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Keyboardist Nikita Rafaelov performs material from his upcoming solo album.
βHeart Does What Heart Wantsβ is keyboardist/producer Nikita Rafaelovβs latest solo project, on which he deals with themes from his own life; relationships, the pain of loss and letting go, and the power of creation. The album will be out on Eclipse Music in late September.
Musically and sonically, the project is built by combining acoustic and electronic instruments, using samples, field recordings, various synthesizers and drum machines. Drawing influences from the aesthetics of jazz, hip-hop, new age and ambient, Rafaelovβs album ventures somewhere in the worlds of jazz, alt pop, lo-fin and hi-fin, surrealism and realism, as well as maximalism and minimalism....
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Keyboardist Nikita Rafaelov performs material from his upcoming solo album.
βHeart Does What Heart Wantsβ is keyboardist/producer Nikita Rafaelovβs latest solo project, on which he deals with themes from his own life; relationships, the pain of loss and letting go, and the power of creation. The album will be out on Eclipse Music in late September.
Musically and sonically, the project is built by combining acoustic and electronic instruments, using samples, field recordings, various synthesizers and drum machines. Drawing influences from the aesthetics of jazz, hip-hop, new age and ambient, Rafaelovβs album ventures somewhere in the worlds of jazz, alt pop, lo-fin and hi-fin, surrealism and realism, as well as maximalism and minimalism.
Each song is its own little story, like a painting that Rafaelov paints on canvas together with top musicians who guest on the album. The album features many musician friends who are important and inspiring to Rafaelov, and togehter they bring the compositions to life with their own unique interpretation. Guest artists are: Teppo βTeddy Rokβ MΓ€kynen, Tapani Rinne, Paleface, Spirit Eagle, Adele Sauros, Silva KallionpÀÀ, Joonas Tuuri, Jonas Due (DK) and Oilly Wallace (DK).
Rafaelov builds his solo performance around an acoustic piano, synthesizers and a sampler. The concert will feature material from the upcoming album, but also spontaneous unreleased songs and improvisations.
Nikita Rafaelov, piano, synthetisizers, sampler
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Kosketinsoittaja Nikita Rafaelov esittÀÀ kesÀterassilla syksyllÀ julkaistavan soololevynsÀ materiaalia.
βHeart Does What Heart Wantsβ on kosketinsoittaja/tuottaja Nikita Rafaelovin uusin soololevy, jolla hΓ€n kΓ€sittelee teemoja omasta elΓ€mΓ€stÀÀn; ihmissuhteitaan, menetyksen tuskaa, irti pÀÀsemistΓ€, sekΓ€ luovaa voimaa. Levyn julkaisee Eclipse Music tΓ€mΓ€n vuoden syyskuun lopussa.
Musiikillisesti ja soundillisesti projekti on rakennettu yhdistelemΓ€llΓ€ akustisia ja elektronisia soittimia, kΓ€yttΓ€mΓ€llΓ€ sampleja, kenttΓ€nauhoituksia, erilaisia syntetisaattoreita ja rumpukoneita. Jazzin, hip-hopin, new agen ja ambientin estetiikoista vaikutteita ammentavan Rafaelovin levyllΓ€ seikkaillaan jossain jazzin, alt popin, lo-fin ja hi-fin, surrealismin ja realismin, sekΓ€ maksimalismin ja minimalismin maailmoissa.
Jokainen kappale on oma pieni tarinansa, kuin maisema jonka Rafaelov maalaa kanvaalle yhdessΓ€ levyllΓ€ vierailevien huippumuusikoiden kanssa, kΓ€yttΓ€en laajaa valikoimaa erilaisia vΓ€rejΓ€ ja tekstuureja. LevyllΓ€ vierailee monia Rafaeloville tΓ€rkeitΓ€ ja inspiroivia muusikkoystΓ€viΓ€, jotka omalla ainutlaatuisella tulkinnallaan herΓ€ttΓ€vΓ€t sΓ€vellykset henkiin. Vierailevia artisteja ovat: Teppo βTeddy Rokβ MΓ€kynen, Tapani Rinne, Paleface, Spirit Eagle, Adele Sauros, Silva KallionpÀÀ, Joonas Tuuri, Jonas Due (DK) sekΓ€ Oilly Wallace (DK).
SooloesityksensΓ€ Rafaelov rakentaa akustisen pianon, syntetisaattoreiden ja samplerin ympΓ€rille. Keikalla kuullaan uuden levyn tuotantoa, mutta myΓΆs spontaaneja julkaisemattomia kappaleita ja improvisaatioita.
Nikita Rafaelov, piano, syntetisaattorit, sampleri
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