“This piano piece sounds like a letter without words to someone. Melancholic at moments but with a joyful message, like oscillating moods that are combined in one story you want to express, tell someone, but can't find the right words. ”
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“Beautiful piano piece, full of joyful mood, like a smile when you see the sun after a rainy day. Walking by the sea, or a country side road, feeling happy. Something that you want to plat after a stressful day at work and relax. ”
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“This piece of music is one of the best I've heard in a while. Beautiful themes, strings sections, lush piano, arranged perfectly. I hope that this would feature in some movie soundtrack one day. Something that I played in a loop for an hour, just amazing, pure musical art.”
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“A beautiful journey to the world of dreams, in which such amazing genres as the atmosphere of Experimental Electronic, the Downloads Downtempo and the elegance of Neo Classical are intertwined. Magic and magic in one bottle, which must be drunk to the bottom.” (Automatically Translated with Google Translate)
“Красивое путешествие в мир снов, в котором переплелись такие удивительные жанры, как атмосфера Experimental Electronic, ритмы Downtempo и изящность Neo Classical. Магия и волшебство в одном флаконе, испить который надо до дна.”
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Expansions is the first single from British visual artist, composer & producer, Damian Boylan’s forthcoming 2 x 12” LP vinyl, studio album, Rarefactions. Mastered by Matt Colton (Brian Eno, Four Tet, Thom Yorke, Flume, Bicep, Caribou), and conducted with live strings from Air Studios, London (Hans Zimmer, Ólafur Arnalds), this debut experimental electronic and contemporary, classically infused composition sets the scene for an album that treads a sumptuous balance between poignant instrumentation and experimental foley based percussion.
Each artwork for the 12 album tracks comes from Boylan’s accompanying series of paintings, as well as official videos to accompany each song, also produced and directed by Damian Boylan
“The sounds of hammers of the piano are pleasantly ticking the hearing, pleasing the soul and heart. The melody very elegantly and reverently presents its history, revealing with every second all its natural nature. Feel how your consciousness is united with the world -bogdan belyaev-. Now you and the author’s music are one.” (Automatically Translated with Google Translate)
“Звуки молоточков пиано приятно щекочут слух, ублажая душу и сердце. Мелодия очень элегантно и трепетно преподносит свою историю, раскрывая с каждой секундой всё своё природное естество. Почувствуйте, как ваше сознание объединяется с миром -Bogdan Belyaev-. Теперь вы и музыка автора — одно целое.”
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“The neoclassical melody that arouses sincere emotions inside, it is able to bring to tears and wake up all the most beautiful that is in your heart. A beautiful sequence of chords and an all -consuming atmosphere that affects its energy!” (Automatically Translated with Google Translate)
“Неоклассическая мелодия, которая пробуждает внутри искренние эмоции, она способна довести до слёз и разбудить всё самое прекрасное, что есть в вашем сердце. Красивая последовательность аккордов и всепоглощающая атмосфера, поражающая своей энергетикой!”
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This piece was originally composed for solo piano and explores the way in which our subconscious minds influence our waking lives. A persistent dream can be a positive hope but also a fear or an omen. This version was arranged for 2 cellos, piano and double bass and tends towards the latter mood.
In many cultures across the world, birds of the corvid family such as ravens and crows have long been signifiers of loss and foreboding, and yet their symbolism is complex. As talking birds they can also represent prophecy and insight connecting the material world with that of the spirits.
This is the first track from the new album Etudes of the Crow and each piece will be presented in piano, orchestral and ambient versions, a concept that encourages innovation from the composer. The other 2 versions will be released in the coming weeks.
“Imagine that you are walking at night in a dark forest. Only you, the warmth emanating from the moonlight and the flock of moths wandering in the web. The excellent combination of Ambient & Drone textures and the Neo Classical melody, capable of dissolving you in their attractive and magical atmosphere.” (Automatically Translated with Google Translate)
“Представьте, что вы прогуливаетесь ночью в тёмном лесу. Только вы, теплота исходящая от лунного света и стая мотыльков блуждающих в паутине. Прекрасное сочетание текстур Ambient & Drone и мелодия Neo Classical, способные растворить вас в своей притягательной и магической атмосфере.”
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The Moth and The Bat' is the first track to be released from Christof's forthcoming EP 'The Tree and The Moon'. The track occupies that technicolour grey-zone between ambient/electronic and classical music.
The track blends synths/samples & delayed/warped textures with a classical double-felted piano to create a uniquely dark soundworld.
Mastered by Oli Morgan at Abbey Road Studios, the track will be released digitally on 1st September 2022 with the full EP being released in physical and digital formats in December 2022.
Pre-save / streaming links available at: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/christofrdavis/the-moth-and-the-bat
Website: christofrdavis.com
Twitter: twitter.com/cdavismusic
Facebook: facebook.com/ChristofRDavis
“A light, piano preface to an unknown fairy tale from a wizard -April chung-. Unscrew into the atmosphere something warm that came from childhood itself, when the whole world around you is a platform for entertainment, and mother’s warm hands will save from any problems. The melody that wakes up a person in you.” (Automatically Translated with Google Translate)
“Лёгкое, фортепианное предисловие к неизвестной сказке от волшебника -April Chung-. Окунитесь в атмосферу нечто тёплого, что пришло из самого детства, когда весь мир вокруг вас это площадка для развлечений, а тёплые руки мамы спасут от любых проблем. Мелодия, которая разбудит в вас человека.”
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“-Carolyn Barela-- opening for you his music box full of wonderful melodies, experiences, emotions and lets everyone there who will become the guardian of this melodic hearth. The enchanting neoclassical composition, which will become a real gift for your lonely heart.” (Automatically Translated with Google Translate)
“-Carolyn Barela- приоткрывает для вас свою музыкальную шкатулку полную чудесных мелодий, переживаний, эмоций и впускает туда каждого, кто станет хранителем этого мелодичного очага. Чарующая неоклассическая композиция, которая станет настоящим подарком для вашего одинокого сердца.”
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“In this minimalist composition, the authors tell their story using the art of sound, which serves as the only tool for transmitting the entire spectrum of emotions. Feel the excitement inside your body when the melody of the piano barely touches on each cell of your body. It is living, like a human soul, in which a huge driving force is felt.” (Automatically Translated with Google Translate)
“В этой минималистической композиции авторы рассказывают свою историю с помощью искусства звука, который служит единственным инструментом для передачи всего спектра эмоций. Почувствуйте волнение внутри своего тела, когда мелодия пиано едва касается каждой клеточки вашего тела. Это живая, словно душа человека музыка, в которой чувствуется огромная движущая сила.”
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Composer Bill Whitley is no stranger to storytelling through the art of composition. Central themes in his works include that of embarking on a journey, the thrill and spontaneity of discovery, and the comfort and reflectiveness of the eventual returning home. These form a story arc as old as time, beautifully transcribed and made new through Whitley’s compositions.
THEN ELEPHANT SPEAKS is no exception. Like the symbol of the elephant, the works on this album are strong and powerful, representing the search for truth. The instruments, whether they be piano, harp, vibraphone, electric guitars, or electronics, build patiently, gathering up every second to create one living, breathing force.
According to Whitley, as the piece Then Elephant Speaks was being written, the shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School occurred. The event influenced not only the mood of the piece, but the approach to remixing the songs as well. Like every great story, the narrative belongs in the hands of different perspectives which all work together to find truth. Motifs are shared among the original compositions and remixes, but each reiteration makes you rethink what you once knew about the piece, giving a new truth to the listening experience.
Whitley’s second composition on the album, The Circles, is remixed twice. Each of the three tracks share the spirit of the cyclical journey, but each offers a unique perspective. The original track sets a relatively conventional tone with piano melodies over electronic harmonics. The first remix takes the same melodies and asserts a greater electronic influence over the composition, driving the piece into a realm of ambient music. The second remix, one that was written seven years earlier than the first two, is the skin and bones; uninterrupted piano leading the listener through the sonic journey.