Experiment must necessarily be carried on by hitting anything - tin pans, rice bowls, iron pipes -anything we can lay our hands on. Not only hitting, but rubbing, scraping, making sound in every possible way. In short, we must explore the materials of music. John Cage – “Goal: new music, new dance” (1939) in Silence: Lectures …
Hauschka: Morgenrot
Jeff Desom is a young video artist based in Luxembourg who directed the 2008 stunning music video for German pianist Volker Bertelmann’s (a.k.a. Hauschka) "Morgenrot" featuring a burning piano falling from a high rise somewhere in New-York city. Hauschka’s superb slow motion conversation with cellists Insa Schirmer and Donsa …
Hanan Townshend: Lacrimosa
Although the French composer is credited as the main songwriter on the official soundtrack for Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life (2011), Alexandre Desplat's music only accounts for a fraction of the total number of tracks which actually made it into the final edit of the film. The majestic score also includes more …
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 strong groove reminiscent of the …
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Yann Tiersen: Summer 78
Directed by German film-maker Wolfgang Becker and starring Daniel Brühl (Alex) and Katrin Saß (Christiane), Goodbye Lenin! (2003) chronicles of the life of a Berlin family during the pivotal years of the German reunification in 1989-90 with a great mixture of tragedy, humour and satire. Alex’s mother Christiane accidentally …
Yann Tiersen: C’était ici
A surprisingly short composition, French musician Yann Tiersen’s “C’était ici” is a condensed but flamboyant instrumental piece playing like the introduction to a much longer symphony. The track first appeared on Rue des Cascades (1996), a recording which only met with limited success at the time. It is of course the worldwide …