insen ~ Alva Noto, Ryuichi Sakamoto
Nicolai works directly with the piano sounds, dismantling Sakamoto's recordings with "surgeon-like precision" into micro loops; into their atomic elements. Starting with these sound atoms, he creates a new basis for form, compressing, floating, and rotating rhythm with harmonic sequences and melodic counterpoints, and laying it underneath the piano tracks. This makes insen appear more complex, though the time-stretched flow and the clear lines of the piano stay untouched.
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I'm a fan of Margaret Leng Tan ever since her initial toy piano CD, “The Art of the Toy Piano”. Here on She Herself Alone: The Art of the Toy Piano 2, Ms. Tan uses no less than six different toy pianos. Some works find the toy pia... I'm a fan of Margaret Leng Tan ever since her initial toy piano CD, “The Art of the Toy Piano”. Here on She Herself Alone: The Art of the Toy Piano 2, Ms. Tan uses no less than six different toy pianos. Some works find the toy piano performed with other instruments including grand piano, toy zithers, music boxes, glockenspiels and percussion, with Ms. Tan as a veritable one-person toy orchestra.
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For me Bob Dylan's voice is like the hair on the head of a crush, the more styles they try the more compelling they become. The Witmark Demos feature Bob's early songs in their raw state. I can't wait to hear them all. I just need... For me Bob Dylan's voice is like the hair on the head of a crush, the more styles they try the more compelling they become. The Witmark Demos feature Bob's early songs in their raw state. I can't wait to hear them all. I just need more Bob, you know?
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Like Eric Satie but contemporary
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David Bowie, Fiona Apple, Radiohead, Joni Mitchell and even Cat Power have dropped into jazz for song or two, but as great as that moment is they just don't seem to get it, we want them to take it all the way, well at least Wendy ... David Bowie, Fiona Apple, Radiohead, Joni Mitchell and even Cat Power have dropped into jazz for song or two, but as great as that moment is they just don't seem to get it, we want them to take it all the way, well at least Wendy Lewis and The Bad Plus get it.
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She's out there, I've been listing to Diamanda Galás since before her first album, and it is always trilling to hear what she has going on. At this writing Diamanda Galás has been on tour in support of her "Guilty Guilty Guilty" a... She's out there, I've been listing to Diamanda Galás since before her first album, and it is always trilling to hear what she has going on. At this writing Diamanda Galás has been on tour in support of her "Guilty Guilty Guilty" album, a thick audio painting exploding boundaries with sophisticated vocal weaponry and raw emotion, Diamanda Galás performs a program of tragic and homicidal love songs and death songs. Beware.
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I'll be honest, I'm not a Joni Mitchell aficionado. However, I do love this album and i think anyone who appreciates music will love it too.
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When Diamanda Galas gets the blues everyone gets the blues.
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Already a Grammy winner, Herbie Hancock is back for more with his study of Joni Mitchell music. Featuring duets with Norah Jones, Tina Turner, Corinne Bailey Rae and Joni Mitchell herself, this blues album is not to be missed. The... Already a Grammy winner, Herbie Hancock is back for more with his study of Joni Mitchell music. Featuring duets with Norah Jones, Tina Turner, Corinne Bailey Rae and Joni Mitchell herself, this blues album is not to be missed. The Amazon.com exclusive version of Herbie Hancock's Grammy-nominated album features bonus tracks heard nowhere else. UPDATE: A surprise win for Herbie Hancock at the Grammys! Go Herb!
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Amzing combination of piano virtuosity and moving music.
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