Considering Max Richter's body of work, it is amazing he is not more widely known... I admit to being a late comer myself. But we are making up for that now at Bitter FM. German born Max Richter moved to Britain at a young age where he trained in composition and piano. Since then he was part of the contemporary classical ensemble 'Piano Circus' and has worked with more diverse artists like 'The Future Sound of London' and 'Roni Size'. He wrote a piece for a Royal Ballet commission "Infra" where he collaborated with choreographer Wayne McGregor and artist Julian Opie. His 2010 album 'Infra' is an expansion of that piece and is spread out over 13 tracks. The musical style of this album has been described in so many different ways and so many sub-genres but the one I think best describes it is 'electro-acoustic chamber music'. "Infra 5" builds up beautifully like a time-lapse flower blooming. Stunning!
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