Maxence Cyrin - Melancholy Island - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Springsong introduces 10 original compositions 7 piano solo, 3 with a string trio. Maxence's pieces are often short (2-4 minutes) and evoke images (InchBallerineInch, InchCandleInch), moments of calm (InchHorizonInch, InchSilenceInch), nature, and the elements, which also play an important role in the program (InchSpringsongInch, InchDaffodilsInch, InchOrageInch, InchLe Bleu du CielInch). This new album is mastered by sound engineer Chab (Antoine Chabert), who won three Grammys for his work on Daft Punk's Random Access Memories album. Maxence's top track on Spotify, InchWhere Is My MindInch, has more than 80M streams and it's used by Narciso Rodriguez TV spot; he has 991,898 monthly listeners and 79,968 followers. His releases on Warner Classics have reached a total of 96M streams worldwide, the top tracks being InchLarmes glacéesInch (2020) at 27M and InchRivagesInch (2022) at 22M (source OPUS).The total streams of the first singles for this new project so far amounts to 1.9M streams (source OPUS). Album Tracks 1. Springsong 2. Candle 3. Comète 4. Orage 5. Daffodils 6. Silence 7. Life 8. Horizon 9. Ballerine 10. Le Bleu Du Ciel

Saxophonist-producer Chad Fowler has been prolific since launching his tag Mahakala Music. His latest releases - Thinking Unthinking and Broken Unbroken - realize his decades-long dream of recording in a trio with bass and drums. Bassist William Parker and drummer Anders Griffen each made their debut recordings with saxophonist Frank Lowe, albeit over 20 years apart, and originally made their musical connection at the turn of the millennium. Parker works with Fowler in Mahakala's inaugural band, Dopolarians.  These two titles were both recorded on the same day in August 2021. The music is completely improvised except for a couple melodies Fowler brought to the date - heard on KongereiInch and InchMarkerInch - but Parker and Griffen were not privy to these. Working together for the first time, the trio finds an easy rapport and takes advantage of the unlimited space afforded to them while exploring a range of textures and dynamics and everything from serene to aggressive.InchKongereiEaruntoShall Album Tracks 1. Kongerei 2. Earunto 3. Shall

Aurora, a new album dedicated to Maxence Cyrin's own compositions, brings together a series of 16 pieces performed on the piano (two grand pianos, a Steinway and a Fazioli), which are joined by a string trio as well as various more understated devices, sounds and electronic effects. Four of the pieces, however, are performed using an upright piano, whose tones, created using the mute pedal, take on a deliberately intimate dimension, using cinematic, mysterious colours. Composed over a period of more than two years - a time he describes as Inchyears of solitudeInch - Aurora, as it's title suggests, marks a new departure for Maxence Cyrin. InchI wanted to go beyond the solo piano of my early work and draw once again on minimalism, film music and new wave. So each of the pieces on this album is as short as a pop song. I have a 'pop brain' when I compose, even if my inspirations are still Beethoven and Debussy on the classical side and, closer to home, Philip Glass, Arvo Pärt and Ryuichi Sakamoto.Inch Album Tracks 1. Endless Poetry 2. Mer de Velours 3. Larmes Glacées 4. A Forest Bird Never Wants a Cage 5. Progressive Nights 6. Silk 7. The Old Lady 8. Nostalgia, Pt. 1 9. Nostalgia, Pt. 1 10. C 11. Dusty Raven 12. Tape 13. The Frenchman 14. Apollo 15. Aurora 16. Les Eaux Mortes 17. Polynomial-C 18.