My ideal music is where the electronic and the acoustic sounds blend seamlessly. Born in Reykjavík and based in Berlin, Jóhann Jóhannsson is a modern classical composer whose art encompasses minimalism (for strings and piano), acoustic or electronic … [Read more...] about Jóhann Jóhannsson: Orphée
Modern Classical
Alex Kozobolis: Weightless
Based in London, Alex Kozobolis is an independent photographer, visual artist and film maker who has released several shorts, captured portraits or designed cover artwork for like-minded musicians. The artist is also a self-taught pianist who has … [Read more...] about Alex Kozobolis: Weightless
Yann Tiersen: Eusa
Probably instigated a year prior to Ólafur Arnalds’ Island Songs project but released around the same time, French multi-instrumentalist and composer Yann Tiersen’s new endeavour also associates heartfelt compositions with places on a small island. … [Read more...] about Yann Tiersen: Eusa
Ólafur Arnalds: Island Songs
Labelled “a living musical film project”, Island Songs is a joint multimedia concept album by modern classical pianist and composer Ólafur Arnalds and film director Baldvin Zophoníasson, both from Iceland. Aiming “to make a nice musical portrait of … [Read more...] about Ólafur Arnalds: Island Songs
Nathan Shubert: Folds
Nathan Shubert is a pianist and composer based in Vancouver, Canada. A regular sideman with several different bands for over ten years but concerned that he might over time “forget how to write music”, the musician decided to return to the blank … [Read more...] about Nathan Shubert: Folds
Hidden Orchestra: Wingbeats EP
As years go by and as the collective embark on different projects, the term “Hidden Orchestra” keeps taking on a multitude of new meanings. Originally a reference to the fact that orchestras playing for silent films in theatres were hidden from view, … [Read more...] about Hidden Orchestra: Wingbeats EP
