M. Ostermeier  |  Still  |  TCH07  |  March 24, 2015  |  digipak


m. ostermeier : electronics - acoustics - piano
recorded : baltimore md usa
photography : m. ostermeier


Still is M. Ostermeier's first album in four years. The album features his poignant and at times avant-garde piano style mixed with the spare use of electronics and processed acoustic recordings. Empty space and minimalism figure heavily in Still's compositions, making for a stark and reflective album.


Tracklist:
stasis (5.31)
division (6.10)
hang (1.33)
counterpoise (5.20)
new lights (3.07)
congruence (2.34)
inertia (7.19)
parity (3.30)









Reviews:

A brilliantly composed album. A magnificent contemplation that both expands and remains consistent with his prior work.
— Tome to the Weather Machine

Streamlined, modern, and organic. Think Frank Lloyd Wright or Frank Gehry set to music. It is subtly bold, but equally unobtrusive with a real sense of stillness (apt given the title). The balance that is struck should appeal equally to fans of both electroacoustic ambient and modern classical music.
— Stationary Travels

As gorgeous as you'd expect, ye fans of John Cage and Max Richter.
— Norman Records

How still do you like your stillness to be? — A Closer Listen


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Discography:

  Percolate (Parvoart, 2010; Tench, 2019)
  Lakefront (Hibernate, 2010)
  Chance Reconstruction (Tench, 2010)
  The Rules of Another Small World (Tench, 2011)
  Still (Tench, 2015)
  Tiny Birds (Home Normal, 2016)
  Tuesday, She Stayed Away (w/ T. Maus) (Tench, 2019)