Prepared Piano, The
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Murray
Reviewed 2006-06-08
Reviewed 2006-06-08
Experimental prepared-piano instrumentals, (almost) all acoustic. Pretty and highly varied. Multi-layered. Second LP from Düsseldorf based composer/performer Volker Bertelmann. Play with Klimperei, Na, Toychestra, Philip Glass. FCC clean. Start with 2, 3, 8.
1. Whimsical, wide interval theme. Multi-layered. Interesting acoustic percussion.
==> 2. Up-tempo, driving rhythm. Nice interplay of voices.
==> 3. Slow, sparse. Delicious mix of textures.
4. Slow, hypnotic, and dreamy. Some synth.
5. Mid-tempo, cinematic finale feel.
6. Mid-tempo. Playful arpeggio. Gets busier and busier.
7. Mid-tempo. Gentle but percussive chords. Nice buzzy sounds.
==> 8. Bouncy and light. Lots of staccato plucking of piano strings. Some jazzy bass and drum.
9. Slow, quiet, and sparse.
10. Mid-tempo. Quirky, pentatonic rhythm. Moving chords. Nice buzzy sounds again.
11. Mid-slow, with melancholy (minor) chords paired with silly tap-dance-like percussion.
12. Mid-slow. Late-night denouement/lullaby
1. Whimsical, wide interval theme. Multi-layered. Interesting acoustic percussion.
==> 2. Up-tempo, driving rhythm. Nice interplay of voices.
==> 3. Slow, sparse. Delicious mix of textures.
4. Slow, hypnotic, and dreamy. Some synth.
5. Mid-tempo, cinematic finale feel.
6. Mid-tempo. Playful arpeggio. Gets busier and busier.
7. Mid-tempo. Gentle but percussive chords. Nice buzzy sounds.
==> 8. Bouncy and light. Lots of staccato plucking of piano strings. Some jazzy bass and drum.
9. Slow, quiet, and sparse.
10. Mid-tempo. Quirky, pentatonic rhythm. Moving chords. Nice buzzy sounds again.
11. Mid-slow, with melancholy (minor) chords paired with silly tap-dance-like percussion.
12. Mid-slow. Late-night denouement/lullaby
Recent airplay
Twins
minimum entropy — May 20, 2015
Two Stones
On the warpath — Jul 21, 2007
Traffic
Multiple Personality Disorder — Aug 06, 2006
Ginkgo Tree
Multiple Personality Disorder — Jul 30, 2006
Traffic
Multiple Personality Disorder — Jul 23, 2006
Two Stones
Sexytime! - with Eran Mukamel — Jul 20, 2006
Charting
2006-06-11 — 2006-08-13
Classical/Experimental
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Aug 13 | 1 |
| Aug 6 | 1 |
| Jul 30 | 1 |
| Jul 23 | 3 |
| Jul 16 | 2 |
| Jun 18 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | La Seine | ||
| 2. | Traffic | ||
| 3. | Fernpunkt | ||
| 4. | Where Were You | ||
| 5. | Ginkgo Tree | ||
| 6. | Firn | ||
| 7. | Twins | ||
| 8. | Two Stones | ||
| 9. | Kein Wort | ||
| 10. | Long Walk | ||
| 11. | Kreuzung | ||
| 12. | Morning |