Bruce Brubaker

LP - Territory: WORLD EX France Tracklist CD : 1_Music for Airports, 1/1 - 17:12 2_Music for Airports, 2/1 - 08:32 3_The Chill Air - 01:55 4_By This River - 03:31 5_Music for Airports, 2/2 - 06:07 6_Emerald and Stone - - 02:30 Short Info: As Brian Eno famously said, "The studio is a musical instrument," Bruce Brubaker now says, "A musical instrument can be a studio." 'Eno Piano,' is a stunning reinterpretation by American pianist Bruce Brubaker of selected tracks from Brian Eno’s ambient masterpieces, including iconic Music for Airports as well as three original compositions venturing into his collaborations with Harold Budd, Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Dieter Moebius or Jon Hopkins. In his explorations of minimalism, Bruce Brubaker makes connections to music old and new. In his album Codex, there was a dialogue between open-form music by Terry Riley and very early keyboard pieces written down by anonymous scribes in the 15th century, while Brubaker's performances of music by Philip Glass enabled the releases of the critically acclaim Glass Piano and his collaboration on Glassform with Max Cooper. Brian Eno's music is equally a significant part of the repetition-based musical minimalism in the 20th century. Eno Piano acknowledges a deep artistic bond. In 'Eno Piano', the piano, one of the first "synthesizers," becomes a new kind of fantastic resonating box — a supernatural synthesizer. The album is a compelling discovery, a rereading, reinterpretation, "re-production" of Brian Eno's music, from the hands of a visionary virtuoso. Sonically, the record is a combination of Bruce's piano playing, and piano sounds made using new electromagnetic "bows" that vibrate strings inside the piano creating drone notes. The album represents a leap, into a new genre of post-ambient, post-piano piano music. Here, sound technology heightens artistic sensitivity, and the listener's presence in the moment. An instrument is reimagined, refashioned. The usual boundaries of time and sound loosen allowing the formation of a new 21st-century beauty.

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WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: gpsr@wordandsound.net

LP - Territory: WORLD EX France Tracklist LP : A SIDE (23 minutes) A1_Music for Airports, 1/1 - 17:12 A2_By This River - 03:31 A3_The Chill Air - 01:55 B SIDE (21.30 minutes) B1_Music for Airports, 2/1 - 08:32 B2_Music for Airports, 2/2 - 06:07 B3_Emerald and Stone - 02:30 Short Info: As Brian Eno famously said, "The studio is a musical instrument," Bruce Brubaker now says, "A musical instrument can be a studio." 'Eno Piano,' is a stunning reinterpretation by American pianist Bruce Brubaker of selected tracks from Brian Eno’s ambient masterpieces, including iconic Music for Airports as well as three original compositions venturing into his collaborations with Harold Budd, Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Dieter Moebius or Jon Hopkins. In his explorations of minimalism, Bruce Brubaker makes connections to music old and new. In his album Codex, there was a dialogue between open-form music by Terry Riley and very early keyboard pieces written down by anonymous scribes in the 15th century, while Brubaker's performances of music by Philip Glass enabled the releases of the critically acclaim Glass Piano and his collaboration on Glassform with Max Cooper. Brian Eno's music is equally a significant part of the repetition-based musical minimalism in the 20th century. Eno Piano acknowledges a deep artistic bond. In 'Eno Piano', the piano, one of the first "synthesizers," becomes a new kind of fantastic resonating box — a supernatural synthesizer. The album is a compelling discovery, a rereading, reinterpretation, "re-production" of Brian Eno's music, from the hands of a visionary virtuoso. Sonically, the record is a combination of Bruce's piano playing, and piano sounds made using new electromagnetic "bows" that vibrate strings inside the piano creating drone notes. The album represents a leap, into a new genre of post-ambient, post-piano piano music. Here, sound technology heightens artistic sensitivity, and the listener's presence in the moment. An instrument is reimagined, refashioned. The usual boundaries of time and sound loosen allowing the formation of a new 21st-century beauty.

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WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: gpsr@wordandsound.net

Tracklisting: A1 - Constantia A2 - Riley: Keyboard Study 2 (Brubaker Version 1) A3 - Indescort A4 - Che Pena Questa A5 - Riley: Keyboard Study 2 (Brubaker Version 2) A6 - Hont Paur A7 - Riley: Keyboard Study 2 (Brubaker Version 3) B1 - T?pes B2 - Riley: Keyboard Study 2 (Brubaker Version 4) B3 - Jour Mour Lanie B4 - Elas Mon Cuer B5 - Riley: Keyboard Study 2 (Brubaker Version 5) B6 - De Tout Flors B7 - Riley: Keyboard Study 2 (Brubaker Version 6) B8 - J'ay Grant Espoir Info text: On Codex, American pianist Bruce Brubaker sets up a clash (or a discussion) between Terry Rileys Keyboard Study No. 2 (1965) and the Codex Faenza, a 15th century manuscript considered to be one of the very first collections of keyboard music. By putting forth the work of the performer/creator above that of the composer, this back-and forth takes the listener on a journey that is at once timeless and eminently current.

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WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: gpsr@wordandsound.net

Tracklisting: 1 - Constantia 4:06 2 - Riley: Keyboard Study 2 (Brubaker Version 1) 3 - Indescort 4 - Che Pena Questa 5 - Riley: Keyboard Study 2 (Brubaker Version 2) 6- Hont Paur 7 - Riley: Keyboard Study 2 (Brubaker Version 3) 8 - J'aime La Biauté 9 - T?pes 10 - Riley: Keyboard Study 2 (Brubaker Version 4) 11 - Jour Mour Lanie 12 - Elas Mon Cuer 13 - Riley: Keyboard Study 2 (Brubaker Version 5) 14 - Bel Fiore Dança 15 - De Tout Flors 16 - Riley: Keyboard Study 2 (Brubaker Version 6) 17 - J'ay Grant Espoir Info Text: On Codex, American pianist Bruce Brubaker sets up a clash (or a discussion) between Terry Rileys Keyboard Study No. 2 (1965) and the Codex Faenza, a 15th century manuscript considered to be one of the very first collections of keyboard music. By putting forth the work of the performer/creator above that of the composer, this back-and forth takes the listener on a journey that is at once timeless and eminently current.

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WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: gpsr@wordandsound.net

Tracklisting: A1- Mad Rush A2- Metamorphosis 1 B1- Metamorphosis 2 B2- Metamorphosis 3 B3- Metamorphosis 4 C1- Metamorphosis 5 C2- Knee Play 4 C3- Opening D1- Wichita Vortex Sutra D2- Evening Song Info text: Sublime solo piano versions of Philip Glass by a master interpreter of the legendary minimalist composer. Having cultivated an intense relationship with this music over many years, Brubaker has honed his approach to these pieces to a microcosmic level. A lean, angular performance that navigates the looped repetitions and dovetailing melodies in an achingly beautiful manner. Bruce Brubaker has performed Mozart with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Taken part in a piano and electronics recital on the BBC, and frequently graces the stage of New York City’s Le Poisson Rouge. He has recorded for labels such as ECM, Bedroom Community, and Arabesque, and his notable releases include the Drones album with Nico Muhly and Piano Songs with Meredith Monk and Ursula Oppens. This vinyl edition includes two exclusive bonus tracks 'Opening' and 'Evening Song'.

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WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: gpsr@wordandsound.net

Tracklisting: 1 - Mad Rush 2 - Metamorphosis 1 3 - Metamorphosis 2 4 - Metamorphosis 3 5 - Metamorphosis 4 6 - Metamorphosis 5 7 - Knee Play 4 8 - Wichita Vortex Sutra Info Text: Sublime solo piano versions of Philip Glass by a master interpreter of the legendary minimalist composer. Having cultivated an intense relationship with this music over many years, Brubaker has honed his approach to these pieces to a microcosmic level. A lean, angular performance that navigates the looped repetitions and dovetailing melodies in an achingly beautiful manner. Bruce Brubaker has performed Mozart with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Taken part in a piano and electronics recital on the BBC, and frequently graces the stage of New York City’s Le Poisson Rouge. He has recorded for labels such as ECM, Bedroom Community, and Arabesque, and his notable releases include the Drones album with Nico Muhly and Piano Songs with Meredith Monk and Ursula Oppens. This vinyl edition includes two exclusive bonus tracks 'Opening' and 'Evening Song'.

Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: gpsr@wordandsound.net