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, every band’s releases also commonly “feature a wide variety of guest musicians from […]
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Peter Broderick: Float 2013
I am open to all styles of music and encourage anyone and everyone to partake in the process of creating music, regardless of their level of technical expertise. My aim is to approach music with a sense of openness and wonder, and to never be tied down to any one particular style. Born in Maine […]
Bruno Sanfilippo: Piano Textures 4
Born in Buenos Aires but based in Barcelona since the year 2000, Bruno Sanfilippo is a classically trained pianist and composer whose music lies at the confluence of the modern classical, electro acoustic and ambient genres. Initially launched in 2007 and assimilating diverse influences gathered over the years, Bruno Sanfilippo’s Piano Textures series has slowly […]
Kiasmos
Initiated around 2009 as an intriguing fusion project aimed at exploring “the area in-between Ólafur’s more acoustic, piano-based solo work and Janus’s synth-heavy electro pop”, Kiasmos quickly turned into a hugely successful dance act on the festival circuit worldwide. Since 2014, both musicians have been constantly on the road and the duo’s schedule shows no sign […]
Conor Walsh: The Front
I like the idea of conveying a lot through a little Growing up and based in Swinford, Co. Mayo, Conor Walsh is a self-taught musician and who started composing on the guitar in his late teens. Quoting Aphex Twin’s Selected Ambient Works 85-92 as a major influential and life-changing piece of work, the musician started […]
A Winged Victory for the Sullen: Atomos
Noticing the reaction of his group of dancers when playing them the music from classical/ambient duo A Winged Victory for the Sullen’s self-titled début album, British choreographer Wayne McGregor commissioned new material from the band for his upcoming modern dance project. Comprised of two American musicians based in Europe (Stars of the Lid founder and sound […]
