Doyeq - Never Back

label - fuselab
genre - jazz, electronic, glitch
release date - 2013

So this time we meet a full-length album – and again a stunning one. Slightly remaining works of Swod or any other piano based contemporary masters “Never Back” shows the same approach but the firm spirit and touch of Doyeq. A lot, really a lot of live instrumentals including stings, pianos, sax and double bass mixed together with glitch micro percussion and analog synth sparks. Warm, profound, cozy and soothing stuff and it’s truly cinematic. So the whole album is just a classic favorite one for us for sure. Gold series fslab.net

tracklist
01 Walking After The Rain
02 Daylight
03 A Movement Of Smoke In The Light
04 Downstairs
05 Nothing To Prove
06 Thank You
07 Never Back
08 There
09 Waterline Horizon

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Adam Williams & Leonardo Rosado - Take This Longing

netlabel - feedback loop
genre - ambient, piano, electronic
release date - 2010

Adam Williams and Leonardo Rosado aka Subterminal decided to communicate. And they chose the most conclusive language existing in this universe: They started a dialogue via their music using the tongue of the piano and electronics. And it turns out they're great communicators, as they both know the art of listening.
Attracted to subtle and minimal arrangements, they develop the most interesting musical dialogue on their joint ep "Take This Longing". While Williams usually holds the talk with cautious notes and chords, Rosado illustrates these fine contours with his discrete electronic sounds and field recordings. Both respond to one another, closely observing every musical move to be ready for the next answers and the right questions. feedbacklooplabel.blogspot.com

tracklist
01 To Begin
02 Ethos
03 A Sudden Loss of Meaning part I
04 What Has Gone is Lost Forever
05 A Sudden Loss of Meaning part II
06 A Lifetime Spent Together
07 Take This Longing

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Koen Scherer - Something in the Way He Moves

netlabel - beluga recordings
genre - improvisation, piano
release date - 2010

What we have here is a stunning album of improvised piano music from Koen Scherer. This man's hands are magic. Let these amazing fingers caress your ears with an intricate touch that will leave you breathless: firm when it has to be, delicate when it should be, but always just what you need. You won't believe me if I tell you it's free. belugarecordings.com

tracklist
01 Love
02 Highlands
03 Hecho a mano, a spanish song
04 Jazztime
05 Multimarimba
06 Changing moods
07 Fortissimo
08 Impression
09 Again and again
10 She flies away, go girl go
11 Something in the way, he moves
12 Conversation
13 Love

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Le Mépris - Le Mépris

netlabel - aerotone
genre - piano
release date - 2007

Reiko Matane is a female Japanese piano player. The selftitled mini album "Le Mépris" is featuring eight very calm piano songs straight from the heart. This album is an unique musical experience and reminding us on the little things that count - in every aspect. aerotone.300l600.de

tracklist
01 Hikkikomori
02 Susu
03 Aki
04 Kodo
05 Hashirihaki Suru
06 Shibo
07 Yuki Piano
08 Kuki

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Nest - Nest

netlabel - serein
genre - ambient, piano
release date - 2007

"Nest is the collaborative project of Otto Totland (Deaf Center / Type Records) and Huw Roberts (Serein). The two started working together after forging a strong friendship as former members of the Miasmah label. This self-titled EP is their first work publicly released, so it is a great honour that we are able to offer it to you here.

Alongside their favoured instrument can be variously heard the plucked strings of the Welsh harp, violins, woodwind instruments, field recordings, percussion and a heady dose of mind wobbling effects. From the time Nest began writing together, one purpose was clear; to produce beautiful music free of pretense, and they do it exceptionally well." serein.co.uk

tracklist
01 Lodge
02 Kyoto
03 Marefjellet
04 Charlotte
05 Cad Goddeu
06 Trans Siberian

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Philipp Weigl - The Riverside

genre - improvisation, piano
release date - 2006

"This is not concept-music.
The music is completely improvised.
I wanted to transform pure, unfiltered emotion into sound.
Every theme, every motivic content just happens without being questioned.
This is not music for the masses. On most people it won`t have any impact." - Phillip Weigl

tracklist
01 First Sight
02 Shades Of Light
03 Romance
04 The Riverside
05 Japanese Garden
06 Dragonfly
07 Abends

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