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about the song:
"Aphel" is the point in orbit of the earth where it is farthest from the sun.
It is the moment of returning…  back towards the sun, to humanity and hope.
It´s the turning point.
I´d love to see this also for our world.

artwork by:
Cornelia Greef
visit: https://corneliagreef.de

aphel

The theme is about 11 or 12 years old but it stayed in my mind.
Recorded with the Mivos Quartet while working on a soundtrack for a shortfilm. 

The Train feat. Mivos Quartet (draft)

"Die Suche" ("The quest")
This is one of the tracks i made for the short film "Das Gewehr" ("The Rifle") by Florian Ross.
Strings again played by the Mivos Quartet.

OST "The Riffle" - Die Suche - feat. Mivos Quartett

Something i composed last year in March (März) and now recorded for the piano day.


März

Something i made for the Piano Day 2016, held on 28th March.
For more informations: www.pianoday.org

This is a plugin-instrument recording.
I rerecorded it with some minor changes on a Steinway D a few month later.
You can hear this version here:  
https://soundcloud.com/tom-blankenberg/london-fields-rerecorded

London Fields

This is a track i wrote in 1988 (aged 17) and i recorded it in 1995 while i was working as an assistant sound engineer for a CD-recording in a concert hall for a weekend.
At night i took the opportunity to record my own stuff.

Now i uploaded it again - on this throwback thursday today.

1988

This is a little track i wrote for the Piano Day 2017:
"Tori" (japanese "Bird")
Hope you enjoy.

#pianoday2017
#pianoday

Tori

"Genre bending!"(PrettyInNoise)
"Exceptional, minimal solo piano... A new breeze in the neoclassical genre" (Mellow Structures)
"... plays with all the figures of silence to suspend time and beautify the notes played. One thinks of Joe Hisaishi..." (Flabbergast)

Tom Blankenberg "Atermus" - ALBUM RELEASE - 15. 02. 2019!
"nesuto" is the 13th track of Tom Blankenbergs debut album "atermus".

atermus

15 Feb 2019

Vinyl/CD

Nesuto

See also the video 
https://youtu.be/7yAYofez9fU


"Genre bending!"(PrettyInNoise)
"Exceptional, minimal solo piano... A new breeze in the neoclassical genre" (Mellow Structures)
"... plays with all the figures of silence to suspend time and beautify the notes played. One thinks of Joe Hisaishi..." (Flabbergast)

Tom Blankenberg "Atermus" - ALBUM RELEASE - 15. 02. 2019!

November is the 12th track of Tom Blankenbergs debut album "atermus".

November

"Genre bending!"(PrettyInNoise)
"Exceptional, minimal solo piano... A new breeze in the neoclassical genre" (Mellow Structures)
"... plays with all the figures of silence to suspend time and beautify the notes played. One thinks of Joe Hisaishi..." (Flabbergast)

Tom Blankenberg "Atermus" - ALBUM RELEASE - 15. 02. 2019!
"hirundo" is the 11th track of the album.

Hirundo

"Genre bending!"(PrettyInNoise)
"Exceptional, minimal solo piano... A new breeze in the neoclassical genre" (Mellow Structures)
"... plays with all the figures of silence to suspend time and beautify the notes played. One thinks of Joe Hisaishi..." (Flabbergast)

Tom Blankenberg "Atermus" - ALBUM RELEASE - 15. 02. 2019!
"Oktober" is the 10th track of the album.

Oktober

Here´s my song for the piano day 2019.

I wrote it last year around that day but I didn´t got it recorded it in time...
But I managed to get a video done in time this year:
https://youtu.be/30aYad0aFsQ
Enjoy. And have a happy piano day :)

The track ended up on my debut album "atermus" - released 15th of Feb.

Atermus/Reprise

"Genre bending!"(PrettyInNoise)
"Exceptional, minimal solo piano... A new breeze in the neoclassical genre" (Mellow Structures)
"... plays with all the figures of silence to suspend time and beautify the notes played. One thinks of Joe Hisaishi..." (Flabbergast)

Tom Blankenberg "Atermus" - ALBUM RELEASE - 15. 02. 2019!
"März" is the 7th track of the album.

See also the video 
https://youtu.be/3QjJB3LWX-s


"Genre bending!"(PrettyInNoise)
"Exceptional, minimal solo piano... A new breeze in the neoclassical genre" (Mellow Structures)
"... plays with all the figures of silence to suspend time and beautify the notes played. One thinks of Joe Hisaishi..." (Flabbergast)

Tom Blankenberg "Atermus" - ALBUM RELEASE - 15. 02. 2019!
"Benkhausen" is the 6th track the album.

Benkhausen

See also the video
https://youtu.be/_zHnsvFzFNc

"Genre bending!"(PrettyInNoise)
"Exceptional, minimal solo piano... A new breeze in the neoclassical genre" (Mellow Structures)
"... plays with all the figures of silence to suspend time and beautify the notes played. One thinks of Joe Hisaishi..." (Flabbergast)

Tom Blankenberg "Atermus" - ALBUM RELEASE - 15. 02. 2019!

"London Fields" is the 3rd track of Tom Blankenbergs debut album "atermus".

"Genre bending!"(PrettyInNoise)
"Exceptional, minimal solo piano... A new breeze in the neoclassical genre" (Mellow Structures)
"... plays with all the figures of silence to suspend time and beautify the notes played. One thinks of Joe Hisaishi..." (Flabbergast)

Tom Blankenberg "Atermus" - ALBUM RELEASE - 15. 02. 2019!
"Juni" is the 2nd track of the album.

15.02.2019

Juni

See also the video
https://youtu.be/eA55aPOMMZ4


"Genre bending!"(PrettyInNoise)
"Exceptional, minimal solo piano... A new breeze in the neoclassical genre" (Mellow Structures)
"... plays with all the figures of silence to suspend time and beautify the notes played. One thinks of Joe Hisaishi..." (Flabbergast)

Tom Blankenberg "Atermus" - ALBUM RELEASE - 15. 02. 2019!
"Tori" is the 1st track of the album.

15/02/2019

Main credits of shortfilm "A Milkshake At Gina´s"

OST "A Milkshake At Ginas" Orlows theme - credits

Tom Blankenberg - "et"

Track 03 "less" - 03:03

See also the video
https://youtu.be/MEZ4V49ZRy4

less

Tom Blankenberg - "et"

Track 05 "katzaki" - 01:39

katzaki

Tom Blankenberg - "et"

Track 01 "acnor" - 03:36

See also the video
https://youtu.be/nlbW_DCxGcY

acnor

Tom Blankenberg - "et"

Track 06 "dear" - 07:30

See also the video
https://youtu.be/ByiQb3ypPTg

dear

Tom Blankenberg - "et"

Track  04 "W123" - 06:40

W123

Tom Blankenberg - "et"

Track 08 "meniskus" - 04:58

meniskus

Tom Blankenberg - "et"

Track  02 "hibiskus" - 04:31

hibiskus

Tom Blankenberg - "et"

Track 09 "SLAS" - 02:00

SLAS

kaschmir

See also the multiple awarded video:

https://youtu.be/pk3Seyn-tmY

This is my track for Piano Day 2021
Enjoy this wonderful initiative with artists and music from all around the world.
#pianoday
#pianoday2021

kaschmir - pianoday 2021

This is the first "digitally/virtual" recorded Version of November, made with Quantum Leaps Börsendorfer Grand.
For listening to the new, real recorded Steinway D Version (with few minor changes) coming up on the album "atermus" in Feb. 2019 click here https://soundcloud.com/tom-blankenberg/atermus-b-05-november

"Genre bending!" 10/10 (PrettyInNoise)

"For me, this is one of the best contemplative and reflective piano albums I’ve heard – I love it!" (Pianodao)

„…as if Bill Evans were communing with Arvo Pärt.” (Misfit City)

"It’s very difficult to create an album that stands out amongst all the others, especially an album of solo piano. You certainly have done that. Upon first listen I couldn’t help but smile, I knew I had just stumbled upon something very special." (Todd Armstrong)

"Exceptional, minimal solo piano... A new breeze in the neoclassical genre" (Mellow Structures)

"... plays with all the figures of silence to suspend time and beautify the notes played. One thinks of Joe Hisaishi..." (Flabbergast)


Thank you for listening.
So, stay tuned.
Best
Tom

Tom Blankenberg

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