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One of the tracks from the upcoming Zvuku LP on Heat Death.

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Zvuku - Coldsong

String figures are a storytelling activity and an age old form of spiritual play. There are hundreds of them, from all over the world, often representing things from nature or day to day objects or activities. The long days of the Covid-19 pandemic UK lockdown and a bewildered mind led me to learning a number of them, picking at random for a welcome distraction. As the months went by and the lockdown continued, I began writing simple melodies to represent the simple, innocent and playful movements of two hands, a piece of string and the passing of time. There was so much uncertainty within the monotonous days and I think this also comes out in the pieces. 

My brilliant friends Mainly Two, a violin duo, recorded this collection of miniatures in the depths of the Black Forest in Germany 48°49'42.4"N 8°23’09.6”E. It had to be outside, everything had to be outside during that time, so you’ll also hear the soundscape of the forest, distant traffic and airplanes that surrounded them.

String Figures

Butterflies

@jacob-pavek & @philipdanielpiano of @blommamusic have leant their playful, virtuosic and straight up boss stylings to a rework of @johnhayesmusic & Maxy Dutcher's track 'Arrival'. It's a fun and wild ride from start to finish and it closes out the brand new EP Borealis Reworked. 

🎧 orcd.co/borealis-rw

Borealis (Reworked)

Arrival (BLOMMA Rework)

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John Hayes & Maxy Dutcher - Arrival (BLOMMA Rework)

Washed

Composed & Produced by Brock Hewitt
In Collaboration with The David Roy Collective

Copyright 2022 Stories in Sound

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You can listen on Spotify, Apple Music, Youtube and other major music streaming platforms!! 

https://open.spotify.com/artist/1PWCCcjCmwzjYb48VWpGcm?si=AGbTh7BNR46WA3UocUj8Tw

https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/brock-hewitt-stories-in-sound/1227900382

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Washed (w/ The David Roy Collective)

Claude Debussy’s Clair de Lune (French for "Moonlight") is one of the most beloved and recognizable pieces in the classical piano repertoire. Composed as the third movement of his Suite Bergamasque, it was completed in 1890 and later revised before its publication in 1905.

This impressionistic masterpiece is known for its delicate, flowing melodies and rich harmonic textures, evoking the serene beauty of a moonlit night. The piece begins with a soft, almost whisper-like entrance, gradually unfolding into a lyrical, expressive theme that shimmers with emotional depth. Its gentle arpeggios and dreamlike phrasing create a sense of weightlessness, as if floating in a tranquil nocturnal landscape.

Clair de Lune is often associated with introspection, romance, and a quiet sense of wonder. Its timeless appeal has led to its inclusion in countless films, TV shows, and cultural moments, making it a universal symbol of beauty and nostalgia. Whether listened to for relaxation, inspiration, or sheer admiration of Debussy’s artistry, this piece remains an enduring testament to the power of impressionist music.

Classical Music - The Essential Collection

Clair de Lune

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The Gymnopédies, published in Paris starting in 1888, are three piano compositions written by French composer and pianist Erik Satie.

The melodies of the pieces use deliberate, but mild, dissonances against the harmony, producing a piquant, melancholy effect that matches the performance instructions, which are to play each piece "painfully", "sadly" or "gravely".

Audius Classical Music
https://audius.co/classicalmusic

Best of Satie
https://music.apple.com/gb/album/gymnopedie-no-1-single/847714522

Satie on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/album/0vzKMInu4PzU2Qyi6NgmRK

Satie Album on Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Erik-Satie-Essential-Collection/dp/B00J0LBFIG/

Erik Satie - The Essential Collection

Jazzopédie

falling into place

Laugardalur

Original track appears on @edcarlsen's ‘Elusive Frames’ EP, released on @modernarecords : modernarecords.bandcamp.com/album/elusive-frames

Artwork by Kevin Townsend
http://www.kevin-townsend.com

Matt Emery's own work can be found here: https://injazerorecords.bandcamp.com/album/empire

Spring (Matt Emery Remix)

Ed Carlsen - Spring (Matt Emery Remix)

Sonata schizophrenia

Porya Hatami | Aaron Martin | Roberto Attanasio ​ - 'Sallaw' 
Label; Dronarivm 
Cat #.: DR-58
Format: CD (ltd. 150)/ Wooden box special edition CD (ltd. 50)/ DL
Release date: March 1st, 2019
Pre-orders start February 15th

“Sallaw” is a Kurdish word that expresses the passing of time, and on this new album the three sound artists have found a way of expressing that notion in music. Four tracks of slowly unfolding ambience make up this collection, each piece named after different months, again in Kurdish. The four sections represent the different seasons and their movement through time.

Mastered by Fraser McGowan
Artwork by Hawar Amini

Buy CD / DL

PORYA HATAMI | AARON MARTIN | ROBERTO ATTANASIO - Sallaw (Album sampler)

Recorded for Nils Frahm's Piano Day on 29th March 2019

Download of "Golden Heart" plus three bonus tracks @ https://polaroidnotes.bandcamp.com/album/golden-heart-ep

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Polaroid Notes - Golden Heart

Touch (Piano Version)

Sharing a lovely rework of Daigo Hanada's piece 'Under the Starry Sky' by UK composer @mattemery. It's almost a year since the release of Hanada's gorgeous solo EP Ouka, and it's quite special to have the record's closing track reimagined around the cello and violin. We're offering it up as a free download on Bandcamp, and it's also available to stream on all platforms. Here's one of those fancy links to let you choose your own listening adventure: orcd.co/hanada-emery

Original composition by @daigohanada

Performed by: 
Matt Emery - Piano / Synths / Bass 
Fraser Bowles - Cello 
Laci Olah - Violin 
Daniel Thorne - Saxophone 

Produced by James Kenosha and Matt Emery

Under the Starry Sky (Matt Emery Rework)

Daigo Hanada - Under the Starry Sky (Matt Emery Rework)

River Styx

River Styx (Piano Solo)

Haingeraide

Here I Am

“Some of it reminds me of minimal music, the repetitions, the different layers that build up little by little, but she doesn’t hide behind them, she uses these techniques to express her own ideas. I find it wonderful how carefully she goes about it. When she’s onto an idea, she doesn’t just grab it, but approaches it carefully and gives the idea time to blossom.” – Tuula Simon, WDR 3, “3 von jetzt” (“3 of now”)

Sophia Jani is a German composer of contemporary classical music who takes a poetically minimalist approach to composition. She is the current Composer in Residence of the Dallas Symphony for the 2023/24 and 2024/25 seasons, as well as the 2023 Musical Artist in Residence of the Arvo Pärt Center and recipient of the APC Fellowship.

Her music has recently been performed by the New Jersey Symphony, the Munich Symphony, Bang on a Can, musicians of the Dallas Symphony, the Goldmund Quartet, vocal sextet Sjaella, and pianist Eunbi Kim, among others. She has also contributed music to successful film, theater, dance and album projects.

In 2021, Jani was awarded the prestigious Scholarship for Music by the City of Munich for her solo violin piece III. Her debut album of chamber works, 2022’s Music as a mirror, received a nomination for the German Classical Music Prize “Opus Klassik.” In June 2022, she co-composed and produced “Tulips” with violinist Darian Donovan Thomas, which was featured on !K7’s String Layers Vol. II. And in July 2022, she participated in the Edward T. Cone Composition Institute at Princeton University, where her composition “What Do Flowers Do at Night?” was performed by the New Jersey Symphony under conductor David Robertson.

In addition to her work as a composer, Jani is passionate about building a diverse and international community of artists that open-mindedly addresses the challenges notated music faces in the 21st century. To that end, she is one of the founders and artistic directors of “Feet Become Ears”, which is a platform that commissions, presents, and celebrates contemporary chamber music.

Jani holds degrees from the University of Augsburg, the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich and the Yale University School of Music where she studied with Martin Bresnick and David Lang, made possible through the generous support of the Fulbright foundation.

falling into place

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