Norwegian pianist Otto A Totland’s 2014 release Pinô is a splendid collection of eighteen delicate and intimate compositions, improvisations and short vignettes on the piano expressed as restrained miniatures. From the very first track “Open”, Pinô literally opens like a vintage music box, playing into a slow and exquisite …
Stefano Bollani & Hamilton de Holanda: Caprichos de Espanha
Ever since meeting for the first time in 2009 at a festival in Bolzano (Italy), Brazilian bandolim player Hamilton de Holanda and Italian pianist Stefano Bollani have struck up a fascinating musical partnership which resulted in several concerts at festivals around the world and in the recent live recording O Que Será. The …
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Deaf Center: White lake
Introduced as “a haunting homage to the world of David Lynch and Angelo Badalamenti”, Pale Ravine (2005) is Norwegian duo Deaf Center’s first full-length EP on the Type Records label. Inspired by “old silent 8mm film reels, the historical architecture around them and the call of the alluring Norwegian landscape”, Erik K. Skodvin …
The Gloaming
The Gloaming’s self-titled début album is simply magnificent. This is contemporary music that is both deeply rooted in traditional Irish music or Sean-nós singing and totally in tune with the 21st century musical zeitgeist. The group emerged in 2011 from the genuine convergence of kindred spirits who have known each other for a …
Nils Frahm: Says
Including new compositions as well as revisiting and reworking songs from his previous recordings The Bells and Felt, Berlin-based modern classical pianist and composer Nils Frahm has just released Spaces, his first live album on the Erased Tapes record label. But unlike a traditional live album recorded over one night, …
Nils Frahm: La/Unter
Nils Frahm is a German pianist born in Hamburg and now based in Berlin. More than a classically trained musician and a modern classical composer, Nils Frahm is also a sound sculptor who thrives when experimenting with old instruments and working with analogue recording material. Over the years, the musician has been using …