Parallel States, by Matthew Fries solo piano

Parallel States

by Matthew Fries solo piano

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1.	Muse 07:09	info	buy track
2.	The Sweet Life 05:41	info	buy track
3.	I Remember When 04:42	info	buy track
4.	Positive Attitude 04:36	info	buy track
5.	Garden 05:38	info	buy track
6.	Whirl 04:03	info	buy track
7.	The Man from Memphis 05:24	info	buy track
8.	Just Keep Swimming 05:54		buy track
9.	Kerrie 01:27	info	buy track

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This collection of 9 original solo piano pieces was created in a collaborative project with my sister and visual artist, Loryn Spangler-Jones.

Music and the visual arts have always been inseparable companions. From Picasso’s paintings of guitars to Andy Warhol’s patronage of the Velvet Underground to the early rappers’ integral relationship with graffiti, the two disciplines have always relied upon one another for motivation. Think about your favorite albums of all time: invariably, the cover art comes immediately to mind along with the indelible music within.

For his first solo piano album, Parallel States, keyboardist and composer Matthew Fries and his sister, the award-winning and internationally recognized mixed media artist Loryn Spangler-Jones, have pooled their respective talents. “The title Parallel States relates to the concept of the music and art working together and how we created it,” says Fries. “It’s something the listener can think about while listening, or while looking at the paintings in Loryn’s exhibition. We began with the question of what inspires us as artists, and we then tried to inspire each other directly to create new work.”

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released June 3, 2016

Piano/compositions: Matthew Fries
Art: Loryn Spangler-Jones

Recorded by Patrick Lore at One Soul Studio, Brooklyn, NY.
XCappa Records XCP1002

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