Maja Wlazły is a percussionist, a music therapist and a sound designer based in Poland. She graduated from the Feliks Nowowiejski Music Academy in Bydgoszcz with a Master’s degree in Percussion as well as a Bachelor’s in Music Therapy from Grazyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Academy of Music in Lodz. She became inspired by the sound… Continue reading Maja Wlazły
Real Music for Unreal Times: Vol. 2 by Kumea Sound The music of Kumea Sound (Lauri Wuolio) could be described as ambient chamber music from the future. With handpans and electronic instruments Kumea Sound weaves together diverse elements from both old and contemporary music traditions. Wuolio studied sound art and site-specific art at the Finnish… Continue reading Kumea Sound
Real Life by Dan Mulqueen Dan Mulqueen is an American multi-instrumentalist from New Jersey. Dan’s music is centered around an instrument called the “Handpan”, an instrument created in 2001 in Switzerland. Determined to push the limits of music revolving around this instrument, Dan’s playing style is both beautifully melodic and intensely percussive. His stylistic approach… Continue reading Dan Mulqueen
For the Time Being by Connor Shafran Connor Shafran is a composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist based in Cologne, Germany. He is currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Electroacoustic Music at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler in Berlin. Before moving to Germany, Shafran grew up in Kentucky, U.S.A., and began his music career in marching… Continue reading Connor Shafran
Change of State by Color of Rhythm Color of Rhythm is a progressive jazz group based in Brooklyn, NY. With handpan at its center, the band molds rich sonic textures driven by polyrhythms, odd time signatures and metric modulations to create thought provoking, yet palatable songwriting. Initially a solo project developed by drummer & percussionist… Continue reading Color of Rhythm
perspectives by Archer & Tripp Samantha Archer & Jaron Tripp are a true love story through the love of handpans. Having met at HangoutUK 2014 they have since traveled the world, sharing their love for and through music. Both multi-instrumentalists bring unique abilities which, in their mixture, guarantee an excitingly unusual, profound musical experience at… Continue reading Archer & Tripp
New Light by 8 Hands of Sound 8 Hands of Sound is the result of a spark that was ignited in 2014 when four multi-instrumental musicians from the far reaches of the globe came together in the USA. In January 2018, they met again in Australia to record their first album, New Light. The album… Continue reading 8 Hands of Sound: New Light
Real Music for Unreal Times: Vol. 2 by Kumea Sound In the spring of 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic began, the Helsinki-based percussionist Lauri Wuolio ended up recording his new album at a project studio he built under his loft bed. Despite being literally an “indie bedroom album”, it sounds grand and spacious, as if… Continue reading Kumea Sound: Real Music for Unreal Times Vol. 2
Real Life by Dan Mulqueen Dan Mulqueen’s Real Life is an inspired collection of 10 instrumental songs that combine acoustic handpans effortlessly with urban electronic production. Mulqueen is known for his technical agility and talent of crafting inspired and catchy melodic patterns, and on this release he takes his music to a whole new level.… Continue reading Dan Mulqueen: Real Life
perspectives by Archer & Tripp Buy “Finding sanctuary among the chaos, and the awe of colourful diverse life growing out of cracked and barren land was a great inspiration in the making of Perspectives.” – Archer & Tripp In early 2019, the world music duo, Archer & Tripp, set out on a minimalist three month adventure… Continue reading Archer & Tripp: Perspectives
