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Lucy

Albums
Alphabets Heaven
AREA C
Aidan Baker
Black Devil Disco Club
Cluster
Dakota Suite & Errante
Davis & Machinefabriek
Deaf Center
Fancy Mike
FM3
Forest Swords
Frivolous
Hakobune
Kyo Ichinose
Juv
Deniz Kurtel
Sven Laux
Lucy
Stephan Mathieu
Joel Mull
Near The Parenthesis
Netherworld
nunu
Fabio Orsi
Penalune
Pleq
port-royal
Rainbow Arabia
Todd Reynolds
Roedelius
Rosenqvist and Scott
Steffi
Sublamp
SubtractiveLAD
Tapage

Compilations
Back and 4th
Future Disco Volume 4
SMM: Context
Tasogare: Live in Tokyo

EPs
Aardvarck & Kubus
Corrugated Tunnel
Debilos
Djamel
Tolga Fidan
Flowers and Sea Creatures
Anne Garner
Mike Jedlicka / Cloudburst
Mo 2 Meaux-2
Proximity One: Remixes
Darren Rice
Sepalcure
Sharma + Krause
Josh T
Talvihorros
Francesco Tristano
Widesky
Dez Williams

nunu: nunu
Schole Records

Nunu Kiefer's self-titled mini-album—EP perhaps closer to the truth, given its nineteen-minute duration—is as pure a Schole recording as could be imagined. The release's seven sparse miniatures feature the Germany-based pianist playing pieces that integrate classical technique and improvisational performance into delicate solo settings of pensive character. Nunu's elegant music breathes gently and exudes tranquility, and eschews self-indulgent showboating for an understated approach wholly committed to serving the integrity of the material. Despite the recording's brevity, it's still one of many moods: whereas “Cheburashka” is resolutely mournful in tone, “Chocolat” exudes a lighthearted wistfulness when its gently swinging rhythms unfold in a carefree lilt; here too the music's relaxed and explorative inclinations are clearly evident. “Alb” captures the melancholy one experiences on a rainy day when the relentless downpour outside matches the sadness that wells up within. A noticeable change in approach occurs during “Kimidoll” when softly chiming electric piano cascades ripple alongside simmering static textures. Though no recording details are included, the presence of tape hiss suggests that the material was recorded in lo-fi manner, maybe even at the Kiefer home; regardless, the ambient sounds don't detract from this lovely recording but enhance it by heightening its intimate character.

March 2011