Mike Majkowski – Why is there something instead of nothing?


Limited edition 45rpm vinyl - 200 copies. Bocian Records. 


Side A – Belt of sand
Side B – A shadow of silver dipped in gold


Recorded & mixed in Berlin, June 2013.


This, Majkowski's third solo double bass release, is an album comprising of two pieces, which in their own way explore the relationship between stillness and momentum. The spectrum and resonance of particular sustained frequencies, and the atmosphere which they create is also at the core of this work.

Majkowski captures these aspects via specific and highly detailed playing approaches, sustained over extended periods of time. We hear an inner pulse in slow melodies, and floating, almost frozen, frequencies in rapid physical actions.

Listening to this music, one cannot help but feel the immense concentration undertaken during each performance, and the remarkable precision with which Majkowski plays the double bass. These pieces create worlds of their own, which the listener is invited to step into.

Regarding the evolution of this work, Majkowski states: “These two pieces were developed and refined over the course of approximately 7 months. Recording and listening back to the pieces as I was developing them was central to this process, and something I did countless times over.“

The music on this album has a sense of mystery about it, and a particular open-endedness to it. It is Majkowski's most intimate work to date.

Why is there something instead of nothing? (album excerpt)

MIKE MAJKOWSKI - NEIGHBOURING OBJECTS

limited edition cassette tape release (with digital download) of 150 copies. 
astral spirits records. release date: 28th april 2015.
(download-only option also available through itunes & boomkat).

SIDE A: CHANDELIER / GONDOLA / ECHOING STARS
SIDE B: CARNIVAL OF DECAY

double bass with: accordion, bass guitar, percussion, piano & field recordings. 

recorded november + december 2014 in berlin & bolgatanga by mike majkowski. 
assembled & mixed january + february 2015 in sydney & berlin by mike majkowski.

GONDOLA (from 'neighbouring objects' cassette tape)

MIKE MAJKOWSKI - BRIGHT ASTONISHMENT OF THE NIGHT

(cd released october 2015. bocian records).

1. SLEEP AND OBLIVION (48:28)
2. ULTRAMARINE (18:00)

mike majkowski: double bass
recorded july 2014 in berlin by mike majkowski
mastered by werner dafeldecker

SLEEP AND OBLIVION (excerpt) from 'Bright Astonishment of the Night'

MIKE MAJKOWSKI - SWIMMING IN LIGHT

LP release / entr'acte records / release date: november 2016

A. Radio Weather Vending Machine
B. Structure and Posture

Double bass, bass guitar, analogue synthesizer,
vibraphone, piano, percussion, field recordings

Recorded, performed, constructed and mixed by
Mike Majkowski, Berlin, August–November 2015

Mastered by Jacques Beloeil

SWIMMING IN LIGHT - album preview

MIKE MAJKOWSKI - DAYS AND OTHER DAYS

LP release / astral spirits records / release date: 26 May 2017

A1 - Chapter
A2 - Meadow
B1 - Matter
B2 - Growth

Double bass, analogue synthesizer, percussion, 
piano, vibraphone, samples & field recordings. 

Recorded, constructed & mixed by Mike Majkowski. 
Berlin, February - June 2016

Mastered by Lawrence English

DAYS AND OTHER DAYS - album preivew

Mike Majkowski - double bass

recorded @ challis. 
Sydney, 2011. 

'A' piece 25.04.11

edited version of 'ink on paper' from the album 'ink on paper' (2010)

ink on paper (2008) <edit>

MIKE MAJKOWSKI - BETWEEN SEASONS

Cassette Tape release / Endless Happiness / release date: May 2019

A - Glare
B - Hover

Music for electronics
Composed and recorded by Mike Majkowski
Berlin, September - November 2018

Mastered by Doug Henderson, micro-moose-berlin

GLARE (excerpt) from 'Between Seasons'

MIKE MAJKOWSKI - MIRAGE

Full Album Here: https://mikemajkowski.bandcamp.com/album/mirage

Solo double bass
Composed, performed and recorded by Mike Majkowski, Berlin, October 2015.

'Mirage' consists of two 18-minute pieces. Both are unbroken performances, each recorded in one take. All acoustic with no edits or overdubs.

MIRAGE - album preview

MIKE MAJKOWSKI - FIELDS

limited edition Cassette Tape release / Audio. Visuals. Atmosphere. / 8 Jan 2021

A - Oceans of Fog 
B - Walk Across the Sun

Double bass, hammond organ, percussion, synthesizer, vibraphone & field recordings

Recorded, constructed & mixed by Mike Majkowski
Berlin, 2017 - 2020

Mastered by Joe Talia

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