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Lubomyr Melnyk: The six day moment

March 13, 2013 By guillaume

Lubomyr Melnyk Corollaries

Lubomyr Melnyk (b. 1948) is a Ukranian pianist and composer who pioneered the concept of "continuous music" in the 1970s. "Continuous music" can be described as a never-ending and unbroken stream of notes played very quickly with both hands while holding down the sustain pedal. From a technical point of view, these continuous ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary, Modern Classical Tagged With: Lubomyr Melnyk, piano

Cesária Évora: Mãe Carinhosa

March 11, 2013 By guillaume

Césaria Evora

A new song by Cesária Évora is certainly a good excuse to open the floodgates of nostalgia! The Cape Verdean singer passed away in December 2011 after a very successful "late" international career. The singer was 47 when she recorded her first breakthrough album [amazon text=La Diva Aux Pieds Nus&asin=B00017YY90] in 1988. ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary, Folk Tagged With: Cesária Évora, latin, songwriting

Max Richter: The haunted ocean

March 6, 2013 By guillaume

Waltz with Bashir

Waltz with Bashir (2008) is a groundbreaking animated documentary by Israeli film maker Ari Folman. One night at a bar, an old friend tells director Ari about a recurring nightmare in which he is chased by 26 vicious dogs. Every night, the same number of beasts. The two men conclude that there's a connection to their Israeli ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary, OST Tagged With: ambient, cinema, Max Richter

Max Richter: Shadow journal

March 6, 2013 By guillaume

The Blue Notebooks "Shadow journal" was originally released in [amazon text=The Blue Notebooks&asin=B00BAFMQ24] (2004), the second solo album by German born British composer Max Richter. While classically trained, the musician is also influenced by Rock and Electronic music or by modern minimalists such as Philip Glass, ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary, Modern Classical Tagged With: ambient, electro, Max Richter, voice

Antony and the Johnsons feat. Björk: Flétta

February 25, 2013 By guillaume

Antony and the Johnsons Swanlights

This exquisite collaborative track comes from Antony and the Johnsons' 2010 recording [amazon text=Swanlights&asin=B003TE9BJ0]. The track was originally composed in 2006 during the recording sessions for Björk's album [amazon text=Volta&asin=B000OLG5OK] which includes two duets with Antony Hegarty. In "Flétta", Antony ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary Tagged With: Antony and the Johnsons, Björk, indie, voice

Maja Ratkje and Frode Haltli: Vandring

February 5, 2013 By guillaume

Frode Haltli Passing Images

Vandring This is a composition from Frode Haltli's 2007 recording Passing Images featuring a vocal performance by Maja Ratkje and Arve Henriksen on trumpet. As the accordion player notes, the origin of this track is twofold: Vandring is based on "Jeg er på vandring gjennom livet" as it is sung by Elias Akselen (b. 1947) ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary Tagged With: voice

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