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Classical · 2020 · 8 tracks · 35m

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Nils Frahm

Eight movements of stark, skeletal piano. Recorded for a film but released as a standalone meditation on stillness, hollow spaces, and the beauty of defeat.

March 28, 2020 · Erased Tapes Records

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A stark, hollow stillness that feels both lonely and deeply peaceful.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks · 35m
01
First Defeat
3:15
02
A Shine
4:15
03
No Step on Wing
4:47
04
The Big O
4:32
05
Second Defeat
2:08
06
A Shimmer
6:37
07
Sonar
3:49
08
Black Notes
6:26
Moments Worth Listening For
The way the reverb on 'First Defeat' creates a physical sense of a hollow, vaulted ceiling above the listener.
The transition into 'Black Notes' where the silence between the keys becomes as heavy as the notes themselves.
The hypnotic, almost clock-like repetition in 'A Shimmer' that feels like watching a slow-motion pendulum.

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