Brett’s Sound Picks: Nils Frahm’s “Amirador” (2019)

October 2, 2019

Brett’s Sound Picks: Nils Frahm’s “Amirador” (2019)

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Frank Hudson

October 4, 2019 at 1:38 pm

This piece reminds me (as you do too sometimes) about utilizing space–after all, it’s the only music I can play without making mistakes.

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1. Thomas Brett
  
  October 4, 2019 at 11:02 pm
  
  Yes—Frahm is wonderful at leaving space, and for sure space gives us time to figure out what to play next, and it’s nice when you hear that decision-making and those hesitations in the music…
  
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Thomas Brett is a musician and writer who holds a PhD in ethnomusicology from New York University. He is the author of Principles of Electronic Music Production and The Creative Electronic Music Producer, a book described by Sound On Sound magazine as “a deep philosophical analysis of the various creative inspirations, ideas and processes involved in producing electronic music.” His essays have appeared in the journals Popular Music and Popular Music and Society, as well as edited collections by Routledge, Oxford, and Cambridge University presses. Thomas has played percussion on Broadway since 1997 and writes about music at brettworks.com.