VIDEO PREMIERE: Limite (além-mares) by LISE

By: Stationary Travels December 5, 2021December 5, 2021 Acoustic/Folk, Ambient, Brazil, Discover, Field Recordings, Premieresambient, electroacoustic, instrumental, Lise, musicLeave a Comment

In addition to playing drums for Constantina, Brazilian percussionist & sound artist Daniel Nunes maintains an experimental solo project under the alias of LISE which is centered around the use of electroacoustic music, synthesized melodies, and organic noises to create intricate mosaics of sound that provide a unique listening experience as well as engage in…

VIDEO PREMIERE: Untold by Wave of Sound & vaghy

By: Stationary Travels December 3, 2021 Electronica, Hungary, Modern classical, Premiereselectronic, instrumental, Modern classical, music, vaghy, Wave of SoundLeave a Comment

Fusing together the sound of two artists on the vanguard of the Hungarian modern classical music scene, “Untold” is a collaboration between Andor Sanderson who goes by the moniker Wave of Sound and pianist/composer Tamás Vághy aka vaghy, a composer and pianist whose own “abandoned forest” was premiered here not long ago in parallel with…

VIDEO PREMIERE: “Peer” by Kinbrae & Clare Archibald

By: Stationary Travels December 1, 2021December 1, 2021 Ambient, Discover, Field Recordings, Modern classical, Premieres, Scotlandambient, Clare Archibald, field recording, Kinbrae, Modern classical, musicLeave a Comment

Circular patterns are at the heart of the first collaborative album between Kinbrae (twin brothers Mike & Andy Truscott) and fellow Fife-based writer and artist Clare Archibald. Much of the meaning behind what they have created is condensed into its succinct title – Birl of Unmap. Birl is a Scots word meaning ‘to spin’ –…

Sound Impression: Patina by Peter Gregson

By: Stationary Travels November 24, 2021November 24, 2021 Discover, England, Modern classical, Reviews & Impressions, Sound Impressionscello, instrumental, Modern classical, music, Peter GregsonLeave a Comment

It is no hyperbole to call Peter Gregson one of the most sought-after cellists in the world. He has as premiered works by renowned composers including Steve Reich, Gabriel Prokofiev, and Jóhan Jóhannsson and himself composed for films starring marquee actors like Kate Winslet and the late Alan Rickman as well as major TV productions…

Sound Impression: Pause by Poppy Ackroyd

By: Stationary Travels November 22, 2021November 22, 2021 Discover, England, Modern classical, Reviews & Impressions, Sound Impressionsinstrumental, Modern classical, music, piano, Poppy AckroydLeave a Comment

There is a subtle irony in the title of Poppy Ackroyd‘s latest album Pause. It refers to the feeling of normal life being temporarily put on hold and was written during the convergence of two major events that would have unavoidable impact on creative process of this talented multi-instrumentalist & composer – the pandemic and…

Sound Impression: Inner Symphonies by Hania Rani & Dobrawa Czocher

By: Stationary Travels November 21, 2021November 21, 2021 Modern classical, Poland, Reviews & Impressions, Sound ImpressionsDobrawa Czocher, Hania Rani, instrumental, Modern classical, musicLeave a Comment

Inner Symphonies is a contemporary classical record sparked by the rekindling of a friendship between two talented artists whose paths diverged after a period making music together during their teen years. Hania Rani is a pianist and composer with two widely acclaimed solo albums and a collection of songs written for screen and stage to…

VIDEO PREMIERE: Spring by Fortresses

By: Stationary Travels November 20, 2021November 20, 2021 Ambient, England, Premieresambient, Fortresses, instrumental, musicLeave a Comment

It was only last month we were singing the praises of multidisciplinary artist Sam Ashton’s debut EP as Fortresses. Eve carried us through the arc of a day spent among the streets and gardens of London through an ambient triptych fashioned from field recordings, manipulated guitar, and synths that portrayed portraying its shifting patterns of…

Sound Impression: Shall We Go Out Into the Light by Charlie Coxedge

By: Stationary Travels November 19, 2021November 19, 2021 Ambient, England, Reviews & Impressions, Sound Impressionsambient, Charlie Coxedge, guitar, instrumental, musicLeave a Comment

Since embarking on a journey as a solo artist with his 2017 debut Cloisters on Simon Raymonde & Robin Guthrie’s Bella Union label, musician and writer Charlie Coxedge has been using layers of guitar to sculpt gorgeous soundscapes that are as melancholic as they are atmospheric. Gathering pace with the second of two albums this…