* * * * * Peter Broderick * * * * *
Peter Broderick… Born January 20, 1987, Peter Broderick is a musician/composer from Portland, Oregon. There he as played and toured with numerous groups (Horse Feathers, Norfolk & Western, Loch Lomond, Laura Gibson, etc.), and has established himself as a regular session musician for numerous recording studios, adding violin, banjo, musical saw, mandolin, etc. to artists such as M. Ward, Zooey Deschanel, Dolorean, and many more. But aside from working with all of these other artists, Peter's main focus is his own music.
As a child he studied classical violin, but over time he has collected many different instruments, trying to learn to play them all one by one. In mid 2007, Peter was invited by some of his heroes, the Danish ensemble Efterklang, to move to Copenhagen and join their live band. And so he dropped his entire life in Portland and moved across the world. Since then, he has released a mini album of solo piano music (Docile) on the Swedish label Kning Disk, as well as a 7″ (Retreat/Release) and his first full-length album of piano and string based compositions (Float).
His releases thus far have been primarily instrumental, but late 2008 will see the release of a completely different side of Peter's music. Home is a collection of folk songs, based around voice and guitar, recorded between tours at the end of 2007/beginning of 2008. Peter's live shows have been a mix of instrumental and vocal numbers, and so with the release of Home, both sides of his work will be available on recording.
CRAWL INTO MY BED: On December 10 & 11, 09, I played 2 very special concerts in Leuven, Belgium, @ the amazing STUK venue. They were label nights for Slaapwel records, who only release music to sleep to, and recently released my Music for a Sleeping Sculpture. They installed 50 beds, & everyone in the audience slept over, while me & 2 other artists performed in the middle of the room.
I only have a recording of the 1st night. I went on around 1 am, and performed for two & a half hours or so, until my musical brain was tired, and then went to sleep among the audience. I started off performing quiet versions of a couple songs people had requested, and then improvised the rest around a couple loose themes.I wouldn't recommend listening intently all the way through, but instead maybe try putting it on quietly in the background while you go about your business, cleaning your room, working on your computer, cooking dinner, taking a walk, laying in bed, etc. – Peter
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: What would you like to know? Send a question via email to peterbroderickmail@gmail.com with the subject line "peter question." I might be a little slow but I aim to answer them all!
Supersonic Festival Birmingham UK: Tricky recording, the PA was not the best and did not hold up to louder parts and there is also the constant noise of beer pumps at the bar behind. Despite all this it has not come out too bad, oh and Peter was doing a lot of live sampling, including his own introductions – it's not a mix up on the recording!
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Peter Broderick has taken the wraps off the website that is his sophomore vocal album's namesake. On the surface, it offers streaming of the entire album, lyrics, media-rich liner notes and an invitation to share. Spend some time with it and you'll discover a beautiful mind at work and a hidden treasure trove. [ http://www.itstartshear.com ].
The style of Peter Broderick's new album will be familiar to anyone who's heard Efterklang, yet he has developed a compelling style of his own, particularly in the piano playing and overlaid instrumentation. Ticking percussion and quiet keyboards emerge softly from underneath the guitars, giving a great swelling sound to many of the songs.
As well as Efterklang's influence, atmospheric tracks such as 'Everything I Know' recall Bon Iver, while the guitar and harmonies on 'Colin' and 'With the Notes on Fire' gesture towards Tunng's experimental folkiness. Despite its title and awkward half-spoken verse vocals, 'It Starts Hear' has a very memorable pop/indie chorus and violin outro.
http_splash from Feld on Vimeo.
'Blue' opens with a nice acoustic guitar line, then echoing production on the voice gives a slightly off-putting doubled sound. Broderick's experimentation works better elsewhere, for example on the 8 minute-long 'Asleep', where whispering and a minor key piano turn into an epic chorus-vocal repetition of the words "where is your body?"
In his notes, Broderick writes that for this track he "enlisted anyone and everyone to submit recordings by sharing a commemorative text over the internet," which adds an interesting interactive element to the album. 'With the Notes on Fire' begins brilliantly with a big instrumental surge and catchy vocal line, flowing into a fast spoken-word bridge. The following song, 'Trespassing' has a careful guitar line, understated backing and beautiful singing. 'Everything I Know' continues along the same lines and is the best on the album, with a more traditional singer-songwriter feel and shows his composition skills.
Broderick's strength definitely lies in long instrumental build-ups, as fans will know from his previous piano and string-based releases, and he expands upon these with the use of production techniques. He is most successful when finding a balance between minimal vocals, layers of guitar and piano, and small but distinctive aural flourishes.
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Artist – Peter Broderick
Album – It Starts Here
Release Date – 2012
Genre – Classical, Mod-classical, Contemporary-classic, Piano, Ambient, Classical-ambient [ EXQUISITE ]
Tracklist
01 – I Am Piano
02 – A Tribute To Our Letter Writing Days
03 – Blue
04 – It Starts Hear
05 – Asleep
06 – Colin
07 – Bad Words
08 – With the Notes on Fire
09 – Trespassing
10 – Everything I Know
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MP4 ~ Peter Broderick – It Starts Here
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Artist – Peter Broderick
Album – Crawl Into My Bed
Release Date – 2010
Genre – Classical, Mod-classical, Contemporary-classic, Piano, Ambient, Classical-ambient [ EXQUISITE ]
Tracklist
Peter Broderick – Crawl Into My Bed – [ 01H:00Mins ]
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Peter Broderick – Crawl Into My Bed
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Artist – Peter Broderick
Album – Live @ Botanique, Brussels
Release Date – 2010
Genre – Classical, Mod-classical, Contemporary-classic, Piano, Ambient, Classical-ambient [ EXQUISITE ]
Tracklist
01 Looking/Thinking
02 Guilt's Tune
03 The Book She Wrote
04 Below It (feat. Arone)
05 [equipment check]
06 New Film Score (feat. Arone)
07 Pop's Song
08 Everything I Know (feat. Arone)
09 Not At Home (feat. Arone)
10 Games Again
11 With The Notes In My Ears (feat. Arone)
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Peter Broderick – Live @ Botanique, Brussels
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Artist – Peter Broderick
Album – Questions and Answers
Release Date – 2010
Genre – Q&A [ INTERESTING ]
Tracklist
01 Dear Jana, Inspiration Question
02 Dear Diego, I Don't Understand the Question Question
03 Dear Brian, Falling Asleep Question
04 Dear Andrew, Parental Musical Influence Question
05 Dear James, Creation Question
06 Dear Helena, What Has Music Allowed You Question
07 Dear Damien, Below It Question
08 Dear Matt, I Wish I'd Written That Song Question
09 Dear Mark, Liverpool Question
10 Dear Colin, Life Long Question
11 Dear Fritz, Album Art Question
12 Dear Sandy, Words On Home Question
13 Dear Jarema, Lyrical Question
14 Dear Jed, Creative Drought Question
15 Dear Alex, Bella Union Song Question
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Peter Broderick – Questions and Answers
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Artist – Peter Broderick
Album – Supersonic Festival Birmingham UK
Release Date – 2010
Genre – Classical, Mod-classical, Contemporary-classic, Piano, Ambient, Classical-ambient [ EXQUISITE ]
Tracklist
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Peter Broderick – Supersonic Festival Birmingham UK
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Artist – Peter Broderick
Album – Glimmer
Release Date – 2011
Genre – Classical, Mod-classical, Contemporary-classic, Piano, Ambient, Classical-ambient [ EXQUISITE ]
Tracklist
01 – Cosmonaut
02 – Glide
03 – Light (Moon River)
04 – Goodnight
05 – Low Light
06 – It's a Storm When I Sleep
07 – Eyes Closed and Travelling
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Peter Broderick – Glimmer
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Artist – Peter Broderick
Album – Ten Duets
Release Date – 2009
Genre – Classical, Mod-classical, Contemporary-classic, Piano, Ambient, Classical-ambient [ EXQUISITE ]
Tracklist
A1 Piano & Toy Piano
A2 Travel Guitar & Thundermachine
A3 Viola & Laptop
A4 Shaker & Kalimba
A5 Pump Organ & Handbells
B1 Violin & Mouth
B2 Mandolin & Theremin
B3 Field Recorder & Postcard Weevil
B4 Nylon Guitar & Violin
B5 Banjo & Piano
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Peter Broderick – Ten Duets
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Artist – Penelope Joy & Peter Broderick
Album – Apple Bobbing At ___ [ * * * * * ]
Release Date – 2011
Genre – Classical, Mod-classical, Contemporary-classic, Piano, Ambient, Classical-ambient [ EXQUISITE ]
Tracklist
A Apple Bobbing At ___ [ 15:27 ]
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Penelope Joy & Peter Broderick – Apple Bobbing At ___
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Artist – Peter Broderick
Album – Three Film Score Intakes [ * * * * * ]
Release Date – 2010
Genre – Classical, Mod-classical, Contemporary-classic, Piano, Ambient, Classical-ambient [ EXQUISITE ]
Tracklist
1. Part 1
2. Part 2
3. Part 3
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Peter Broderick – Three Film Score Intakes
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Artist – Peter Broderick & Machinefabriek
Album – Blank Grey Canvas Sky
Release Date – 2009
Genre – Minimal-drone, Ambient-drone, Classical-drone, Piano
Tracklist
1 Departure 5:24
2 Planes 5:05
3 Kites 8:35
4 Rain 5:29
5 Blank Grey 13:48
6 Homecoming 4:05
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Peter Broderick & Machinefabriek
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Artist – Peter Broderick
Album – Music For On Paper Wings
Release Date – 2007
Genre – Minimal, Ambient, Mod-classical, Piano
Tracklist
01- A song for the cranes
02- Balloon bomb 1
03- Changes
04- Variation 1
05- Cencorship variation
06- Balloon bomb 2
07- Slow guitar song
08- Variation 2
09- Balloon bomb 3
10- Tule lake
11- Growing up with the war
12- Balloon bomb 4
13- Variation 3
14- Cencorship Pt.1
15- Cencorship Pt.2
16- Cencorship Pt.3
17- Another song for the cranes
18- Balloon bomb 5 (Guitars)
19- A song for the end
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Peter Broderick – Music For On Paper Wings Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – Peter Broderick
Album – Float
Release Date – 2008
Genre – Minimal, Ambient, Mod-classical, Piano
Tracklist
01 A Snowflake 3:25
02 Floating/Sinking 4:08
03 A Glacier 3:17
04 A Simple Reminder 1:15
05 Stopping on the Broadway Bridge 7:28
06 Another Glacier 3:51
07 Something Has Changed 2:23
08 Broken Patterns 3:32
09 An Ending 4:29
10 A Beginning 1:57
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Peter Broderick – Float Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – Peter Broderick
Album – Home
Release Date – 2008
Genre – Minimal, Ambient, Mod-classical, Piano
Tracklist
01 Games 2:15
02 And It's Alright 5:20
03 With the Notes in My Ears 2:40
04 Esbern Snares Gade 11,2tv 2:36
05 Below It 4:02
06 Sickness, Bury 6:06
07 Not at Home 3:58
08 There and Here 2:11
09 Maps 6:16
10 Games Again 4:44
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Peter Broderick – Home Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – Peter Broderick
Album – Docile
Release Date – 2007
Genre – Minimal, Ambient, Mod-classical, Piano
Tracklist
01 Begin 2:03
02 Moment 2:18
03 Null 2:01
04 Diverge 3:37
05 Dearest 3:01
06 Ceasefire 3:48
07 Query 2:26
08 Laden 3:13
09 Lull 2:06
10 Return 2:28
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Peter Broderick – Docile Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – Peter Broderick
Album – Music for Falling From Trees
Release Date – 2009
Genre – Minimal, Ambient, Mod-classical, Piano
Tracklist
1. Part 1: An Introduction to the Patient – 1:00
2. Part 2: Patient Observation – 3:00
3. Part 3: Pill Induced Slumber – 6:01
4. Part 4: The Dream – 4:55
5. Part 5: Awaken/Panic/Restraint – 3:02
6. Part 6: Electroconvulsive Shock – 3:56
7. Part 7: The Path to Recovery – 6:44
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Peter Broderick – Music for Falling From Trees Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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