石头记 刘以达 Tats Lau

Soft instrumental music with the gentle touch for upliftment and comfort. Helpful for creating a space of calmness and inner peace. Dedication: "Like Gentle Rain, softly washing the Earth, clearing the atmosphere, brightening the colours and nourishing all life. Such is the gift of meeting and the blessing of friendship".

Soft instrumental music with the gentle touch for upliftment and comfort. Helpful for creating a space of calmness and inner peace. Dedication: "Like Gentle Rain, softly washing the Earth, clearing the atmosphere, brightening the colours and nourishing all life. Such is the gift of meeting and the blessing of friendship".

The early nineteenth century was an era of great stylistic changes in music, as composers searched for new forms of expression and tonal possibilities, which spurred rapid innovation in the field of instrument design and manufacturing. A larger sound spectrum and greater variety of technical possibilities became a defined ideal. Ludwig van Beethoven and Friedrich Kuhlau were musical giants of their time, both seeking to exploit fully the potential brought by these new developments. Beethovens Serenade bends the boundaries of Classicism with impulsive dynamic changes and contrasting motifs, while Kuhlaus Grande Sonate Concertante eagerly explores a more Romantic aesthetic, containing an expressive freedom in its virtuosic writing and rich harmonic textures. The juxtaposition of Beethoven and Kuhlaus music on this recording is inspired by the two composers' first and only encounter in Baden on the 2nd of September 1825. This charming moment in music history is remembered with a canon Beethoven wrote on the text 'Kühl, nicht lau' (cool, not lukewarm), a friendly pun on Kuhlau's name.

Nick DeCaro was a multi-talented musician, arranger, producer and songwriter who worked with a remarkable array of varied artists including Randy Newman, Irma Thomas, the O'Jays, Claudine Longet and Harpers Bizarre. His body of work includes many top-selling albums from the '70s and '80s, while it is his own solo recordings upon which his reputation rests in Japan, where he was enormously popular as a performer.

GRAMMY-nominated duo ODESZA and ground-breaking Sydney producer Golden Features have today announced a brand new project, BRONSON. The three artists have joined forces to release their self-titled debut album on 17th July on Foreign Family Collective/Ninja Tune. The first two singles from the record are out now - ‘HEART ATTACK (feat. lau.ra)’ and ‘VAULTS’.