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. Rob Cosh: Music For Your Inner Ear
2. Julian Blackmore: Downbeat ambient electronica with a twist
3. Robert Otto: Ambient Electronic and Neoclassical Soundscapes
4. Sambodhi Prem: reflections of the moon in music
5. Hector Mukomol: ambient travels through a personal universe
6. Angelight: New Age/World Music for mankind from Russia
7. Brad Senne: dreamy, acoustic folk rock
8. Laura Inserra: the Hang, a new instrument from Switzerland
9. Hans Christian: new age meets Indian cello
10. Chiwawa: He who sings thinks no evil
11. Burnshee Thornside: funny, funky blues
12. David Modica: layers of lush acoustic guitar
13. Arthur Yoria: catchy, whip smart alt-rock
14. Sasha Merkulov: Ethnic New Age, Groove, Meditation, Sitar, Ambient
15. Broken Poets: indie rock when lyrics were king
16. Conway Hambone: Multi-genre instrumental and vocal conquests made with love and fuzz
17. Collection Get: jazz vocalist + sad robot = indie pop
18. Brad Sucks: brilliantly sardonic indie rock
19. Lisa Lynne: Inspirational, uplifting, gentle, and soothing Celtic harp, World flutes, guitar and more.
20. Cobb Bussinger: Melodic, passionate, introspective and transcendent journeys to the heart