Empty, by Nils Frahm

Empty

by Nils Frahm

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tiagoquintanilha my favourite nils record

BlackProjectAlpha Sublime music but unfortunately the vinyl pressing is poor, noisy, badly pressed and possibly not mastered very well. The 24-bit digital is the way to go here. Favorite track: No Step On Wing.

anancastic Why is it so difficult to write something meaningful about this extraordinary album? Answer: it's pure Music, words are useless... Favorite track: Black Notes.

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1.	First Defeat 03:15	buy track
2.	A Shine 04:14	buy track
3.	No Step On Wing 04:46	buy track
4.	The Big O 04:32	buy track
5.	Second Defeat 02:07	buy track
6.	A Shimmer 06:36	buy track
7.	Sonar 03:49	buy track
8.	Black Notes 06:25	buy track

about

To mark this year’s Piano Day and as an acknowledgement to these unprecedented circumstances we find ourselves in, Nils Frahm surprised the world with a collection of eight solo piano pieces, titled Empty, made available digitally on March 28. The highly anticipated physical editions on vinyl and CD are set for release via Erased Tapes on October 23, 2020.

Conceived of just before Nils broke his thumb and composed the similarly intimate solo piano album Screws, Empty is a soothing vessel of eight simple and serene pieces originally recorded as the music to a short art film he shot with his friend and film director Benoit Toulemonde. Drifting through emotions from the stark and sobering opener First Defeat, to the gently euphoric No Step On Wing and the contemplative but hopeful closer Black Notes, with its poignant minute of silence, Empty is a comforting score for these turbulent times.

“When I came back from the hospital with a broken thumb and listened to the recordings, I felt they were unfinished. I decided to put them aside and started to work on my small album, Screws.

Many many other notes of the piano have been struck since these days, and before we all forget about this, I thought it would be a good moment to share these lullabies with you. I hope they help you stay all strong and calm in these days of solitude – despite the hardship, we can discover introspection and reflection unexpectedly. Who knows what it is good for.

Much love, Nils”

About Piano Day:

“Why does the world need a Piano Day? For many reasons. But mostly, because it doesn’t hurt to celebrate the piano and everything around it: performers, composers, piano builders, tuners, movers and most important, the listener.” – Nils Frahm

Piano Day is an annual event conceived of five years ago by the composer, producer and pianist Nils Frahm. It takes place on the 88th day of the year on March 28, 2020 – the number of keys on the piano. Over the past five years Piano Day has grown into a global phenomenon, celebrated in countries all over the world by artists and audiences alike.

The desire to celebrate this versatile instrument is growing greater than ever with more than 100 piano-related events planned this year around the world. But due to the current situation with regard to the coronavirus pandemic, Piano Day encourages all the piano lovers, organisers and promoters to cancel their events to put everyone’s health and safety first.

A list of all originally planned Piano Day events is available on the official site. As this is changing day-to-day, please check each event you are interested in to see if it is cancelled, postponed or shared via livestream.

credits

released March 28, 2020

Solo upright piano recorded in two summer nights
in 2012 at my Durton Studio in Berlin.

Music played, recorded and mixed by Nils Frahm
Published by Manners McDade Music Publishing Ltd.

℗ © 2020 Erased Tapes Records Ltd.
All rights reserved. All tapes erased.

www.erasedtapes.com
www.nilsfrahm.com

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Nils Frahm Berlin, Germany

Berlin-based contemporary composer Nils Frahm has built a steady reputation for his intimate, poignant piano recordings, yet they so far only showed a fragment of what to expect from a Nils Frahm concert. Frahm’s heart lies in improvisation, in the magic of a moment where, inspired by the space and the audience, his fingers can create new compositions loosely based around his familiar melodies ... more

shows

Feb 26

Perth Festival

Perth, WA
Mar 2

Concert Hall, QPAC

South Brisbane, QLD
Mar 5

Sydney Opera House

Sydney, NSW
Mar 7

Botanic Park

Adelaide, SA
Mar 7

Sydney Opera House

Sydney, NSW
Mar 12

Odeon Theatre

Hobart, TAS
Mar 14

Hamer Hall

Melbourne, VIC
Mar 15

Hamer Hall

Melbourne, VIC
May 8

Music Center at Strathmore

North Bethesda, MD
May 9

Kings Theatre

Brooklyn, NY
May 10

MTELUS

Montreal, QC
May 11

MTELUS

Montreal, QC
May 13

Massey Hall

Toronto, ON
May 14

The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed)

Chicago, IL
May 16

Paramount Theatre

Denver, CO
May 18

The United Theater on Broadway

Los Angeles (LA), CA
May 19

Fox Theater

Oakland, CA
May 20

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Portland, OR
May 21

Paramount Theatre

Seattle, WA
May 22

The Centre in Vancouver

Vancouver, BC

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