en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 60 http://www.audioscrobbler.net/data/webservices http://www.last.fm/user/Michikawa/journal The Last.fm journal for Michikawa. Last.fm journals are a place to talk about all things music. http://www.last.fm/user/Michikawa/journal/2011/09/06/4m43xa_homepage Tue, 6 Sep 2011 19:24:50 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Michikawa/journal/2011/09/06/4m43xa_homepage Feel free to come and check out my official composer homepage:

www.mattipaalanen.com]]> http://www.last.fm/user/Michikawa/journal/2011/09/06/4m43um_nokia_competition Tue, 6 Sep 2011 19:24:14 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Michikawa/journal/2011/09/06/4m43um_nokia_competition Nokia launched a competition where they are looking for the next version of their classic Nokia tune. I decided to participate - here are my current entries:

Pizzicato (fast)
Piano (fast)
Piano
Bell
Tool goes Nokia
Epic
Jazz club
4Ever]]> http://www.last.fm/user/Michikawa/journal/2011/05/30/4ese3w_spotify Mon, 30 May 2011 22:52:23 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Michikawa/journal/2011/05/30/4ese3w_spotify Quite a few of my albums are now available on Spotify as well, tune in!

Ownprojects]]> http://www.last.fm/user/Michikawa/journal/2011/05/29/4eovgl_official_homepage Sun, 29 May 2011 09:09:27 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Michikawa/journal/2011/05/29/4eovgl_official_homepage I finally managed to get my official composer homepage up and running:

http://www.mattipaalanen.com

Feel free to drop by and check out the Facebook page as well:

http://on.fb.me/k5OO45]]> http://www.last.fm/user/Michikawa/journal/2009/11/09/35c576_axial_ensemble_-_textures Mon, 9 Nov 2009 16:36:49 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Michikawa/journal/2009/11/09/35c576_axial_ensemble_-_textures New Creative Commons release from a two man project of me and Arttu Kataja (project is called Axial Ensemble)

Textures @ Jamendo.com

Hope you enjoy it! Drifting ambient soundscapes produced by synchronized Ableton Lives and real time mixing / composing.

Tags: Axial Ensemble Textures

Influences include: Brian Eno, Enigma, Mike Oldfield, Jon Hopkins, Jonn Serrie, Kitaro and Vangelis]]> http://www.last.fm/user/Michikawa/journal/2009/06/04/2rtkfj_triosphere Thu, 4 Jun 2009 10:58:17 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Michikawa/journal/2009/06/04/2rtkfj_triosphere Project Divinity - Triosphere

There are quite a few artists that hold special place in my heart. One of those is wonderful norweigian ambient project Biosphere - one man project of genius Geir Jenssen. Especially album Substrata with it's intricate samples from Twin Peaks. It takes me to another realm every time I listen to it.

As a musician I think that whenever I produce something it's not actually "me" that does the work. More accurate description would be that I become some kind of a channel or gate, through which the sound manifests. The outcome is affected by everything I have managed to assimilate throughout my life, as a listener and dreamer. Hence anything I create is not something I feel I have "ownership" on. Hence publishing material under Creative Commons licence has always felt right.

I got new sound libraries and virtual reverbs a few days back, and instantly decided to create a short tribute to Biosphere. And here it is, 8 tune virtual EP called Triosphere, hope you enjoy it!.

Project Divinity release.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/Michikawa/journal/2008/12/25/2ctj2q_collection_of_extreme_melancholy_and_beauty Thu, 25 Dec 2008 18:23:12 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Michikawa/journal/2008/12/25/2ctj2q_collection_of_extreme_melancholy_and_beauty I've lately been listening to quite melancholic material, and realized that these tunes manage to break through most of my emotional barriers:

Burial – In McDonalds
Ulver – Eos
Anathema – Are You There?
Sylvain Chauveau & Ensemble Nocturne – Enjoy The Silence
Scala & Kolacny Brothers – Gorecki
Joy Division – The Eternal
Dead Can Dance – The Carnival Is Over

Feel free to mention some tracks that manage to offer you profound melancholic experiences!]]> http://www.last.fm/user/Michikawa/journal/2008/12/23/2colzf_new_material_from_frozen_silence Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:55:00 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Michikawa/journal/2008/12/23/2colzf_new_material_from_frozen_silence Impressions

Minimalistic melancholy from Finland, hope you enjoy it!

Similar artists include Goldmund, Max Richter, Helios, Enya, Clannad, Dead Can Dance and Sylvain Chaveau]]> http://www.last.fm/user/Michikawa/journal/2008/11/02/297l0b_frozen_silence_update_-_virtual_ep_%22sky%22 Sun, 2 Nov 2008 15:26:40 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Michikawa/journal/2008/11/02/297l0b_frozen_silence_update_-_virtual_ep_%22sky%22 After long period of silence Frozen Silence got three new tunes under virtual EP Sky. General concept is still the same - nighttime, one man, one piano, improvisational moments and minimalistic feel. Lots of melancholy and remembrance.

If you haven't found out about Frozen Silence yet, similar artists include Helios, Goldmund, Tori Amos, Nick Drake, Enya, Sigur Ros and many others. Genrewise it roams between post rock, classical/neo classical and minimalism.

Hope you enjoy it!

-Matti]]> http://www.last.fm/user/Michikawa/journal/2008/06/05/20e63m_blogging Thu, 5 Jun 2008 12:14:57 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Michikawa/journal/2008/06/05/20e63m_blogging I decided to create a blog. Or well, not an actual blog, but blog-like site where I write sort of reviews about various things I hold in great value. I'm not a person who enjoys writing about my own life and things that happen to me. But I do enjoy sharing certain things with other people, like music I enjoy listening to, series I enjoy watching, books I enjoy reading and analysis why I happen to enjoy them and what is so good about them. I think collection of these kinds of things can define the person in a reasonable and enjoyable way and offer new experiences to readers too.

Feel free to drop by and comment:

http://michikawa.blogsome.com/

Artists currently represented in the blog are

Joy Division
Biosphere
Pat Metheny Group
The 3rd and the Mortal
Ulver
Kings of Convenience
Frozen Silence
Celestial Aeon Project
Project Divinity
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis]]>