8 different scenes on the changing states of water and of scale and perspectives. From the first raindrops on a window, through the sudden release of energy in ice crystal formation, to a journey across a solitary glacial landscape.
credits
from Emergence,
track released June 11, 2012
Piano - Olga Stezhko
Composed by Jim Perkins
Engineered and Produced by Jim Perkins and Stephen Harrington
mastered by Ben Wiffen
The pieces on this EP were written specifically for pianist Ben Dawson, who performs them here. However, that's not the entire story. There's a twist, of course, as could have been expected from Leah Kardos. Instead of tailoring the music exactly to the performing musician, she deliberately pushes him to the limits of his technical capabilities, in order to yield an unpredictable ingredient. The final result is an astonishing and highly unusual piano solo pleasure. Sven B. Schreiber (sbs)
This album exploits some possibilities of using a grand piano in various funny ways it's not intended for - like recording usually unwanted side noises from the pedals or the pianist's fingernails on the keys, or manually triggering the strings while a couple of keys are locked down. As usual with Leah Kardos, the concept sounds most weird, but works surprisingly well in practice. Sven B. Schreiber (sbs)
We may not be having the most “wintery” of winters over here in Nottingham… but the weather is grim enough for this comp to hit the spot right now. Jeremy / HI54LOFI
The Chinese-British composer's new album finds him continuing the traditions of minimalist giants like Philip Glass. Bandcamp Album of the Day May 26, 2020