Busoni – 25 original pieces and 15 Bach transcriptions

The Italian pianist Btant achievements as a composer were long over-shadoweusoni’s impord by the fact that he was generally thought the greatest piano virtuoso after Liszt.

He also made his mark as a respected teacher of both piano playing and composition, and as an editor of Bach’s keyboard music. His thoughts on Bach’s music have been highly influential, although his editions weren’t exactly what we today would call authentic.

The solo piano versions of Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D Minor (for organ) and the Chaconne from the second Violin Partita are among his most well-known transcriptions.

True or not, the story of Busoni’s wife being introduced at a function as Mrs. Bach-Busoni says a lot about how famous Busoni’s Bach transcriptions were already in his own lifetime.

In spite of his interest in baroque and classical music, Busoni was certainly no backward-looking composer. In his writings he proposes the use of microtonal scales and electronics, and in 1912 he produced his first work “without tonality”, the Second Sonatina.

Busoni’s major keyboard work, Contrapuntal Fantasy, is based on the final, incomplete fugue from Bach’s Art of Fugue.

To have a look on Busoni's 25 Original Pieces and 15 Bach Transcriptions.You first have to be a Gold member of Piano Streets Online Library.

 

KASKADE : Strobelite Seduction

 

 

Kaskade was born in 1972 in Chicago, Illinois. He later moved to Salt Lake Cityin 1992 to attend the University of Utah ( not UTAR xD ). During this time he owned and operated a local record store, Mechanized Records In May 2000, Kaskade moved to San Francisco and began working as an A&R assistant for Om Records.

Chicago-born KASKADE was determined to entrance the world with electronic techno, utilizing his skills to craft the type of music that makes body-moving, body-rubbing, and body-uncontrolling possible. Kaskade now makes his home in San Francisco, but that hasn't helped him forget his Windy City roots: "I was molded by the city that I grew up in: Chicago" (press release).

Strobelite Seduction is the fifth album in Kaskade's electrifying catalog. The most impressive aspect of his music is the fact that no two songs ever sound the same. From the traditional electronic opener "Move For Me" (listen here), to the disco-tinged "Angel On My Shoulder" to the Hilary Duff-inspired "Back On You," to the Enya-like "Borrowed Theme," to the sensually mellow "I'll Never Dream," Kaskade finds the right beats to go along with the right melodies with the right lyrics at the right times.

But it should be noted his fundamental underlying theme is having fun.

With streaks of frenetic joy to moments of relaxed comfort, Seduction almost perfectly encapsulates a night on the town, especially the inclusion of the ever-present exciting desire for uncertainty and surprise. It's no wonder the album is titled what it is, which Kaskade declares as "a justification of my weekends in big dark rooms with flashing lights and pounding sound systems. I was seduced by the strobelite" and its ever-changing existence.

KASKADE Strobelite Seduction

I personally love Your Love Is Black ever since I listened to it at the first place. It sounded so sexy and blue... a little bit lazy feel ~ ~ I can always feel something from it.Its styles of music is different than the usual Kaskade's House music , by adding lots of sorrow and pain through its lyrics ... combine with this smooth R@B genre. It sounded new and refreshing. A new surprise from Kaskade actually. Your Love is Black is also one of the top hits among the Strobelite Seduction tracks.

Imagine if you are sitting under the stars on top of the roof , holding an alcohol , singing this sexy sad song. Just break up with your love one.  Or when the sky turns gloomy ~ and you are alone walking on the streets... and when the sky Is going to rain..You feel cold...Or driving along through this lonely city... Now how suit is that huh. ;)

 

 

 YOUR LOVE IS BLACK

Look out to the calm sea, I don't
know why that I want to cry when
I feel this high. Nature seems to
know me, so many times she's been
below me and so I sit and we dread
as my soul she tries to lit.
Seem's I lost my way lastnight
but I was repoed by daylight.
Seem's I get another chance, another
chance to dance away. Now you bring your
loving back, but don't you know your love
is black? And now your here pooring in
the dark, cause you can't see inside my
heart.
(my heart)
(my heart)
Look out, your love is black.
Look out, your love is black.
Look out, your love is black.
Close my eyes, and I can breathe
I can feel what is right what is
true, what is real.
Seems you lost your way lastnight
You were back here by daylight
and now your words are black and
Cold, and your lies are tired and
Old. Nature is calming me, cause
your love was harming me and now
I shed that colder harm or was it
safe there in your arms?
Look out, your love is black.
Look out, your love is black.
Look out, your love is black.

(Lost my way)

It's true I loved you once
It's true you were once mine

(I lost my way)
(I Lost my way)
(Lost my way)
Cause I lost my way
I lost my way
I lost my way


Lost my way,
Lost my way.

 

 

Hanne Hukkelberg - Little Things

 

Name:
Hanne Hukkelberg

Born:
April 1979

From:
Kongsberg, Norway

Background:
Started singing and playing instruments at the age of 3. Throughout her youth and musical education, she was a vocalist in various constallations, covering genres like jazz, rock, metal and free-jazz.

Have been singing in:

- Kongsberg Pikekor

- Infusion

- Unspoken Names

- Ola Calmeyer og Hanne Hukkelberg Duo

- Clay

- Funeral

- Haze

- NOSAM

- Grydeland/ Hukkelberg Duo

- Ignore

- John&Thomas

Instruments:
Vocal, drums, piano and guitars.

Education:
Cand.mag. from The Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo.

Debutalbum:
«Little Things»
Norwegian version, march 2004
International version, june 2005

Previous releases:
«Cast Anchor EP»
Norwegian version, november 2003
International version, may 2005

Genre:
Windswept eccentric pop meets dusty jazz?

Musicians:
From Jaga Jazzist, Kaada, Shining and Exploding Plastix.

Producer:
Kåre Chr. Vestrheim

Record label:
Nettwerk, Propeller Recordings and The Leaf Label

Distribution:
Sony Music

Blood From A Stone is the third album by Norwegian artist Hanne Hukkelberg. In part inspired by her past as a member of various rock and metal bands (especially their live incarnations) and in part by her 80’s dominated collection of indie/rock albums, Hanne acknowledges that the likes of Sonic Youth, Cocteau Twins, Pixies, Einstüerzende Neubauten and P.J. Harvey have all exerted an influence over her new songs, while one can also detect traces of Siouxsie & The Banshees at their most oblique and many other new wave/post punk outfits.

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敬请期待 ！！Swan Dive ~ Ｉｎ Ｐｒｏｇｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ

近来，在FACEBOOK收到了一个wall's comment , 是来自可爱的念慈写给我的。（谢谢你哦！）

在里面除了提到了我为大家所介绍的音乐，以及我对音乐的知名度感到羡慕之外（我介绍的音乐终于被注意到了！！） ，还特别为我介绍了一个在日本蛮出色的独立音乐团体， 当然也是我们常听到的INDIE MUSIC BAND。我二话不说立即上了Youtube看个究竟。。。对于寻找好音乐，我从不罢休！Wakakakak　！！（笑）

没办法，突然被受注目的音乐部落，让我感到超兴奋滴！！即使是一个人也好，我都已经很满足了～～　（可怜的我）*O*！　

听到了他们的音乐之后，却无意中，让我想起了SWAN DIVE ，一个也是比较属于BOSSA NOVA风格的独立音乐团体。其实打从去年就开始想介绍他们的，只是。。。我忘了　=.='''　（嘿嘿嘿）对不起对不起！（没办法，太多音乐要介绍了嘛～～）

不过，说真的，Swan Dive居然没我想象中的那么成名，（虽然他们俩都超棒的说．．．）可能他们根本每想过名誉，只想坚持着自己对音乐的兴趣与信念，制造出完全不受市场影响，纯真以及独特的音乐。但也有可能是因为他们属于制作Ｉndie Music 的关系，要知道，成立Indie并不是件容易的事情，单靠说服外来音乐市场的认可，就已经很累人了（现在的音乐唱片都讲究市场，没多少人会认同的音乐，要怎样变top呢？）更别说搞宣传，资金都被弄唱片去了。在此可见，钱的威力！所以说，能像Nujabes的Indie　music搞得那么成功和有知名度的，却可以维持属于自己个人风格的音乐，Original 也完全不染上别的污点（你随随便便问个喜欢Hip Hop的黑人，你就会明白我的意思了），是件很不简单的事情，也不知道Nujabes本人其实都花了多少功夫才让自己上个位　（很难知道，他从不爆料自己的事。。知道的朋友们，告诉我哈~~），很期待在未来能看到他的唱片跨海外，让全世界的人都听到他美妙的作品，我有预感不久之后一定会滴！加油Nujabes !!

咳咳，不好意思，回入正题。。。（这丫头，老毛病又犯了。。）　

说回Swan Dive吧，其实还有很多地方值得研究研究，给我两天的时间，两天后我将会带给大家Swan Dive所有的Discography，让大家对这逝去已久的音乐团体来个怀念怀念，不认识的人Please ~~ 从新认识他们，我告诉你，你将会很佩服。。。wakakakakak !! （＝．＝''')  又来了。。。

好吧，在那之前，先来让你们听听Swan Dive的其中一首，我特别喜欢的歌曲( 就在我的Featured blog 熊熊playlist) 。Enjoy ~

Tender Love by Swan Dive溶入了一些很写实简单却浪漫的爱情，加上夏威夷风味的背景音乐，让有爱情的朋友们会陶醉在其中，没有爱情的朋友们会更渴望爱情的到来，简直就是。。。赞！！OKAWARI !! 再来一碗！

好了，就在这里卖个关子，想再知道更多些关于Swan Dive的朋友们，敬请期待！

对了念慈，你介绍给我的Mondiolito,我会continue的研究，迟些再带给大家更好的reviews，谢谢你哦～慈慈～～　（抱抱~）^_^V

FreeTEMPO - Harmony 强力推荐!!!!! 给J-CLUB Music and House music 爱好者！！(按进去试听）

 

超好听!音乐属于很大众化!所以我想大多数的人肯定会喜欢!我经对它爱不释手了! DJ FREETEMPO !! 有你的!

前往AMAZON.COM的店看看新貨，赫然發現FreeTEMPO在2月7日才發行的新作''Harmony''給他悄悄的上架了
這一次的表現真的沒讓我失望，開場曲''Melody''請來I-Dep的專屬 甜美女聲Cana獻聲，前奏由如同''Etude''一曲的電子音效導入，隨之轉為熱情活潑的節奏之中，添加於其中的巴西風情，讓這首歌曲鮮豔不少，搭配 Cana的嗓音，讓這首歌完全成為這次FreeTEMPO迷你專輯中最強力推薦的一首!接下來的''Symmetry''繼續第一首熱情的House風 格，由韓國新女聲Shi-Un主唱；同名歌曲''Harmony''則有最近日本音樂人十分喜歡合作的Clazziquai Project中的Alex助陣，並有06年崛起的當紅House製作Daishi Dance為 ''Harmony''一曲獻上拿手的鋼琴演奏給予全新混音版本，這張專輯同時也說明的這一二年的J-Club音樂新走向，就是跨國合 作，FreeTEMPO在這張專輯與韓國音樂人的合作表現的十分亮眼，專輯從頭至尾散發著非常陽光非常愉悅的感覺，春天要到了，這張絕對值得一聽!!

You think you love nu jazz, hugh fans of j-house jazz, really love it if there are DJs who has jazz ingredients in their music creation.. Always dance whenever you hear Jazztronik? Try this one as well.You love Kyoto Jazz Massive, Jazzin'park, Fantastic Plastic Machine, and other DJ-jazz house style music? Try this one as well. FreeTEMPO is DJ Takeshi Hanzawa (半沢武志) project, that really, sound amazing, just as great as DJ Ryota's Jazztronik,DJ Shuya Okino's Kyoto Jazz Massive, korean Clazziquai Project, Paris Match and others.FreeTEMPO is IRMA Records artist now, a recording company with jazz futuristic vision in their product images. So.... are you ready to dance? Hit it guys!

FreeTEMPO official website :
http://www.freetempo.net/

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