Whenever I hear of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky I don't think of Swan Lake. I think of this video. Since now, however, I might also think of Nils Frahm. This German pianist started as a student of Tchaikovsky's music and since then has moved towards more ambient music. Romantic piano tones are still very much present, but they are wrapped in delicious minimal electronics and sometimes even combined with exotic instrument called marimba. Silent and calming, this is just perfect soundtrack for falling asleep. And I mean it in a good way. Fellow readers in Prague might want to see his gig on 9th October in Palác Akropolis, together with A Winged Victory For The Sullen.
