One musician. 2 saxophones, bass clarinet, trumpet, kalimba. Effects and Looper. It's all.

Hikikomori

Violent Freedom

T h e R e n d e r i n g is a fierce bull against a bullfighter, a symphonic and wonky rhythm that leaves no støne unturned.

Performed, Produced and Engineered by STØNEWÅX & Ni!
All Rights Reserved.

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STØNEWÅX - The Rendering (feat. Ni!)

‚Scenery (feat. Ni!)’ is a polyphonic, genre-breaking piece of music. Mechanically percussive rhythm outlines, performed by prepared Pianos and analogue Synthesizers, combined with melodic phrases of woodwinds and brasses, build a hypnotic journey through the grounds of Minimal Music, Ambient, Jazz and Electronica.

© 2024 Edward Sikorski

Prepared Piano / Synthesizer - Edward Sikorski
Woodwinds / Brasses - Ni!

Mixed & Mastered at Laika Studio

Published by Oh, my music!

Edward Sikorski - Scenery {feat Ni!}

✨ You can watch the music video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcLMKVBfujY ✨ 
🌊 For some similar peaceful tunes check out this playlist: https://soundcloud.com/argonantlers/sets/healing-journey 🌊

"For We Are" is the second track I made for my upcoming album, TBA.
This is the first time I am intentionally writing pieces that should fit into a bigger work, realizing a single vision.

I'm still figuring out how far I can go with changing keys, instrumentation, and the overall feel. I want this to be a really tight fit, where every song has its place and meaningful impact in the overall composition.

Having said that, this might be the furthest I’ve swum from the shores of Vanishing Waves. While Vanishing Waves had a very important melodic motif, this time it’s purely a rhythmic experience.

This piece reuses some of the same instruments—the subtractive bass, the white noise textures, the piano, and my favorite FM presets I made. 
But it’s also the first track where I used granular synthesis, something I’m excited to integrate more into my soundscape. I also created a lovely Mellotron sound, which leads the whole experience.

I’m still learning how to write pieces in a major key—remember, before 2024, I only wrote music in minor keys for over 15 years. I'm glad I’ve finally found a way to enjoy these intervals and patterns in an honest way.

A few more months, and the album will be ready to set sail.
Wish me luck!

For We Are

Il pleure en silence aux rives endormies,
Un miroir brisé par l’oubli des vies.
Les roseaux chuchotent des contes anciens,
Que l’écho seul reprend dans le matin.
Sous la surface, des souvenirs s’enlacent,
Des rames fantômes glissent sans trace.
Le ciel ne s’y mire plus qu’à demi,
Fuyant l’azur terni d’un doux ennui.
Un trône d’eau sans royaume ni fête,
Où même le vent semble faire retraite.
Et l’onde, lassée de n’être qu’un décor,
Verse des perles que nul n’adore.

Les larmes du lac

experimental lofi, gentle sub and unique breaks

Steady

Priya

Oteph

Photo: Hillhead Street, Glasgow, 2024.

Okay so this one is a little different – a lifetime away I played live music with some special friends around Glasgow including a residency at the city’s legendary 13th Note. Years and life pass by, but we keep in touch, and my soul & band-mates G & T suggested that I write a solo guitar track for a vocals and song writing collab with Mari aka Little Red Flames (https://soundcloud.com/littleredflames). 

The solo guitar / vocal duo might happen yet, but this track was a work-in-progress instrumental that Mari was keen to develop writing the lyrics, arranging and recording the vocals. We’ve worked together on the arrangement and production.

You can check out Little Red Flames here at https://littleredflames.com/ and https://littleredflames.bandcamp.com/album/love-feeling.

As ever, listen all the way through = good karma... thank you.

Vocals: stem into UAD saturation and Pultec EQ followed by series compression Arturia FET-76 into UAD LA-2. Bus 1 - Arturia LX-24 reverb. Bus 2- NI Replika XT delay.
Drums: NI 40’s Very Own Drums.
Bass: Sandberg Elektra 4-string with flats through Brainworx Ampeg SVTR. 
Guitars: PRS CE24 into NI GuitarRig and Neural DSP Tone King.
Keys: various VST from NI, Arturia, Spitfire Piano (through Crow Hill Piano Rack), Crow Hill Small Strings Gestures + hardware Behringer Pro-800.
Mastering: Ozone 11 Standard.
DAW: Ableton 12.

Almost Dark (feat. Little Red Flames)

Care

eye of ra

Kalimba, saxophone, bass clarinet, effects and looper. And some keyboards.

Astronaut

Ni! is a composer and multi-instrumentalist based in Portugal.
Working with bass clarinet, saxophones, trumpet, kalimba, keys, and electronics, he builds immersive, emotionally charged soundscapes.

Combining woodwinds instruments with live looping and effects, Ni! explores themes of beauty, tension, sensuality, and solitude.
His music moves between improvisation and structure, always rooted in deep listening and a cinematic approach to sound.