[Music] Passepartout Duo – Ólafsfjörður

The Passepartout Duo are pianist and keyboardist Nicoletta Favari and drummer/percussionist Christopher Salvito.  For such a minimal setup, they manage to put together a sound that is cinematic in scope.  There are elements of contemporary classical music, but a bit of jazz slides in there as well.  Quite a profound release from them.

As an aside, the artwork was made by a Chinese company, as the Bandcamp website indicates:

This item is produced in China by the arts organization AnyOne Workspace, and all the proceeds from this sale go to the artists Yannis Zhang and Yumo Wu.

Though the limited edition set is a bit out of my price range, it’s going to a worthy cause.  As someone who is currently residing in Beijing, it’s good to see local artists collaborating worldwide.  There is a wealth of talent locally, and they need exposure.

 

[Music] Various Artists – Hungarian Electronic Music

A magnificent compilation of some of the finest experimental music from Hungary, produced by the Hungaroton label.

I rarely post track lists, but in this case, I’ll do so:

A1 Zoltán Pongrácz – Mariphonia 00:00
A2 Zoltán Pongrácz – Egy Cisz-Dur Akkord Története 08:04
A3 Peter Eötvös – Mese: Rövidített Változat 13:46

B1 Iván Patachich – Magánhangzók: Ta Fonaenta 26:00
B2 Iván Patachich – Hangzó Függvények: Funzione Acustica 34:08
B3 Máté Victor & Péter Winckler – Viscositas 44:38