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

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Measures

from 'S/t' [CD|2xLP|DIGITAL]
Denovali Records · den157
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The Alvaret Ensemble

The Alvaret Ensemble - Ond

Voices - Alev Lenz
Piano - Lucy Claire
Violins - John Garner and Julia Loucks
Viola - Marie Schreer
Cello - Samuel Justitz

Recorded by Josh Green
Produced by Lucy Claire

Somnus Ft. Bruised Skies

Scenery

From the Still Life EP, available on Bandcamp at: https://thebirdscompanion.bandcamp.com/album/still-life-ep

Twelve Sunflowers

Improvisation 9:30 pm.
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Who Are Mine

A midnight solo piano take recorded with microphones deep inside the piano to capture extreme musical details but also mechanical noises and pedal creaks. Released to celebrate Piano Day 2017.

© 2017 Gianluca Piacenza
℗ 2017 Gianluca Piacenza

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Moonlight Walk

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Moonlight Walk (Piano Day 2017)

Untitled 28 was a sculpture, video and sound installation created in 28 days by artist Marie-Louise Jones and composer Lucy Claire. It was exhibited in July 2017 at Here East in London as part of Gavin Turk and Anna Maloney’s show, Inside Out. 

The music reflects each sculpture in the installation and explores themes of duality and pairs through atmospheric binaural recordings, beautiful violin melodies and vocal textures. The materials used in the physical installation; wood, stone and metal play a prominent role in the soundtrack and the sounds created when collided together were used to create unusual textures which were weaved into the piece.

London based pianist and composer Mike Lazarev @headphonecommute celebrates Piano Day 2020 with this delicate offering. 
. . . 
far beyond a time-slice of the past lies a short-lived moment
in that memory, I played the piano and you listened
now all that/s left is that memento and this music
and while i/m forgetting it lives on...
 . . .
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Forgetting, Almost

Spotify/AppleMusic

Mike Lazarev - Forgetting, Almost

Fragments

La Plage / New album "Fragments" Out Now

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

Mike Lazarev - Forgetting, Almost

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