Spaces by Nils Frahm
'Spaces' is an ode to the joy of live performance. It expresses Frahm’s love for experimentation and answers the call from his fans for a record that truly reflects what they have witnessed during his concerts. Breaking the convention of a traditional live album, 'Spaces' was recorded over the course of two years in different locations and on various mediums, including old portable reel-to-reel recorders and cassette tape decks. The decision to select takes that have people coughing and cell phones ringing show that his audience is an integral part of every performance.
Tracklist
| 1. | An Aborted Beginning | 1:34 |
| 2. | Says | 8:18 |
| 3. | Said and Done | 9:39 |
| 4. | Went Missing | 4:59 |
| 5. | Familiar | 5:38 |
| 6. | Improvisation for Coughs and a Cell Phone | 6:44 |
| 7. | Hammers | 3:48 |
| 8. | For – Peter – Toilet Brushes – More | 16:49 |
| 9. | Over There, It's Raining | 3:07 |
| 10. | Unter – Tristana – Ambre | 11:43 |
| 11. | Ross's Harmonium | 3:51 |
Credits
All songs recorded during live performances from 2012 - 2013
All music written and performed by Nils Frahm
Recording engineers: Matthias H. Franz Hahn, Martyn Heyne, Terence Goodchild
Mixed by Nils Frahm at Durton Studio, Berlin
Mastered by Mandy Parnell at Black Saloon, London
Published by Manners McDade Music Publishing Ltd.
Photography by Alexander Schneider, Tracy Morter and Stuart Bailes
Light design by Stuart Bailes
Artwork by FELD
℗© 2013 Erased Tapes Records Ltd.
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License
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Berlin-based contemporary composer Nils Frahm has built a steady reputation for his intimate, poignant piano recordings, yet they so far only showed a fragment of what to expect from a Nils Frahm concert. Frahm’s heart lies in improvisation, in the magic of a moment where, inspired by the space and the audience, his fingers can create new compositions loosely based around his familiar melodies