Thought it would be nice to have a thread where we could post the piano studies, the downest of the downtempo, the rainy day records and the like.
Here are my three starters to get the ball rolling.
Quebec artist who truly embodies the ability to give her music space and allow the parts between notes to be as powerful as the music itself. A true start to finish, no skips record.
I find this record to be playful while also being quite somber. There’s a uniqueness to a lot of the use of samples and his approach to melody is breathtaking ag times. One of the records of the year.
You all know this one. Still as incredible as the day I first heard it. A true essential.
I’m adding this piece of brilliance because a thread like this would be remiss without it.
Great idea. I can listen to this in any weather, all year round!
I made a playlist in Spotify for when I (occasionally) meditate, but I dip into it even when I’m not. I thought there were about 15 tracks but it turns out to include over 60. Looking forward to growing it some more.
There’s the Steve Reich stuff which I never tire of (I’ll say some of it is quite difficult to perform. It’s not as easy as it would seem to play the same figure repeatedly for pages at a time). I got to play in this for a recital a few years back.
Top one for me
Ginastera quartets
Someh Satoh (love this whole album with Anne Akiko Meyers)
