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.
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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
This sense of being immersed in the inescapable ache of separation is universally relatable, and as the track gathers passionate momentum, that shared experience effortlessly transcends language barriers.
Musically inspired by JS BACH and Benedetto Marcello, Minuet 5.0 features a solo piano thread descending under vocal harmonies and a softly spoken poem about children.
With words delivered again by Stephanie Rodriguez M, Minuet 5.0 repeats the word ‘children’ throughout, forever reinforcing the innocence at the heart of the writing, and thus heavily juxtaposing this innocence and love with the shattering darkness and devastation of a polluted and desperately broken world.
Following on from the fiercely immersive genre fusion of Adagio One, rising artist and composer David Ratmoko manages yet again to enthral, engage, and impress modern listeners, with the darkness and hypnotic depth of Adagio Two.
Established composer and multi-instrumentalist Marco Palmieri continues his creative expansion as a contemporary artist. Noting years of performance experience and backed by two studio albums in the jazz realm, Palmieri’s devotion to composition now sees his music effectively create a uniquely immersive and distinct realm of escapism for modern and classic fans alike.
When the gift of music shines its light through just a solo performance on a single instrument, it holds the power to remind us of the essence of our being – the simplicity of life that can feel far more rewarding and fulfilling than anything overly loud or complex.
Solo pianist and composer Michael Strening Jr. captures precisely that quality, with the easy rise and fall of his melodically and rhythmically evocative Into The Light.
Fans of the already mentioned Prodigy, of Fat Boy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, Adi Lukovac – Upgrade relights the excitement of classic albums, maintaining that nostalgic minimalism and industrial realism, alongside a sincere and consistent playfulness, which lets each and every track work its magic in unpredictable but satisfying ways. Not to be ignored.
An echoing arena of rising notes and descending bass, something of a mirror-chamber of reflecting ideas and melodies that build and envelope the listener. There’s a certain lightness and humble euphoria to this track, a meeting between the meditative and the energising.
From the choir-like church-hall sample of sound, through neo-classical strings, industrial rhythms, and organic fragments of nature, Adagio One is everything we’ve come to love from renowned composer David Ratmoko, and yet in being so, is nothing like you’ll be expecting.
A phenomenal collection of electronic dance tracks and genre-fusing originals, recapturing the essence and freedom of purposeful production, whilst leading with a unique and intoxicating level of both realism and strict numbers-based creative craftwork.
Impressively engaging for a new starter in production and sound-design, Don’t Do This features a timeless groove and a riff and effect-line just quirky enough to really blend the melodic and emotional tones with a clear sense of character and rising anticipation. We’re in a sort of early Fatboy Slim arena, a playful instrumental realm of sweeping synths and more clean-cut riffs alike, all separated by the opposing sections of this ongoing rhythm.