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A globally curated selection of music founded in London by Jean-Francois Goyette and now based in Hong Kong.

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  • June 1, 2016

    White's SS
    Gavin Bryars


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    Stunning minimal 20th century classical piece.


    Tags: Contemporary, Minimal, Piano


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  • May 24, 2016

    It's Only Forever
    Terror Bird


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    Electric casio piano and synth drama – a well researched and executed aesthetic.


    Tags: Dark, Piano, Post-Synth


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  • March 19, 2016

    Danses Gothiques
    Erik Satie


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    As interpreted by Reinbert De Leeuw and recorded directly from a well used vinyl.


    Tags: Modern Classical, Piano


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  • November 9, 2015

    Lights Out
    John Carpenter


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    A cinematic minimal synth and piano horror atmospheric classic from The Fog sountrack.


    Tags: Cinematic, Piano, Synth


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  • August 22, 2015

    Avant Forte 11
    Erich Steiger


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    Re-appropriated piano improvisations.


    Tags: Contemporary, Experimental, Piano


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  • July 24, 2015

    Les Choses De La Vie
    Philippe Sarde


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    Beautiful and heartbreaking French soundtrack music from the film of the same name.


    Tags: Contemporary, Piano, Soundtrack


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  • June 24, 2015

    Peeling Paint [...]
    Dmitry Glushenko


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    Amusing contemporary piano interlude from Moscow.


    Tags: Contemporary, Minimal, Piano


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  • June 13, 2015

    Salluste Du Bartas
    Hugues Cuenod


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    Fleeting rendition with wonderful use of loudness levels.


    Tags: Opera, Piano


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  • December 14, 2014

    Stinson Beach
    Liam Singer


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    Empty and limitless snowfield piano music.


    Tags: Contemporary, Minimal, Piano


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  • November 8, 2014

    Autumn
    Richard Jobson


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    Coldwavers do fair minimal piano pieces and spoken word.


    Tags: Coldwave, Contemporary, Piano


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  • November 5, 2014

    Gnossienne No. 1
    Erik Satie


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    My personal favorite Gnossienne.


    Tags: Contemporary, Piano


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  • May 12, 2014

    Piano Concerto No. 3 In D Minor, Op. 30 - I. Allegro Ma Non Tanto
    Sergei Rachmaninov


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    Late Russian classical romanticism – flexible rhythms and fleeting moods.


    Tags: Classical, Piano, Romanticism


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  • January 22, 2014

    Close Cover
    Wim Mertens


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    Fleeting modern piano contemporary.


    Tags: Modern Classical, Piano


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  • December 19, 2013

    Late Night
    Minimal Compact


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    Coldwave romanticism – a take on a post-pop piano ballad.


    Tags: Coldwave, Piano, Post-Pop


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  • December 11, 2013

    Three Seasons Only
    Robert Haigh & Sema


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    Sparse piano melody and clear modern sensibility.


    Tags: Modern Classical, Piano


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  • November 18, 2013

    Anatomy Of Aphrodite
    Sema


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    Piano atmospherics and cinematic coldness – dramatic modern classical meets hints of musique concrète.


    Tags: Modern Classical, Musique Concrete, Piano


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  • November 6, 2013

    Op. 75 The Aspen
    Jean Sibelius


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    Late romanticism – contemporary piano motifs and fleeting bare melodies.


    Tags: Contemporary, Modern Classical, Piano, Romanticism


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  • August 20, 2013

    Antibes
    Tot Taylor


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    From the A-A archives:
    Longing for sadness piano melody.


    Tags: Contemporary, Melancholic, Piano


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  • June 22, 2013

    Struggle For Pleasure
    Wim Mertens


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    Layered melodic explorations of minimalism.


    Tags: Cinematic, Contemporary, Piano


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  • June 14, 2013

    Goodbye Drone
    Flowers of Yes


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    Echoes of layered piano landscapes and dark ambient drones.


    Tags: Ambient, Drone, Piano


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  • May 7, 2013

    The Mad Man's Laughter
    Tsege Mariam Gebru


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    Modern Satie-like layers of piano meeting Ethiopian traditions.


    Tags: Modern Classical, Piano, World


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  • March 29, 2013

    Arabesque No. 1 Andantino [...]
    Claude Debussy


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    The visual intensions of impressionism transferred to late 19th century piano arabesques.


    Tags: Modern Classical, Piano


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  • January 14, 2013

    Release
    Art Crime


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    Post-acid piano sampling and winter Balearic beat.


    Tags: Balearic, Piano, Post-Acid


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  • December 17, 2012

    Ocean Water
    Leafer


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    From the A-A archives:
    From Montreal, indie-pop ochestre de chambre.


    Tags: Indie Pop, Ochestral, Piano


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  • June 15, 2012

    Infinite & Ugly
    Kdsndrgs


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    Dense and dark post-grime samples.


    Tags: Piano, Post-Grime, Sample


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