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Piano Storybook Vol. 12: From Darkness Into Light

by Shnabubula

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Penance 04:10
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The Covenant 05:38
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Unrequited 06:00
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Absolution 06:34
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Fascination 05:53
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about

This Volume directly follows the one before it for a reason. The overall arc of the songs on this album tell the story of somebody gradually coming back from a place of darkness and despair, taking the first steps towards recovery and slowly finding their way back to life.

During the March and April of 2017 I recorded 106 piano improvisations that were directly inspired by stories and images sent to me as part of this kickstarter project: www.kickstarter.com/projects/shnabubula/the-piano-storybook-images-brought-to-life-through

Here is the official website for the project that also contains individual write ups for each of the songs as well as videos of the performances: www.pianostorybook.com

If you just want to see the videos, here is the YouTube playlist of the entire project: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtgCxM6Vh_5bC61v3Mt_toUGgAtv9u7V9

When I first launched the project, I wasn't 100% committed to improvise all of the songs, I had initially planned to go on a case by case basis and give myself the option to compose some of them before hand if I felt it was warranted. For this reason I didn't state specifically that the songs would be improvised, since I didn't want to lock myself into that.

Initially I wasn't sure if I'd be up to the challenge, I was very concerned about not meeting up to the expectations of the backers. The idea of improvising this many pieces of music and oftentimes the subject matter was very heavy and person, I must admit it was incredibly daunting.

While the process was definitely challenging, it was also incredibly rewarding, and in the end I ended up improvising every single one of the songs when I eventually decided, this was definitely the optimal method for giving the most emotional and connected performances. Using improvisation I was able to directly react to what I was seeing and feeling directly in the moment without any filter. I felt that this yielded the best and most personal results and I never once regretted the decision.

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released December 8, 2017

Artwork by Seltaire (Max K. Lam)
Recording Engineer: MP Kuo

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