Good morning. I hope that you are well. Today I have another beautiful track to share with you via this exclusive premiere. Or maybe it's a video premiere. I actually couldn't decide, so I've asked Cedric Vermue if I can publish both. I think it was a good decision and I hope you will agree. I first got introduced to this Dutch pianist, composer and producer of fragile, nostalgic, and serene neoclassical-meets-ambient music [the cross-over genre] when I premiered a piece titled "We Came and Left" from his Left Upon Us album on Piano and Coffee back in 2019.  Besides playing the piano, Vermue also plays the church organ as well as analogue synths which he incorporates with Rhodes during his live performances. He returns early in March, this time on a fairly new to the scene, Utrecht (The Netherlands) based independent imprint, mylja. I have previously introduced this boutique record label started by Yaron Cohen and Daniël Leseman in 2020 with this writeup of Alchi's Full Of It. I am happy to see that the label continues to persevere in its output of absolutely gorgeous music [this crazy world demands more beauty!]. And Vermue's upcoming album is a perfect addition to the catalogue! "Perpetua is the Latin word for infinity, referring to the Christian tradition that played an important part in the inspiration for this album, taking inspiration from Gregorian melodies and old organ music." The piece I'm featuring today is a recomposed Gregorian Sanctus melody (Sanctus XI) played on a piano and clarinet. The captivating video, directed by Victoria Ushkanova, and "shot on a cold wintery day in a forest near Almere", features Nicolo Zanotti, interpreting cascading arpeggios complemented by Lex Houtermans (clarinet and contra-clarinet) and Rudi van Hest (clarinet). There is a lot more I can say about the production, credits and approach, but instead of lifting the veil of mystery, I'd rather let the music do the talking... and let emotion sweep away...

Perpetua

Aether

TRACK PREMIERE : Cedric Vermue - Aether

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Producido por John Zorn bajo el sello neoyorkino Tzadik, CANTOS PARA UNA DIASPORA es el primer disco solista de la cantante y cineasta mexicana de origen judío Dora Juárez Kiczkovsky.
Con estos cantos sefaradíes de amor, muerte, guerra y migración, la
integrante  del ecléctico trío vocal Muna Zul, se  sumerge en sus orígenes 
con un espíritu desenfadado, fresco y profundo a la vez, dando como resultado una exquisita mezcla que entrelaza lo ancestral con lo contemporáneo.
Esta nueva y original mirada hacia el canto sefaradí, llena de hondura, sensibilidad  y una sana irreverencia  hace de este disco una pieza entrañable que tocará tu corazón.

Fernando Vigueras: Guitarra
Francisco Bringas: Percusiones y canto armónico
Invitados especiales:
Leo Soqui: Acordeón
Carlos Maldonado: Contrabajo
Juan Pablo Villa: Artista vocal

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We're so pleased to release the brand new solo piano piece 'please tell my mum to burn me' by Berlin based pianist, composer and videographer @alice_baldwin. The delicate and fragile piece is a study in simplicity, with Baldwin setting out to write using only select keys of the piano - as seen in the beautiful & intimate companion video featuring her custom alterations to the instrument : https://youtu.be/gm2lo8JpSDA

Stream the track on Spotify, AppleMusic, Deezer, etc : https://orcd.co/ptmmtbm

music by alice baldwin
mixed and mastered by martyn heyne at lichte studio
cover photograph by jacob david

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