Cross-genre collaborations are inherently risky. For every peanut-butter-and-chocolate innovation, there are a dozen sardines-and-chutney mismatches. That classical violinist Hahn would improvise with a composer (Hauschka) who favors prepared piano and electronics was not an obvious fit. But the result is a considered studio product that still sounds spontaneous. They stick close to classical norms on [...]

“ Silfra  could have gone wrong down any number of regrettable paths, most of them leading to the dreary nether zone populated by the chittering shades of purposeless ‘Classical Crossover’ recordings. But it did not. Rather, by dint of superior skill or rigorous commitment or perhaps just good fortune, this remarkable collaboration of Hilary Hahn and Düsseldorf-based pianist Hauschka , emerges as a unique and rewarding creation, a lapidary melding of sound and idea that deserves extended and repeated attention.” — a fool in the forest

The National have added 17 more names to the edition of the All Tomorrow's Parties festival that they're curating , which takes place December 7-9 at Butlins Holiday Centre in Minehead, England. Joining the bill are (deep breath): Perfume Genius, Kurt Vile, Youth Lagoon, Bear in Heaven, Michael Rother presents the music of Neu! & Harmonia, Deerhoof, Menomena, Nico Muhly, Stars of the Lid, Local Natives, Richard Reed Parry (Fire">Arcade Fire), Mark Mulcahy (Miracle Legion), Kathleen Edwards, Hauschka, So Percussion, Hayden, and new  Brassland  signings This is the Kit. Muhly, Reed Parry, and Hayden have collaborated with the National ...

Kurt Vile , Local Natives and more have been added to the line up of ATP curated by The National. Currently on down time, The National were recently coaxed out of the rehearsal room by All Tomorrow's Parties. Handed the keys to Minehead, the Brooklyn band have invited along some friends, contemporaries and heroes. The latest batch of line up additions include American songwriter Kurt Vile. Joined by The Violators, Vile's brand of hazy, laid back acoustic musings will resonate around the chalets later this year. Elsewhere, Local Natives have been confirmed while Perfume Genius has also been added ...

A few months ago The National confirmed they'd be curating All Tomorrow's Parties Festival this December (7th-9th 2012 at Butlins Holiday Centre, Minehead, UK) - and the some of the initial names included The Antlers, Tim Hecker and Owen Pallet. Now the line-up has expanded again, with the likes of Kurt Vile and Local all getting involved. The new additions are as follows: Local Natives Kurt Vile & The Violators Michael Rother presents the music of Neu! & Harmonia Deerhoof Menomena Nico Muhly Stars Of The Lid Youth Lagoon Perfume Genius Bear In Heaven Richard Reed Parry (Fire">Arcade Fire) Mark ...

[ Hauschka ] Düsseldorf, Germany Volker Bertelmann is a classically trained composer/pianist from Germany who currently resides in Düsseldorf. Having studied classical piano for ten years, his work as Hauschka is based upon a playful exploration of the possibilities of the ” prepared ” piano… A disruptive intervention into the preconceived idea of the piano as [...]

Ahead of his headline performance at London’s Barbican Hall on Friday (18 May), DiS caught up with the German prepared piano experimentalist to discover his new collaboration with a choir of 70-year-old African women and delve into his long-haired, baggy-jeaned rap-rock past. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com

Artist: Hilary Hahn and Hauschka Album: Silfra Released: 2012 Style: Classical Format: MP3 320Kbps / FLAC Size: 117 Mb Tracklist: 01 – Stillness 02 – Bounce Bounce 03 – Clock Winder 04 – Adash 05 – Godot 06 – Kr...

First Listen: Hilary Hahn And Hauschka, 'Silfra': Proper concert violinists aren’t supposed...

Hear what happens when a star violinist meets a piano full of marbles, duct tape and other surprises. Hahn knows her way around unlikely collaborators, while Hauschka is a master of creating beauty out of the unusual.

Die Experimentalisten múm werden sich am 1. Juni mit einer Kompilation zurückmelden. Bisher ist aber nur das Artwork und die — für Nicht-Isländer kryptische — Trackliste zum neuen Werk "Early Birds" bekannt. Dabei handelt es sich allerdings nicht um neue Stücke der Band, sondern eine Zusammenstellung von Kompisitionen aus den Anfangstagen der Band – 1998 bis 2000. Die letzte Veröffentlichung "Sing Along to Songs You Don't Know" liegt mittlerweile bereits drei Jahre zurück. Hier könnt ihr euch die Zunge beim Aussprechen der Songtitel brechen oder einfach nur ein Auge auf das Cover werfen: "Early Birds" - Trackliste: 01. Bak þitt er sem rennibraut ...

As if there weren’t enough gigs to miss in a month, May also brings over 100 bands playing three multi-venue city festivals in Manchester and Salford. Starting with Sounds From The Other City this weekend and finishing with the Chorlton Arts Festival Weekender at the end with Future Everything in between. If all goes well I may even get to more than one of these. This month’s mixtape leans more to many of the other gigs across the month including tomorrow night’s highly recommended Richard James gig at The Castle (see yesterday’s post on his latest ...

At times joyous and at others grippingly unsettling, *Silfra* may reach beyond the average frame of listener reference. For some it can be adored on its evocative merits simply as beautiful instrumental music, and for others, think of this in the lineage of vanguard pioneers like Steve Reich or...

‘Silfra’   is the culmination of a two-year exploratory improvisation project by Grammy Award-winning American violinist Hilary Hahn and prepared-piano master and innovator Volker Bertelmann aka Hauschka . The music on this ambitious and free-spirited collection is a tribute to the Silfra rift in Iceland, an otherworldly landscape that inspired the two musicians to create a body of work that is evocative, hypnotic and truly breathtaking. Silfra will be released in May 2012 by Deutsche Grammophon.