mind

Out now on Tru Thoughts

http://shop.etchshop.co.uk/releases/TRULP222/night-walks/370

'The Burning Circle' is a previously unreleased and exclusive track (co-produced by DJ Slepton) which has been a favourite in Hidden Orchestra live sets from day one. If you like this and haven’t checked the Hidden Orchestra ‘Night Walks’ album please make sure you do. Please feel free to spread this link around.
Buy the album here: http://www.etchshop.co.uk/index.php/artist_id/5700/name/Hidden%20Orchestra

You can now also get it on super limited 180g vinyl from Denovali: http://www.denovali.com/hiddenorchestra/

Catch the band at all the following places. Featuring two drummers, piano, violin, bass and samples the show is nothing short of mind blowing.

March
1st • Palac Akropolis • Prague, Czech Republic
2nd • A-Trane • Berlin, Germany
3rd • Jazzclub Hipnoza • Katowice, Poland
4th • De Kreun • Kortrijk, Belgium¹
5th • Gleis 22 • Münster, Germany
10th • Marula Café • Barcelona, Spain
11th • Cargo de Nuit • Arles, France
12th • Le Poste à Galène • Marseille, France
13th • Gloria Theatre • Cologne, Germany
29th • Kazimier • Liverpool, UK
30th • Scala • London, UK²
31st • Le Labo Sonore • Cherisay, France
April
1st • Cenon • Le Rocher de Palmer, France³
2nd • Le Florida• Agen, France³
3rd • L'Echonova • Vannes, France³
6th • Jazz Plus Festival • Sofia, Bulgaria
13th • Le Bourg • Lausanne, Switzerland
14th • Kulturfabrik • Esch sur Alzette, Luxembourg³
15th • Electrochoc • Bourgoin Jallieu, France³
16th • Bikini Test • Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland
23rd • Moods • Zurich, Switzerland
¹with Nostalgia 77²with Jaga Jazzist³with Bonobo Live'
 

Hidden Orchestra - The Burning Circle

Stream it here:

https://open.spotify.com/album/4LfOetxOTTkjEYhTvQMoIU?si=wXlj4MTMRlagrjm14TEIog


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(also available on youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIhhE9htArA )

(NOW ON ANGHAMI, SPOTIFY, APPLE MUSIC, ETC) Get Lucky

Ólafur Arnalds and Janus Rasmussen finally release their unique Nordic electronic sounds in album size.

Pre-order the CD/2LP/DL: http://www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP062
Pre-order the DL via iTunes and receive the album version of 'Thrown' instantly: http://snip.ftpromo.net/kiasmos

After dropping several tracks and performing at select festivals throughout the years, Ólafur Arnalds and Janus Rasmussen dedicated the year 2014 to explore the area in-between Ólafur’s more acoustic, piano-based solo work and Janus’s synth-heavy electro pop, with their collaborative electronic project Kiasmos.

By focusing solely on their self-titled debut album, Ólafur and Janus have been able to combine and further develop their unique sound aesthetics to complete an album driven by their mutual love for electronic music. Made in Ólafur’s newly build studio in Reykjavík, Iceland, a majority of the album was recorded using acoustic instruments next to a variety of synthesisers, drum machines and tape delays. It features a live drummer, string quartet and Ólafur performing on the grand piano, producing an ambient, textured sound, which makes it a perfect home listen and equally danceable record. If you listen closely, you can spot them record the thumb piano, finger snapping and even the sound of the metal grinder of a lighter slowly to replace the usual electronic hi-hat sounds, giving the album a far more intimate and unique atmosphere.

“We decided to start almost completely over with this record, so most of the material is written this year with the idea of making a record that can stand as one piece rather than a collection of songs. I am very excited to get a proper record out exploring a different territory than I am used to. I touch a lot on electronic genres in my own music but never have the opportunity to go full out electronic like we do here.” – Ólafur Arnalds

“The Kiasmos project has been around since 2009, but because of all our other projects we never really got the time to sit down and write all the tracks we always wanted to. So when we early this year finally found the time to sit down and make a full length album there was so much we wanted to try out. The result surprised us a bit, it's deeper and more emotional than we imagined it to be, but that's the beauty of being able to make an album.” – Janus Rasmussen

Kiasmos – s/t will be released on Double-Vinyl, CD and Download via Erased Tapes on October 27th, 2014.

TRACK LISTING: 

1. Lit  2. Held  3. Looped  4. Swayed  5. Thrown  6. Dragged  7. Bent  8. Burnt 

LIVE DATES:	

17.08. HAMBURG (DE) - Dockville Festival			
26.09. BRUSSELS (BE) – Bozar Electronic Arts Festival
27.09. DEN HAAG (NL) – Todays Art Festival

OFFICIAL WEBSITES:  	facebook.com/kiasmos · erasedtapes.com

Kiasmos

Burnt

Buy 2xLP/CD/DL

Kiasmos - Burnt

Caroline is the lead single from new EP, 'Caroline/If Only' OUT NOW!

iTunes:  http://snip.ftpromo.net/dditunes
Erased Tapes: http://www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP063

London-based singer-songwriter Douglas Dare releases new EP, following on from his debut album Whelm. Named after album track Caroline and new track If I Knew I Were Alive, it also features remixes by fellow label mate Ryan Lee West aka Rival Consoles and Houndstooth’s own electronic producer Ross Tones aka Throwing Snow.
Caroline has always been a precious track for Douglas, one of the first tracks he recorded and a story in which he imagines his grandfather is writing to a loved one during the war. As the only song on his debut album that is stripped down to just his voice and piano playing, and it being a favourite amongst fans at his concerts, it was a natural choice as a first single.

Caroline

It's been countless days, since last we wrote
And countless more, since last we wrote
But now that's all that remains
The letters that make up your name
And I used to see every line that crossed 
Your face, but now the lines are lost
In stories told and I've grown old
Let me read again the letters that you sent

Caroline wrote to me
Every day of that July
But now that's all I have left
Just thirty-one pages of Caroline

I waited all that time for you
To write be back, to write a new
Verse of our love but it never came
Just hoped my Caroline was safe
And just as I had always feared
Your precious words they disappeared 
In to my mind as I went blind
Let me read again the letters that you sent

Caroline wrote to me
Every day of that July
But now that's all I have left
Just thirty-one pages of Caroline

To pick them up might cut my hands
And blind me 
To pick them up might cut my hands
And blind me

Let me read again the letters that she sent

Caroline/If Only

Caroline

Anjunadeep 06
iTunes: http://po.st/anjunadeep06
Spotify: http://po.st/Deep06Spotify
Anjunastore: http://po.st/anjunadeep06cd

Ryan Davis' variation of Ólafur Arnalds' beautiful "Only The Winds". Out on Beatport on Aug 25th, and featured on 'Anjunadeep 06 Mixed by James Grant & Jody Wisternoff", released worldwide on September 8th.

Premiered by Clash: http://www.clashmusic.com/news/listen-%C3%B3lafur-arnalds-only-the-winds-ryan-davis-from-far-away-variation

Pre-Order Anjunadeep 06 on iTunes: po.st/anjunadeep06
Pre-Order Anjunadeep 06 on Anjunastore: po.st/anjunadeep06cd

The sixth instalment of their iTunes Dance Chart-topping series sees Anjunadeep showcase the label’s sound across two discs of ambient electronica, melodic deep house, upfront garage and spacey techno. For the first time, both CD’s are mixed not by one artist apiece, but by both James Grant and Jody Wisternoff as a duo, allowing for a true journey through the Anjunadeep sound.

The highly anticipated compilation is made up almost entirely of brand new exclusives - from names both familiar and fresh, including new material from Dusky, Lane 8, Croquet Club, Ólafur Arnalds, Vincenzo, Cubicolor, Dave Angel and many more.

Disc 1

01 Croquet Club "Only You Can Tell"
02 John Monkman feat. Liz Cass "Open Frontier"
03 Cubicolor "Soul Chords"
04 Steve Huerta "Say It Wasn’t"
05 Danalog "Click, Search (Jody Wisternoff Remix)"
06 Vincenzo & Florian Kruse feat. Raquel Quińones "If He Runs"
07 Cubicolor "Still Linger In My Dreams"
08 Lane 8 "Without You"
09 Lane 8 feat. Solomon Grey "Diamonds"
10 16 Bit Lolitas "Deep In My Soul"
11 Clancy feat. Eli & Fur "I Wanna Know" 
12 Dusky "4T4"
13 Martin Roth "Maya"
14 Journeyman "Crash Reel"
15 16 Bit Lolitas "Premium Emo"

Disc 2

01 Aquilo "Part Of Your Life (Croquet Club Remix)"
02 Choir Of Young Believers "Hollow Talk (Jody Wisternoff, James Grant and Lane 8 Remix)"
03 Cubicolor "Got This Feeling"
04 Eli & Fur "Feel The Fire"
05 Dave Angel "Quartz"
06 Beckwith feat. Natalie Conway "Take Me Home"
07 Lancelot feat. Antony & Cleopatra "Givin’ It Up (Isaac Tichauer & Nibc Remix - Jody Wisternoff & James Grant Edit)"
08 HVOB "Lion (Stimming Remix)"
09 Shingo Nakamura vs. Jody Wisternoff & James Grant "Another Tone"
10 Shur-i-kan "My Love"
11 Ashworth "Rebound"
12 Meramek & Tropixx "Only You"
13 Jody Wisternoff "Paramour"
14 Leftwing & Kody "Tell Me"
15 Universal Solution "Bandur"
16 Olafur Arnalds "Only The Winds (Ryan Davis’ A Letter From Far Away Variation)"

Follow Anjunadeep:
Website: www.anjunadeep.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/anjunadeep
Twitter: www.twitter.com/anjunadeep
Instagram: www.instagram.com/anjunadeep
Google+: bit.ly/GAnjunadeep
SoundCloud: @anjunadeep

iTunes

Ólafur Arnalds - Only The Winds (Ryan Davis' A Letter From Far Away Variation)

Embers, from the original motion picture soundtrack directed by Junpei Matsumoto in Japan 2014.
Sync/Licensing inquiry to: info@schole-inc.com

official site: https://akirakosemura.com/
bandcamp: https://akirakosemura.bandcamp.com/
spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4n1lW38WKgyPEIZowQ3AND?si=gwGM3HyeRACgj5z4pSVlug
itunes/apple: https://itunes.apple.com/artist/akirakosemura/216327255

Bandcamp

Embers (2014)

revisit of theme from 'city of angels'  
extended version of a composition for the advert: 
'i am factory' with S&S, NYC

K A I R O S

Piano diary 23.8.2011 - Good morning

Visioni Fuggitive n.5

Out now on Tru Thoughts

http://shop.etchshop.co.uk/releases/TRUDD032/flight-ep-digital/517

Hidden Orchestra - Flight

Right there

You can PRE-ORDER Living Room Songs on CD/LP/Download or Special Edition CD&amp;DVD here: 
http://www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP037

ABOUT LIVING ROOM SONGS:

Icelandic contemporary composer Ólafur Arnalds created and released a new song, one per day for one for one whole week during the month of October 2011. The songs were recorded and filmed live in the living room of his Reykjavik apartment and released instantly for free as streamed videos and mp3 downloads.

Thousands of fans followed this exciting project online at: livingroomsongs.olafurarnalds.com

Living Room Songs will now also be released on CD, Vinyl, Ltd. Special Edition CD &amp; DVD and as High Quality Downloads on December 5th via Erased Tapes.


Following in the spirit of Ólafur Arnalds’ critically acclaimed Found Songs (2009) now comes Living Room Songs. This time Ólafur takes the idea further and invites the audience into the comfort of his living room, where the songs were recorded live and the whole process filmed. The songs were instantly released in form of a free mp3 download and video stream- straight from Ólafur's Reykjavik apartment.

IN HIS OWN WORDS: ‘One night I was just playing my piano here in this apartment and I was writing a new song and I didn't have my phone on me which I usually use to record ideas. So I actually took out my MacBook and I didn't want to open like a proper recording program, so I just opened Photo Booth and recorded a video of myself playing the song so that I would remember the song. And I really liked the atmosphere of that video and that's when I thought I should do a series of songs in my living room...’             – Ólafur Arnalds


Born in the suburban Icelandic town of Mosfellsbær, a few kilometers outside of Reykjavík, the 24-year old composer has always enjoyed pushing boundaries with both his studio work and his live-shows. Through relentless touring and determination this young artist has steadily gained recognition worldwide since his 2007 debut Eulogy for Evolution. Ólafur Arnalds’ second full-length album ...and they have escaped the weight of darkness, continues his mission to lure an indie-generation of pop and rock fans into an emotive world of beguiling electronic chamber music and delicate classical arrangements. Ólafur is currently touring with Ryuichi Sakamoto on his Trio Tour throughout Europe.

'The indie kid who knows the score’ – Guardian’s Observer

'Timeless and sublime’ **** – Uncut

'An artist of immense maturity' (9/10) – Drowned In Sound

'Hotwired to the soul. ...will reduce you to wordless tears'  – The Quietus


 
TRACK LISTING: 

I. Fyrsta 
II. Near Light 
III. Film Credits 
IV. Tomorrow's Song 
V. Ágúst 
VI. Lag Fyrir Ömmu 
VII. This Place Is A Shelter


Near Light

Ólafur Arnalds - Near Light

Vase Forever - VSE03

Released Digitally 17/07/2012
Released Vinyl 30/07/2012

Digital Link

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/lost-in-tokyo-original-mix/id535610226?i=535611540&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Vinyl Links

http://clone.nl/item24173.html
http://www.juno.co.uk/ppps/products/460024-01.htm
http://www.rubadub.co.uk/music/dubstep-garage-funky/lost-in-tokyo-jacques-greene-edit
http://www.redeyerecords.co.uk/asp/view_product.asp?id=31868

Lost in Tokyo

A bit more

For more information visit: http://www.klassikakzente.de/recomposed/home 

Some works are so familiar that it is almost impossible to hear them afresh, but that is what Max Richter has achieved with Vivaldi “Recomposed”. This is no mere arrangement; instead Richter has absorbed Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons into his own musical bloodstream. At first Richter followed the example of other works in the “Recomposed” series, which re-mix existing recordings, but, he says, “I wanted to open up the score on a note-by-note level, and working with an existing recording was like digging a mineshaft through an incredibly rich seam, discovering diamonds and not being able to pull them out. That became frustrating. I wanted to get inside the score at the level of the notes and in essence re-write it, re-composing it in a literal way.”Richter calculates that, in the process, he has discarded around three-quarters of Vivaldi’s original. He opens with what he describes as “a dubby cloud which I’ve called Spring 0. It functions as a sort of prelude, setting up an electronic, ambient space for the first Spring movement to step into. I’ve used electronics in several movements, subtle, almost inaudible things to do withthe bass, but I wanted certain moments to connect to the whole electronic universe that is so much part of our musical language today.” Other resonances are no less unexpected: Richter describes part of the first movement of his Summer as “heavy music for the orchestra. It’s relentless pulsed music, which is a quality that contemporary dance music has; and perhaps I was also thinking about John Bonham’s drumming. Then, in the second movement of Autumn I asked the harpsichordist Raphael Alpermann to play in what is a rather old-fashioned way, very regularly, rather like a ticking clock. That was partly because I didn’t want the harpsichord part to be attention-seeking, but also because that style connects to various pop records from the 1970s where the harpsichord or Clavinet was featured, including various Beach Boys albums and the Beatles’ Abbey Road.” Clearly, Richter has brought his own frame of reference to the project. As he says, “Vivaldi’s music is made of regular patterns, and that connects with post-minimalism, which is one strand in the music that I write. That felt like a natural link, but even so it was surprisingly difficult to navigate my way through it. At every point I had to work out how much is Vivaldi and how much is me. It was difficult but also rewarding because the raw material is so fascinating.”Just as Richter’s Seasons plays tricks with the way we hear Vivaldi’s original, so it also asks questions of the soloist, Daniel Hope. “Violinists have Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons hardwired in their brain. Daniel is likely to play the original I don’t know how many times in a year, and for him to have my parallel text going on in another part of his brain is a challenge. I think he did a wonderful job. He brought to it a deep engagement with the original, but he was fully prepared to cut this new swathe through the text.”


Spring One - Vivaldi Recomposed - The Four Seasons

Spring 1 (2012)

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Contemporary Classical soundtrack music.

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The Time To Run (Finale)

Fyrsta (Living Room Songs)

This is track 7 from '...and they have escaped the weight of darkness' (2010)

Hægt, kemur ljósið

This track is a part from the contemporary ballett piece i worked on with the amazing choreographer Wayne McGregor. It's heavy, but we all like the occasional heavy track, right? 
I released my soundtrack to the piece as an EP, called Dyad 1909 (2009)

Brotsjór

Ljósið was the 7nd and last track in a week long project, called Found Songs, where i wrote, recorded and released one song per day, for free. I thought it was nice to end the week with something uplifting. Esteban Diacono's video to the song has been very popular.

You can down all the Found Songs for free at http://foundsongs.erasedtapes.com

Ljósið

Everything that touch my heart and entertain my ears is in. Ambient, techno, rock, classic, folk are nothing! music know no boundaries for me.

mind

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