Hello my friends.
As I mentioned before, this year is completely full of releases and concerts from me. Right now I'm in the middle of a giant European tour, and it has been really, really lovely. Thank you so much to everyone who has come out to the concerts so far. I wanted to give you a little update of my projects for this year. I am working on my next full-length album, which should be released early 2010, but between now and then there are a bunch of things coming!
SOLO RECORDINGS
Five Film Score Outtakes --
This 3" CD-R is being released today, May 27! It comes in a deluxe package from the small Italian label Secret Fury Hole, in a limited edition of 200 handmade copies. I will be selling the first copies at my concert in Milano tonight! It is exactly how it sounds, five outtakes from a film score I made in March, for a short film by Matt Clark. Piano, violin, cello and guitar. If you want one, you can order
HERE, or email me at peter.broderick@yahoo.com, and if I have any copies left I'd be happy to mail you one! EDIT JUNE 21: I'M SORRY THESE ARE ALL SOLD OUT NOW! :-(
Music for Falling From Trees --
This is a 30 minute piece, in seven sections, all made from piano and strings. The North American and Japanese release will be handled by Western Vinyl, and released in July. Elsewhere the mini-album is released by Erased Tapes, in stores on June 1st. And I'm selling copies at my concerts now!
4 track songs --
In late Summer, a very strange collection of my music will be released on Type Recordings, on CD and double vinyl (the vinyl has four bonus tracks!). This is music I made before my first album Float, all recorded on a 4 track cassette recorded with very limited equipment. The music is all over the place. Sometimes instrumental, sometimes singing. This is my music in it's most raw form.
Ten Duets --
This little album was released on tape cassette only, by Digitalis Ltd., in a limited edition of 300 copies. Unfortunately it has already sold out. And at this point there are no plans to reissue it. EDIT JUNE 21: THERE IS NOW TALK ABOUT MAKING A SECOND EDITION OF THIS TAPE. POSSIBLY 200 MORE COPIES TO COME! :-D
Home (reissue with bonus disc) --
At some point in the next few months, Bella Union will be reissuing a two CD version of my album Home. The first disc is the original album. The second disc is called "Second Home", and is a collection of alternate versions of songs and unreleased tracks. It features many of the live versions I play of my songs, and some of the songs I play live which haven't been released. All recorded in two short nights at the Efterklang studio at the end of last year.
Docile (2nd edition CD) --
This is my first mini-album, just solo piano, originally released at the end of 2007 on Kning Disk, and the CD version has been sold out for a long time. Finally we have made a 2nd edition of the CD, which I have for sale at my live concerts now. You can email me if you'd like to order one.
Blank Grey Canvas Sky (with Machinefabriek) --
I am VERY excited about this album! Machinefabriek is one of my favorite artists working today, and we have recently finished a collaborative full-length album. Six tracks, just under 43 minutes. Probably my most experimental release so far, we tried a lot of different things on this album, pushing ourselves to explore new areas... And for me the result is the collection of music I feel most proud of so far. It will be released on the awesome Swedish label Fang Bomb, on October 1st, on CD and WHITE vinyl!
OTHER APPEARENCES:
V/A - Scott Walker: 30 Century Man --
I've had the honor of contributing a track to this Scott Walker tribute album. I made an A Cappella version of his wonderful song Duchess, which appears as the first track of the album! It has recently been released on Lakeshore Records.
Taxi Taxi - Step Out Into The Light EP --
I've been a huge fan of these amazing Swedish girls since the release of their first EP in 2007. Later this year they will release their first full-length album. Just a couple weeks ago they released this digital EP, which ends with me covering their song "Belle". My track was recorded and mixed by Nils Frahm, while we were on tour in England back in January, and he played some beautiful piano on it!
soccer Committee & Machinefabriek - Redrawn --
I contributed a track to this remix album. All artists were asked to remix or cover a song from the amazing soccer Committee & Machinefabriek album from last year, "Drawn".
Balmorhea - All is Wild, All is Silent REMIXES --
Another remix album I made a track for. Balmorhea are some of my greatest friends and favorite musicians, so I was happy and honored to remix the last song on their latest album.
Heather Woods Broderick - TBA --
Yep, this is my sister! I absolutely love the music she makes, and I helped her to record and mix her first full-length album, which will be released this summer on the awesome Australian label Preservation. I'm so excited for this music to be released into the world!
Nils Frahm - The Bells --
OK, I didn't actually play anything on this album (aside from the one track where I am laying inside the piano, on top of the strings!), but Nils and I rented a church in Berlin for two days, and I acted as "producer" as he recorded an album of solo piano music. This is some of my favorite music I've ever heard. If I can only recommend one album this year, it's this one. It has just been released on Kning Disk, as solo piano series vol. 2, the follow up to my mini-album Docile, on CD and 12" vinyl. It comes in amazing handmade packaging, with photos of the recording session inside, taken by Nils's father, who is an amazing photographer. I could go on and on about this music. I love it.
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I think that's enough for now. There are a few more things I haven't mentioned, but for now I'll leave it at this! Thanks for reading, and maybe I'll be playing a concert near you soon!
Love,
P