pan y rosas release whole body by kirill shirokov!

kirill shirokov is a russian composer, improviser, poet and pianist. he continuously collaborates with different writers, artists and performers.

the whole body consists of two pieces performed on an upright piano in a room not prepared for studio recording or concerts. keys, strings and other parts of the piano created with the pianist’s fingers, hands, legs. without hierarchy. various possibilities. different properties. an exploration with spontaneous movement. this is one possible version of the whole.

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pan y rosas release rock nacional by carolina rizzi and omar grandoso!

carolina rizzi is an argentinian pianist, composer and performer. her work on the upright piano investigates the possibilities of expanding and modifying the sound of the instrument with acoustic and electronic devices. she studies and collaborates with pianist and composer adriana de los santos. she has participated in various experimental groups (ensamble atalaya bang, grupo experimenta) interpreting their own compositions as well as those of other composers. her own works have been presented in many contemporary music concerts and experimental festivals in argentina and uruguay.

omar grandoso was born in buenos aires. he plays piano and trombone (among other instruments). he has participated in many projects with different ensembles, and plays regularly with many musicians in improvisation contexts. frode gjerstad, sabu toyozumi, alan courtis, ramiro larrain, sergio paolucci and many others). in addition to his playing with free music groups, he also works within experimental films and contemporary dance; making compositions for theater, visual arts and multimedia.

carolina and omar created rock nacional in 2016. with two pianos, they constructed an homage to argentina’s national rock, its heroes, martyrs and traitors. clusters. chains. rattles. blues. drones. bows. chimes.

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kind words for nothing new by ant dickinson!

the kindness comes from netlabelism!

Nothing New Art

There’s no way around it: pianos were harmed in the making of this music. There are four tracks that form the core of “Nothing New” that were played on a piano that spent many months out in a field near Llangollen, Wales. Unprotected and exposed to the elements (heavy rains, snow, large temperature swings), the piano suffered an inevitable breakdown. Dickinson visited regularly and improvised music on the piano in whatever condition it was found.

This is not, however, just a collection of aimless abstract noise. He does great job finding a way to play the piano in its diminishing condition, pulling together interesting tracks that are challenging but with accessible underlying elements and melodies. You can feel badly for the piano that gave its all for these songs, but you will hear that it was for a noble cause.

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pan y rosas release nothing new by ant dickinson!

Nothing New Art

ant is a north wales based musician, sound designer, recorder and technologist. he works with unconventional instrumentation and digital processes integrating elements of improvisation and indeterminism.

nothing new is the result of improvisations conducted on a piano left to rot in a field throughout 2012 and 2013. each time ant went to play the piano it was a different instrument. the piano was documented in all conditions – sun, rain, snow. the piece piano duet 2 is a duet between a piano dropped from a forklift and a grand piano.

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pan y rosas releases drank viva bloom i by dave gabriel!

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pan y rosas releases drank viva bloom i by dave gabriel!

dave gabriel is a person who is associated with ombrelli sciolti and the band imelda marcos. he resides in chicago. improviser. string mangler. etc.
his first solo album for pan y rosas is a collection of eleven improvised piano pieces. some are the insides. some are the outsides. they were made using his mother’s piano.

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pan y rosas release ninguna libertad/baladas by claudio nuñez!

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claudio nuñez was born in buenos aires in 1959. he studied classical guitar during the 1970s and composition with hilda dianda. he received a choral conductor degree in 1980. he’s participated in several projects in los angeles and new york – storacci sextet, carlos miralles group, bhrama nada, the charlie martins quartet. he has also performed with sam hendrix, john riley, larry granadier, matt wilson, charles gayle, william parker, george fernandez, etc. his music covers space modern jazz, free jazz, avant garde classical, indian classical music and new tango. he has long been a proponent of netlabels and free music

his first album for pan y rosas, ninguna libertad/baladas, is a double album that features free improv piano meditations with wordless vocal action underneath. get it here!