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13
Feb

Aufgang – 2009 – Aufgang

   Posted by: Ninorta    in Aufgang, France, Instrumental, Lebanon, Rami Khalifé

Aufgang - 2009 - Aufgang

An experimental electronic-acoustic trio associated with the French label Infiné, Aufgang made their eponymous album debut in 2009. Comprised of Francesco Tristano (piano; born Francesco Tristano Schlimé in Luxembourg in 1981, based in Barcelona, Spain), Rami Khalifé (piano; born in Beirut, Lebanon), and Aymeric Westrich (drums, programming; born in France), the trio made its performance debut in 2005 at the Sònar festival in Barcelona.

Aufgang were founded several years earlier, however, when Tristano and Khalifé were students at the Juilliard School in New York. Billing themselves as Aufgang, they performed a piano duet at the Julliard School’s Morse Hall in 2000 and performed other duets there in 2002 and 2003. They also performed duets elsewhere, from Luxembourg to Lebanon, but it wasn’t until 2005 that they added Westrich to the lineup and expanded to a trio. Meanwhile, Tristano established himself as a solo recording artist, recording the full-length album Not for Piano in France in October 2005 with producer Fernando Corona. Eventually released in 2007 on the French label Infiné, Not for Piano includes a few techno-inspired songs: “Strings,” based on Derrick May’s “Strings of Life”; “Andover,” based on Autechre’s “Overand”; and “The Bells,” based on the Jeff Mills track. Several other songs on the album were written by and feature the piano of Khalifé. In addition to Not for Piano, Infiné released a couple EPs, Strings (2006) and The Melody (2008), the former including a techno remix by Apparat and the latter including one by Carl Craig, and the full-length album Auricle / Bio / On (2008), a collaboration with Moritz von Oswald. Following these techno collaborations, Tristano teamed up with Khalifé and Westrich for Aufgang (2009), the trio’s eponymous album debut, and Sonar (2009), a four-track remix EP, both released on Infiné.

he links between classical training and electronic music have always been apparent, at sometimes more clearly than others, so Aufgang’s contribution to the field, given two of its three members’ training at Juillard, is in many ways not surprising at all. The pianos that dominate much of the album range from the frenetic to the softly romantic, casting all of Aufgang in a slightly chaotic light. On balance, it is something of a frustrating album, certainly not terrible, but neither does it seem fully comfortable with itself, often feeling more like a showcase for the accomplished keyboard work than its own self-contained experience. Thus the opening “Channel 7” can’t seem to decide whether it’s meant to be contemplated as a soundtrack or used as a dance number or something else again, crunchy synths and the build-up of drums into bells creating another mood that’s pleasant enough. At the band’s most straightforward, they are often their most successful — “Sonar,” which almost feels like a salute to the early-’90s work of 808 State at points, isn’t a re-creation of that sound or of the piano’s driving role in so many early house records, but it comes close enough in feel to succeed in its own right. Similarly, the extremely calm “Prelude du Passe” and the swirling space rock drive of “Barok” add a little something more to the styles that the trio explores. In contrast, songs like the chaotic “Channel 8” has a lot of elements going for it, from synth zone to pulsing beats, but finds itself all stitched together under some sparkling touches that almost induce sugar shock. If not a full success, it is at least an interesting start on a full-length basis for the group.

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TrackList:

  1. Channel 7 (05:36)
  2. Channel 8 (09:11)
  3. Barock (04:52)
  4. Sonar (07:45)
  5. Prélude du passé (05:39)
  6. Good Generation (04:50)
  7. 3 vitesses (05:04)
  8. Aufgang (06:31)
  9. Soumission (10:41)

Duration : 60:09 | Bitarte : 192 kBit/s | Year : 2009 | Size : 86 mb

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12
Dec

Matthias Frey – The World Of Piano Lounge

   Posted by: Ninorta    in Matthias Frey

Matthias Frey - The World Of Piano Lounge

Track List :

CD 1 :

  1. Smile (03:30)
  2. Flow (02:17)
  3. Minuet For The Wise King (05:15)
  4. Feuer (10:01)
  5. Snow From The Stars (04:12)
  6. Flow Two (02:03)
  7. Jaipur Express (06:29)
  8. In The Trees (02:40)
  9. Floating On Syr Darya (06:19)
  10. Wedding Song (04:13)

CD 2 :

  1. New York Walk (07:19)
  2. The Sky Remains The Same (06:00)
  3. Circle 2 (02:15)
  4. Wheels (05:27)
  5. Garimo (03:23)
  6. Feathers And Flames (06:25)
  7. Wine At Noon (04:28)
  8. On The Trail (02:55)
  9. Lakechild (05:19)

Duration : 90:30 | Bitarte : 256 kBit/s | Size : 174 mb

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23
Mar

Malek Jandali – 2009 – Echoes From Ugarit مالك جندلي – أصداء من أوغاريت

   Posted by: Ninorta    in Instrumental, Malek Jandali, Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, Syria

Malek Jandali - 2009 - Echoes From Ugarit مالك جندلي – أصداء من أوغاريت

• Award-winning composer and pianist Malek Jandali is one of Syria’s most versatile and imaginative musicians. He is recognized as a leading figure in today’s piano world. "a major artist with remarkable musicianship and a world of technique," marvels The Observer, his compositions have "pristine clarity and logic". The Huntersville Herald called him "a new piano talent". His outstanding recordings and extensive concert tours receive abundantly glowing praise
• Malek is the only Arab musician and the first Syrian composer to arrange the oldest music notation in the world! His new album "Echoes from Ugarit" includes original compositions for piano & orchestra recorded in Moscow with The Russian Philharmonic Orchestra. His diverse career remains truly international, as he continues to captivate audiences in concerts throughout North America, Europe and Middle East.
• Malek began his musical career as a classical pianist, winning the first prize at the National Young Artists’ competition in 1988. He received numerous prizes including the Stegner Foundation for the Arts Fellowship and the 1997 Outstanding Music Award.
• Active as a performer for many years, he decided to shift his attention to composition. Malek developed a special interest in near Eastern music and the ancient music of Syria. He began to integrate Arabic “maqams” or modes with Western harmonies in his music. This led to his current project, “Echoes from Ugarit”, based on the music of Ugarit, the oldest musical notation in the world, dating back to 3400 B.C.
• A prolific composer, Malek has written and produced music for TV shows, corporate multimedia, video presentation and commercials. His music compositions embrace the great diversity of his international background and influences. Malek is a member of The Recording Academy and The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). One of his most memorable performances was playing Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor.

Malek Jandali مالك جندلي

المؤلف الموسيقي و عازف البيانو السوري مالك جندلي

وُلد مالك في ألمانيا عام 1972 لعائلة ذات إهتمام و ولع بالموسيقى الكلاسيكية بدأ بتلقّي علوم الموسيقى في الرابعة من عمره, وكان أول حفل بيانو له على خشبة المسرح في الثامنة من عمره. التحق بالمعهد العربي ثم بالمعهدالعالي للموسيقى بدمشق. وتتلمذ على يد البروفسورمن Victor Bunin و Vladimir Zaritski من Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory

في عام 1995 نال مالك منحة دراسية كاملة لإتمام دراسته الموسيقية من North Carolina School of the Arts في الولايات المتحدة. تابع دراسة التأليف الموسيقي خلال فترة تحصيله لشهادة الماجستير في إدارة الأعمال و تخرج بدرجة شرف من University of North Carolina

ألبوم "أصداء من أوغاريت" كان حصيلة محاولاته لمزج المقامات الشرقية بطريقة أكاديمية مع النظرية الهارمونية للموسيقى الكلاسيكية, وقد قام بتسجيله في موسكو مع الاوركسترا الفلهارمونية الروسية.

مالك جندلي هو أول مؤلّف سوري قام بتوزيع أقدم تدوين موسيقي في العالم اكتُشف في مدينة أوغاريت على لوحات مسمارية تعود للقرن الرابع قبل الميلاد. قدّم مالك مؤلفاته الموسيقية برفقة العديد من الفرق السمفونية العالمية في أوروبا والولايات المتحدة

http://www.malekjandali.com

Track List:
1 -  Andalus (أندلس (05:48
2 -  Sulaima (سُليمى (08:05
3 -  Piano Dream (حلم البيانو (03:2
4 -  Leil (ليل (06:03
5 -  Yafa (يافا (07:21
6 -  Echoes From Ugarit (أصداء من أوغاريت (04:59
7 -  Eid (عيد (04:42
8 -  Arabesque (أرابيسك (05:05

1 – أندلس
ينصهر الغرب مع الشرق… تتمازج الثقافات… تتلاحم الحضارات… تتعدد الديانات في أندلس عربي زاهر!
وتسمو الموسيقى… تُكسر القيود… تُهدم الأسوار… وتنطلق أصداؤها في مقطوعة سماتها عربية وإيقاعاتها تانغو غربيّة.

2 – سُليمى (إلى روح جدي)
صوتَ شجي لأغنية نبيلة,برهان حبِ عميق,وفي وصادق, ينساب حزيناً… معبّرا… رقراقاً… شفافاً… يُناجى… يهمس… يداعب… يُذكر… يسرح في متاهات الهوى والعاطفة.
يتحول الحرف إلى نغم يدمدم: العمر سراب, الحبّ خلود, والفراق أسى. ,

3 – حلم البيانو
موسيقى البيانو… عالم آخر… خيال… حلم بعيد المنال.
سورية القديمة , بأبوابها الساحرة, وأسواقها العتيقة, بأجوائها الدافئة, فلكلورها الزاهي وزخارفها الناطقة. المدينة تتلألأ, والشوارع تنبض بديناميكية معبّرة يخفق لها قلب زائر من عصر الباروك.. يقف مشدوهاً أمام نكهاتِ عربيّة بقوالب “باخ” المركبّة.

4 – ليل
سكون اليل. تأمّل… سلام… دفء… عودة إلى الذات…
تأجج المشاعر, تدفق العواطف. الأمواج تلاشت… الموسيقى همست بنغمة شوق ترتل الأشعار والأحان… تُحاكي القلب والروح.

5 – يافا
الماضي جميل. يافا هانئة,الذكريات راسخة,وأهلها في سلام ساكنون.
الحاضر مُحبط… قهر… ألم… يأس… معانة… غضب… مقاومة.
أبطال اندفعت كالشّهب صرعى… عائلات سارت على الشوك في رحلة الضياع إلى الشتات… دمع تناثر في زوايا البيوت المهجّرة. صرخة من أعالي الربا تستنجد…
اسودّ الكون وحزن المحراب وتزلزلت لبكائه الأركان
لوعة كنغمة قيثارة الرعيان
دموع تحرق الوجنات… مشاعر تتضارب والموسيقى تصدح,تعبّر بصدق وقوة عن حزن عميق وألم مفقود, عزلة أليمة وتحمّل لايوصف. تتمازج الأنغام مع حنين إلى وطن مسلوب…
من بعيد يهمس صوت مفتاح موسيقي دفين يدق على بيت مهجور متسائلاً متى الرجوع ؟!

6 – أصداء من أوغاريت
البداية كانت في أوغاريت!
أصداء تتعالى… تتجسد في صرخة امرأة… تمزّق صمت الجبال. تُناجي الآلهة… تشكو عقمها.
أقدم موسيقى في العالم,دُوّنت على رقم فخاري من ترابٍ سوري, وُلدت قبل خمسة آلاف سنة… مع مرور الأبجدية… لتّواصل البشرية.

7 – عــيــد
اليوم مقّدس,اليوم عيد, صلوات… ألوان… أطفال… حركات… أراجيح… عائلات… تقارب… رقصات تتطاير… كالفراشات على وقع ألحان شعبيّة بسيطة عفوية تفوح نكهتها في جوّ حميم دافئ … معطّر بأريج لحن سوري معتّق.

8 – آرابيــسك
قطعَ ملوّنة… متناثرة… تُلملم شتاتها يدَ عربيّة مبدعة, ترصفها بمهارة… لزخارف وتزيينات,خطوط… وأشكال بلا نهايات… يزيغ فيها البصر… وينطق لها الحجر.
تتجسد في محراب قديم… في زاوية من بلد عتيق… تصدح جدرانه بإيقاع موسيقى (أرابيسك) تتراكب أجزاؤها وتلتحم في وحدة يغرق فيها الخيال, بحر فن لا محدود …

Length : 45:21 | Bitarte : 320 kBit/s | Year : 2009 | Size : 126 mb

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4
Feb

Rony Barrak & Michel Fadel – Karizma [Chillout - Dance] روني براك و ميشيل فاضل – كاريزما

   Posted by: Ninorta    in Instrumental, Lebanon, Michel Fadel, Rony Barrak

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Rony Barrak: percussion

Rony Barrak is a Lebanese percussionist popularly known for his skill in Darbouka performance.

Rony is regarded as one of the greatest darbouka players in the world. His finger speed and rhythmic accuracy allow him to emulate even the sound of rapid snare drum rolls with his fingers alone.

Rony held his Darbouka at the tender age of four and began playing it intuitively. At the age of seventeen, he surged into the world of music by winning the Golden Medal at a televised competition for young talented musicians in Lebanon and the Middle East, this achievement gave him the chance to unleash the Darbouka from the chains of its long standing traditional context.

He has been involved (recording and performing) with great international figures such as Jaz Colman, Vanessa Mae, bond, Talvin Singh, Don Grusin, Dave Grusin, Antonio Forcione, Alex Acuna, Abraham Laboriel, Fairuz,and a world tour with Sarah Brightman “REM” in 2004.

Blending the Middle Eastern traditional music and the Western flavors, he became a versatile percussionist gaining his appeal as one of the world’s leading Darbouka players, he produced his own Debut Album entitled ARAMBA in 1999 followed by KARIZMA, his second Album, in 2003. His new CD is a growing project in process under a continuous evolution in Darbouka.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rony_Barrak

http://www.ronybarrak.com

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Michel Fadel: piano

http://www.michelfadel.com/html.html

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TrackList:

1 – The Crossing (03:57)
2 – Beirut Fever (04:55)
3 – Serenia (03:23)
4 – Ya Laure 7obboky (02:39)
5 – Across The Channel (04:36)
6 – Elissa (04:17)
7 – Zajal (05:38)
8 – London Paris London (03:40)
9 – Wild Wild East (04:05)

Duration : 37:05 | Bitarte : 192 kBit/s | Year : 2005 | Size : 55 mb

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