Peter Broderick has laid out plans for new album ‘Piano Works Vol. 1 (Floating In Tucker’s Basement)’.
The new project gathers together some of his finest piano pieces, previously captured in Berlin to accompany his 2017 sheet music book ‘Piano Works Vol. 1’. The book contained 20 pieces for solo piano, alongside a download code to access the recordings.
Now, the Ireland based American has spruced up the recordings, handing them to Tucker Martine for an overhaul. The results are shrouded in magic, the subtle use of echo chamber illuminating those tender passages in Peter Broderick’s work.
The pianist explains…
“We gave these recordings a bit of a makeover. We sent all the tracks over to legendary engineer/producer Tucker Martine, who processed all 20 of them with unique tape and reverb treatments, utilising the echo chamber of his Portland studio, Flora Recording & Playback…”
“It was during a stint as Artist in Residence at the Sirius Arts Centre in Cobh, Ireland that I began to take stock of all my piano compositions to date. Late into the night I would sit at the piano, trying to recall all that I’ve written on the instrument over the years, transcribing and notating these compositions for the first time, getting them out of my head and onto paper.”
“At some point during this process a new piece emerged. Sonata for the Sirius seemed an apt title, in its homage to the place where it was written, but also in the greater context of Sirius — a star ridden with myth. Not to mention the fact that ‘Sirius’ comes out the mouth like ‘serious’, and the idea of a Sonata for the Serious, in my mind, is rather hilarious.”
Available to pre-order online, you can check out ‘Sonata For The Sirius’ now – it’s a moment of pure calm.
Photo Credit: Marta Faye
