This year, piano and coffee turns five, and to celebrate, we are releasing our first compilation: Realismo Mágico — a conceptual project featuring unconventional works by new and old friends we have made along the way.

Inspired by magical realism, an artistic genre in which realistic narrative and naturalistic technique are combined with surreal elements of dream or fantasy, this special release presents unheard material by twelve exceptional musicians — from experimental sound artist Martyna Basta to award-winning film composer Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres, and from poly-instrumental duo Brueder Selke to prolific pianist and producer John Hayes.

Each artist has contributed with a new track that invites the listeners to submerge into their very own musical universes, which, at the same time, have been re-shaped by their interpretation of magical realism. We start off on our journey with the delicate nostalgia of Tim Linghaus, passing through Jakob Lindhagen and Vargkvint’s modern take on the story of a Norse mythological creature, followed by the harmonic ambiguity in Simeon Walker’s pleasingly strong dialogue between felted piano and drums. Later on, John Hayes shares with us a chaotic composition born out of samples from an old clock in his parents’ garage and saturated voices, which precedes Lucy Claire’s processed hydrophone recordings of seaweeds and starfishes in Australian waters. Ondes Martenot, pump organ, zither, analogue synthesizers, vocal processing, musical saw, and bowed gongs are some of the unusual elements to be found on this eclectic yet coherently unified record.

Realismo Mágico has been conceptually crafted and musically curated by Peruvian composer Sergio Díaz De Rojas, and beautifully depicted by illustrator Jordan Amy Lee and graphic designer Celia Fernández González.

Brueder Selke - Lotos

Composed & produced by Philippe Larvor & Nicolas Garnier.
We composed this piece for #pianoday2021, as a metaphor for the glow after dark days. This piece is dedicated to our friend, Lionel.

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Aurora

The modern royalty-free background music features a flowing piano melody in an expressive mood.

Programmed using Vienna Symphonic Library Bösendorfer Soft Imperial.

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Sacred Waterfall - Mélo | Time Laps Piano (Free Download)

Composée en Octobre 1999
Il m'arrivait durant mes permissions militaires de ne pas rentrer chez moi mais plutôt trainer sur Lille. Et quand je ne savais plus quoi faire je regardais les gens prendre le train et/ou le métro. Le train train quotidien...
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Composed in October 1999
It happened that during my military leave I did not return home but rather hung out in Lille. And when I didn't know what to do anymore I watched people take the train and/or the metro. The daily routine...

En attendant le suivant - Waiting for the next one

Taken from David Colohan & Richard Moult's upcoming collaborative album 'Branded By Constellations' on Fluid Audio...

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One breath spanning a thousand years
Took the eremite's boat
To raise his cell upon the rock

To where star-spread crossings mirror tracks
Woven to a moorland shrine

And where the stars change places with the falling snow:
A net of light to sail his Earth by.

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*Release date: November 2015

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David Colohan - As The Stars Change Places With The Falling Snow

Björk is the second track in Klangriket's solo EP 'Tjärn'.

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Composed by Klangriket. 
Recomposed by CEEYS.

Klangriket - Björk (CEEYS Rework)

Composed & produced by Philippe Larvor & Nicolas Garnier
Mixed by Benoit Guivarc'h at BG's studio
Mastered by Hubert Marniau at Studio Voltaire
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Paraza

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Epoch

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Today I’m premiering a title track from a self-released single by Todd Chappell, recording under his project name, The Ideal Setback. Chappel and I first connected back in 2008, when I came upon his debut, Dream Dialogue. He has later self-released a follow-up, Window Seat, and I have since had my eye [and ear] on the development of his sound. Back then, his beautiful crossover between ambient and shoegaze comfortably settled into the plush cushion of guitar-driven swells and loop-based organic textures that comforted the mind. Nearly a decade later The Ideal Setback surprised me with Farnweh (2017), on which he combined his ambient, pastoral, and guitar-driven soundscapes with string fragments, piano chords, and even a few vocals. On “Anchor,” Chappell dives even further into cinematic orchestration with a beautifully arranged modern-classical composition, showcasing fragile violins, expanding pads, and swelling bass offering up a cozy space for the piano to tell its story. This is a natural progression for his sound, and I am eager to check out a full-length when one day it hopefully appears.

Anchor

TRACK PREMIERE : The Ideal Setback - Anchor

from 'Spectral' [CD|LP|DIGITAL]
Denovali Records · den335
available on all formats at http://denovali.com/robinschlochtermeier

Robin Schlochtermeier is an Anglo-German composer who has written the music for several award-winning broadcast documentaries and features. Classically trained, his music often combines organic sound design elements (and occasionally synthesis) with more traditional instrumentation (piano, orchestra).

Most recently Robin composed the music for 'The Spy Who Fell to Earth', an international espionage documentary which was released on Netflix worldwide in 2019. Robin, among others, also scored 'Virgin Queen's Fatal Affair' (Best Specialist Factual - Royal Television Society Awards), the features 'Queens of Syria' (Black Pearl Award - Abu Dhabi Film Festival), 'Retreat' (Premiere at Screenplay Shetland Festival, curated by UK film critic Mark Kermode), 'Oh No, Not Rudy Again!' (Cannes film festival 2015), and 'Strings' (British Independent Film Award).

"Spectral" is the first solo album of Robin Schlochtermeier. It's a set of slow, sometimes ambient pieces that function like distant echoes of childlike experiences of the natural and material world.

“My inspiration for the album is tied up in having become a father recently,” says composer Robin Schlochtermeier. ”As my daughter’s consciousness was forming I would often catch an amazed look on her face or notice that she stopped and stared at some small detail in her environment. This would frequently evoke a profound sense of mystery in me, and I grew curious as to what was causing her to react in such ways.”

The pieces on Spectral are attempts to capture some of this mysterious, nebulous spirit of bafflement and wonderment. “Seeing the world through my daughter’s eyes reminded me of the experiences the world can produce in our minds when we are open, receptive and boundary-less”, says Robin. “I started to wonder if I was half-remembering my own experiences of the world from when I hadn’t yet been trained to carve it up into neat concepts.” The result are pieces like “Lapping”, which in its slow, circular motion points to a rhythm of life unaffected by expectations of busyness, while rooted in a sense of grandeur and timeless wonder.

Spectral was recorded using a British upright piano from the 1950s with original worn strings, which are occasionally dampened with poster putty. The other elements are all forms of electronics and sound design, including a software synth (Retrologue) and custom programmed sounds generated from the composer’s bank of original sample recordings.

One of the aims for the album was to explore a limited palette of sounds. Some pieces only contain 3 layers of sound, while some are a little more complex. “The intention was to create space and openness in the arrangements”, according to Robin. “This principle also led me to explore longer and longer forms. As I went on I felt increasingly drawn to longer emotional arcs, resulting finally in Sonnenstaub."

Spectral

Robin Schlochtermeier - Woodlouse

Minor with good feelings

Sitting down for the first time in front of a black piano makes you feel very small, intimidated, before taming the object, its mechanics, and being carried away by its power. Philippe Larvor and Nicolas Garnier share this childhood memory of what will soon become their favorite instrument. No classical music school, but a true gluttony for the black and white keys. Pianos, synthesizers, samplers, will always be present in the musical shocks that the two musicians lived, discovering over the years the albums of Jean-Michel Jarre and John Williams, then Depeche Mode, Sigur Ros, and more recently Jon Hopkins and Max Richter.

Shocks are often mentioned with Piano Noir. Those between two songwritings, acoustic and electronic. And those from movie pictures and atmospheric tv series that inspire the two acolytes.

In 2017, Piano Noir released a Radiohead cover, "Burn the witch", for the Piano Day, which led the duet to a first 5 tracks EP in November. Then, the musical universe was set, associating a catchy piano and electronic flights.

Several tracks followed, notably with "Escape" and its piano loops, and the mysterious "Paraza" (remixed by the Brest native François Joncour) which quickly joined the live setlist.

In December 2021 the duet released an electronic rework of an Ô Lake piano piece, "The Walk".
The next EP "Polarity" will be released by Night-Night Records and is scheduled for 10th June 2022.

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S'asseoir pour la première fois devant un piano noir c'est d'abord se faire tout petit, intimidé, avant d'apprivoiser l'objet, sa mécanique, et se laisser emporter par sa puissance. C'est le souvenir d'enfance que partagent Philippe Larvor et Nicolas Garnier face à ce qui deviendra très vite leur instrument de prédilection. Pas de conservatoire, ni d'école de musique classique, mais une véritable gourmandise pour les touches noires et blanches. Les pianos, les synthétiseurs, les sampleurs, seront toujours présents dans la série de chocs musicaux que vivent les deux musiciens, découvrant au fil des années les albums de Jean-Michel Jarre et John Williams, puis Depeche Mode, Sigur Ros, et plus récemment Jon Hopkins et Max Richter.

Des chocs, il en est souvent question dans Piano Noir. Celui de deux écritures, acoustique et électronique. Ceux des images de cinéma et des séries atmosphériques qui inspirent les deux acolytes.

En 2017, Piano Noir prend ses marques avec une reprise d'un titre de Radiohead, "Burn the witch" à l'occasion du Piano Day. Une première expérience qui conduira rapidement le duo vers un premier EP de 5 titre. L’univers musical est ainsi posé, associant un piano accrocheur et des envolées électroniques.

Suivront plusieurs autres titres, avec notamment "Escape" et ses boucles de piano, et le mystérieux "Paraza" (remixé par le brestois François Joncour) qui rejoindront rapidement la setlist des concerts.

En décembre 2021 le duo participe à l'EP de reworks de Ô Lake, autour de son morceau "The Walk".
Le nouvel EP, "Polarity" sortira sur le label Night-Night Records le 10 juin 2022.

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