Durton, by Nils Frahm

Durton

by Nils Frahm

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Nils Frahm’s ‘Durton’ is one of three albums of rare early recordings, many of which have been unobtainable for years, some of which have never been released at all, and none of which have ever appeared on streaming services. All the three records of early works reveal a fascinating glimpse into an era of Frahm’s work known until now only to diehard and longstanding fans. Though he first enjoyed success with 2011’s ‘Felt’ and the following year’s ‘Screws’, both performed on solo piano – which he’d studied throughout his youth – the instrument played no part in his early recording career. ‘Durton’ pairs tracks from 2006’s digital only ‘My First EP’ with five previously unheard compositions.

Recorded almost two decades ago, ‘Durton’ – a pun on ‘Dur Ton’ (German for the impractical concept of a ‘major note’) – takes its name, as did Frahm’s original Berlin studio, from the first piece of music he ever released in 2005. Aside from Martin Heyne’s guitar on the title track, the album was entirely produced by Frahm in his Hamburg home studio, but other live instrumentation can be heard amongst its delicate micro-electronica, with brass, strings and percussion on, for instance, ‘Personal Lift’. “They’re probably taken from recordings for other pieces,” Frahm confides. “I don’t even remember who was playing, but it was much earlier, and sometimes we would just reuse outtakes. I wasn’t documenting things well, so I’m not always completely sure what I’m hearing, or how I actually did it.” As for that voice on ‘Now Fast Be Slow’, “If somebody’s singing, it’s definitely me!”

Besides ‘Durton’, Nils Frahm also released ‘Streichelfisch’, which returns to vinyl for the first time since its original 2005 pressing, and ‘Electric Piano’, which contains seven tracks originally released as a download in 2008.

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1.	Now Fast Be Slow 04:07	buy track
2.	Neuse 04:57	buy track
3.	Durton 04:15	buy track
4.	My Childhood Was Short 01:53	buy track
5.	But Nice 05:02	buy track
6.	Vacu Um 05:14	buy track
7.	Rarely Happens 05:53	buy track
8.	Last Call 03:41	buy track
9.	Tango TNT 02:34	buy track
10.	Personal Lift 05:38	buy track

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Nils Frahm’s ‘Durton’ is one of three albums of rare early recordings, many of which have been unobtainable for years, some of which have never been released at all, and none of which have ever appeared on streaming services. All the three records of early works reveal a fascinating glimpse into an era of Frahm’s work known until now only to diehard and longstanding fans. Though he first enjoyed success with 2011’s ‘Felt’ and the following year’s ‘Screws’, both performed on solo piano – which he’d studied throughout his youth – the instrument played no part in his early recording career. ‘Durton’ pairs tracks from 2006’s digital only ‘My First EP’ with five previously unheard compositions.

Recorded almost two decades ago, ‘Durton’ – a pun on ‘Dur Ton’ (German for the impractical concept of a ‘major note’) – takes its name, as did Frahm’s original Berlin studio, from the first piece of music he ever released in 2005. Aside from Martin Heyne’s guitar on the title track, the album was entirely produced by Frahm in his Hamburg home studio, but other live instrumentation can be heard amongst its delicate micro-electronica, with brass, strings and percussion on, for instance, ‘Personal Lift’. “They’re probably taken from recordings for other pieces,” Frahm confides. “I don’t even remember who was playing, but it was much earlier, and sometimes we would just reuse outtakes. I wasn’t documenting things well, so I’m not always completely sure what I’m hearing, or how I actually did it.” As for that voice on ‘Now Fast Be Slow’, “If somebody’s singing, it’s definitely me!”

Besides ‘Durton’, Nils Frahm also released ‘Streichelfisch’, which returns to vinyl for the first time since its original 2005 pressing, and ‘Electric Piano’, which contains seven tracks originally released as a download in 2008.

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released April 22, 2022

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Nils Frahm Berlin, Germany

Berlin-based contemporary composer Nils Frahm has built a steady reputation for his intimate, poignant piano recordings, yet they so far only showed a fragment of what to expect from a Nils Frahm concert. Frahm’s heart lies in improvisation, in the magic of a moment where, inspired by the space and the audience, his fingers can create new compositions loosely based around his familiar melodies ... more

shows

Mar 21

Moriska Paviljonnen

Malmö, Sweden
Apr 19

Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, Place des Arts

Montreal, QC
Apr 20

Kings Theatre

Brooklyn, NY
Apr 21

Berklee Performance Center

Boston, MA
Apr 22

Massey Hall

Toronto, ON
Apr 23

The Salt Shed

Chicago, IL
Apr 26

Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

Vancouver, BC
Apr 27

Paramount Theatre

Seattle, WA
Apr 28

Fox Theater

Oakland, CA
Apr 29

Orpheum Theatre

Los Angeles (LA), CA
May 10

TivoliVredenburg

Utrecht, Netherlands
May 11

TivoliVredenburg

Utrecht, Netherlands
Jul 07

Kasemattenbühne

Graz, Austria
Nov 16

Le Pin Galant

Mérignac, France
Nov 18

Halle Aux Grains

Toulouse, France
Mar 04

Isarphilharmonie im Gasteig HP8

Munich, Germany
Jul 11

Barbican Centre

London, UK
Jul 12

Barbican Centre

London, UK
Jul 13

Barbican Centre

London, UK
Jul 14

Barbican Centre

London, UK

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