Tag: electronic
Stefano Guzzetti: At home – Piano book Vol.1
Stefano Guzzetti is an Italian pianist, composer and sound designer based in Sardinia. Having studied classical music alongside electronic music, the musician has been equally influenced by JS. Bach, Kraftwerk, Joy Division or the Cure. His work includes piano-based compositions, soundtracks for video games, documentaries…
Arve Henriksen: Places of Worship
A founding member of free improvised and electronic music quartet/trio Supersilent, Norwegian trumpet player Arve Henriksen is also a prolific artist as a leader. A sumptuous aural feast featuring the musician’s trademark liquid trumpet and eerie soprano voice on two tracks, Places of Worship was…
Rauelsson: Fluvial
In some way akin to the water metaphor running through his latest album, Raúl Pastor Medall (aka Rauelsson) has himself gone through a fascinating artistic “change of state” over the last few years. From folk singer accompanying himself on the guitar, Rauelsson has gradually brought…
Christina Vantzou: N°2
Kansas City-born and Brussels-based since 2003, Christina Vantzou is a video artist who initially collaborated with Adam Wiltzie (Stars of the Lid) on the very successful and self-titled album The Dead Texan in 2004. Released as a CD/DVD on the Kranky record label, The Dead Texan…
Thievery Corporation: Saudade
Saudade is a Portuguese word which is said to be the essence of bossa nova. Essentially, Saudade has several meanings – a longing for something or someone that is lost, a contented melancholy, or, simply, the presence of absence. Giovanni Condolini – “Saudade” liner notes…
Brad Mehldau & Mark Guiliana: Hungry Ghost
American pianist Brad Mehldau and drummer Mark Guiliana have just released Mehliana: Taming the Dragon, a fantastic electric duo recording for the Nonesuch record label. With Brad Mehldau on synthesisers, Fender Rhodes and piano and Mark Guiliana on drums and electronics, the pair generate a…
Zoë Keating: Escape artist
“One-woman avant-garde orchestra” Zoë Keating is a classically trained cellist and electronic artist born in Ontario and now based in California. Exploiting all the melodic, rhythmic and even percussive potential of the cello, the musician also integrates live samples of her own sound with a…
Food: Moonpie
Food is an experimental jazz group formed in 1998 by Norwegian drummer and composer Thomas Strønen and UK saxophone player Iain Ballamy. Food originally recorded four albums as a quartet which included Norwegian musicians Arve Henriksen (trumpet/vocals) and Mats Eilertsen (double bass). Since 2006, the…