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Nils Frahm

March 03, 2023

Nils Frahm (born 20 September 1982) is a German musician, composer, and record producer based in Berlin. He is known for combining classical and electronic music and for an unconventional approach to the piano in which he mixes a grand piano, upright piano, Roland Juno-60, Rhodes piano, drum machines, and Moog Taurus.

Nils Frahm
Frahm in 2015
Background information
Born (1982-09-20) 20 September 1982 (age 40)
OriginHamburg, Germany
GenresContemporary classical, ambient, electronic
LabelsErased Tapes
Websitenilsfrahm.com
Signature

In addition to his solo work, Frahm has released collaborations with such notable performers as Ólafur Arnalds, F. S. Blumm, Anne Müller and Woodkid. With Frederic Gmeiner and Sebastian Singwald he records and performs as Nonkeen.[1]

Biography

Frahm had an early introduction to music. His father, Klaus Frahm, was a photographer who also designed covers for ECM Records.[2] He grew up near Hamburg, where he learned the styles of the classical pianists as well as contemporary composers.[3] At school he used mixing boards and was very interested in the quality of recorded sound.[4] He studied classical piano for 8 years under Nahum Brodsky, the protégé[citation needed] of the protégé[citation needed] of Tchaikovsky, who lived in a neighbouring village. In 2006, rather than pursue an orchestra career, Frahm moved to Berlin as a jobbing technician.[5]

Frahm's earlier solo piano works Wintermusik (2009) and The Bells (2009) gained him attention, but it was his 2011 release Felt that was met with critical acclaim. It was his first studio album on Erased Tapes, which has released his music since. It was followed by the solo synthesizer EP Juno; and by Screws (2012), recorded while Frahm was recovering from a thumb injury, and which was offered as a free download to fans on his birthday.[6] His follow-up to Juno, titled Juno Reworked (2013), featured guest reworks by Luke Abbott and Chris Clark.

Frahm's album Spaces (2013) was made of live recordings from various venues spanning two years.[2]

In December 2013, Frahm released his first music book, Sheets Eins (Sheets One), published by Manners McDade.[7] In 2016 the follow-up Sheets Zwei was released.[8]

In 2014, Frahm announced his new piano "Una Corda", specially designed and made for him by David Klavins. It weighs under 100 kg and has one string per key.[9] (Standard pianos have from one to three strings per key.)

His album Solo (2015), an improvised single take with no overdubs, was later recorded on the "Modell 370", a 370 cm high vertical piano also made by David Klavins.[10] It was one of 19 records nominated for the IMPALA Album of the Year Award.[11]

A condensed version of Frahm's single "More" was featured in the trailer for the video game Assassin's Creed Unity Gamescom.[12]

In 2015, Frahm composed his first original film score, for the German film Victoria, a 140-minute continuous take directed by Sebastian Schipper.[13] He also collaborated with Woodkid on the critically acclaimed short film ELLIS[14] directed by JR which was released in October 2015.

In the same year, Frahm created "Piano Day", celebrated on the 88th day of the year (due to the standard piano's 88 keys). The event's first project was the construction, with David Klavins, of the Modell 450 piano, the successor to the Modell 370.

In February 2016, Frahm released The Gamble, followed by its companion release Oddments of the Gamble in August 2016.[1] Pitchfork described the album as "charmingly patched together and messy as it is well-paced and dynamic".[15] The material was recorded over eight years while the artwork was produced by Frahm's father.[16]

In 2016 Frahm curated Possibly Colliding at the Barbican Centre in London, featuring a weekend of music, art and films.[17]

"I'm interested in how human beings react in certain situations, and what music does to people's emotions. How we can change people's attitudes with tones. After I've played a good concert, people leave the room happy. This is something we can give back to the world. When people feel down and like it's all going to shit, at least we can give them some music and change their attitude so people don't think it's all shit... That's my religion."[4] — Frahm

Equipment

 
Nils Frahm and the Una Corda (front), Roland Juno-60 (behind him), Fender Rhodes (under the Juno-60), Roland RE-501 (on top behind the Juno-60), Moog Taurus (on the floor behind him) and other equipment.

Frahm is known for using vintage gear on his songs and live performances. This is a list of some of his main equipment:[18]

Discography

Solo albums

  • Streichelfisch (2005, AtelierMusik)
  • Electric Piano (2008, AtelierMusik)
  • The Bells (2009, Kning Disk, Erased Tapes)
  • Felt (2011, Erased Tapes)
  • Screws (2012, Erased Tapes)
  • Spaces (2013, Erased Tapes)
  • Solo (2015, Erased Tapes)
  • All Melody (2018, Erased Tapes)
  • All Encores (2019, Erased Tapes)
  • Empty (2020, Erased Tapes)
  • Tripping with Nils Frahm (2020, Erased Tapes)
  • Graz (2021, Erased Tapes)[19][20]
  • Old Friends New Friends (2021, Leiter)[21]
  • Music for Animals (2022, Leiter)

EPs

  • My First EP (2008, AtelierMusik)
  • Wintermusik (2009, AtelierMusik)
  • Unter/Über (2010, Erased Tapes)
  • Juno (2011, Erased Tapes)
  • Encores 1 (2018, Erased Tapes)
  • Encores 2 (2019, Erased Tapes)[22]
  • Encores 3 (2019, Erased Tapes)

Compilation albums

Soundtrack albums

  • Music for the Motion Picture Victoria (2015, Erased Tapes)
  • ELLIS (2016, Erased Tapes, with Woodkid)

Collaborations

  • Dauw (Split) (2009, Dekorder, with Machinefabriek)
  • Music for lovers Music versus time (2010, Sonic Pieces, with F.S. Blumm)
  • 7Fingers (2010, HUSH, Erased Tapes, with Anne Müller)
  • Mort Aux Vaches (2011, Staalplaat, with Peter Broderick, Machinefabriek, Romke Kleefstra, Anne-Chris Bakker, Jan Kleefstra)
  • Wonders (2011, Erased Tapes, as Oliveray with Peter Broderick)
  • Stare (2012, Erased Tapes, with Ólafur Arnalds)
  • Music for wobbling Music versus gravity (2013, Sonic Pieces, with F.S. Blumm)
  • Life Story Love And Glory (Erased Tapes, with Ólafur Arnalds)
  • Loon (2015, Erased Tapes, with Ólafur Arnalds)
  • Collaborative Works (2015, Erased Tapes, with Ólafur Arnalds)
  • Trance Frendz (2016, Erased Tapes, with Ólafur Arnalds)
  • The Gamble (2016, Durton Studio, with Frederic Gmeiner and Sebastian Singwald)
  • Tag Eins Tag Zwei (2016, Sonic Pieces, with F.S.Blumm)
  • Bergschrund (2016, Mass Appeal, with DJ Shadow)
  • 2X1=4 (2021. Leiter, with F.S. Blumm)[23]
  • Rules (2022. Leiter, with Holland Andrews)

Theatre collaborations

  • Laughter in the Dark (2014, with Hotel Pro Forma)

Print

  • Sheets Eins (2013, Manners Mcdade/Erased Tapes)
  • Sheets Zwei (2016, Manners Mcdade/Erased Tapes)
  • Sheets Drei (2021, LEITER/Manners McDade)[21][24]

References

  1. ^ a b Simpson, Paul. "Nonkeen | Biography & History". AllMusic. from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b Andrew Male (9 October 2013). "Nils Frahm Flaunts the Imperfection". Mojo Magazine. from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  3. ^ Rachel Wakefield (30 April 2010). ""The music I play inspires my life": Nils Frahm". Wessex Guardian. from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  4. ^ a b "The Quietus | Features | A Quietus Interview | The Listener Is The Key: Nils Frahm Interviewed". The Quietus.
  5. ^ Jones, Charlie Robin (28 June 2016). "Nils Frahm: 'My music can be quite heavy. Some people faint'". the Guardian. from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  6. ^ Ro Cemm (6 December 2013). "Album Reviews: Nils Frahm - Screws". The Line of Best Fit. from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  7. ^ "SHEETS by Nils Frahm". from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  8. ^ SHEETS ZWEI by Nils Frahm. from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  9. ^ Peter Kirn (16 June 2014). "Acoustic Revelation: Inside the Una Corda, the 100kg, 21st Century Piano Built for Nils Frahm". Create Digital Music. from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  10. ^ "SOLO | Nils Frahm". www.nilsfrahm.com. from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  11. ^ "Young labels featured in shortlist for IMPALA Album of the Year Award". sur impalamusic.org. from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  12. ^ . 15 August 2014. Archived from the original on 1 June 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  13. ^ "Music for the Motion Picture Victoria | Nils Frahm". www.nilsfrahm.com. from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  14. ^ "ELLIS". www.ellis-themovie.com. from the original on 9 May 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  15. ^ Cook-Wilson, Winston (9 February 2016). "nonkeen: The Gamble Album Review | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  16. ^ . thefourohfive.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  17. ^ "Possibly Colliding: a weekend curated by Nils Frahm". from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  18. ^ Inc., Equipboard. "Nils Frahm's Equipboard". Equipboard. from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  19. ^ "Nils Frahm Surprise Releases New Album in Honor of World Piano Day". undertheradarmag.com.
  20. ^ Bloom, Madison (28 March 2020). "Nils Frahm Shares New Album Empty: Listen". Pitchfork. from the original on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  21. ^ a b "Old Friends New Friends & Sheets Drei out now | Nils Frahm". Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  22. ^ "Encores 2 – EP by Nils Frahm on Apple Music". Apple Music. from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  23. ^ "2X1=4 | Nils Frahm". Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  24. ^ "Sheets Drei". LEITER. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

External links

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nils Frahm.
  • Official website
  • 2013 interview with Interview
  • Frahm on Erased Tapes's website
  • Frahm's music book Sheets Eins

March 03, 2023
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Nils Frahm born 20 September 1982 is a German musician composer and record producer based in Berlin He is known for combining classical and electronic music and for an unconventional approach to the piano in which he mixes a grand piano upright piano Roland Juno 60 Rhodes piano drum machines and Moog Taurus Nils FrahmFrahm in 2015Background informationBorn 1982 09 20 20 September 1982 age 40 OriginHamburg GermanyGenresContemporary classical ambient electronicLabelsErased TapesWebsitenilsfrahm wbr comSignature In addition to his solo work Frahm has released collaborations with such notable performers as olafur Arnalds F S Blumm Anne Muller and Woodkid With Frederic Gmeiner and Sebastian Singwald he records and performs as Nonkeen 1 Contents 1 Biography 2 Equipment 3 Discography 3 1 Solo albums 3 2 EPs 3 3 Compilation albums 3 4 Soundtrack albums 3 5 Collaborations 3 6 Theatre collaborations 3 7 Print 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditFrahm had an early introduction to music His father Klaus Frahm was a photographer who also designed covers for ECM Records 2 He grew up near Hamburg where he learned the styles of the classical pianists as well as contemporary composers 3 At school he used mixing boards and was very interested in the quality of recorded sound 4 He studied classical piano for 8 years under Nahum Brodsky the protege citation needed of the protege citation needed of Tchaikovsky who lived in a neighbouring village In 2006 rather than pursue an orchestra career Frahm moved to Berlin as a jobbing technician 5 Frahm s earlier solo piano works Wintermusik 2009 and The Bells 2009 gained him attention but it was his 2011 release Felt that was met with critical acclaim It was his first studio album on Erased Tapes which has released his music since It was followed by the solo synthesizer EP Juno and by Screws 2012 recorded while Frahm was recovering from a thumb injury and which was offered as a free download to fans on his birthday 6 His follow up to Juno titled Juno Reworked 2013 featured guest reworks by Luke Abbott and Chris Clark Frahm s album Spaces 2013 was made of live recordings from various venues spanning two years 2 In December 2013 Frahm released his first music book Sheets Eins Sheets One published by Manners McDade 7 In 2016 the follow up Sheets Zwei was released 8 In 2014 Frahm announced his new piano Una Corda specially designed and made for him by David Klavins It weighs under 100 kg and has one string per key 9 Standard pianos have from one to three strings per key His album Solo 2015 an improvised single take with no overdubs was later recorded on the Modell 370 a 370 cm high vertical piano also made by David Klavins 10 It was one of 19 records nominated for the IMPALA Album of the Year Award 11 A condensed version of Frahm s single More was featured in the trailer for the video game Assassin s Creed Unity Gamescom 12 In 2015 Frahm composed his first original film score for the German film Victoria a 140 minute continuous take directed by Sebastian Schipper 13 He also collaborated with Woodkid on the critically acclaimed short film ELLIS 14 directed by JR which was released in October 2015 In the same year Frahm created Piano Day celebrated on the 88th day of the year due to the standard piano s 88 keys The event s first project was the construction with David Klavins of the Modell 450 piano the successor to the Modell 370 In February 2016 Frahm released The Gamble followed by its companion release Oddments of the Gamble in August 2016 1 Pitchfork described the album as charmingly patched together and messy as it is well paced and dynamic 15 The material was recorded over eight years while the artwork was produced by Frahm s father 16 In 2016 Frahm curated Possibly Colliding at the Barbican Centre in London featuring a weekend of music art and films 17 I m interested in how human beings react in certain situations and what music does to people s emotions How we can change people s attitudes with tones After I ve played a good concert people leave the room happy This is something we can give back to the world When people feel down and like it s all going to shit at least we can give them some music and change their attitude so people don t think it s all shit That s my religion 4 FrahmEquipment Edit Nils Frahm and the Una Corda front Roland Juno 60 behind him Fender Rhodes under the Juno 60 Roland RE 501 on top behind the Juno 60 Moog Taurus on the floor behind him and other equipment Frahm is known for using vintage gear on his songs and live performances This is a list of some of his main equipment 18 Binson Echorec 2 Dynacord VRS 23 Electro Harmonix 1 Echo Digital Delay Guitar Effects Pedal Electro Harmonix XO Germanium OD Overdrive Ernie Ball Volume Pedal Fender Rhodes Korg PS 3100 Mellotron M400 Melodium 42b MFB 522 drum machine Moog Memorymoog Moog MF 102 Moogerfooger Ring Modulator Moog Taurus Bass Pedal Synthesizer Version 3 Nagra IV S Oberheim Four Voice Roland Juno 60 Roland RE 501 Chorus Echo Roland SH 2 Studer A80 Tape Recorder Universal Audio 1176 Blue Strip Fet Limiter Vermona DRM1 drum machine Discography EditSolo albums Edit Streichelfisch 2005 AtelierMusik Electric Piano 2008 AtelierMusik The Bells 2009 Kning Disk Erased Tapes Felt 2011 Erased Tapes Screws 2012 Erased Tapes Spaces 2013 Erased Tapes Solo 2015 Erased Tapes All Melody 2018 Erased Tapes All Encores 2019 Erased Tapes Empty 2020 Erased Tapes Tripping with Nils Frahm 2020 Erased Tapes Graz 2021 Erased Tapes 19 20 Old Friends New Friends 2021 Leiter 21 Music for Animals 2022 Leiter EPs Edit My First EP 2008 AtelierMusik Wintermusik 2009 AtelierMusik Unter Uber 2010 Erased Tapes Juno 2011 Erased Tapes Encores 1 2018 Erased Tapes Encores 2 2019 Erased Tapes 22 Encores 3 2019 Erased Tapes Compilation albums Edit Screws Reworked 2015 Erased Tapes Late Night Tales Nils Frahm 2015 Late Night Tales Soundtrack albums Edit Music for the Motion Picture Victoria 2015 Erased Tapes ELLIS 2016 Erased Tapes with Woodkid Collaborations Edit Dauw Split 2009 Dekorder with Machinefabriek Music for lovers Music versus time 2010 Sonic Pieces with F S Blumm 7Fingers 2010 HUSH Erased Tapes with Anne Muller Mort Aux Vaches 2011 Staalplaat with Peter Broderick Machinefabriek Romke Kleefstra Anne Chris Bakker Jan Kleefstra Wonders 2011 Erased Tapes as Oliveray with Peter Broderick Stare 2012 Erased Tapes with olafur Arnalds Music for wobbling Music versus gravity 2013 Sonic Pieces with F S Blumm Life Story Love And Glory Erased Tapes with olafur Arnalds Loon 2015 Erased Tapes with olafur Arnalds Collaborative Works 2015 Erased Tapes with olafur Arnalds Trance Frendz 2016 Erased Tapes with olafur Arnalds The Gamble 2016 Durton Studio with Frederic Gmeiner and Sebastian Singwald Tag Eins Tag Zwei 2016 Sonic Pieces with F S Blumm Bergschrund 2016 Mass Appeal with DJ Shadow 2X1 4 2021 Leiter with F S Blumm 23 Rules 2022 Leiter with Holland Andrews Theatre collaborations Edit Laughter in the Dark 2014 with Hotel Pro Forma Print Edit Sheets Eins 2013 Manners Mcdade Erased Tapes Sheets Zwei 2016 Manners Mcdade Erased Tapes Sheets Drei 2021 LEITER Manners McDade 21 24 References Edit a b Simpson Paul Nonkeen Biography amp History AllMusic Archived from the original on 11 October 2016 Retrieved 8 August 2016 a b Andrew Male 9 October 2013 Nils Frahm Flaunts the Imperfection Mojo Magazine Archived from the original on 14 July 2014 Retrieved 3 July 2014 Rachel Wakefield 30 April 2010 The music I play inspires my life Nils Frahm Wessex Guardian Archived from the original on 14 July 2014 Retrieved 3 July 2014 a b The Quietus Features A Quietus Interview The Listener Is The Key Nils Frahm Interviewed The Quietus Jones Charlie Robin 28 June 2016 Nils Frahm My music can be quite heavy Some people faint the Guardian Archived from the original on 26 February 2018 Retrieved 25 February 2018 Ro Cemm 6 December 2013 Album Reviews Nils Frahm Screws The Line of Best Fit Archived from the original on 14 July 2014 Retrieved 3 July 2014 SHEETS by Nils Frahm Archived from the original on 14 July 2014 Retrieved 3 July 2014 SHEETS ZWEI by Nils Frahm Archived from the original on 2 February 2017 Retrieved 8 March 2017 Peter Kirn 16 June 2014 Acoustic Revelation Inside the Una Corda the 100kg 21st Century Piano Built for Nils Frahm Create Digital Music Archived from the original on 27 June 2014 Retrieved 3 July 2014 SOLO Nils Frahm www nilsfrahm com Archived from the original on 9 March 2017 Retrieved 8 March 2017 Young labels featured in shortlist for IMPALA Album of the Year Award sur impalamusic org Archived from the original on 4 June 2016 Retrieved 13 May 2016 Assassin s Creed Unity Brand New Trailer Released At Gamescom 2014 VIDEO 15 August 2014 Archived from the original on 1 June 2017 Retrieved 8 August 2016 Music for the Motion Picture Victoria Nils Frahm www nilsfrahm com Archived from the original on 9 March 2017 Retrieved 8 March 2017 ELLIS www ellis themovie com Archived from the original on 9 May 2017 Retrieved 8 March 2017 Cook Wilson Winston 9 February 2016 nonkeen The Gamble Album Review Pitchfork pitchfork com Archived from the original on 7 August 2016 Retrieved 8 August 2016 Friends First An Interview with nonkeen thefourohfive com Archived from the original on 3 August 2016 Retrieved 8 August 2016 Possibly Colliding a weekend curated by Nils Frahm Archived from the original on 18 October 2018 Retrieved 18 October 2018 Inc Equipboard Nils Frahm s Equipboard Equipboard Archived from the original on 9 March 2017 Retrieved 8 March 2017 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a last has generic name help Nils Frahm Surprise Releases New Album in Honor of World Piano Day undertheradarmag com Bloom Madison 28 March 2020 Nils Frahm Shares New Album Empty Listen Pitchfork Archived from the original on 28 March 2020 Retrieved 29 March 2020 a b Old Friends New Friends amp Sheets Drei out now Nils Frahm Retrieved 21 January 2022 Encores 2 EP by Nils Frahm on Apple Music Apple Music Archived from the original on 25 January 2019 Retrieved 25 January 2019 2X1 4 Nils Frahm Retrieved 6 September 2021 Sheets Drei LEITER Retrieved 21 January 2022 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nils Frahm Official website 2013 interview with Interview Frahm on Erased Tapes s website Frahm s music book Sheets Eins Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nils Frahm amp oldid 1129698752, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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