Improvisations for Piano & Flute

Description

A collaborative mini-album from two musicians much beloved for decades on the electronic music scene, Simon Posford and Raja Ram, "Improvisations For Piano & Flute" is, as the title suggests, a series of entirely improvised compositions from the two legendary musicians.The 44-minute flow of this album is more contemplative and analog in nature than anything found in the duo’s previous output over their three decades of collaborative work, but equally fascinating and consciousness-expanding. This album departs considerably from their usual output focusing on the interplay of Raj’s lyrical flute playing and Simon’s piano noodling, with almost imperceptible synthesised atmospheric backing seamlessly unifying analog and digital realities. These improvisations were recorded in Posford’s living room instead of the usual studio as the musicians found that it provided more of the desired ambience. With a synthesiser placed on top of an antique Bluthner piano, either Raj or Simon would begin playing and the other would join in - nothing prepared, decided or arranged: just live, in-the-moment inspiration. This spontaneity permeates each track with such magnetic energy that the listener is inescapably drawn into each note, phrase and piece.The whole album is extremely relaxing and introspective, with a great 8-track story arc that fans of Shpongle will recognise from the dynamic duo's internationally acclaimed discography."Improvisations for Piano & Flute" is a balm for the soul, providing an atmospheric antidote to the incessant stress and fast pace of our increasingly complex world – an excellent way to unwind, attune and refresh.