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21 grammi by Giuseppe Cucé
Giuseppe Cucé’s 21 Grammi is a warm-blooded, southern European tapestry woven from soul, cantautorato, and lightly brushed shades of Latin music. The album feels acoustic, alive, and deeply human. Every instrument breathes. Every phrase carries emotional intention. And throughout its eleven tracks, Cucé’s voice is never an ornament or an authority, but a vital thread: integrated, embraced, and perfectly fused with the ensemble around him.

Arashk Azizi
Nov 183 min read


Gravity by ØRBITA
Gravity by ØRBITA is a nine-track digital album of meticulously crafted instrumental electronic music, an intimate, retro-futuristic journey where analog warmth and emotional precision meet. As a debut release, it feels surprisingly assured: every piece unfolds with the calm authority of an artist who knows exactly what he wants to say and the technical means to say it. This is the kind of digital album that reminds you why the format matters, not simply as a convenient conta

Arashk Azizi
Nov 144 min read


Inner Compass by Andreas Wolff
As a bookworm, sometimes I like to read a collection of short stories instead of tackling a thick novel. With Inner Compass, we are witnessing a similar experience, a collection of short stories by Andreas Wolff, told not through words but through sound. Each piece is a self-contained narrative, yet together they form a continuous emotional journey.
Composed over six years, these twelve piano works feel like fragments of a personal diary, moments of joy, longing, peace, an

Arashk Azizi
Oct 223 min read


Unspoken Conversations by Barry DeGroot
There are albums that entertain, and there are albums that speak. Unspoken Conversations, the latest release by pianist and composer Barry DeGroot, belongs firmly to the latter. It is an intimate collection of seven instrumental pieces where every note feels like a fragment of an unspoken dialogue between the heart and the piano. Rooted in neo-classical and new age aesthetics, the album unfolds as a tender confession, a private diary finally shared with the world after years

Arashk Azizi
Oct 173 min read


Milagros, A Journey Through Latin America in Song
Milagros by soprano Liliana Guerrero and pianist James Maverick is a remarkable 13-track album that brings together the music of Latin American women composers, published by Patricia Caicedo and Mundo Arts. Featuring works by Ernestina Lecuona, Yvette Souviron, Mariela Rodríguez, and a world premiere commission by Edna Alejandra Longoria-Valdez, the album stands as a significant contribution to the rediscovery and celebration of voices that have too often been overlooked in t

Arashk Azizi
Sep 303 min read


Luz De La Luna by Justin Garcia
With Luz De La Luna, Justin Garcia presents a deeply atmospheric continuation of the meditative journey he began on De El Vacío. This new release unfolds like a dream journal narrated through guitar strings, brass swells, and percussive grooves, all steeped in a rich blend of Latin textures, jazz improvisation, and ambient soundscapes. It’s a work that feels both expansive and introspective—cinematic in its pacing, yet intimate in its execution.

Arashk Azizi
Sep 263 min read


Forever Elsewhere by Samer Fanek
At the heart of Forever Elsewhere, the fifth album by Jordanian pianist and composer Samer Fanek, lies the piano. Every instrument here—strings, woodwinds, guitars, drums, and synths—exists not to showcase itself, but to serve the music’s emotional depth. The result is a work that feels less like a collection of tracks and more like a living story, unfolding with all the ups and downs of a love story: moments of drama, passages of darkness, bursts of hope, and an ever-present

Arashk Azizi
Sep 202 min read


Arvo Pärt: Credo, or Life in times of Genocide
I don’t particularly believe in the idea that a single deity created the universe with a plan, but I do believe in some composers who do, among them J.S. Bach and the great Estonian composer Arvo Pärt.

Arashk Azizi
Sep 133 min read


Stories Untold: Act I by Tristen Bishop
Stories Untold: Act I by Tristen Bishop is the opening chapter of a project that invites the listener to become a co-creator. Instead of dictating a specific story, the music opens up a space for imagination—whether one is a writer, a painter, or simply someone who enjoys building narratives in their mind while listening. This EP is not about telling the story directly, but about offering sonic fragments and emotional colors that inspire the listener to tell their own.

Arashk Azizi
Sep 123 min read


Acūstica by YUZ
Acūstica is the third album by YUZ, the instrumental project of guitarist and composer Uriah Witztum. Across 11 tracks, YUZ opens up his most acoustic and intimate world to date. This is a journey, where Mediterranean traditions, Middle Eastern modes, flamenco rhythms, and jazz-infused colors coexist in harmony. At times joyful, at times melancholic, always deeply human, Acūstica tells a story without words, proving once again that instrumental music can carry as much drama,

Arashk Azizi
Sep 33 min read


Pastorale by East of West trio and Romano Crivici
Pastorale, the new collaborative album by ARIA-nominated trio East of West and acclaimed Sydney-based composer and pianist Romano Crivici, is not just a collection of pieces—it’s a journey across musical landscapes. Blending Balkan rhythms, Middle Eastern melodic phrasing, contemporary classical textures, and jazz-influenced improvisation, this album unfolds like a multilingual conversation spoken through instruments. With each track, the listener is invited into a richly wov

Arashk Azizi
Aug 14 min read


Driftsways by Lauré Lussier
When a composer like Lauré Lussier releases a new work, one does not approach it lightly. His previous compositions, haunting, intricate, often cinematic, have already established him as a contemporary voice who blurs the lines between orchestration, sound design, and storytelling. Driftsways by Lussier takes another bold step forward. This two-part electroacoustic work, comprised of “Themes & Variations” and “Rondo,” is less a collection of pieces than it is a sonic architec

Arashk Azizi
Jul 273 min read


Gravity of the Ocean by Aliya Lark
Gravity of the Ocean by Aliya Lark, the London-based neoclassical composer and pianist, is a six-track instrumental work that blends felt piano, ambient textures, delicate strings, and subtle electronics. Released on July 18, 2025, the album marks the next step in her emotionally nuanced musical storytelling—a sound world already praised by BBC Radio 3 and featured on Spain's AD21 Music.

Arashk Azizi
Jul 203 min read


Phraxia by Nick Pike
Nick Pike returns with Phraxia, his third studio album, following the textural richness of Norastoria and the soothing atmospheres of Evergreen. This new release presents a more nuanced evolution of his neoclassical voice—a sonic landscape where solo piano takes center stage, delicately intertwined with shimmering electronic textures and ambient washes.

Arashk Azizi
Jul 113 min read


Leo by Matteo Ramon Arevalos
As someone who has had the honor of working with Matteo Ramon Arevalos, listening to his new album LEO felt like stepping once more into a realm of sonic wonder—a place where the familiar transforms and the piano becomes not just an instrument, but a world.

Arashk Azizi
Jun 273 min read


Tendrils by Old Man of the Woods
Like a mist rising over a forgotten forest lake, Tendrils emerges as a rare bloom—both haunted and alive, intimate and ungraspable. The second LP from Old Man of the Woods, the alias of Seattle-based multidisciplinary artist Miranda Elliott, is an experimental, ethereal electro-acoustic offering—a devotional sung from a distance, whispered through cracked walls and rusted hinges.

Arashk Azizi
Jun 183 min read


A Shape of Thought by Avalon Skies
Avalon Skies’ debut full-length album A Shape of Thought is not here to dazzle with overstatement—it’s here to exist. Gently, honestly, and with emotional depth. What began, in the artist’s words, during a mentally challenging time has evolved into “a healing journey and a path to getting to know my own thoughts.” That sense of inward reflection permeates the album’s pacing, structure, and sound design.

Arashk Azizi
Jun 143 min read


Principle Of Least Action by Ricardo Urquiza
In Principle of Least Action, guitarist and composer Ricardo Urquiza has crafted an exceptional conceptual EP rooted in both physical law and musical structure. The title is borrowed from a fundamental idea in physics—that nature follows the path of least resistance, or least effort. Ricardo transforms this scientific principle into a musical metaphor, navigating through structured harmonic repetition and fluid improvisation with elegance and intention.

Arashk Azizi
Jun 115 min read


The Vessel: A Tribute to African Music
African music has long been a wellspring of rhythmic innovation, spiritual depth, and communal storytelling. Its polyrhythmic structures, call-and-response vocals, and layered percussion have profoundly influenced global genres—from jazz to funk, and from Afrobeat to contemporary electronic music. This rich tapestry of sound and meaning forms the foundation upon which Colombian multi-instrumentalist Jaime Ospina builds his latest album, The Vessel.

Arashk Azizi
May 253 min read


The Dark Side of the Mole by Jakub Poćwiardowski & Lili
Explore Jakub Poćwiardowski & Lili’s The Dark Side of the Mole, a concept album blending prog rock, classical, and ambient into an unforgettable soundscape.

Arashk Azizi
May 243 min read
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