Recorded on microphones perilously close to strings heavily dampened by the material of the title, this makes for an incredibly intimate experience. The background noise, creakings, foot movements, breathings and the sound of the environment add acres to the already atmospheric music. This is piano playing when the piano is a living thing - the sound of life around the instrument increase the effect of the pianosaurus, whereby it is playing Nils as much as Nils is playing it (him). Allegedly recorded in the dead of night, this is music to be heard up close and personal, in order to really experience the surrounding noise as well as the musings of the pianosaurus. I feel that Nils is a tool in the process here - merely a part of the machine, and certainly not the leader in the normal sense of musician leading the system of notes and rhythm. Similar to Keith Jarrett's solo improvised work (but much more so) these tracks lead Frahm into areas he had probably rarely thought about - i believe the process created a link between pianosaurus and his thalamus and, when they were locked together, produced the wonderful (seemingly) spontaneous music heard here.
Or maybe Mr Frahm is just a beautiful, emotionally resonant, musician.
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