. From the Trio's new release, 'To Sail, To Sing'

Nat Bartsch - piano
Tom Lee - double bass
Daniel Farrugia - drums

Motion Picture Soundtrack - Nat Bartsch Trio

Rose Windows / Sub Pop http://www.subpop.com/artists/rose_windows

The Sun Dogs

Wartime Lovers

Rose Windows - Wartime Lovers

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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