Dalia Valančiūtė - One Or Two Things
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- Written by: Giovanni "Gio" Pilato
For a considerable number of years, now, Denmark and, overall, the Nordic part of Europe, has been injecting the world of Jazz music with hugely talented artists, most of them now widely known and appreciated in many parts of the world too.
Given the constant flourishing of a so much vibrant scene, the talented young Lithuanian singer/songwriter Dalia Valančiūtė did not have to think twice, back a few years ago, to consider moving from her country of origin to Denmark, a place that would potentially open to her so many more possibilities and where the Lithuanian singer could fulfil her dreams and express herself at the very best.
Christian Balvig & Ensemble Hermes - Find And You Will Seek
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- Written by: Giovanni "Gio" Pilato
The name of Nordic composer, pianist, keyboardist and film scorer Christian Balvig has been for quite some time a big buzz, within not only a classical music field, but also a more pop and rock orientated too, given his recent collaborations with Danish collectives like Efterklang, When Saints Go Machine or Mew, just to mention some of the bands Balvig has been working with.
Fresh from scoring a Danish TV series called Cry Wolf (Ulven Kommer), broadcasted in more than 30 countries worldwide, plus a short movie called Eternal Father, shortlisted for the 2025 Oscar ceremony, Balvig has found himself very much inspired and evidently at ease, lately, to work on pieces that would still have a strong cinematic appeal in his music, given the success of the aforementioned soundtracks that he scored in the recent past.
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Scottie Miller - Hello Pain
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- Written by: Giovanni "Gio" Pilato
How many times so many of us have gone through life without being able to express our true feelings or talking about painful triggers that brought us down in a dark place of our minds and souls for years? Our guess is "millions of us", but we were always too afraid to admit it and face our internal demons, so we just kept on hiding, by saying to people "Nah, I'm fine".
Thankfully though, there are still out there those that are able to say to themselves "enough" to those torturing feeling and find the platform to outpour their negative karma, often through an artistic vehicle, like music.
