Nils Frahm Tapped to Mix Next Late Night Tales
Preview the German pianist's contribution to the mix series now.
Pianist and composer Nils Frahm is curating the next installment of the Late Night Tales mix series. His selections include a cover of John Cage’s “4’33,” a solo piano edit of his own track “Them,” and spoken word from actor Cillian Murphy, in addition to tracks from Four Tet, Rhythm & Sound, Miles Davis, and Boards of Canada.
“My flat is now crammed with music media of all stripes, from an old hand-cranked 78 phonograph player to 45s and albums on vinyl, my beloved old cassette tape collection, even mini-disks and, lately, WAV and MP3s.” Frahm says. “It’s all music to me. After spending hours recording from all of these diverse sources, I started to play around with the tunes, layering them, sampling, looping certain parts, extracting phrases and using all the freedom that this allowed me. If I got a little carried away or stepped on anyone’s toes in my quest to do something interesting and original, then I apologize. Some things may have accidentally landed on the wrong speed, while other spooky happening have occurred along the way, whether it’s ghostly additions of reverb and delay or simply subtle edits or reproductions, they’ve all gone into the magical stew I’ve tried to create for your pleasure and edification.”
Preview streams and a teaser video have been posted below, along with the album’s complete tracklist. (via Pitchfork)
01 Nils Frahm: “4:33” (Exclusive John Cage cover version)
02 Baka Forest People Of South East Cameroon: “Liquindi 2”
03 Carl Oesterhelt / Johannes Enders: “Divertimento Fur Tenorsaxophon Und Kleines Pt.4”
04 Four Tet: “0181”
05 George Autry: “You’re The Only Star”
06 Boards of Canada: “In A Beautiful Place Out In The Country”
07 Bibio: “It Was Willow”
08 Dictaphone: “Peaks”
09 Vladimir Horowitz: “The Flight Of The Bumble Bee”
10 Miles Davis: “Concierto de Aranjuez”
11 Victor Silvester & His Ballroom Orchestra: “Talk Of The Town”
12 System: “SK20”
13 Rhythm & Sound: “Mango Drive”
14 Miles Davis: “Générique”
15 Dinu Lipatti: “O Herr Bleibet Meine Freunde BWV 147”
16 Colin Stetson: “The Righteous Wrath of an Honorable Man”
17 Penguin Café Orchestra: “Cutting Branches For A Temporary”
18 Nina Simone: “Who Knows Where The Time Goes”
19 Nina Jurish: “Cleo The Cat” (Exclusive track)
20 Dub Tractor: “Cirkel”
21 The Gentlemen Losers: “Honey Bunch”
22 Nils Frahm: “Them “Solo Piano Edit”” (Exclusive version)
23 Cillian Murphy: “In The Morning” (Exclusive spoken word piece)