#a different forest

[caviarsonoro]

Hauschka - Talking to my Father

Habré de levantar la vasta vida

que aún ahora es tu espejo.

Jorge Luis Borges

(Dedicado a mi padre)

[thisweekinfandomhistory]

Hi! I'm a big fan of the podcast! I was just listening to the Twific awards episode and you mentioned 2 twilight fic archives that are no longer available online. It might be worth a shot to send what info you have to Open Doors and see if they can find someone who has a backup of those sites. Then, assuming the mod is okay with it, they could move all the lost fics to AO3. 🩵

I would LOVE if they were able to salvage the works from Twilighted and A Different Forest and bring them over to AO3... but I worry that the "pull to publish" aspect of why so many Twifics are gone would complicate those Open Doors projects A LOT more than most OD endeavors. :\

I (V) have worked a little bit with Open Doors before, trying to get one of the last Dream Street fic archives moved over -- because of course -- but that was SUCH a different scope that I have no idea how to even begin with something that was actually. uh. popular lol

[reisender-suchender-blog]

Heute mal kein Vinyl sondern die CD „A different Forest“ des Pianisten und Komponisten Volker Bertelmann, besser bekannt als Hauschka.

Today not vinyl but the CD “A different Forest” by pianist and composer Volker Bertelmann, better known as Hauschka.

[larryneilson37]

What I'm listening to right now

Another Hike by Hauschka, on the album: A Different Forest

[dustedmagazine]

Hauschka — A Different Forest (Sony Classical)

Writing about the music of Hauschka — aka German musician Volker Bertelmann — is a tricky proposition. He initially made his mark with a series of albums performed on prepared piano. With A Different Forest, his major label debut — one can only imagine the indie-classical version of MRR raging at this fact — he’s opted to eschew the manipulation of the instrument and just make with the composition and performative aspects of his music. Perhaps it’s something in the (modern composition) water: this year also brings with it an album of solo recordings from Hauschka’s onetime labelmate Eluvium.

Thankfully, Hauschka minus one aspect of his repertoire still sounds decidedly like Hauschka: minimal (though not necessarily minimalist); melodic yet contemplative; deft yet restrained. At times, the way the music flows achieves a ritualistic aspect, such as the density of “Daybreak over Covent Garden,” where white noise creeps in at the edges. “Hike,” the album’s opener, features brisk and sprightly playing from Bertelmann, a reminder of his fondness for melody.  

Over the course of A Different Forest, that intense web of notes gives way to something more stark and plaintive. As the title suggests, this is a record that seeks to evoke the natural through the musical. The titles of individual songs further that: “Dew and Spiderwebs,” “Hands in the Anthill,” and “Urban Forest” all come to mind. And the somber notes of “Woodworkers” venture into a more sentimental realm, creating a sense of isolation.  

On its own, A Different Forest is a haunting and carefully-played work of instrumental melancholy. How long-time listeners of Hauschka’s discography will feel about this may depend on the aspect of said discography that they most savor. That this focuses entirely on the unadorned piano may feel like a step down from those who embrace his more adventurous works. The instrumental chops heard here, though, stand on their own very well, and reveal another side to Hauschka’s music — and, perhaps, create some ambiguity as to where he might head from here.  

Tobias Carroll

[sinceileftyoublog]

Hauschka Album Review: A Different Forest

(Sony Classical)

BY JORDAN MAINZER

A Different Forest is Hauschka’s first release on Sony Classical, something both fitting and anomalous. The record is certainly lush and concretely evocative, the title names in combination with the narrative structure of the tracks inferring an appreciation for the nature that inspired it. Volker Bertelmann is taking things for what they are, his music not somber so much as organic, the depth of his piano lurking beneath the surface. A Different Forest opens with “Hike”, a calm piano line that speeds up and slows down like a jogger pacing themselves; “Dew and Spiderwebs” is delicate and weaving like its namesake. The ambling “Talking to my father” is appropriately inspired by conversations Bertelmann had with his father while walking, a different kind of depth achieved. 

Yet, despite the album flowing and sounding like a singular piece, it’s the non-traditional tracks that stand out. “Urban Forest” is one of the rare moments of electronics on the album, Bertelmann placing high-pitched city sounds on top of romantic piano flourishes. “Skating through the woods” employs similar levels of noise, bass throbbing beside classical melodies. “Daybreak over Covent Garden” recalls Robert Altman’s trademark, clashing noises from conversations and footsteps juxtaposed with lurching bass, contrasting the natural ear’s ability to filter. “Hands in the Anthill” seamlessly shifts in speed with fluttery lines, as does the stop-start of “Ghosts”. And “Curious” is a documentation of Bertelmann’s development process, as he chose to keep his false start and pauses in the mix. It all causes us to question: What is natural? What is colored by our perceptions? A Different Forest provides no answers--just experiences.

7.3/10

[thenewobjective]

Hauschka ~ A Different Forest

Hauschka ~ A Different Forest

Over the years, we’ve come to know Hauschka (Volker Bertelmann) as a master of the prepared piano.  Recent works have seen him expand to full orchestration.  But this year, he’s stripping it all back for an album of solo piano, unadorned.  The temptation is to call this new / old style “unprepared piano,” but we’ll resist.

The decision to go back to one’s roots ~ pun intended ~ is mirrored by a…

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