(Erased Tapes)
Nils Frahm is one of a handful of young composers contributing to the quietly burgeoning reputation of avant-garde label Erased Tapes. Creaking floorboards and static crackle accompanied muted piano on his widely praised 2011 record Felt . Audience coughs, ringtones and other blemishes provide texture on these live recordings of new tracks that Frahm later pieced together in the studio. He is a restless but utterly persuasive improviser, with roots both in electronic and classical music; dubby percussive cuts and sumptuously layered synths share space with minimalist piano compositions here. Even when battering his piano strings with a toilet brush, Frahm creates something mesmerising.
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by Ally Carnwath via Music: Electronic music | theguardian.com
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