The new EP, A Moment of Deathlessness, presents a first listen that’s captivating for its sense of cinema, its groove, its harmonies and imagery – the presentation and vibe intriguing alone for the creative depth and originality. Then to consider the poetry at its core, this whole project being a tribute to the iconic Emily Dickinson, is to appreciate the finely selected details and stories that influenced such a creative direction.
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Somewhat uniting outright simplicity and fearless complexity, Plastic Triode is tyrannical treat for the ears and the mind. Highly experimental, unlike anything else you’ll delve into this season – the project is a timeless, uninhibited, provocative collection of original tracks, from a talented musician with a clear passion for exploring the unexplored as a sound-designer and performer.
New music from the poetic and distinct corner of creativity that is Ivano Bersini’s compositions – Love is instantly recognisable as Bersini’s style, but at the same time, this is once again a completely new take on the concept of pairing piano and poetry.
Simply impressive guitar playing lights up the romantic and colourful musicality of Alfredo Robles music.
Composer and artist Adnan Joubran delivers a completely absorbing composition, for this visual and musical ode to longing for an end to the nightmare in Gaza.
Romanian pianist and composer Andrei Irimia astounds with this work. Initially engaging listeners with a profound and emotional piano performance, Fragments soon evolves through a boldly electronic ambiance, an industrial to cinematic sense of drama, to effectively redirect us entirely.
Seamlessly intertwining the mellow and euphoric, David Ratmoko‘s latest addition to the Adagios takes us through a humble but dramatic cinematic audio field of darkness and energy united. Featuring an upfront Hip Hop rhythm of hi-hats and kick drum, Adagio Four weaves in a simple but striking array of strings – a melodic guiding light … Continued
Unafraid of taking full command of the audio space, Vanterra showcases his prowess as a unique and rhythmic composer for this work. The track begins with a simple back and forth from a handful of organic instruments, somewhat joyful but repetitive as the very act of mining for gold is reimagined under an intimate and enchanting light.
Seamlessly intertwining the Celtic, neo classical and metal tendencies of three entirely different musical realms, Brian King Joseph effectively carves out a lane of his own, with this compelling and gripping instrumental masterpiece.
From the mysterious album THE DARK CITY, Vger delivers an ominous electronic ambiance and track, in the form of the story-telling sci-fi instrumental Approaching The City. This introduction to the project welcomes a state of intrigue and uncertainty, balancing rhythmic synths with warped synth melodies and an eighties progression that’s aptly cinematic.
Building up beautifully from intimate and haunting to dramatic and impassioned, its the live aspect of the playing that grips you – the melody is unsettled, sometimes comforting, but for the most part this feels like an outcry on behalf of the soul itself; an artistic manifestation of conflicting emotions and the true vastness of existence.
Completing a highly-anticipated trio of releases from the brand new album Adagios, European composer and classical-electronic producer David Ratmoko, delivers a post-seven-minute work of art – a multi-layered, cinematic and evocative realm, which captivates from the outset and refuses to loosen its grip. Presenting in G-minor and utilising dark and emotional synths and strings, hip … Continued