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I love algorithms, and algorithms love me? Spotify (or, better said, its algorithms) are starting to take me serious (thanks to my fans really) and some days ago it created the “This Is Daniel Diaz” playlist, but more interesting is the new “Daniel Diaz Radio” where they put together a playlist with some of my […]

New long form acoustic instrumental: THE LONG ONE The Long One by Daniel Diaz Streaming and download also here: https://AWAL.lnk.to/h6X2b The Long One: G major/E minor suite   Instruments (in order of appearance)   Bowed upright bass harmonics Cello Electric Bass Guitar (Drake Diaz Custom5) Electric guitar (semi-hollow body) (Epiphone Sheraton) Bowed upright basses Acoustic […]

  first track for 2019, music for this haiku: “mountain village the endless solitude of a lark’s song” composed and performed by DD ukuleles (two takes, L/R) reverse ukulele muted upright piano treated piano (pick and bow) sine wave monophonic synthesizer khim (samples) brass section (albion I) photo by ricardo gomez angel poem by iliyana […]

Last track created on 2018, Acoustic instrumental using changing odd time signatures. Ukuleles (two takes left-right) Upright bass Marimbas Harmonium Drums Caxixis Analogue synth (à la Rick Wright) Composed and performed by DD, December 2018 Photo by Vivek Kumar  

Tibetan Bowls Electric Bass Ukulele Celesta Bowed piano (@soniccouture) paulstreched ukulele and bowl’s hit. tongue drum percussion bombo leguero created on December 2018 for ambient online image inspired dare number 31 Composed and performed by DD free download

Gymnopédie N° 1 by Erik Satie Took a midi performance of the piece, slowed it down to 8 bpm or so, removed repetitions, performed on piano, then orchestrated on top of that with synths and sample libraries treated orchestras. I think his piece is quite optimistic and quirky, even performed slowly. I took his score’s […]

Released today / Sorti aujourd’Hui / Nuevo lanzamiento hoy: https://open.spotify.com/album/2giNmK9g6wKciATSyewQAo  

Themes by Daniel Diaz Here three versions of a melody from my album THEMES, the original and two bonus tracks I uploaded to Soundcloud this month.     Dave Lewis shines on trumpet.    

My track won this challenge, inspired by an image by Henri Be I reworked an old Musique Mécanique bonus track. electric guitar Indonesian flutes bowed upright basses Composed and performed by D.D. Photo by Henry Be Free Download Part of Ambient On line’s Image Inspired Dare number 30 (October 2018)