Deeply meditative music that moves between silence and sound. Solo piano and solo guitar played from a space of inner reflection, like a wave of peace.
The quality of water falling on a sun-shower-day translated into sound. Somehow
music can filter through to places that are hidden from daylight. You feel music
when your mind is open and the rhythm of your footsteps has slowed a little -
when you stop and look at the empty space around you, listen to the silence
between your words and look into the eyes of a person you love. Then without a
warning a space enters you, you relax and for a moment there is unity - a
reminding of a place you may have visited when you were young, full of wonder
and innocence.
What people are saying about this music:
"I like the open spaces in the music, the unhurried gentleness. Reminds me of
staring into space, sometimes daydreaming, sometimes just staring at nothing.
Very nice." - Fratermus
"If you need to calm down or meditate this music is perfect. Piano solo pieces
alternate with beautiful acoustic guitar. The sound is pure. This music is
refreshing just as a glass of pure water or pure air in the mountains."
- Yvalain
"The most moving song on the album was the track, "Trusting the
Universe." It was very touching and sweetly emotional. The guitar was deeply
heartfelt on this album and the sounds were kept to a minimum, spare and yet so
creative . . . as if the plan was that these tunes were to heal and soothe and
comfort the tired and sore souls . . . well it worked! One of my other favorite
songs was the sweet, slow and gentle traces of music from the guitar in the
song, "Reflecting the Moon," which was so peaceful I felt as if I had relaxed
under the white light of a magical moon . . . This album was so good that I
couldn't stop playing it all evening . . . it was like sacred medicine to my
soul . . . and I needed it . . . and I got it! - Orangeupurple
Albert de Rippe (c1500-1551) was one of the most famous lutenists of his
generation. In service to Francis I, his annual salary was double that of any
other lutenist. His surviving works exhibit a complexity previously unidentified
in lute music. Albert's pupil, Guillaume Morlaye (c1510-1558), was responsible
for the posthumous publication of most of Albert's surviving output, and was
also a composer of outstanding quality in his own right. In August 1551 Adrian
Le Roy (c1520-1598) and his cousin Robert Ballard (c1525-1588) founded the
fertile printing firm of "Le Roy and Ballard", obtaining a royal privilege from
Henry II to publish music. The fruits of that partnership form the core of the
musical selection that comprises this album, featuring preludes, fantasies,
dances, chansons, motets and grounds.
The works themselves are multifaceted, attractive, at times meditative, and at
times ostentatious. The cross-section of works presented here perfectly sum up
the Parisian chordophonic culture of the mid-16th century.
The music was performed upon a Renaissance Lute built by James Marriage (2004)
after Hans Frei (c1550), and upon a Renaissance Guitar built by Paul Baker
(2003) of his own design. The album was recorded fairly intimately and with
little editing so as to produce a fresh and candid sound, suited to the intimacy
and immediacy of the music. It is the second in a series of recordings by
Richard MacKenzie focusing on the repertoire of lutes and early guitars.
(Produced and engineered by Richard MacKenzie. Recorded at the Church of St.
Lawrence, Heanor).
Full liner notes are available with the artwork pdf.
Death and Rebirth is a double album of electronic music, composed of Love Amplifier's first two albums: Ego Death, and Rebirth.
Ego Death is a methodical, step-by-step remix of older, pre-Love Amplifier material that became completely unrecognizable during the process of remixing it. The entire album was produced using a single instrument - Ableton's Operator.
Rebirth is an exploration of beats, melodies and harmonies composed spontaneously, without reference to any existing material. If any of these songs sound even remotely like anything that already exists, it is entirely by accident.
Description:
Canadian composer, musician, orchestrator, arranger and sound designer
Early jazz/dixieland/swing tunes for those nostalgic of a bygone era.
My Little Book is neither more nor less than a notebook from the composer François Couture.
A book of melodies inspired by daily meeting with musics and musicians.
The objective: to bring together musicians and simply play for the pleasure of it.
Record the inspiration and the feverishness of this moment.
Tome 1 is the first session of a series and features the following guests:
Grégoire Painchaud, Violin;
André Larue, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Soprano sax;
François Couture, Guitar;
François Guilbault, Double bass.
Following directly on from both "Icarus" and his work for TV, film, and
commercial use, "Pieces" is an exploration of Fielding's eclectic range of
influences and inspirations. While maintaining a consistent aesthetic
throughout, "Pieces" retains an incredibly earnest and varied impression of
Fielding's writing and production styles, resulting in a collection of music that
is as honest as it is diverse.
"Pieces" is a compilation of previously unreleased works by UK-based musician and
producer Adam Fielding, written and recorded during 2012-2014, and released in
August 2014.
From the euphoric, post-rock tinged opening of "A Call To Action" through to the
moody, introspective electronic workings of "Sleepless", organic instrumentation
combines with precise electronics to offer listeners a memorable melodic
experience combined with lush atmospheric production on a truly epic scale.