
Track taken from the album 'There Can Be No True Beauty Without Decay' / HB50 - Released October 2013

Ian M Hazeldine records under the alias Antonymes, hailing from Hawarden, a small village in North Wales, whose most famous inhabitant was William Ewart Gladstone. He creates atmospheric melodies, using various pianos, celesta, strings, church organ and field recordings, and has had releases on Soundcolours, Cathedral Transmissions, Hidden Shoal, Time Released Sound and Rural Colours.

With a long standing interest in music making and active listening, Hazeldine works with any influences, from his surrounding landscape to the artists he has worked with. His compositions often take on a semi-improvised structure with accidental atmospheres used as a starting point. As well as his own projects, Hazeldine also works with Marconi Union's Richard Talbot, under the name Prospector. He also works as a graphic designer, film maker and photographer, having art directed many of the Hibernate releases including our critically acclaimed vinyl series, and has worked with many other artists and labels including Facture, Field Rotation and Olan Mill.

In late 2009 Antonymes released 'Beauty Becomes the Enemy of the Future' on Cathedral Transmissions of which the CD is now unavailable. Since then he has revisited the album, which has culminated a new release, 'There Can Be No True Beauty Without Decay'. Hazeldine's own reworkings are intertwined with those of friends Ian Hawgood, Isnaj Dui, Offthesky, Field Rotation, Wil Bolton, Spheruleus and James Banbury to create an album of captivating melancholy and beauty. The guest reworkings venture into other, darker territories, where one might be harder pressed to identify the original material.

The sleeve features beautiful images of the North Wales landscape by Richard Outram, fitting the music perfectly.

Credits:
Mastered by Jason Corder (offthesky.com)
Photography by Richard Outram and Ian M Hazeldine
Art Direction by Ian M Hazeldine

“Majestic testament to a talent that is fully realized… Hazeldine’s work is distinct, yet the parts remain hazy in one’s memory, dreamlike” - The Silent Ballet

"So moving that I myself am at a loss for words" - Delusions of Adequacy

"Not only music for dreams, but rather a complex mosaic by a romantic minimalist" - Ondarock

"Unfolds at a beautifully measured pace" - Textura

"Barely visible movements of slate grey cumulonimbus, slowly building its massive architecture, rumbles of thunder emanating from its core" - Futuresequence

"Amazingly uplifting listen with surprise euphoria hidden around every corner" - Norman Records.


Misshapen Beauty [i]

Otto A Totland - Seveen

Voices - Alev Lenz
Piano - Lucy Claire
Violins - John Garner and Julia Loucks
Viola - Marie Schreer
Cello - Samuel Justitz

Recorded by Josh Green
Produced by Lucy Claire

Somnus Ft. Bruised Skies

Music composed by Pascal Nanlohy for PSG Music.

Pascal Nanlohy is a pianist. In addition to numerous pop productions, he has chosen to create music that he loves. Inspired by pianists such as David Foster, Ludovico Einaudi, and Robbie Buchanan, he aims to convey nothing but music to the world that embodies love, inspiration, and wishes to take the listener into his world of music.

Never Give Up (composed by Pascal Nanlohy)

Touch

Sheet music: http://bit.ly/1UbO46X
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Finished an old piece today, which accompanied me for a long time. Feels good to see all the pieces of the puzzle together after all this years. 

I hope you enjoy. Thanks for listening!

Recorded on my electric piano with the 'Giant' VST.

Vater

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Für Rik. 
Experimenting with an old song idea. Trying not to mess it all up with the strings..

Freiheit wär viel lustiger

My contribution for Piano Day, a late night meditation.

Dedicated to Paddy

Still

Title track from Daigo Hanada's forthcoming EP 'Ouka' out June 21st 

Pre-order the album on CD/DL : https://modernarecords.bandcamp.com/album/ouka 

Stream the track on your favourite digital platform : https://orcd.co/single-ouka 

Written and recorded by Daigo Hanada 
Mastered by Martyn Heyne

Ouka

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Daigo Hanada - Ouka

This is my special track for Piano Day 2020.

Three Letters from your Name

Three Letters From Your Name (Piano Day 2020)

Find the solace between the sounds with German pianist and composer Sophia Jani. In her latest piece - entitled 'summer and summer and winter again' - her gentle touch of the keys creates a velvety tone that breathes with the natural resonances of the instrument. ..

Listen to the track on your favorite platform : orcd.co/sophiajani

@sophiajani

summer and summer and winter again

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Sophia Jani - summer and summer and winter again

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