Split Scale

New Music. Collaboration between two New Music heavy’s, Hirono and the brother duo Brueder Selke. Piano based but with plethora of tones, tasteful use of electronic ambient washes, strings. Never falls into the trap of pandering pap that sadly defined what became known as New Age Music in the 80’s, but was actually birthed from quality experimentalists like Hans Otte, Harold Budd, Eno, Elaine Radigue before them. Beautiful instrumental stuff. Highly recommended. See also Otte’s Book of Sounds, Budd-Eno’s The Pearl, Budd’s Avalon Sutra. Instrumental. Pick any.


1) (6:36) contemplative piano with subtle atmospheric strings and near subliminal electronic washes.
2)* (6:04) pensive with nice ambient drone, birdlike tones, Eno-Budd come to mind.
3) (4:32) cinematic, dreamlike finely woven, less acoustic driven
4) (6:57) emotive, oboe-like tones, atmospheres laced with bursts of piano
5) (3:32) dreamlike, distant ambient drone with hypnotic piano minimalism and swirling synth melodies
6) (5:44) exalting, uplifting piano and atmospheres
7) (4:29) sombre, with minor tones strings heart pulling
8) (5:42) conclusive, looping P. Glass’ish undertones to slow phrased washes and piano