Name: Julia Andersson - Aning by Moderna Records
Duration: 2 min 38 s
Description: From Finnish pianist Julia Andersson's debut piano LP Dröm, available now in digital format and in a limited edition CD pressing with beautiful artwork by Sabatina Leccia. You can grab a physical copy of the album or listen online at the link here : https://moderna.ampl.ink/drom

Aning by Julia Andersson transports me to a peaceful oasis where the delicate notes of the piano leave me in a state of calm and introspection.

Captivating and functional touch, addictive rhythm and fantastic progressions! Everything seems gloriously approaching a mirage.

''The piece began from an improvisation intended to create a spacious soundscape where different chords blend harmoniously. Improvisation plays an important role in my creative practice and wellness routine, and I have explored its power in music therapy. I hope this soothing take brings you the same sense of peace and calm as it did for me.'' - Jozef De Schutter

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Canadian minimalist instrumental label Moderna Records presents their annual piano day collection featuring twelve pieces from composers and pianists around the world. Their 2023 compilation 'Fractals' is centred around the upright piano, with a curation focused on the label’s signature melodic minimalism. The contributions were selected with great care, while showcasing each pianist’s unique flair on the instrument. Fractals includes pieces from Akira Kosemura (JP), Hiroco.M (JP), Jacob David (DK), Eik Octobre (DK), Ole-Bjørn Talstad (NO), Julia Gjertsen (NO), Sten Erland Hermundstad (NO), Mike Lazarev (UK), Pêtr Aleksänder (UK), Jozef De Schutter (CH), Felix Rösch (DE) and Nat Bartsch (AU). The series is mastered by Tom Adams in the UK and set to artwork by UK designer Iain Perry.

Fractals

Alchemy

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Jozef De Schutter - Alchemy

This piece began its life in Nat Bartsch's soundtrack for the Australian documentary ‘Whatever Scares You’. The coming-of-age film centers around a young protagonist named Breanna who discovers she is neurodivergent. In a scene Breanna joins Nat at the piano and learns of Nat’s own experiences of neurodiversity. The piece seeks to capture Breanna’s vibrancy, determination, naiveté and vulnerability, qualities Nat also sees in herself. We hear Nat's jazz influences on the piano, infused with ethereal and minimalist textures.

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Canadian minimalist instrumental label Moderna Records presents their annual piano day collection featuring twelve pieces from composers and pianists around the world. Their 2023 compilation 'Fractals' is centred around the upright piano, with a curation focused on the label’s signature melodic minimalism. The contributions were selected with great care, while showcasing each pianist’s unique flair on the instrument. Fractals includes pieces from Akira Kosemura (JP), Hiroco.M (JP), Jacob David (DK), Eik Octobre (DK), Ole-Bjørn Talstad (NO), Julia Gjertsen (NO), Sten Erland Hermundstad (NO), Mike Lazarev (UK), Pêtr Aleksänder (UK), Jozef De Schutter (CH), Felix Rösch (DE) and Nat Bartsch (AU). The series is mastered by Tom Adams in the UK and set to artwork by UK designer Iain Perry.

Breanna

Nat Bartsch - Breanna

Introducing Cologne based composer and guitarist Felix Dreiser. His music draws lines between various notions of organic sounds and electronica, embedding unconventional improvisations for guitar and piano into a mesmerizing soundworld. We hope you enjoy his new track 'Tremors', a chill number for electric guitar, synths and drum machines.

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"Tremors feels to me like walking on a big, expansive frozen lake. The crackling of ice while you're walking towards the sunlight that keeps you warm. This scenery kept appearing to me throughout the writing process, which I tried to evoke in the melodic and rhythmic elements of the song." - Felix Dreiser

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Felix Dreiser - Tremors

The other day I watched a video of a pianist signed to a major record label performing his latest magnum opus. It was so bad. I hate to talk smack on the platform which I have purposely devoted to the absolute positive expansion of the music. But there was just something about that particular performance that really turned me off. Was it the formulaic basic chord progression? Was it the senseless pounding on helpless piano keys? Or was it simply a lack of all emotion, in which the execution of this piece seemed to exist? I was a bit dismayed [to say the least], and so I actually sat down and then composed a piano piece myself. I guess it was a sort of insurrection against the mass-produced, the stamped and truly tepid. I guess I simply wanted to make sure that feelings still may be conveyed. So it's no wonder that this morning I turn over to one of my favourite independent labels and their latest upcoming release from Tom Adams to premiere his beautiful and tender track. At just a bit over two minutes in length, the deceptively simple notes gently fall upon these spent and tired ears, and suddenly I am cradled in the warmth of intimate and sensitive sounds, and suddenly I hear the emotion and the soul. It's not the instrument, the chords, and not the melody. It's not the colours, not the flavours, not the words. It's how these all transmit from one towards another. It's how the message is conveyed and then received. And if it fails to carry all that must be mentioned, then maybe it's not worth in saying it at all. But in the case of Adams' morning afterglow of sounds, I'm glad he shared it with Moderna and with me.

"Golden waves is an album about experiential flow, and the many forms in which it can be enjoyed. In the winter of 2021 a series of heavy storms hit the south west of England, in their wake came lines of swell that broke upon the coastline of Cornwall in a joyful rhythm. During that time I went out each day searching for waves with my surfboard. As the sun set the light would often reflect golden across the water and the lines of arriving swell. After the surf, and with visions of those golden waves still playing in my mind I recorded a series of late night piano improvisations. This album is a collection of my favourite moments from these sessions." - Tom Adams

Golden Waves

Afterglow 1

TRACK PREMIERE : Tom Adams - Afterglow 1

The Darkest Descent by Snorri Hallgrímsson. This gripping 2nd single from his upcoming LP moves from mournful solo piano to a soaring climax with sweeping orchestral strings. It is about how choosing to fight for what you believe in can be the hardest choice to make, and how staying true to that choice over time will make you feel less alone. 

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I Am Weary, Don't Let Me Rest

The Darkest Descent

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Snorri Hallgrímsson - The Darkest Descent

From Finnish pianist Julia Andersson's debut piano LP Dröm, available now in digital format and in a limited edition CD pressing with beautiful artwork by Sabatina Leccia. You can grab a physical copy of the album or listen online at the link here : https://moderna.ampl.ink/drom

Dröm

Aning

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Julia Andersson - Aning

For all of those reflective moments, duo Biba Dupont has composed this mellow reverie. At once comforting and reassuring, this felted piano melody sets the mood to lose ourselves in peaceful thoughts. Brimming with timeless beauty, the gentle notes dwell in the air, indelible.

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Down Below

Biba Dupont - Down Below

Title track from Icelandic composer Snorri Hallgrímsson's new album "I Am Weary, Don't Let Me Rest". The piece balances light and dark, joy and sorrow; it's a contemplative, soulful number for piano & string ensemble and trombone about our place in the world.

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Snorri Hallgrímsson - I Am Weary, Don't Let Me Rest

We're super thrilled to be partnering up with UK composer Barry Hudson-Taylor for the release of his forthcoming EP 'Kalmte' this September. Hudson-Taylor's new effort is a lush collection of downtempo piano pieces written in celebration of rest and slowness, undulating calmly throughout and sprinkled with hints of jazzy harmonies.

You're listening to the first single Places, out now on all platforms : https://moderna.ampl.ink/places

Kalmte

Places

Barry Hudson-Taylor - Places

The 2nd instalment of Polish pianist Piotr Wiese’s split single Ídiopáthē is out now! Known for his romantic approach to the instrument, this debut in the electronic / ambient realm is absolute fire. The opener 'Ídio' is a sun soaked electronic number with a driving back beat, sampling and bubbling synths. It is catchy, infectious and downright expertly crafted. The closer 'Páthē' is a reflective ambient number at once spacious and vulnerable. With such an impeccable first foray in the genre, we can't wait to see what's next. In the meantime, do yourself a favour and spin this awesome pair of tracks! https://moderna.ampl.ink/idiopathe

Ídiopáthē

Ídio

Piotr Wiese - Ídio

Dive into the warm, nostalgic sound of 'Echoes of the Past: Mono Vintage'. Recorded on a grand Bluhtner piano, this track features the unique charm of vintage crackles and the simplicity of mono audio, reminiscent of an old radio broadcast. Each note resonates with the rich history and timeless quality of a bygone era.

Echoes of the Past: Mono Vintage

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Julia Andersson - Aning

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