Intoxicating musical wisdom and charm meanders from pure euphoric vibrancy to intimate and honest contemplation. Tennessee songwriter and musician Ben Stephens delivers a sensational debut album this year, with the unrivalled complexity, skill and originality of a fiercely vulnerable Hello World, This Is The Inside Of My Mind.
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A refreshing dose of real music, familiar but genuine – an original take on the infamous compositions from The Lord Of The Rings films. Phil S Jones is a multi-instrumentalist, gifting live organic performances to this growing collection of dedications to the mighty LOTR.
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.
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.
With melody, concept and voice all working in unison as something unique and unexpected, Maini Sorri has crafted something truly special and impactful once again, for Belief.
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.
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.
An instantly distinct melody captures attention from the outset, as British-born composer and musician Peter Dulborough introduces the refreshingly recognisable, unique nuance and journey of William.
New York based composer, pianist and doctor Esmond Rubinov has achieved noteworthy successes with single projects over the years, but now returns to the bare essentials of composition, with the highly-anticipated launch of his debut album The Year After.
The aptly-titled EP RAW is completely unique, evocative and often spellbinding, and what’s more, Hila’s answers to these questions, and her perspective as a rising artist, portray an incredibly refreshing sense of identity and purpose in modern music.
Award-winning cinematic and classical composer and pianist Antonija Pacek turns her passion and expression towards the Christmas classics this season, offering a refreshingly warm, intimate and honest instrumental album, perfectly titled Heartwarming Christmas Compilation.
In defining the process or purpose of this album, Stewart Lane notes that ‘each piece traces the build-up to ecstatic release’. This is something you can hear and feel throughout these seven compositions, a unique and gentle progression, growing and culminating in some huge emotional presence and weight, suddenly peaking, and then being relieved or lifted away.