Greetings and Happy New Year to one and all!

After 15,000 spins on MySpace, and in the spirit of doing something for the New Year, I decided to retire the track "Plume", and replace it with "Mahlergasse", an unreleased track I recorded earlier in 2007. Some may notice that "Mahlergasse" has a lot in common with "Plume" (it's in the same key + meter, and with the same instrumentation of multitracked violas).

"Mahlergasse" also shares a common history with "Untango", as both were themes I composed for the film "Serpent's Breath". After some deliberation, the director (Michael DiPaolo) and I decided that "Untango" was a better direction for the film.

"Mahlergasse" refers to a tiny street in Vienna (Austria), just off of the square leading to the beautiful opera house. It was named after the composer Gustav Mahler, who lived and conducted in Vienna for many years, creating a firestorm of controversy and beautiful music. If you ever walk there at dusk, try to remember this track, and hum it along to yourself.



Have a great happy new year, enjoy the track, and please stay in touch for more music.

Yours,
Ljova