Imprints, by Jim Perkins

Imprints

by Jim Perkins

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1.	From the Start (Solo Piano) 02:38	buy track
2.	From the Start (Imprint) 02:35	buy track
3.	From the Start (Hybrid) 02:36	buy track
4.	Whispers (Solo Piano) 02:02	buy track
5.	Whispers (Imprint) 02:06	buy track
6.	Whispers (Hybrid) 02:04	buy track
7.	Warmth (Solo Piano) 02:49	buy track
8.	Warmth (Imprint) 02:50	buy track
9.	Warmth (Hybrid) 02:49	buy track
10.	Closer (Solo Piano) 02:19	buy track
11.	Closer (Imprint) 02:18	buy track
12.	Closer (Hybrid) 02:22	buy track

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"Imprints" introduces 4 instrumental piano pieces and simultaneously reworks them, breaking each piece down into individual notes and re-recording them using layers of ambient strings.

The individual pitches are played one note at a time on double bass, cello, viola and violin. Each note is played at pianissimo, increasing to mezzoforte as the note appears in the piano score. This creates an imprint or impression of the piano piece rendered in string layers.

The effect is a ghostly, hazy image of the original piano piece as the melody emerges and then disappears.

For each of the four titles, there are three versions: a solo piano piece, an imprint rendered in strings, and a hybrid version that blends the piano part with the imprint.

"Imprints" invites the listener to immerse themselves in the calm ambient waves of texture created through the intricately layered compositional process.

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released December 1, 2023

Composed by Jim Perkins
Recorded & Produced by Mark Knight and Jim Perkins
Piano - Jim Perkins
Violin - Thea Spiers
Cello - Tony Woollard
Double Bass - Steve Rossell

Mastered by Ben Wiffen

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