Orchestral

Inspired by my Pleyel (the piano of Chopin), C minor and nature, I made this quiet Nocturne. I experimented with the felted sound by using different materials including interfacing and felt.  The chord progression is from a previous violin, piano, and cello work I did called Jing Ye Si (https://sharonchen.bandcamp.com/track/thoughts-on-a-still-night).

Pre-save Eternity Tonite (25 June): https://gyro.lnk.to/EternityTonite
Blissful and Beyond study video: https://youtu.be/XDR9KxeVRk8
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Nocturne in C minor performance: https://youtu.be/4FpHHFu5YhY
My computer was in repair for about eight days. I just got it back..

Nocturne in C Minor

A Sky Sparkling

LIbration is the wagging of wavering of the Moon perceived by Earth-bound observers - is there a music behind this gentle dance? We believe so, and we think it is a tender waltz. 

Enjoy "La Valse de la lune"!

La valse de la lune

La Valse De La Lune

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in C Sharp Minor, Op. 3 No. 2. 

Played by me with my Korg SGProX digital stage piano controlling Yamaha Montage 8. The piano preset: Yamaha Montage CFX Stage. It sounds even better than my 2005 Motif ES synthesizer's piano sound which was already quite impressive. 

Played substantially slower than many pro players and e.g. the honourable Mr. Rachmaninoff himself on one recording (it may be also that I prefer this piece to be played a little slower than it is usually played). I got some speed however somewhere in the middle part.. I played it a lot faster however when I was young and didn't have to think about tomorrow. Because that's what this Prelude is about (much like the Scriabine etude Op. 8 No. 12): you really have to play it like there would be no tomorrow, so to speak, meaning, among other things, that you cannot think about some "secondary" things like hand injuries..

I learned this prelude initially in the 1990's at the time when also the piano movie "Shine" was released (the movie definitely was an inspiration). I practiced it countless hours with my Korg M1 synthesizer which was indeed not the best machine for this kind of piano music.  This was one of the first classical piano pieces I ever learned and, since I have learned it by myself without receiving any formal piano training whatsoever, this warrants the following conclusion: Anything is possible, remember that!

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in C Sharp Minor Op. 3 No. 2

Madness

https://soundcloud.com/utopia-paul-anderson/the-waiting
https://soundcloud.com/utopia-paul-anderson/madness

First love

Dance of the orchestra

The Betrayal

Calling

My rescore of the Doctor Who episode, The Fires of Pompeii, which was originally released on February 1st, 2022.

Requiem for Pompeii

A tranquil instrumental piece featuring the soulful sound of the Japanese bamboo flute, layered with a slow, steady drum beat to anchor meditation practice. Designed as a seamless loop, this track evokes the stillness of a zen garden, helping the mind settle into presence and peace.
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Meditate in Solitude

Souls of Saturday Night

Xompulse

Spotify

Artist: Whale Fall
Album: It Will Become Itself
Release Date: 03.27.2020

We inadvertently recorded this album, titled It Will Become Itself, the evening of June 4, 2018, during one of the rare times all five of us were in Los Angeles. We had a few basic ideas we wanted to try out and, per our usual procedure, launched into a mutual improvisation, which we recorded as nothing more than a reference for further composition and arranging. After the session we all agreed that this was a particularly good take and would be valuable for a future project. 

While going through the archives several months later, we rediscovered the nearly-forgotten recording from that night. We were surprised at what we heard: here was an entire record in embryonic form, recorded in a single 38-minute take. The consonance and connection of the playing caught our attention. Absent the self-consciousness that goes along with recording an album or even playing a show, we had cut loose and just let things flow. The musical negotiations gave rise to some unexpected and beautiful moments. The imperfections added rather than taking away. 

We decided to take this roughly recorded session and apply some polish. Gradually, over the course of a year, we shaped the finished album out of this single take. A couple of the very talented musicians we have collaborated with in the past came through with some stunning improvisations of their own. Finally, we added a short piano piece that had also been recorded spontaneously without intention of release. As the title track, “It Will Become Itself” can be considered both a prelude and prologue to the two longer improvised album sides. The resulting album is intended as a single continuous piece of music in five movements. The title arose during a conversation with a friend about the creative process and seemed an apt description of how the album came to be. 

This far less methodical approach to composition was a departure from the more structured recording studio sessions of our previous records, and a fortuitous chance to continue pursuing new creative pathways and song forms. There was no roadmap for this album, and we were willing to accept the imperfections that come along with spontaneity. The music recorded that June night was only a moment in time, but we’re excited to share what we’ve been able to distill from it. 

Personnel 
Aaron Farinelli: Drums & Percussion  
Ali Vazin: Electric Guitar  
Dave Pomeranz: Electric Guitar  
Erik Tokle: Bass & Electric Guitars, Ambient Moog  
J. Matt Greenberg: Keyboards, Cornet, Flugelhorn  

Featuring  
Artyom Manukyan: Cello  
Daniel Rotem: Tenor Saxophone & Flute   

Performed by Whale Fall, June 4, 2018, Los Angeles, CA 
 Produced by Erik Tokle & Whale Fall  
Engineered by Erik Tokle & Aaron Farinelli  
Mixed by Erik Tokle  at Ghost Factory
Mastered by Pete Lymon at Infrasonic Sound  
Cover Design by Whale Fall

01 It Will Become Itself

Jean-Christophe Renault is a belgian pianist composer,
sometimes compared to Satie, Chopin and Jarret by Belgian press.
New album " Ears have no eyelids " on Flak records.
www.lnk.to/earshavenolids

Jean-Christophe Renault - Valse Sans Titre IV

Scottish songwriter/composer. Thank you for listening.

The Betrayal

Paul Anderson

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