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意大利Neofolk乐队Rose Rovine E Amanti主脑damiano mercuri的个人专辑，演奏文艺复兴时期和巴洛克时期早期民谣作品。

冰岛新的年轻天才，很有涵养的Olafur Arnalds 能把古典元素融合在氛围和微电子节拍里，有Sigur Ros的味道，也有Mum的感觉。
Olafur Arnalds原来在家乡Mosfellsbaer离雷克雅维克偏壤的一个小镇上，他同时身兼多支Hardcore乐队的鼓手职务，先是替友人的乐团My Summer as a Salvation Soldier担任多项乐器伴奏，还获邀为美国Indie-Rock乐团Cursive担任德国巡回演出的伴奏乐手。Olafur Arnalds的个人音乐作品以钢琴和弦乐为主， 与其说是post-rock， 不如干脆说是modern classical。

On Seraphim, band's second CD, the musicians of Irfan use traditional (Bulgarian, Balkan, Oriental, Persian, Indian) and medieval European instruments and vocal techniques from the same regions and historical periods, skilfully woven into a delicate electronic sound. Irfan is also known for its extensive use of a choir of strong male vocals in addition to the ethereal and mystic female vocals in combination with an assortment of traditional and medieval string, wind and percussive instruments including the oud, saz, santoor, viola da gamba, tambura, duduk, darbouka, daf, bendir, zarb and riq.

Ashram
"Shining Silver Skies"
Digipak CD 2006
Equilibrium Music - EQM010
review by:
TekNoir
2006-05-15
Ashram is back after some 4 years with a splendid second album. Shining Silver Skies contains very delicate and beautiful neoclassical music. This music is the ultimate way to get totally relaxed and to enjoy intensively in a way in which everything seems to be very light. In weight, in colour and in sound. The music has just about the exact right balance between light atmospheres and deep emotions without getting all pathetic or bombastic. The ingeniously thought-out and very versatile piano sounds by Luigi Rubino create the base over which the violin of Edo Notarloberti plays it’s arrangements. There can sometimes also be heard a chello sound which adds the necessary depth to the compositions. The whole picture regarding this pure music with a slightly nostalgic character is made complete by the wonderful, sometimes almost crooning, vocals of Sergio Panarella. Sergio’s voice is melodic and has a certain degree of accessibility that borders the popular and which ensures that the music doesn’t come across as too heavy or pompuous yet deliciously balances on that fine thin line. This is truly exceptionally good.

The embryo of the band was formed in June '97 when Sergio Panarella and Luigi Rubino first started collecting ideas for the project that would later be known as Ashram. While undergoing the writing process of their first ever release, the duo invited Alfredo Notarloberti, the notorious napolitan violinist, to take their side in this ambitious project. With the line-up complete, the band recorded eleven songs out of which seven were selected and included on the demo "For My Sun", self-released in May'99. The remarkable energy and empathy between these musicians granted them an appearance as the opening track on Energeia's compilation “Intimations of Immortality Vol. 5” with the song "Spirit of the Rising Moon", and drew some media attention to this emmerging band. Shortly after, Ashram signs with the French label Prikosnovenie.

In 2001, the line-up is expanded as Leonardo Massa joins the group on cello, thus completing the ensemble that would participate in the recording of the critically acclaimed debut self-titled album released in the following year. This new release was followed by intense live activity, as the band performed innumerous shows in Italy and even a couple of tours in Portugal.

After a period of reflexion, Ashram are now presenting their second full-length recording, under the title "Shining Silver Skies", and out via Equilibrium Music in May 2006

亚当·郝斯特，是一位获奖无数的大提琴家和作曲家，其深受中东、印度和欧洲传统音乐影响，他的独奏浪漫空灵、静怡忧伤，富有诗意并充满激情，旋律厚重能够震撼聆听者的心灵。

The Preservation label presents "Becalmed", the debut album from Sydney pianist Sophie Hutchings. Having begun playing piano young growing up in a musical family, Sophie started writing properly in her teens – indeed, the opening piece "Seventeen" is named for her age at the time it was originally composed, though all on "Becalmed" have been developed and improvised on since their original form. Sophie’s compositions move from disarmingly spare and elegant beginnings to curl out with a tingling edge, propelling its austerity into urgent and epic realms. Violin, cello, drums, percussion and organ heighten the flight these pieces can take as well as dip and swell within the more dimly lit moods of gentler nuance, casting a particular spell across the range of feeling captured in Sophie’s playing. Both unfussed and exquisite though constantly evolving, the inspired measure of "Becalmed" is found in the space it inhabits between the meditative and evocative. "Becalmed" was produced in two settings, with engineer Tim Whitten – noted for his continuing work with The Necks – in Sydney and Tony Dupe , otherwise known as fellow Preservation artist Saddleback, in the tranquil surrounds of his former home studio in the Kangaroo Valley on the South Coast of New South Wales. Among other performers on the album is Sophie’s brother Jamie Hutchings, leader of longstanding Sydney outfit Bluebottle Kiss, and cellist Sophie Glasson, who has also recorded with Sarah Blasko and The Church. Seemingly from out of nowhere though essentially poured out from deep within, "Becalmed" is a shimmering, absorbing debut.

以2015年1月KUN的“Compose 构成”系列专场演出中的作品做的精选集。
一共包含10首作品。
讨论不同构成音乐的方式以及带来的不同体验。
提琴：KUN
合成器：QiQi
女声：非非（变色蝴蝶乐队成员）
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One year and a half of composition, recording and mix. Melodic, quiet chamber music mixed with sparse electronic sounds: "Nocturne Impalpable" was Chauveau’s manifesto, with the help of friend and sound engineer Joan Cambon (Arca).
The result allowed him to be discovered by Ryuichi Sakamoto, Christian Fennesz, and BBC’s John Peel.
Musicians: Xavier Carrière (trumpet), Olivier Cavaillé (cello, arrangement), Eugen Fabris (cello), Benoît Génot (viola, arrangement), Olivier Lageyre (piano, arrangement), Matthias Meier (clarinet, arrangement), Vincent Pouplard (accordion), Sylvain Chauveau (electronics)
Composed by Sylvain Chauveau, except "Arachnéenne encore" (composed by Olivier Lageyre)
Recorded and mixed by Joan Cambon and Frédéric Luneau
Mastering by David Mascunan

Membres du groupe 張靖英 Anne │ 小提琴 Violin
方昕 Ashley │ 小提琴 Violin
林宛縈 Wan-ing │ 大提琴 Cello
林村宜 Vincent │ 木吉他 Acoustic Guitar
江致潔 Jesy │ 作曲 & 鋼琴 Piano
All songs were written by Jesy
Influences Philip Glass、Max Richter、Sigur Rós、Rachel's、Ryuichi Sakamoto

Six years after 'Krataia Asterope' (2007) and many Live dates in Europe, the Greeks led by the duet Spyros Giasafakis & Evi Stergiou are back with their new album 'Psychostasia' (the "weighing" of souls by Gods).
Since its origins the band uses instruments recreated from the Greek Antiquity : lyre, pandoura, double flute ... During their shows, the 3 singing Nymphs wear masks and interpret bewitching ancient danses.
‘Psychostasia’ takes us into the journey of a Life, the journey of a Soul. It starts with Zephiros (the god of Wind), then comes 'Pnoe' the breath that animates each thing ... During the trip, we will meet Gaia, the forces of Nature, the moon dances for Selene and Eros, to finish into Hypnos’s dreams.
The new songs are perfectly sculpted for Live shows with epic and powerful ‘rock’ riffs, hypnotic dances celebrating the Moon and superb polyphonic choirs (guest:Taiteria) reminding the Balkan choirs of Goran Bregovic. Daemonia Nymphe rises in intensity and now is part of the essentials of Pagan Folk scene.
Note the contribution of Peter Ulrich (ex dead can dance), Dimitra Galani (Reknown Greek singer), Dessislava Stefanova (Head of Bulgarian choir in London), Luka Aubri (ex-Omnia), Peter Jaques (Stellamara) ... The album was recorded in London, Athens and Thessaloniki
Musicians on stage: Spyros Giasafakis, Evi Stergiou, Victoria 'Couper', Vaggelis Paschalides, Chris Brice, Stephen Street, Kate Arnold.

For many years Jon Schmidt (pianist) and Steven Sharp Nelson (cellist) had their separate music careers – each with their own countless stage performances and multiple Billboard-charting albums. Over the past few years it’s been difficult to find them apart, due the demand of audiences worldwide to see them together. Their musical chemistry, stage-spontaneity, and collaborative arrangements are incomparable. For the first time ever they have created a full-length, joint album—comprised of all their big hits on YouTube released in the first six months of joining “The Piano Guys.” Jon and Steve have created a new genre of music – piano and cello music, but like you’ve never heard them before—from the innovative classical/hip-hop Michael Meets Mozart to the beautifully-emotive Bring Him Home; cool covers that reinvent artists such as Adele and David Guetta; and fresh classical remakes that pay an edgy tribute to the greatest composers, such as Bach and Beethoven. Call it what you will, this music is most often described not by placing it in a “category” of music, but rather simply with one adjective. Inspiring. Gifted cellist Steven Sharp Nelson has thrilled audiences with his passionate playing and appeared on more than a dozen award winning cds. In his solo debut, Steven Sharp Nelson presents a powerful collection of memorable pieces tenderly arranged for cello. Also, featuring timeless performances with Jon Schmidt, Peter Breinholt, David Tolk, Marshall McDonald, and Paul Cardall. Songs include: Unaccompanied Cello Suite No 1 in G Major: Prelude, Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, All Creatures of Our God and King, and many others.