Improvisation In Rememberance Of Jóhann Jóhannsson

Following the warmly-received Paces (1631 Recordings/Decca Publishing) and the collaborative Stadsbilder (Time Released Sound), Swedish composer and multi-instrumentalist Jakob Lindhagen presents his second solo full-length album Memory Constructions on piano and coffee records.

Recorded together with German brother-duo Sebastian and Daniel Selke (aka CEEYS, whose collaborations also include Ólafur Arnalds and Spitfire) and longtime artistic collaborator Sofia Nystrand (Vargkvint), the album merges elements of neoclassical and ambient music, with a foundation of intimate piano works paired with violoncello and vocal synth, expanded with musical saw, kantele, bowed glockenspiel and sound experiments, recorded to analogue equipment. 

”Memories are an equally complicated as fascinating aspect of the human mind. After realizing a couple of memories from my childhood surroundings simply didn’t add up - the timeline didn’t make sense so I couldn’t have been in that place at that time, or a block of houses not being placed where they actually were - I became slightly obsessed with memory research. Our memories play such a huge part of our identities, yet they are extremely unreliable, change and fade over time, and are easily influenced and manipulated. And yet I couldn’t help myself also finding beauty in the fact that I both completely trust and distrust my own memories, that make up who I am. So digging from these slightly contradicting feelings, and from where my own memories are either constructed, fading, forgotten, rewritten, made up or completely true, this album was concieved.” 

Memory Constructions has been supported by the Swedish Arts Council, and is coming out digitally and on limited edition vinyl on the 23rd of September, featuring artwork by Sofia Nystrand and desing/layout by Celia Bayo.

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Jakob Lindhagen - Tomorrow

From The album Ver Sacrum. 
"Spectral and haunting, there’s an almost monastic quality to ‘Sacred Spring’, the first piece to be taken from pianist and composer Bruno Sanfilippo’s forthcoming new album ‘Ver Sacrum’. An air of quiet solitude too; poignant strings wash in and out of focus punctuated by a slow, melancholic organ line. Like all his best work, it’s emotionally resonant yet quietly captivating, a master class in mood and shadow" Derek Robertson, journalist and music writer: Guardian, Independent, NME, VICE, Timeout, The Quietus, The Face.

Vanesa Tomás (Soprano)
Mariel Aguilar (Mezzo Soprano) 
Analog mastered by Ian Hawgood, 
Cover by Javier Guglielmi 

https//www.bruno-sanfilippo.com
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Ver Sacrum

Sacred Spring

AppleMusic/Spotify

I particularly enjoyed working with Gabriele C. Kunz. I was very taken with her "Magical Melodies" and asked her if I could orchestrate it. Thanks to her enchanting personality and the inspiring original, it was an easy undertaking. Let yourself be captivated by the magic of this enchanting song...

Here is the link to the track on her portfolio and please, please visit Gabriele C. Kunz' page. Her music is so colorful and joyful.

👉🏻https://on.soundcloud.com/muopqBQSNEwJLbno9

Lyrics:
[Verse]
In a land of dreams
Where the moonlight gleams
There's a fairy creature
With mystical themes
With a voice so pure
And a heart so bright
She sings her song
To create a new light
[Verse 2]
With every note
The stars align
As she weaves her magic
In a rhythm divine
Her melody floats
In the soft night air
Creating a world
Beyond compare
[Chorus]
Her song soars
Like a gentle breeze
Unveiling a realm
Where dreams find peace
With each sweet word
Her power unfurls
The fairy creature
Who creates new worlds...

Magical Melodies w/ Gabriele C. Kunz

Your eyes must make some rain if you ever want to grow. 

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I'd recommend to listen it loud. 

Took the photo on a hill in Balingen, Germany. It's the valley where the Una Corda piano is built! :)



Kreisreise

My contribution for Piano Day, a late night meditation.

Dedicated to Paddy

Still

Daigo Hanada - Butterfly (Matt Emery Rework)

Recorded by Matt Emery and Fraser Bowles
Mixed by Ben Laver and Matt Emery
Cello performed by Fraser Bowles
Violin performed by Clodagh Kennedy

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Original song by https://soundcloud.com/daigohanada

Stream/Buy the full album (12 tracks LP)-(CD/Digital): 
Bandcamp : modernarecords.bandcamp.com/album/ichiru
iTunes : itunes.apple.com/ca/album/ichiru/id1198539909
Spotify : open.spotify.com/album/4rVHa8DsyPyT12IMpdSQOL

Artwork by Kevin Townsend : 
Website - www.kevin-townsend.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/kevintownsendartist

Daigo Hanada - Butterfly (Matt Emery Rework)

Written, orchestrated, mixed and mastered by Francesco Berta in July 2017. 

▒ Flute: Luke Howells 
▒ Bassoons: Adam Ford, Mike Summers 
▒ Piano, Celesta, E-bow: Francesco Berta 
▒ Violins: Liam Raw, Robert Varley
▒ Viola: Anne Narayan 
▒ Cello: Aríanna Hönnudóttir

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The Memory of a Warm Embrace

A couple of things I recorded last night at home, warts and all.

Forgotten Postcards

Oversky

Rachel Grimes -  Earthly Heaven

Out now :: Strelitzia by @manosmilonakismusic

🎧 orcd.co/strelitzia

Dedicated to spring, uniqueness, and equality. The story of "the paradise bird" that was doomed to be transformed into a plant reminds us that despite one's special characteristics, differences and/or achievements, we breathe the same air and are thus designed to be equal and to live in harmony. 'Strelitzia' is a story told with piano, strings and some synths of the 80's.

Strelitzia

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Manos Milonakis - Strelitzia

say hello / licensing / demos 
modernarecords@gmail.com

We're here to trace a line from electronic sound designers to classical composers, connecting them through the realms of ambient & cinematic music.

Manos Milonakis - Strelitzia

Moderna Records

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