Felixdroid (Nick Wallbank) undertook classical piano lessons at an early age and composers such as Bach, Debussy and Satie quickly became firm favourites. Whilst working his way through piano exams he also developed apenchant for experimentation, the placing of sticky tape to the strings, or drawing pins into the hammers began to open his ears to new timbres and new possibilities. Some years later whilst attending Art School in he was introduced to a recording studio where his appetite for new musical colours such as Cage, Reich, Stockhausen would feed his creativity and subsequently influence him. His current work ranges from simple and sometimes haunting piano pieces to complex electronic soundscapes. "The Longing" represents his most personal and inward looking work to date and features mostly acoustic sounding instruments such as piano, cello and vibes. It is mostly contemporary classical in genre and draws on his influences such as Max Richter and Sylvain Chauveau Felixdroid is excited by the vast sonic landscape that exists and strives to embrace all influences to enhance his work.

The Longing

Tagged as: Ambient, Other.

1. Kourosh Dini: minimalist piano with slashes of ambient electronics
2. Alex McCartney: Reflective, historically-informed performance on the lute
3. Julian Blackmore: Downbeat ambient electronica with a twist
4. Rob Cosh: Music For Your Inner Ear
5. Vate: urban electronic music
6. Sambodhi Prem: reflections of the moon in music
7. Robert Otto: Ambient Electronic and Neoclassical Soundscapes
8. Hector Mukomol: ambient travels through a personal universe
9. Daniel Estrem: colorful classical guitar
10. Angelight: New Age/World Music for mankind from Russia
11. Blue Wave Theory: high-energy surf-inspired instrumental rock
12. Kristian Taus: Collections of melancholic and minimalistic soundscapes
13. Francois Couture: Canadian composer, musician, orchestrator, arranger and sound designer
14. Chad Farran: an impressive journey through Latin rhythms and moves
15. Broken Poets: indie rock when lyrics were king
16. David Modica: layers of lush acoustic guitar
17. Andre Rodriguez: melodic rock combining memorable melodies with thoughtful storytelling
18. Lisa Lynne: Inspirational, uplifting, gentle, and soothing Celtic harp, World flutes, guitar and more.
19. Sasha Merkulov: Ethnic New Age, Groove, Meditation, Sitar, Ambient
20. Brad Sucks: brilliantly sardonic indie rock