Award-winning Australian composer Dale Cornelius has created a beautifully immersive and deeply evocative, thought-provoking instrumental journey, with the haunting delicacy, depth, uncertainty and occasional euphoric power of What is Carried, What is Left Behind?
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Original cinematic rock instrumentals from a UK guitarist and composer noting a subtle blend of influences amidst the likes of Gary Moore and Santana. Michael Alan is set to release his second studio album at the end of October, and it’s a deeply moving, impressively skilful and often euphoric, organic instrumental project, that’s a dream to lose yourself within.
YaoJing’s focused yet diverse skillset has achieved him high-profile credits on shows like Wings Of Glory, for which he composed the Han Hong-performed TV theme Flying Moment, as well as the theme song I Like You (performed by Zhao Lusi), for which he worked as recording supervisor and vocal producer.
Organic and soulful optimism and brightness – essential in times of great division and uncertainty. Esteemed composer and pianist Antonija Pacek releases one of the year’s most hopeful and promising instrumental albums, with the aptly-titled serenity and charm of Soul Sanctuary.
An esteemed musician and composer, achieving a deeply moving balance of precise instrumental phrasings and evocative melodies, throughout the uniquely cinematic pathways of a single track. Adelaide’s Con Piliouras brings creativity and depth to the contemporary classical arena, with the changing stages and surrounding, all-encompassing escapism of Almost Yesterday.
With piano inspired by JS Bach, poetry, sung harmonies and production from Stephanie Rodriguez M., and lyrics by Ivano Bersini, Song is traditionally enthralling, but also, as per Ivano’s repertoire, completely unique from start to finish.
Carefully walking the line between intimacy and vastness, Elaine Yu guides with moving piano melodies and subtle strings, rhythms and other classical instruments, throughout the evocative journey of the Timeless EP.
The calm becomes awakening, ultimately euphoric, as we’re welcomed by powerful drum hits, additional guitars, distortion, ambient waves of soulful peaks, new riffs, and a fine blend of simplicity and complex human emotions.
Australian songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Justin Bell turns his passion towards the chaos and beauty of neo-classical expression, with the boldness and wonder of the Pestoric five-track EP Space. End. Time.
Seductively smooth jazz and soul, brought to life by organic instruments perfectly united in their melodic and intimate quest. With over 25 years of experience crafting big-band swing, jazz and classical crossover originals, composer and artist Mark Niedzwiedz captures the essence of romantic entanglement, with the sultry and alluring tones of Beautiful Distraction. Blessing the … Continued
So many of Walter’s songs are four or five minutes in length – another calling card of an artist making music for the sheer love of doing so, and getting truly lost within the escapism of the process. That authenticity is impossible to fake, and shines brightly throughout Walter Hansen’s extensive catalogue of music.
Taking the time to actually feel the music, to feel something real, absorb it, and begin playing only when the mood intends. Alasdair Hames Dodds is refreshingly genuine when it comes to piano composition, and Disillusionment is an initially simple but ultimately striking ode to that truth.