Contemporary Classical II

Often in what we believe doesn't actually matter when it keeps us a little better, a little calmer, a little happier. 
~Arisa

It's Fine Now

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Pauline Oliveros, “Bye Bye Butterfly” (1965)

Ryan Anthony Francis, composer (www.ryananthonyfrancis.com)
Vicky Chow, piano (www.vickychow.com

Released April 19th 2011
tzadik

Wind-Up Bird Preludes : Eternal Half-Moon

Wind-Up Bird Preludes : Goodbye

Week #7 (Piano solo)

The 2007 collaborative release, Cendre, of Ryuichi Sakamoto and Christian Fennesz.

02 Aware

03 Haru

11 Abyss

Riccardo Nova - Eleven - Musiques Nouvelles, Art Zoyd

To Speak of Solitude

<p>Excerpt from the album, available from <a href="http://www.soundohm.com/product/Ennio-Morricone-/Controfase/pid/24158/">soundohm.com</a>. First ever commercial release for this Holy Grail 1972 Library LP of brooding avant orchestral, abstract percussion and analogue synth genius. Controfase is an unknown (and almost lost) masterpiece. A shadowed giant of compositional skill and deft application - a moment when all the stars and their cycles align - unique, harmonious, undeniably perfect. From Walter Branchi's skeletal web of processed VCS3 duetting with mournful violin, to Egisto Macchi's demonstrative percussion, jousting Edda Dell'Orso's breathless siren's call, Ennio Morricone and Bruno Nicolai have crafted a radiant, forbidden jewel." ~Alvin Lucia. Originally released in 1973. Features special guest appearances from Gruppo Di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza and Edda Dell'Orso. Shipping on Tuesday

"Deep in the phone-book-sized discography of Ennio Morricone is a series of collaborative free-improv recordings with the avant collective Gruppo di Improvvisazione di Nuova Consonanza, just some of the work that gave him nearly as much esteem in contemporary classical circles as it did among film buffs. (Just ask John Zorn.) And while it might seem strange to consider Morricone part of the library music canon—a soundtrack written without a film in mind is a singular oddity in his catalog—it’s also a good entry point into his avant tendencies. Contro Fase was released in the midst of a repertoire of early ’70s soundtracks that stretched Morricone’s compositional mastery through the context of suspense thrillers, crime dramas, supernatural horror, and the last wave of spaghetti Westerns. Its ominous string section is like Morricone’s permutation of the motifs in the theme to Psycho, which is the kind of thing most people don’t know they want to hear until they know it exists—but the album also seems at home alongside the orchestral minimalism of Philip Glass and Kronos Quartet."
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Ennio Morricone  - Controfase - soli

Recorded at 2011 at Moscow.
www.sergeyakhunov.com

S. Akhunov - Big elegy to John Cage

You can PRE-ORDER this release on Ltd. Vinyl or Digital Download via Erased Tapes:
http://erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP039

And the CD edition from our Japanese friends at Cote Labo:
http://www.cotelabo.com/discography.html



Nils Oliver Frahm + Peter Ray Broderick = Oliveray.

Being musical companions and label mates for years, it was just a matter of time until modern contemporaries Peter Broderick and Nils Frahm would start their first standalone project together.

Oliveray was born in their shared home city of Berlin and will see its debut release Wonders – a nice little collection of eight musical pieces – available on Vinyl/Digital via Erased Tapes and on CD via Japanese friends Cote Labo from December 12th, 2011.


Say hello to Oliveray!
Blog post by Peter Broderick:

I am super excited to announce the debut release from a project very dear to me!
Oliveray consists of me, Peter Ray Broderick, and one of my greatest friends in the world, the incredible musician / producer Nils Oliver Frahm. We’ve been collaborating in many ways these past couple years and traveling a lot together. Now finally we have arrived with our first truly 50/50 collaboration effort entitled Wonders.
It all started when I was asked to create a cover version for my great friends Efterklang. I asked Nils if he’d like to work with me on the project. So one day we got together in his studio and ran through the song (Harmonics) a couple times and then laid it down to tape in the most relaxed way possible – me playing the guitar and singing and him on the piano… We were both really happy and inspired with how easy and fun this process was. We thought you could hear and feel that relaxed atmosphere in the song.
So when our Japanese friends Cote Labo asked us to prepare some kind of release for our Japan tour, me and Nils set aside a couple days to record some music in a similar manner. Without much preconception we just set up the mics and started recording, with an aim to create a short album of half instrumentals, half vocal-based songs. We ran through a few fresh musical ideas that each of us had, improvising along with each other, sometimes just improvising entirely. And before we new it we had a nice little collection of eight intimate pieces of music.
The first official output of what will hopefully be a lifelong collaboration, Wonders feels really special to me. Here comes Oliveray!


TRACK LISTING: 01. Growing Waterwings 02. The Book She Wrote And In The Time 03. Piano In The Pond! 04. Harmonics 05. Hiding Hydiration 06. You Don't Love 07. Just Resign 08. Dreamer


OFFICIAL WEBSITES:   
      
PETERBRODERICK.NET
NILSFRAHM.DE
ERASEDTAPES.COM     


Wonders

Oliveray - Growing Waterwings

The music of Christoph Berg is the soundtrack for many moments in my daily life. He is my beloved mate and friend from Berlin and i did this track to feel much more connected with him. Enjoy. 

Field Rotation - Sleepless rework by Hior Chronik

CPO CD - Piano Phase

CPO CD - Steve Reich - Eight Lines

https://www.innova.mu/albums/maya-beiser/provenance

Maya Beiser: Djivan Gasparian: Memories

I have recently finished my collaboration with Fabrizio Paterlini's "Now" new album.
My contribute a subtle and gentle electronic which accompany his wonderful piano compositions. 
Me and Fabrizio have met through Soundcloud and we have instantly found a great musical communication.
I admit I had to restrain myself being Fabrizio's music minimalist and gentle but I would do this experience again and again.
Pristine Spaces is the only track I have arranged and Fabrizio has wonderfully interpreted with his piano mood.
We have decided to make it part of the album as bonus track since it is fitting perfectly with the album concept which I strongly recommend. 
Here some useful link to the album and to Fabrizio Soundcloud page.
Thank you for listening and commenting


http://fabriziopaterlinirecords.com/music

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/now/id634828672

https://soundcloud.com/fabrizio-paterlini

Contemporary Classical II

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