Really enjoyed the build-up to this point

The name “Before I Return To Dust” is an acknowledgement that we won’t be here forever. We live our lives as if we’re going to last forever, but things never really work out that way. We all know we will be gone eventually, but we don’t know exactly when. And once you step away from living your life in autopilot and start thinking about it, it’s unsettling. 

It was with this mindset that this EP came to life. It’s a reminder of how fragile things are, and how we should always follow our hearts and keep on doing those things we believe in without ever compromising.

The time to do all those things we’ve always wanted is now. We might not have another chance. Time’s ticking. 

Élvio Rodrigues ~ Slowburner

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All ideas were composed and recorded between 2015 and 2016, except ‘Never too late to be someone else, somewhere else’ which is a re-interpretation of a song composed during 2009.

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Released in celebration of #PianoDay2019, Fyr is the second single from 'Hav', the debut full-length album by Swedish artist Vargkvint, due April 5 on limited edition vinyl and digital.

Pre-order: http://bit.ly/2UcILML

Grown up in a small coastal city in Sweden, the sea has always been a core element in the life and inspiration of now Stockholm-based multi-artist Sofia Nystrand, also knows as Vargkvint, and therefore a natural theme for her first full-length album, Hav. 

”The sea has played such a huge part for us, in how societies have formed and grown, it has connected us with each other and given us life, and is the base behind much of our mythology. But at the same time, it has been a really cruel mistress – its storms, tsunamis and rising sea levels have been devastating to both individual lives, whole societies and now humanity as a whole. It’s in that conflict – its beauty and its menace, its life-giving and its life-taking, this concept-album was created”, Nystrand says. 

Echoing its theme, the music on Hav is equal parts sweet and menacing, where piano and vocals are accompanied by musical saw, harmonium, zither, bowed glockenspiel, a male choir, synthesizers, and field recordings, landing somewhere between the definitions of folk, modern-classical, pop and experimental music. Old and new narratives connected to the sea – folklore, migration and the way of nature – are tied together both musically and lyrically.

Vargkvint - Fyr (Piano Day 2019)

Dedicated to Chopin, one of my favorite composers, and released in celebration of this year's #PianoDay.

Artwork by Camille De Cussac.

Fryderyk (Piano Day 2019)

Transmutation (noun)
uk ​ /ˌtrænz.mjuːˈteɪ.ʃən/ us ​ /ˌtræns.mjuːˈteɪ.ʃən/
​the act or process of changing something completely, especially into something different

NOVA is my special track for #PianoDay 2019.

live recorded on February 14th during one of my house concert

mixed and mastered by Iacopo Sinigaglia at Pepperpot

piano: Scholze upright (1985)

mics: Oktava MK-012 (modded, cardioid capsule)

synths and electronic gears:

_ Dave Smith Prophet 6
_ Moog Mother 32
_ IK Multimedia UNO Synth
_ Keith McMillan Softstep
_ Strymon Big Sky

artwork: NOVA by luca longobardi

NOVA (Piano Day 2019)

Welcome to Memoir, label and music channel of warm and relaxed soundscapes. Memoir Music is a melancholic train ride through memory lane.

Transcending genres, the cohesive aspects of the music are organic, image inducing and pleasant tracks that can be either with or without beat. Memoir Music forms its own style by combining music from different genres that share the warm feeling and make you reminisce, while making the sound accessible for a wider audience.

Layers of organic sound sourced from every day life, warm ambient layers and enticing melodies and optionally a soft beat is what defines Memoir. Memoir Music is a streaming dreamscape. A comfort zone. Something to play with headphones when you’re all alone, drifting away in to a different world.

Sergio Diaz De Rojas - Valencia

This week @MattEmery shares a coffee and chat with composer and producer @EdCarlsen at a windy Barbican Centre. The conversation entails the recording process to his latest album Morning Hour, working with Moderna Records, favourite records of 2019, well being, selecting artwork and much more.

You can purchase Ed's recent album Morning Hour here: https://modernarecords.bandcamp.com/album/morning-hour

The Contemplative Podcast

10 The Contemplative Podcast meets Ed Carlsen

@MattEmery meets Siné Buyuka of @InjazeroRecords to chat about the label's beginnings, vinyl, psychical releases and the environment, the importance of artwork, her own music that she releases under the name Villette, an important look at the imbalance of women in the music industry and organisations helping and supporting women in music. We also have some non Injazero music recommendations as well as a look at the artists on Injazero's roster. There is also music throughout from @C-Diab @SteveGibbs @Heinali @HinakoOmori Pétra @LTO-oa @VilletteMusic and @MattEmery. 

You can listen to and purchase Injazero's releases here: https://injazerorecords.bandcamp.com

12 The Contemplative Podcast Meets Injazero Records

It's been a crazy year so far and so I took a day off. From everything. I spent the day reflecting on the present. I spent the day away from noisy thought. In the evening I sat down at my piano, took a breath, and played the simplest tune that I could muster. It is minimal and slow. It's in a major chord but still feels sullen. I wanted to share it with you in hopes that it will bring you peace.

Mike Lazarev - Simple Piano For These Complex Times

Slowburner is a composer and producer from Madeira island, now based in Lisbon, Portugal.

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