New mix from Christine Ott with a selection of compositions and interpretations from her various collaborations and ensembles.
Noted, 17 Mar 2025, 19:12Tag: piano
Four long form works
Four recent albums where the artist has focused on a single, album-length composition
Singing Stones (Volume 1) by Snowdrops
Vast post-classical soundscapes of tension and desolate beauty
Emika has announced that her ambitious VEGA project, initially launched in 2021 but delayed for various reasons (including the pandemic, sickness and relocating from Berlin) is back on track and will see a release on 29th November this year. Expect a career encompassing array of musical styles, incorporating electronic elements, piano, neoclassical, reworks and collaborations.
Noted, 20 Oct 2024, 12:06
Ether by Iván Muela
Henrik Lindstrand - Hvid (Remodelled by Alva Noto)
I missed this Alva Noto remix from earlier in the year - it's a track called Hvid, taken from Lindstrand's excellent 2023 album Klangland. Inspired by Swedish jazz of the 1960s, piano was a key element in the original but Alva Noto extracts the piano and adds contemplation through texture and subtle noise. Beautiful!
Carillon Reverie by 4partment
Saved by the bell
Chrono Piano generated piano loops based on the current date and time
Noted, 19 Jul 2024, 14:10
What the Sea Promises by Philippe Deschamps
Explore the sea with a sense of awe
HAZE by Emika
Consolidations and jubilations
into blue light by dj poolboi
House turns emo
Hyperobjects by Paul K
Café Tristesse by Andrew Heath and Mi Cosa de Resistance
New book: Gentleman of Jazz: A Life in Music - autobiography of jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis (written with Aaron Cohen)
Noted, 07 Dec 2023, 07:56Philip Glass has a new album out in the new year called Philip Glass Solo
Noted, 09 Nov 2023, 18:39
Éclats (Piano Works) by Christine Ott
Twelve powerful piano compositions dealing with life in all its forms
Christine Ott - Pluie d'arbres
First taste of a new album of twelve piano works from Christine Ott. Pluie d'arbres is taken from upcoming album Eclats, out on 3rd November via Gizeh Records.
The Cry by The Cry
Heavenly Spheres by Penelope Trappes
Tape hiss, disembodied voices and delicate piano figures
Microscripts by Cabbaggage
Piano music inspired by the Swiss writer Robert Walser
Penelope Trappes - A Seagull Learns To Sleep Alone
Beautiful piano and vocal taster from upcoming album Heavenly Spheres, out 14th April via Nite Hive
LOADING//:fluids by antxnio graz
Music where technology, nature and biology collide
Better late than never, I've finally heard 13 Rabbits, the intriguing debut album from German artist Moritz Fasbender, aka Friederike Bernhardt, in which she combines piano and Prophet synthesiser to create a hybrid of film soundtrack and experimental classical compositions. And while Brandt Brauer Frick appear on one of the more high energy tracks, it's a largely downbeat affair, best suited for more introspective moments.
Noted, 23 Oct 2022, 16:39Eva Kierten - The Metallic Ratio
The enigmatic artist known as Eva Kierten is back for a third release on Scottish label Other Forms Of Consecrated Life. It's a twenty minute piece called The Metallic Ratio and is composed of piano loops softened by quietly seering strings, and underpinned with field recordings and subtle electronics. It's a mesmerising mix of ingredients.
Kaapstaad - Aula
Fans of Yann Tiersen and Olafur Arnalds will love this beautiful piano-led track from Tiny Fighter member Tim Spelman.
Out now via Filter.
Isola by Rumpistol
Goodness me, how about this for a collaboration? Plastikman and Chilly Gonzales have teamed up for a reimagining of Hawtin’s 1998 album Consumed, called Consumed In Key. Check out the taster track here:
Album will be released on 1st April via Turbo Recordings.
Noted, 02 Mar 2022, 11:15
Prelude For The Spring by Seigo Aoyama
Pearldiving by Robin Guthrie
Dreamy escapism, unashamedly MOR