柏林作曲家、製作人 Nils Frahm 近年與長期合作的經紀人夥伴 Felix Grimm 創立了廠牌 #LEITER，這對老戰友有著很多關於音樂上的想法，2014 年小白兔在 P Festival 鋼琴音樂節 遇到他們時就感覺到了會讓人期待未來的野心。
#NilsFrahm 今年發行新專輯《Music For Animals》的同時，也將他十多年前的早期的錄音作品《Streichelfisch》、《Durton》、《Electric Piano》重見天日，這些聲音與現在的他是相當不一樣的狀態，無論是鋼琴的彈奏、古典與電子音樂的探索程度、留白的意象等...，對 Nils Frahm 來說這些都是音樂旅程裡的重要拼圖，也是無法找回的另外一個自己，高興且充滿感激的存在。
Nils Frahm s "Streichelfisch" is one of three albums of rare early recordings, many of which have been unobtainable for years, some of which have never been released at all, and none of which have ever appeared on streaming services. All the three records of early works reveal a fascinating glimpse into an era of Frahm s work known until now only to diehard and longstanding fans. Though he first enjoyed success with 2011s "Felt" and the following year s "Screws", both performed on solo piano – which he had studied throughout his youth – the instrument played no part in his early recording career. "Streichelfisch" returns to vinyl for the first time since its original 2005 pressing.
Frahm s first physical release ever, "Streichelfisch" was originally pressed in a limited edition of 500 vinyl copies. Though it showcased his blossoming talents as a creator of intricate, exquisite soundscapes, few of the records flew out of stores. “I was not playing shows, and I could not play the material live” he remembers. “We had no promotion campaign at all, and it took us over ten years to sell them. I had moved to Berlin just as it came out and I had bring three copies to one record shop, then one month later they would have sold one and still have two, so I had get €7. We started giving them away to friends for free. Nobody cared about it, nobody wrote about it, but at least I had a copy. For me that was the most important thing…”
Besides "Streichelfisch", Nils Frahm also released a remastered version of "Durton", which pairs tracks from his 2006 digital only "My First EP" with five previously unheard compositions, and "Electric Piano", which contains seven tracks originally released as a download in 2008.
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