Half-light, Somnolent Rains / 1000 Knives

March, 2023 was a sad, sad month in the music world, with the loss of two great musicians: Jocelyn Morlock (14/12/1969 - 27/3/2023) and Ryuichi Sakamoto (17/1/1952 - 28/3/2023).

Written by Morlock for two pianos, Half-light, Somnolent Rains performed by Jane Hayes and Anna Levy, 2007:

Video from yarilomusic's youtube channel

Written by Sakamoto, 1000 Knives from Yellow Magic Orchestra's 1981 album BGM:

From the Yellow Magic Orchestra - Topic youtube channel

Spirit Gradient

Thanks to our lockdown, I now get the chance to listen to more music at home these days.  My new discovery is Ottawa based SHHH!! Ensemble.  Their very unique and brilliant sound of piano and percussions is exactly what I need when I am on my palette and paint brushes.  Here's their world premiere last year of Canadian composer Jocelyn Morlock's Spirit Gradient:

Video from SHHH!! Ensemble's youtube channel