Artist: Manos Milonakis
Title: The Seagull
Label: piano and coffee records
Genre: Classical
Quality: 241 Kbps Avg 44.1kHz Joint Stereo
Encoder: Lame 3.100 V0 VBR
Time: 26:44
Size: 46,35 MB
Rip Date: 2020-07-06
Str Date: 2020-03-13
URL: http://pianoandcoffeerecords.bandcamp.com/
Track List:
01. The Lake 1:16
02. What If She's Late 1:11
03. Listen, She's Coming 1:25
04. It's Getting Damp 2:01
05. Masha's Song 3:25
06. Sun 2:14
07. Fast Food 1:40
08. Timestop 1:33
09. Treplev's Song 4:25
10. Waltz Mono 1:03
11. Arrivals 0:45
12. Treplev's Waltz 2:46
13. Death Route 3:00
Release Notes:
Thessaloniki-based composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Manos Milonakis
debuts on piano and coffee records with "The Seagull", a synopsis of his
original score for Russian dramatist Anton Chekhoví»s play of the same name,
directed by Yiannis Paraskevopoulos for theatres of Greece and Romania.
The first musical lines of this project were drawn while in Romania, where
together with the director, Milonakis travelled to prepare a show for Craiovaí»s
National Theatre. The post-communist atmosphere, the humid streets, the sense of
modern balkan darkness contrasting with incredibly vivid painted walls, strong
flavors, smells, and amazingly passionate and friendly people would be decoded
into music for the classic Russian play. The thirteen tracks in "The Seagull"
blend melancholic piano melodies, soaring strings, gentle electronics,
atmospheric haze, and evocative soundscapes. Sometimes discreet and others at
the forefront of a strong narrative, each piece pours itself into the other like
communicating vessels, coexisting with romantic encounters, philosophical
arguments, family quarrels and a series of unanticipated arrivals and
departures. Piece by piece, Milonakis masterfully introduces us into a world of
frustrated lives and unrequited love.
Even though "The Seagull" was composed in 2015, a year before his previous
release, "Festen", it took Milonakis significantly more time to decide it was
the right moment to release it. í░During these years and working in-between
other projectsí▒, he says, í░I sometimes looked back in my hardrives and these
recordings always resonated inside my heart. Having performed the music
extensively in concerts was also revealing an urge to me: that I should probably
share this stuff with the worldí▒. This brought him to Denmark, where he had the
pleasure to have some piano re-recorded and the full album freshly re-mixed by
Ed Carlsen at his studio in Kongens Lyngby.
"The Seagull" releases on 13 March 2020 via piano and coffee records worldwide,
and is available on limited edition CD and digital formats, with artwork by
London-based illustrator Jordan Amy Lee.
Contact Us: chschs@hush.ai