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Original composition by Dario Marianelli
Arrangement by C. Dominic Caltagirone
Solo piano by C. Dominic Caltagirone, 2011, San Diego, CA

Pride and Prejudice - Mrs. Darcy

Composition by Dario Marianelli
Solo piano by C. Dominic Caltagirone, 2011, San Diego CA

Pride and Prejudice - Dawn

Moonlight Sonata

Free Download at https://levipatel.bandcamp.com/

Artwork by Giana Patel 
Vocal performance by Giana Patel 
Viola performance by Rachel Grimwood 
Mastered by Mike Gibson of Munki Masters at Bonfire Audio, Wellington, NZ. www.munki.co.nz, www.bonfireaudio.com

Special thanks to Jeremy Reid

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And she translated into the sky

Amidst the fervent anticipation of the release of Stac's long awaited second album (due in the spring of 2014) our favourite soulful songstress has found the time to gather together ten of her favourite pieces of contemporary music for your delictation, in the shape of the third instalment of the "Allo Love" series.

Stac is a real music lover (not a fighter) and her selection exemplifies the breadth of her knowledge, and her perfectly pitched taste. A sonorous collection, it kicks off in grandiose style with music from The London Bulgarian Choir, no less, and remains in deep musical waters with the Matthew Herbert produced Hejira, trumpeter and friend Matthew Halsall and close contemporaries, Natural Self and Blue Daisy.

You'll also find a quartet of cherry picked Wah Wah 45s nuggets, with music from The Gene Dudley Group, Henri-Pierre Noel, Lea Lea and Scrimshire fitting perfectly into Stac's personal soundtrack, and the latter's cut also featuring the lady herself on fine vocal form. 

Finally, Stac also appears on a stunning downtempo delight from the mysterious William Sommers with whom she duets on the delicate "Delight", a tune that sums this compilation up perfectly. Enjoy.

Henri-Pierre Noël - Simbi

New Moon (The Meadow) - Alexandre Desplat

[Sleeping Sound] Rain and Thunder 1 hours
Make by TyPika

Relaxation Music Sleeping - Rain and Thunder (1 hours)

Relaxing Sea Sounds - Soothing Sound Of Nature - Ocean Waves

#1 Billboard Classical
#1 iTunes Classical Album (US)
#1 Amazon Classical

License this piece at - 
https://www.musicbed.com/songs/nocturneinfminore28093op552cno128variation29/12742

Steinway artist, Chad Lawson, decided Chopin needed a new introduction.  Along with violinist Judy Kang (Lady Gaga, Ryuichi Sakamoto) and cellist Rubin Kodheli (Kanye West, Norah Jones), Lawson has arranged ten Chopin works into a minimalist landscape.

It's a risk editing the "poet of the piano" but one that Chopin would be proud of.  

Taking 10 Chopin works, Lawson decided to scale the works down to a minimalist setting.  "I knew even if bare-bones, Chopin's works could still be as spellbinding as the original compositions we are so familiar with." says the pianist.  

Produced by Chad Lawson & Alejandro Clavijo. Mixed by Stephen Lee Price.  Mastered by Michael Graves of Osiris Studios (Atlanta, GA).

Chopin Nocturne in F Minor-Op. 55, No 1 (Variation) Piano, Violin, Cello - Chad Lawson

Remixed by Cyrus Reynolds 
https://soundcloud.com/cyrusreynolds

Cello: Mike Kaufman 
Viola: Virginia Rockwell 

Track taken from 'Adrift Reworks', released on Injazero Records.
https://injazerorecords.bandcamp.com/album/adrift-reworks

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Steve Gibbs - Patterns (Cyrus Reynolds Remix)

We Move Lightly

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFdsuOOzjSs&amp;feature=youtu.be

I am aware that this sounds like the MF Doom track

Lost Samurai

From the album '' Jacob David - omkuld '' released by Moderna Records.

Listen/buy/download : 
Bandcamp : https://modernarecords.bandcamp.com/album/omkuld
Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/album/6akvgxd9939Fa5T9ftV0YY
itunes : https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/omkuld/id1046073355

Jacob David - Intet Forbi 

composed by Jacob David

piano : Jacob David

violins & tenor violin : Kristian Jørgensen

cello : Line Felding

mixed & mastered by Morten Bue 

Jacob David - Intet Forbi

Dreams

I've created a rainy drive video for this, check it out here: https://youtu.be/UrB-v90Z0V0

Enjoy a relaxing rain & thunderstorm with white noise for sleep meditation. The added white noise helps your brain drown out noisy frequencies including tinnitus for a peaceful slumber or meditative state.

- JScott

Relaxing Rain & Thunderstorm with White Noise, Sleep Meditation

01 ino hidefumi - suicide is painless

'Oblong Malfunctions' is the first single taken from Gareth Sager's first solo piano album '88 Tuned Dreams', released through Freaks R Us on Friday 6th October 2017

Order: http://garethsager.lnk.to/88TunedDreams 
The Gareth Sager Collection Playlist: http://spoti.fi/2rU7kjI 

Gareth Sager, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and the founding member of The Pop Group, Rip Rig & Panic and Head announces the release of his first solo piano album. The self-produced album, comprised of fourteen melodic classical improvisations was recorded in one miraculous session at arguably the world’s most distinguished recording space; Studio One, Abbey Road. 

Bandcamp: https://garethsager.bandcamp.com 
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/garethsager 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GarethSager

Oblong Malfunctions

Miracle, Mystery and Authority

Ocean Thunderstorm Sounds For Sleeping Relaxing ~ Thunder Rain Storm Waves Sea Lightning Ambience

A sample mock-up of the amazing cue from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, composed by Nicholas Hooper.

Check out the original: https://open.spotify.com/track/2GY8VKvfP3ZtKSk1byDYb1?si=elrkl3rERJmaqaKvy34_CA

Dumbledore's Army by Nicholas Hooper (MOCK-UP)

Johann Strauß - An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314

Chopin - Prelude in E Minor, No. 4, Op. 28

Slow Motion Stories

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Escapism

If you wish to download this in full HD lossless quality, follow this link:
***Purchase on Bandcamp in WAV***
https://rjstefanski.bandcamp.com/track/relaxing-rain-and-loud-thunder

One of my first edits from my library of found sounds: "Relaxing Rain and Loud Thunder" is designed as a brief intro into my perspective on contemporary field recording. This is actually a few different storms, recorded in different times in various places piled up on top of each other to create a uniquely soothing three and a half minutes. Use good headphones and listen loud, but be ready for those loud cracks of thunder! More of my rain recordings:
https://soundcloud.com/rjsfoundsounds/city-storm-pt-03-rolling-thunder-hd-field-recordings
https://soundcloud.com/rjsfoundsounds/city-storm-pt-05-sudden-downpours-of-relaxing-rain-with-rolling-thunder-hd-field-recordings
https://soundcloud.com/rjsfoundsounds/rj-stefanski-midsummer-thunderstorm-field-recording-96-khz-24-bit
https://soundcloud.com/rjsfoundsounds/r-j-stefanski-20-x-2-05-romeo
https://soundcloud.com/rjsfoundsounds/rj-stefanski-city-rain-falling-on-umbrella-hd-field-recordings-nyc-96k-16bit-wav
https://soundcloud.com/rjsfoundsounds/sound-therapy-sessions-001-quiet-rain-thunder-and-waves
All Sounds Property of Ryan John Stefanski 2013-2020
New artwork / image by R.J. Stefanski July 1 2020.

self titled single

"Relaxing Rain and Loud Thunder"

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Relaxing Rain & Loud Thunder (Ambient Calm Field Recording for Sleep, Relaxation Meditation, Yoga)

"I think I am the same as an artist and as a person. Music is my way of communication and I see the art, the music as a whole thing, with no borders, divisions, or even genres." - https://soundcloud.com/haniarani

Hania Rani is a pianist, composer and musician who splits her life between Warsaw, where she makes her home, and Berlin where she studied and often works. She has written for strings, piano, voice and electronics and has collaborated with the likes of Christian Löffler, Dobrawa Czocher and Hior Chronik, and released an album with her Polish group tęskno last year. She has performed at some of the most prestigious venues in Europe - from the National Philharmony in Warsaw, to Funkhaus in Berlin, to The Roundhouse in London (where she made her debut at the Gondwana 10thanniversary festival last October) and at festivals such as Open'er, Scope Festival and Eurosonic. Her compositions for solo piano were born out of a fascination with the piano as an instrument, and her desire to interpret its sound and harmonic possibilities in their entirety and in her own way.

'Esja' is her debut solo album and for Rani it is her first, real, personal statement as an artist. "No hiding behind the "collaborations" or "projects" anymore. For the very first time, finally - just me, as I am".

Recorded at Rani's apartment in Warsaw (the piano room has a beautiful reverb and the space has become part art studio and part sound laboratory for Rani) and at her friend Bergur Þórisson'sstudio in Reykjavik, Esja is a series of beautiful melodic vignettes. Sensual, sensitive, rhythmic, atmospheric, free but harmonious, beguiling and hypnotic, collectively they project a sense of unlimited space and time.

Esja

Hawaii Oslo

Hania Rani - Hawaii Oslo (Piano Day 2019)

Album out now on Erased Tapes. You can order it here: http://www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP048

'Captivating as ever' – The Wire
'Modern classical raptures' ★★★★ – Uncut
'Superb' ★★★★ – Mojo
'Hypnotic' ★★★★ – Rolling Stone (DE)
'One of the most remarkable albums of his career' ★★★★ – DeMorgen (BE)
'Epic, meditative stillness' Album of the Week – WQXR Q2 Music (US)

ABOUT THE ALBUM:

April 2013 will see Ukrainian pianist Lubomyr Melnyk, the pioneer of Continuous Music, return with his first release on UK’s contemporary music label Erased Tapes. Entitled 'Corollaries', the album was recorded and produced with the help of Peter Broderick, Nils Frahm, Martyn Heyne and label founder Robert Raths, who decided it’s time to share the great musical legacy of their new found friend. Or as Melnyk put it: ‘Where were you guys when I was thirty?’

IN HIS OWN WORDS:

‘My first encounter with Peter was at the Ambientfestival in Cologne, when I came into the cathedral where he was playing along with Nils. I was amazed and enthralled by the beauty and power of their music. The colours and majesty of the cathedral coupled with their music made it a great experience I will never forget. The music seemed to come out of the great stone pillars of the cathedral and from the very walls. It was an ecstatic moment. And I was so pleased that after his show, Peter came and spoke with me about my music and things, which was so nice since he is a gentle soul. Some time later, Peter contacted me with an invitation to come visit him in Berlin and try creating some music together. 

I arrived in Berlin with some apprehension over what our collaborations would be like. I had not played improvisation with other ambient musicians before, having worked solo for all these past years. So it was such a relief to start playing at his studio and hear his wonderful input. He was adding a beautiful and delicate dust cover of sounds and pearly effects that cast a lovely sparkle over the piano music --- I loved it.  

My piano music was happy with this new dimension of sounds. Peter just felt, in his natural way, the right things to do. It was a thrill to hear Continuous Music in some new clothes! And with the addition of Nils and Martyn, we all felt the beautiful spell of the communal flow as the music carried us into wonderful spaces.’  – LUBOMYR MELNYK

The album artwork was created by American contemporary artist Gregory Euclide, best known for his sculptural relief work and cover art for Bon Iver. Euclide was listening to early mixes of the recordings on repeat whilst creating the two paintings contained in the record, describing his visual counterpart to Melnyk's work as 'a continuous cycle of growth and decay'.

lubomyr.com
erasedtapes.com
peterbroderick.net
gregoryeuclide.com

Corollaries

The Six Day Moment

Lubomyr Melnyk - The Six Day Moment

Let your body sway to this chic waltz penciled by Japanese composer & pianist Hiroko Murakami. As we are frozen in place by the depths of winter and the ongoing pandemic, this catchy melody transports us to the dance halls of another time ; a scene from childhood, dancing on our father's feet...

If you like what you hear, you can listen to the record in its entirety now: orcd.co/hm-still

@hiroco-m

Hiroco.M - Still

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