Streichelfisch, by Nils Frahm

Streichelfisch

by Nils Frahm

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Nalij This feels like new territory for Nils, and I really like it. His previous electronically oriented works have tended more toward techno, but this is branching into the downtempo/IDM realm reminiscent of other of my favorite artists like Ocoeur and Deru. Extremely well done. More of this is very welcome! Favorite track: No-w-here.

Not Sure Having only recently discovered Frahm it's fascinating to see his early work. It is a journey from this album, melodies shrouded in electronica, to the wildly unconstrained All Melody which brought me aboard.

anancastic In search of an unobvious sound, he drills, stabs, tears, scratches. Everything becomes an instrument in his hands and all because of his love for music. Favorite track: Halm.

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Nils Frahm’s ‘Streichelfisch’ 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. ‘Streichelfisch’ returns to vinyl for the first time since its original 2005 pressing.

Frahm’s first physical release ever, ‘Streichelfisch’ was originally pressed in a limited edition of 500 vinyl copies. Though it showcased his blossoming talents as a creator of intricate, exquisite soundscapes, few of the records flew out of stores. “I wasn’t playing shows, and I couldn’t play the material live” he remembers. “We had no promotion campaign at all, and it took us over ten years to sell them. I’d moved to Berlin just as it came out and I’d bring three copies to one record shop, then one month later they’d have sold one and still have two, so I’d get €7. We started giving them away to friends for free. Nobody cared about it, nobody wrote about it, but at least I had a copy. For me that was the most important thing…”

Besides ‘Streichelfisch’, Nils Frahm also released a remastered version of ‘Durton’, which pairs tracks from his 2006 digital only ‘My First EP’ with five previously unheard compositions, and ‘Electric Piano’, which contains seven tracks originally released as a download in 2008.

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1.	Anfangtastisch 01:14	buy track
2.	Lagrimagua 05:42	buy track
3.	Morning Bliss 03:52	buy track
4.	Streichelfisch 04:06	buy track
5.	Lieb Erlassen 04:17	buy track
6.	Halm 04:16	buy track
7.	7x1/8 04:43	buy track
8.	No-w-here 06:15	buy track
9.	Aparaquasynthe 05:51	buy track

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Nils Frahm’s ‘Streichelfisch’ 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. ‘Streichelfisch’ returns to vinyl for the first time since its original 2005 pressing.

Frahm’s first physical release ever, ‘Streichelfisch’ was originally pressed in a limited edition of 500 vinyl copies. Though it showcased his blossoming talents as a creator of intricate, exquisite soundscapes, few of the records flew out of stores. “I wasn’t playing shows, and I couldn’t play the material live” he remembers. “We had no promotion campaign at all, and it took us over ten years to sell them. I’d moved to Berlin just as it came out and I’d bring three copies to one record shop, then one month later they’d have sold one and still have two, so I’d get €7. We started giving them away to friends for free. Nobody cared about it, nobody wrote about it, but at least I had a copy. For me that was the most important thing…”

Besides ‘Streichelfisch’, Nils Frahm also released a remastered version of ‘Durton’, which pairs tracks from his 2006 digital only ‘My First EP’ with five previously unheard compositions, 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

Jun 23

Odeon of Herodes Atticus / Ωδείο Ηρώδου Αττικού

Athens, Greece
Jul 05

Gent Jazz

Ghent, Belgium
Jul 06

Anfiteatro del Vittoriale

Gardone Riviera, Italy
Jul 07

Kasemattenbühne

Graz, Austria
Aug 28

Kölner Philharmonie

Cologne, Germany
Sep 13

Landesmuseum

Zürich, Switzerland
Sep 14

Muziekgebouw Eindhoven

Eindhoven, Netherlands
Nov 14

Le Colisée - Théâtre de Roubaix

Roubaix, France
Nov 15

Cité des Congrès

Nantes, France
Nov 16

Le Pin Galant

Mérignac, France
Nov 17

Auditorium-Orchestre National de Lyon

Lyon, France
Nov 18

Halle Aux Grains

Toulouse, France
Nov 20

Teatro Coliseum

Madrid, Spain
Nov 23

Auditorio Abanca

Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Nov 25

Escenario Santander

Cantabria, Spain
Nov 26

L'Auditori de Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain
Mar 03

Konzertsaal im Kulturpalast Dresden

Dresden, Germany
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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