Sweden-based pianist and composer Leon den Engelsen debuts on piano and coffee records with Growth, a raw, warm, and intimate six-piece EP. On this project, the Dutch musician decorates his intimately recorded upright piano with delicate soundscapes, field-recordings and ambient synthesizers. Leon goes back to his roots in both improvisations and compositions on piano.

Leon came in touch with music early on when his mother practiced the piano at home. At the age of seven, Leon got his first lessons with the local piano teacher and his musical journey began. In his teens, Leon formed a band with his friends and only a few years later he’d start touring with national and international artists such as Iranian/Dutch singer and producer Sevdaliza, for whom he also does most of the piano and keyboard recording. In 2011, Leon moved to New Orleans to study jazz music and, in 2017, he finished a Master’s Degree at Codarts Conservatory in Rotterdam. One year later, Leon moved to Sweden where he built his recording studio in which he now writes and records his own music. In 2020, Leon released his debut EP Substance, a four-track project that connects the acoustic and electronic worlds through dance music.

Leon den Engelsen - Vinter

Reading Frances Shelley's biographical story, you can't help but feel inspired. Now, in her early 70s, this neo-classical pianist's and composer's roots go back to being a rebel and a romantic from a very young age. "I can tell many tales from my days as a wild child in 60s London; from working with David and Angie Bowie in the early 70s, the 10 years I spent travelling the world as a fashion model followed by a life-changing stint in rehab in 1981 (before it became fashionable!)” she jokes. “To being a single mother and starting a successful event business in my home.” A decade ago, Shelley decided to pursue her passion for music, and now, multiple years and self-released albums later, she's been signed to Manners McDade, the composer agency and publishing house for Nils Frahm, Caitlyn Aurelia Smith, Poppy Ackroyd. Shelley captures the stories of her eventful life through beautifully layered keys, gently orchestrated arrangements, and carefully measured dose of electronic post-processing, to create atmospheres that swoop in with warm winds of her sonic valley and raise your spirits to fantastic heights. The eleven pieces on her upcoming album, Songs Of Possibility, are also influenced by the events of the last year, "travelling through realms of regret, grief and loss, towards optimism and a sense of excitement for living." In these unprecedented times, we've all found a moment to ask ourselves of 'what it is,' and more importantly of 'what can be'. In this reflection, we'll find a new way to begin. In Shelley's case, it is a dream of music.

Songs Of Possibility

Racing To Belong

TRACK PREMIERE : Frances Shelley - Racing To Belong

Taken from album "Everyday Feels Like A New Drug" released 29 August 2013 on Unknown Tone Records
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Porya Hatami & Lee Anthony Norris - Strand

A lovely track from the album Stadsbilder, to be released by Time Released Sound on August 6th, 2021.

Stadsbilder

Jakob Lindhagen & Dag Rosenqvist, "Stadsbilder"... Längs Husen

Faded Summer Storms & Lullabies

In The Room

Paint and Blood

Let Us Wander

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HAPPY PIANO DAY 2017!!!

Written and performed by Noirepolde, Adam Pakosta and Aitcher Clark.

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Recorded, mixed and mastered by Adam Pakosta (3bees studio // http://3bees.cz/)

Watch live video session: https://youtu.be/8utaFDKy_a8

with Adam Pakosta and Aitcher Clark - Petra (Piano Day 2017)

Full stream of 'Just Passing Through' by The Greatest Hoax. Taken from the album 'Expiration Compositions' forthcoming on Serein (June 23rd, 2017). The album will be out on CD, Vinyl and digital formats.

Just Passing Through was first premiered by Cyclic Defrost on May 30th, 2017.

“Expiration Composition is not just an album about death; it reflects a sense of happiness for one’s life. The subject is often heavy, but my intention is to encourage listeners to appreciate their lives knowing they are finite.” – Taylor Jordan (The Greatest Hoax)

Expiration Compositions

The Greatest Hoax - Just Passing Through

everybody was so young I (live)

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In The Room

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