A classically-trained pianist, a multi-instrumentalist, a collector of eclectic vintage acoustic and analogue instruments, a piano designer and a sound engineer at heart, Berlin-based musician Nils Frahm is a trendsetter of sorts, leading the way and pointing many young musicians towards new sonic territories. Following on from an improvised solo piano album recorded on a […]
Modern Classical
Rauelsson: Mirall
Raúl Pastor Medall aka Rauelsson is a Spanish musician sharing his time between Portland, Berlin and Benicassim on the East coast of Spain. Since debuting his career as a folk singer songwriter in the late 2000s, Rauelsson has gradually altered the course of his creative path to focus on a minimalist modern classical, ambient and […]
Evgeny Grinko: Tiny Mouse Tales
Born on the outskirts of Moscow, Evgeny Grinko is an independent pianist, guitarist and composer who started his musical career playing percussion with avant-garde and noise rock bands. But in 2010, while on break from touring, the musician penned a little waltz on the piano which changed the course of his career. Since then, Evgeny […]
Peter Broderick: All Together Again
Somewhat like the public letter-writers of the past, American artistic polymath Peter Broderick has adopted a similar role lately as a “public” musician, in addition to his creative work as a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and composer. “Ever since I started releasing records in 2007”, notes the musician, “people have contacted me periodically to ask if […]
Tambour: Chapitres
Based in Montréal, Simon Piché-Castonguay is a modern classical pianist and composer working for theatre and cinema. The musician is also the creative force behind the Tambour musical project whose understated and cinematic style has already proven very influential among his contemporary peers. Featuring piano, glockenspiel, a string quartet, clarinet, French horn and minimal use […]
Midori Takada: Through the Looking Glass
Born in 1951 in Tokyo, Midori Takada is a classically-trained composer and percussionist who was also influenced early on by free jazz, ambient and experimental music. The artist studied western minimalism while exploring African percussion traditions with musicians from Ghana, Senegal and Burkina Faso as well as Asian music traditions such as Bali’s Gamelan music […]
