piano piano

Music

This set contains all my collaborations with other soundclouders made in 2014.

Important remark :) Some tracks in this set may contain piano, which is not played by me :) I feel rather uncomfortable when I receive warm comments for the piano, which I can't take credit for, so, please, pay attention to the track description :)

Collaboration map

Collaborations with other SoundClouders (2014)

emotional beauty

piano

Piano

Destiny

Dirk Maassen's (& Milana's) beautiful composition, with my flute mixed in. 
Hope you like it, thanks for listening, Ernst.

Exodus (Dirk Maassen-piano) feat. Milana Zilnik (vox) & Ernst Spaan (flute) -remix

My Ambient Reality_ Willow Curve TV infomercial

A fresh improvisation based on another motif played by Arty (which, actually, opens the piece). The artwork is Arty's quick sketch drawn for this piece.
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I am happy to announce the release of my 2nd original piano album! I consider the pieces included in this album to be my best compositions, recorded in 2013. The album has some tracks, which are not included in this set.

I hope you will enjoy them as much as I enjoyed playing them. Your support is very much appreciated as it brings me closer to achieving one of my dreams - to have a real acoustic grand piano. Thank you for your continuous appreciation of my music!

iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/album/accidental-etudes/id848461749
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Accidental-Etudes-Milana/dp/B00J8ZCOF2
BandCamp: http://milana.bandcamp.com/album/accidental-etudes

Reviews:
Kathy Parsons: http://www.mainlypiano.com/2014_Reviews/Milana-Accidental_Etudes.html
Michael Diamond: http://michaeldiamondmusic.com/2014/04/29/accidental-etudes-by-milana/
Sally Rowsell: http://rowsellstudio.blogspot.ca/2014/05/accidental-etudes-milana-zilnik.html

Waltz of a dying candle

Waltz of a dying candle - Milana - on iTunes

A week ago I listened to this piece on David Ackerman's cloud http://soundcloud.com/deephod/pegasus
And felt like adding some "sprinkles" of ambient piano, so I commented on the track. David wrote me a message asking if I have time to do something like that. This is the result - just one take improvisation played along David's track.

Picture by Mary Hamilton Frye (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The-Winged-Horse.jpg)

Pegasus - David Ackerman (orig. music), Milana (piano)

Bruton - Hope to many

Download now album "Heritage" with a bonus track at Bandcamp: 
scienceteheran.bandcamp.com/album/heritage

Written by Vicente Bueso / Milana Zilnik.
Piano, voice and lyrics: Milana Zilnik.
Keyboards and add. piano: Vicente Bueso.
Add. edition: Arty Sandler

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2F2PwcTyy0

Last track of the album "Heritage", available in January 2014. The lovely and wonderful voice of Milana, sings and tells a moving poem created by her and Arty. Thank you very much, dear Milana, for such a harrowing and sensational collaboration.

Listen to the great music of Milana here:: http://soundcloud.com/milanazilnik

Lyrics:

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There is no past... there is no future... They disappeared..

I did not notice how it happened ... 
and when ... 
and why ... 
an endless line of questions, line of dots instead of the answers..

I built a wall.. a wall around the current moments.. 
moments of joy, moments of happiness, of sorrow and sadness, memories and hopes, dreams and desires.

In my dreams ....I'm going to places where I have never been.. 
..stepping on my own footprints, which I left when my grand-grand-grandfather played in a crib with his rattle ...

I am going.. forward?.. backward?.. or maybe crawling.. or standing still.. but not flying.. 
I left my wings there - in the Past and the Future..

Oh, how I wish to break the wall to fly again.. 
To soar under the clouds.. under the stars 
How I wish to fly up there to find the lost wings.. 
How I wish to fly.. to find myself.
There is no past... there is no future... They disappeared..

Heritage X - Building a wall (with Milana Zilnik)

City of the Fallen - Eye of the Beholder

About a month ago I listened to and left some comments on this beautiful piece by Fivos Valachis: http://soundcloud.com/fivosvalachis/nocturnes-22-nov-promenades-en

Fivos asked if I can play it and I gave it a try. This is my interpretation of Fivos's original composition: first half I played it following the note sheet, second half I improvised on the same theme. 

Original composition by Fivos Valachis (http://soundcloud.com/fivosvalachis)
Photo by Pascal Durif (www.facebook.com/pascal.durif.9).

Promenades En Campagne - Fivos Valachis (composition), Milana (piano, impro)

Download album "Heritage" with a bonus track at Bandcamp: 
http://scienceteheran.bandcamp.com/album/heritage

Thank you dear Milana for your gratitude, good work, love and genius.

Written by Vicente Bueso & Milana Zilnik
Piano, voice and lyrics: Milana Zilnik 
Keyboards and ad. piano: Vicente Bueso

Please, visit wonderful music world of Milana here: https://soundcloud.com/milanazilnik
Farewell:

If you must go.....
good bye
good bye, my love, good bye 
good bye, my love, good bye 
for better times, for miles of lies, 
good bye
if you must go.....
then I'm letting you,
it must be so
good bye, my love, good bye 
for better times, for miles of lies, 
good bye
if you must go.....
it must be so.....
good bye, my love, good bye 
(..)
if you must go.....
good bye, my love, good bye 
it must be so.....
I'm letting you go.....
good bye, my love, good bye 
good bye
good bye, my love, good bye 

Heritage VI - Farewell (with Milana Zilnik) - Album "Heritage" now available!!!

Soul Searching

Into the Land of Dreams

Emotional Piano Violin Music - Into The Land Of Dreams

Music composed, played, recorded & produced by Damien Riba (02.02.2014)
All rights reserved - Coloma Pictures Company Entertainments
(c) Sunset Agence Internationale & Mangalyan Records
A tribute to Miss Louise Brooks
First title: Light side of the Moon - Yabanci Müzik - Рыба
New title: Lulu in Paris (06.09.2016)

Lulu in Paris - D. Riba - Yabanci Müzik

The Best Piano Solo I've ever heard.  It moves me so much , I thought I would do a Modern / Classical / Orchestral remake.  I hope I did the original artist Justice.  Chill-Step.  

I added some extra layers / top lines and chords to the original song, I hope the original artist wont mind.
Thanks for listening to all the Arb / Different shit I put up here! 

River Flows In You (Grimehouse Cover)

I've seen that photo and I am reminded of faraway places lived many years ago.
That's all
I hope you enjoy it.

photo by Pascal Durif - https://www.facebook.com/pascal.durif.9
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfkTSAa-JmqIr7M4jsIQm5D-Xm5JnN_8A

Download

Racines, Une Histoire, Nocturne 7 Feb ( http://open.spotify.com/artist/25SRM5wLczZ3uTLcVXRoe7 )

Milana (@milanazilnik) was gracious enough to allow me to add some guitar to her glorious improvisation.  I hope you enjoy!

(photo courtesy of Arty Sandler)

Blue Monday (Milana Zilnik With Land Of ORZ)

Spotify: sptfy.com/93U
iTunes: itunes.apple.com/album/id1064667349
Facebook: fb.me/ZilnikMilana

In the mood for some rocking piano. In the style of Tori Amos, I think.

I am happy to announce the release of my new piano album "Spirit of Journey". The album is available on iTunes, Amazon, BandCamp, CDBaby, Spotify and other major online stores and streaming services. Your support is very much appreciated, all the earnings from album sales go back into the creation of music: new and better recording equipment, new and better composing tools and sound libraries and so on.

Review by Kathy Parsons from MainlyPiano: http://mainlypiano.com/2015_Reviews/Milana-Spirit_of_Journey.html




Spirit of Journey

Spirit Of Journey - Milana - on iTunes, Spotify

Elegy No.3 (piano interpretation by Milana Zilnik)

Thought I should upload this. recorded in the studio. at least you super chic enthusiasts can really know what's going on with that piano line. you've been dying to know

Gypsy Jazz (piano only)

Jon Hopkins piano version of Modern Driveway by Luke Abbott

Modern Driveway (Jon Hopkins piano version)

Confusion

Denial

September 20th marks the 30th birthday of Berlin pianist Nils Frahm, but also the day he has chosen to give his fans a special gift in the form of 9 songs he recorded with 9 fingers, entitled 'Screws'.

Nils experienced an unfortunate accident which saw him fall from his bunk bed located directly above his studio, which resulted in a broken thumb. But through inspiration from his fans and after a gentle walk and talk through the park with a close friend, he decided to deal with the situation in the only way he knew – playing his piano.

With four screws surgically placed inside his thumb, he started recording with his remaining 9 fingers, what later resulted in 9 intimate piano recordings.

Fans can download 'Screws' as mp3s or in full 24-bit 44.100 kHz audio quality here (http://screws.durtonstudio.com), and pre-order a Vinyl/CD edition from the Erased Tapes online store (http://erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP046), which will be released later this year.

'I am sitting in front of a sheet of paper. My right hand is bending over my left thumb. The first day I got out of my cast I could bend it by 15°. Now I am already at 50° and that makes me happy. Things are going uphill...

As you can imagine, it is really bad news for a pianist when he gets diagnosed with a broken thumb. That day I was sitting in the emergency room, feeling rather dizzy while thinking of a zillion shows coming up and all the people involved around it. I realised in that moment how busy things have become. It is hard to turn down interesting projects and opportunities, since I surely love my work. It actually never felt like work. Playing piano and playing it for wonderful people is the greatest joy I can imagine.

For a couple of days I felt like this all could be over. How pathetic. But hey – also feeling sorry for yourself has its place somewhere. All of a sudden I had so much time, an unexpected holiday. I cancelled most of my schedule and found myself being a little bored. Even though my doctor told me not to touch a piano for a while, I just couldn't resist. I started playing a silent song with 4 fingers on my left and the remaining 5 on my right hand. I set up one microphone and recorded another tune every other night before falling asleep.

The day I got rid of my cast I had recorded 9 little tunes. They have helped me feel less annoyed about my accident and reminded me that any good is something I can only achieve, when I am making the most out of what I've got.

Thank you all for listening!

With lots of love,

Nils


9FINGERS North American Tour 2012

09/16 New York (US) – West Park Presbyterian Church 
09/21 Boulder (US) – Cherryvale Studios
09/22 Colorado Springs (US) – The Mesa
09/23 Santa Fe (US) – O'Shaughnessy Performance Space @ Santa Fe Uni
09/24 San Fransisco (US) – private show (RSVP only)
09/29 Seattle (US) – Decibel Festival @ Broadway Performance Hall
09/30 Portland (US) – Classic Pianos
10/03 Mexico City (MX) – Mutek

ERASED TAPES 5th Anniversary Tour w/ Ólafur Arnalds & A Winged Victory For The Sullen

10/08 HAMBURG (DE) – Fliegende Bauten
10/09 PRAGUE (CZ) – Palac Akropolis
10/10 BUDAPEST (HU) – Trafo
10/11 MANNHEIM (DE) – Alte Feuerwache
10/13-14 BERLIN (DE) – Radialsystem
10/15 AMSTERDAM (NL) – Paradiso
10/16-17 LEUVEN (BE) – Stuk
10/18 LONDON (UK) – Hackney Empire
10/19-20 ISTANBUL (TR) – Salon IKSV

PREVIOUS PRESS:

'No. 42 Best Albums Of 2011' -The Guardian
'Felt is a transportative album, a balm for troubled minds.' BBC Music
'Frahm’s hyper-intimate recording technique for the album makes Felt a captivating listen' (9/10) DIS

★ ★ ★ ★ – Popmatters ★ ★ ★ ★ – Uncut ★ ★ ★ ★ – Clash ★ ★ ★ ★ – Mojo

OFFICIAL WEBSITES: screws.durtonstudio.com · facebook.com/nilsfrahm · twitter.com/nilsfrahm · erasedtapes.com

Screws

Buy CD/LP/DL

Nils Frahm - You

Nils Frahm - Re

Dramatic hybrid orchestral track with dark feel. Track has vailing string sounds combined with synth bass and melodic synth elements. There is also low drums and rich percussion sounds. 

Hurt

Music: City of the Fallen
Song: Forgiven
Album: Divinus

Forgiven - City of the Fallen

The Monk By The Sea is the ambient project of Croatian guitarist Ivan Ujevic.

Elegy No.3 (piano interpretation by Milana Zilnik)

The Monk by the Sea