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- Summary: The two-disc release from Nils Frahm features 23 solo piano compositions recorded between 2009 and 2021 that were not included on previous albums.
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- Record Label: BMG
- Genre(s): Avant-Garde
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Dec 8, 2021A 23 track double album, the compositional sense at show on ‘Old Friends, New Friends’ is worthy of Satie or Sakamoto; opener ‘4:33 (a tribute to john cage)’ blushes with intimacy, while ‘Late’ and ‘Berduxa’ are blessed with a twilight pensiveness.
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Dec 8, 2021Old Friends New Friends sees the artist settle his legacy thus far and clear the way before he gets stuck into another project.
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Dec 8, 2021I see it as less of a leftovers album, and more of a personally curated buffet.
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UncutDec 9, 2021old Friends... flows as a set piece but there are standouts. [Feb 2022, p.25]
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Dec 17, 2021Even though Old Friends New Friends doesn't contain any obvious epics similar to the most well-known pieces from Frahm's ambitious albums like All Melody and Spaces, there's still an abundance of highlights, and even his smaller-scale works can resonate in a big way.
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Dec 8, 2021Nostalgia and intimacy suit Frahm’s compositional style, which relies on tugging at the heartstrings. But at times, the surfeit of feeling is overbearing.
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MojoDec 8, 2021For all its neo-classical leanings, Frahm's music engages emotion as much as intellect, these sketches and fragments offering a meditative respite from a world far more chaotic than this music. [Jan 2022, p.83]