Improvisation for Pianet & Synthesizer, by Beckemeyer & Browne

Improvisation for Pianet & Synthesizer

by Beckemeyer & Browne

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1.	Sunglint 04:04	buy track
2.	Herbal Rubber 04:36	buy track
3.	I Hardly Even Know'er 04:49	buy track
4.	Interlude 03:12	buy track
5.	Expanding Head 01:40	buy track
6.	High Cost, Low Value 06:36	buy track
7.	Deepspacejazz 07:40	buy track
8.	Equator 09:04	buy track
9.	Post New Age 03:30	buy track
10.	Spiritual Guidance 03:17	buy track

about

In the autumn of 2023, Daniel Browne and Ryan Beckemeyer, lifelong friends now residing in different states, hung out and spontaneously composed an album over four days.

This context makes a lot of sense when listening to Improvisation for Pianet and Synthesizer which reflects the circumstances from which it sprung, oscillating between a warmly nostalgic embrace and the exhilarating rush of the unknown.

Moments of dub, post-punk, jazz, and ethereal soundscapes coalesce into something that eschews definition. Perhaps best described by your most stoned friends sagely whispering things like "aggressive spa" or "progressive frisson” between giggles and snacks.

It feels both lush and open, both meticulous and free.

Whatever it is, it’s a journey.

Opening track Sunglint introduces both itself and the album with a soothing yet eerie twinkle, reminiscent of a lullaby echoing from the depths of a well. This lays the groundwork for a few of the album's recurring themes before ultimately melting into the laconic afternoon dub combo of Herbal Rubber and I Hardly Even Know'er.

As the album progresses, a subtle tension begins to weave its way in, beginning from the disquieting, abandoned funhouse of High Cost, Low Value and into the captivating and slightly paranoid observatory trip that is Deepspacejazz.

It is at this point that Equator steps in, serving as a transition into the latter half of the record, taking you for a walk, and guiding you back home just as Post New Age emerges to tuck you into your haunted bed. The album wisely concludes with Spiritual Guidance a kiss on the forehead, imbued with glitchy optimism, to send you on your way.

If this sounds like a lot it isn't and also totally is. The experience ultimately mirrors a reunion with an old friend – where much has transpired, yet no time has passed at all.

Maurissa De La Mora, 2023

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released November 11, 2023

Recorded in Los Angeles October 2 – 5, 2023

Daniel Browne—
Pianet, sequencers, and synthesizers

Ryan Beckemeyer—
Model:Cycles, norns, synthesizers, and tape machines

All songs written by Ryan Beckemeyer and Daniel Browne
Mixed and mastered by Ryan Beckemeyer
Design by Ryan Beckemeyer
Photography by Maurissa De La Mora

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