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hauschka - Foreign Landscapes
Seemingly getting better with every release, Hauschka delivers his third album for Fat Cat's classical offshoot, 130701. Having previously established himself as a gifted pianist and composer for prepared piano, Volker Bertelmann takes his craft to the next level by work extensively with orchestration. Recruiting a twelve-piece string and wind ensemble from San Francisco's Magik*Magik Orchestra, Bertelmann sets about transferring his lyrical and very accessible take on contemporary classical composition to a more complex and lavish setting, kicking off with the choppy and tuneful couplet of 'Alexanderplatz' and 'Iron Shoes' before briefly reverting to the more familiar strains of 'Mount Hood' - a beautiful prepared piano piece that sounds remarkably full and percussive. Beneath the central melody line you can hear Bertelmann's instrument creaking, clucking and groaning away, reminding you that despite all those additional arrangements, Hauschka's music stands out from the crowd by virtue of its unique central performances. Only three of the twelve selections here are piano solos, and tellingly, each one represents an album highlight. Much of the time, contemporary classical music from the likes of Max Richter, Peter Broderick and the like tends to sound closer in feel to film scores than classical music in its own right, and not dissimilarly Foreign Landscapes, for all its strings and woodwinds, almost feels like a collection of songs transcribed for orchestral instrumentation. The use of repetition, regimented rhythms and chord structures ensures there's always a very approachable, perhaps unexpectedly poppy feel to Bertelmann's music, though perhaps because of this it's often the most languid pieces - such as the wonderful 'Snow' or album closer 'Trost' - that really stand out.
Bella Union
CD // £11.99
Now released in its own right, this was the second disc in the special edition of Bird's Noble Beast album
DAKOTA SUITE / DAVID DARLING / QUENTIN SIRJACQ
GLITTERHOUSE
CD // £13.99
Sumptuous offering from Dakota Suite, joined by the Cello of David Darling and Quentin Sirjacq's Piano.
Dandelion (Expanded CD Edition)
DIGITALIS
CD // £7.99
NOW: £4.99
*Expanded CD Edition - includes over 35 minutes of material not featured on the vinyl edition of this album*
Thrill Jockey
CD // £10.99
Slow motion dustbowl blues from doom-Americana architects Evan Caminiti and Jon Porras
Wintermusik (Erased Tapes Edition)
ERASED TAPES
CD // £10.99
New edition of this Incredible piano-led album from burgeoning modern classical talent Nils Frahm.
Type Recordings
CD // £7.99
The rare debut album from Sylvain Chauveau available on limited new issue.
Bella Union
CD // £9.99
An intimate, seven-track release finding Peter Broderick in sublime singer-songwriter mode
Editions Mego
MP3 Download // £5.99
FLAC Download // £6.99
SONIC PIECES
MP3 Download // £6.99FLAC Download // £8.99
Beautifully produced dark ambience from one of the genre's most consistently inspired artists
Fat Cat
LP // £13.99
On his third Fat Cat LP, Hauschka augments his prepared piano works with strings and woodwind arrangements
SONIC PIECES
MP3 Download // £4.99
FLAC Download // £5.99
Dream hook-up from Hauschka and Hildur Gudnadottir, for the lovely Sonic Pieces imprint.
NILS FRAHM / JOHANN JOHANNSSON / HAUSCHKA
Explorer's Club: 7. Belfast- Reykjavik
LOAF
MP3 Download // £1.95FLAC Download // £2.95
Superb piano-driven pieces from Johann Johannsson, Nils Frahm, Hauschka & Stefan Schneider
CD // £11.99The Blue Notebooks (LIMITED VINYL EDITION)
Fat Cat
LP // £16.99
*FIRST EVER VINYL EDITION OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM - LIMITED TO 500 COPIES ONLY FOR THE WORLD*
Songs From Before (DMM REMASTERED EDITION)
Fat Cat
LP // £15.99
*NOW AVAILABLE ON LIMITED EDITION, RE-MASTERED DMM VINYL*
Fat Cat
2LP // £15.99
Max Richter's 'lost' first album, finally available again in all its widescreen glory...now on vinyl!
Fat Cat
LP // £13.49
Featuring Stars of the Lid’s Adam Wiltzie, Johann Johannsson and the ACME orchestra...
Fat Cat
LP // £12.99
**Includes MP3 download coupon redeemable from the label**
LE LENDEMAIN (DANNY NORBURY & LIBRARY TAPES)
Home Normal
MP3 Download // £4.99
FLAC Download // £5.99
Truly gorgeous collaboration between Danny Norbury and the Library Tapes.
LACIES
MP3 Download // £4.99FLAC Download // £6.99
Amazing Cello/Piano pieces for followers of Peter Broderick or Hildur Gudnadottir. Essential Purchase!
42 Vexations (1893): Performed by Stephane Ginsburgh
Sub Rosa
CD // £13.99
Satie's notorious 1893 composition crammed into a 'brief' seventy minutes
Sub Rosa
CD // £12.99
A multi-layered electroacoustic piece from the French composer, feat. chamber ensemble and vocalists
Constellation
CD // £13.99
A beautiful third Constellation full-length from Toronto songwriter Eric Chenaux
Autistici Reworked: Resonating Wires
Audiobulb Records
CD // £10.99
Incl. reinterpretations by Richard Chartier, Francisco Lopez, Isan, Sawako and Ian Hawgood with Danny Norbury
Tripper & Springer (Special Set)
The Leaf Label
2CD // £12.99
A special double-pack featuring both 2004's Tripper album and 2003's Springer mini album, plus live cuts
Temporary Residence
CD // £12.49
A triumphant fourth album from The Books - their first for Temporary Residence
ON (SYLVAIN CHAUVEAU / STEVEN HESS)
Something That Has Form And Something That Does Not
Type Recordings
CD // £7.99
Steven Hess and Sylvain Chauveau completely reworked by Christian Fennesz.
12K
CD // £8.99
Amazing album from 12k, full of melancholy guitar-pieces and delicate arrangements. Highly Recommended!
Expanding
CD // £11.49
Lovely home-listening fare, constructed from acoustic guitars, pianos and clicky, glitched electronics
