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Valentina Goncharova - Recordings 1987-1991, Vol. 1
Cat. number: Shukai 03
Format: 2LP, Limited to 300
Pre-order: https://shukai.bandcamp.com/album/recordings-1987-1991-vol-1

Tracklist:
A1 Symphony Of Wind
A2 Insight
A3 Zen Garden
B1 Passageway To Eternity
B2 Maitreya
B3 Higher Frequencies
C1 Metamorphoses
C2 Contemplation
D1 Vigor
D2 Dynamics

Liner notes:
Historically informed violin player, prize-winning street musician, new age experimentalist, chamber ensemble performer and conservatoire deviant. The career of Valentina Goncharova (b. Kyiv 1953) shares parallels with those associated with the broader new music movement of the 20th century and the dissemination of home recording technologies. Valentina’s was a youth spent immersed in the world of classical music study under soviet rule, first in Kyiv and later in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) from the age of 16. With the supervision of professors M. Vayman and B. Gutnikov she learned concert violin and developed alternate playing styles alongside skilled pianists. A student of the Leningrad conservatoire during the years 1969 through to 1983, her repertoire included music for violin and later expanded to contemporary music composition. The improvisatory nature of free jazz and then-budding experimental rock circles also intrigued Valentina during this period in Leningrad. Departing from the rules of the conservatoire, she briefly performed in underground rock clubs alongside future members of the industrial group Pop-Mechanika (Popular Mechanics). This perpetual state of flux is central to the variety found within ‘Recordings Vol. 1’, though as opposed to any degree of uncertainty Valentina’s practice is one in flux by way of earnest curiosity.
						
Pushing further into an exploration of solo electro-acoustic sounds, she took to home taping on a modified Olimp reel to reel recorder. Intrigued by the manipulability of dubbing and the fresh sounds of DIY effects chains, Goncharova developed pickups alongside her husband Igor Zubkov. Her infatuation with the music of Stockhausen, Xenakis, Ganelin Trio and Pierre Boulez channels through considerations of space and erratic sound design, the three movements of ‘Metamorphoses’ embodying this textural approach to musique concrete. The compositional skills developed in Leningrad unfold in the romantic gestures of ‘Higher Frequencies’, whilst manipulated cello combines with synthesise keys across ‘Passageway To Eternity’. The slow, pulsating drone soundscapes recall the likes of Robert Rutman’s US Steel Cello Ensemble or even deep listening pioneer Pauline Oliveros.
						
The juxtaposition of written notation and improvisatory flare is central to Goncharova’s sound world. This period of home recording documents a confluence of minimalism, free form and flirtations with new age tropes (inc. bell chimes and cavernous vocal mantras). Experimenting with unusual performance techniques, such as shouting into amplified cello strings, Valentina’s home studio functioned as a place to foster full artistic and creative freedom away from any academic strictures.

Credits:			
Composed and arranged by Valentina Goncharova Recorded in Tallinn and London during 1987—1991
						
Mastered by @producedbyflaty
Compiled by Sasha Tsapenko, Dmytro Prutkin and Dmytro Nikolaienko 
Liner notes by Fergus Clark (@fergus_clark)
						
Master tapes courtesy by Valentina Goncharova
Photos by Igor Glazistov
Special thanks to Ats Luik and Martin Jõela

Valentina Goncharova - Recordings 1987-1991, Vol. 1 (excerpts)

MALIBU - PALACES OF PITY
https://www.ofluxo.net/malibu-presents-palaces-of-pity/

Phoenix Chorale - Sunrise Mass: The Spheres, "Kyrie eleison"
Ecco 2k - Peroxide
Mix Factory - Take me away
Boards of Canada - Amo Bishop Roden
James Newton Howard - Swimming scene Waterworld
Soundlift - Maharaj
Tilt ft. Maria Nayler - Angry Skies (Quivver mix)

MIX & ART: https://soundcloud.com/mmmmalibu
O Fluxo, 2020

PALACES OF PITY

MALIBU - PALACES OF PITY

Follow the Light from Scott's award nominated album Instar. Electronic chillout instrumental.
Here's what this track means to me. Life is like a great treasure hunt. We all seem to know somehow that there is something out there of unimaginable value, something infinitely precious and cherished, just waiting for us to discover. This, in my view, is a true belief: there IS something indescribably lovely waiting for us. But it might not be "out there" - it might be "in there" instead....
In my own search, the best guide has always been to "Follow the Light". It's like using your internal "light meter" as a compass to keep you on the trail. 
This track is here to tell you one thing: If you stay on the trail, you will find your treasure, and if you Follow the Light, you will stay on the trail.

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Follow The Light

This mix, originally made for @mysteriesofthedeep, features a few favorite (mostly unaccompanied) piano meanderings from Australia, Algeria, Ethiopia, Italy, South Africa and the US set against a shifting backdrop of nocturnal field recordings.

Tracklist:
1.  Joanna Brouk - The Space Between
2. Chris Abrahams - Roller
3. Abdullah Ibrahim - The Pilgrim
4. Mustapha Skandrani - Mode Ghrib
5. Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou ‎– Golgotha
6. Domenico De Clario - June 5
7. William Duckworth - Time Curve Prelude III
8. William Duckworth - Time Curve Prelude XIII
9. Adrian Klumpes - Be Still
10. Raul Lovisoni & Francesco Messina - Prati Bagnati Del Monte Analogo

Pianos In The Wild

New choral music for worship and concert use, in print late spring 2020. Recorded with Craig Courtney conducting and Dan Forrest accompanying. Use the download button (on individual tracks, under "More") to download tracks for free! To view/order sheet music (printed or PDF), visit www.beckenhorstpress.com.

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I Lift My Eyes (Psalm 121) (Dan Forrest)

Hi friends!
I have composed a variation of  Ólafur Arnalds' 'Momentary' theme:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gbialQ1o-o
(Right now I have a lot of time 'thanks' to coronavirus quarantine!)
I have tried to evolve it with the sound that I have been developing in recent months.
I hope you like it.
Best Regards from Spain!

Momentary Variation (Ólafur Arnalds / Moisés Daniel)

dialogue: princess diana bbc interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRH_YJTMHoM

iridescence_003

This is my special track for Piano Day 2020.

Three Letters from your Name

Three Letters From Your Name (Piano Day 2020)

Samuel Barber, 'Sure on this Shining Night'.  Performed by Allan Clayton with Aurora Orchestra, conducted by Nicholas Collon.

Samuel Barber: Sure On This Shining Night

The uplifting and reflective closing track from the documentary 'Chasing the Present'. 

Scored by Icelandic composer @snorrihallgrimsson, this intimate piece for piano and cello gently pulls the listener from the stresses of everyday life, immersing them for a moment in a peaceful, dream-like world. 

Stream the full album OST : https://orcd.co/chasing-the-present

Chasing the Present

Acceptance

Snorri Hallgrímsson - Acceptance

Relaxing piano music you can use as music for stress relief, while reading or studying, music before going to sleep, while reflecting, doing creative work or mind work of any kind, to help heal your body or mind, but of course also simply to relax and enjoy. 

Title: Interconnected | Artist: relaxdaily

I truly hope the music connects.
Stay healthy, 
Michael aka relaxdaily

♡ Download and support: www.patreon.com/relaxdaily

Piano Improvisations 2020

Interconnected

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Interconnected [fantasia piano music session]

Gamma is a new track recorded for an album of forthcoming electric guitar  soundscapes and improvisations for the for the album Apha et Omega
Composed, performed, produced and recorded by Paul Landry
Album cover design and photography Paul Landry ©2020
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Alpha et Omega

Gamma

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Originally scheduled to be a public service at St Mary’s Cathedral, Glasgow, this office of Compline is sung here by a solo voice in an empty cathedral, following the suspension of in-person gatherings earlier this day, due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Compline - 17 March 2020

Computer engineer by day, composer by night.

I have been composing on and off along the last 30 years.
You can find more information about my music and myself in this interview: 
http://www.sblob.com/spotlight/1008

Regards!