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Soil Music 03:50
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Earthloop 03:01
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Neptune Blue 05:18
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So how, how can I see that your soul flies away from me Just the way they told me it will be I’m giving you my love and an Eaglefeather lyrics by Joo Kraus
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Wild Yeast 04:32
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about

ZAS fulfills my dream to explore my PYANOOK solo set and the tools developed in it in collaborations.

My two grand pianos and data gloves meet Nordic voices, analog synths, violin, beatbox, percussion... boundless and present.

For this I composed, chose favorite musicians and places, trained fingers and programmed beats... and then just let go and packed the maximum love into each track in the flow.

ZAS is music from my innermost, uncompromising, personal, detailed and brought to life in the interaction with my fellow musicians. Enjoy.

(ZAS is a mystic mountain on the island of Naxos with a glorious all-round view on the greek seas. Every summer I return there, starting the hike before the sun rises and reaching the top of Mount Zas at first light.)

credits

released February 10, 2023

Digital Dervish
Ralf Schmid piano | electronics
Håkon Stene percussion | breath

recorded at Musikkloftet Studios, Asker (NO) by Vidar Lunden


Glove Dance
Ralf Schmid pianos
Morten Qvenild electronics | sound design
Pål Hausken woodblocks

recorded at Ugla Lyd Studio, Nesoddtangen (NO) by Morten Qvenild


Soil Music
Ralf Schmid piano | electronics
Morten Qvenild electronics | sound design

recorded at Ugla Lyd Studio, Nesoddtangen (NO) by Morten Qvenild


Ultrabright
Ralf Schmid pianos | whistling | vocals
Joo Kraus trumpet | percussion | electronics | vocals

recorded at 4windmills Studio, Freiburg (D) by Johannes Jäck
and at Joo’s Groovebude, Ulm (D) by Joo Kraus


Earthloop
Ralf Schmid piano | electronics
Mathis Schwörer-Boehning beats | synthesizers | effects

recorded at Musikkloftet Studios, Asker (NO) by Vidar Lunden
and at S&M (Sündenböck&Maddizin) Studios Müllheim (D) by
Mathis Schwoerer-Böhning


Neptune Blue
Ralf Schmid piano | electronics

Trondheim Voices:
Anita Kaasbøll vocal | electronics
Heidi Skjerve vocal | electronics
Kari Eskild Havenstrøm vocal | electronics
Ingrid Lode vocal | electronics
Asle Karstad | maccatroles for Trondheim Voices

Håkon Stene percussion | electric guitar | electronics

recorded at Musikkloftet Studios, Asker (NO) by Vidar Lunden
voices recorded at Dokkhuset, Trondheim (NO) by Asle Karstad


Eaglefeather
Ralf Schmid piano

Trondheim Voices:
Anita Kaasbøll vocal | electronics
Heidi Skjerve vocal | electronics
Kari Eskild Havenstrøm vocal | electronics
Ingrid Lode vocal | electronics
Asle Karstad | maccatroles for Trondheim Voices

recorded at Dokkhuset, Trondheim (NO) by Asle Karstad


Night Prayer
Ralf Schmid piano | electronics
Etienne Abelin violin
Johannes Jäck beatbox

recorded at Humboldtsaal, Freiburg (D) by Johannes Jäck


Still and still not
Ralf Schmid pianos | electronics
Morten Qvenild electronics | sound design

recorded at Ugla Lyd Studio, Nesoddtangen (NO) by Morten Qvenild


Wild Yeast
Ralf Schmid piano | prepared piano
Mathis Schwörer-Boehning beats | synthesizers | effects | vocals

recorded at 4windmills Studio, Freiburg (D) by Johannes Jäck
and at S&M (Sündenböck&Maddizin) Studios Müllheim (D) by
Mathis Schwoerer-Böhning


In search of humanity
Ralf Schmid piano | whistling
Håkon Stene percussion

recorded at Musikkloftet Studios, Asker (NO) by Vidar Lunden


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all compositions by Ralf Schmid

mixed by Juan Pablo Alcaro, Buenos Aires (ARG)
mastered by Christoph Stickl, Vienna (A)

artwork by Dirk Rudolph
photos by Gregor Hohenberg

management: Cristina Ruiz-Kellersmann
contact@pyanook.com


LOGO: Initiative Musik
www.initiative-musik.de/logos/


Thank you:
Silke, Fabiana, Monia, Lino for love, inspiration and good life! My parents Ede & Pete Schmid. All the lovely people who supported PYANOOK in all sorts of ways. Michele Locatelli, Pietro Cardarelli, Adam Stark, Kathi Geiger and mi.mu gloves team, Cristina Ruiz-Kellersmann, Christian Kellersmann, Vojta Drnek, Marcus Heinicke, Julius Barg, Elina Hage and Neue Meister team, Catherine Mayer, Iselin Engan, Matthias Strobel, Dennis Kastrup, Kristina Mühlbach, Johannes Tolle, Nina Ruckhaber, Martina Taubenberger, Ulli Rattay, Ida Eilertsen, Patrick Gertis, Fa. Sensopart, Constanze Pfeiffer, Wolf Kampmann, Tilman Fehse, Rainer Trüby, Quintin Copper, Fabian Russ, Matthias Reusch, Initiative Musik and many more.
Biggest thank you goes to all the musicians, artists and engineers who contributed to this album. It was pure joy to be and do with you!


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Eaglefeather (lyrics by Joo Kraus)

So how, how can I see
that your soul flies away from me
Just the way they told me it will be
I’m giving you my love and an Eaglefeather

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Ralf Schmid performs on two acoustic pianos with motion-controlled electronics. Data gloves detect hand and finger movements and enable to control sound processing in the flow of piano playing. PYANOOK´s futuristic piano recital 4D features
video-projections on aerial sculptures. PYANOOK´s music interacts with the visual art of Pietro Cardarelli.
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