ベルリンの夜、二人の天才が即興で紡ぎ出した、編集なしの純粋な音の対話。

アイスランドのÓlafur ArnaldsとドイツのNils Frahm。2012年以来、レーベルメイトとして、また互いのスタジオを行き来する親友として深い信頼を築いてきた二人が、ベルリンのDurton Studioで敢行した8時間に及ぶ即興セッションの記録が本作『Trance Frendz』だ。

ダビングや編集を一切排除し、その場の直感だけで構築された音像。静謐なピアノの旋律が、幾重にも重なるシンセサイザーの残響と溶け合い、時に壮大なドローンとなって押し寄せ、時に繊細な一音へと収束していく。

現代最高峰の音楽家たちが、夜を徹して対話を重ねる中で生まれた奇跡的な瞬間。Erased Tapes Recordsの歴史においても極めて純度の高い、至高の音響体験をぜひ◎

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Since 2012 Erased Tapes peers Ólafur Arnalds and Nils Frahm have spent many hours together in their studios across Berlin and Reykjavik, freely improvising and occasionally capturing the music for their fans. The duo's sound is an astoundingly rich, tonally pure example of synth-driven experimentation, conceived and performed by two prolific collaborators. During a session at Nils's Durton Studio in Berlin, the two specially invited photographer Alexander Schneider to capture one of their unique improvised sessions. Lasting long into the night, the pair gradually and organically formed several individual songs – each contributing to the narrative of a larger, transformative piece of music. Recorded in eight hours with no overdubs or edits, Trance Frendz is a captivating journey through grand soundscapes and droning crescendos which crash and recede back, making way for delicate piano notes and swirling synthesizers.