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Aphorismen für Klavier: III. Lautenlied [Philip Daniel; 2020]

15 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel

          Third in a cycle of aphoristic miniatures for piano. A lachrymose yet harmonically sensuous invocation of the Renaissance "lute song", unfolding within a compressed "developmental variation" tripartite formal scheme. The painting in the vi...

Aphorismen für Klavier: I. "...mit Raureif bedeckt..." [Philip Daniel; 2020]

15 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel

                      First in a cycle of aphoristic miniatures for piano, here in crystalline fashion evoking the earth "bedecked with frost". Note, in the piece's brief and compressed duration, the central section, almost a "canone al rovescio" (c...

Idiosynkratische Tonstücke für die Orgel: IX. Der unendliche Feuerstrophe [Philip Daniel; 2020]

14 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel

                    Ninth in a series of "Idiosyncratic Tone-Pieces" for concert organ (the instrument ideally of the "French Symphonic" variety). An "endless verse of fire," unfolding in the passionate polyphony of seemingly endless melody, with co...

Songs I Love: Love Sick - Beach Bunny

11 Apr 2021 1 minute read 1 comment The Sad King Billy

In 2015 Lili Trifilio began Beach Bunny as a solo project and stage name. The project soon expanded to a four-piece band in 2017 adding guitarist Matt Henkles, Johnathan Alvarado on drums, and Aiden Cada on bass. The 2018 release of their EP "Prom Qu...

Listen to: Light Of Day

11 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments GJART

Light Of Day Released April 2021 on all streaming platforms Lyrics: A whispered rumourFloats by my earsA story so amazing It's hard to believeTwo lives run as oneLeave me aghast Hidden in plain sightSo brazen from the startNever see the light of day...

About GJART

11 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments GJART

GJART was created in 2015. In reality it has been over 30 years in the making. As a huge fan of electronic music since the early 80s (Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys, The Human League, Soft Cell ), I always wanted to play and write music but for various...

Songs I Love: O.N.E - King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

9 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments The Sad King Billy

One Night Everywhere. O.N.E. For those of you familiar with King Gizzard you know it's a pretty ridiculous thought to try and recommend just one song. One album maybe but you cant just throw out one song with no other context and expect a new comer t...

Memorial to a Den Haag legend (Den Haag, NETHERLANDS)

7 Apr 2021 3 minute read 0 comments bengy

  The other day, I was taking my children down to the local IND (Immigration office) in Den Haag (The Hague) to get their biometrics done for their visa documentation. We aren't usually in this part of Den Haag, we have no reason to be near the st...

Songs I Love: Zuzu's Pedals - Billy Cobb

5 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments The Sad King Billy

Youtuber and funny man Billy Cobb is a personal inspiration to me. Somehow, an artist whose most popular song on Youtube is a stirring rendition "Slow Dancing in the Dark" by Joji, sung as Carl Wheezer from the Jimmy Neutron cartoon; is also capable...

Songs I Love: How Long- Palehound

2 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments The Sad King Billy

     I first discovered Palehound (Ellen Kemper) by chance encounter while browsing Apple Music. The streaming service told me "you might like this" and well, sometimes it just knows. The first album from the Brooklyn artist I dug my teeth into was t...