Whimsical Sketchbook

A village painting, Rain painting, Cityscape Painting, Whimsical Fairy Light painting

Following a whirlwind entry into the world of cinema, experimental electronic and neo-classical composers Blitz//Berlin release their album Movements III today, via Wax Records. Recorded in Los Angeles in their newly constructed recording studio, the album consists of 12 original songs, showcasing the group’s sonic diversity. The album’s focus track “Nowhere” explores desolate, yet whimsical melodies, while “All The Floors Are Darkness”, an original track used in the trailer for blockbuster film The Girl In The Spider’s Web, features a haunting vocal by Leonard Cohen that evokes feelings of dystopian chaos. Additionally, Movements III features stunning instrumental scores, including “Ascension,” written as part of the original score for the film Oracle, which premiered at TIFF 2019 and won the Grand Prix at Montreal’s Festival du Nouveau Cinema.

I remember making up songs and melodies from an early age, but never actively pursued composition until I was a graduate student, with music theory as my minor. Some of the works on this disc date from that period. I focused on my career as a pianist, but in recent years composition has taken much more of my time and has been a great joy.

An artist monograph about Sue Clancy’s humorous fine artwork; this book is a visual story of how she takes ordinary life and makes it into fine art, showing the connection between her sketchbook drawings, her collected thoughts and her whimsical artwork all of which are inspired by coffee, food on tables and books.