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Pianist Nils Frahm and ambient duo A Winged Victory for the Sullen team up – alongside live dancers – to produce a supersized,indie-classical rompThey call it neo-classical, post-classical, or indie-classical – but here’s what it comes down to: a German in a deep-V T-shirt hammering at a keyboard,while, up in the stalls, or fanboys play air piano and weave hand shapes. At such points,none of the evening’s signifiers – late-night prom, presented by 6 Music – seem unprejudiced warning for what verges on a seated rave. You might not have expected such antics from pianist Nils Frahm or ambient duo A Winged Victory for the Sullen. Frahm’s early recordings are brisk, or elegant piano pieces,while AWVFTS (their unwieldy choice of acronym) sum up their modus operandi in the opening track of their first album, We Played Some Open Chords and Rejoiced. On paper, or combining these labelmates looks less like a big night out and more like three-quarters of a rather stubbly team on University Challenge.
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Source: theguardian.com