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Nils Frahm Born 20 September 1982 Is A German Musician Composer And Record Producer Based In Berlin. He Is Known For Combining Classical And Electronic Music And For An Unconventional Approach To The Piano In Which He Mixes A Grand Piano Upright Piano Roland Juno-60 Rhodes Piano Drum Machines And Moog Taurus. As Well As His Solo Work Frahm Has Released Collaborations With Such Notable Performers As Anne Müller Ólafur Arnalds F. S. Blumm And Woodkid. Together With Frederic Gmeiner And Sebastian Singwald He Records And Performs As Nonkeen. Frahm Had An Early Introduction To Music. His Father Klaus Frahm Was A Photographer Who Also Designed Covers For ECM Records. He Grew Up Near Hamburg Where He Learned The Styles Of The Classical Pianists As Well As Contemporary Composers. At School He Used Mixing Boards And Was Very Interested In The Quality Of Recorded Sound Frahm's Earlier Solo Piano Works Wintermusik 2009 And The Bells 2009 Gained Him Attention But It Was His 2011 Release Felt That Was Met With Critical Acclaim. It Was His First Studio Album On Erased Tapes Which Has Been Releasing His Music Since. The Album Was Followed By The Solo Synthesiser EP Juno And By Screws 2012 Recorded While Frahm Was Recovering From A Thumb Injury And Offered As A Free Download To Fans On His Birthday. His Follow-Up To Juno Titled Juno Reworked 2013 Featured Guest Reworks By Luke Abbott And Chris Clark. Frahm's Album Spaces 2013 Was Made Of Live Recordings From Various Venues Spanning Over Two Years. In December 2013 Frahm Released His First Music Book Sheets Eins Published By Manners McDade. In 2016 The Follow-Up Sheets Zwei Was Released. In 2014 Frahm Announced His New Piano "Una Corda" Specially Designed And Made For Him By David Klavins. The Piano Weighs Under 100 Kg And Has One String Per Key Rather Than The Commonly Used Three Strings. 8 His Album Solo 2015 An Improvisation Single Take Without Any Overdubs Was Later Recorded On The "Modell 370" A 370cm High Vertical Piano Also Made By David Klavins. It Was One Of The 19 Records Nominated For The IMPALA Album Of The Year Award. A Condensed Version Of His Single "More" Was Featured In The Assassin's Creed Unity Gamescom Trailer. In 2015 Frahm Composed His First Original Score For The German Film "Victoria" Which Is A 140-Minute Continuous Take Directed By Sebastian Schipper. Nils Frahm Also Collaborated With Woodkid On The Critically Acclaimed Short Film ELLIS Directed By JR Which Was Released In October 2015. In The Same Year Nils Frahm Created The "Piano Day" Which Is Celebrated At The 88th Day Of The Year Due To The 88 Keys Of A Standard Piano The First Project Was The Construction Of The "Modell 450" Together With David Klavins. It Is The Successor Of The "Modell 370". In February 2016 Frahm Released The Gamble Followed By Its Companion Release Oddments Of The Gamble In August 2016. Pitchfork.Com Described The Album "as Charmingly Patched Together And Messy As It Is Well-Paced And Dynamic". The Material Was Recorded Over Eight Years While The Artwork Was Produced By Frahm's Father. Frahm Has Said "I’m Interested In How Human Beings React In Certain Situations And What Music Does To People’s Emotions. How We Can Change People’s Attitudes With Tones. After I’ve Played A Good Concert People Leave The Room Happy. This Is Something We Can Give Back To The World. When People Feel Down And Like It’s All Going To Shit At Least We Can Give Them Some Music And Change Their Attitude So People Don’t Think It’s All Shit.... That’s My Religion."
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Nils Frahm Born 20 September 1982 Is A German Musician Composer And Record Producer Based In Berlin. He Is Known For Combining Classical And Electronic Music And For An Unconventional Approach To The Piano In Which He Mixes A Grand Piano Upright Piano Roland Juno-60 Rhodes Piano Drum Machines And Moog Taurus. As Well As His Solo Work Frahm Has Released Collaborations With Such Notable Performers As Anne Müller Ólafur Arnalds F. S. Blumm And Woodkid. Together With Frederic Gmeiner And Sebastian Singwald He Records And Performs As Nonkeen. Frahm Had An Early Introduction To Music. His Father Klaus Frahm Was A Photographer Who Also Designed Covers For ECM Records. He Grew Up Near Hamburg Where He Learned The Styles Of The Classical Pianists As Well As Contemporary Composers. At School He Used Mixing Boards And Was Very Interested In The Quality Of Recorded Sound Frahm's Earlier Solo Piano Works Wintermusik 2009 And The Bells 2009 Gained Him Attention But It Was His 2011 Release Felt That Was Met With Critical Acclaim. It Was His First Studio Album On Erased Tapes Which Has Been Releasing His Music Since. The Album Was Followed By The Solo Synthesiser EP Juno And By Screws 2012 Recorded While Frahm Was Recovering From A Thumb Injury And Offered As A Free Download To Fans On His Birthday. His Follow-Up To Juno Titled Juno Reworked 2013 Featured Guest Reworks By Luke Abbott And Chris Clark. Frahm's Album Spaces 2013 Was Made Of Live Recordings From Various Venues Spanning Over Two Years. In December 2013 Frahm Released His First Music Book Sheets Eins Published By Manners McDade. In 2016 The Follow-Up Sheets Zwei Was Released. In 2014 Frahm Announced His New Piano "Una Corda" Specially Designed And Made For Him By David Klavins. The Piano Weighs Under 100 Kg And Has One String Per Key Rather Than The Commonly Used Three Strings. 8 His Album Solo 2015 An Improvisation Single Take Without Any Overdubs Was Later Recorded On The "Modell 370" A 370cm High Vertical Piano Also Made By David Klavins. It Was One Of The 19 Records Nominated For The IMPALA Album Of The Year Award. A Condensed Version Of His Single "More" Was Featured In The Assassin's Creed Unity Gamescom Trailer. In 2015 Frahm Composed His First Original Score For The German Film "Victoria" Which Is A 140-Minute Continuous Take Directed By Sebastian Schipper. Nils Frahm Also Collaborated With Woodkid On The Critically Acclaimed Short Film ELLIS Directed By JR Which Was Released In October 2015. In The Same Year Nils Frahm Created The "Piano Day" Which Is Celebrated At The 88th Day Of The Year Due To The 88 Keys Of A Standard Piano The First Project Was The Construction Of The "Modell 450" Together With David Klavins. It Is The Successor Of The "Modell 370". In February 2016 Frahm Released The Gamble Followed By Its Companion Release Oddments Of The Gamble In August 2016. Pitchfork.Com Described The Album "as Charmingly Patched Together And Messy As It Is Well-Paced And Dynamic". The Material Was Recorded Over Eight Years While The Artwork Was Produced By Frahm's Father. Frahm Has Said "I’m Interested In How Human Beings React In Certain Situations And What Music Does To People’s Emotions. How We Can Change People’s Attitudes With Tones. After I’ve Played A Good Concert People Leave The Room Happy. This Is Something We Can Give Back To The World. When People Feel Down And Like It’s All Going To Shit At Least We Can Give Them Some Music And Change Their Attitude So People Don’t Think It’s All Shit.... That’s My Religion."
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Published: 08 Aug 2011, 12:08
CONTEXT Berlin-Based Pianist Nils Frahm Is Already A Firebrand In The Modern Classical World Collaborating With Contemporaries Such As Peter Broderick Ólafur Arnalds And Anne Müller. His Unconventional Approach To An Age-Old Instrument Played Contemplatively And Intimately Has Won Him Many Fans Around The World. As Announced By Drowned In Sound He Finally Returns On October 10th 2011 With The Successor To His Highly Acclaimed Solo Piano Works Wintermusik And The Bells. Released On Erased Tapes Records And Entitled FELT The Album Will Coincide With A European Tour In November 2011 – A Truly Memorable And Magical Live Experience. CONTENT Having Recorded His Last Album Live In A Large Reverberant Church Nils Frahm Now Invites You To Put On Your Headphones And Dive Into A World Of Microscopic And Delicate Sounds – So Intimate That You Could Be Sitting Beside Him. Recorded Late At Night In The Reflective Solitude And Silence Of His Studio In Berlin Frahm Uncovers A New Sound And Source Of Inspiration Within These Peaceful Moments 'Originally I Wanted To Do My Neighbours A Favour By Damping The Sound Of My Piano. If I Want To Play Piano During The Quiet Of The Night The Only Respectful Way Is By Layering Thick Felt In Front Of The Strings And Using Very Gentle Fingers. It Was Then That I Discovered That My Piano Sounds Beautiful With The Damper.’ Captivated By This Sonic Exposition He Placed The Microphones So Deep Inside The Piano That They Were Almost Touching The Strings. This Brought A Host Of External Sounds To The Recordings Which Most Producers Would Try Their Hardest To Hide ‘I Hear Myself Breathing And Panting The Scraping Sound Of The Piano's Action And The Creaking Of My Wooden Floorboards – All Equally As Loud As The Music. The Music Becomes A Contingency A Chance An Accident Within All This Rustling. My Heart Opens And I Wonder What Exactly It Is That Makes Me Feel So Happy.’ FELT Creates Its Own Personal Microcosm Offering A Refuge Of Tender And Honest Beauty. PREVIOUS ALBUM PRESS 'The Bells Is A Record Of Astonishing Beauty' 8/10 – Drowned In Sound
'Nils Frahm Is Poised To Become Something Of A Sensation' – The Economist's Intelligent Life
‘Emotionally Charged Piano Music Which Always Errs Toward The Melodic Side Of Melancholy' **** – Mojo
‘If There’s Any Justice The Bells Along With His Recently Released Wintermusik Set Will Expose Frahm To A Wider Audience A Demographic With A Seemingly Insatiable Appetite For More Prime Neo-Classicism’ – BBC Music