Long Distance Cooperation with Ansound / Thomas Sander Jan. 2023
https://on.soundcloud.com/9FxJB

Flusspferd Mit Gewürzgurke / Coop mit Ansound

¡Esta conga no es una anguila! 

Believe me; I should know. We've been sharing a room for weeks!

This Conga Ain't No Eel

I am hugely thankful to Axel for his absolutely spellbinding and sublimely beautiful orchestration for my solo piano piece! It has been a great honour and pleasure to collaborate with such a highly talented musician and composer.

Please listen to Axel’s marvellous music here: @axel-m-501052973

Below you can also find a short fascinating story that Axel wrote for our composition.

Thank you very much for listening to this music, and we do hope that you will enjoy it!

Credits:

Piano: Anastasiya Ihnatovich
Orchestration: Axel Menningen

You can find the video "Lux - Light and Darkness" here:

youtu.be/3NxdqY6mg9Y?si=0yY9rNMtLipCtLhl

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Light and Darkness

On a cold, moonless night, Light and Darkness met in a deserted forest. The Light was nothing more than a weak spark, barely more than a glow. The Darkness was all-encompassing, thick as ink and impenetrable.

Darkness: "What are you doing here, little spark? Can't you see this is my realm? I devour everything that comes in my way."

Light: "I may be small, but I am still here. And as long as I exist, I am a sign of hope."

Darkness laughed deeply and thunderously, like an approaching storm.

Darkness: "Hope? You are nothing! A small breath is enough to extinguish you."

The Light flickered slightly, but it stood firm.

Light: "Perhaps you can extinguish me, but even in my disappearance, the memory of me remains. And wherever there is a spark of hope, new light can arise."

The Darkness was silent for a moment, then it thickened even more to suffocate the Light.

Darkness: "Try it then. I have already extinguished countless lights, and each time the night only became darker and more powerful."

The Light now shone a bit brighter, as if nourished by an inner strength.

Light: "Maybe you underestimate me. Every flame starts small, but it can grow and become stronger. It can bring warmth and light, even into the deepest darkness."

Darkness began to seethe, feeling that the Light was not weakening but growing stronger.

Darkness: "What nonsense! You will suffocate in my embrace!"

But the Light now glowed with a definite strength, its glow growing into a flame.

Light: "I am the light of hope and renewal. Even if you envelop me, I will break through. For where there is light, darkness cannot exist."

With these words, the Light spread further, its rays piercing through the Darkness, piercing it like a thousand tiny arrows. The Darkness whimpered, retreated, unable to bear the growing brightness.

Light: "It is time for you to retreat. Your grip is not infinite. Where there is light, darkness cannot exist."

The Darkness retreated further and further, until it was only a shadow in the corners. The Light now shone bright and clear, filling the forest with a warmth that had previously been missing.

Darkness: "You may have won, this time. But I will always return."

Light: "And I will always be here to push you back. For just as the day follows the night, so does light follow darkness. And in every battle, I will triumph again."

The Darkness finally disappeared, and the forest was bathed in warm, golden light. The Light had triumphed, and with it, hope returned to the world.

Lux - "Light and Darkness" (Ft. Axel Menningen)

Lux - Light And Darkness (Ft. Axel Menningen)

Sunday daydream - Disteso all'ombra, ad occhi aperti sogno...

Riverboats

Once Upon


Image source:
https://e360.yale.edu/features/forgotten-landscapes-bringing-back-the-rich-grasslands-of-the-southeast

Once Upon

I am Bloom



Art: self-shot photo of a pansy on a sidewalk, 
processed and filtered by me 
using pixlr for iOS.

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This track features (speed altered) sections of unidentified radio snippets and highly modified record player output. 

The new album

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